Madden 09 Demo Released, Impressions Here

[ch46647]

Tomba I think people said they saw alot more animations in the full NCAA game then the demo so hopefully it will be the same for Madden.

[Tomba]

Quote: Originally Posted by Perfect Zero

Well, there are two parts to this game, and I'll break them down under what I take from them. First, Madden IQ is a fun challenge to do. You go through tests to see what difficulty you should play on, and then you have to play out different scenarios. I think this was really well done, and when I played the challenge in the demo, I think it worked really well (well, at least for the offense). It takes some time, but not enough that you just want to tank it. I think a lot of people who play all the time will enjoy this feature, and maybe, just maybe, this could be the end of games that cheat you. Second, the only time you get to play in a real game is in a mode called "Madden Moments." The one you get to play in is in Super Bowl XLII, and lucky you, the Patriots are about to stop you on 4 and 1. This game is challenging, but I will echo, this is not a new engine (although, I don't think they promised that). The stadium looks really good, and the field is beautiful. The only gripes that I have are that the player models look a bit too blocky, the names on the back of the uniforms is STILL wrong, and the field looks too small (but that may be because it's a different camera or something to that tune). I have played the demo going on an hour now, and this is 5x better than NCAA. Again, I don't know about the defense, but if they improved it in any case, it should be good to go. I'm a big NCAA fan, but I think I'm trading it in today to put down on Madden. And I will say this, I think this Madden could finally beat NFL 2k5. Addition: Yeah, Eli has to wind up to throw deep. This alone makes my day, as EA in the past believed any third stringer could throw 75 yards on the run. Kuddos for finally getting this through.

I am a firm supporter of nCAA 09 and can't agree thats it's better just different. i think NCAA reminds me more of a college game and I feel the "money" the showmanship/showbiz of the bnfl with madden 09. it's more i don't know bigtime feeling. thats all. gameplay wise both play good. just that madden tends to be a bit more realistic in it's handling of the nfl atmosp[here than ncaa is with it's college atmosphere...

[Tomba]

Quote: Originally Posted by ch46647

Tomba I think people said they saw alot more animations in the full NCAA game then the demo so hopefully it will be the same for Madden.

and thats what i think will happene as well so...heres to seeing if it is...

[FlyingFinn]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomba321

The demo? No. not so much what i mean is that EA knows we'll buy it9the madden faithful) so... the games actually pretty good even though you can only run offense. i see two things right away 1)camera angle doesn't allow you to throw bombs at all because the markers don't stay(so this might be EA's answer to trying to throw so crazy) which makes the game more realistic.

The icons don't stay if you drop back too far... Stay in the pocket my friend.

[Blitzburgh]

This Demo play wayyyyy better than the NFL DVD Demo! I rented that from Netflix and just put it back in the mail to return today.

I only got a chance to play it about 10 or so times but EVERYTHING seemed better IMO. From the graphics, the field color (not white), to running, passing and even the IQ test thing was way better. It did seem much easier that the NFL Demo but it was better. Just my 2 cents.

[sgtspit]

game is smooth,could of given us some d play.

[Tomba]

Quote: Originally Posted by FlyingFinn

The icons don't stay if you drop back too far... Stay in the pocket my friend.

LOL. So true.

i will say this this game HAS a pass rush anyone not seeing it is invisible in game

[dswann]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomba321

I am a firm supporter of nCAA 09 and can't agree thats it's better just different. i think NCAA reminds me more of a college game and I feel the "money" the showmanship/showbiz of the bnfl with madden 09. it's more i don't know bigtime feeling. thats all. gameplay wise both play good. just that madden tends to be a bit more realistic in it's handling of the nfl atmosp[here than ncaa is with it's college atmosphere...

EA has always nailed the atmosphere for NCAA and I have always tended to favor the series but NCAA 09 has some serious gameplay flaws

http://www.easportsworld.com/en_US/video/64297

(Not the first video that shows defenses running backwards either)

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