The Best Madden? A Look Back at Madden NFL 10

[OhMrHanky]

It is interesting how different people see things differently. For all the bugs/glitches 13 may have had (no more than any other madden IMO), THIS is the game to grow from. THIS is the foundation. 13 is the first madden I've played that finally felt like TRIED to get physics right. 10 was one of the better versions of the game, but it didn't play realistically at all IMO. And contrary to others on this thread, I actually enjoyed seeing Michael turner swallowed up by 6 defenders only to break out and reach pay dirt. He's really done that before. I didn't do sliders back then, so that might've given that game more appeal to me. But, after awhile, I got sick of the vacu-suck blocks/tackles/auto-triggered animations. Every game felt the same. 13 is the first game that actually felt different every time. And, with a good set of sliders, THIS is the game to play. And legitimately, the infinity engine produced an infinite amount of tackle animations and overall gameplay. Sadly, 25 has followed up with a dumbed down version of that engine and they've gone back to too many static animations that u see again and again. It's not as flexible and variable as 13, which is sad. For me, last year was 1 step forward, this year is 2 steps back. Classic madden programming. I'm hoping next gen wows me like 13. But really, I do find it hard to understand how anyone likes 10 over 13, in terms of realism, anyways. To each his own.


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[zonadrk]

Madden 12 hands down is the best. Why in the world would anyone think watchinf animated Chris Simms and the other guy over STADIUM TEAM ENTRANCES! Stadiums themselves are also good, and the game play I like also.

[Armor and Sword]

Quote: Originally Posted by zonadrk

Madden 12 hands down is the best. Why in the world would anyone think watchinf animated Chris Simms and the other guy over STADIUM TEAM ENTRANCES! Stadiums themselves are also good, and the game play I like also.

Maybe because instead of team entrances which you do not see on TV...except in the post season?


I like the entrances too....and now they are in the post season where on a TV broadcast you see them.


Regular season games....the play by play and color guy are seen talking in the press box before kick off.


When Madden get's something right....I will say it. They got that right.


Now if they had M12's replays, and cut's and fly overs M25's presentation would be even better (it is decent but not as good as M12's camera work).


Different strokes for different folks.

[TreyzAllDayz]

Madden 2004-06 on the ps2 were the series' glory years!!

[DJ]

Madden 10 was the first Madden on the PS3/360 that I actually enjoyed, and this was on the heels of me playing All-Pro Football 2K8 for two solid years.

I don't think M10 is the best Madden of this generation, though. M25 is the best because the career mode is more engrossing and the gameplay on the field is more balanced, although there are still some exploits.

[sheredia]

i agree with this article...madden 10 had the halftime show, limited, but it was something. it had hall of fame players (last time in the series). it had create-a-team (why take this out?). it had the afl mode, which was a nice touch. it even had the nfl music (which i love). the gameplay holds up...not perfect, but it holds up.

[GisherJohn24]

I've always been a Madden 10 junkie. To this day, it's still my favorite Madden ever. I hope my 360 never dies.

[Broncos86]

Madden 10 was the entry that saved last gen for Madden gamers. Madden 09 was a horrendous game on so many levels, and Madden 10 really fixed a lot that was wrong. The problem with last-gen Madden was that so many entries were spent trying to fix and iterate on top of a bad foundation. The Madden series easily lost 4 years of iteration, and then the remaining versions were stuck with the garbage that was left over.

Compare that to the PS2 version, which was solid from the get-go. It was simply a matter of building on and tweaking, which led us to some great years of Madden. Madden 10 was essentially that game that made me feel like the franchise was worth playing for a bit longer. Seeing guys pile on was a stunning moment, especially since I had been bitten by kick returns where everyone falls down around the tackle, only to see the return man break free and run it the rest of the way while my team picks itself up.

I can't say Madden 10 was the best Madden, but it was the Madden that was needed at that time.