back to my Ravens)and yes I know most of you guys here don't care,
but for the one or 2 of you that DO play....here we go
Ahhhh....here we are, another year another Madden. So, whta do we
have...Roster Update? Check. Improved Graphics? Check. New EA tracks?
Check. In short,Madden is getting there...it's slowly but surely
starting to get up to the standards that NFL 2K5 set FOUR years ago.
Let's quickly talk about some of what EA finally got right...and
believe it or not a lot of those things are small nitpicky things
that have bugged me for years.
1. Commentary....FINALLY after 3 tries they finally have 2 man play
by play and it's decent! I still think Visual Concepts did it a bit
better but in most ways, EA finally gets this one right and Cris
Collinsworth and Tom Hammond sounds pretty well together but it also
does need some work as they hardly ever say the names of players
during the game.
2. TV presentation style - EA got it right but you still have to ask
the, if they have access to the ESPN licence along with exclusivity,
wny not rip the page out of 2K5's book and run with it? But...you
can't complain too much as what is given this year still feels a lot
less clunky than last year and marshall Faulk's pregame crap is
gone...however, they still could have left in the pre game intro.
Also, Chris Collinsworth with the telestrator is a welcome
improvement and gives you more of a feel of 'watching' the game.
3. More animations and enhanced graphics- by far this is one of the
nicest looking games released in awhile....the stadiums look more
alive now that they have varied the look and AI of the crowds. There
are more on field animations from the players and a lot less broken
animations from broken up plays...but...where are the refs?? The
lighting effects are nicer this time around really giving you a feel
of 'being there' at the prescribed time of day...even the weather
effects as stated really do have an effect...a lot more sliding
around and uglier games in worse weather and of course uni's getting
dirty. The sidelines also show a big improvement.
4. The AI is getting better on D as some plays that were easily
paydirt plays are constantly getting shut down and the D will
definently adjust more as you keep using certain plays so it's wise
to learn to use audibles a bit more especially in hurry up situaions.
The AI also seems to be getting better managing the ball in late game
situaions...I have seen too many time sin past maddens when the AI
attempts ot run the ball late in the 4 the quarter when they need to
be throwing it deep and this iteration, you really do and some teams
depending on the QB is also going to stretch the field on you if they
can.
What are some things that still need improving on.
1. The franchise mode - There was so many things that Madden 04 and
05 did right that made the franchise mode fun and I still can't see
why they won't bring it back to the next gen systems...I kind of
enjoyed managing my team syadiums and tix prices and so on....but
none of that has made it back....and BTW until or unless EA comes out
with a roster update, you will have to manually make changes to Favre
and Pennington. Also I still would like to see other game highlights
and scores while my game is playing...i mean come on EA...that's
going to determine how much harder I am going to play if I can see
how the rest of my division is doing thruought that Sunday!!!
2. The halftime show.....ok...so they finally got rid of the
cheerleaders last year...but come on now, 2K5 had it down to a
T....EA get on the band wagon...again you have the ESPN
licence...what are you guys waiting on?
3. More Realism - Where is the cart for injured players? Where arethe
refs? Where is the chain gang? EA we are 4 iterations into the NEXT
GEN...get with it!! Speaking of the refs...is it just me or can I
barely understand him at times?
4. Sound - sigh....when is EA going to stop using the SAME CANNED
crowds sound from 199X??? again, this is something that 2K5 had a
bit more on the right side that EA really needs to improve. Crowds
boo at dumb plays...they get seriously hyped as a great play
goes...if Adrian Peterson breaks out into an open field run on the
way to a TD, I should hear the stadium explode...not the same
sounding static.
Finally some things EA needs to dump.
1. The rewind mode - 'nuff said....you didn't want that play
broken...you shouldn't have picked it...suck it up.
2. Madden IQ - if you play one really good game, the next one rachets
itself up too high for you to keep up plus you can adjust your
diffulty level so why bother? Definently the gimmick for this year.
Scale of one to 10 - 8.4
Pogo, you know what to do, send me a link when you are done.
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