Demo Day Random Madden 09 Topics
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- Fred at Sportsgamer has a copy of Madden 09 and is responding to questions and posting info on and videos from the game. Head here to find links to the specific thread topics.
- The EA Sports World page for Madden is now up and videos are being posted from various people who have the game. In general they look to be slightly better quality than the NCAA videos.
- A patch is scheduled to go live for Madden on or around release day and should provide some gameplay improvements. There will almost certainly be at least one more patch to the game as this one could almost be considered a bonus.
- A recent press release stated that the game includes the Cowboys new stadium. However I have confirmed that it does not. The stadium should appear next season to coincide with its opening.
- Phil Frazier has posted pictures of the Collector’s Edition packaging. You can check them out in the forum.
July 31, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Hey Pasta,
A patch on release day? Wow that’s different do you have any specifics on what it will improve on the game? And do you know if there will be a roster update that day? Also if you haven’t got to it my online dynasty still isn’t working, I posted on the NCAA 09 issues thread my gamertag is s2k05 eRv, please help man i need somethin to keep my attention till Madden thanks a lot. Oh by the way I like the demo, the gameplay feels much tighter, and the passing is much more improved than last year. The only problem was the drop passes to wide open receivers (Plex, Toomer)
July 31, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Just makes me want to have the game so bad now.
I’m really looking forward to the Franchise mode also.
July 31, 2008 at 2:26 pm
They haven’t given specifics to what that patch would have yet. I think it’ll be along the lines of improvements from things seen in NCAA that couldn’t be done for Madden in time, an example might be something like the sideline catch animation that triggers too far in bounds.
I hope dropped passes aren’t a problem, that would be really frustrating. I don’t remember encountering a problem with them at the community event.
July 31, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Hey Pasta, will there be an accelerated clock patch for Madden
July 31, 2008 at 2:37 pm
They’re still going to at least attempt to do it last I heard, but I’m not sure what time frame they’re looking at for that.
July 31, 2008 at 2:48 pm
pasta how do i get the patch for 360
July 31, 2008 at 2:48 pm
I didn’t have the drop problem other than a bullet I threw to the HB but other than that its a sweet game I can’t wait
July 31, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Yea pasta hopefully it is not a reoccuring problem, I think the best thing in the demo was that when I threw the deep ball his arm animation actually had him putting some effort into it, unlike last year where it look like the qb was throwing a short pass but the ball would go 70 yards
July 31, 2008 at 2:49 pm
[quote comment="30470"]pasta how do i get the patch for 360[/quote]
If you have a internet connection to your 360 when you load the game it will ask you to accept a update you click yes and let it do its magic.
July 31, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Just wondering if anyone else had this glitch happen to them, in the demo
i used a fake hike, at which once i did the OT, just stood up and threw his hands up, knowing it was a false start, but the play kept going time kept going down, but i could not hike the ball
i had to call the timeout, by which the time i did, my OT had walked off the screen, and was gone
i found it pretty funny
July 31, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Is freds gamertag fredsmooth21
July 31, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Nevermind it is i just added sportsgamer dude
July 31, 2008 at 3:27 pm
How in the world did all these people get madden 09 already LOL
http://www.easportsworld.com/en_US/leaderboard
July 31, 2008 at 4:01 pm
[quote comment="30474"][quote comment="30470"]pasta how do i get the patch for 360[/quote]
If you have a internet connection to your 360 when you load the game it will ask you to accept a update you click yes and let it do its magic.[/quote]
thanks man and thats so weird i never knew it was that easy lol
July 31, 2008 at 4:53 pm
OMG everybody look at the glitch in Madden 09 i recorded LOL, I actually got to kickoff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir4bg8aQD9s
July 31, 2008 at 4:56 pm
[quote comment="30484"]OMG everybody look at the glitch in Madden 09 i recorded LOL, I actually got to kickoff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir4bg8aQD9s/quote
wow that really is weird
July 31, 2008 at 5:02 pm
i got to kick off also, but after i did it said i failed the Moment, i was like, wtf?
