EA's NFL Head Coach to get a sequel?

Groundhog · 01-22-2008, 05:10 PM

That's the rumour. Never tried the original game, but I can't say I regret that given what I read here.

Flasch186 · 01-22-2008, 05:12 PM

it's confirmed. I have a friend that works there and they do have a "team" assigned to it.

RomaGoth · 01-22-2008, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Flasch186

it's confirmed. I have a friend that works there and they do have a "team" assigned to it.

I never played it, but I hope this "team" is better than the last one.

JPhillips · 01-22-2008, 05:14 PM

Development is scheduled to begin in Spring of 2009.

They should be done clicking through practices by ten.

Passacaglia · 01-22-2008, 05:23 PM

I hope it's called "NFL Re-tread"

ShaneTheMaster · 01-22-2008, 05:44 PM

Is it true that every game will have 3 quarters instead of 4?

ColtCrazy · 01-22-2008, 08:53 PM

Bought the original cheap, had it loaded for the whole of 10 minutes. Their "team" had better make it 1000 times better than the original just to make it average.

damnMikeBrown · 01-23-2008, 12:43 AM

Really wanted the last one to be fun...I think we all did. Hopefully if they are going to spend some time & $$ on it, they'll ramp up the fun factor. That was one torturous "game".

mckerney · 01-23-2008, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ColtCrazy

Bought the original cheap, had it loaded for the whole of 10 minutes.

Same except I got it free.

Spree · 01-27-2008, 03:28 PM

For my first post in God knows how long, I'd like to point out that I saw NFL Head Coach in a Macy's bargain bin for $5.99. I chose to buy Wacky Wheels instead.

Can anyone think of a game that was abandoned by its developers just 12 months after being released?

Easy Mac · 01-27-2008, 03:47 PM

I purchased it when it came out. About a month later, after uninstalling it the day of, I gave it to my bro-in-law. I later got it for free from ea's online store. I reinstalled my OS the next day.

MizzouRah · 01-27-2008, 04:23 PM

The first one was garbage.

stevew · 01-27-2008, 07:45 PM

I got it free from EA Downloader, and never played it at all.

Raiders Army · 01-27-2008, 10:09 PM

Wanted it to work, but it just wasn't fun. You couldn't even really call plays with a headset.

Pumpy Tudors · 01-28-2008, 07:44 AM

I know this might sound like a stretch to some, but I believe NFL Head Coach was the worst computer game I ever played. I played literally over 1000 games on my Commodore 64 as a kid, and I've probably played hundreds more on my Amiga and various PC machines over the past 15 years. Even so, I can't recall a more painful computer game experience than trying to play NFL Head Coach.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 02-26-2008, 11:41 AM

Official announcement just came down. Head Coach '09 is currently under development with a summer/fall release planned. Tony Dungy is the cover boy. Tiburon promises that it will be just as good as the first one (OK, I made up that part).

RedHawk00 · 02-26-2008, 11:55 AM

I have to admit buying HC the day it came out, and was so angry about how bad it was went off in an e-mail to EA about how terrible the GUI was...

I should dig up the response e-mail from their support staff, needless to say I didnt get my 40 bucks back. Recently i found FOF and this forum and have been very happy with my football sim gaming every since.

Anthony · 02-26-2008, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by RedHawk00

I have to admit buying HC the day it came out, and was so angry about how bad it was went off in an e-mail to EA about how terrible the GUI was...

I should dig up the response e-mail from their support staff, needless to say I didnt get my 40 bucks back. Recently i found FOF and this forum and have been very happy with my football sim gaming every since.

Solecismic Software: stealing customer from EA one at a time.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 02-26-2008, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RedHawk00

I have to admit buying HC the day it came out, and was so angry about how bad it was went off in an e-mail to EA about how terrible the GUI was...

I should dig up the response e-mail from their support staff, needless to say I didnt get my 40 bucks back. Recently i found FOF and this forum and have been very happy with my football sim gaming every since.

FYI......if you haven't got into a multiplayer FOF league yet, I'd highly suggest doing it. There's a really good league called the eNFL (http://www.eripsa.net/eNFL) that may have a team or two come available soon. You can send a IM to Nwobhm on this site and he can add you to the waiting list. I've played in the league before and they're a lot of fun.

sachmo71 · 02-26-2008, 01:14 PM

Was it the PC version that sucked, or the console version? Or both?

Mizzou B-ball fan · 02-26-2008, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sachmo71

Was it the PC version that sucked, or the console version? Or both?

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Pumpy Tudors · 02-26-2008, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sachmo71

Was it the PC version that sucked, or the console version? Or both?

