Madden 09: Tackling Engine Blog & Video

[AJ21476]

I dont even think the problem with the game is tackling or Qb play or even glitches. I feel inorder to get the game to be realistic, step 1 MUST be the O line and D line play. Until that is fixed in madden, this game will NEVER be sim.

[Harlemal]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rawdeal28

shut da hell up man. just because we like what we see and u dont, doesnt make us "easily swayed". me and millions of others will u buy it. since u dont like it. dont buy it. spare us the grumble u and others always come on these madden boards to preach. every damn thread is the same thing. go play the other games u have in ur library and leave madden alone.

Best post in this thread.

[Matt Diesel]

Few negatives:

1) The Bengal LB standing around when the tackle is happening right next to him.

2) The CB for GB tries to tackle the ball runner by running straight at him and grabbing his shoulders.

3) The jump forward forearm tackle is ******** and is still seen a lot

4) So many 1-1 open field tackles, why? Where is the D swarming to the ball?

However, the animations do look more fluid which I guess was the point of this demo.

[RogueHominid]

Wow. Coming from a 2k fanboy, I'm amazed. That looked phenomenal.

[UNC_Pete]

Every year these videos look real good..I'll wait to see an actual gameplay vid..

[mizzta21]

lets hope i fork over 60 bucks this year cuz ive been waiting for a good football game from them

[Ceothachosen1]

looks great

[LIGHTNING]

Quote: Originally Posted by nxt

I agree with you that Madden's come a long way since 06, and I'm already resigned to the fact that we are not going to see Madden make any major changes to the current/last gen gameplay engine being used. The reality is, if they ever decide to make such a change, it probably won't be until the next gen. Someone on these forums mentioned a 2-3 year plan for purchasing Madden/NCAA, etc. and I'm starting to think that that's a great idea. Heck, I'm still playing NCAA '06 on PS2 because, so far I haven't been happy with any of the football games released on 360/PS3. To me, that video was just another hype video to show off some of the new tackles, etc. I did see more wrap-up type tackles, but it came from an edited video, so I'll take that with a grain of salt because that still could be the exception, and not the norm. All that being said, the game is looking better than ever, relatively speaking.

I suggested to another poster to wait 2 or 3 years before purchasing the next sports game especially Madden. It makes a lot of sense because you will save some money for other more important things.