Madden '10

[fazzle]

Has anyone downloaded the AFL Legacy pack? I was just wondering if it was worth it (probably not).

One of my friends has it. All it adds is alternate jerseys, an "old school" camera filter, and some AFL Madden Moments

 

[BruiserBrody]

My Madden game just wigged out during the off season options. The Free Agent list was empty and I had no option to resign any of my players and it wouldn't let me bypass to the Draft

 

[Obi Chris Kenobi]

What season was that during, Brody? I remember that being a bug in Madden 08/09 too, which they fixed after a few months.

 

[Broward83]

Just throwin this out to Matt and Leo..

If either of you were interested in getting a bit of help to run the league, I'd be more than happy to be co-commish for either league. It'd help keep the leagues moving and what-not since I'm usually always around to at least bump the week along and what not..

 

[fazzle]

And don't forget about the what not either.

 

[Broward83]

well see, that's the most important part, you know?

 

[Matt Young]

Detailed listof all changes in the latest roster update:

http://www.pastapadre.com/2009/10/01/madden-10-roster-update-5-details

 

[oldskool]

Gah, I just Buffalo'd myself. Up 24-21, I call timeout with 12 seconds left as the Rams go to kick the game-tying field goal. They make it, but my backup return man (starter got injured) fumbles & Rams recover in field goal range with 1 second left. They make that kick too.

At least I injured their starting QB for six weeks by dislocating his hip.

 

[Broward83]

So I've found a few interesting things in Madden:

Year 7 in Franchise...team facts become completely random. I get info about the Browns or Bears instead of Houston.

For a few online games, I've seen the temp as 242* degrees.

 

[oldskool]

Patch #1 broke the facts, because they don't work in year 4 or 5 either. Haven't seen the temp issues though.

 

[2GOLD]

I love how my kicker, my back-up quarterback and my fifth wide out are my highest selling jerseys in the crowd apparently. Who knew Martin Prater, Colt Brennan, and Chad Jackson would develop such a huge following in Denver?

 

[tonyjaymz03]

Started a new franchise with the new patch, this time as the browns.

The first season was a wash....Brady Quinn was injured for the season so I had the awesomeness of Derek Anderson....until he got injured in week 12. Thank God for Sexxy Rexxy or my season would've really been lost.

I ended the season 4-12. Fired Mangini and then hired Gregg Williams to be my new headcoach. Lost Braylon Edwards and Brodney Pool to free agency(both asked for far more money than I was willing to spend on them). Traded Anderson to the 49ers for Nate Davis, Michael Robinson, and 5th round pick. Traded Jamal Lewis to the Bears for a 5th and 7th round pick. Traded my 1st round pick(3rd overall) to the Eagles for their 2nd rounder, Macho Harris, and some offensive lineman, I can't remember off hand. In free agency, I went for low cost, young players I thought could help my team and some veterans that would add depth:Jameel McClain, a few offensive linemen for depth, Justin Bannan(not young but paid him as a low-end d.end, but then converted him to DT, which took him from 72 ovr to 80 ovr), Lito Shepperd, etc. I drafted well, getting a starting caliber SS in the 2nd, a fast as hell killer ROLB in the 3rd, and a fucking steal in the 6th-a FS who ended up being 87 ovr. Turns out I didn't need to trade for Macho Harris.

I'm 3 games in and already injuries are piling up. Quinn is injured, again. So is Robiskie, James Davis, and worse, Joe Thomas for the year. The bright side is, Nate Davis has led me to a 2-1 start. Doesn't pass for many yards, but is on target and Mohamed Massaquoi is tearing it up. 4 TDs in 3 games, with 360 yards receiving. Cedric Peerman and Robinson have been my rushing game, but not too imp-ressive:last game Robinson had something like 42 yards on 17 carries.

 

[Smues]

So as the Browns do you actually get team facts about your team? Because most of the ones I get (as the Raiders) are about the Browns. The rest are about the bears.

 

[tonyjaymz03]

So as the Browns do you actually get team facts about your team? Because most of the ones I get (as the Raiders) are about the Browns. The rest are about the bears.

Lately whatever team I play as, I get Bengals facts. Which aren't interesting at all.

 

[oldskool]

Bears & Bengals ahoy in my Panther franchise.

Just started Superstar mode, and to be honest it's nice to be able to just distribute points rather than spending an hour slamming the sticks in a feeble attempt to get a respectable speed rating.

That said I can't find a way to change your number in Superstar mode, so that was a big downer for OCD me who didn't want to be #49 for the Browns.

 

[2GOLD]

Question: How do roster updates work? Are they a file like just a roster file or is this a thing that completely alters the game itself?

I just got wireless and I'm still beyond novice on how any of this shit works. So um, how does this shit work?

 

[oldskool]

It downloads a roster file.

 

[2GOLD]

It downloads a roster file.

Alright cool, I wanted to make sure I didn't need to write out the info for Harrell before I do it.

 

[NoCalMike]

Has anyone else had the "pleasure" of playing online against the Jets since the trade?

