Madden NFL 16 News Post

Some Madden NFL 16 Features Revealed, Pre-Order & Deluxe Edition Details

05:06 PM - May 13, 2015 by Steve_OS

Amazon has just released some of the new features for Madden NFL 16. There are some details on Total Control Passing, receiver and defender controls, playmaker broadcast and more.

Check out the details below and let us know what you think.

Be the playmaker in Madden NFL 16 with all-new controls that allow you to dominate in the battle for air supremacy. New QB mechanics including body-relative throws and touch passes provide unprecedented depth and control while under center. Combined with a new risk/reward catch and pass-defend system, get ready for the biggest WOW moments in franchise history.

KEY FEATURES

New to Madden

Battle for Air Supremacy

Total Control Passing - Place the ball where only your receiver can get it with body-relative throws including high-point, low-point, back-shoulder, and the ever-popular touch pass. Become the ultimate dual-threat and terrorize defenses with new pressure avoidance and QB scramble controls.

Receiver/Defender Controls - Dictate the outcome of each passing play while the ball is in the air for the first time ever in Madden. For receivers, go for the highlight reel with the �aggressive� catch or move the chains with the �possession catch�. On defense, disrupt the outcome of each play using the new �play ball� and �hit receiver� mechanics. Receivers and defenders deliver the most authentic exchanges to date with new press and zone-chuck interactions, contextual hand-fighting, and a variety of 2-man interactions at the catch point including pass interference penalties, tip balls, knock outs and simultaneous possession catches.

Playmaker Broadcast

Integrated Broadcast Graphics � Your playmaker highlight reel has arrived with new player spotlights, dynamic goals and achievements, and innovative on-the-field cameras bringing you closer to the game than ever before. Making plays has never been this much fun and rewarding!

GAME MODES

Connected Franchise � Whether playing solo or online with friends, your quest to build an NFL dynasty comes complete with a brand new scouting and draft system as well as all-new dynamic goals throughout each game. Develop players with Game Prep and build your teams� confidence through performance and front office transactions. Balance keeping players� confidence up, to increase abilities and build player XP.

Madden Ultimate Team � Build your ultimate team with your favorite NFL players from the past and present while dominating the opposition in head-to-head seasons, solo challenges, and more. Earn coins to buy packs through the online store, where you can trade and auction off items on the road to building the Ultimate Team. Engage with the NFL year round thanks to live content and service updates in the fastest growing mode in Madden.

Skills Trainer � With 60+ tutorials and drills, Skills Trainer focuses on teaching the strategy behind different passing and run concepts, as well as how to play Madden for new users to the series. Fan favorite Gauntlet mode returns with all-new Boss Battles, Extra Life challenges and opportunities to jump or fall levels in a single play.

UPDATE: Pre-order info added based on details posted on EA's site.

"Madden NFL 16 is now available for pre-order at all major retailers, and fans who place their orders now will receive $15 in Ultimate Team content including 10 Pro Packs and a Playmaker Pack for use in Madden Ultimate Team (MUT). The Playmaker Pack grants fans with an Elite player who they can use to give their Ultimate Team an extra boost right out of the gate and start making the huge plays right away.

Those looking for even more content can upgrade to the Deluxe Edition, which ups the ante with 36 Pro Packs and a Playmaker Pack, all for $69.99."

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# 141 DeuceDouglas @ 05/14/15 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Big FN Deal


	Anyway, yeah Deuce I was wondering the same thing, when I think of wanting to see the actual penalty play out, I don't mean just triggering a PI animation every time, I mean being able to see the context.

This has been the biggest issue with penalties since basically Madden 06. It takes an animation triggering for them to happen. It seems logical in it's simplest form. Penalty happens, watch the replay, see penalty. But PI penalties never happened because it basically took hitsticking a receiver right before the ball got there for it to be called.

