Madden NFL 10: First Look

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• OhHaiZombie said February 01, 2009

  That looks like it will make things a LOT more interesting!  And it is a GREAT way to add to the realism!

• BestHellBoys said February 01, 2009

  A lot more realism. I hated when they didnt even see the ball a pick. Or they would put their hand up out of nowhere. I love how a person looks differnt, then all the time one same look IE: The intense, relaxed, so on and so forth.  I would like to see more out of you guys though later on.

  Great Work

  I really do think That I might buy Madden 10. Before not really. Now Yes.

• _MesSiAh08_ said February 01, 2009

  Hope this means they have to look at the ball to pick it off not just bust a 180 and get it wen they weren't even looking

• Anton B said February 01, 2009

  I think that this will be a great feature!  Maybe it will help out the social gamers more than the hardcore gamers we will see! cant wait to pick up this copy! When are reserves going to start any clue?

• Alfaro_28 said February 01, 2009

  make something that stops players from using the same 3 cheap plays all the game, like the curl route, fb dive, qb sneak, and some special plays that some users have

• allmaddenking23 said February 01, 2009

  i understand making the game look more realistic but what about play more. i kno the game needs more visual features but deal with the major factors first. like dealing with rocket catching. about 99% of the top 100 uses it. and is extremely unrealistic. next deal with the defense. the way the line backers and corners took away two routes is unfair then if u did catch it then they would unrealistically catch you with a slower player. and finally deal with the running. countless times have i seen the player start falling backwards and then do a huge boost. once you have taken care of all of that then you can deal with the visuals.

• TyghT_WorK said February 01, 2009

  Hope this help the db's to play man better, and the lbs to read wrs running in thier zone.

• Anton B said February 01, 2009

  also known as Anton32 on twitter

• IndyColts2 said February 01, 2009

  That is a great way to start, one of the biggest complaints in both Madden and NCAA. First, hopefully you guys put most of these features in NCAA also. Second, although you guys are making the DB's be able to look and track the ball, you still have to change the way they zoom 5 yards to pick off the pass. If they are beat, make sure they don't jump and swat the ball when they are 5 yards behind. Make distance a factor. The thing with Madden and NCAA is that there really isn't any distance between players. Anybody can just jump out of nowhere and tip or pick a pass when in real life it would have been to far away to get to. If you guys can fix this, along with adding the new IK it would be a great jump to realism.

  Also, with the facial expressions, add a scared reaction for when someone is about to get trucked or hit hard. It would be great to see players leave themselves open for a big hit and see them just cower away from the hit. Not just facial expressions, whole body expressions. Have them pretty much just get scared of the hit.

• _MesSiAh08_ said February 01, 2009

  i agree with allmaddenking23 completely!

  "i understand making the game look more realistic but what about play more. i kno the game needs more visual features but deal with the major factors first. like dealing with rocket catching. about 99% of the top 100 uses it. and is extremely unrealistic. next deal with the defense. the way the line backers and corners took away two routes is unfair then if u did catch it then they would unrealistically catch you with a slower player. and finally deal with the running. countless times have i seen the player start falling backwards and then do a huge boost. once you have taken care of all of that then you can deal with the visuals."

• sniperhare said February 01, 2009

  A good one to put the PA on would be the players fielding punts/kicks. Have them look up when they move to get a better position on the ball and look surprised when the "gunner" beat them to the ball when they didn't call for the fair catch or they muff the kick.

• Baby Shaker75 said February 01, 2009

  Can you implement it in the blocking? Maybe the TE or FB can only block what they see and not be magnetically drawn to people running by them. I see many cases in games I have played over the years of blocks that should never had happened...

• JBHuskers said February 01, 2009

  This is definitely a great piece of information to start off.  I'm very excited to see how this is going to look in-game.

• Shopmaster said February 01, 2009

  That sounds real good.  I was hoping to hear some other good stuff, but the hardcore guys will definately like this.

• cdjacobs@hotmail.com said February 01, 2009

  Great stuff, Ian.  Can you share what other 'procedural attitudes' exist?

• Joborule said February 01, 2009

  Great stuff Ian!

