What’s New in Madden NFL 10?
In general the Madden NFL 10 is a more realistic and enjoyable game. And true to its realistic nature, it has always had a few good and bad that has been troubling the entire series. Passing the ball is very realistic and the Pro-Tak adds to the games glamor quotient. Besides this, the lined menus work well to navigate easily and the online franchise works excellently well. The AI is a lot better this time, but on the trend of a bit more fixing to get it just right. The referee cut scenes need to be minimized a little more. And above all the commentary needs a lot more improvement.
The games tweaks are clearly obvious in both their offline and online versions. The Pro-Tak is realistic as advertised and the way the players struggle to pull down the ball carrier is interesting. This seems like a real fight. This game prevents too many breakaways and seemingly has a poor form of down-field blocking.
Also, the AI controlled defenses are a huge setback and their inconsistency keeps nagging every now and then. In major games, it’s easy to find that the AI analysis on each move made and then plans strategically based on this and pulls you down. But despite all this, the passing game is realistic here.
Compared to other versions the fatigue factor plays a more significant role. When the star player is constantly targeted and the balls are aimed at him, he goes down sooner. Another feature is the unfortunate punishments given for repeated play calling due to injuries. Overall, the look and feel of the game is much refined and the improvements in finer details like the players models are easily noticeable.
Also here the fatigue plays a higher role than in previous versions. This helps to make the star player go down by constantly focusing your balls at him. Unfortunately this game calls for punishment in cases of repetitive play calling with injuries. The look of the game is more improved and refined with finer details in terms of player models such as patches, and the presentation elements that add to the TV broadcast feel.
Also, certain time for no obvious reason the fans on the stands face their backs to the players. Plus focusing on the depth of field gives way to slight visual distortion before the game starts, which gets set after a second or two. The commentary is real bad and this is the weakest part of this game. Chris Collinsworth has made good effort to give interesting comments while his play by play man Tom Hammond is terrible. His commentary is bland and lacks anything interesting.
It’s nice to know that the EA has taken great care to go down to the fundamentals of the game with Madden NFL 10 and made some constructive changes with regard to that. While the passing game is much more refined here, the running game is good compared to other versions. The Offline franchises and the Pro-Tak are reason enough for anyone to get involved in this year. ’s game. Also, the new co-option feature which lets two people to play on the same system is another added feature. The camera and its positioning need more improvement. Also, the inconsistencies on the AI defense mechanism need to be taken care of. Irrespective of these setbacks, the game is still a hit and with just these minor changes it would be the best game ever played.
Die hard NFL fans are going to enjoy this game. Others might want to rent Madden NFL-10 before they buy it. Find more game reviews and information on online video game rentals at GameRentalCentral.
