Should There Be Another NFL Head Coach Game?

by pastapadre
Posted October 27th, 2008 at 9:57 am

I’m in Vegas until tomorrow but wanted to drop a question for the community. Reaction from the hardcore crowd to NFL Head Coach 09 has been very positive, but sales numbers have not been very encouraging for the future of series. Personally I found the game to be initially intimidating and overwhelming, so I can only imagine what a more casual group of gamers would feel if they even were to give it a chance. It was just too time consuming for me and I lost interest soon after release.

My question is would you like another sequel for Head Coach? Would you purchase it if they came out with another? What do you think of the 09 offering? Vote in the poll and leave your thoughts in the comments.

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Kellin

I would love for another Head Coach Game, but I don’t think we need to buy the game every year. They should just update the roster and fix several issues with the game and maybe update the gameplay for like $15 bucks, but not a new disk. This game is very fun, but not fun enough to spend $60 bucks every year.
Kellin

I would love for another Head Coach Game, but I don’t think we need to buy the game every year. They should just update the roster and fix several issues with the game and maybe update the gameplay for like $15 bucks, but not a new disk. This game is very fun, but not fun enough to spend $60 bucks every year.
Kellin

I would love for another Head Coach Game, but I don’t think we need to buy the game every year. They should just update the roster and fix several issues with the game and maybe update the gameplay for like $15 bucks, but not a new disk. This game is very fun, but not fun enough to spend $60 bucks every year.
scdb12

I agree with Kellin 100%
scdb12

I agree with Kellin 100%
scdb12

I agree with Kellin 100%
Skihawks

I second that sentiment
Skihawks

I second that sentiment
Skihawks

I second that sentiment
Ketih

Here’s a thought: instead of trying to milk the NFL exclusive license for everything it’s worth, how about adding the best of what Head Coach offers into Madden so that we don’t end up having to pay for 2 seperate products. True next gen sports games (like MLB The Show and it’s RTTS mode) try to offer more bang for the buck, not less.
Ketih

Here’s a thought: instead of trying to milk the NFL exclusive license for everything it’s worth, how about adding the best of what Head Coach offers into Madden so that we don’t end up having to pay for 2 seperate products. True next gen sports games (like MLB The Show and it’s RTTS mode) try to offer more bang for the buck, not less.
Ketih

Here’s a thought: instead of trying to milk the NFL exclusive license for everything it’s worth, how about adding the best of what Head Coach offers into Madden so that we don’t end up having to pay for 2 seperate products. True next gen sports games (like MLB The Show and it’s RTTS mode) try to offer more bang for the buck, not less.
Mike

I voted no.. but only because they should incorporate elements of head coach into Madden, there’s no reason to separate the games. I can’t imagine that there are casual franchise players that would oppose more depth.

Rebuild Madden into the great game it once was.
Mike

I voted no.. but only because they should incorporate elements of head coach into Madden, there’s no reason to separate the games. I can’t imagine that there are casual franchise players that would oppose more depth.

Rebuild Madden into the great game it once was.
Mike

I voted no.. but only because they should incorporate elements of head coach into Madden, there’s no reason to separate the games. I can’t imagine that there are casual franchise players that would oppose more depth.

Rebuild Madden into the great game it once was.
tim daley

For me, I find this type of game is more suitable for the PC than a console.
I think this should be dropped from the consoles and developed solely for the PC.

In all honesty though, Madden could use all the help it can get solving the bugfest of a game they release every year and perhaps dumping Head Coach and using those resources toward making Madden right might be the answer.
tim daley

For me, I find this type of game is more suitable for the PC than a console.
I think this should be dropped from the consoles and developed solely for the PC.

In all honesty though, Madden could use all the help it can get solving the bugfest of a game they release every year and perhaps dumping Head Coach and using those resources toward making Madden right might be the answer.
tim daley

For me, I find this type of game is more suitable for the PC than a console.
I think this should be dropped from the consoles and developed solely for the PC.

In all honesty though, Madden could use all the help it can get solving the bugfest of a game they release every year and perhaps dumping Head Coach and using those resources toward making Madden right might be the answer.
KRIS

they should just do the same thing they did this year by adding it in as a bundle with madden. but they should bump up the graphics and the player animations ’cause they were the same stiff players and animations as ’08 and that took away from the game for me at least
KRIS

they should just do the same thing they did this year by adding it in as a bundle with madden. but they should bump up the graphics and the player animations ’cause they were the same stiff players and animations as ’08 and that took away from the game for me at least
KRIS

they should just do the same thing they did this year by adding it in as a bundle with madden. but they should bump up the graphics and the player animations ’cause they were the same stiff players and animations as ’08 and that took away from the game for me at least
AC

Compared to a true football simulation like Front Office Football, Head Coach falls way short. Also, did the patch fix anything in the ps3 version of the game? I still get the same annoying AI issue each game like I did pre-patch.

