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  • MassNole
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    • Mar 2006
    • 18848

    #301
    re: Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

    Miami is actually competent on Defense too I have found. Brian Cox is only a slight decrease in ability from Derrick Thomas or Lawrence Taylor. John Offerdahl is a solid MLB and tackling machine and Louis Oliver is one of the better FS's in the game with his speed and tackling ability.

    There is of course one big drawback, they have no running game.

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    • DJ
      Hall Of Fame
      • Apr 2003
      • 17756

      #302
      re: Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

      Originally posted by Valdarez
      I just started a season with KC.

      Game 1 was 63 - 3 (500 yards offense)
      Game 2 was 47 - 7 (300 yards offense)
      Game 3 was 27 - 7 (180 yards offense)

      Definitely gets hard the longer you play. By game 3 the CPU was moving so fast it was crazy. I couldn't get more than 10 or so yard on every play.
      Val, that is good to hear. Keep me posted on your progress.

      Still using your Madden 10 sliders, btw
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      • CreatineKasey
        MVP
        • Sep 2007
        • 4897

        #303
        re: Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

        Originally posted by MassNole
        Miami is actually competent on Defense too I have found. Brian Cox is only a slight decrease in ability from Derrick Thomas or Lawrence Taylor. John Offerdahl is a solid MLB and tackling machine and Louis Oliver is one of the better FS's in the game with his speed and tackling ability.

        There is of course one big drawback, they have no running game.
        Yeah Cox is a 2nd tier LB for sure and adequate. I think Derrick Thomas is in his own stratosphere at ROLB, personally. I did some manual pass rushes with him and it was pretty ridiculous. I could just run around the OT and mercilessly dive at the QB. He's definitely the 93 version of the '91 LT.

        I like Miami, though. Their book is solid and D is adequate. Passing speed and control are things to be actually valued in this game. You actually need to thread the needle a LOT against other people given that leading the receiver generally doesn't happen.
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        • TheWatcher
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          • Oct 2008
          • 3408

          #304
          re: Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

          Originally posted by MassNole
          Miami is actually competent on Defense too I have found. Brian Cox is only a slight decrease in ability from Derrick Thomas or Lawrence Taylor. John Offerdahl is a solid MLB and tackling machine and Louis Oliver is one of the better FS's in the game with his speed and tackling ability.

          There is of course one big drawback, they have no running game.
          That's what made my loss to them all the more painful. They ran all over me. I still can't figure out how it happened. They were doing a lot of runs up the middle, and they had a lead blocker. Now, the way I usually beat that in the past, is to attack the lead blocker which in turn makes it hard for the back to get around it and get through the hole. But for some reason my timing was off and they just kept taking the hole to the strong side and taking off downfield. They barely threw the ball at all, they just kept running.
          Last edited by TheWatcher; 05-04-2010, 11:08 AM.

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          • TheWatcher
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            • Oct 2008
            • 3408

            #305
            re: Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

            I've now lost 4 games in a row. I can't throw or run anymore. I'm 9-4 and Buffalo is closing in fast. I think it's time to change up my playbook entirely and try a new offense.

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            • Valdarez
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              • Feb 2008
              • 5075

              #306
              re: Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

              Originally posted by CreatineKasey
              I think Derrick Thomas is in his own stratosphere at ROLB, personally. I did some manual pass rushes with him and it was pretty ridiculous. I could just run around the OT and mercilessly dive at the QB. He's definitely the 93 version of the '91 LT.
              I think his last name is Arnold by default, and yes, that cat is fast, fast, and more fast. When he runs, I see trails of dust, and I hear *beep* *beep* KA-BLAM! )whistle(<whistle></whistle>
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              • Valdarez
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                • Feb 2008
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                #307
                re: Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

                Originally posted by TheWatcher
                I've now lost 4 games in a row. I can't throw or run anymore. I'm 9-4 and Buffalo is closing in fast. I think it's time to change up my playbook entirely and try a new offense.
                That's the way the old Tecmo Super Bowl was in the season. If you wanted your rushing stats, you wanted to get the big yards in the first 4 games, because after that, it was going to be very hard to run. By game 8 I usually switched to a shotgun formation for every passing play. I tried that in my first season with the Cowboys, but Smith (HB) got hurt in game 3, and then again in game 6, after only 1 game back. What really stunk was in game 7 I lost Aikmen, so I had backups at QB, and HB.

