New Madden 10 Preview

by pastapadre
Posted April 28th, 2009 at 11:30 am

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Jon Robinson at ESPN has posted up his “Five Things to Know” article for Madden 10. Amongst the features discussed are Pro-Tak (the new tackling animation technology), the QB avoidance stick, the Wildcat, and the new player ratings philosophy. You can read the article in full here.

“Pro-Tak is a new animation technology that helps drive several new features in the game,” explains Fraizer. “This includes nine-man gang tackles, a brand new pocket for the offensive line, steerable blocks, steerable tackles and the fight for the fumble feature that really lets you fight for that ball at the bottom of the pile.”

The article goes over much of what was shown at the EA Sports Preview event last week, of which is under embargo until tomorrow. However it is good to hear that they’re developing to avoid the Wildcat being overly effective or exploitable, which was one of the concerns that remained after the two blog postings on it failed to address the potential issue.

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Mo Diddley

I want to apologize for comign off rude. I just want the Madden team to develop the best game possible and really push next gen systems.

As far as getting the state rep's involved I already did that and can't go back on it now so whatever they do withit is beyond my control. In all honesty though they did sound interested simply because the fact it's a billion dolloar industry. Congress needs money and they are going to start coming after the sports world and Madden is no exception.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Cons1 Cons1

Congress will not go after the game industry… they are too busy with baseball, Barry Bonds, and Roger Clemens.

http://intensedebate.com/people/mculberson mculberson

Not to mention fixing a failing economy during the worst economic crisis we've seen in our lifetime. Something tells me they're not worried about a company actually making money right now. And, please, even if it wasn't bad timing, they could care less because there is no case against Madden. Something that sells millions of copies every year and has countless fans is not of concern to anyone but bitching gamers who have nothing better to bitch about.

Mo Diddley

I want to apologize for comign off rude. I just want the Madden team to develop the best game possible and really push next gen systems.

As far as getting the state rep's involved I already did that and can't go back on it now so whatever they do withit is beyond my control. In all honesty though they did sound interested simply because the fact it's a billion dolloar industry. Congress needs money and they are going to start coming after the sports world and Madden is no exception.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Cons1 Cons1

Congress will not go after the game industry… they are too busy with baseball, Barry Bonds, and Roger Clemens.

http://intensedebate.com/people/mculberson mculberson

Not to mention fixing a failing economy during the worst economic crisis we've seen in our lifetime. Something tells me they're not worried about a company actually making money right now. And, please, even if it wasn't bad timing, they could care less because there is no case against Madden. Something that sells millions of copies every year and has countless fans is not of concern to anyone but bitching gamers who have nothing better to bitch about.

The MADman

Button Mashing for fumbles is beyond a bad idea it's horrendous, it absolutely must go…more times than not the first guy to lay on the ball in real life gets it and everyone else is just fighting and clawing to no avail. This is the first real negative i've seen on an otherwise impressive looking game. I will be campaigning for the removal of this until they say all thins are final.

Riddyck

I don't like the idea of button smashing. But, really, how many times do you have a fumble? Once every five games? And on these fumbles, how many times you get to the ball at the same time your opponent does? I really don't see too many games being decided by this new feature, so let it there.

The MADman

Button Mashing for fumbles is beyond a bad idea it's horrendous, it absolutely must go…more times than not the first guy to lay on the ball in real life gets it and everyone else is just fighting and clawing to no avail. This is the first real negative i've seen on an otherwise impressive looking game. I will be campaigning for the removal of this until they say all thins are final.

Riddyck

I don't like the idea of button smashing. But, really, how many times do you have a fumble? Once every five games? And on these fumbles, how many times you get to the ball at the same time your opponent does? I really don't see too many games being decided by this new feature, so let it there.