  The defenders and receivers that make plays on the balls that they never see drove me nuts! It was so unrealistic, and glad to see this will be addressed finally. It doesn't just effect balls in the air though, this can make defenders getting faked out by play actions pay attention to the running back instead of the quarterback or receiver they're suppose to be covering. I could also imagine this could effect the QB in pre-snap when they are discovering the defensive schemes and detailing a audible or hot route to a player. I wonder if this can be done in a way as well to reflect QB vision although we don't have the vision cone (at least as I know yet).

  Emotion is also part of sports videos games and its something that has yet to be reflected in a great matter from all the games I have played. Football players always display some sort of emotion after a play, especially big plays. Some players show their emotions off more so then other players as well. I would not only love to see players react emotionally after a big play, but I would like to see some players have larger degrees of showing emotion then others. I want to see TO get upset after being open and not getting the ball in a incomplete or intercepted play. Where another receiver in the same situation may just look disappointed but not displaying it too much. If this can be done it's one step forward for the presentation the community has been crying for. Add in the playoff factor and making players reaction emotionally because of how big each play is in those games, and that is cheery on top for playoff presentation.

• ironcast said February 01, 2009

  How about you work on even when they can see it line backers and corners and safeties cant jump 10 feet into the air to smack down the ball or jump out of nowhere to pack it even if your 5 yards down the field on them.  Also make the deep ball effective, its non existent now.  Also please look at the ability to be able to actually play safety and be able to pack it.  Seems only ai controlled players can jump up and pack the ball down.  Just wish the game was as tight and quick as it was for ps2.    

• IndyColts2 said February 01, 2009

  Incorporating IK into the trenches will improve OL and DL interaction. The OL will actually block who they can see, and blitzes will actually work when ran correctly. There can be a pocket and better pass protection, as well as the running game, blockers can block who they can see.

• BestHellBoys said February 01, 2009

  I play SS, FS and I "pack" it, Its pick it off. Get a guy like Fitz and you have the downfield.

• eakephas said February 01, 2009

  1. Make the Superstar have to fight for their job and position on the depth chart

  It's ridiculous that your superstar is automatically given a starting role, even if there are other, more talented, players on the roster. If I create a QB who has a 67 OVR rating and he gets drafted by the Patriots, Tom Brady is put on the bench.

  What's even more ridiculous is that the only people who are saddled with this problem are those of us playing the game on Next Gen systems. EVERY aspect of the PS2 version needs to be in the PS3 version. There's no excuse for it to be any other way.

  2. Bring the Commentary back in Superstar mode, or at least make it optional.

  Betwen the PS2/XBox version of Madden and the NCAA series, EA Sports has all the components of an awesome game. PLEASE, put them together.

• Bo Bo McNasty said February 01, 2009

  First off, I really like new PA idea. I do also believe we should bring back things such as being able to set up your roster offline and be able to use them online as in past madden versions. Also make it to where you can really control the aspect of your playbook by being able to create ur own playbook and at least use it in unranked games. I also agree with others that defenders should not be able to jump 20 feet in the air and block a pass or break off a tackle and go after the ball or defender they cannot see. Keep up the great work guys. More ideas coming soon...

• Playakev21 said February 01, 2009

  WOAHHHH you guys are REALLY stepping it up im proud of you guys...i like this idea a TON!!!! put back in the game cornerback shading where you could shade your corners inside or outside...let the ratings mean something and dont allow every running back to be a power back like for instance felix jones is not running over anybody but in the game he can truck two players simultaneously have different running styles...also everyone i play now a days just runs backwards with there qb and throws across there body or off there back foot players like that should be penalized in the game those passes should fall to the ground or wobble or result in interceptions 95 percent of the time incorporating that in the game will force players to play legit and stop running around the pocket waiting for something to open up or maybe you guys could incorporate the screen to start shaking the passing icons to disappear and a heart beat whenever the qb runs around the pocket...or basicly just follow madden challenge everything that those CHEESERS do on the madden challenge find ways to stop it im tired of people who arnt good at madden PERIOD learn how to cheese in madden and can all of a sudden become the greatest madden player ever by simply learning how to take advantage of the games A.I...ooo and incorporate penalties for running out of bounds then comming back in bounds and being the first one to touch the ball some guy i know throws the ball out of bounds and rocket catches it all the time it dumbs down the db's and he just does that down the field the whole game its pretty much unstoppable and he thinks hes good at madden hes TERRIBLE but he just knows a glitch in the game its sad :/

• mrrandomkid12 said February 01, 2009

  To kick it off, this idea is a fresh new change of pace that can kick this franchise in a positive direction. And to answer your questions

  1) I would like to see 'pa' active when the o-line and d-line before and during the snap. For instance the Defensive linemen with low "pa" will either jump offsides,encroachment, or jump of the line too late. Same for the offensive linemen, which if they have low "pa" will create fall starts, or jump off the ball late which can create more holding penalties.