That said, the game is still fun and I enjoy playing it. I would love to see another version that is even deeper and hopefully, fixes the annoying quirks in 09. But I agree that it should be packed in Madden. If you make Madden’s franchise mode like Head Coach, I think it will satisfy a lot of people.
AC

Compared to a true football simulation like Front Office Football, Head Coach falls way short. Also, did the patch fix anything in the ps3 version of the game? I still get the same annoying AI issue each game like I did pre-patch.

That said, the game is still fun and I enjoy playing it. I would love to see another version that is even deeper and hopefully, fixes the annoying quirks in 09. But I agree that it should be packed in Madden. If you make Madden’s franchise mode like Head Coach, I think it will satisfy a lot of people.
AC

Compared to a true football simulation like Front Office Football, Head Coach falls way short. Also, did the patch fix anything in the ps3 version of the game? I still get the same annoying AI issue each game like I did pre-patch.

That said, the game is still fun and I enjoy playing it. I would love to see another version that is even deeper and hopefully, fixes the annoying quirks in 09. But I agree that it should be packed in Madden. If you make Madden’s franchise mode like Head Coach, I think it will satisfy a lot of people.
Kevin

I second AC’s statement
Kevin

I second AC’s statement
Kevin

I second AC’s statement
Uk II Gamer

Well if they ever decided to release it onto PAL for the xbox 360 then a lot more sales would have arose. Just by looking at the NFL game in London showed how many hardcore NFL fans their are in Europe.
Uk II Gamer

Well if they ever decided to release it onto PAL for the xbox 360 then a lot more sales would have arose. Just by looking at the NFL game in London showed how many hardcore NFL fans their are in Europe.
BC

I played the demo and was deathly bored by the end. But this game is just not for me. I have no problem with them making games that other people want to play that I have no interest in. But I voted no because I was just so so bored. Then again, I felt the same way about Portal and some people loved it. If there is a market for this game, I’m sure EA will make a new one – I just don’t know how much of a market there really is for this kind of game.
BC

I played the demo and was deathly bored by the end. But this game is just not for me. I have no problem with them making games that other people want to play that I have no interest in. But I voted no because I was just so so bored. Then again, I felt the same way about Portal and some people loved it. If there is a market for this game, I’m sure EA will make a new one – I just don’t know how much of a market there really is for this kind of game.
Kellin

[quote comment="43253"]Compared to a true football simulation like Front Office Football, Head Coach falls way short. Also, did the patch fix anything in the ps3 version of the game? I still get the same annoying AI issue each game like I did pre-patch.

That said, the game is still fun and I enjoy playing it. I would love to see another version that is even deeper and hopefully, fixes the annoying quirks in 09. But I agree that it should be packed in Madden. If you make Madden’s franchise mode like Head Coach, I think it will satisfy a lot of people.[/quote]

I agree and disagree. The only thing Head Coach that’s similar to Madden is maybe the in-game engine (and even that was dated) even the attributes on Head Coach for players (like their catching and route running) didn’t match the same attributes in Madden. So I don’t think this should be added to Madden as a new franchise mode. But I do agree this game should be bundled with Madden as a separate game. They should release two versions of Madden. One with Head Coach and one with out (similar to this year) but it should only be around $15 bucks more than the original Madden. I would love to get both of these games for that price and selling it with Madden makes it more appealing.
Kellin

[quote comment="43253"]Compared to a true football simulation like Front Office Football, Head Coach falls way short. Also, did the patch fix anything in the ps3 version of the game? I still get the same annoying AI issue each game like I did pre-patch.

That said, the game is still fun and I enjoy playing it. I would love to see another version that is even deeper and hopefully, fixes the annoying quirks in 09. But I agree that it should be packed in Madden. If you make Madden’s franchise mode like Head Coach, I think it will satisfy a lot of people.[/quote]

I agree and disagree. The only thing Head Coach that’s similar to Madden is maybe the in-game engine (and even that was dated) even the attributes on Head Coach for players (like their catching and route running) didn’t match the same attributes in Madden. So I don’t think this should be added to Madden as a new franchise mode. But I do agree this game should be bundled with Madden as a separate game. They should release two versions of Madden. One with Head Coach and one with out (similar to this year) but it should only be around $15 bucks more than the original Madden. I would love to get both of these games for that price and selling it with Madden makes it more appealing.
Paul

Make a great game of Madden instead of two sub-par games.
Paul

Make a great game of Madden instead of two sub-par games.
Gotham7

Another extreme menu’s game? No thanks.

Instead of using the man power to create a super in depth menu game, why not add that game to the madden franchise mode to make that mode better?
Gotham7

Another extreme menu’s game? No thanks.

