Madden 09 Demo Released, Impressions Here

[kardashian]

Re: **Official Madden 09 Demo Impressions Thread (360/PS3)**

something else i dont like... when i have a streak and a corner route on one side and i throw the corner route... the CB in the deep zone shouldnt have eyes in the back of his head and come down to contest it... that is one of the few ways to beat zone.

and lol @ the ball hitting jacobs in the facemask like every play for a drop

[SoxFan01605]

Re: **Official Madden 09 Demo Impressions Thread (360/PS3)**

Nice impressions.To be honest, if those are the negatives, I can live with that. BTW, LOL at the "35%!!!!" post.

Thanks. Remember though (my little disclaimer...lol) that these are very quick things I noticed early on. I'm sure there are more little things both good and bad if you spend more time with it. For example, one thing I forgot to add is about tackling. It seems guys "clean up better than 08 and there are a lot less rediculous hits. You still see a few, however (and the one were you seem to just fall flat down like in cartoons upon impact is still in, though it appears not nearly as frequent)

[JMD]

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I'd like to point out something. Yes the game does end when you score a TD but if you want to get the feel for the tackling, instead of scoring the TD kick a fieldgoal. This will then alow you to kick off to the Pats and you can see how the kick coverage works, and make a tackle. Once the play is over the game ends. This worked with the DVD demo so I'm guessing it will with this one also.

Also with 1:40 on the clock and 3 time outs you have much more then one play. I played the DVD demo non stop for 2 hours so don't be worried that the demo is short, you can keep playing over and over to try different formations and plays.

I'm at 55% now with the newer demo, if I notice any differences I'll post them.

Sorry I was incorrect, this demo only gives you one time out. The DVD demo gave you 3.

[rckabillyRaider]

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Ok very quick impression cuz I need some sleep! LOL. The gameplay feels very good. I completed one deep pass where my receiver had a step on the CB. Seemed very realistic. The running game feels pretty good and responsive. The o line seems to block pretty well. Not like NCAA 09, but realistic blocking. I did have to scramble and pass on the run and my pass was a bit off and incomplete. The graphics are awesome. Very crisp and detailed. I just hope there is some field degradation cuz that adds to the realism. The only negative that stood out right away was the sound. I thought it was awful. Like they put no effort into it. The crowd noise especially is garbage and very generic. Oh and that IQ thing was stupid. I most likely won't be using that feature.

[angels28]

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I have the PS3 and cannot find it. Is it XBOX only

[TJdaSportsGuy]

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I have the PS3 and cannot find it. Is it XBOX only

It'll be out for you guys later today when they update the PSN Store.

[angels28]

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thanks, I thought i was getting too old to find it

[countryboy]

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TJ, what are your thoughts on the demo?

[Cubfan]

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Finished taking the Madden IQ.

Rush Offense: All-Madden
Pass Offense: All-Pro
Rush Defense: Pro
Pass Defense: Pro

IQ:539

As for playing the Madden moment well it was ok. The pats defense was ruthless didn't give me alot of time for deap throws. I like run along the sidelines move with Jacobs trying to stay inbounds.

[SimBaller22]

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Ok just got done playing the demo and it still is short and pathetic in terms of what you can do...

But.....

The demo is much better then the dvd crap I played last week...

Right of the bat you can tell a huge difference..

The WIP icon is not on the new demo and the flash bulbs are in the new demo and the graphics are better on the demo...

The smoothness of every play is much much much better on the demo

You can see the names of the players when you zoom out on the camera which you could not on the old demo and you can see the weapons icons on the new demo

the i.q test is much easier on the new demo and on passing plays you get better routes then the old demo

also it keeps track of each thing you do on a chart in the top left of the demo during the i.q quiz which you did not get on the old demo

Mr. Madden himself is the one tellin you what you must do in the test which was not the case in the old demo..it was a couple of producers from the game

One bad thing about the new demo is that you get only 1 time out and the old demo you get all 3

the preplay chart is available in the new demo and it was not in the old demo

You can change the zoom for lead block in the new demo along with the sound settings...you could not in the old demo

the washed out glare in the old demo is not part of the new demo and it makes the game look much much better..

very excited about the game after playing the new demo...sucks what we got in terms of content but it is much better to say the least..

Next Friday cant come fast enough.
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[SimBaller22]

Re: Madden 09 Demo Released, Impressions Here

I'd like to point out something. Yes the game does end when you score a TD but if you want to get the feel for the tackling, instead of scoring the TD kick a fieldgoal. This will then alow you to kick off to the Pats and you can see how the kick coverage works, and make a tackle. Once the play is over the game ends. This worked with the DVD demo so I'm guessing it will with this one also.

Also with 1:40 on the clock and 3 time outs you have much more then one play. I played the DVD demo non stop for 2 hours so don't be worried that the demo is short, you can keep playing over and over to try different formations and plays.

I'm at 55% now with the newer demo, if I notice any differences I'll post them.

Sorry I was incorrect, this demo only gives you one time out. The DVD demo gave you 3.

this demo is much better then the dvd version i played but what sucks is that you get only 1 time out in the new demo and the dvd one you get 3

[TJdaSportsGuy]

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TJ, what are your thoughts on the demo?

My thoughts are I can't wait to try it after I get home from work. :wink:

I wasn't up early because of the demo, I actually had to be at work at 4am today...ugh.

but what sucks is that you get only 1 time out in the new demo and the dvd one you get 3

GAMEKILLER!!

or would it be

DEMOKILLER!!

[djordan]

Re: **Official Madden 09 Demo Impressions Thread (360/PS3)**

the demo is out?????????? for PSN?..I thought it would be out at 5:00 est

[RawisTheGameHhH]

Re: **Official Madden 09 Demo Impressions Thread (360/PS3)**

the demo is out?????????? for PSN?..I thought it would be out at 5:00 est

Its on Xbox Live right now; however I thought I read it will be on PSN later today

[Netherscourge]

Re: Madden 09 Demo Released, Impressions Here

Microsoft always finds a way to show-up Sony.

lol

MS wasn't supposed to release it until Friday. Then they found out Sony was going to release it today, so they turned around and put it on the Marketplace this morning.


Too bad EA owns the NFL license - I think competition from other NFL video games would do them some good.

Competition is always a good thing IMO. It keeps people on their toes.