  2) Also have the emotions effect the players play. Life if a rookie quarterback is nervous have him make horrible decisions, have him jittery in the pocket, also have little animations on the side that have the rookie talking to the coach which helps calm him down into a more confident attitude which helps him play better. Since emotions are such a big part of the game, have them effect their ratings.

  Suggestions: I know this is very unlikely for this feature to be put on for madden 2010 but its one that could be very cool. Multiple commentators based on who is playing and when. For instance on Monday nights, have the 'ESPN' presentation with Chris berman doing halftime, mike tirico, tony kornheiser, ect. doing the gameday presentation, then have chris and the ESPN gang do post game presentation. ANd for instance if the Redskins were playing the cowboys in the afternoon, have a 'fox' presentation with howie & the gang doing the pregame announcement. Same for NBC, NFL NETWORK, & CBS.

  Also have superstar mode that gives you more interactions with your coaches, training staff. thats all i can think of for the time being

• x Muk Indian x said February 01, 2009

  I would like to see expressions used in the post-game.  It would be really nice if after the NFC/AFC Championships or the Superbowl, there could be some sort of celebration showing the team run out on the field, receive the trophy, fake interviews.  All of these animations could be in the background from the stats or something, but would add to the feeling of accomplishment.  It would also be nice to see some sort of background during the Draft.  It would be cool if in the background of the Draft menu, there was an actual NFL Draft scene with players, fans, and a commissioner awaiting the picks, cheering/booing, and announcing the picks.  There are a lot of places in the game that I think could benefit from the player emotions in the background of the menus.  Maybe even a halftime locker room/postgame locker room situation.  My personal memories of football come from my experiences in the locker room.

• subreyes94 said February 01, 2009

  For use of PA,  I think it would be good to use it to determine if a defender sees a block or not.  Crackbacks are a part of the game and the defender being able to avoid one is based on his ability to see the block.

  PA could also be used as a trigger for certain receivers.  For example, a player runs faster where he is looking.  During a pass play, the receiver should be slightly slower as he looks the ball in and then speeds up as he turns his head downfield.  Use of the PA will make it more realistic for speed burst acceleration.  

  In PA, you showed tracking of a single object.  Will there be multiple object tracking?  What about peripheral?  You had the QB Cone and this sounds like an adaptation of that behavior.  Can a DB "key" on a receiver and the QB?  If so, you could use PA for "keeping track" triggers.  As a DB, you normally don't want a receiver behind you.  But you want to face the QB.  IN fly routes to the outside, a DB will normally play to the inside and use his backhand to "keep track" of the receiver.  PA should control when a DB uses that hand as a secondary "PA" for the receiver.

  As far as behaviors,

  the "cringe" is a definite.  

  I think the use of PA for "first down attempt"-looking over at the yard marker and determining when to slide.

  Pitch the ball accuracy-where is the pitchman in relation to the ball carrier.

  "Concern" might be one for an injury.  Right now the player is down but everyone is staring in a ton of directions.

  "Disgust" would be a good behavior, especially for OL who hold or miss the block. The rolling of the head and the shutting of the eyes

  Thanks.  And good luck.

• Nef77 said February 01, 2009

  Perhaps you should use this for the lineman. It could help the o-line from horridly missing their assignment. Now I know missing assignments happen but I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about when the Tackle slowly back pedals behind the Center in pass protection or when the DT gets a clean shot at my RB because the Guard ran upfield. That happens about twice a game.

• Beskep Sekret said February 01, 2009

  1 place to put this feature is on the sidelines. In critical situations, depending on  which unit is on the field, if something good/bad happens there should be coaches and players with their helmets off cheering or showing the appropriate expression and/or body language.

  Also, since the passing game is going to be affected by this, you all should change the control scheme for passing.

  For example:

  After the snap, instead of having the face buttons show up over each reciever have   the QBs vision on his primary reciever.(which is just a dot under that reciever) We toggle through recievers by pressing the left/right triggers. Then we throw the ball by pressing the face buttons.(Y is for over the head passes, A is for low passes, B/X buttons is to lead in those directions or throwing behind). The bumper buttons is for Lob passes for fade routes.

