Madden NFL 13 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[StrawHat Patriot]

That's the issue with the IE. It's like they are not really trying to tackle, they are just engaging in the same manner and the effect plays out rather awkward.

[Cheetah Bird]

It's a bit goofy the new engine. Game looks more like a Crayola creation now then it ever has.

It feels like Madden 2002 on crack. If you go back and watch old 2002, 2003 videos, you'll see the physics engine was kind of like that. Players just exploding away from each other instead of actually tackling them. On a one on one tackle, my running back does like a swan dive/belly flop/Shawn Michaels vs Hulk Hogan-like selling move upon impact. Flying back unrealistically, and even the tackler did sort of a bounce back and flop. Just totally outlandish. However, it's not that bothersome to me so won't derail my plans on getting it first day. I just hope they work hard on this before retail, with patches and eventually going in to the next few years and next gen. Infinity Engine perfected will be something.

Anyone have problems user catching as the WR? User picks are all good, but on offense I seem stuck.

One more thing - after playing a bunch of All Maddens, I played one Rookie game, and you can really feel the infinity engine on it. Seemed to tone down a lot of the goofy stuff after plays everyone has been mentioning.

I have yet to really lab the looks of Cover 2 vs Man and Cover 3 vs Cover 1 and all that crap but I'll wait to read the Season Pass reviews on all that.

[VolsBillsMagic]

I am not trying to sound like a whiner because i think the demo is fairly good at most aspects of the game but i still have a few nagging bugs that i found.

1. First is the Trucking rating. Brandon Jacobs trucking rating is like 97 and i have yet to see him run over or break a tackle by brushing off a defender in the 5 or 6 games that i have played thus far. In the past i have loved running the ball with him due to this and i have played on All-Pro and Pro with no change between them. This has got to get fixed.

2. Why is it a lot harder to user control and intercept passes down field? Not only does it delay the time it takes to switch from one defender to the next in the secondary, but it's like the jumping/intercepting mechanic is all screwed up. In 12 holding down triangle would start the player's animation to attempt to intercept an incoming pass. Now the defenders seem to just keep running through the play without even jumping while i am pressing triangle.

3. I don't know about anybody else, but on defense i use the user strip button on almost every tackle. Once again i have seen 1 maybe 2 animations showing where my defender is trying to strip the ball away from the ball carrier. I would usually force 1-2 fumbles every game online in 12. And i would at least force 4-5 strip animations whether the offense would fumble or not.

These will probably get fixed on or shortly after the game launches in a few weeks but it's something that really bothers me because i try to utilize them as much as possible. Is anybody else noticing these?

[gzenius]

one thing i noticed that i dont like is with the new defensive alignment thing (which i hate) the cpu defense seems to get mixed up a lot and theyre out of position a lot of times especially if you audible within the formation.. i hope this is just somethin in the demo

[bxgoods]

Maybe I'm late with this, but I can't user pick at all on defense.
I like to play a ball hawking safety, and when I press Triangle on PS3 and the ball is in the air, nothing happens.

Has anybody got it to work?

[FightingIllini2005]

The demo is tight. Colors are great. Playing on XBOX.

[FightingIllini2005]

I just found a full review of the Madden demo. Definitely spot on about the arcade feel and the unrealistic tackles.

http://goo.gl/YMzly

Who cares about blue colors? Whatever. Game will be tight.

[FightingIllini2005]

And another one. http://goo.gl/bfBPL Exact opposite.