Out of Bounds: The Billion Dollar Elephant in the Room

[TreFacTor]

I refuse to buy Madden until I see what the first patch addresses. In it's current form it's not worth $60. Whit so much just copied and pasted I have a hard time trying to see why the game ships every year with the same issues, or even with issues regarding new features that they spent so much time implementing. For now BackBreaker has my support, but their first patch breaks more than it fixes so it's a no win situation right now.

[Keohane15]

For anyone saying that backbreaker is better, you have to be smoking something. The physics engine is great, but the game brings nothing to the table gameplay wise. The camera is awful and the patch completely broke the running game.

[Hova57]

Chris how is it you can post an article like this knowing its going to invoke who game is better or why _________game is garbage. honestly all that article was a to each his own write up. sure many people got madden and alot don't like it. but the same can be said bout backbreaker and ncaa . if you want the truth NCAA is the best out of all three games. There are things in backbreaker that could improve madden and ncaa greatly, but the same can be said of what madden and ncaa has to bring to the table. As far as the nfl debate that some are going with. Its out of the other companies hands its purely up to the NFL. If you want NFL on other companies they need to produce something that could prove to the NFL that it will make money. the NFL isn't interested in anything that's not going to make money. From a gamers perspective yeah competition would invoke innovation, but at this point we could keep wishing and hoping, but doubtful it will happen. Backbreaker is the only thing that could help which i think it has. its seems the physics cycle is making its way around EA so one would think there football games would be next up for 12 series of football games.

[DubTrey1]

In the end, it always comes down to consumer choice at the register - and we all only have the one choice, it's unfortunate but the only show is town has us all by the short hairs. However, at least for me, I am a fan of football first, and of the NFL second - so at least for me, I got my fix for the year with NCAA11. Thank goodness for that.

I will resign myself to just watching my team on Sundays instead of running with them on the virtual gridiron.

[SA1NT401]

Good Read....But, IF madden wasnt the ONLY NFL game in town...I wouldnt have bought it. Thats a fact for me as well as many many more.

But, it is what it is....

[AzureEffect]

NCAA 11 Online Dynasty = No purchase of Madden 11...especially since no Online Franchise updates were made.

Backbreaker= Physics with potential; another patch would be nice

2K8= Player abilities + 2Ks great Football engine..great game that lacks depth.

NFL 2K5 w/ Updated Rosters= Best total package NFL Football experience. It gets the big things right; while sweating the small details as well.

[Other Guy]

Stagnant. That was the perfect word to describe the Madden franchise. It's unbelievable how many of the same reoccurring issues plague this franchise year after year after year. It's unbelievable how many features are still missing from last gen. It's unbelievable how many important items have been on the wishlist for years, and still have not been added. I'm not trying to bash the game in anyway, but I'm just stating it for what it is.

For me personally, I've felt less and less interest in each version of Madden since the switch to next gen. I bought Madden 10, and gave it away after 3 months. That was by far the least time I'd played any Madden. This year I haven't even purchased the game, and I don't plan to.

Again, I don't want to bash this game, or compare it to any other game. I'm just really disappointed with the lack of improvements over the years. It's to the point where I don't even play anymore.

[allnight]

Lucky me I got backbreaker and madden 11