it seems like negative preview....the stuff he was complaining about (while playing in Arcade mode, which he chose....because of Balance issues??
) either way he was complaining about stuff that usually no game does right anyway. and also other weird stuff.
and he keeps spouting that NM is competing with Madden and NCAA....even though they have said they are not....this was mentioned in the radio interview and he did this in this article.... I mean read this.
"Backbreaker aims to take down the NCAA and Madden publisher with its gritty, up close and personal brand of football."
that is just asking for curious Madden Fanboys to go explode, haha....
He complained that you can't do defensive shifts or what ever...but admits that was in Arcade mode...why didn't he just play in the other mode JUST TO SEE IF HE CAN....if there were balancing issues..so be it, but at least see if what your reporting is correct for all play modes....before writing about it, as if it were fact.
again, I don't expect this game to be perfect....but what I do expect is some reviews to nitpick this game on things that get ignored in Madden.
I mean he complained about this.....
"The running backs’ lack of wiggle makes it extremely tough to slide through tight holes, and I often found myself the victim of shoestring tackles from interior defenders who simply reached around their blockers."
as far as "extremely tough to slide through tight holes" we saw it in one of our favorite running clips...where the running back made his way through....he makes it seem like when there is a tight hole, you just bounce back or stay still like in Madden.
also about the defenders "reaching around" their blockers to trip up runners...as if that is a bad thing?...we have never had that in our football games....
running the ball in Football games should not be expected to be easy.....if it were, then everyone would run all the time to get a win.
I don't understand the whole thing about sending everyone up field to get yardage all the time with a QB, I wish he got into more detail about that (formation, play call, etc), before making it seem like it is an exploit or money play.
again, I don't expect this game to perfect...I would hope no one does....but I would have liked for him to get more detailed about some of his complaints...before writing them off as facts....
I'm sure most will be disappointed after reading the preview......don't worry though, I'm sure most of us who buy the game will tell you what is *really* lacking, and what is overblown.