Madden

[methodtoll]

My issues with Madden are minor to what most are complaining about.

For example, has anyone ever played Madden's Franchise and hired a new coach and the coach looks completely nothing like the coach in real life?

Now I understand that they have little time to add every single detail but if that is the case then the least they could do is let us edit the coaches and change their appearence.

The same could be said about the players. Exactly when does Matt Moore have short, red hair and a full goutee?

Again, all minor issues that could be resolved but other then that, I really don't have a lot of complaints.

[necroplasm]

I just hate the gameplay period. The features of the last Madden were fine. Graphics are good too.

Ugh...the fact that NFL gave these guys an extension, makes me want to vomit

[Pumpkin King]

You'd think that the next Madden would be flawless by now. I mean, how many years does EA need to actually make a good game?

[PhillyB]

i love that the NFL draft in franchise mode awkwardly pairs ethnically-different first and last names. in my current franchise the chiefs drafted PETE MUHAMMED. priceless

[c0r]

My issues with Madden are minor to what most are complaining about.

For example, has anyone ever played Madden's Franchise and hired a new coach and the coach looks completely nothing like the coach in real life?

Now I understand that they have little time to add every single detail but if that is the case then the least they could do is let us edit the coaches and change their appearence.

The same could be said about the players. Exactly when does Matt Moore have short, red hair and a full goutee?

Again, all minor issues that could be resolved but other then that, I really don't have a lot of complaints.

you and i are alike when it comes to madden playing. the gameplay doesnt bother me at all, but the details in the franchise mode are terrible. anyone ever see a first round draft pick not sign and see them in the free agent pool in the beginning of the next season? stupid stuff like that is annoying.

[Wither]

My issues with Madden are minor to what most are complaining about.

For example, has anyone ever played Madden's Franchise and hired a new coach and the coach looks completely nothing like the coach in real life?

Now I understand that they have little time to add every single detail but if that is the case then the least they could do is let us edit the coaches and change their appearence.

The same could be said about the players. Exactly when does Matt Moore have short, red hair and a full goutee?

Again, all minor issues that could be resolved but other then that, I really don't have a lot of complaints.

Lesser known players don't get custom models and such. It would take a long time to go through every single one of them. The well known players are done though. The coaches don't really bother me; I just wish there were more randomly generated OC/DC/ST coaches.

i love that the NFL draft in franchise mode awkwardly pairs ethnically-different first and last names. in my current franchise the chiefs drafted PETE MUHAMMED. priceless

It's all intentional, I'm sure. Some of the names are references to players, etc. Check out the draft guide on GameFAQs (which you can use to dominate the franchise mode) as it has a list of clones/similar players at the end.

[FearTheBeast]

I still play 2k5, it puts Madden to shame.

[bleys]

53 sacks in 1 season with merriman at the Left end spot on my franchise using detroit ..

its as simple as hitting the hit stick to the right or left and sprinting to the QB and if you think you wont get there just dive and it glitches to a trip tackle .. terrible

looks like someone here knows how to play the game..

was gonna say, I traded Peppers the second I realized how much better Brown was in the game. Sure, the stats don't compare, but Peppers wasn't needed and the draft picks were great...

if you all can't get to the QB with just your front 4, you need to practice using blitz schemes called Nano blitzes.. you have to find ways to get your guys through the OLine and to the QB/RB...

you have to know when to do this and when to sit in coverage.. you have to see what they kind of plays the computer/player runs.. the Falcons are a lot like the Panthers, they will run the ball 3 times in a row.. or at least on 1st and 2nd.. so know where to stack your LBers and DLine... know which plays are great for protecting against the pass..

hwoever, I am more excited about this roster chart than any of the past years.. you have Clausens arm, you got Armanti Edwards (who will not be as fast in Madden as in RL.. I hate Madden sometimes.. bastards), you have LaFell who should be Dwayne Jarrett, but much faster (when compared to Jarrett)...

Defense, faster safeties and your DLine will be fine.. my concern wouldn't be pass rushing, but run stopping.. how will our DT's get ranked by the minds at EA...

[Duncan81]

madden sucks....always have....NFL2K games was a million times better

[Chimera]

05 and 06 were the best Maddens

The years of the teleporting DBs?

[Chimera]

madden sucks....always have....NFL2K games was a million times better

I only played 2k3 and 2k5. 2k3 because it was the only good game available on Xbox Live back then (the microsoft game was horrible.)

I hated it.

I got 2k5 and thought it was better than Madden that year. The game play wasn't all that much better - you could still run for a TD from anywhere on the field, no matter what the defense did. 90% of passes were diving catches.

I liked that you could choose what you wanted to review (the spot of the ball or was it a catch?). I liked the online leagues (EA wants us to pay extra for them).

I don't remember enough about franchise mode. I remember I could back load contracts, but that's about all.

[Bigdaddy8523]

I usually change my lineups and have great success with the rush and covering. I run a 46 most of the time with a speed formation. Starting line Peppers LE, Brown RE, Thomas and Kemo DT and that usually stops the run pretty well. Beason, Davis and Diggs Lb's. And Godfrey, Gamble, Harris and the Captain to round out the D-fense. On Offense Moore at Qb Williams and Stewart Rotating 60-40 with Williams starting. Barnidge at TE he is fast as hell. Hoover at Fb Smith as my No 1. Rec Moose at No 2. Jarrett at No. 3. I can pass for 300 yrs with Delhomme without too many picks and since Moore starts in the Roster update I can play with him as well but Delhomme has the arm strenth and his clutch play is great. Smith at Kr and Pr and he scores a lot of Td's.

[Brandon]

I refuse to get excited about or purchase another Madden game until EA is no longer the exclusive license holder for NFL games. I always used to let myself get suckered into buying the newest Madden game out of habit because I liked the series but it's been horrible for anything outside of online play for a long while, and even then it's still not great.

[SCMunnerlyn1]

looks like someone here knows how to play the game..

was gonna say, I traded Peppers the second I realized how much better Brown was in the game. Sure, the stats don't compare, but Peppers wasn't needed and the draft picks were great...

if you all can't get to the QB with just your front 4, you need to practice using blitz schemes called Nano blitzes.. you have to find ways to get your guys through the OLine and to the QB/RB...

you have to know when to do this and when to sit in coverage.. you have to see what they kind of plays the computer/player runs.. the Falcons are a lot like the Panthers, they will run the ball 3 times in a row.. or at least on 1st and 2nd.. so know where to stack your LBers and DLine... know which plays are great for protecting against the pass..

hwoever, I am more excited about this roster chart than any of the past years.. you have Clausens arm, you got Armanti Edwards (who will not be as fast in Madden as in RL.. I hate Madden sometimes.. bastards), you have LaFell who should be Dwayne Jarrett, but much faster (when compared to Jarrett)...

Defense, faster safeties and your DLine will be fine.. my concern wouldn't be pass rushing, but run stopping.. how will our DT's get ranked by the minds at EA...

i remember in 09 it was even worse .. you could run cover 3 all game long out of the nickel and finish with at least 3 picks and a few sacks