NFL Head Coach 09 officially announced
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Even though it had been known to be coming, today EA Sports officially announced NFL Head Coach 09. The game will be available for the 360 and PS3 and features Indianapolis Colts’ Tony Dungy on the cover.
Along with the announcement should come the launching of the official website later today and possibly the first screenshots which I’ll have here as soon as they’re available.
“In NFL Head Coach 09, the gamer has complete control of their franchise’s destiny,” says NFL Head Coach 09 Executive Producer Jeremy Strauser. “From draft day to game day, the gamers’ decisions impact their team’s success and make or break a team’s road to the Super Bowl.”
NFL Head Coach 09 provides a complete NFL experience, offering a variety of different ways to control an NFL franchise, on and off the field, in-season and off-season. With strategic game planning features, NFL Head Coach 09 places gamers in the coach’s seat by allowing gamers to comprehensively scout the opponent, build playbooks, and develop a team that will adapt to the philosophy and system of an NFL franchise.
The sideline is your playing field in NFL Head Coach 09 – gamers can make adjustments to plays and game strategies in an instant. The outcome of every game depends on game-time decisions made on the sideline. Success depends on proper preparation and knowledge of the opposing teams’ strategies, as well as expert and timely play calling.
Originally the game appeared on track to launch the week prior to the NFL Draft however that doesn’t seem to be the case considering there is only two months until then. They haven’t announced an official date yet so we’re probably looking at later this summer and it’ll be interesting to see how it fits in with releases such as NCAA Football 09 and Madden 09 in that same time frame.
Update: IGN has just posted a first look preview of the game.
February 26, 2008 at 7:41 am
Awesome. It sounds like this could be what everyone wanted out of the first version. The IGN preview has some great screens and information.
February 26, 2008 at 7:53 am
Will it be the full 60$ or will it be 50$ like fifa or maybe 40$ like tour?
February 26, 2008 at 7:59 am
[quote comment="14334"]Will it be the full 60$ or will it be 50$ like fifa or maybe 40$ like tour?[/quote]
Good question. I think it would be a candidate to have a lower price point. Nothing has been announced as to that yet though.
February 26, 2008 at 8:52 am
Splendid news!
February 26, 2008 at 9:03 am
It doesn’t sound like this coming out on the PC which is disappointing because I remember on the original NFL Head Coach you could edit some of the variables (like the minutes in a quarter) which made the game more playable.
February 26, 2008 at 9:24 am
From the IGN article:
[quote]Different Interpretations of Player Ratings — While Madden offers up player ratings that remain true and constant regardless of what system, philosophy, or team the players are on, Head Coach 09 can see players rated drastically different depending upon the philosophy and abilities of a team’s coaches and general managers. The Raiders, for example, have a hankering for speed, and will rate players with great straight-line speed (say hi, Darren McFadden) accordingly, while the Colts will look for halfbacks who can catch the ball out of the backfield. These differing views on player ratings come into play when you’re trying to make a trade or sign a free agent, with teams more aggressively pursuing players who fit their philosophy. If a free agent has experience in a particular playbook or scheme from playing in it previously, like Cato June did in Indianapolis before he signed with Tampa Bay, teams will note that and it will make him more valuable to them in free agency.[/quote]
February 26, 2008 at 10:09 am
Looking forward to it, I hope you can hire people to tape signals lol.
February 26, 2008 at 10:49 am
looks good so far. also the pictures of the players on the sideline look really good. and they said they used maddens gameplay engine. does that mean same graphics like during the gameplay also? idk but maybe theyll bring in the graphics from the sideline to madden 09, it looks exactly like it should be. they should really just combine the games and rename the title nfl 09 because that would be the best football game ever… assuming they improve the glitches from this past madden and nfl head coach is as good as it sounds so far.
February 26, 2008 at 11:13 am
With the disaster that was Madden last year, this may be my football game of choice for 09. I will definitely give it a look after skipping the first release.
February 26, 2008 at 11:36 am
YES!!!!!!!!!!
February 28, 2008 at 1:41 am
The ps2 was promising but it had so many problems imo. Maybe they’ll get it right this time now that its on next gen and its been a few years.
Its still EA though so who knows
March 10, 2008 at 9:49 am
This rocks! I was one of the only people I know to buy the first NFL Head Coach game, and was thoroughly disappointed/bored with it after two weeks. Like I’ve mentioned in other threads, I’m a control freak when it comes to gaming; however, like I’ve also mentioned in other threads, I don’t own any next-gen consoles. My brother has a Wii, though; maybe I can buy it for Wii.
March 10, 2008 at 9:56 am
Now, to leave suggestions! First, let me say that I’ve seen the site and love what they’re doing with the game. The graphics are beautiful, the concepts magnificent, the intangibles spectacular (sorry if I’m getting too sappy for you guys out there!). There are a few minor additions I’ve thought of. They should add Owner Mode concepts. I know they said they wouldn’t add anything from Madden, but it’s always awesome to upgrade the stadium, set ticket prices, etc. Now, for the major thing I’ve been working on. A year or two back, Madden Franchise mode had a media section where you could read the newspapers. They could bring that idea into the game, only make it realistic. I’m sure the major US newspapers wouldn’t mind a little extra advertising, nor would their coulmnists. I’m saying use real papers w/ real writers. So if you’re controlling the Lions, you could glance over at the day’s edition of the Detroit Free Press every day and see what Drew Sharp or Mitch Albom has to say about last week’s win or the latest free agent signing. It’s brilliant, right? Sorry for rambling!