Madden NFL 10 Coverage Wrap-Up

by pastapadre
Posted August 14th, 2009 at 1:43 pm

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Madden 10 is now officially out so it’d be great to hear some more general impressions and reaction from those of you playing the game now. Over the last week I’ve put together prerelease coverage which you can find the links to below in case you missed any of it. Going forward I’ll have more about Online Franchise as we get into the mode and see how it all plays out. Also of note the next roster update will come on Wednesday August 19th and will see the arrival of Michael Vick on the Eagles roster.

Hard Drive Install Evaluation
Video Blowout #1
Video Blowout #2
Video Blowout #3
Madden Voice Radio Show
General Impressions
Online Impressions
Early Online Franchise Impressions

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  • HUEJAC2
    Guys want run/pass commit so they can be unsound on defense. Example guys want to be able to succesfully play quarter vs two tight ends or goal line vs 5 receivers. Without run/pass commit you have play real football to win. Best Madden ever.
  • james
    Why if the D is running a all out zone pass coverage you cant run on it!!!??? Line vs DB's FIX THAT PROBLEM! There are way to many tackles broken and the computer takes horrible angles to the ball. This game is awsome but they need take make blocking more realistic time and time again i see guys set up for blocks and not even touch them. I would feel alot better if i seen my linemen get laid on there ass then follow them and think there settin up for me then watch the guy wrope threw him or just act like hes not there
  • timothy
    Personally, this years Madden has been awesome. I got it at midnight and squirted my pants. My mommy was so pissed when she did my laundry the next morning.
  • elite gamer
    Playing on Elite Mode, oNLIne takes the game to the next level. Majority sim gamers, who dont quit..longer quarters, all madden..worth the 4.99
  • Mike
    hey pasta i have a question and well ur my go 2 guy...u know the online franchise fantasy drafts...well i wont have ps3 axcess the day of my draft...can u draft through your computer on the league page? there is a tab named fantasy draft but idk if it will work.

    thanks if u can get around 2 it id GREATLY APPRECIATE IT...or if any1 knows thx
  • y is there an option for mini games in the online section but u cant do mini games online?? that really pisses me off. or am i trippin and u can do them? help someone
  • they need to get a patch for online very slow and wen i a party kicks people
  • Don't mean to be repetitive, but does anyone have info on the AFL legacy unis and how/if/when these will be available? Thanks
  • Akhilleus
    TOO MANY DROPPED PASSES! I understand that they're trying to widen the gap between the good players and the not-so-good players, but when there's 3-4 dropped passes per drive and Calvin Johnson accounts 2 of them, something's wrong
  • sofly4life88
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  • Pasta or anybody when Im in offline franchise mode my game keeps freezing mid-play. It has happened twice now. I dont know if any one else is having this problem but I hope it gets fixed in the next patch like last year but until then im not playing any franchise mode. If anyone has this problem or knows about it being fixed let me know. And if the word could get spread to make sure it gets fixed in patch #1 would be great too.
  • jmbrew
    just happened to me permanently, had to restart system
  • Bisett
    Pasta

    Do you remember when the first roster update was released for madden 09?

    Feels like it needs a patch to even start a Chise Online. Especially for the Vick Cheesers?
  • Scott
    Love the game and i'm a fan of all the new elements. After all of the hard work that Ian and his crew did I cannot believe that throwing to the RB's out of the backfield is so easy. For example there is a play called "X-Curl" and it works every single time. I had McNabb complete 35 consecutive passes in a row to Westbrook. And this was on all madden too! I pray that somehow this gets fixed in the next patch.

    Please try this and get the word out to get this fixed.
  • KrNx2Oh7
    so far i am straight up hating 10

    i tried running a hb dive to run out the clock but i got stuck behind my O line where i wasnt getting tackled and i kept ''jogging in place'' while holding the protect ball button AND I GOT CALLED FOR HOLDING!

    that put me out of field goal range and i lost by 1 point...WTF

    TAKE IT EASY WITH THE HOLD CALLS!!

    and passes to the flats are retarded easy
  • head of nfl officiating says that they are going to increase offensive holding calls this year, so maybe this is more realistic. seems a bit overboard tho
    http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/08/21/p...
  • Hawkeye4077
    Again with the fucking fumbles?!?! really? I thought we left that back in 07. These guys at EA are idiots. I don't care that they're computer nerds and know more about programming than I do, they're freak'n morons. How the hell can they have the audacity to say that this is everything you see on Sundays? Are they talking about hand towels? visors? referees? field goal nets? if so, then yes, it is what you see on Sundays, but as far as the action on the field is concerned, excuse me as I ROTFL. This game is a joke. Not to mention a bag of lies.

