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Madden NFL 09 E3 2008 Stage Show Demo Video (Gamespot)

01:10 AM - July 19, 2008 by hdaniel1

Gamespot has posted their Madden NFL 09 E3 2008 stage show demo video.

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# 21 edubbs @ 07/19/08 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by backbreaker


	The only time the Icons disappear was when the ball was thrown. Their was no disappearing icons when the qb was running to the right 15yds behind the LS and then he threw the ball the icons where gone. The one play where the icons did disappear, they popped right back into view. Same as it ever was.

The game was played on pro level. Icons only dissapear this year on All Pro and All Madden.

You can tell it was played on the lower level, because the highlight stick commands are on under the player by default. On the higher levels they are off by default.

# 22 Phil_Frazier @ 07/19/08 10:49 PM

Wanted to comment on the Benson thing. This came up at E3 as well.

We finaled the game two days before Benson was cut. The Benson cut and Strahan's retirement happened too late to be included in the shipping game.

We are working on a roster udpate for release day that will cover these changes as well as others.

Phil

# 23 Phil_Frazier @ 07/20/08 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Guillotine 1


	Phil- Can you tell us if you will be bringing Tom Hammond back for 2010 or not? I just want to know if he will be in 2010. Will my Cowboys have Adam Jones as well?

We're not in a position to discuss plans for 2010 yet. Let's get 2009 into the hands of the fans before we go there.

Adam Jones is not in the shipping roster. The NFL hasn't officially re-instated him yet. He's just allowed to practice. Once the NFL officially gives us the all-clear, we'll get him into a roster update.

Phil

# 24 poster @ 07/20/08 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Fillycheze


	Wanted to comment on the Benson thing. This came up at E3 as well. We finaled the game two days before Benson was cut. The Benson cut and Strahan's retirement happened too late to be included in the shipping game. We are working on a roster udpate for release day that will cover these changes as well as others. Phil

Thanks Phil. Can you comment on the comment you made about weather effecting gameplay? Just wondering how does it effect gameplay? Thanks!

# 25 DIESEL @ 07/20/08 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by adembroski


	Big positive I'm seeing... QBs rolling out, throwing it out there blindly... and they're getting picked off like crazy Saw the disappearing icons too.

The gameplay vid looked real nice.

I loved seeing the QB being punished for dropping back 15 yards and throwing off the back foot.

Hopefully next year we'll have a better pocket and the QB will be on his *** if he tries to drop back like that. But at least there has been progress made.

This video and the board impressions have been enough to convince me to pass on NCAA 09 and wait for Madden. Even though I prefer college football I could not live with the known problems of NCAA if I had the option of playing a more polished Madden.

Thanks for checking in Phil. It really is great you guys are so actively looking for feedback. Hope to see you after the game releases.

# 26 Triathlete_201 @ 07/20/08 09:34 AM

Looks pretty good. But I see they still have the receiver slide/morph super speed for a split second when they are out of position to make the catch. 9:25 mark. I see it all the time in NCAA 09 and all previous next gen EA football games. DBs will do the same thing - go into super speed and slide into position for a split second for a swat or INT.

# 27 countryboy @ 07/20/08 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by backbreaker


	I was responding to the poster who stated that he saw icons disappear. I thought I saw him play the game on My madden after he did the iq test so the game could play at his level?

correct but his level was on the lower side of things.

# 28 spankdatazz22 @ 07/20/08 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Guillotine 1


	They don't build the game to give guys advantages. We should be singing EA's praises on this one now...

Isn't that one of the big complaints about NCAA - that the defense has been purposely gimped to provide more wide-open play? Not even a few months ago we saw builds of Madden where the linemen were getting knocked down with ease. But because people spoke out about how ridiculous it looked it's been greatly reduced (let alone how it shouldn't play that way anyway). The lineplay still looks a hot mess because they seem to just jumble together and it's not really reflective of how it would seem an OL/DL would interact - let alone a good d-line like the Giants - but it's improved from what it was. If I'm not mistaken we also were hearing around Community Day at how defenders are made to take bad angles at times - but maybe that was NCAA being talked about, not Madden. Either way, just saying I agree that people will always look for things to exploit - but the devs have done more than their part to add [BS] to the game that shouldn't be there imo.

# 29 Kevin26385 @ 07/20/08 01:06 PM

Can someone from EA respond to the comments about Superstar being not playable in franchise mode>

# 30 countryboy @ 07/20/08 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Kev5890


	Can someone from EA respond to the comments about Superstar being not playable in franchise mode>

Phil said in the interview that they don't have a way to export a player from Superstar mode into Franchise mode.

# 31 Ian_Cummings @ 07/20/08 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by adembroski


	Emmm... Capcom? I'm thinking Madden IQ needs a name change next year... when he said "For the guys with a lower IQ"... that's a bit insulting, is it not?

Ha - that's a good point. I actually fought for the Madden IQ to be on the same scale as the real IQ until I realized people would feel really horrible if the game equated you to slight ******ation or something.

# 32 countryboy @ 07/20/08 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TheFuture15


	Ha - that's a good point. I actually fought for the Madden IQ to be on the same scale as the real IQ until I realized people would feel really horrible if the game equated you to slight ******ation or something.

# 33 Kevin26385 @ 07/20/08 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by countryboy


	Phil said in the interview that they don't have a way to export a player from Superstar mode into Franchise mode.

So their is no point in playing Campus Legend...Because they wont be able to complete their career in madden 09.

Thats extremely disappointing..

# 34 Rawdeal28 @ 07/20/08 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Kev5890


	So their is no point in playing Campus Legend...Because they wont be able to complete their career in madden 09. Thats extremely disappointing..

I think they were referring to exporting your Superstar Mode player to your franchise not Campus legend.

# 35 Tomba @ 07/20/08 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TheFuture15


	Ha - that's a good point. I actually fought for the Madden IQ to be on the same scale as the real IQ until I realized people would feel really horrible if the game equated you to slight ******ation or something.

# 36 djordan @ 07/20/08 08:56 PM

Hey Phil...Regarding the online weather for unranked games...

Is it random or can we adjust the wind,weather, and time of the game like back in Madden 2004 online?

# 37 jdan15 @ 07/20/08 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Kev5890


	Can someone from EA respond to the comments about Superstar being not playable in franchise mode>

this isn't really a big deal. it makes no sense to incorporate a player someone has created into other people's online experience. play the games with different teams and their updated rosters instead of some roster with some 99 freak on there.

# 38 jdan15 @ 07/20/08 10:26 PM

i hope that they have erased everyone's records from previous maddens for online play. it would be great if everyone started at 0-0.

# 39 PVarck31 @ 07/21/08 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by jdan15


	i hope that they have erased everyone's records from previous maddens for online play. it would be great if everyone started at 0-0.

They have. Everyone starts at 0-0

# 40 J-Unit40 @ 07/21/08 11:35 AM

I'm definitely buying this game now. Madden has come a long way this year. As long as there are no major glitches, bugs or gameplay issues...nice job fellas!

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