Madden 2006 preview

Wingspan · August 10, 2005, 12:37:45 PM

anyone ever play the one really old football game where you picked a play and then a screen showed X's and O's that ran it? it was out in 84/85ish. i used to love that game. i played as CHI all the time, the HB sweep was a killer, #34CHI....we'd play it to see who'd break 1000 yards in one game. i did it twice.

General_Failure · August 10, 2005, 12:55:39 PM

Mike Ditka Power Football, the only football game you need. It had a cutscene for field goals and calypso music.

mussa · August 10, 2005, 01:10:52 PM

my record in tecmo bowl is somewhere around 500-1. i only lost once. i will crush you in tecmo.

Dillen · August 10, 2005, 03:26:27 PM

Quote from: MURP on August 10, 2005, 11:39:29 AM
suck it up nancys. If you want an easy game you can go into settings and turn the vision cone off,

Its pretty easy for me.

mussa · August 10, 2005, 05:53:33 PM

im starting to get the hang of it now. the truck stick on offense is awesome! theres nothing better than running over two defenders on your way to the endzone. i happened to be playing against the eagles in the superstar mode and I ran over Trotter with my receiver and hes gone for the year with a "severe concussion"

anyway i got the roster memory card for ncaa 06 and i plan on starting the heisman race in ncaa 06 as well as franchise for madden 06. i can upload the rosters to madden then with real college players instead of fake ones. sweetness

MURP · August 11, 2005, 09:44:47 AM

one thing i've found to be an issue is punt returns. seems 99% of the time I go to return a punt there is a guy ready to crush me as soon as I catch it which results in a lot of fumbles. So fair catching seems to be a must far to often.

Wingspan · August 11, 2005, 09:48:31 AM

Quote from: MURP on August 11, 2005, 09:44:47 AM
one thing i've found to be an issue is punt returns. seems 99% of the time I go to return a punt there is a guy ready to crush me as soon as I catch it which results in a lot of fumbles. So fair catching seems to be a must far to often.

just go adjust the "CPU Punt Length" slider. that happened to me last year, fixing the slider worked wonders and made it more realistic.

mussa · August 11, 2005, 09:53:39 AM

Quote from: MURP on August 11, 2005, 09:44:47 AM
one thing i've found to be an issue is punt returns. seems 99% of the time I go to return a punt there is a guy ready to crush me as soon as I catch it which results in a lot of fumbles. So fair catching seems to be a must far to often.

I fargin hate that too!

Anyway I played last night and am starting to really like the pass cone. I especially like it on defense, you know where the ball is gonna go then. I try to switch lineman and swat the ball and or switch to the DB thats in the area.

MURP · August 11, 2005, 09:55:18 AM

Ill give that a try, Wingspan. What exactly does it do?

Wingspan · August 11, 2005, 09:56:58 AM

it gives your opposition punter more strength, and they'll punt it an extra 5-10 yards, giving you a little more room for a realistic return.

like i mentioned. i found the same thing in 2005...and the punter slider fixed it.

MURP · August 11, 2005, 09:59:06 AM

thanks.

MURP · August 11, 2005, 10:04:11 AM

last night i tried the superstar thing... turned myself into a QB and got drafted by the Rams in the top of the 3rd round. Terrell Davis is the mentor and I got an agent who wants to use me for publicity. Interviewed with Rich Eisen on NFL total access, tried to get me to say that I was gonna take over and make Marc Bulger be the backup. ha!

thrillhouse · August 11, 2005, 10:21:27 AM

I guess it jsut takes a little getting used to.
Also, they have a preset controller configuration that is the same as madden 2005 if you're lazy like me and don't want to learn a new controller configuration.

mussa · August 11, 2005, 11:04:54 AM

Quote from: thrillhouse on August 11, 2005, 10:21:27 AM
I guess it jsut takes a little getting used to.
Also, they have a preset controller configuration that is the same as madden 2005 if you're lazy like me and don't want to learn a new controller configuration.

you'll get it down eventually, ive noticed ive improved already. one way to improve is to practice throwing ALOT. In superstar mode u go through training camp, two practices a day. I would pick pass plays because i created a wide receiver, to amp up his skills. im starting to get it down now.

hbionic · August 12, 2005, 03:46:38 PM

Just tried it last night for the first time. The raiders have a sweet running game. Fargas in a maniac on the field with 94 speed and surprising toughness. Lamont Jordan rolls over people. Next to the Eagles, that's my favorite team on the game. Detroit has a nice running game with Kevin Jones. They feel pretty good. The Jets feel good as well...with a good D.