Madden 09 Demo Released, Impressions Here

[Scoop 24]

Quote: Originally Posted by Daudr

He does it on his own. I don't take control of receivers usually until they make the catch.

yea i just figured it out. thanks madden just much better for me.

[scoobywho]

60 frames looks so well as far as movement and speed is concerned.. Also this game is 10 times better than 08 on PS3 with the frame rate alone .. last year just sucked.. Wish I could of played more but honestly it feels like a better polished version of NCAA plus the men are a bit more detailed and larger... Passes Zip in faster when standing still and holding the button .. Running feels more smooth and the shaking camera is a nice touch in the open filed.. also Free lance celebrations(LIKE NCAA) is cool i dunk the ball 2wice and missed 1 time because I wasn't in the middle of the goal post .. kinda cool! I pause the game and looked on teh side line and spotted 4 different coaches ..looked cool but the faces was waaay off and they looked like migets LOL

[scoobywho]

will there be real coach faces and coach cut scenes this year?? if not I think next year 2010 madden will fully work on presentation like NFL2k5.. atleast teh chain gain and multi pro bowl helmets with sometype of celebration.. imagine winning a real cadillac on the game for MVP how sweet

[TombSong]

I am not gonna make a whole lot of comments on this yet as its a demo, but I will say I LOVE the fact that the QBs have to turn and set their feet before throwing the ball. I also like that the balls are not as accurate when throwing on the run.

[Scoop 24]

are we throwing the passes to hard? could this be reason for the drops cause its getting a tad frustrating when you your hitting plaxico in the #s wide open and he just drops it.

by the way bobbling catches are pretty nice touch.

[MTC2289]

Liked:
The new quick subs
The run game
Play Calling screen
Player Models

Complaints:
The entire IQ thing is entirely pointless.
The drills in no way judge anything that relates to real gameplay.

(BTW im not slandering it, just stating a fact, those drills do not apply to any gameplay, which makes me even madder that this is their big feature. As I have said before rather then take on serious issues like improving Franchise or Online, they chose to add a pointless gimmick that no one was asking for.)

[FlyingFinn]

Quote: Originally Posted by ericdrum

I tried to search for this but haven't had luck. But will the final game (or maybe in the demo and I just can't figure it out) have the pass routes show up when the offense is at the line of scrimmage?

Right trigger + up on the Right Stick. Show real play art
Right trigger + down on the Right Stick. Show bluff play art.

[wookie48]

Oh man, thought the action cam was just for breakaways but boy was I in for a treat! I threw a pick and chased down harrison with jacobs and put the hit stick on him and the how screen shook. LOVED it! This game is gonna be sweet.