  We should still be able to lead with the Left trigger. Then EA can added QB scrambling to the game with the Right Trigger.(up/down/left/right)

  clicking the RT is for throwing the ball away.

  This gives the user more control.

  Just an EXCELLENT IDEA

• vinny beez said February 01, 2009

  Blockers should track rushers..if theres 1 rusher and 3 blockers tracking him they should all destroy him instead of 1 guy taking him and then he slides through

• anartofwar@hotmail.com said February 01, 2009

  Cool...but what I really want from madden 10...superstar 1st person option, it is extremely hard to be a safety in superstar..quite annoying. Then just some effects like when there is a fumble, there would be a big pile up, when it is 3rd/4th & inches, bring out the chains and I guess more animations on the side line and where did the helmet popping off go?? Another thing would be fix up the d...it's annoying when CBs are being beaten out by TEs and that curl routes can kill both zone and man coverage. Also FB runs and qb sneaks need to be less effective. But I can't wait for 10..it's going to be great with some fixes. Also, with the first person..I think it would be great for maybe kick returning too and hearing the crowd roar and hear your player huffing and the clatter of gear.Man I can't wait for next year if these things are put in, and this PA sounds great, though I do want to see it in game :).

• BuRdMaN16 said February 01, 2009

  You know wwhat would be really cool? I think if you guys made an online Superstar mode.

  Somehow like.. you can have a party of friends.. Idk like 5 people or something, and have them each create and go through training and stuff.

  Like for example if me and my friend are playing this online superstar, we can play with eachother, like him the QB and me at WR or something, if you could do something like that, that would be very awesome

• Klyngman said February 01, 2009

  can you add something that lowers the % chance of someone catching the ball on 4th and 20+ when its an obvious punting situation

• TheLegendOfFred said February 02, 2009

  For the behaviors: Put it on the coaches. After failed challenges =  angry... etc.

  You know what would be cool? Having full control of practice. A lot of times I want to work on specific things like QB contains and stuff. There should be full defensive playmaker options even when you're on offense in practice.

  Also, those things that shoot the footballs out should be in practice too. So you can work catching.

  And refs on the field. A chain gang. Cheerleaders.

• Chikiboy said February 02, 2009

  This is great stuff.  I'd really like to see it implemented with the use of Home Field Advantage.  Player emotion/attitudes/behavior would be affected based on whether a team was playing at home in front of their fans, on the road or at a neutral site (ie:  Bowl Games, Superbowl).

  This could also be affected by player experience (ie: Rookie, Veteran, Freshman, Upperclassman).

• cuz070809 said February 02, 2009

  what i like to see would be :

  1. whenever a qb is running out of the pocket and throwing off balance or throwing across his body make the pass be a lob pass (a dead duck) no matter the distance.

  2. the ability of players be more realistic (lb out jumping moss, lb keeping up with hester) shouldn't happen

  3. add the breaking tackles rating or make it like the highlight stick from madden ps2

  88- 99 power backs(run you over) 80-87 (spin out of the tackle) elusive backs

  4. a long shot but the vision cone , must look at your receiver or be in your vision before you throw it anything out side of the cone is a lob pass no matter the distance

  5. bring back John and Al back and add chriss in there too they would make a great commentator team

• cuz070809 said February 02, 2009

  6.oh yea and add snap rating for the center and long snapper this would make the snapper snap it high or low throwing the timing of the play off

  7.and for qbs handling rating or whatever you want to call it for dropping the snap

• mrrandomkid12 said February 02, 2009

  multiple commentators. Improve franchise mode to have little things like pregame & post game interviews with the coaches & star players, weekly preparations, have rivalry games more intense, have a little team radio show that the player can hear that would have fan reactions, also if you have a loud, cocky player have him make random headlines that has him saying something bad to hype up both teams, then both teams are angry and both teams play better. i mean just make the franchise seem more realistic. Same with superstar, i mean it's just so boring, revamp it with new features like weekly game preparations.have the player in the weight room to improve, also film sessions so he can know more about his opponent.

  Also give us back owner mode! I wanna set my prices for popcorn and ticket prices!