    What happened to fight for the fumble happening maaaaybe once a game? What a crock; it happens about 10 times a game with 7 min quarters. Of course that could also be because there's a fumble every 5 plays. I think I see teams being able to challenge calls on Sundays, so why can't I do it in Madden? So now what, we have to wait another month until these jerk offs decide to drop a patch on so many blatant f-ups? Man....NBA 2k10 can't come soon enough.
  • jmbrew
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    quit crying
  • Hawkeye4077
    stfu..
  • Deeunit
    Wow, Im out of the loop on my own team apparently. Michael Gaines does indeed play for the Bears. He is 4th on the depth chart as a TE behind Kellen Davis who apparently didnt make the Madden cut? Does anyone know how to contact EA to make them aware of this? Thanx Pasta for letting me vent on your site.
  • Deeunit
    Anyone missing Michael Gaines from there roster? For some reason he is 3rd string TE for the Bears. This spot should be filled by Kellen Davis but instead he is M.I.A
  • So far, the game has been very good. I've been spending some time with franchise, and i have to say, i have enjoyed every bit of it. With the new gameplay mechanics, i actually played a majority of my teams' games. I finished quick and went onto the off-season. The new draft logic that ea implemented is great. I like the fact that i dont have to trade for early round draft picks since its all random now. Best part is that i drafted someone on the 6th round and his overall was 85. Really satisfying considering the fact that i didnt have to whore the early round draft picks.
  • So far, the game has been very good. I've been spending some time with franchise, and i have to say, i have enjoyed every bit of it. With the new gameplay mechanics, i actually play a majority of my teams' games. I finished quick and went onto the off-season. The new draft logic that ea implemented is great. I like the fact that i dont have to trade for early round draft picks since its all random now. Best part is that i drafted someone on the 6th round and his overall was 85. Really satisfying considering the fact that i didnt have to whore the early round draft picks.
  • spaghetti
    awareness and ratings mean nothing in madden. had a linebacker covering my slot receiver. the linebacker running in front of my receiver with his head not even turned around automatically breaks on the route that my receiver is running. either he's psychic or has 101 awareness rating.
  • mike martin
    i think the slow gameplay sucks its not realistic at all. the running animations mess everything up for me. i just dont understand how you can make a game the is 80 percent running and the animations be this trash. it looks like robots are running down the feild. why can they just get a player hooked up to the motion sensors and actually mimic what its like for a player to really run. bullshit!!!! the old genereation maddens gameplay was way better.... am i really the only person that noticed this????!!!!!!!
  • DJH
    Why is Chris Clemons not in the game after the roster update? He is going to be a big contributer to the Eagles pass rush and he was removed from the game.
  • How in the world are we able to access roster updates? I didn't see an option for it....

