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So far I played 3 games of the Demo, two as the Packers and one with the Bears. The Demo plays a lot different from NCAA 12 and very different from Madden 11 as well.

First thing I noted that the Zones while better then Madden 11, they aren’t as tight as NCAA 12. It almost seems like Defenders will sit in the zone and lean in the direction of incoming Receivers. Unlike in NCAA where the Defenders will jump from Receiver to Receiver, and cover them tight while they are in their zone. I almost felt like the Defenders in the Madden Demo sat back a little more but would close faster than NCAA. The windows to pass are there, but if you throw it to late a defender will get there.

I also felt like Greg Jennings was getting separation a million times better than any other WR and had over 10 catches in each of my games. On the Bears side, given enough time I felt like Hester and Knox could almost always get behind the coverage. Like someone else I think already mention your players game changes dramatically, don’t let Cutler get sacked cause his ability drops like a straight chump.

As far as the run game, I wasn’t able to break anything big with Forte yet, but I did like running draws and delays with the Packers. Setting up plays works a lot better so far but maybe that’s because I haven’t found anything overly effective. My impressions so far I think it’s okay, but it’s just a matter of time to get used to it and know the teams and playbooks. I feel like the Demo isn’t really enough to make a good judgment.