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2.5 stars
"They should have named this Madden Arcade"
Pros: It's a football game
Cons: No camera adjustment. Cant tell the O line how to block. "Weapons" system to ARCADE-ISH. What happened to hardnose football.
Summary: I have been playing madden for 15 years (yes I am that old) and I consider myself a great player!
I played Madden yesterday on both systems (rented them):
1. Not impressed
2. NO noticable difference in the fps (slight freezes when you play online for PS3, but not enough to fustrate anyone)
3. The game still sucks and this is why:
they put so much ARCADE type stuff n the game you really have to study to win and if you don?t you will be destroyed. For instance, the new weapon system. If you are lined up against two shut down corners (greenbay) and I was the bears I could only pass to my TE or a 3rd slot reciever. Then there are so many option that you don?t have time to explore them before your play clock runs out. Then hike the ball. If you are a football fan, YOU DONT NEED A WEAPONS SYSTEM TO TELL YOU WHO IS GOOD AT WHAT!
You still cant change the camera view and you cant tell your o-line which way to block or how to block. If you are lined up against a great reciever and you are not a great corner you are burned automatically (unless you press L2 see a mismatch icon, all before they hike the ball). They play calling is simplified which is a plus, but the game doesn?t have that madden feel anymore. It feels like gameday mixed with some 2k5. I don't plan on buying it. What happened to good ol grind it out hardnose, playaction pass football?
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I guess younger players are impressed by "weapons" or other so called aids. I'm not,I know my NFL teams and players and that's all I need to play well.Bring back the selectable camera angle, the Football 101, and the save at any point and I'll gladly pay $60.00 every year, provided that the graphics get better and load times get shorter. EA should take time to review all of these comments. I am sure I am not the only player that has emailed them. BUT NOOO, EA wants to make more money, so every year EA will add some new smoke and mirror effects and wow more new players. I think that this is the last time I will spend money on Madden, I said it for 2007. 2007 I thought was bad but in retrospect, it was better than 2006 and 2008.
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I agree whole-heartedly with your review. i bought Madden 08 for the 360 and while it plays fine and the graphics are great the "weapons" feature feels very unnecessary. I agree that a fan of football should know who can do what on what team.
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I have bought this game (for PC) too many times only to be frustrated by synchers, laggers, cheaters and trash talking pre-teens during online play. If this isn't fixed, I won't buy the game.
Thanks for the review.
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