Madden 10

[ManuTP9]

Madden Football has sucked since the first playstation game.

It's not even worth playing. I would rather not play a football game than one that's pretending to be a sim but is a horrible representation of the sport.

THE best football games are as follows:

1a. NFL 2k5
1b. Tecmo Super Bowl

That's it.

yeah i used to always play NFL 2k5 that game was good.

[IronMexican]

Chris Johnson a baller

http://www.gamespot.com/sports/blogs...n-ratings.html

During the show, Eisen and company revealed the top ten players at several positions in the upcoming Madden 10, as well as their overall ratings. Here's how things will break down this season:

Quarterback
(Name, Team)
1 Peyton Manning -- Indianapolis
2 Tom Brady -- New England
3 Drew Brees -- New Orleans
4 Kurt Warner -- Arizona
5 Ben Roethlisberger -- Pittsburgh
6 Donovan McNabb -- Philadelphia
7 Tony Romo -- Dallas
8 Philip Rivers -- San Diego
9 Jay Cutler -- Chicago
10 Eli Manning - New York
(Sorry, wasn't quick enough on the draw to grab the QBs' overall ratings)

Wide Receiver
(Name, Team, Overall Rating)
1 Larry Fitzgerald -- Arizona -- 99
2 Andre Johnson -- Houston -- 98
3 Steve Smith -- Carolina -- 97
4 Randy Moss -- New England -- 96
5 Reggie Wayne -- Indianapolis -- 95
6 Anquan Boldin -- Arizona -- 94
Roddy White -- Atlanta -- 94
8 Wes Welker -- New England -- 93
9 Brandon Marshall -- Denver -- 92
Calvin Johnson -- Detroit -- 92

Tight End
(Name, Team, Overall Rating)
1 Tony Gonzalez -- Atlanta -- 98
2 Jason Witten -- Dallas -- 97
3 Antonio Gates -- San Diego -- 95
4 Chris Cooley -- Washington -- 91
Dallas Clark -- Indianapolis -- 91
6 Kellen Winslow -- Tampa Bay -- 90
Heath Miller -- Pittsburgh -- 90
8 Owen Daniels -- Houston -- 89
9 John Carlson -- Seattle -- 87
10 Jeremy Shockey -- New Orleans -- 86

Running Back
(Name, Team, Overall Rating)
1 Adrian Peterson -- Minnesota -- 98
2 Brian Westbrook -- Philadelphia -- 97
3 Michael Turner -- Atlanta -- 95
DeAngelo Williams -- Carolina -- 95
5 Clinton Portis -- Washington -- 94
LaDanian Tomlinson -- San Diego -- 94
7 Steven Jackson -- St. Louis -- 93
Frank Gore -- San Francisco -- 93
9 Maurice Jones-Drew -- Jacksonville -- 92
10 Marion Barber -- Dallas -- 91

Defenders
(Name, Team, Position, Overall Rating)
1 Albert Haynesworth -- Washington -- DT -- 99
Ed Reed -- Baltimore -- FS -- 99
Troy Polamalu -- Pittsburgh -- SS -- 99
Nnamdi Asomugha -- Oakland -- CB -- 99
Jared Allen -- Minnesota -- DE -- 99
6 James Harrison -- Pittsburgh -- OLB - 98
Justin Tuck -- New York Giants -- DE -- 98
DeMarcus Ware -- Dallas -- OLB -- 98
Adrian Wilson -- Arizona -- SS -- 98
Patrick Willis -- San Francisco -- MLB -- 98

Next up were the movers and shakers, the players who have had seen the biggest year-on-year swing (either positively or negatively) in their overall Madden rating. First up, the bad news:

Shakers
DeAngelo Hall -- Washington CB
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 93
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 68
Difference: -25

Matt Leinart -- Arizona QB
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 85
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 62
Difference: -23

Devin Thomas--Washington WR
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 81
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 63
Difference: -18

Torrey Holt -- Jacksonville WR
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 96
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 84
Difference: -12

Fred Smoot -- Washington CB
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 87
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 76
Difference: -11

Finally, take a look at the players who improved most from the previous Madden game. You'll notice more than one rookie on this list:

Movers
Chris Johnson -- Oakland CB
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 67
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 82
Difference: +14

Steve Slaton -- Houston RB
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 74
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 87
Difference: +13

DeAngelo Williams--Carolina RB
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 84
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 95
Difference: +11

Matt Forte -- Chicago RB
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 80
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 89
Difference: +9

Matt Cassel -- Kansas City QB
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 76
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 83
Difference: +7

So there you go; a first look at some of the ratings in Madden NFL 10. Who do you think should be tops at each position in the game?

