Madden NFL 09
| Madden NFL 09 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | EA Tiburon |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
| Series | Madden NFL |
| Engine | Proprietary |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable |
| Release | US: August 12, 2008[1] UK: August 15, 2008 |
| Genre(s) | Football sports game |
Madden NFL 09 is the 2009 edition of the American football video game series published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. It is currently in production. It will be the nineteenth installment in the Madden NFL video game franchise. The game is confirmed for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Playstation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii, and Nintendo DS consoles.[1]
EA Sports has announced details of the 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of Madden NFL 09, which will be available only for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It will include NFL Head Coach 09, exclusive classic Madden gameplay, and bonus video content. The price of the set will be $89.99 and the release date has been set for August 12, 2008.[1]
"Starting on April 17 2008, Madden 09 producer Phil Frazier, who took over for the departing David Ortiz, is actively responding to questions on the official forum for the game. While there are some things he obviously can’t go into detail on there have been several interesting pieces of information to come out of it." [2]
"Madden Mondays" Starting on April 14 2008, Exclusively at the GameStop blog, a different and new feature will be revealed for Madden NFL 09 every Monday that nobody else knows about. "These are not necessarily THE new features of Madden NFL 09, but they are nonetheless interesting features that the good folks at EA Sports will reveal to gamestop before they give them to anyone else. While they are keeping many of the core features under wraps until later, you can rest assured that they are working to make Madden NFL 09 the most realistic experience ever."[3]
New Features
- User-Controlled Celebrations. Now you will be in control after a touchdown, and a simple push of the "celebrate" button will allow your player to spring into action. If that player happens to be known for his elaborate celebrations, then he'll perform some of those that you've seen him do in real life. For example, a player like Terrell Owens has more than 10 of his familiar celebrations available. Not only will unique players have unique celebrations, but different "Hot Spots" in the end zone will feature different celebrations, as well, like dunking over the goal post or hot-shotting in the corner of the end zone. Specific stadiums will even feature their own local celebrations. Can you say, "Lambeau Leap?" We've also been told that an extra "hidden" control will let you steal an opponent's celebration so you can really rub it in. However, you'll have to discover that one on your own" [4]
- New Announcers. The old radio announcer will be gone and there will be new announcers who have yet to be named.
- Offensive Line Slide Protection. "Offensive line slide protection will be returning." [5]
- "Video and Screenshot Features (ability to save replays and screenshots)". "It sounds as though the video and screenshot feature for EA Sports World found in NCAA Football has been added." [6]
- Glitches. Glitches like disconnect glitches, jetpacking and spectacular catch glitches have all be fixed.
- John Madden. "Also John Madden will be used in the game but supposedly not in the way we would expect (eliminate his possible return as commentator).[7]
- Uniforms. All uniforms will be fixed from last year.
- Weather "To give Mother Nature the respect she deserves, they've overhauled everything from Madden 08 to give you a movie-like experience. One of these overhauls is fog, and lots of it. It gives a greater sense of depth and scale and makes the stadiums seem huge. We've heard that no two snowflakes are alike, and although we haven't seen every flake in Madden 09, we can tell you the snow is more realistic than ever. You'll see deeper snow on the fields, with dramatic accumulation and realistic wear from play. Player's footsteps will leave imprints, snow will be piled on the sidelines and the yardage lines will be shoveled, just like in a real game. We probably won't see a snowplow clearing off a space for a field goal since the NFL banned their use after the infamous 1982 "Snowplow Game." But you never know."[8]
- Stadiums Improved color correction and stadium light bloom mean that you'll see the steam of a player's breath on a frosty night, as well as splashes of water when his feet hit the rain-covered turf. And the 3-dimensional interaction that snow and rain particles have with the wind may tempt you to bundle up when you play. You'll see it all at a movie-quality 60 FPS rate on the Xbox 360 and PS3. All of these subtle differences add up to give you an immersive NFL experience that may tempt you to bundle up."[9]
Cover athlete
On the Xbox Live Marketplace, a banner ad declared the cover athlete announcement would be held on April 25th, 2008.
PC Version
EA-Sports announced that they will not be releasing Madden NFL 09 for PC. This news upset many Madden 08 PC users and [1] (a Madden fansite) will be working on a giant mod for Madden 08 known as "Football-Freaks NFL 09".a
References
- ^ a b c EA Press Release, Business Wire
- ^ http://forums.ea.com/mboards/thread.jspa?threadID=359444&start=0&tstart=0
- ^ http://www.gamestop.com/gs/blog/
- ^ http://www.gamestop.com/gs/blog/
- ^ http://www.pastapadre.com/2540/madden-09-producer-interacting-with-community
- ^ http://www.pastapadre.com/2540/madden-09-producer-interacting-with-community
- ^ http://www.pastapadre.com/2540/madden-09-producer-interacting-with-community
- ^ http://www.gamestop.com/gs/blog/
- ^ http://www.gamestop.com/gs/blog/
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