No John Madden in Madden 09? EA Promises New Game Announcers

[marktg30]

I bet they put in Dennis Miller...

"I haven't seen anyone rely on the ground game this much since the battle of Verdun."

[eDotd]

They should use Joe Theisman and Jimmy Kimmel.

[Sausage]

Just got word Big Tigga from Fight Night 04 fame will be the new radio announcer, LOL; as quoted by Big Tigga himself "If he gets ups he's a champ, if he doesn't he's a chump".

For real I hope whomever they get records more than there catch phrase. Peace.

[BaseballCtchr]

I call Gumble and Collinsworth since there is the connection to the NFL Network.

Second prediction is people actually want the radio guy back instead of Gumble.

[Shinyhubcaps]

Everybody knows that John Madden is just a figurehead at this point. Just keep his likeness in the game to some extent and everything will be fine, and then you can go find some new commentators.

I agree with whomever said they should get no-name individuals with a lot of time. I have a putrid voice, but I would record commentary for that game if it meant having deeper commentary. Like NBA 2K8, I believe that they only had a couple of recording sessions, and the guys had other commitments as well. MLB 08 The Show, however, had their three-man announce team on-call, as well as a continuously working script writer. They went the extra mile to give the game some variety (and yet you still hear the same phrases after a while).

Presentation-wise, they'd be wise to get the FOX announcers, but as mentioned, that's unlikely. I sure hope it's not the Monday Night Football guys, because in real life, that is the most mismanaged slew of broadcasting components I have ever seen. Nobody needs five studio hosts and two sideline reporters when not one person in your three-man team is even remotely tolerable or knowledgable.

If they go with NFL Network, they can get Bryant Gumbel and include a module that randomly says the wrong team's name 7 out of every 12 times.

[blklightning]

Quote: Originally Posted by MassNole

I really think it will be the MNF crew. ESPN has to start demanding something from their EA deal at some point.

besides a paycheck? not likely.

[ComfortablyLomb]

Quote: Originally Posted by djordan

People will still complain 1 week later on how it is repetitive.

Anything as good as mediocre last-gen announcing will be better than the radio guy. Listening to a single man in the booth and audio mimicking a broken mono radio speaker was the single stupidest decision made in the new Madden games. I have $2000 worth of stereo equipment, a $2000 TV, and $400 game system, and they're trying to nail the sound of audio vomit? Unbelievable. I just can't get over how egregiously stupid the radio guy's existence is or was, I just can't.

[MoL2k]

What they need to do to keep it fresh is have additional lines of commentary every year there is a franchise.

Lets say in year 1 they have 300 lines of commentary....in year 2 add another 100, year 3 another 100, and so on...

I think that would keep it fresh to a point


Better yet. Offer DLC for commentary. You can pay 500 points to get the commentators of you choice. 100 points to get an additional 500 lines of commentary.


Hey...I think I am on to something.


I just remembered everyone was so PO'd at the commentary before they changed, I just say be careful what you wish for. Last time you got a guy talking in a tin can. (I liked the idea when I first heard about the radio guy. BUT I thought it was going to be a different announcer for each team...not just the same guy every time.)