[BacktoBasics]

Great post. I really like how they've decided to spread out the ratings a little more this year.

[Cry Havoc]

the only people that say this are people that suck at madden, upset that they cant "Bo Jackson" over everyone like in Tecmo Bowl.

But Tecmo Super Bowl did kick ass.

Okay man, just keep telling yourself that.I have never found a sports game that I couldn't dominate.

But Madden isn't fun to play... so why WOULD I want to dominate it? Name the year of Madden you think is awesome and I can tell you why it sucks.

[stretch]

Okay man, just keep telling yourself that.I have never found a sports game that I couldn't dominate.

But Madden isn't fun to play... so why WOULD I want to dominate it? Name the year of Madden you think is awesome and I can tell you why it sucks.

lol butthurt over spurs loss

why dont your put your mouth where your balls are, get on PSN one day, and get curbstomped by me in some madden?

[IronMexican]

stretch has a ps3? What a noob.

[IronMexican]

DHB is gonna beast.

[IronMexican]

[dirk4mvp]

Brown's faster than that. Crabtree already a 84

[BacktoBasics]

There's a new blog update. Going a little further into the Pro-Tac system. This platform for pushing piles and gang tackling has me pretty ing excited.

[stretch]

stretch has a ps3? What a noob.

i got accounts on both. i primarily play on 360, but can play on ps3 as well.

[SAtown]

I'm always a little hesitant to get excited about Madden games cuz they always end up sucking hard, but this pic looks pretty ridiculous

[Walter Herrmann]

madden is highly overrated. saying that, ill probably pick up the NCAA game since EA decided to be a little less lazy and actually build my schools 30,000 seat stadium instead of giving us a generic 100,000 seat stadium like in last years edition. however, the best football game was 2k5, remember how good it was and remember that it was also 30 dollars cheaper than madden 05.

[IronMexican]

Best defensive player in Madden?

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/sports/foo...Madden-10.html

[IronMexican]

Good news sons. There is an automatic drop-back in this Madden. What that means is the QB can't scramble till he is done with his 5 step drop-back. This is going to be good for those QB scrambles at the goal line. Scoring in there is going to get a lot harder.

[florige]

I'm determined to not give up on this game. It seems like they have gotten rid of all the stupid little glitches it has had over the last few years. I am really curious to see the halftime show, and the weekly highlights. If it is on the same level as 2k was I am sold. That is what made that game so much fun. I don't mind at all if a game is difficult, just don't make it difficult and glitchy at the same time.

[florige]

I don't understand how Flacco can not be on that list as an improved player from last year. Or Matt Ryan for that matter.

[Cry Havoc]

It's

Still

Gonna

Suck

And it's going to eat up glowing magazine/website rating reviews who play it for half a season and declare it the best football game ever, before users get ahold of it and find out that you can cause X number of fumbles per game, run for 500 yards per game, or play a cheat defense that takes advantage of the way the game runs it's offensive progression and results in a nearly unbreakable D.

Mark it down. It's happened every single freaking year. EA does not care if their product simulates the real thing down to the letter, it's going to have 10,000,000 sheep buying their game anyway. It's been ty for 10 years (with 2003 being a possible exception), what makes this year any different?

[spursfan1000]

I'm going to get this game for Ps3, and I hope it dosen't dissapoint me.
Last Madden game I had was madden 09 for ps2 and it blowed.

