New Madden 10 Preview
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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.
April 28, 2009 at 7:35 pm
1st………..really looking forward to this game and NCAA
April 28, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Pasta, when does the Backbreaker embargo lift?
April 28, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Man I cannot wait for this…
April 28, 2009 at 7:49 pm
watch how many people complain because the refs fall over too much…the way he made it sound, it happens more than once a game.
April 28, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Yeah from what I heard and the little I saw they get knocked down often just through the course of normal play. They don't affect the players, so rather than having them just run through the ref instead they have them get knocked down. I'd find it humorous if that was something people ended up complaining about, but it sure wouldn't surprise me if the nitpicking got that severe.
April 29, 2009 at 1:24 am
I think I could tolerate that. I used to love running over the chain gang in the Madden and NCAA games back around 03.
April 29, 2009 at 3:52 am
I would love for the zebras to fall down il run into them on purpose it would be funny
April 29, 2009 at 4:25 am
who remembers the seahawks preseason game last year when Duckett ran right through the ref. I remember seeing that and thinking i wish i could do that in madden
April 28, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Every year Jon Robinson writes a glowing review of MLB 2K's franchise mode. I wouldn't trust anything positive he says about Madden….or any other game for that matter.
April 28, 2009 at 8:05 pm
SIMULATION if EA can get this down this would be big. That means no more bullshit plays online, no more cheesy offense, no more of this Full House offense that gets 2-5 yards everytime, no more rocket catches. Just think about it man it may not be a great 2K game its far from that if EA can get Madden 10 to expectations from people want it to be then its gonna be a good year for not only Madden Challenge competitors like myself but EA also.
April 28, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Sorry packfan123, but no matter what EA does, you will never have a true simulation online unless you just play with players you know all the time. There will always be those that find cheats and cheese online. It's just a part of the online experience, which is exactly why I don't play online unless I know the person I'm playing. Just too many people that could care less about the simulation aspect of the game and only want to cheese their way to a win.
April 29, 2009 at 2:37 am
you got that right. That randy moss rocket catch is just ridculous. There is no way to defend it without leaving someone else wide open
April 28, 2009 at 12:07 pm
I was skeptical at first about the game but now August can’t get here fast enough for me.
April 28, 2009 at 8:10 pm
That button-mashing for fumbles could be great or horrible, depending on how it's implemented. The rest of it makes this game sound awesome, especially the adjusted player ratings. That's been a long time coming.
April 28, 2009 at 10:36 pm
For the first time in series history, when the ball hits the ground, it doesn't just go to the guy who randomly touches it. In "Madden NFL 10," players will pile on the ball, and gamers will need to pound the button that is shown on the screen to try to wrestle away the rock.
It's a QTE. QTE's in madden…good job EA.
At least we still have NCAA coming.
April 28, 2009 at 10:38 pm
I actually would prefer that the toughness rating (I'm pretty sure it' invisible unless you edit the ratings) were to play as an odds maker for the fumble. Combine that with who gets there first and you don't need button mashing. I don't mind it though, I'm fairly quick with button mashing from all those hours messing around in track and field for the XBL arcade.
But as for my proposition, it would be based on the toughness and maybe strength. Lets say its an LB vs a WR in the pile. Add up their strength and toughness, let's say its 110 to 130 in favor of the LB. Then give a bonus to the guys who get to the pile first, let's say the WR gets there, so add 15. So its 125 to 130. Those are the odds. Make it a coin flip with those odds and I think it'll work. I just think it'll be stupid if I can take a QB and beat out a DT because I have a faster finger.
April 29, 2009 at 2:38 am
I dont think its going to be button mashing. I think that you will see the fumble come out and you have the option to jump on it just like b4 but more realistic
April 29, 2009 at 3:21 pm
then you can' t read. He says you have to pound the button that appears on the screen. What do you think that means dude?
April 29, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Why don't you turn around and check your rear for cracks! I didn't read the whole article on the link sorry my bad jerk. Bu now that I have I don't like the direction they are going in relationship to getting fumbles with button mashing and a meter.
April 29, 2009 at 3:20 pm
QTE's in Madden. Unbelievable…
EA is retarded, that's all there is to it. Every year they promise more of a sim, then they ad arcade style garbage like this and ruin it.
EA makes the worst games on the market. Period
April 29, 2009 at 5:18 pm
that's why they get scores like 8.8/10 from IGN and 9.0/10 from XBOX Mag for Madden right?
April 28, 2009 at 8:15 pm
sick job pasta
do you know if there are any new videos coming out?
