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Top 10 New Features in Madden NFL 09 Part Two

02:46 PM - June 16, 2008 by RaychelSnr

Rob Fetter checks in today with a look at #5-#1 new features in Madden NFL 09 this year. Check out his article, Top 10 New Features in Madden NFL 09 Part Two.

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	"Formation specific audible will give you the opportunity to take audibles to the next level. Each play you get to confidently walk up to the line to get a look at the defense knowing that if you don�t like the play you�ve called you now have six plays to quickly and quietly adjust to, with your opponent being none the wiser."

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# 1 bgeno @ 06/16/08 02:54 PM

Really? That's number one? Wow. I do not agree.

# 2 HealyMonster @ 06/16/08 02:54 PM

In my opinion, presentation should not be #1 on the list I mean they read this and I think the very thing we dont want is EA to be content with the presentation of their game. It is still well behind where it should be.

# 3 yamabushi @ 06/16/08 02:59 PM

So much for #1. Ians full game video showed presentation that can kindly be described as 'painfully dull'.

# 4 djordan @ 06/16/08 03:00 PM

LOL!...........

# 5 BlyGilmore @ 06/16/08 03:02 PM

I'd love to hear some constructive things about why or why not. Just saying "wrong!" isn't a very good comment.

And honestly I don't think this would in some way give EA a free pass. This list is based on what EA has told us, not a review of what they actually deliver.

# 6 t216 @ 06/16/08 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Renegade44


	In my opinion, presentation should not be #1 on the list I mean they read this and I think the very thing we dont want is EA to be content with the presentation of their game. It is still well behind where it should be.

I agree. For years, this has never been their strength. They've got everything, resources and exclusive deals. Now is the time to be utilizing them. I repeat, there shouldn't be any excuses. The least I want is a sub par game. I'm looking forward to this game.

# 7 capp34 @ 06/16/08 04:01 PM

To me as Long as its better than last year Im fine....I dont expect it to go from worst to first as long as they working on it thats fine with me.

# 8 texbuk84 @ 06/16/08 04:06 PM

thank you EA for the effort. keep up the good work

# 9 HealyMonster @ 06/16/08 04:32 PM

to be fair, there are things that deserved to be #1. I just didnt think Presentation was it. there will be alot of improvem,ents with this game that make it better than 08, presentation will be a very small part of it when all is said and done.

# 10 cowboy_kmoney @ 06/16/08 04:47 PM

We are all still here EA standing by your side,But we all have something to stand for or we'll fall for anything..

# 11 yamabushi @ 06/16/08 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dbrandon


	#4 Adaptive Difficulty Engine.........For years I have been talking about how the sliders don't seem to work and finally this year the guy from ea who worked on NCAA 09 said I was right the sliders didn't work. Safe to say that they haven't worked in Madden either. To think that "Adaptive Difficulty Engine" will work is more then a stretch. It's a gimmick at best, if they can't get sliders to work how in the name of "John Madden" will they get this to work.

I didnt want to comment on #4, but those are my thought exactly.
sure the cakes burnt, but if we keep piling on frosting you might not taste it.

# 12 trick02 @ 06/16/08 09:12 PM

I like a lot of the new features altho some i find pointless(Rewind), but thats only because i try and play a realistic type game and use ncaa rosters to draft and rebuild. I cant wait for the new camera angle when throwing i cant stand it when you have a tight end that has no1 on him so you throw him the ball and it turnsz out there was a corner there playing zone that you could never know about because he never showed on your screen.

As for #1 im 1 of the very few that didnt mind the radio guy only because i ignore all presentation do to way to many hour of playing the mlb 2k series. Just by looking at vids and screenshots tho the game in genral has a really nice broadcast feel to it and might actually be fun to listen to assuming they get the calls correct and its not the same 5 lines over and over.

Im very excited for this game and where it seems madden is headed.

# 13 madmastermind @ 06/16/08 10:13 PM

All 10 features are solid. I'm not so much interested in the order of these features, but rather them being in the game at all.

Nice read -

# 14 eDotd @ 06/17/08 12:05 AM

No branching out of tackles?

# 15 Exonerated @ 06/17/08 04:21 AM

ordering these things are just a matter of preference. For example #1 being presentation. Some people don't like a tv broadcast presentation but more of a gaming one.

like a previous poster. Just happy these 'features' are in Madden. Don't care about the ordering.

# 16 DoctorMontalban @ 06/17/08 05:48 AM

I heard so much complaining (rightfully so) about the fumbling and interceptions (for me esp the AI QB), yet it's nowhere on the list. That's the #1 thing imo, unless it just means that it's not fixed. I hated the fact if you played a normal length game (~60 plays per team) that I'd routinely see 10+ turnovers for the game (about 2 to 1 on the computers side). It made the game unplayable for me and many of my friends who bought it. I don't see it talked about on dev blogs or anywhere else. I just see a lot of gameplay vids where it's on rookie mode and the user is cheesing like there's an achievement for it (I guess there are indirectly).

# 17 chuckm1961 @ 06/17/08 08:08 AM

I played several seasons last year, and turnovers were realistic. So this was not a problem for all.

# 18 Matt Diesel @ 06/17/08 09:12 AM

I didnt even know all these features were in the game. I am intrigued by the adaptive AI.

# 19 ausar72 @ 06/17/08 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dave374


	Presentation is improved, no doubt, but it's still nowhere near other next-gen sports games (The Show, NBA2k8, College Hoops2k8, etc...) or a five-year old game (NFL2k5). Frankly, of all the new features, I think we're applauding EA for being 3/4 as good as other next-gen sports games. Madden should be held to a higher standard, but it's the king of video sports games sales wise ... and I'm guessing Tiburon has a bigger budget for Madden than every other sports videogame on the market (though to be fair, that's only a guess).

QFT

# 20 ausar72 @ 06/17/08 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Exonerated


	ordering these things are just a matter of preference. For example #1 being presentation. Some people don't like a tv broadcast presentation but more of a gaming one. like a previous poster. Just happy these 'features' are in Madden. Don't care about the ordering.

Sucks to not have an alternative.

I am one of the people who prefers more of a TV Style broadcast as it helps with the immersion factor with the game, but I respect those people who have a more gaming/tournament/no-frills experience in mind.

That's really one of the problems with one company holding all of the cards as it relates to the NFL license...

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