Latest Madden 10 Preview and Screens
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IGN has posted up hands-on impressions of Madden 10. While the preview does touch primarily on areas of the game that have already been discussed there are more in-depth details to be found. There are also 14 new screenshots which you can take a look at here. The screens focus on QBs and pocket protection.
Keep in mind that there are some big announcements still under wraps for Madden with some of them coming at E3. That is what I’m really waiting on to provide some excitement for this year. Items such as Pro-Tak, presentation, and early gameplay thoughts are offered in the preview which you can check out in full here.
Presentation, something that was seriously lacking in the first Madden iterations on current-gen systems, has seen a nice overhaul. Pre-game you’ll notice camera angles that show concession stands handing hot dogs to fans and people making their way to their seats. During the action there will be detailed cutscenes (not the low-resolution models like in last year’s game) showing players warming up on the sideline. If your quarterback is taking a licking on the field you’ll see him trot over to the sideline and pick up a phone to talk to the coach’s box.
May 15, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Cool thanks for the updates pasta
May 15, 2009 at 8:04 pm
The screenshots look great but the Patriots don't have numbers on the front of their helmets. Hope they fix that.
May 15, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Wow good spot, hopefully they will get that out of there. It looks pretty good, but all the QB's look skinny. There doesn't seem to be much size differential. Oh well, it's still in progress. Thanks for the update Pasta.
May 15, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Didnt even notice that the first time through. I sent Ian a message on Twitter about it.
May 15, 2009 at 8:26 pm
The reason the QBs look skinny is because they don't have QB jackets, everything else seems spot on in terms of arm, leg and shoulder proportions.
May 15, 2009 at 8:31 pm
From what I've seen on OS, these screens are from an earlier build and uniform adjustments have already been made (Panthers socks from black to blue)
May 15, 2009 at 8:53 pm
They made the Steelers #'s right so hopefully they'll fix ours too. The graphics are noticeably improved though so that's always a positive.
btw, RIP Wayman Tisdale
May 15, 2009 at 8:27 pm
There is absolutely nothing to be excited about here. The game looks improved but far less than what people have been blowing up about
May 16, 2009 at 12:19 am
agreed.
May 15, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Wow, that Rivers pick of him throwing sidearm (finally) is outstanding! I like that he actually LOOKS like Phillip Rivers too…faces in Madden have always been behind 2k5's.
May 15, 2009 at 10:03 pm
this is year 2009 will people please get over 2k5! dont you think madden has made some imrpovements over the years compared to a game in 2005. its like comparing that box tv you had in 05 to the flat screen in fthe livng room now.
May 16, 2009 at 1:50 am
YES THANK YOU!!!! thats what i've been trying to telll people the whole time…..
May 16, 2009 at 1:51 am
2K5 is WAAAAAAAAAYYY overhyped as a game. In my opinion, it sucks and the controls aren't fluid.
May 16, 2009 at 2:06 pm
listen f#@kheads, he said faces…FACES have been behind. Where did he say anything else? Madden has ALWAYS BEEN BEHIND when it comes to face mapping.
May 15, 2009 at 8:54 pm
I dont know if I am the only one who thinks this, but is his non-throwing arm way to thin? Also his skin tone seems a light to me as well. As for the face, It looks much improved. If you removed the Chargers logos I would still be able to tell who it was just by the face.
May 16, 2009 at 1:53 am
the only thing for me is Rivers' throwing arm, the bottom of it is curved but it all looks good.
May 15, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Will QB's have Flak Jackets? I agree that the QB's look too skinny.
May 15, 2009 at 8:56 pm
the got tom brady right even his short sleeve shirt he wears under in pads
May 16, 2009 at 12:13 am
yea lol i cant tell how surprised i was to see that, it was one of those things that i wanted but was 99% sure they wouldnt because people werent begging for it
May 15, 2009 at 9:00 pm
Rivers arms are way to small. But as some have already said its not done yet so hope they beef up a little like they did for big ben.
May 16, 2009 at 1:51 am
I'm saying. Phillips arms are too small.
May 15, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Pasta, you should also send Ian a message about a lot of the players skin tones being off in particular Ricky Williams. He should be way darker & also his face mask is wrong. There should be a very small opening in his facemask.
May 16, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Ricky Williams is wayy wrong
May 15, 2009 at 9:07 pm
i have a problem with the fact that they claim to have taken time on the player models. they worked so hard to focus on how ben looked and how "big" he was but what about everyone else. since im an eagles fan im gonna focus on eagles players. mcnabb looks skinny as hell and has tiny ass arms. whats with that? how about westbrook. westbrook is small but hes no where near that frail. hes kinda stocky so y in the hell is he so small. no homop but his legs r big as hell!!. big ben is not the only player in the game. there are more player model issues but those r two that just r really off. but the faces r well done tho.
