Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Poll: Favorite Addition So Far to Madden 11
Recently I posted a poll to gauge what new addition to NCAA Football 11 was the most highly anticipated at the time. Now with a bunch of information having spilled already for Madden 11 it presents a good opportunity to get an early feel for what new element of the game is creating the most excitement. Two of the items on the list, the GameFlow play-calling and locomotion engine, have been extensively detailed by EA Sports. The other two main ones to this point are Gus Johnson as the play-b...
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Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions
Tecmo Bowl Throwback is basically a carbon copy of Tecmo Super Bowl with a few notable exceptions. There is now a "3D" mode with updated graphics, online play has been added, and the game lost all elements of the NFL license. (more…)...
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NCAA 11: Real Assignment AI
EA Sports has posted a new blog detailing improvements to blocking assignments in the run game for NCAA Football 11. There is also a video that demonstrates a few of the changes by comparing NCAA 10 to NCAA 11. Check out the full blog posting here where some new screenshots are included along with explanations of the changes and effects they have. In NCAA Football 11 you’re going to find shotgun runs to be more effective than they have ever been in any of our games. In college footba...
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Madden Rookie Screenshots: AFC
Those of you who follow on Twitter and Facebook have been able to check out screenshots of some of the rookies in their pro uniforms over the course of the week. Those are still up and can be most easily found in the Facebook photo album (make sure to "like" the page while there!). These screens go beyond that group, offering up different shots of the same players and screens of others who were drafted. I tried to grab as many as possible in Madden 10 by using the NCAA 10 draft classes. It ...
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Tecmo Bowl Throwback Gameplay Vids
I went ahead and recorded a couple quick videos from Tecmo Bowl Throwback. I have mixed feelings on the game right now, which I'll lay out in an upcoming impressions posting, but these videos are a good opportunity to at least see the game in action. The first video is a scoring drive where IĂ‚Â switched between "3D" and "2D" views to display the difference, while the final two videos come out of an online game. Continue on to watch and leave your thoughts in the comments! (more…)...
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Madden 11 GameFlow Video
The introduction of the GameFlow play-calling system in Madden 11 is clearly going to be the feature that gets the most promotion this year. It seems that EA Sports believes this feature will have wide spread appeal and bring in some gamers who may be intimidated by the intricacies of the game. It has already been discussed in some videos, brief details laid out in the press release, previewed by various sites, and got spotlighted in the first trailer. Now EA has posted an even more detaile...
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Tecmo Bowl Throwback Now Available (360)
Tecmo Bowl Throwback arrived for download on XBLA early this morning and carries a price of 800 MS points ($10). A release date for the PS3 still has not been announced. Tecmo Bowl Throwback is a remake of Tecmo Super Bowl and contains the same rosters from 1993. The team and player names will be changed, due to the lack of NFL license, but the rosters will be identical in terms of player makeup. If you are interested in looking them over they can be found here. The game features the abil...
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Grading the NFL Draft for Madden 11
With the NFL Draft complete teams have begun to take shape for the coming season. How they will perform in Madden 11 can be examined based on the early ratings out for rookies and other draft deals that were made. I've gone though and graded each team based on their drafts and expected impact in Madden 11. Taken into consideration are the base ratings for the rookies from the first three rounds, the importance of their positions, and potential improvement at those positions compared to last...
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