From what I remember reading, the PC version was better than the console version. Even then, the PC version was the worst game I've ever played.

JasonC23 · 02-26-2008, 02:59 PM

According to a recent writeup on IGN (which I got directed to from Football Outsiders), this game will contain not one line of code from the original. That, at least, is a smart way to start the sequel.

hukarez · 02-26-2008, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonC23

That, at least, is a smart way to start the sequel.

Yes, but is it Derek Smart?

Eaglesfan27 · 02-26-2008, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonC23

According to a recent writeup on IGN (which I got directed to from Football Outsiders), this game will contain not one line of code from the original. That, at least, is a smart way to start the sequel.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Calis · 02-26-2008, 03:57 PM

Atrocious game that I played way longer than I should have just because I kept holding out hope it'd be good. I think I actually made it through 2 full seasons, and won the Super Bowl both times with doing almost nothing(and as the Redskins on top of that), so the difficulty wasn't exactly through the roof either.

It was great at being tedious though.

I can't imagine picking the new one up unless I hear overwhelming praise, and I can't imagine that happening. I don't even know where to begin on what they need to change, I can't remember anything that I would want them to keep.

MacroGuru · 02-26-2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Calis

Atrocious game that I played way longer than I should have just because I kept holding out hope it'd be good. I think I actually made it through 2 full seasons, and won the Super Bowl both times with doing almost nothing(and as the Redskins on top of that), so the difficulty wasn't exactly through the roof either.

It was great at being tedious though.

I can't imagine picking the new one up unless I hear overwhelming praise, and I can't imagine that happening. I don't even know where to begin on what they need to change, I can't remember anything that I would want them to keep.

Calis = Spanish for "Glutton for Punishment" or some sort of ED drug......I forget...

Pumpy Tudors · 02-26-2008, 04:32 PM

I never made it to a single practice in the game. It was really the biggest waste of $40 ever for me.

sooner333 · 02-26-2008, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

I never made it to a single practice in the game. It was really the biggest waste of $40 ever for me.

ditto.

Mota · 02-26-2008, 08:36 PM

It hurt to play that game. I saw my wife go through childbirth and saw the look of pain in her face, I would compare it pretty closely to that, but only without the payoff of having your child come into the world.

RainMaker · 02-26-2008, 10:37 PM

I can honestly say that it was the worst game I have ever paid for. This is not an exaggeration either, it really was. There is not a single person I've heard from that thought this game was good. I am astonished EA is coming out with a sequel considering not a soul who bought the original will buy this one (without ridiculously good reviews).

Icy · 02-27-2008, 06:18 AM

Preview is up in gamestop:

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/spor...=1&sid=6186736

This already made me to hate this game:

"Though you can get canned in NFL Head Coach, the game will try to help you along if your approval rating plummets too low, whether by throwing a good player your way, or by helping a current player have a breakthrough in his potential."

WTF?? so if you are doing bad as GM, your players will all the sudden become HOF level so you can win???

Raiders Army · 02-27-2008, 06:28 AM

A play editor would be nice. Hopefully the article has it right that they will probably include it.

MizzouRah · 02-27-2008, 07:04 AM

Yeah, what a piece of garbage the original was.

Honolulu Blue · 02-27-2008, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Hell Atlantic

Solecismic Software: stealing customer from EA one at a time.

As Alanis would say, "Isn't it ironic?"

KWhit · 02-27-2008, 07:23 AM

Um.....

Why did you fools buy this without playing it first? There was a demo that showed what a turd this game was in the first 5 minutes.

(No offense meant at the 'fools' comment, but this shit is why ea can get away with releasing shitty games every year).

Mizzou B-ball fan · 02-27-2008, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JasonC23

According to a recent writeup on IGN (which I got directed to from Football Outsiders), this game will contain not one line of code from the original. That, at least, is a smart way to start the sequel.

"We've rebuild the Madden game engine from scratch."

Eaglesfan27 · 02-27-2008, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by KWhit

Um.....

Why did you fools buy this without playing it first? There was a demo that showed what a turd this game was in the first 5 minutes.

(No offense meant at the 'fools' comment, but this shit is why ea can get away with releasing shitty games every year).

I think most of us were just desperate for a FPS type football game and we leapt before looking. I won't be repeating that mistake. I'll check out a demo if they make one available. Otherwise, I'll never check this one out unless there is a large amount of positive feedback on here, which is unlikely.

Kodos · 02-27-2008, 08:38 AM

Actually, people might like it if it is a first person shooter. Depending on who you get to shoot.

cmgdodgers · 02-27-2008, 09:14 AM

Do you think they will do a Midnight release?

vex · 02-27-2008, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

Actually, people might like it if it is a first person shooter. Depending on who you get to shoot.