May 15, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Yeah I feel like they're lacking some "substance". They needed to be trimmed down from previous years but there are some areas where now they need to increase the bulk.
May 15, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Pasta please let Ian know these things. This will be a major let down if these issues with the player models, accessories, & skin tones aren't corrected.
May 15, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Mcnabb's arms are huge! What are you talking about? Look at his arms and then look at Rivers' arms. I think it looks pretty damn good so far.
May 15, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Westbrook is kind of skinny lol. Also I don't know if that is a double wristband or a QB chart on his left arm but McNabb doesn't wear either one. Just a single wristband. Wow look at me now getting nitpicky. All I really want is improved gameplay and franchise.
May 15, 2009 at 9:10 pm
I think River's skin looks light in that pic because of the lighting.
May 15, 2009 at 9:27 pm
I thought the fonts on the nameplates were going to be fixed, so the Houshmandzadehs of the world didn't get scrunched. Haynesworth's name looks pretty scrunchy to me.
You gotta love the time that's being taken to add realism to the look (e.g. yard markers, refs, kickers nets), yet all of the camera men are pointing away from the action.
May 16, 2009 at 1:44 am
None of which impact gameplay….
May 15, 2009 at 9:58 pm
the game has a fidelity that it didnt have last year. the faces last year were kinda generic, but they did a really good job with each qb. mcnabb looks spot on. thumbs up
May 15, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Pasta what kind of major announcements are you expecting for madden?? So far the game looks great. I hope its just the pictures but i hate it when the colors of the jerseys look like they have been washed in hot water. they look a bit faded not as rich as the color of the helmets.
May 15, 2009 at 10:04 pm
The screen shots do look improved, I think they just need to tweak the actual size and stature of certain players. If they can't do it for everyone at least do it for the projected starters.
May 15, 2009 at 10:09 pm
ian claimed on operationsports forums. these pics are from very early builds of the game. Cause someone else posted all the qbs look to skinny
May 15, 2009 at 10:12 pm
OK Madden, FINALLY got me fired up!!!! Damn Tom Brady looks dead on with the under shirt and glove Damn this is what I've been bitching about for so long COMPLETE ACESSORIES, Presentation, cut scenes, Signature throwing I NEED THIS GAME NOW!!!!!!!!!
May 16, 2009 at 8:25 pm
exact same here!
May 15, 2009 at 10:22 pm
YO!!!! THose screens are SPOT ON, as far as equipment goes. QBs ARE SKINNY. Look at a pic!!! Those muscle bound freaks of the past are gone. REalistic player models. REAL TALK!
May 15, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Hot dog sales! I've been waiting forever for a game to implement this. What kind of crap is this? We lose the replay screen while picking plays but get to watch fat Americans kill themselves with questionable meat?
May 15, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Screw you I am german, and I'm fat , I love america your probably an illegal you jagged tooth bitch!!!!!
May 15, 2009 at 10:26 pm
http://www.everyjoe.com/squibkick/files/2008/01/t...
REAL TALK
May 15, 2009 at 11:08 pm
I like how they added the 3/4 sleeves for QB
If you look at the tom brady pic u can clearly see it.
Another little feature that goes into the development
May 16, 2009 at 12:52 am
Those new pictures made me jizz in my pants, And did anyone notice Phillips pads? they look new, and i like em
May 16, 2009 at 1:44 am
The gameplay sounds promising and the presentation, based on the reviewer, seems much improved….I can live with so-so player models as long as the game is solid….
May 16, 2009 at 1:54 am
Not a Romo fan, but i have seen him throw before and i jus have to say…..
GREAT JOB EA!!!!!
May 16, 2009 at 1:54 am
Not a Romo fan, but i have seen him throw before and i just have to say…..
GREAT JOB EA!!!!!
May 16, 2009 at 2:23 am
Pasta honestly, what are the chances of team play do you think?
May 16, 2009 at 3:46 pm
There is some sort of cooperative online mode coming, so I think its a possibility. I get the sense though that it is something "new" and not just team play or online franchise. Could be some sort of combination, or expansion on the leagues with new elements. It'll be interesting to find out, only a couple weeks away.
May 15, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Ian Cummings already posted a follow-up on the Operation Sports boards to some of the grumblings that were a direct result of some of the criticism in the preview:
"Well, first of all, I don't really see this as a bad preview. Sure he can have gameplay and camera feedback about an alpha build that's in progress, but all the rest of the rather glowing praise seemed to make me feel pretty good.
Regardless, his concerns are all valid, but again all things are still very much in progress. The entirety of the pocket stuff is still being worked on and tuned…the pocket and gang tackles are our big remaining items…making sure you can't scramble out, making sure you actually get pressure, etc. Just so everyone knows, Nate was also playing on Pro mode – a mode where we are very purposely making it easier to stay in the pocket. It's quite a culture shock to have defenders right in your face after 20 years of not worrying about it.
