Madden NFL 09 E3 2008 Stage Show Demo Video (Gamespot)

[Kevin26385]

Did Phil say you cant use your superstar in franchise...wtf

[backbreaker]

Quote: Originally Posted by adembroski

Big positive I'm seeing... QBs rolling out, throwing it out there blindly... and they're getting picked off like crazy Saw the disappearing icons too.

The only time the Icons disappear was when the ball was thrown. Their was no disappearing icons when the qb was running to the right 15yds behind the LS and then he threw the ball the icons where gone.

The one play where the icons did disappear, they popped right back into view.
Same as it ever was.

[edubbs]

Quote: Originally Posted by backbreaker

The only time the Icons disappear was when the ball was thrown. Their was no disappearing icons when the qb was running to the right 15yds behind the LS and then he threw the ball the icons where gone. The one play where the icons did disappear, they popped right back into view. Same as it ever was.

The game was played on pro level. Icons only dissapear this year on All Pro and All Madden.

You can tell it was played on the lower level, because the highlight stick commands are on under the player by default. On the higher levels they are off by default.

[MaxMan1000]

Quote: Originally Posted by ch46647

Maxman1000- Correct me if I am wrong however the Packers and Bears are a rivalry game. They said that in rivalry games to help with that atmosphere they put a darker tint on the game. When it brightened becoming the backtrack feature, it was probably just reverting back to what it would look like without that rivalry game tint. Just speculation but to me that makes sense.

You're right about the video changes for rivalry games. It hasn't been talked about much but I recall an interview where Phil was talking about a rivalry mode in franchise, and how those games will be brighter or darker. I just hope this mode isn't exclusive to franchise.

But, after seeing all of the video's I notice that this brightening/color change in Backtrack happens in every game even non-rivalries. If it's not intentional, this could be the result of the compression of the replay video. The funny part is that it looks cool, yet weird because the live game doesn't look like that.

[Phil_Frazier]

Wanted to comment on the Benson thing. This came up at E3 as well.

We finaled the game two days before Benson was cut. The Benson cut and Strahan's retirement happened too late to be included in the shipping game.

We are working on a roster udpate for release day that will cover these changes as well as others.

Phil

[Guillotine 1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Fillycheze

Wanted to comment on the Benson thing. This came up at E3 as well. We finaled the game two days before Benson was cut. The Benson cut and Strahan's retirement happened too late to be included in the shipping game. We are working on a roster udpate for release day that will cover these changes as well as others. Phil

Phil- Can you tell us if you will be bringing Tom Hammond back for 2010 or not? I just want to know if he will be in 2010. Will my Cowboys have Adam Jones as well?

[backbreaker]

Quote: Originally Posted by edubbs

The game was played on pro level. Icons only dissapear this year on All Pro and All Madden. You can tell it was played on the lower level, because the highlight stick commands are on under the player by default. On the higher levels they are off by default.

I was responding to the poster who stated that he saw icons disappear. I thought I saw him play the game on My madden after he did the iq test so the game could play at his level?

[Phil_Frazier]

Quote: Originally Posted by Guillotine 1

Phil- Can you tell us if you will be bringing Tom Hammond back for 2010 or not? I just want to know if he will be in 2010. Will my Cowboys have Adam Jones as well?

We're not in a position to discuss plans for 2010 yet. Let's get 2009 into the hands of the fans before we go there.

Adam Jones is not in the shipping roster. The NFL hasn't officially re-instated him yet. He's just allowed to practice. Once the NFL officially gives us the all-clear, we'll get him into a roster update.

Phil