Sounds like fun to me.

JasonC23 · 02-27-2008, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

"We've rebuild the Madden game engine from scratch."

Oh, trust me, I'm beyond skeptical, too. There is no way I'll be purchasing this unless I read many, many incredibly excited reviews from many, many people. But at least the creators are acknowledging what an incredible piece of crap the first one was.

stevew · 02-27-2008, 10:53 AM

Hopefully EF27 doesn't break out his "mad hype machine" and force me to buy it.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 02-27-2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by JasonC23

Oh, trust me, I'm beyond skeptical, too. There is no way I'll be purchasing this unless I read many, many incredibly excited reviews from many, many people. But at least the creators are acknowledging what an incredible piece of crap the first one was.

The developers of Madden 08 acknowledged that Madden 07 was a steaming pile of crap and then proceeded to release Madden 08. I rest my case.

ShawonDunston · 02-27-2008, 10:59 AM

Well, I think we've all seen the quality of work that EA has put into their sports games since taking over basically all official liscencing. I doubt we will ever see another quality sports game from them. Remember, competition breeds excellence.

MizzouRah · 02-27-2008, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Hopefully EF27 doesn't break out his "mad hype machine" and force me to buy it.

If he does, I'm definitely buying it.

Mustang · 02-27-2008, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

Actually, people might like it if it is a first person shooter. Depending on who you get to shoot.

Awesome!! A game based on the football league from the Last Boy Scout.

Surtt · 02-27-2008, 12:50 PM

I wonder if Kurt William Havelock will be on the cover.
(the guy that was going to shoot up the Super Bowl)

Eaglesfan27 · 02-27-2008, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevew

Hopefully EF27 doesn't break out his "mad hype machine" and force me to buy it.

SteveMax58 · 02-27-2008, 04:26 PM

I found these 2 parts to be great comedy.

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Although we don't know all of the details yet, apparently the top-tier triumvirate in an NFL team--head coach, general manager, and owner--will play a role in how the game operates. This will be felt most obviously in the game's difficulty; if you take over a team with a weak GM, such as the Detroit Lions, your road to success will be that much more difficult.

Quote:

So if you've got the Colts' GM Bill Polian on your side, you're in good luck; but if you're working for the Lions' Matt Millen…well, Godspeed and good luck.

All-in-all it sounds like they are trying to make a text sim style game...with the Madden engine used to play the game out (gee...what a concept EA). Not much written about the coaching in the game yet. Doubtful there will be any customizable league settings or the like. Sounds like it's on the right path...but I'd say they still have plenty of time to screw this game up.

01-22-2008, 05:12 PM	#2
Flasch186 Coordinator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL	it's confirmed. I have a friend that works there and they do have a "team" assigned to it. __________________ Jacksonville-florida-homes-for-sale Putting a New Spin on Real Estate! ----------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of the USFL USFL

01-22-2008, 05:14 PM	#4
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Development is scheduled to begin in Spring of 2009. They should be done clicking through practices by ten. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

01-22-2008, 05:44 PM	#6
ShaneTheMaster High School JV Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa, FL	Is it true that every game will have 3 quarters instead of 4? __________________ ShaneTheMaster GM, Savannah Kings (WOOF2) Ex-GM, Austin Rage (USFL) Ex-GM, Cincinatti Bengals, (Replicated NFL) Ex-GM, Tampa Bay Surge, (WLAF)

01-22-2008, 08:53 PM	#7
ColtCrazy College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Midwest	Bought the original cheap, had it loaded for the whole of 10 minutes. Their "team" had better make it 1000 times better than the original just to make it average. __________________ The Field Generals and Statis Pro Basketball Super League

01-28-2008, 07:44 AM	#15
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	I know this might sound like a stretch to some, but I believe NFL Head Coach was the worst computer game I ever played. I played literally over 1000 games on my Commodore 64 as a kid, and I've probably played hundreds more on my Amiga and various PC machines over the past 15 years. Even so, I can't recall a more painful computer game experience than trying to play NFL Head Coach. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

01-22-2008, 05:23 PM	#5
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	I hope it's called "NFL Re-tread"

01-23-2008, 12:43 AM	#8
damnMikeBrown College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH	Really wanted the last one to be fun...I think we all did. Hopefully if they are going to spend some time & $$ on it, they'll ramp up the fun factor. That was one torturous "game".

01-27-2008, 03:28 PM	#10
Spree n00b Join Date: Jul 2001	For my first post in God knows how long, I'd like to point out that I saw NFL Head Coach in a Macy's bargain bin for $5.99. I chose to buy Wacky Wheels instead. Can anyone think of a game that was abandoned by its developers just 12 months after being released?