• mrrandomkid12 said February 02, 2009

  Oh yea and finally. please find someway to fix the online glitches on the next gen consoles. Implement some fair rules that prevent those glitches. Also its messed up that someone who is winning 21-7, then disconnects for some odd reason, then gets tagged with a loss even though they were winning. This could all be prevented if you found a way to save online games from their disconnect points, have a lobby that has unfinished games, then have the two players find each other and finish their game from where they started. And if you can't do that just give ties to the people who are winning but randomly disconnects.

  and last feature, 7-on-7 online play. Except for offense you would have 6 players playing and a coach calling the plays. Everybody chooses who they want to play on offense and Defense.  

• andre23 said February 02, 2009

  Hey Ian, I think the tracking could work really well on special teams and blocking use the PA to assign multiple blocking targets. In Madden 09 it seems blockers would get confused on who to block. On Special Teams alot of time you kick a punt or kickoff and the player has no idea where the ball is in the air especially when you are trying to down a kick or field a kick.

  Thanks!

• dealer01 said February 02, 2009

  Make the game like the ps2 on 4th and 20 in the frist half make the team with the ball have to punt. Don't let madden pick your play like.if i would like to fake a fg but madden has pick the play 4 me. now i have 2 go in and pick the play i want now the other team can pick another play because it take u about 3 to 5 sec. to pick a play now they know u r faking the fg. Also stop game players puting players like a cb. to wr if the players don't play in that spot 4 real he can't go there. But if u play in the back field u can play full and half back. When u playing on online if the game loss connection u should not be count 4 a lost and no dnf% make the online league schedule real and at the end have the super bowl game.  

• dealer01 said February 02, 2009

  Hey put the online games on all madden not all star.

• jimwtaylor said February 02, 2009

  new attitude: angry (at teammate for dropping catch/blowing defensive assignment)

• FLYINGMONKEYS13 said February 02, 2009

  first and foremost i think you need to work on gameplay before the minor details. for example im tired of when my recievers catch a ball passed the first down marker on a key 3rd down scenario and hes pushed back behind the line and hes not given forward progress im talkin 5 yards passed the first down mark and hes ganged tackled and pushed back behind the line.  secondly, there needs to be less glitches in the game, im tired of playing against female dog players online who bomb the ball deep and because they have a tall WR they user catch it and theres no way to stop it.  another thing is if a player calls for a fair catch and lets the ball bounce he isnt allowed to pick up the ball and run with it nor is he allowed to block anybody from the opposing team coming to down the ball.  another thing id like to see changed is the preseason hype, i think carlos who whomever does the ratings needs to get off the bandwagons and realize his job is to be fair to all teams and not just the ones he likes or reads all the hype about the cowboys look good on paper but suck as a TEAM!!!!! keyword is team, the dolphins not so much on paper and still went to the playoffs. another thing is more roster updates during the season and teams downgraded and upgraded as needed, the titans were 11-0 starting last season had home field advantage throughout and are sending 7 pro bowlers (was 8 til C.J. backed out due to injury) and you had them at an 89 til the end of the season cause someone cant admit there was a shift of powers in the NFL. finally get the ratings right for once in a while, if ur gnna give matt forte a 92 cause hes had 1238 yards then you need to give chris johnson who made the pro bowl in his rookie season just like A.P. did last year and had 12 yards less but average a yard more per play has the fastest speed running back speed in the NFL and only put the rock on the ground once let me say that again ONCE!!!! all season then you need rate them accordingly and not based on your opinion, right now you have jamal lewis as an 88 when he barely broke 1k yards this season and hes old as dirt.  i think you should also give each team weapons rather then all players having to live up to certain standards, for ex: bo scaife was the leading reciever for the titans this past season he should be a weapon on the titans same as a player like justin gage who was the second leading reciever on the team he shouldnt necessarily be given a great overall rating but make him a weapon on the team another idea you could do is make it to where each game has its own weapons, if a player is making a lot of catches or is over 100 yards that particular match they be given a weapon for that match, make the player decide who gets the weapons this would also allow fans to designate who they want to use more often rather then say me liking lavelle hawkins but since hes not a starter i cant use him cause his overall is 72 and he sucks at running routes in the game : )

• BADOW757 said February 02, 2009

  I agree with the other people who say they have been ripped off by defenders who have no business catching my offensive players.  How can you expect me to believe that Marcus Stroud can chase down Darren Sproles?  It makes me so mad when this happens cuz the game is supposed to be realistic but plays like that are not.  If I wanted see ridiculous plays like that I would have went to GameStop and bought an old-a** copy of NFL Blitz.

