Madden 09 Demo Released, Impressions Here

[sva91]

Very unimpressive demo. Anyone who said the graphics are amazing are lying to themselves. Same ole, Same ole from EA. Its not bad, I just had higher expectations for it. Probably still end up buying it.

[MaxMan1000]

I dunno... I mean, the o-line AI was broken in '08 so it seemed like you were running for your life on every play to get a pass off.

While I'm sure there are guys who will memorize which receiver is which, I do believe that the disappearing icons will present a problem to the cheese players a bit more than we may think. I personally believe that most of these people who play like that don't even look at the plays they're calling. They know that if they drop back far enough and get protection for long enough, they can make a play. So this icon thing is at least the first step towards eliminating the problem.

[blklightning]

accuracy takes a big hit as well.

[ChubbyBanana]

This is a great idea. I've noticed it.

Althought i don't think it will stop the cheeser problem, it adds something different to the game.

[Artman22]

I downloaded the demo on both the 360 and the ps3. Is it me or does the ps3 demo feel smoother? Animation wise?

[babyfat9]

It's no different from last years...other than more fluid running system.
Not very impressed with Next Gen Madden compared to Last Gen.

[MiamiWarrior]

Sad thing is this won't stop cheesers so meh.

[slappybrown]

Quote: Originally Posted by Netherscourge

Do the icons disappear for the people playing DEFENSE too? If I'm playing defense and the Receiver icons disappear when the QB runs backward, it would be hard to keep track of who's a receiver and who's not... Something like that might actually benefit the offense.

The defense still knows who is a receiver and who isn't simply because the only people who are not the original line of scrimmage still trying to block would be eligible receivers. If he's more than 5 yds downfield, he's a eligible receiver (unless Madden no longer applies the ineligible receiver down the field rule when programming its AI, which obviously isnt the case)