Madden 09 Demo Released, Impressions Here

[allBthere]

It doesn't jive with me, and that's all there is to it. I'm glad people like the game and have fun with it, but I can't. It's the whole package from lighting, to graphics, overlays, sound, animation, presentation etc. I bought 07, and thought it was ok, and it's the same with this game. It's made improvements, but for me to buy a madden again it would have to be a totally DIFFERENT experience.

The game's not the problem, and I'm not the problem - me and the game together is a problem. Everyone else...enjoy.

[g2thecore]

I'm hoping some "reverse effect" will come into play here. I loved the NCAA demo but didn't like the game that much...I hate the Madden demo....maybe I'll end up loving Madden 09???

[andayaman]

Quote: Originally Posted by DONF

Bottom-line, is the game/demo good or not to you? That is the questions. Me being a diehard 2K fan see a lot of 2kism in this game. I am actually very pleased with the demo. This is leaps over EA previous efforts and NCAA is not even in the same decade (ha) as this game.

I agree. Drops weren't a problem for me, and I'm not a Madden guy by any stretch. I guess it has something to do with the strength of the throw and the coverage of the player being thrown to. I see drops when I send bullet passes to my HB 10 yards away and drops when my WR is tightly covered. So guess what, I adjust the way I throw the ball.

As for the people who weren't "wowed" by the demo, what the heck did you expect? An experience which is exactly like strapping on the pads on actually playing the game? Sorry, it's a videogame and that's not going to happen.

It's a matter of good football videogame or bad football videogame, and I have a feelling that this one's going to be a good.

[streamline]

hey guys, while I was playing the demo I experienced a glitch. I threw a 40 yard bomb to Burress and when he caught the pass near the back of the endzone and it looked like one of those plays that the cpu would challenge. To me it looked like one foot was in and another was out. It allowed me to go for a two point conversion and be able to kick the ball off. I put the game on pause and decided to take some pictures of the score and the players before the kick off. I've been a lurker here for a while and I'm not a troll. Sorry if someone else already discovered this.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by streamline

hey guys, while I was playing the demo I experienced a glitch. I threw a 40 yard bomb to Burress and when he caught the pass near the back of the endzone and it looked like one of those plays that the cpu would challenge. To me it looked like one foot was in and another was out. It allowed me to go for a two point conversion and be able to kick the ball off. I put the game on pause and decided to take some pictures of the score and the players before the kick off. I've been a lurker here for a while and I'm not a troll. Sorry if someone else already discovered this.

I am guessing the game doesn't have play challenges available in the demo? I am not so sure its a glitch that your experienced or the fact that the game either doesn't have challenges available or the Pats didn't feel the need to challenge.

[bcruise]

Playstation Blog has been updated (and the demo is confirmed for release today), but the store hasn't updated quite yet. Soon though, I'm sure.

[maddenps2]

It would be cool if somehow you can force the game into an overtime with that glitch.

[streamline]

alright im uploading the video of the kickoff. I thought I would be able to play defense, but once I tackled the returner it said that I failed the madden moment challenge even though I had the lead. Go figure.