Importing Plays In Madden from Head Coach
August 17, 2008 by pastapadre · 14 Comments
The integration between NFL Head Coach 09 and Madden 09 is limited to the exporting of plays from Head Coach to Madden. I wanted to try this out in an effort to see how easily it can be done and how well it works. What I found is that it’s relatively easy but doesn’t work exactly as expected.
I’ve put together a video going through the entire process, from the creation and exporting of a play in Head Coach to the importing and usage of a play in Madden. Continue on to watch it as well as read my thoughts on the feature.
NFL Head Coach 09 Online Play Impressions
August 12, 2008 by pastapadre · 16 Comments
NFL Head Coach 09 decided to go the unique route of using a supersim setup for online play. Thoughts on this decision seemed to be split. Most people would prefer to watch the plays and have full coach control, but in turn that would lead to a time commitment upwards of an hour.
Most of my time spent today was through online. I’ve included a video showing off a full first quarter and part of the second. Continue on to watch that as well as read my online play thoughts.
NFL Head Coach 09 Roster Update #1 Details
August 12, 2008 by pastapadre · 18 Comments
Producer Josh Looman has made the basic details of the first roster update for NFL Head Coach 09 available. As stated in the Q&A the plan is for another update during the opening week of the NFL season and then a new one every two weeks. The updates apply to anyone who starts after the draft rather than before it and for online play.
NFL Head Coach 09 Q&A
August 6, 2008 by pastapadre · 42 Comments
Thanks to suggestions from the community I was able to compile a list of questions for NFL Head Coach 09 producer Josh Looman. While a lot has already been answered over the last few months these were questions that seemed valuable given the imminent release alongside Madden 09 in the Collector’s Edition. I also sought to get a look at the online play aspect of the game and screenshots from that may come later today.
Will there be a demo for the game?
Yes. In fact, it will be completely different than any sports game demo you’ve ever seen before. We’re not just giving you the opportunity to play a Coach Now game. We’re giving you a whole lot more!
NFL Head Coach 09 Create-A-Coach
August 5, 2008 by pastapadre · 14 Comments
The full Q&A on NFL Head Coach 09 is coming soon (likely tomorrow) along with screenshots from online play. To get out in front of that though he has sent over a handful of screens showing the Create-A-Coach feature which had been a specific request made through the comments.
While you have the choice of taking over an existing coach some of the Xbox 360 achievements are tied into using a created one. You’ll be able to shape the appearance, skills, and personality of the created coach. Click on the images below to view.
Questions About NFL Head Coach 09?
July 29, 2008 by pastapadre · 38 Comments
Do you have any questions about NFL Head Coach 09? Producer Josh Looman has offered to take the time to respond to topics the community would be like to know more about. I’ll be compiling a list of questions to send off within the next day or two so make sure to leave your suggestions in the comments.
It’s hard to believe that not only is Madden 09 two weeks away but so is Head Coach (if purchasing the 20th Anniversary Edition). It’s going to be difficult budgeting time with all the sports titles releasing over the next two plus months.
Another NFL Head Coach 09 Full Game Video
July 19, 2008 by pastapadre · 20 Comments
With everything around the release of NCAA Football 09 and the anticipation towards Madden, it seems as though NFL Head Coach 09 has taken a back seat. But the release of Head Coach along with Madden in the 20th Anniversary Edition is barely three weeks away. At the community event it was a difficult environment to really take in this game, which has far more to it than can be experienced in a single day. I found myself to be more interested in the off-the-field activities such as the draft, but much of that was probably due to not yet being comfortable with all the options during a game to take advantage of them.
The first video showing a full game of Head Coach featured the Dolphins and Patriots which didn’t make for much of a contest. This time around it is the Cowboys-Giants rivalry that is on display. Continue on to view the full game as broken down by quarter.
Full game of NFL Head Coach 09
June 21, 2008 by pastapadre · 33 Comments
NFL Head Coach 09 was a difficult game to jump into at a community event. The almost overwhelming number of options and the overall depth of the title was too much to experience in that short period of time and in that environment. My personal feeling was I would probably be SuperSimming most of the games but really get into the offseason and draft process. What’s great about Head Coach is there are several different ways you can play it. Whether it be in that manner or delegating to others in the organization and just managing the games if you wanted to, you can dictate the experience you want to have.
One thing that didn’t get shown out of the event was the process of actually coaching a game and seeing how it all comes together. Head Coach 09 designer Donny Moore has posted a video (broken into four parts) of a full game. You can watch the Patriots vs Dolphins from start to finish by continuing on and be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments.
More Football Community Event Videos
June 1, 2008 by pastapadre · 97 Comments
I went through and pulled out some of the better clips that I had taken over the two days with Madden 09, NFL Head Coach 09, and NCAA Football 09. With Madden there is a lengthy superstar mode one which displays from the perspective of a RB, QB, CB, and DE, along with a few gameplay sequences. Head Coach has a short gameplay clip, a lengthy one displaying the play creator (which you can actually put together plays much faster than I show in that), and one that flips through all of the NFL’s coaches. Finally with NCAA there are a couple highlight videos which I liked a lot.
Previous videos can be found in the hands-on reports over the past few days. Continue on to view the videos.
NFL Head Coach 09 hands-on report
May 29, 2008 by pastapadre · 23 Comments
As mentioned in the live blog, NFL Head Coach is a difficult game to assess after a handful of hours. This game is packed full of options to an almost overwhelming degree. The session began with a producer presentation which stretched on for about 45 minutes as they discussed different areas and answered some questions. Even after all that time there was many aspects of the game that hadn’t been touched on. That really is a testament to how much thought went into the making of the game.
