Madden 2006 preview

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visioncone is their new selling point.  guess everyone will be the Colts next year.   

[MURP]

here is the IGN version.  link

[Diomedes]

They get exclusive rights, and this is what they come up with? 

[Wingspan]

i would be happy if they just fixed the existing bugs and stuff.

[General_Failure]

i would be happy if they just fixed the existing bugs and stuff.

It's not in the budget.

[hbionic]

I think its going to suck. To much to do before the snap.

[General_Failure]

And it looks kinda stupid. Ah well, I didn't plan on buying it anyway.

Maybe they'll come out with a whole slew of Cone features. I'd like a Cone of Silence feature for John and Al.

[hbionic]

BOOM!

[mussa]

That seems like alot to do.  Its hard enough sometimes just to sit in the pocket for a few seconds.  I like the idea of controlling wether its a high pass(jump) or if its thrown behind the receiver.  That helps depending on how the d-back is defending.  Or if you have a smaller defender, u can just throw high passes and have your receiver out-jump them.  Other than that it sounds like a pain in the ass, but im sure is easy to master after you play it a bunch of times. 

I persoanlly wanted to see a offensive hit stick.  Maybe combo, like R1 and hit stick for a sick juke move or R2 for an extra strong stiff arm.  Or hold triangle and hit stick and just run the defender over.  Of course if the defender hit the hit stick also then it would be up to that players ratings to see which player wins the contact situation.  I think that would be awesome. 

Another improvement they need to work on is overall movement when tackling.  ESPN's tackling sequences are more realistic.  I'd like to see players who run into each other actually be effected, players that arn't necesarily involved with the play.  I also think they need a jump button when controlling the runner.  Especially when diving for firstdowns, touchdowns and goal-line runs or sneaks. You could be able to dive high, hurdle or dive low.  I like how in 05 you make a dive when running down the sideline for a touchdown, but 100 percent of the time if a defender hits u in the air he completly stops u, wether hes a linebacker or d-back.  In reality some backs are bigger and will plow through.  Id like to see that implemented.

[Geowhizzer]

From the article:

As one of the producers for Madden NFL 2006 recently told us, Madden players choose pass plays roughly 70 percent of the time when playing the game.

I didn't know that Andy Reid was such a Madden fan! 

[hbionic]

They should get rid of glitches, bitches!

[Wingspan]

in 2005, i tried to play an entire season with running every play. i did it in 2 days when i had the flu.

i finished with a 10-6 record, buckhalter had 1700 yard, westbrook had over 2800. ritchie had abour 400 and McNabb had about 700.... TO held out by week 10 wanting a raise

[MDS]

Basically all I do is pass. Should help me, I guess.

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more Madden info and screen shots

and dont get to hyped about that commercial.  According to the article, that Madden commercial on during the draft was an artists vision of what the next gen console Madden may look like.   

[Zanshin]

That NFL exclusivity still bugs me.