Dre

Yea I also liked to run the coachs over too. lol
Dre

Yea I also liked to run the coachs over too. lol
BLACKFLAGZ10

WELL I THINK THIS IS ALL GOOD NEWS! I JUST HOPE THAT ALL THIS DSTUFF THEY ARE SAYING IS ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN! IM ALL IN FOR SLOWING THE GAME DOWN PLUS TUNING PLAYERS OVERALLS! BUT WHAT ABOUT DYNASTY MODE/ I REMEBER ON XBOX(OLD) THAT YOU CAN SET PRICES ON FOOD TICKETS! I REMEBER THAT RADIO TALK SHOW DUDE WHO ACTUALLY HAD REAL NFL PLAYERS STOP BY HIS SHOW AND TALK FOOTBALL! I REMEMBER WHEN YOU RUSHED FOR 2300 YARDS ON THE RADIO SHOW HE WOULD CONGRAT YOU ON DOING SUCH A HARD TASK! ALL OF THOSE FEATUERS WHERE ADDED ON MADDEN 2004 – PRESENT DYNASTY MODES FOR THE OLD SYSTEMS! BUT WHY ARENT THEY ON THE NEW NEXT-GEN SYSTEMS/ I MEAN IT REALLY SHOULDNT BE THAT HARD WITH ALL THIS EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE NOW! AND WHAT ABOUT PLAYER TATTOO'S AND BODY FEATURES/ HOW COME DARNELL DOCKETT ON MADDEN 09 LOOKS LIKE A FAT SLOB/? I HAVE HAD THE HONOR IN MEETING THAT GUY ALONG WITH CLINTON PORTIS EDGERRIN JAMES, REGGIE WAYNE, ED REED ANYBODY FROM FLORIDA THATS A STAR BEST BELIEVE I MEET THEM!
BLACKFLAGZ10

WELL I THINK THIS IS ALL GOOD NEWS! I JUST HOPE THAT ALL THIS DSTUFF THEY ARE SAYING IS ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN! IM ALL IN FOR SLOWING THE GAME DOWN PLUS TUNING PLAYERS OVERALLS! BUT WHAT ABOUT DYNASTY MODE/ I REMEBER ON XBOX(OLD) THAT YOU CAN SET PRICES ON FOOD TICKETS! I REMEBER THAT RADIO TALK SHOW DUDE WHO ACTUALLY HAD REAL NFL PLAYERS STOP BY HIS SHOW AND TALK FOOTBALL! I REMEMBER WHEN YOU RUSHED FOR 2300 YARDS ON THE RADIO SHOW HE WOULD CONGRAT YOU ON DOING SUCH A HARD TASK! ALL OF THOSE FEATUERS WHERE ADDED ON MADDEN 2004 – PRESENT DYNASTY MODES FOR THE OLD SYSTEMS! BUT WHY ARENT THEY ON THE NEW NEXT-GEN SYSTEMS/ I MEAN IT REALLY SHOULDNT BE THAT HARD WITH ALL THIS EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE NOW! AND WHAT ABOUT PLAYER TATTOO'S AND BODY FEATURES/ HOW COME DARNELL DOCKETT ON MADDEN 09 LOOKS LIKE A FAT SLOB/? I HAVE HAD THE HONOR IN MEETING THAT GUY ALONG WITH CLINTON PORTIS EDGERRIN JAMES, REGGIE WAYNE, ED REED ANYBODY FROM FLORIDA THATS A STAR BEST BELIEVE I MEET THEM!
BLACKFLAGZ10

THOSE GUYS ARE FUCKIIN HUGE WILLIS MCGAHEE DOESNT EVEN HAVE A FREAKIN NECK IN PERSON! CAN THEY PLEASE FIX THE PLAYER MODELS PLEASE! IM SICK OF LOOKIN AT A SKINNY MAURICE DREW JONES AND BOB SANDERS AND ED REED I MEAN COME ON EA ITS NOT THAT HARD! BUT EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD SO FAR KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! AND COULD WE ALSO HAVE REAL PLAYERS ENTRANCES LIKE RAY LEWIS DANCE? THAT WOULD BE A SITE TO SEE! AND ONE LAST THING FIX THE JERSEY SHOULDER PAD THING WHENEVER I TUCK RAY LEWIS JERSEY UNDER HIS SHOULDER PADS HE LOOKS LIKE HE IS WEARING FOUR SHOULDER PADS! I KNO IM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO NOTICED T HAT WOREDROPE MALFUNCTION! DADE COUNTY 305 STAND UP!
BLACKFLAGZ10

THOSE GUYS ARE FUCKIIN HUGE WILLIS MCGAHEE DOESNT EVEN HAVE A FREAKIN NECK IN PERSON! CAN THEY PLEASE FIX THE PLAYER MODELS PLEASE! IM SICK OF LOOKIN AT A SKINNY MAURICE DREW JONES AND BOB SANDERS AND ED REED I MEAN COME ON EA ITS NOT THAT HARD! BUT EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD SO FAR KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! AND COULD WE ALSO HAVE REAL PLAYERS ENTRANCES LIKE RAY LEWIS DANCE? THAT WOULD BE A SITE TO SEE! AND ONE LAST THING FIX THE JERSEY SHOULDER PAD THING WHENEVER I TUCK RAY LEWIS JERSEY UNDER HIS SHOULDER PADS HE LOOKS LIKE HE IS WEARING FOUR SHOULDER PADS! I KNO IM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO NOTICED T HAT WOREDROPE MALFUNCTION! DADE COUNTY 305 STAND UP!
Lil Wayne