01-27-2008, 03:47 PM	#11
Easy Mac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here	I purchased it when it came out. About a month later, after uninstalling it the day of, I gave it to my bro-in-law. I later got it for free from ea's online store. I reinstalled my OS the next day.

01-27-2008, 04:23 PM	#12
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	The first one was garbage.

01-27-2008, 07:45 PM	#13
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I got it free from EA Downloader, and never played it at all.

01-27-2008, 10:09 PM	#14
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	Wanted it to work, but it just wasn't fun. You couldn't even really call plays with a headset.

02-26-2008, 11:41 AM	#16
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	Official announcement just came down. Head Coach '09 is currently under development with a summer/fall release planned. Tony Dungy is the cover boy. Tiburon promises that it will be just as good as the first one (OK, I made up that part).

02-26-2008, 11:55 AM	#17
RedHawk00 H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Dec 2007	I have to admit buying HC the day it came out, and was so angry about how bad it was went off in an e-mail to EA about how terrible the GUI was... I should dig up the response e-mail from their support staff, needless to say I didnt get my 40 bucks back. Recently i found FOF and this forum and have been very happy with my football sim gaming every since.

02-26-2008, 01:14 PM	#20
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Was it the PC version that sucked, or the console version? Or both?

02-26-2008, 02:59 PM	#23
JasonC23 High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Huntley, IL, USA	According to a recent writeup on IGN (which I got directed to from Football Outsiders), this game will contain not one line of code from the original. That, at least, is a smart way to start the sequel. __________________ "I'm A god. I'm not THE God...I don't think." Bill Murray, Groundhog Day

02-26-2008, 03:57 PM	#26
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	Atrocious game that I played way longer than I should have just because I kept holding out hope it'd be good. I think I actually made it through 2 full seasons, and won the Super Bowl both times with doing almost nothing(and as the Redskins on top of that), so the difficulty wasn't exactly through the roof either. It was great at being tedious though. I can't imagine picking the new one up unless I hear overwhelming praise, and I can't imagine that happening. I don't even know where to begin on what they need to change, I can't remember anything that I would want them to keep.

02-26-2008, 04:32 PM	#28
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	I never made it to a single practice in the game. It was really the biggest waste of $40 ever for me. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

02-26-2008, 08:36 PM	#30
Mota College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001	It hurt to play that game. I saw my wife go through childbirth and saw the look of pain in her face, I would compare it pretty closely to that, but only without the payoff of having your child come into the world.

02-26-2008, 10:37 PM	#31
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	I can honestly say that it was the worst game I have ever paid for. This is not an exaggeration either, it really was. There is not a single person I've heard from that thought this game was good. I am astonished EA is coming out with a sequel considering not a soul who bought the original will buy this one (without ridiculously good reviews).

02-27-2008, 06:18 AM	#32
Icy Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toledo - Spain	Preview is up in gamestop: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/spor...=1&sid=6186736 This already made me to hate this game: "Though you can get canned in NFL Head Coach, the game will try to help you along if your approval rating plummets too low, whether by throwing a good player your way, or by helping a current player have a breakthrough in his potential." WTF?? so if you are doing bad as GM, your players will all the sudden become HOF level so you can win??? __________________ Last edited by Icy : 02-27-2008 at 06:19 AM.

02-27-2008, 06:28 AM	#33
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	A play editor would be nice. Hopefully the article has it right that they will probably include it.

02-27-2008, 07:04 AM	#34
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Yeah, what a piece of garbage the original was.

02-27-2008, 07:23 AM	#36
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	Um..... Why did you fools buy this without playing it first? There was a demo that showed what a turd this game was in the first 5 minutes. (No offense meant at the 'fools' comment, but this shit is why ea can get away with releasing shitty games every year).

02-27-2008, 08:38 AM	#39
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Actually, people might like it if it is a first person shooter. Depending on who you get to shoot. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

02-27-2008, 09:14 AM	#40
cmgdodgers High School JV Join Date: Jun 2004	Do you think they will do a Midnight release?

02-27-2008, 10:53 AM	#43
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Hopefully EF27 doesn't break out his "mad hype machine" and force me to buy it.

02-27-2008, 10:59 AM	#45
ShawonDunston Banned Join Date: Feb 2008	Well, I think we've all seen the quality of work that EA has put into their sports games since taking over basically all official liscencing. I doubt we will ever see another quality sports game from them. Remember, competition breeds excellence.

02-27-2008, 12:50 PM	#48
Surtt College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	I wonder if Kurt William Havelock will be on the cover. (the guy that was going to shoot up the Super Bowl) __________________ “The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.” United States Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis

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