July 31, 2008 at 5:05 pm
It happened to me too its because theres still time on the clock for the Pats to score and your suppose to kill the clock on your drive
July 31, 2008 at 5:15 pm
But I scored on the kick return with a fumble
July 31, 2008 at 5:17 pm
how many years can you do in franchise mode? is it still 30?
July 31, 2008 at 5:17 pm
I just dunked the ball through the goal post http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1TlTTA9D-s
July 31, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Pasta what is the difference between the 20th anniversary collectors addition and the normal Madden 09?
July 31, 2008 at 6:11 pm
aceo, yeah the same thing happened to me i scored with 36 seconds left and it went to fg by my surprise and it let me kick off and then i hit welker he fumbles i return it for another td and it comes up that i failed the madden moment
July 31, 2008 at 6:32 pm
i scored a td with steve smith and it just said i did it and said do you wanna do it agian or quit
July 31, 2008 at 7:34 pm
wow how did so many ppl get madden!
July 31, 2008 at 7:46 pm
but man am I excited i am going to the midnight thing at my gamestop for the 3rd year in a row baby!
July 31, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Pasta I played the demo and the first thing I wanted to lab on was strafe catching, there doesn’t seem to be a strafe button available. I tried every button to get my reciever to square up and it’s not working. Please let me know this an error that will be fixed with the release build.
July 31, 2008 at 9:19 pm
^ Wow that would suck if there isn’t a strafe button! Pasta please answer this…
July 31, 2008 at 9:58 pm
how are all of u getting to kick a field goal after u score. i threw a scrren pass to brandon jacobs and scored on the first play and it just said sucess, i didnt get to kickoff
July 31, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Hey Pasta, It doesn’t feel like there is precision passing. All of the passes feel the same. It is hard to rocket passes in tight areas. the angle also makes passes feel the same. and what about a strafe button.
July 31, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Also are there spectacular catches are hard to come across
July 31, 2008 at 10:30 pm
wow right away big big difference between this and the DVD demo this is great, amazing! I cant wait
July 31, 2008 at 10:44 pm
[quote comment="30527"]Also are there spectacular catches are hard to come across[/quote]
yeah i was really happy about that im glad that we no longer see 5 one-handed catches in one drive
July 31, 2008 at 10:44 pm
The custom celebrations and rumbling camera on the sideline are also taken out of the demo.
August 1, 2008 at 1:31 am
Hey pasta, Are they going to show coaches on the sideline in thr real game and will there be headset logos online to tell weather the person has a headset or not like they did in Madden 07
August 1, 2008 at 6:12 am
What’s everyone’s take on there not being CPU sliders in the game? Deal breaker? I guess I have to play the game first, but why alienate a large group of gamers?
August 1, 2008 at 6:15 am
they need to fix user catches I threw a bomb 4. Plays in a row to see if Plax will jump for it and all he did was stick his arms out and I’m right on the circle. I love the strafe catch on NCAA gives u that real jump ball feeling
August 1, 2008 at 6:38 am
I’ll be getting the Special Edition fo Show!
August 1, 2008 at 8:47 am
Yeah I agree that NCAA’s strafe catch is nice and realistic, and the first thing I noticed was there is no strafe button in Madden. He won’t even square up at all. I tried every button (100 times or more), I maybe caught 20-30 users. This has to be looked at becausethis is key for offense and defense, I strafe left /right with my linebacker for over the middle passes or even user int’s on the deep ball. I really hope there is a strafe button in Madden’s realease build.
Can you please verify this for us Pasta.
Thanks.
August 1, 2008 at 8:54 am
Looking at the two games, Madden 09 Demo and NCAA Football 09, the player models and overall graphics seem years in advanced for NCAA Football 09 over Madden. Is this just the demo that looks cartoon-like or will the game really look like this. I was hoping that Madden would have the same look as the college game or better. The same people design the to games. Why could they not port over the same look or improve on it. NCAA Football 09 looks amazing. Once they fix the roster problem, that game is going to be perfect. Any chance of a patch to improve the look of the game?
