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The bigger issue, though, is that the audio sometimes tends to have nothing to do with what’s actually happening in the game. They’re pretty neutral, though, nothing too special. John Madden himself has some new one-liners when you invoke the “Ask Madden” feature for choosing plays. And after you’ve played through half a season, you’ll start hearing the same lines over and over again. It’s almost jarring to hear in this day and age, especially when the commentary from 2K Sports’ stable of games flows so nicely. Touchdown.” No emotion whatsoever and there’s no back and forth between Hammond and Collinsworth – no witty booth banter at all.Ĭollinsworth is the diamond in the rough with a fair amount of natural-sounding lines, but he suffers from the same audio gap problem mentioned above. In-game audio is handled by Tom Hammond on the play-by-play and Chris Collinsworth on the color commentary. Brian Urlacher… almost intercepted that pass. Jay Cutler… has a tendency to make some risky passes. A few Maddens ago, we had a ridiculous lone radio-style broadcaster, last year’s Tiger Woods had some of the worst audio in recent memory with Kelly Tilghman and Sam Torrance (this year’s was only slightly better when Scott Van Pelt replaced Sam Torrance), and this year’s version of Madden could have been something great if it weren’t for all the 90’s-era audio gaps.Įxample: The Bears… really are putting on a great show, defensively. I’ve started noticing a trend across the past few years of EA Sports titles: the audio presentation is awful. That video is compressed - the actual video in the game is MUCH higher quality. Here’s a quick little video showcasing the visual presentation and a bit of the gameplay: You’ll know you’re about to get sacked thanks to the rumble. This lets you keep your eyes on your receivers instead of worrying whether or not you’re about to get sacked. The passing game, too, has been enhanced somewhat in that the controller will begin to vibrate once the pocket starts collapsing on your quarterback. It’s easier to spot holes opened up by your blockers and you’ve now got an extra split-second to set up a juke move or a spin – little things like that. It’s all really nicely done.Īs for gameplay, EA’s slowed everything down a touch this year, which I’ve noticed has made the running game more engaging. You’ll see the sun slowly setting diagonally across the field, players’ helmets and uniforms get scuffed up and dirty, and the cameras even start collecting little rain drops if you’re playing during a storm.
#MADDEN 10 TV#
Everything’s like a TV presentation until the moment you get set at the line of scrimmage. It’s all very seamless and well-executed. When you’re running an actual play, you’ll see the traditional view of your players, but when you get tackled, or even a second or two before-hand, the view switches to the TV-style presentation. It’s a lot like watching a game on high-definition TV, which is very comforting in a weird way. Players centered in EA’s “camera,” as it were, are in focus while whatever’s happening in the background takes on a nice, soft, blurry look. The on-field presentation is very TV-like in that you’ll notice a definite depth-of-field camera style in between plays. Gameplay is chock-full of nicely rendered players and great new animations, specifically EA’s “Pro-Tak” feature which brings new 9-man gang tackling, button-mashing fumble fights, and stuff like that. The animations, the cut scenes, the menus, the pre-game stuff – everything’s super polished.
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My, oh my is the visual presentation something to behold this year. Ready? Let’s take a look at what’s new this year.
#MADDEN 10 PS3#
The PS3 version ought to be pretty similar, but the Wii version is an entirely different animal altogether. This post will hopefully serve to highlight new features and answer the ages-old question that dogs Madden lovers every 12 months: should I buy the new one? Most of you may have already bought it and, if you have, I invite you to leave some thoughts in the comments section.Īlso, this is for the Xbox 360 version. The first Madden game came out 20 years ago and, if you haven’t played it by now, you probably never will. Quickly: This won’t be an in-depth feature by feature review.