Holding and false starts are by far the two most commonly called penalties and it takes being triggered for both of them to be called. As the user, if you never use fake snap, you have absolutely no chance of ever being hit with a false start. And as for the holding, I'm sure people will disagree but, to me, it takes some the charm away of the phantom holding call and I'd honestly just see it randomly called rather than needing an animation for it to be triggered.

I'm all for these animations as long as it has potential to happen outside of them as well. The way I look at it, every single one of these 2-man interactions should have some chance of PI being called both ways. It doesn't have to be completely blatant or obvious, these are NFL refs we're talking about. I don't know how it will turn out but the feeling I get is that there will be five or so PI animations that always result in an incompletion and PI call and outside of those it won't ever be called unless you hitstick a receiver like before.

# 142 swiftychampleone @ 05/14/15 04:52 PM

Is it too early to talk about the 32 team control? I mean, that's all it takes for me at this point. I believe I speak for huge audience on here. It's a game-breaker in my opinion...

I'm tripping about this attention to MUT over the past couple of years and growing. The love this mode gets scares me. SMH...

ahlobert32 ALMOST made me feel guilty for laying the smackdown on Madden in comparison to other sports games. While it's universally accepted that Madden hasn't earned the "benefit of the doubt" status, other sports games seemed go under radar. If Madden had that server issue like 2K15...whew!

# 143 Hooe @ 05/14/15 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by swiftychampleone


	Is it too early to talk about the 32 team control? I mean, that's all it takes for me at this point. I believe I speak for huge audience on here. It's a game-breaker in my opinion...

Forgive me if I'm mistaken, but doesn't offline Connected Franchise already offer 32-character game saves, so you can create 32 head coaches and have 32-team control?

# 144 dmankey1 @ 05/14/15 04:58 PM

Good so far

# 145 MajorSupreme @ 05/14/15 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by CM Hooe


	Forgive me if I'm mistaken, but doesn't offline Connected Franchise already offer 32-character game saves, so you can create 32 head coaches and have 32-team control?

It's beyond extremely tedious to do so. A simple push of a button should suffice.

# 146 swiftychampleone @ 05/14/15 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by CM Hooe


	Forgive me if I'm mistaken, but doesn't offline Connected Franchise already offer 32-character game saves, so you can create 32 head coaches and have 32-team control?

Not the type workaround most are looking for. Similar to what Madden 12 and what Madden version before the PS3 era had on editing other teams and players during your Franchise.

# 147 Td1984 @ 05/14/15 06:03 PM

I need to see a bit more before committing $65 this year.

# 148 Luke Skywalker @ 05/14/15 06:50 PM

Hopefully the end of Robo-QB! And more gameplay sliders.

# 149 wlucky @ 05/14/15 08:02 PM

Regarding the animations for penalties..isn't that kinda how it is in real life? I mean when do you ever see a false start if there is no fake snap? Other than crowd noise which the Tiburon team has yet to implement from the NCAA series..that's a whole bother can of worms there. Aside from pass interference being called by just contact before the catch I can't see any other penalty without an animation for it. This isn't basketball where a foul can be called without actual contact where the refs get it wrong..well non other than pi. Holding needs a hold. False start needs a lineman to move on the wrong count. If you played basketball and got called for intentional foul but all you did was go for the steal how would that look?

# 150 wlucky @ 05/14/15 08:13 PM

I can assure you there will be no phantom calls in Madden because of the tournament crowd. Otherwise we would already have bad snaps, weather really and I mean really affecting gameplay not just a slip and slide here and there but actual have to ground and pound because the wind is affecting passes or the receivers can't see well down field for deep passes. They would slaughter the game when the championship match is decided by a phantom facemask or hold. Me I'm all for those tangibles because if they(the tournament guys) want them out they would have to essentially play with penalties off. If it was me playing a sports game against other guys to see who is the best in the country and we played with penalties off even if I won it would feel like rookie crap. Maybe then they would evolve their play styles to be better Sim because that would feel like a handicap win

# 151 Jlindahl0502 @ 05/14/15 08:17 PM

MADDEN NEEDS TO BRING COMMUNITY GAME MODE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Or at least team play I Hardly play madden 15 cuz they dropped community game mode. Madden 25 was the shiiit because of it. Don't even know why they would get rid of it.