August 1, 2008 at 9:07 am
[quote comment="30535"]Hey pasta, Are they going to show coaches on the sideline in thr real game and will there be headset logos online to tell weather the person has a headset or not like they did in Madden 07[/quote]
yes ive seen many screenshots were you see many different coaches on the sideline and it wasnt a special cutscene although i dont know about the headset logo
August 1, 2008 at 10:14 am
Madden NFL 09 Brett Favre Sim
“With all the speculation currently surrounding Madden NFL 09 cover athlete Brett Favre and his pending return from retirement, EA SPORTS used Madden NFL 09 to predict how the future Hall of Famer would perform on a select group of NFL teams reported to be in contention for his services. Comparing the full-season simulated results between teams with and without Favre, the Minnesota Vikings stand to gain the most with Favre under center, while the New York Jets also went from missing the play-offs with their current roster, to making the post-season with Favre as their QB.
Brett Favre is currently a playable character in Madden NFL 09, on the “NFL Greats” roster. In Franchise Mode, players can transfer Favre to the free agent roster pool, and pick him up on any of the 32 NFL teams for the 2008 NFL season.
Multiple news reports have named four NFL teams that Brett Favre may play for this coming season – the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings”
August 1, 2008 at 10:14 am
Strafe catching was removed (a good thing IMO) because it was one of the biggest exploits with the game. They actually left strafe catching in for Rookie and Pro difficulty though. The patch for NCAA should reduce the effectiveness of it also, though I’m not sure if it removes it completely.
August 1, 2008 at 11:50 am
Playing the demo last night left me with a few impressions. 1st, I did notice that there were too many dropped passes. 2nd, I think that they should’ve made the score overlay a lot smaller because it kinda takes up too much space on the field. 3rd, it seems like every running back could do the same jukes and spins no matter what their rating was. I hope in Madden 2010 EA really works on improving signature playing styles. Last, the sidelines still need improvement. Although they are slghtly improved this year, the players on the sideline need to look like the players on the field. Oh yea & I appreciate EA adding more coaches on the sideline but if they’re going to do it at least do it right. There needs to be at least 10 coaches on the sidelines not just 3. Other than that the game looked good.
August 1, 2008 at 12:19 pm
[quote comment="30546"]Looking at the two games, Madden 09 Demo and NCAA Football 09, the player models and overall graphics seem years in advanced for NCAA Football 09 over Madden. Is this just the demo that looks cartoon-like or will the game really look like this. I was hoping that Madden would have the same look as the college game or better. The same people design the to games. Why could they not port over the same look or improve on it. NCAA Football 09 looks amazing. Once they fix the roster problem, that game is going to be perfect. Any chance of a patch to improve the look of the game?[/quote]
I thought that the graphics for Madden 09 would look better than what they did in the demo. Don’t get me wrong, the graphics this year are much improved from last year but they’re not the biggest leap ever like EA was advirtising.
August 1, 2008 at 12:35 pm
[quote comment="30545"]Yeah I agree that NCAA’s strafe catch is nice and realistic, and the first thing I noticed was there is no strafe button in Madden. He won’t even square up at all. I tried every button (100 times or more), I maybe caught 20-30 users. This has to be looked at becausethis is key for offense and defense, I strafe left /right with my linebacker for over the middle passes or even user int’s on the deep ball. I really hope there is a strafe button in Madden’s realease build.
Can you please verify this for us Pasta.
Thanks.[/quote]
If they’re going to take strafe catching away then they need to take strafing away for defense to make it fair. I personally don’t think they should’ve taken strafe catching away because it gives you more control of the receiver. If people can’t stop it then that’s their problem. Why should you be punished just because you’re good at using it?
August 1, 2008 at 4:06 pm
I hate how they changed R1 to pump fake instead of L1
August 1, 2008 at 4:18 pm
if you watch an instant replay after completing a pass the ball hardly spins. same for NCAA on PS3. But the ball spins like it should on both games for 360.
August 1, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Madden looks great but a couple of things I am concerned about. First, I noticed I that I could not square up my qb in the direction of any certain receiver. Of course this would be used to look off the defense and help in completing passes as well. Secondly, I did not see formation audibles. This option is certainly part of football and needs to be implemented into the game via some patch I hope. I suppose maybe these options merely left off demo?
August 1, 2008 at 5:03 pm
What is “strafe catching”?