April 28, 2009 at 8:17 pm
When are we gonna see ten man tackles? CmON EA!
April 28, 2009 at 8:21 pm
everything sounds amzing for this game but that button mashing crap is something that sounds really stupid
April 28, 2009 at 8:26 pm
"And here's the thing, we're not even showing everything about the game just yet. This is just a taste"
"Everything I just told you, that's only really scratching the surface."
-From Phil Fraziers interview on espn
even if what they have already told us were the only improvements to the game i would still be excited for it, but when when i heard that they were just scratching the surface………I CAN"T WAIT FOR MADDEN 10!!!!!!!
April 28, 2009 at 8:42 pm
GET OUT OF THE MATRIX,PLEASE!!!!!
April 28, 2009 at 8:29 pm
i wonder if they can add that if i play at 4:15pm that by the time the game is over it should b night… i think that be really cool can u find out pasta if they gona have that plz and thanx
April 28, 2009 at 8:44 pm
YOUR PROB GONNA HAVE TO WAIT FOR MADDEN 20 FOR THAT SIMPLE FEATURE!!
April 29, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Madden 3020
April 28, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Such a winner. The best Madden ever.
April 28, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Yeah the button mashing does sound like a little much. But they needed to fix the fumble recoveries, and this is a big improvement over last years.
April 28, 2009 at 8:40 pm
UHH, Is it me or should all of this stuff have been included in (MADDEN 05)?? You mean to tell me it has taken this long to add these minor features to a (SO CALLED) "NEXT-GEN" GAME!!
to take a quote from jedi master Obi 1 Konobi "WHO'S THE MORE FOOLISH,THE FOOL,OR THE FOOL WHO FOLLOWS IT??"
April 29, 2009 at 5:21 pm
well now they are adding so move on and quit complaining about the past you loser….
April 29, 2009 at 6:15 pm
dude yes this stuff should have been in earlier but now its in there. People are running out of things to complain about now.
April 28, 2009 at 9:03 pm
…and speaking of authenticity, make FG's harder. Bring back the kicking meter!!! Madden FG's are successful 99.9% of the time inside the 50. C'MON EA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 29, 2009 at 2:29 am
just like in real life. NFL clubs make 99.9 % inside the 50 all of the time
April 29, 2009 at 3:44 am
yep thats why only three kickers last year kicked over 95%, the highest number of FGs made being 13. you really know your stats Mo
April 29, 2009 at 3:15 pm
LMMFAO! Ignorance is bliss
April 29, 2009 at 3:15 am
I agree when you can just kick a 50 yard fg to win the game if it came down to it.
April 28, 2009 at 9:43 pm
i personally don't think that the pro-tak technology needs to be announce…..and from the way they've explain the feature……..i hope its not overdone.
April 28, 2009 at 9:46 pm
The avoidance thing is awesome, cuz there was no way to watch receivers and know if the pass rush is coming cuz our camera angle is so high its not like a QB's field of vision. Great Job!
April 29, 2009 at 2:39 am
would u prefer the inside the helmet view as they have done b4?
April 28, 2009 at 1:50 pm
I hated madden 09, I took it back to the store after a month but from wat im reading im going to buy madden 10, i already preordered it online i just hope its worth it, but im really lookin forward to ncaa 10
April 29, 2009 at 12:21 am
How could u hate 09??? It's is great I play it all the time still.
April 29, 2009 at 1:36 am
Madden NFL 09 is decent. I hope Madden 10 is a lot better too.
April 29, 2009 at 3:15 am
09 is not great, it has too too many flaws, i don't even play it anymore cuz of the flaws it has: online this happens too much.UNSTOPPABLE ROCKET CATCH ON THE SIDELINES, CURL ROUTE, ETC., its being addressed in 10 WR BEING ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND DO THE ROCKET CATCH thats why they have the procedural awareness to eliminate that, GLITCHES i hate these so much, the QB walking glitch, the disconnect glitch, etc., PHYSICS JUST IN GENERAL guys are able to turn on a dime without dipping their hips or slowing down. all of just a few flaws of this game are HOPEFULLY going to get fixed. you say great i say mediocre
April 29, 2009 at 3:46 am
08 is way funner. played today with Mike Vick running the option with Warrick Dunn.
April 29, 2009 at 6:19 pm
I didnt like it either and I sold it too. Have played NCAA the majority of the year but kinda got sick of that. The draft got me all worked up for the NFL and I went out and BOUGHT Madden again. I am into my 2nd year. The gameply is better in Madden than NCAA but I allways thought the atmosphere left something to desire in Madden. I turned the announcers way down and cranked up the crowd and that helped alot.
