people need to put what platform they are using, as far as we know, you could be playing the Nintendo DS version of Madden.
Here's a good thread on the Wii version over on Operation Sports. You may have to register, but it's well worth it. It's definitely the best sports gaming site on the web. http://forums.operationsports.com/vBulletin/showthread.php?t=216088
Got my PS3 Madden08 at Midnight on Monday, so far I am 1-0 after whipping up on someone playing with the JETS, 27-7 last night. PS3 - DaRapture187 p.s. how you do endzone celebrations?
1. put down the controller 2. yell at top of lungs 3. do a little dance 4. explain to mom that you're not on drugs
EA Sports FINALLY Explains why Madden runs better on the 360. http://www.dailytech.com/EA+Sports+...age+Over+PS3+in+Madden+NFL+08/article8455.htm Nothing that revealing. I think you can infer that their workload was so large with 10 different consoles, working with the new hardware just wasn't the biggest priority. What we have been thinking
I've been playing less and less video games the last few years, last year being almost non-existent. I bought Madden and NCAA out of habit and put both down after a week. This year i ignored NCAA and don't expect to buy Madden on ps2. Perhaps a console change would help? Can't afford to do it for a few months but definitely contemplating it.
I work at Best Buy and yesterday we had Madden for the 360 on a 42 inch LCD with HD and all that jazz and I could hardly do any work it was so beautiful.
I would stay away from the PC version, its usually a port of the ps2 version which is basically a roster update of the previous version. You could try before you buy, if you know what I mean .
PS2 version's fullbacks are finally competent and block not only the guy closest to him (even if he's no threat) He actually leads the RB and tries to go after the best block, which could be not the closest guy, but the one 5 yards down field, that will allow you to break at 15-20 yard run I'm also loving having a competent running back too (Actually, I liked Domanick Davis in 05/06, but he was injury prone *shock*)
(PS3) comments The ratings overhaul is amazing. The difference between great players, good players, serviceable players, and scrubs is the most dynamic in any sports sim ever. Manning can make a passing attack so easy and fun, Shaub... Not so much Passing game is better than NCAA although the computer throws an insane amount of picks, IMO it is a dynasty/franchise mode killer. Online or against friends its fine. NCAA's run game is superior although most gamers will tell you Madden is better. It may be a PS3 60fps issue... NCAA looks better than Madden (once again probably a PS3 issue). Things look jaggier and blurry. However... Madden has better animations, the gang tackling is more realistic. Kickoff game- Even the worst kickers are sending em through the endzone!!! Everyone is complaining about this. However I am convinced EA did this because its easy to gain yards. You would start at your 65 minimum on kickoffs if EA didn't do this. So IMO its no biggie. I like the weapons system. It gives the superstars a "superstar" aura, hard to explain. But it comes off as fun and exciting rather than gimmicky. *they need a clutch weapon* Because the ratings are so dynamic now. And the difference between great and good players is so huge. In addition to the fact that the controls are once again sensitive and responsive... This is the most balanced Madden ever in the sense that you must utilize stick skills and strategy. LBs and DEs in NCAA make insane plays in coverage, in Madden that kind of unrealistic stuff is toned down. Offensive AI is better in NCAA IMO. I prefer NCAA. By a lot. Its simply a more pleasurable experience.
I meant to throw that into the list of reasons I mentioned earlier, but I kind of lumped it together with the others. It did take developers (not just EA) a while to figure out things for the 360, and the 360 is easier to develop for than PS3 (especially when you're not porting code from another machine to it). Although some of the stuff seems a bit off (3 1/2 years developing for 360 vs 1 year developing for PS3), and some of the other stuff I don't think really matters (most of the different versions of Madden require little effort, like the PS2 version, and EA is large enough to get them done anyway).
Madden 360 Review: Same crappy game Proof <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4csaOsnIL4A"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4csaOsnIL4A" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZDPHX4BRSLE"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZDPHX4BRSLE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> I captured this video using my cellphone but still you can clearly see the "Jurdle" exploit is back and more powerful than ever. For those of you who don't know or can't remember, this is the Jump/Hurdle trick that makes you almost impossible to tackle once you master it. I got my copy yesterday and while testing the control in the practice mode with my favorite player Vince Young when I realized Y button does the hurdle and voila I'm off and running right through defenses like I used to do before EA removed this trick a few years ago. Anyway this exploit is so easy to use because it makes the animation system crash and the defense will never tackle you. It has something to do with collision detection which apparently EA still can't fix. Here are some screenshots I took from the same play as in the above video with some captions and commentary added for flavor: 7 defenders around me. Count em up. Not a single one will so much as lay a finger on me. This dude is apparently glitching right through me trying to desperately tackle me. Lame LOL! Another closeup of the morphing glitch. Why it happened? Because I hit the "jurdle" and Madden just crashed. Failed animations. Failed AI. Failure everywhere. Finally the long overdue "hurdle animation" kicks in. Sweet I just ran through 7 guys and this is now being shown on the screen. Look at these dudes all confused playing dead on the field. Too ashamed to get up a face it the fact that they got PWNED!!! Other glitches/exploits Lateral - Use Mike Vick or VY and try mastering the lateral. For some reason the QB pass rating of these 2 make their lateral successful every time without ever fumbling the ball. AKA QB option 24/7. Welcome to NCAA 2008: Madden Edition. Interception/Fumbles - I guarantee at least 8-10 combined turnovers by both teams per game. Champ Bailey = GOD AI "DEFCON" mode - Try getting an early lead on the AI controlled team and soon you will realize how quickly they get back into the game. Your QB becomes a sitting duck, receivers have grease on their hands. While the opposing DB will intercept anything in a 10 yard radius. They will snap the ball right out of your hands for fumbles. Cheap tactics used by the AI to get back in the game. Receivers swatting the ball - This is my favorite glitch so far because the sheer amount of stupidity involved in this. I was playing with Patriots and sent Moss on fly route to the endzone. CB was pressing on man coverage so I pump fake to the inside and lob this baby to the endzone a good 35-40 yards. Moss is wide open with no DB in sight and then he does the most stupid thing I have ever witnessed. He goes up with one had in an attempt to make the fancy catch but ends up swatting his own ball and coughs up a sure TD. RIDICULOUS!!! Final Verdict: This is the same Madden that has been repainted to death over the years. Trying so hard every year make you believe it has changed but no this is nothing more than that. My advice rent and keep it for a week or so because you will lose interest pretty soon. Sorry but if 2K still had the NFL license then Madden could never hold a candle to it.
Your video is crap, Stuff like that happens to me without using hurdle. All I saw in the vid was some nice broken tackles and a few nice moves putting you in the endzone. By the way, have you played 2Ks All-Pro Football? Its not in the same ballpark as Madden,Hell its not even the same league,Damn it ain't even the same !@#$%#@ sport!
