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Madden NFL 09 Preview

11:49 AM - May 9, 2008 by Steve_OS

We have just posted our Madden NFL 09 preview. Although I didn't get any hands on time with the game, there is some good information here.

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	"Ah yes, Madden, the game I was most eager to get my eyes on at EA Sports Vancouver. So no time for intros or idle chit-chat, because this is Madden you guys know the history, so I won�t bore you with those details. Upon arriving for the Madden festivities Phil Frazier (Senior Producer) and Dale Jackson (Executive Producer) greeted everyone as they walked into the room. The first thing they talked about was the new "Virtual Trainer" mode, where you can play up to 12 different modes in a holographic environment. These modes included the likes of running, passing, rush defense and pass defense drills, and there are three drills within each category to sharpen your Madden skills. Behind the scenes, as you are playing these modes -- and games in general -- there is a system that studies your abilities as a Madden gamer; which leads us to the new Madden IQ."

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# 121 countryboy @ 07/22/08 06:09 PM

not sure how it happened, but lets leave All Pro out of the Madden '09 preview.

Thanks

# 122 Harlemal @ 07/22/08 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Kayotick


	That's your opinion.

I guess you didnt read when i made the statement the first time huh.

# 123 countryboy @ 07/22/08 06:17 PM

ok, lets also knock off the back and forth bantering in regards to All Pro.

Thanks

# 124 Harlemal @ 07/22/08 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by countryboy


	ok, lets also knock off the back and forth bantering in regards to All Pro. Thanks

No doubt.

# 125 ChuckMonts @ 07/23/08 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by arseniotall


	How bout this... RELEASE THE GAME WHEN IT IS THOROUGHLY TESTED AND FINISHED. Ncaa was not ...CLEARLY. Who in the hell says the game has to come out on the same day every year. JUST release the game when it is DONE. Whether it be the first week of august or the last week in January. So if they took the time one year to fix things like you see in NCAA, this SHOULD shorten the develop time next cycle. But even if it didn't DONT RELEASE THE GAME UNTIL IT IS FINISHED.

If they waited to release the game until it was done then we would see madden 09 in 2012 and so on. We complain about having a glitchy game on release but if it wasn't released for 3 years we would complain about not having the game even if it's not done. If they shorten the dev cycle then there will be less new things and few fixes if any so the testing period could be longer and then they would basically not have time to fix the problems they find.

If you want a better game and don't feel the need to spend $60 then wait a few years and you will see a much improved game.

# 126 madden @ 07/24/08 07:09 PM

madden 09 is going to be boring cause ur going to be limited in wat u can do on offense who wants 14-7 gm i like to score points not have a scrub pick 11man coverage and let ronda barber play moss one on one and d him up in real life moss will jump over 90percent of the db in football

# 127 SportsorDeath @ 07/24/08 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by madden


	madden 09 is going to be boring cause ur going to be limited in wat u can do on offense who wants 14-7 gm i like to score points not have a scrub pick 11man coverage and let ronda barber play moss one on one and d him up in real life moss will jump over 90percent of the db in football

Sweet Jesus.

# 128 bucksfan07 @ 07/24/08 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by madden


	madden 09 is going to be boring cause ur going to be limited in wat u can do on offense who wants 14-7 gm i like to score points not have a scrub pick 11man coverage and let ronda barber play moss one on one and d him up in real life moss will jump over 90percent of the db in football

NFL Blitz is probably more your type of game.....

# 129 madden @ 07/24/08 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bucksfan07


	NFL Blitz is probably more your type of game.....

naa duk u cats be complainig bout rocket catch get some user skills on d

# 130 bucksfan07 @ 07/24/08 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by madden


	naa duk u cats be complainig bout rocket catch get some user skills on d

English?

# 131 madden @ 07/24/08 08:06 PM

Madden Football Is Almost Here!! YEAH!!

# 132 -DaVe- @ 07/25/08 01:59 PM

I'm just happy that these cheesers won't be able to exploit the game like they used to anymore

# 133 Champ24 @ 07/25/08 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by madden


	naa duk u cats be complainig bout rocket catch get some user skills on d

I'm willing to bet just about anything you can't even rocket catch.

# 134 BSanders @ 07/30/08 11:02 PM

"Superstar Mode is about the same, other than a few camera tweaks"

I wish they would of made it more like NCAA but now I know my answer about being a starter no matter what you are rated... Thanks.

# 135 drterb @ 07/31/08 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by arseniotall


	How bout this... RELEASE THE GAME WHEN IT IS THOROUGHLY TESTED AND FINISHED. Ncaa was not ...CLEARLY. Who in the hell says the game has to come out on the same day every year. JUST release the game when it is DONE. Whether it be the first week of august or the last week in January. So if they took the time one year to fix things like you see in NCAA, this SHOULD shorten the develop time next cycle. But even if it didn't DONT RELEASE THE GAME UNTIL IT IS FINISHED.

Unfortunately, this is strictly a business decision. Madden, NCAA, MLB2k, The Show, Live, etc. are all annual sports titles. Until EA, 2k, and SCEA decide to move away from this business model, sports titles will continue to have a one year development cycle. From a software development standpoint, the correct action is to delay the game until it is polished (see GTA IV). From a business standpoint, it's "get the game on the market before the season starts". Sales to the casual gamer would suffer if you tried to release Madden or NCAA Football in January. At this point, the casual fan is probably playing Live or NBA 2k and waiting for the next installment of MLB 2k and The Show.

Even if they delayed the game one year (using your example above we'll say January), they would be on a 6-7 month development cycle for 2010. You are correct in saying that many of the problems would be taken care of due to the extended development. However, when they head back to the drawing board to add new features/better AI/better gameplay/etc, they only have 6-7 months to create/test/debug/fix the new code. Hence, the game will be right back where it started with glitches/bugs/etc (unless you only want a roster update).

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Originally Posted by 94niners


	They just need to higher more people. If they double their staff, Madden would be superb quality every year. Hell, even if they merely added a few special testers/supervisors (i.e. people paid to evaluate alt. uniforms, playbooks, etc) they'd improve the game greatly. but... that won't happen till Jesus comes back...

Not necessarily. Adding more people to a software project often delays it even further and creates more bugs. I wouldn't say there's a "magic number" for how many software developers you should have, but adding more people will hinder communication and make development/debugging/testing more difficult.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month

Demo looks/plays good. I hate the format of demo, however. I would rather play a half with 2 minute quarters. I would have liked to play some D. I guess we'll see in 12 days.

# 136 butcherblack @ 08/01/08 04:01 PM

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# 137 raiders3434 @ 08/05/08 09:53 PM

any word on in-game stat overlays like they had in 2007. They took out in 2008. Just wondering if they put it back in

# 138 SoxFan01605 @ 08/07/08 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by EAreaper26


	Can we find another word besides "cheesers"

Suggestions? Should it still be "food oriented" or something more direct. Personally, I find all the options for "cheese" appealing. When you beat a "cheeser" you can say "HA! Melted that cheese, son!" or "Looks like your cheese is moldy, B*tch!"

...okay, I'm done

I guess that was pretty "cheesy"

Now I'm really done...sorry

# 139 mondu 228 @ 08/10/08 10:21 PM

can you change rookies numbers in franchise mode? or does the game do it auto. For example if a non user controlled team drafted Taylor Mays he would be 2. Can I edit his number so it is in the 20-40 for his position in the NFL, or are you stuck with it like last years game?

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