# 152 crf2012 @ 05/14/15 08:27 PM

keep in mind these are amazon features, nothing to freak out about on either side.
not everything new is seen here and theres no gameplay except for the 4 catches in the cover reveal. hoping there are far more improvements to cfm tho

# 153 BJNT @ 05/14/15 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by robertgriffin10


	Yes scouting has been an extreme flaw and I'm worried because I didn't see anything about draft class sharing on there yet. Unless they improve the draft classes

As long as they provide some type of way to edit draft classes. I'm good.

# 154 cowboy_kmoney @ 05/14/15 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Segagendude


	"Hype train now boarding at gate 2......please have your tickets and boarding passes ready. Thank you and enjoy your trip".

All aboard all aboard...

# 155 MajorSupreme @ 05/15/15 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Gridiron


	Truth. My only beef would be, if you have botched snaps and all that, at least let it be botched if I mess up somehow. Like, I have to be paying attention to some kind of control when Im snapping or itll get screwed up. I feel you, it should be in the game, I just dont wanna lose games cause the CPU decided to be random without me havin a chance to do somethin about it.

I could see it being kind of a penalty for quick-snapping. Hitting X too much or too quickly to snap the ball could cause the botched snap.

# 156 tarek @ 05/15/15 12:13 AM

Why can't they just bring out an updated NFL Head Coach game. All these gameplay improvements are fine and dandy, but coach mode players need some love.
Here's to looking out for Beyond the Sideline.

# 157 oneamongthefence @ 05/15/15 02:52 AM

I think the tournament group that everyone thinks so poorly of would welcome random occurrences in games. Many times these guys are more knowledgeable about football philosophy. They do use exploits however many seem to know and point out how Madden is flawed and why stuff like that shouldn't happen or be allowed. I'm sure many would jump for joy as more SIM elements are put in. I think SIM vs tourney is a bogus argument.

# 158 Skyboxer @ 05/15/15 03:28 AM

Don't they have "tourney" guys working with them??
Where the results of that as far as going more sim?

Haven't seen much yet.
All I've seen is things like "We don't like penalties as they aren't fun"..
arent fun to who? They are part of the game..

Then there's the "Why doesn't the AI act realistically in these occurances??" EA answer: "Just take control and do yourself"

What I'm saying is in the end it all falls on EA and they IMO are simply catering to highest buying population....Not Tourney or Sim but the casuals...

# 159 rkocjay @ 05/15/15 07:05 AM

When I saw the word deluxe I laughed

# 160 Hooe @ 05/15/15 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by oneamongthefence


	I think the tournament group that everyone thinks so poorly of would welcome random occurrences in games. Many times these guys are more knowledgeable about football philosophy. They do use exploits however many seem to know and point out how Madden is flawed and why stuff like that shouldn't happen or be allowed. I'm sure many would jump for joy as more SIM elements are put in. I think SIM vs tourney is a bogus argument.

I have to disagree. I don't think the competitive gaming community would react well to any game mechanic which could affect their ability to win a tournament which competitors had zero control over. The competitive gaming community typically wants a 100% skill based game, not one where the game can potentially decide who wins solely based on essentially a dice roll without any user influence over the result. Imagine if in Call Of Duty, for example, if guns randomly jammed in online play without any warning. This would be incredibly frustrating to a lot of people.l, regardless whether guns jamming is a realistic addition.

Personally I'd welcome random events like bad snaps. I don't anticipate ever getting them in Madden, at least as random events, on account of the e-sports scene, however. I honestly don't anticipate any new mechanics in Madden which rely solely on dice rolls. That's not how the game has been built to this point. If we ever get something like bad snaps, it'll be on account of a new game mechanic specific to triggering shotgun snaps, not solely a ratings check and a dice roll.

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