                Word of warning to guys playing the competitive season. If you exit a game, or turn off your console, you will get a loss. I left it running during a game, and then it turned off on it's own during a game. Then the next day I started a game and decided to quit to play ranked. Came back and I had 2 losses. Tough lesson to learn, but after a loss the game takes the CPU difficulty back down a notch, so I had a couple of easy games again.
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                • CreatineKasey
                  MVP
                  • Sep 2007
                  • 4897

                  #308
                  re: Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

                  I'm doing a speech for a speaking class on Tecmo today. Oh my poor audience...
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                  • DJ
                    Hall Of Fame
                    • Apr 2003
                    • 17756

                    #309
                    re: Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

                    Sounds like the CPU is offering up a good challenge. I'm buying the game soon.
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                    MLB The Show 25 (PS5)

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                    • DJ
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Apr 2003
                      • 17756

                      #310
                      re: Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

                      Originally posted by CreatineKasey
                      I'm doing a speech for a speaking class on Tecmo today. Oh my poor audience...
                      That is awesome! In one of my speaking classes, I re-enacted a scene from 'Seinfeld.'
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                      • MassNole
                        Banned
                        • Mar 2006
                        • 18848

                        #311
                        re: Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

                        Originally posted by TheWatcher
                        That's what made my loss to them all the more painful. They ran all over me. I still can't figure out how it happened. They were doing a lot of runs up the middle, and they had a lead blocker. Now, the way I usually beat that in the past, is to attack the lead blocker which in turn makes it hard for the back to get around it and get through the hole. But for some reason my timing was off and they just kept taking the hole to the strong side and taking off downfield. They barely threw the ball at all, they just kept running.
                        They have Keith Byars at FB who is a beast of a blocker.

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                        • MassNole
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                          • Mar 2006
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                          #312
                          re: Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

                          Originally posted by MassNole
                          They have Keith Byars at FB who is a beast of a blocker.
                          You know who is not very good in this game and was almost always hated on by Tecmo, John Elway. IRL he was an elite QB who could do it all, but TSB never made him all that good in any version of the game that I can remember. I tried playing a game with Denver and he was just bad.

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                          • speedkills
                            MVP
                            • Jul 2004
                            • 1389

                            #313
                            re: Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

                            Originally posted by MassNole
                            You know who is not very good in this game and was almost always hated on by Tecmo, John Elway. IRL he was an elite QB who could do it all, but TSB never made him all that good in any version of the game that I can remember. I tried playing a game with Denver and he was just bad.
                            They lowered Elway's scrambling ability in the SNES version but still has the 2nd highest rated passing speed. But still, with no real weapons to speak of he's sort of a gunslinger without any bullets.

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                            • MassNole
                              Banned
                              • Mar 2006
                              • 18848

                              #314
                              re: Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

                              I had more problems with his accuracy honestly. He just isn't very good in this game for me at least. Who does Denver have on that defense, I remember Steve Atwater (who is underrated), I think they had Karl Mecklenburg (sp) at MLB (#77), maybe Mike Croel?

                              Does San Diego have Natrone Means or Marion Butts?

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                              • Valdarez
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                                • Feb 2008
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                                #315
                                re: Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

                                Originally posted by CreatineKasey
                                I'm doing a speech for a speaking class on Tecmo today. Oh my poor audience...
                                When I took my public speaking class, back in the 90's, I did a presentation showing the evolution of video games. I put together a vid, starting with pong, atari, nes, SNES (think that was the last). Class liked it. The teacher though it was weird. heh
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