Madden NFL 11 in 3D, Find Out How

[Steve_OS]

That's right 3D Madden 11.

"Thanks to the ongoing partnership between EA Sports and Doritos, gamers can head to stores and pickup specially branded "Madden" 3D bags of chips. Each bag has a unique code that consumers can input on the site Doritoschangethegame.com. Once the code is entered and the gaming platform is selected (Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3), the system generates a Doritos 3D code that unlocks the mode in "Madden 11."

The special bags of Doritos hit stores the week of October 25, and exclusive "Madden" 3D glasses will be inserted inside ESPN The Magazine when the latest issue arrives in stores November 5 (although any pair of traditional 3D glasses with red and blue lens will work to view the game in 3D)."

Source - ESPN The Gamer

[udungoofed]

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Hmmm.

Skeptical as to how this will look on a non-3D TV.


Seems a bit weird though, 3D Madden seems like it could be a huge deal, yet it's released months after the game and you have to buy a bag of chips to see it. Just....odd.

[JerseySuave4]

kind of odd but in someways smart because now there is some more buzz generated around your game to get some sales right before holiday season. I'm interested in how it will look but not interested enough to go spend money on a game.

[udungoofed]

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I think I figured out why this seemed so odd to me.

http://www.totalvideogames.com/FIFA-11/news/EA-Unsure-About-3D-Technology-For-FIFA-And-Madden-15457.html

"When you're doing team sports - and FIFA and Madden are good examples - the camera comes out higher to allow you to play the game and see the field. I've seen Madden already in 3D: you go down tight and the 3D effect is very cool, but when you come back to normal, 22-players? It's not quite what you need," Moore told VG247.

"We're looking at it, and we've certainly seen our games running in it, but we won't just do it for the sake of doing it,"

Hmmmmmmmm.

[bonannogiovanni]

Ea did something similar with Skate II a couple of years ago, a code would unlock red and blu components of the image, in the end you're gonna see the scene in 3d, but almost in black and white.

[huskerwr38]

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I think I figured out why this seemed so odd to me.

http://www.totalvideogames.com/FIFA-11/news/EA-Unsure-About-3D-Technology-For-FIFA-And-Madden-15457.html

Hmmmmmmmm.

It's actually kind of like that with most real sports because the broadcast camera is so high that it takes away that depth perception. But once the camera view is zoomed in closer to it's near field level, it looks pretty amazing. So it's just not Madden per se.

[statum71]

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Not really into 3D. But this is pretty cool though.

[canes21]

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I am glad EA is not marketing this to ****. Maybe they are taking strides in the right direction. I am interested in trying this actually.

[Carlboy82]

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Nice idea, but first they need to concentrate their efforts on getting the gameplay right, then go for more eye candy.

[Clutch masta]

out of control,stop this maddness.

[Gordy748]

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Just bought NHL11 at lunchtime. I have no idea what I'm doing... but fact is that the NHL game is way smoother and more realistic than madden is. Fact.

Making Madden 3D won't help the fact that other EA games are simply better. And sticking offers in Doritos chips won't stop the people across the rest of the planet that bought Madden from wondering why we're being left out in the cold.

Good one, EA.

[Clarke_311]

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I know I might be in the minority, but I don't really like this whole 3D TV/video game thing that's going on now. I like watching TV/playing video games normally, so I won't be picking this up.

[TreFacTor]

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For people that need glasses to play games (myself included)...3D isn't an option so I can surely say that it's completely useless for me and about 35% of the nation.

[ianlast]

Re: Madden NFL 11 in 3D, Find Out How

For people that need glasses to play games (myself included)...3D isn't an option so I can surely say that it's completely useless for me and about 35% of the nation.

Haha, never even thought about this.

Meh, not a big deal. Until the technology improves, the whole 3-D thing is a gimmick IMO.

[RLo26]

Sounds like another gimmick frm EA unless they have a code to unlock a improved franchise mode " We don't believe you"