Suddenly Braylon Edwards has the strength of T.O. in his prime, the route-running and YAC of Jerry Rice, and the hands of glue like Art Monk.

The nasty habit of an above-average player getting traded to a good team, and suddenly becoming all-world, has remained....UGH.

 

[Aero]

Now here's a glitch I had yesterday. I'm playing the Bills, and it's 2nd & 10. Trent Edwards passes close to the sidelines, but it's incomplete as I hit it to the ground and can't make the INT. The Bills receiver had no contact with the ball, whatsoever, but it then goes to the cutscene of the referees talking over whether it was in-bounds, and it's ruled as a catch, for a gain of 6 yards. This was in the middle of the third quarter, and the challenge wasn't available.

Not a huge deal since I ended up winning, but hilarious, nonetheless.

 

[KingPK]

I've noticed a glitch that has the clock continue to run even after an incomplete pass out of bounds. Usually it happens on longer passes.

 

[2GOLD]

Why is it EA patches a game and instead of fixing bugs, they ADD em? Shit is broke since I went online.

 

[Matt Young]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6233017.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;3

In an August Electronic Arts earnings call, EA Sports president Peter Moore revealed that the company was working on a downloadable pick-up-and-play version of its Madden NFL series, something along the lines of this year's 3-on-3 NHL Arcade. Today the publisher provided additional details on the project, saying it would arrive in December on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 online stores, priced at $15 (1,200 Microsoft points).

Developed by EA Tiburon, Madden NFL Arcade will include some enhancements over its rink-bound predecessor. Where NHL Arcade included 40 of the league's best hockey players, it included zero actual licensed teams, forcing players to form makeshift three-man squads with generic red-and-blue jerseys. Madden NFL Arcade will feature all 32 teams in the league along with their stadiums and just enough stars from either side of the ball to allow for 5-on-5 gameplay.

Other nods to the game's arcade emphasis include "Game Changer" power-ups, a lack of penalties and field goals, and a shortened 60-yard field that players must traverse in a single set of four downs. And with no clock, the first team to score a preset number of points wins the game. Madden NFL Arcade will also support four-player local cooperative play, as well as online head-to-head games.

 

[oldskool]

NFL Street: XBL edition!

 

[BruiserBrody]

I have the PS2 version and I had to create Vick personally. I made him a little too effective at being allusive and he is rushing for 3000+ yards a season and is a 4 time NFL MVP and Zero time pro bowler (WHAT)

 

[sfaJack]

I played as the Raiders against the Chargers Sunday morning and won 69-7, mostly because Philip Rivers threw SEVEN interceptions, of which I returned FIVE for TD's.

I have never played and will never again play a game as great as that. It was unbeliveable.

 

[Urban Warfare]

Christ, this game (as all EA games tend to be) is absolutely comical. I'll just post this one stat line from the game I just played in my Texans franchise (All-Madden, 7 minute quarters)

Drops for Houston: 6 (all clear drops)
Drops for CPU: 1 (receiver was drilled as he caught it)

Fumbles for Houston: 4 (3 by Slaton, 2 in Carolina territory, the other setting Carolina up for a TD.)
Fumbles for CPU: 0

Broken tackles for Slaton: 3
Broken Tackles for Stewart/Williams: 11

Penalties against Houston: 4
Penalties against Carolina: 0

If you think this is an isolated incident, this has pretty much been the case in all my games. My problem with the broken tackles is that the computer always seems to break the one tackle they need to gain an extra 15 yards while my guys break tackles and still only gain a yard.

On the season:
Slaton: 10 fumbles
Schaub: 5 fumbles
A. Johnson,: 17 drops by a player who is 98 overall.
C. Henry (I signed him before his death): 12 drops
4 others with 5 drops

I've played 11 games.

I realize I'm Houston and I shouldn't be 16-0, but all I'm asking for is a little fairness in this god damn game.

 

[oldskool]

Howsabout seeing Peterson & Turner go for 2500+ a season, and then having the sack record be bumped up from 22.5 to about 30 or so?

I monkeyed with the rosters something fierce (dropped pretty much every HB's trucking below 70, bumped up a lot of offensive lineman's pass blocking) and while the run game is finally evening out, Trent Cole is still on pace for 31 sacks & Jared Allen hot on his heels with a pace of ~29.5.

 

[mw679]

Yeah, the CPU always finds a way to make sure I never shut it out. I've been up big and in complete control the whole game, when at sometime in the 4th quarter, I'll be going for a shutout and the CPU will suddenly decide it's going to stop playing like shit and move the chains as quickly and effectively as it wants. Nothing I do can stop it, either, the CPU QB will throw it deep and my corner will fall down and my safety will stop running and take a detour out of bounds as the WR coasts into the endzone untouched. Of course, after this TD, the CPU goes back to playing like shit and being completely ineffective at every facet of the game.

 

[A Happy Medium]

I'm not sure if this has already been mentioned, but is anyone else getting the glitch where you complete a pass near the sidelines, your receiver gets three feet in, and the referees call the pass incomplete? And then to top it all off, you can't challenge the ruling?

I really want to dig this game, but it's definitely not NHL 2010.