    The game is the best Madden in years. Still some annoyances but overall it is solid. Hoping EA fixes some of the little things with a patch as well as including more classic uniforms and stadiums.
  • Soonerproud6969
    I brought my beast of a ss up from NCAA and I'm not enjoying superstar mode. It seems the framerate suffers bigtime anytime there is a pile up and this mode just doesn't play near as smooth as NCAA. I love the slowed down gameplay, but it just seems like they took stuff out of this mode this year. No combines no interviews and it plays very choppy. Another big issue is the game has locked up on me twice. Once from the disc so I installed it and then it locked up again. Very buggy from my experience.
  • Joe
    Well of course not everyone loves the final product. In my opinion, Madden 10 is a much improved game over last year, but then again a dog with a football in it's mouth is a better game than Madden 09 (am I right Mike Vick? Too soon?) Anyway, gameplay is better making the game more of a challenge in most areas. Sure there are annoying glitches which the Madden team may or may not fix in the next coming months (Patches please!) Overall I love it and want to actually play games not just sim through whole seasons. I'm looking for forward to an offseason in Franchise mode and of course the 1 billion roster updates that start on Wednesday. The season has officially started Pasta. Now on to the war between Live and 2K.
  • Now for the franchise part of it: i think the new hub is a nice new sleek add. it puts everthing right there at your fingertips instead of scorlling through a thousnad menus. i love the new scouting system i think it is 10X better than the past couple of years you actually know what your getting in certainplayers. i have only played 3 games in the mode so far so i dont know what the off season brings but im really curious to see how draft day goes along with free agency, they suppodslty fixed the free agency so even know you offer hime the most money a better team with more playing time offering less money might be more his style so he me take the ladder of the two which is a good sign lets just hope it works.
  • Now for the franchise part of it: i think the new hub is a nice new sleek add. it outs everthing right there at your fingertips instead of scorlling through a thousnad menus. i love the new scouting system i think it is 10X better than the past couple of years you actuallt know what your getting in certain years. i have only plyed 3 games in the mode so far so i dont know what the off season brings but im really curious to see how draft day goes along with free agency, they suppodslty fixed the free agency so even know you offer hime the most money a better team with more playing time offering less money might be more his style so he me take the ladder of the two which is a good sign lets just hope it works.
  • By far this is the best madden for the next-gen consoles. the graphics are really phenomenal and the same goes for presentation. as for the gameplay there alot of positives that outweight the minor hiccups. i think the slow game speed is going to be a great addition once i get used to it, i can already see things happining before i decide to make a play. PRO-TAK is absoulutly amazing. it just works so well and it dosent have that gimicky feel like fight for the fumble does. im playing on all pro just to get a feel for the game but it seems every time i run the ball the defense know im going to and and stuff the run. theres no sideline catches and sometimes you cant rewind your whole replay for some reason. nor progressive lighting or player lock which is a bummer seeing how NCAA 10 have it.
  • so far im lovin this game! well its more realistic than before.. to be able to put pressure on QB u have to bring the house but there is also a big chance of ur D gettin beat! overall or i mean so far.. its good for me..
  • I just got it and I'm having a great time with it. Maybe because I just killed some guy 45-15 but I think I'd still be having the same fun it was the other way around. Graphics are nice, and I absolutely love the new game speed....that might be the best thing they've done this year to the gameplay.

    Pro-Tak is also really fun when you get a fair amount of players involved. One time I thought the ref blew whistle too early but I took another look on the replay and you could clearly see the other team getting pushed back so it was a good call. Also about gameplay: the running game was pretty effective - even when I was using Sammy Morris, and I thought the pass rush seemed to work well too.

    My only problems are the fact that Tom Hammond is probably the worst announcer in Madden history (not counting the radio guy) although Collinsworth still keeps me from shutting off the the commentary completely. And there's a new play clock system that speeds it up down to about 12 seconds...15 or 16 would be better.

    I haven't explored everything in the game yet so I'm sure there are a couple more negatives, but nothing that's going to ruin everything great about this game. If anyone's still on the fence about it, get off and go buy it!
  • spaghetti
    it's basically the same game the last five years. Defense sucks this year. linebackers with good position will just stand there and watch the receivers catch the ball.
  • Hawkeye4077
    I agree the defensive AI is terrible. At least they didn't go out and make the ridiculous claim that NCAA made about the defense "adaptive intelligence" and not being able to not only run the same play but the same type of play over and over. I debunked that claim within the first 5 minutes of playing NCAA by running the same play over and over and getting positive yards of 4 yards or more about 90% of the time. The same holds true for Madden. There are still too many "money" plays or I should say money routes that the CPU defenders have no chance of stopping. Mind you this holds true even turning up the sliders to the max on CPU defense. I actually thought that the sliders were much more effective in NCAA post patch.
  • KrNx2Oh7
    What ive noticed is that taking kickoffs back for TDs is like ridiculously easy

    ive taken 5 back online in 4 games
    but 2 were called back on holding

    it also seems to help alot if your returner isnt too fast

    johnson cant do anything but ive done 5 tds with finnegan
  • agreed that kick returns seem much easier this year
  • BIGMIK
    I saw that too bro, good call
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