Comments on: Madden 09 20th Anniversary announcement coming soon

By: Flavius

Flavius — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:20:46 +0000

No More NCAA.. I’m just going to be getting Madden from now on.. I hope this one is good.

By: o'rly

o'rly — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:03:00 +0000

[quote comment="16286"]Gamespot is reporting that the 20th Anniversary edition will be the only way to get Head Coach 09. WTF? What’s the point of this?[/quote]

TO RUN YOUR POCKETS!!!!

By: Loghren

Loghren — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:57:49 +0000

Gamespot is reporting that the 20th Anniversary edition will be the only way to get Head Coach 09. WTF? What’s the point of this?

By: bhurst99

bhurst99 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:12:19 +0000

[quote comment="16246"]I’m guessing a cover, which is probably featuring Madden, and the announcement of a Special Edition of Madden 09, which will contain whatever odd-ball content they want to include.

Likely to include a bunch of behind the scenes stuff and interviews that no one really cares about, and maybe some classic versions of Madden, which are better played on the original consoles, so that you have real players and numbers.[/quote]

I agree. Something like the PS3 version will include the original Madden and maybe Madden 1999. Nothing special. If we’re lucky maybe we’ll hear more about the announcing team they’re going to use for this year’s version. I’m actually most curious about that.

By: Eski

Eski — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:43:41 +0000

Let me also add that Peter Moore is putting a lot of eggs on the table stating that this year’s Madden will be one to remember.

I like the hype but I don’t believe in it…Need to see concrete details….

By: Eski

Eski — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:40:58 +0000

I would like to see a collage of screen shots of all 20 years of Madden to illustrate how the game has evolved. I have stated this in a previous post but to have a screen shot of each player from each of the previous 19 versions, from the sprite based players from the original Apple, to the polygonal Barry Sanders of Madden 99.

I also like the idea posted earlier of a collage of all the different covers with Madden busting through the middle.

I also hope that the game includes past versions (ala Madden 2005 for the PS2) and classic teams. Could you imagine using the 85 Bears in a next-gen platform? That would be awesome….

By: Angelus

Angelus — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:44:23 +0000

I am on a full campaign to get “EDIT PLAYERS POSITIONS” back into Madden, we must be heard!

By: alex

alex — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:28:42 +0000

calm down.

By: CrimsonVoodoo

CrimsonVoodoo — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:11:35 +0000

LOL – if Madden’s been catering to the online crowd, I’d hate to see what the State Of Madden online would be if they didn’t “cater” Call me when they have online leagues

As for the announcement – my guess is:

A) Special Edition Madden (for a premium price) that would feature all kind of goodies – I like including the original Madden in there, DVD documentary etc

B) Series of Promotional Events / Contests to hype the 20th Anniversary with the typical Amazing n’ Fabulous Prizes

I doubt any of it has to do with features at all – after 20 years specific feature changes are really irrelevant, I don’t know that one year’s Vision Cone or another’s Fullback Blocking mean much to 80% of the buying audience

By: XxMadCowxX

XxMadCowxX — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:08:26 +0000

People, he said “… regarding the 20th Anniversary Edition”.

Why the hell would he announce something concerning glitches? It’s most likely something that will be available, or some kind of new feature that “regards the 20th Anniversary Edition.” It’s probably a special edition package, like Pasta said. I’d certainly buy a special edition package. Maybe some kind of HUGE feature that will be available or maybe actually announcing the cover athlete. I doubt it will be concerning any kind of glitches, gameplay, or small features.