We all know the fumble pileup thing is going to be totally subjective within the community, and though it is extremely rare (played a full 10 min qtr game yesterday, had 3 fumbles, and didn't see it), you still have the option to turn it off.
Anyway, I am hoping that you can take more away from the article – the gameplay tuning items are very valid but they are also in progress."
UPDATED WITH LINK: http://www.operationsports.com/forums/madden-nfl-...
May 16, 2009 at 5:45 am
They better have QB FLAK JACKETS!
May 15, 2009 at 10:05 pm
I 2nd the opinion on realistic player models. Although, I'm more into the stimulation aspect as opposed to the visuals I still would like it to be a proper representation of a athlete's physical stature. McNabb is a very big QB even though he's listed at 6'2 he probably is the strongest QB in the NFL by far. I always thought it was laughable when they would have Big Ben with more strength when McNabb is benching over 500 pounds. Now they have Big Ben with larger arms now as well lol. Oh well no biggie for me really but if they are going to do it once for Big Ben then they should do it for McNabb as well.
May 16, 2009 at 7:15 am
That Rivers pic looks like crap.
May 16, 2009 at 11:30 am
Is it just me being freaked out by the way the arms of the guy in the banner picture look?
His left arm is tiny (Much like the legs of players in NBA Live), and his right upper arm appears to bend in a direction that it really should not.
Plus, both arms appears to have dropped be 6-7 inches lower than where they should start..
May 16, 2009 at 2:40 pm
yea his throwing arm is curved at the bottom
May 16, 2009 at 12:57 pm
i liked what most the qbs looked like, but carson palmer and mcnab have legs like paris hilton. it doesnt looks right. i thinnk they need more ssize options. the same thing would happen last year and with all the players. you could never make that tree truck rb or huskie gunslinger.
May 16, 2009 at 2:41 pm
umm…… are there even any pics of Carson and Donovan, because if there is i don't remember any so i don't know how you would know that…. unless i forgot and i'm delirious.
May 16, 2009 at 4:37 pm
The graphics are good enough. Some of the stuff I've read about details are a bit too nit picky. There's a give and take here, after all, it's a video game and can't expect it to look like you're watching a real game on TV. My only concern coming into this year's game is strictly on gameplay. I couldn’t care any less about how Big Ben looks or if Rivers' arms are too big or small…big freak'n deal.
One thing that I read in the ING review that was alarming is that the pocket formation using ProTak doesn't seem to work all that well. I hope that's not the case in the final product because that's something I've really been looking forward to. It would be great to have a true forming pocket and finally put a stop to the ol' drop back and sprint to the side lines play. I'm eager to see what info comes out of E3.
May 16, 2009 at 6:02 pm
rember that he was playing on pro not all-pro or all-madden and Ian said thats why it was easy to scramble
May 16, 2009 at 6:33 pm
I think some of you people are morons. Its either you criticize to much on a pic, or you give to much credit. You can't make solid judgements from a pic based on a still shot from one angel. You have to see the game in motion from the normal playing angle before you can realistically make a sound judgement. But since the majority of the Madden audience are kids, then this is why we get all the hideous opinions…
May 16, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Rivers really does look bad though. He looks like he's covered in oil and he has girls arms.
May 16, 2009 at 9:55 pm
The game looks great…The models look spot on…Its about gameplay…When Rivers is taking a snap or completing a pass in the game nobody will be saying "hey that was a great pass…His arms are too skinny tho"
Some of you fools complain like little girls…The visuals are fine…Nothing will ever be perfect…Particularly for most of the idiots on this forum
May 16, 2009 at 10:39 pm
The more I see the more it makes me want to buy the game when it comes out. I didn't get Madden 09 and opted for NCAA 09 instead I think I made a mistake one I won't make this year since they claimed NCAA is basically the same as last year.
May 17, 2009 at 6:48 am
no mistake getting ncaa over madden last year. madden gets boring faster to me personally. ncaa has a lot of teams to play with. madden 10 over ncaa 10 definitely.
May 17, 2009 at 2:38 am
I am enjoying all of the great info on Madden but I agree that Rivers' arms are way too skinny…Looks like a high schooler
May 17, 2009 at 2:39 am
I am enjoying all of the great info on Madden but I agree that Rivers' arms are way too skinny…Looks like a high schooler…But I also agree that this will not impact gameplay
May 17, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Lol I just noticed that he has no muscle defenition at all. Arms kinda look like noodles.
May 17, 2009 at 2:45 am
They will Fix Rivers like theydid Big Ben..hopefully
May 17, 2009 at 3:02 am
Either way, Madden 10 is looking good…
May 17, 2009 at 7:23 pm
I sure hope so..
May 17, 2009 at 6:34 pm
They look great, but i want to see one of Jay Cutler in a Bears uniform! Go Bears!
May 17, 2009 at 7:03 pm
McNabbs arms still look a bit puny in my opinion..