April 28, 2009 at 10:04 pm
YEAH!! YEAH!!! YEAH!! Same thing over and over now they're going to slow the game down even more WOW!! as if it wasn't slow enough. The NFL isn't played slow why the F&$@! would slow it down, that was one of my biggest complaints ,along with the overall presentation. } I'll stay on the safe side for now and just rent it first. I've been burned by EASPORTS so much I'm scared to pee!!
April 29, 2009 at 12:48 am
CAUSE WHILL YOUR A RB ITS HARD TO SEE THE HOLE YOUR CAMERA ANGLE IS NOT LIKE REAL RBS
April 29, 2009 at 5:24 pm
if you have been on this site Pasta has said before that the game has not slowed down with all of this added…..
April 29, 2009 at 6:16 pm
The EA blog stated you can speed the game up if needed.
April 28, 2009 at 11:08 pm
they slowed the game down because madden 09 was stupid fast now its at a realistic pace i cant wait till august 14
April 28, 2009 at 11:37 pm
madden 09 was NOT a fast game at all. i hope madden 10 is faster.
fast guys like devin hester just swallow up the field in real life
in madden these guys just dont seem that fast ( the lineman in madden are EXTREMELY SLOW)
i think the person that motion captures the running is not running at full speed.
he is only doing a stride out with good form.
April 29, 2009 at 3:38 am
Yea speedsters should have no problem running away from the D. And the same goes for speed guys in the secondary.
April 28, 2009 at 4:36 pm
To colts!!!!!steelers, all u could do is play a game im the kind of person who likes the offseason and u really cant do much but the lame ass draft thats why i love ncaa cause i can do so much in the offseason but dont think i aint real on the sticks it just get boring just playin game after game
April 29, 2009 at 1:32 am
Hey I'm with u there I love offseason stuff they need to improve that.
April 29, 2009 at 1:30 am
So are they going to tell us the new online modes on Wednesday than???
April 29, 2009 at 2:24 am
I can already foresee the too many fumbles glitch now. I barley finished a season in 09, and this is coming from a guy who will finish at least two full seasons in every other sports game. Here's to Madden doing a good job with 10. We'll soon see…
April 29, 2009 at 2:32 am
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.
April 29, 2009 at 3:52 am
Congress will not go after the game industry… they are too busy with baseball, Barry Bonds, and Roger Clemens.
April 29, 2009 at 3:40 pm
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.
April 29, 2009 at 2:37 am
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.
April 29, 2009 at 12:20 pm
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.
April 29, 2009 at 3:08 am
Yea I also liked to run the coachs over too. lol
April 29, 2009 at 4:07 am
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!
April 29, 2009 at 4:08 am
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!
April 29, 2009 at 4:23 am
WILDCAT THIS WILDCAT THIS WTF! SOMETHING ELSE PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!
April 29, 2009 at 4:25 am
DONT BELIEVE THE HYPE
April 28, 2009 at 9:01 pm
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…
April 29, 2009 at 2:39 am
kinda nitpickin aint it brother
April 29, 2009 at 12:38 pm
get bent brother
April 29, 2009 at 3:16 pm
He's right. The uniforms should be 100% authentic. Do it right, or don't do it at all EA
April 29, 2009 at 5:22 pm
look whos talkin……
April 29, 2009 at 5:26 am
IM ALL ABOUT THE BILLS LIKE THURMAN THOMAS
April 29, 2009 at 4:11 pm
me too!
April 29, 2009 at 8:33 am
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.
April 29, 2009 at 4:11 pm
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.
April 30, 2009 at 1:52 am
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.
April 29, 2009 at 5:01 am
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
April 29, 2009 at 3:42 pm
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-
April 29, 2009 at 3:43 pm
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-
April 29, 2009 at 5:04 am
Since its Wednesday, and the embargo is over, WHAT NEWS ARE WE GOING TO HEAR!!!!!!! im dying to know
April 29, 2009 at 1:28 pm
It may be later on before Pasta posts any new information if there is any to report.
April 29, 2009 at 2:56 pm
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.
April 29, 2009 at 7:23 am
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**
April 29, 2009 at 3:45 pm
rentall
April 29, 2009 at 3:58 pm
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.
April 29, 2009 at 4:40 pm
resistence to injury???
fatigue???
April 29, 2009 at 6:23 pm
so what's the purpose of fatigue and injury ratings then buddy?
April 29, 2009 at 6:27 pm
i dont know i was just guessing of the top of my head pal.
April 29, 2009 at 5:22 pm
talkin bout mo diddley