Instead of using the man power to create a super in depth menu game, why not add that game to the madden franchise mode to make that mode better?
Josh

[quote comment="43249"]Here’s a thought: instead of trying to milk the NFL exclusive license for everything it’s worth, how about adding the best of what Head Coach offers into Madden so that we don’t end up having to pay for 2 seperate products. True next gen sports games (like MLB The Show and it’s RTTS mode) try to offer more bang for the buck, not less.[/quote]

I was gonna say that but you beat me to it. It would be hard for EA to add everything that Head Coach offers into Madden. I don’t even think there would be enough memory space for that. However they should take the resources & developers from Head Coach & apply them to Madden. Maybe we would finally have real looking sidelines in Madden if the Heach Coach developers worked on it. Lol
Josh

[quote comment="43249"]Here’s a thought: instead of trying to milk the NFL exclusive license for everything it’s worth, how about adding the best of what Head Coach offers into Madden so that we don’t end up having to pay for 2 seperate products. True next gen sports games (like MLB The Show and it’s RTTS mode) try to offer more bang for the buck, not less.[/quote]

I was gonna say that but you beat me to it. It would be hard for EA to add everything that Head Coach offers into Madden. I don’t even think there would be enough memory space for that. However they should take the resources & developers from Head Coach & apply them to Madden. Maybe we would finally have real looking sidelines in Madden if the Heach Coach developers worked on it. Lol
hwn

i’m not much of a sim/text-based gamer…….and i think they should just release the next edition onto the pc, instead…………no sense of having murdered on the consoles when both past editions haven’t found success on that particular platform…………..regardless of what ea’s focus is for this game in the future, they should devote much of their resources into making their madden game better cause i haven’t seen any major improvements (gameplay-wise) from that franchise…………just hype.
hwn

i’m not much of a sim/text-based gamer…….and i think they should just release the next edition onto the pc, instead…………no sense of having murdered on the consoles when both past editions haven’t found success on that particular platform…………..regardless of what ea’s focus is for this game in the future, they should devote much of their resources into making their madden game better cause i haven’t seen any major improvements (gameplay-wise) from that franchise…………just hype.
GMONEY

I would rather have a ncaa football head coach game.
GMONEY

I would rather have a ncaa football head coach game.
Badger Boy21

pasta- instead of nfl head coach or facebreaker, dont you think it be in Ea’s best interest to make a diff game like a College hockey or college baseball next gen, im not a HUGE fan of either sport but i would play and buy both ANYTIME over nfl head coach, Just wondering if i would be the only who would welcome those two games, they are making a tennis game which is cool but why stop there.
Badger Boy21

pasta- instead of nfl head coach or facebreaker, dont you think it be in Ea’s best interest to make a diff game like a College hockey or college baseball next gen, im not a HUGE fan of either sport but i would play and buy both ANYTIME over nfl head coach, Just wondering if i would be the only who would welcome those two games, they are making a tennis game which is cool but why stop there.
Michael

[quote comment="43250"]I voted no.. but only because they should incorporate elements of head coach into Madden, there’s no reason to separate the games. I can’t imagine that there are casual franchise players that would oppose more depth.

Rebuild Madden into the great game it once was.[/quote]

i agree completely. Bring back Owner Mode with the Head Coach elements for the gamers who want to play a sim football game. Keep Franchise Mode for the more casual gamer.
Michael

[quote comment="43250"]I voted no.. but only because they should incorporate elements of head coach into Madden, there’s no reason to separate the games. I can’t imagine that there are casual franchise players that would oppose more depth.

Rebuild Madden into the great game it once was.[/quote]

i agree completely. Bring back Owner Mode with the Head Coach elements for the gamers who want to play a sim football game. Keep Franchise Mode for the more casual gamer.
Antonio

Look I never played head coach, but I would prefer if they include it with madden for free. I mean it would add another layer to franchise mode. I wanted to play it, but i wasn’t shelling out extra cash for something i may never use. I mean up until this year I didn’t play franchise mode and I only played it because I like controlling the front office(trades, signings, free agency). Because other than that I’m not paying any cash for head anything unless it includes a blowjob.
Antonio

Look I never played head coach, but I would prefer if they include it with madden for free. I mean it would add another layer to franchise mode. I wanted to play it, but i wasn’t shelling out extra cash for something i may never use. I mean up until this year I didn’t play franchise mode and I only played it because I like controlling the front office(trades, signings, free agency). Because other than that I’m not paying any cash for head anything unless it includes a blowjob.
Matrix-Monkey

I think they are going to be putting some of the Head Coach stuff into Madden 2010. Donny Moore from the HC team is now the lead franchise dev for Madden 2010. And they probably pilfered a few of the other HC guys for the Madden team, at least I’d hope they did. With a little bit of help and being actually able to control players a HC/Madden combination would be phenomenal.