Madden NFL 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[Outkizast]

OMG I'm playing the Giants Cowboys demo and its all snowing and stuff... Eli drops back and slips when he tries to set his feet, they he tries to throw the ball but gets NAILED as he threw it, the ball flew to nobody in the secondary... haha it just looked so fluid and nice... very awesome to watch...

[NorrinRadd12]

Quote: Originally Posted by Football4Natic

that one has no acc clock but it is only 4 one minute quarters

That's really F'ed up that they put accel clock on the 5 min qtrs. They made people believe they were going to get to play a long game.

[Football4Natic]

Quote: Originally Posted by NorrinRadd12

That's really F'ed up that they put accel clock on the 5 min qtrs. They made people believe they were going to get to play a long game.

is still long enough to get a good feel....not as bad

[that's_what_she_said]

Are the running styles universal in M10? I know their different than in 09 but let's say is Willie Parker's the same as Beanie Wells???

[Badgun]

Glad to see they finally added some presentation, but it feels so much like the same ol, same ol. It's nice to see some difference in the menus and such but the reality of it is gameplay is where it's at and I don't see a whole lot of difference between this year and last year. Animations look very similar to 09 in my opinion.

I used Arizona so I didn't get much feel for the running game with Wells back there. Guess I'll download the Cowboys demo so I can see how it is with a good running back.

Basically, they pretty much overhauled the menus, added some presentation effects that NFL 2K5 had 5 years ago and declared it groundbreaking. I'll still buy it, mind you, but I just don't see all this new innovation that we're supposed to be seeing.

Of course this is only after one game of the demo. It is really nice to see the accelerated clock back...now maybe time of possession will be more balanced in franchise games.

Referees are nice to have, but I could have lived without them.

I do think the game looks really nice, but like I said earlier, the animations seem pretty much the same as always. For example, when a guy catches a pass coming across the middle and gets hit, you still get that animation like he got shot in the back with a shotgun. In other words, the players still look pretty stiff at times.

Well I'm gonna play the Cowboys demo and see if I see anything different. Despite not being overly impressed with the gameplay, it's still a day one purchase for me as it's been since back in the days of the Genesis and Super Nintendo. But don't believe the hype, this is just another "baby steps" version and not the "giant leap forward" that we all were hoping for. Definitely better than last year and the year before that and that's pretty much all we can hope for, right?

[NEWYORICAN]

I just finished playing the XBOX Live Demo, Giants & Cowboys. I must say, the game isn't bad!, Big difference and so much better then Madden 09. I got to see the chain gang in my game, so refreshing to see that play out. It is so much smoother now, not as robotic as 09. I know there are issues, but I'm not like some of you guys that have to have it perfect.

Damn, the demo is too short and left me wanting more!!, I'll have to go and pre-order it now for the 5 min demo, but I hate Gamestop. Is Gamestop the only place that is giving the 5 min code?...I rather go to Hollywood Video and pre-order it there, my daughter works there and I can get a small discount on the game.

Anyway, my 2 cents on the demo.

Peace

[jp7588]

I'm at the end of an 80 yard drive, I'm having to sub out receivers due to fatigue and my O-line is all yellow and red. Nice to see.

[BroMontana82]

1. Are suction blocking, tackling, animations bad? Hopefully this isn't in the retail.

2. Rocket Catch? Still in it for sure?

3. Sliders - can you edit both User and CPU sliders? If not, do we know for sure if this can be done in the retail?

4. Can you download both versions of the demo for sure?