Madden NFL 10
Madden NFL is an American football video game series that has been around for years. In fact, it has been around for over a decade now. The newest installment in the series is Madden NFL 10, available for PS3 and X360, which was released on August 14th.
To be honest, I never have been thrilled by sports video games. I couldn’t see how pressing controller buttons could ever make a game feel realistic, but I always heard complaints from my friends about how unrealistic the sports video games they were playing were.
“Well, of course,” I thought, “You’re not even making motions like the real thing.” What I didn’t realize was that the point of the games wasn’t to make the players have the realistic feeling of playing the game; it was rather to simulate a plausible game. The realistic aspect applies to the plays made and the commentary given; this is how the games can be rated. The biggest question a reviewer asks is, “Is this game responding to my controls and administering entertaining results?”
Despite improvements over NFL 09, the Madden NFL series still has some problems to work out. The commentary is still very repetitive; it fits each situation well, but it can’t be that hard to add a few more possible comments to each situation, can it? Gamespot mentions, “Downfield run blocking still needs work.” However, the passing provides more game-like results, and players have even more options than ever before.
Overall, the best change over Madden NFL 09 is the easier menu. Players spend a lot of time building a strong team, and that requires constant switching of players in the game. Having a better, streamlined menu eliminates much of the time spent on the menu screen and increases the amount of time spent actually enjoying the game. If you own an older Madden NFL, is the upgrade worth it? After trying the game, I think the producers of Madden NFL still have a few kinks to work out before I actually buy it.