WILDCAT THIS WILDCAT THIS WTF! SOMETHING ELSE PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!
Lil Wayne

WILDCAT THIS WILDCAT THIS WTF! SOMETHING ELSE PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!
Some Rapper

DONT BELIEVE THE HYPE
Some Rapper

DONT BELIEVE THE HYPE
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/r00tabaga r00tabaga

I know it's an early build, but the 49ers facemask is now gray (not red, look at Crabtree pic) and unless the Bills changed their uni's, those aren't accurate pants at all………not even close! So much more authenticity…

Mo Diddley

kinda nitpickin aint it brother

http://intensedebate.com/people/r00tabaga r00tabaga

get bent brother
Scott

He's right. The uniforms should be 100% authentic. Do it right, or don't do it at all EA
Bl4ziNbuLLd0G

look whos talkin……

http://www.intensedebate.com/people/r00tabaga r00tabaga

I know it's an early build, but the 49ers facemask is now gray (not red, look at Crabtree pic) and unless the Bills changed their uni's, those aren't accurate pants at all………not even close! So much more authenticity…

Mo Diddley

kinda nitpickin aint it brother

http://intensedebate.com/people/r00tabaga r00tabaga

get bent brother
Scott

He's right. The uniforms should be 100% authentic. Do it right, or don't do it at all EA
Bl4ziNbuLLd0G

look whos talkin……

Lil Wayne

IM ALL ABOUT THE BILLS LIKE THURMAN THOMAS

http://intensedebate.com/people/r00tabaga r00tabaga

me too!

Lil Wayne

IM ALL ABOUT THE BILLS LIKE THURMAN THOMAS

http://intensedebate.com/people/r00tabaga r00tabaga

me too!

Meezy

I just wanted to point out to EA that they did the new 49er uniforms wrong. The red stripes on the helmet should be wider, the gold should be lighter, the face masks should be LIGHT GREY, the stripes on the shoulders look wrong too, they should wrap all the way around the arms. I really hope they get this right especially because they are trying to make this years game the most realistic ever.

http://www.intensedebate.com/people/r00tabaga r00tabaga

Exactly! They can't state that they've made sure that everything is accurate and
"they have a guy" that ensures this….and then throw all these pics around with inaccuracies. I hate to nit-pick but c'mon.
Meezy

I know right. Who is this "guy"? And how hard is it to look at a picture of the uniforms and helmets and copy them correctly? wtf Especially with something like facemask color? thats rediculous and the stripes on the helmet, just get em right guys.

Meezy

I just wanted to point out to EA that they did the new 49er uniforms wrong. The red stripes on the helmet should be wider, the gold should be lighter, the face masks should be LIGHT GREY, the stripes on the shoulders look wrong too, they should wrap all the way around the arms. I really hope they get this right especially because they are trying to make this years game the most realistic ever.

http://www.intensedebate.com/people/r00tabaga r00tabaga

Exactly! They can't state that they've made sure that everything is accurate and
"they have a guy" that ensures this….and then throw all these pics around with inaccuracies. I hate to nit-pick but c'mon.
Meezy

I know right. Who is this "guy"? And how hard is it to look at a picture of the uniforms and helmets and copy them correctly? wtf Especially with something like facemask color? thats rediculous and the stripes on the helmet, just get em right guys.

Ty

I keep hearing people complain about the kicking meter, but did you all even think about the new stretched ratings making kicking harder. Maybe if you play with Janikoski(sorry for the spelling) you might actually miss a 60 yard FG

http://intensedebate.com/people/r00tabaga r00tabaga

press down then up……OOOOOOOH REAL HARD! Very simply, the more power you give a meter…the thinner the accuracy marker becomes AND the faster the bar comes back to the accuracy line. That will also better seperate the Vinatieri's from the Joe Shmo's b/c their meters wouldn't be the same AS THEY ARE NOW! NO DRAMA…I CAN POP A FG W/ANYONE INSIDE THE 50 ALLLLL DAAAAAY-
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/r00tabaga r00tabaga

press down then up……OOOOOOOH REAL HARD! Very simply, the more power you give a kick on a meter…the thinner the accuracy marker becomes AND the faster the bar comes back down to the accuracy line. That will also better seperate the Vinatieri's (sorry for my spelling too) from the Joe Shmo's b/c their meters wouldn't be the same AS THEY ARE NOW! NO DRAMA…I CAN POP A FG W/ANYONE INSIDE THE 50 ALLLLL DAAAAAY-