• Bubstarr said February 02, 2009

  Excellent. With a variety of realistic emotions implemented. It should look absolutely beautiful in 1080P on the PS3 console.(Hint,Hint)

• smittymet said February 02, 2009

  Please update us on improvements to franchise. This used to be my favorite part of the game, but it frustrates me for a number of reasons.

  -- Simulations are unrealistic and random

  -- Scouting system doesn't seem to help

  -- Coaches attributes are poorly displayed (PS2 FAR better)

  -- Weekly training is also poor. Preferred mini-games in OTAs.

  There's more but I realize this is off topic for this article.

• TexansAholic said February 02, 2009

  Ian,

  1) Stopping a running back in 09 was hard, a little too hard. At times I had two or three guys on one back and he just pushed through them, I know RB's are strong but I know they aren't that strong as well. Like maybe, if a rusher is very small, have him be able to be tackled easier than a bigger one?

  2) It may be cool for coin tosses to be like they are at a real football game. Like have both teams captains or "franchise" players come up, then the ref will like ask you which one you pick and when you click on heads or tails your player says it. Like, it would just be another step of seeing everything you see when your watching a real football game!

  3) Make the crowd a little more alive. Like maybe have them chanting the home teams name, and maybe if the home team gets a penalty, the crowd boo's the ref? Also, you should this PA thing to maybe have the crowd look down the field if that's where the action is as usually, they're just staring at the screen.

  4) Here are some more attitudes I could see fit: Frusterated (if they just missed a pass or a QB get's sacked), suprised, tired, angry (more for the coaches than anything, or the fans!), excited (maybe if they won the super bowl, or if they're team won a game) and, well that's all I have!

  But heck, if you've already thought of things like PA and you still have many months left, this could be a game worth a 50 dollar bill!

• lionsfan93 said February 02, 2009

  also something i must add is RB btk. ( or trucking) do away with it completly. it garbage. if a rb is bigger than the guy trying to tackle him and the rb has momentum going his way then he should break the tackle. i no longer wanna see a 5 foot 7 190 lb rb running over a 6 foot 2 250 lbs LB, oh and the RB has a (trucking) of 74. Instead of running that LB over my RB should've attempted to juke him. somrtimes getting to the LBers is a chore as my OLmen blocking a guy lets him go as soon as i get 1 step past the DL. that needs some tweeks as well. Overall 09 was better than 08 but the gameplay on these next gen systems has been plain aweful. Please give us a game that plays well (no bugs and glitches) for the sake of my controllers. (they are NOT cheap). LOL.

• lionsfan93 said February 02, 2009

  heres an idea. Fix the gameplay before making it pretty. lets see some real blocking,better tackling,players not looking like stiff robots,qbs and rbs having different running styles. Fix attributes which apply to player positions. ( for example) REMOVE things like this. my wr has a kicking power of 25. HOW is that relevent to him playing wr? so REMOVE that garbage, thats just being lazy as far as making a rating system and how to make it relevnt. Make a players overall rating reflect on the system that you play with as in head coach. it works perfect in that game.But the things that need the most work is the GAMEPLAY annimations. I would just LOVE some1 to explain to me as to why it is possible for a safety or lb or corner to leap up to deflect a pass, completly miss it and at the sametime lay down a thundering hit to jar the ball loose! Back when i used to play if we jumped to deflect the pass and missed, well we were pretty much out of the play. Guess that was just us though. As i also mentioned before ol and dl interactions need a complete overhaul. i always build a great ol just to get sacked 50 times a year. And i do know how to play the game,so don't any1 go there i've been playing since it was first made and most likely b4 you were born. So for me fix the GAMEPLAY and i'll be VERY satisfied.

• ThBeNdS said February 02, 2009

  Will there be player specific attitudes? Smiles from Romo, out of breath McNabb, or how about that dumb look Eli Manning always has on his face. Just clueless. It would be cool if guys acted like themselves and you did not have 9 of the 11 guys on the field with the same look on their face.

• BADOW757 said February 02, 2009

  We all have legit ideas for what should be added to Madden 2010 but honestly the only way the game will be a success is if you do the following...