[BacktoBasics]

It's

Still

Gonna

Suck

And it's going to eat up glowing magazine/website rating reviews who play it for half a season and declare it the best football game ever, before users get ahold of it and find out that you can cause X number of fumbles per game, run for 500 yards per game, or play a cheat defense that takes advantage of the way the game runs it's offensive progression and results in a nearly unbreakable D.

Mark it down. It's happened every single freaking year. EA does not care if their product simulates the real thing down to the letter, it's going to have 10,000,000 sheep buying their game anyway. It's been ty for 10 years (with 2003 being a possible exception), what makes this year any different?

I would typically agree with this type of post. However their sales numbers were down about 30% from the previous year. They pushed hard to communicate in the forums and the game developers have been up front and actively working with the public. I've seen no less than 10 gameplay shortcomings (not just visual ones) be addressed with video proof of the changes simply based on public demand on the Operation Sports forum. There are serious improvements and I think the guys developing the games have made some pretty significant strides this year. Also the inclusion of the guy who developed Head Coach looks to be a pretty good move. We should have nearly a fully transplanted Association by next year.

I think we get at least a solid product this year. Not the best ever but very solid.

[Phillip]

It's

Still

Gonna

Suck

And it's going to eat up glowing magazine/website rating reviews who play it for half a season and declare it the best football game ever, before users get ahold of it and find out that you can cause X number of fumbles per game, run for 500 yards per game, or play a cheat defense that takes advantage of the way the game runs it's offensive progression and results in a nearly unbreakable D.

Mark it down. It's happened every single freaking year. EA does not care if their product simulates the real thing down to the letter, it's going to have 10,000,000 sheep buying their game anyway. It's been ty for 10 years (with 2003 being a possible exception), what makes this year any different?

You expect too much, instead of playing it for what it is... a ing video game.

Yeah, there are some glitches here and there, but EVERY GAME HAS THEM. It's just that a game like Madden has such a compe ive fanbase that some heads spend all their time trying to find ways to utilize these to their advantage. Just don't play the game with those morons. Play it the way its supposed to be played with other people who play it for the same reason, and it's a damn good game.

[resistanze]

What was that ing Madden game that made you automatically fumble whenever you started building a lead? Madden 07? That was the last Madden I ever played.

[Cry Havoc]

You expect too much, instead of playing it for what it is... a ing video game.

Sorry, I guess, "Not wanting a game to suck" is setting my standards too high.

Seriously though, that's a ridiculous statement to make. Games will not get better unless gamers demand more from the people who make them. You can continue to be a sheep and s out $60 for the SAME GAME every year, but that's now how I choose to spend my money.

Yeah, there are some glitches here and there, but EVERY GAME HAS THEM.

7 interceptions per game is not a glitch. Sorry. It's just not. There's no arguing this point, either. You're wrong. Madden isn't full of glitches. It's full of gameplay.

It's just that a game like Madden has such a compe ive fanbase that some heads spend all their time trying to find ways to utilize these to their advantage.

No, it's "just that" EA has never been able to make a football game that's a faithful recreation of the sport. Being able to run the same 4 running plays for an entire season to run for 2600 yards and a 15-1 record with 38 points per game is not a result of gamers taking advantage of a system. It's a broken system that does not accurately represent football.

Just don't play the game with those morons. Play it the way its supposed to be played with other people who play it for the same reason, and it's a damn good game.

No, it isn't. Madden has not been a "damn good game" in almost a decade. NFL 2k5 is still a better football game than any Madden ever created. THAT game has glitches, but it relatively accurately depicts how a football game is supposed to work.

Madden is an arcade game disguised as a sports simulation that has never been able to give any kind of a realistic statline when the 4th quarter ends.

[J.T.]

CH is pissed because I played him on Live today and ran "PA Middle" on 3rd and goal a few times, effectively giving him no way to prevent a touchdown. My screen flashed "The connection to your opponent has been lost" a few seconds after I was up 28-3.

[Cry Havoc]

CH is pissed because I played him on Live today and ran "PA Middle" on 3rd and goal a few times, effectively giving him no way to prevent a touchdown. My screen flashed "The connection to your opponent has been lost" a few seconds after I was up 28-3.

Man, that might have a shred of credibility if I have owned a single Madden le in the past 5 years.