Ty

I keep hearing people complain about the kicking meter, but did you all even think about the new stretched ratings making kicking harder. Maybe if you play with Janikoski(sorry for the spelling) you might actually miss a 60 yard FG

http://intensedebate.com/people/r00tabaga r00tabaga

press down then up……OOOOOOOH REAL HARD! Very simply, the more power you give a meter…the thinner the accuracy marker becomes AND the faster the bar comes back to the accuracy line. That will also better seperate the Vinatieri's from the Joe Shmo's b/c their meters wouldn't be the same AS THEY ARE NOW! NO DRAMA…I CAN POP A FG W/ANYONE INSIDE THE 50 ALLLLL DAAAAAY-
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/r00tabaga r00tabaga

press down then up……OOOOOOOH REAL HARD! Very simply, the more power you give a kick on a meter…the thinner the accuracy marker becomes AND the faster the bar comes back down to the accuracy line. That will also better seperate the Vinatieri's (sorry for my spelling too) from the Joe Shmo's b/c their meters wouldn't be the same AS THEY ARE NOW! NO DRAMA…I CAN POP A FG W/ANYONE INSIDE THE 50 ALLLLL DAAAAAY-

Ty

Since its Wednesday, and the embargo is over, WHAT NEWS ARE WE GOING TO HEAR!!!!!!! im dying to know

http://intensedebate.com/people/Dre2778 Dre2778

It may be later on before Pasta posts any new information if there is any to report.

Ty

Since its Wednesday, and the embargo is over, WHAT NEWS ARE WE GOING TO HEAR!!!!!!! im dying to know

http://intensedebate.com/people/Dre2778 Dre2778

It may be later on before Pasta posts any new information if there is any to report.

ibleedgreen

Hey, Pasta, what's yer knowledge on Package Subs and Custom Playbooks? And if they would be usable online. They say that they wanna give us "Madden NFL our way", well I don't see any other way they could accomplish this, let us play with our team our way, there should be no other way. I know that we can switch package subs on the playcall screen, but I want to set the defaults for them, like we could on our player profile on current gen.
ibleedgreen

Hey, Pasta, what's yer knowledge on Package Subs and Custom Playbooks? And if they would be usable online. They say that they wanna give us "Madden NFL our way", well I don't see any other way they could accomplish this, let us play with our team our way, there should be no other way. I know that we can switch package subs on the playcall screen, but I want to set the defaults for them, like we could on our player profile on current gen.
Slacker77

Hey Pasta,

When are we going to get info on Madden Wii? Is there still franchise mode in it? I saw somewhere you were under embargo on it until today. This is the first year I am actually interested in it. Thanks man. By the way, it must have been really tough on you last week having to fly to NYC and have to party with Erin Andrews. Real tough. **sarcasm**
Slacker77

Hey Pasta,

When are we going to get info on Madden Wii? Is there still franchise mode in it? I saw somewhere you were under embargo on it until today. This is the first year I am actually interested in it. Thanks man. By the way, it must have been really tough on you last week having to fly to NYC and have to party with Erin Andrews. Real tough. **sarcasm**
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Mo Diddley

What purpose does the toughness rating serve? Since they added it I have never figured it out, it's not like a OT with a high toughness rating will actually pass block better he will still let DE walk around him all game.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Cons1 Cons1

resistence to injury???
fatigue???

Mo Diddley

so what's the purpose of fatigue and injury ratings then buddy?

http://intensedebate.com/people/Cons1 Cons1

i dont know i was just guessing of the top of my head pal.

Mo Diddley

What purpose does the toughness rating serve? Since they added it I have never figured it out, it's not like a OT with a high toughness rating will actually pass block better he will still let DE walk around him all game.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Cons1 Cons1

resistence to injury???
fatigue???

Mo Diddley

so what's the purpose of fatigue and injury ratings then buddy?

http://intensedebate.com/people/Cons1 Cons1

i dont know i was just guessing of the top of my head pal.

Bl4ziNbuLLd0G

talkin bout mo diddley
Bl4ziNbuLLd0G

talkin bout mo diddley