  Take the amazing gameplay from the current-gen Madden games like 02 or 04 and mash it with the incredible capabilities of the next-gen systems.

  I know it's easy for me to sit here and say that cuz i'm not a programmer or anything but that seems like the easiest solution.

  Just fine tune those old gameplay mechanics and make the presentation as good as it can be and you have yourself a pretty damn good game.

• jh2014 said February 02, 2009

  make it like you did on ncaa football 09. Game winning field goal time out ice the kicker. And like someone all ready said make the center's snaping become an atribute. Then in cold weather or rain you should make it harder on the kicker or quater back to kick or throw.

• quentin_olson@hotmail.com said February 02, 2009

  i think that you guys should change the presentation when you win the super bowl. i mean all you see is them celebrating...kinda boring. wheres the trophy hand off and the mvp announcment? i think it would be much better if you added what happened this year you see someone (doesnt necessarily have to be joe nameth) bringing the trophy up to the podium and you see all the players touching it and like that. im just saying that would be pretty cool

• derecklewis said February 02, 2009

  One thing I would like to see is the BLOCKING get better on kick returns and punt returns.  I always see guys on my team running to the endzone 3o yards away from anyone.  They really don't hold any blocks on returns.  I have only returned 2 kicks or punts since I have startd playing.  The new animations are really good.  Keep up the new posts.

• purdman4 said February 02, 2009

  For the PA: Please make OL's have to see blitzing defensive players and give them enhanced AI as well. a RT shouldn't slide to get the untouched guy that comes through the B gap on the other side; the whole line should be able to communicate and slide (or have user slide protection.)

  As far as other stuff, I'd like to see:

  formation audibles

  pile-ups

  better play in the trenches

  ability to see LVL, PING, AVG OPP LVL, career, etc. in online play now.

  ability to coverage audible ONE SPECIFIC RECEIVER (i.e. triangle circle up to play off TO.)

  better clock (no 46 seconds between some plays)

  rocket catching toned down (did you see the MC this year?)

  QB sneak and FB dive made more realistic.

• Bearzfa said February 02, 2009

  i think you guys should:

  1. in franchise allow he ability to change teams without starting over.

  2. in franchise, players ratings change depending on how well they did during the course of the season.

  3. fix superstar so there is announcers again, no fixed camera pre snap, and a better camera view when you are in the middle of a play.

  4. again in superstar dont make it take 5 mins to sim one week once you have finished your rookie season please.

  5. during the offseason in franchise let coaches go to the combine and have training camp and all that jazz.

  6. bring back the great teams of the past with the actual players.

  7. let receivers fight for the catch.

  8. allow superbowl stadiums to be used whenever.

  9. have superstar be a little more like campus legend in ncaa so you aren't an automatic starter for example: when the starter gets injured the player should try to prove he is the guy.

  10. again in superstar if you are consistently doing bad you can get cut from the team.

  11.in franchise or superstar when players are on a roll they play better.

  12. if a quarterback keeps getting sacked and pressured he should get out of rhythm

  13. when making a team you should be allowed to upload logos for it.

  Just some suggestions to make the game better.

  thank you for reading my ideas

• lazyhobo13 said February 02, 2009

  well after reading all these suggestions im gonna have to agree with all of them and all im asking is for one thing make the speed boost realistic not like when the ball is 10 yards away and the receiver just happens to run that fast thats really gay and unrealistic please fix this

• nycahanman501 said February 02, 2009

  I've got a couple ideas to make things better, smarter and more realistic

  1)I'm not sure if what you were referring when you said "a defender tracking a ballcarrier" was the fact that they must actually SEE the ballcarrier. This must be necesary, because in the last games a defender who was fully blocked would come out of nowhere and make tackles--if they cant see the ballcarrier over the linemen, they should not be able to clog a hole

  2)Another important play to have in 2010 is the wr fade--this is crucial combined with the PA theory because the point of the play is that only the wideout sees the ball, and the DB doesnt.

  3) When running the ball the back should have to see the hole to successfully run through it up the field--many times in 09 the running back could quickly change directions and even run through a lineman to get thru a hole.

  4) There should be a "tripping" aspect to the game. For anyone who plays/watches football, they know that often a back will trip on a lineman trying to get through a hole, or a center will step on a qb after the hike, or as the wr and db get tangled, one or the other trips, killing an often large play.

  5) Pass rush--Pass defense was tough in 09--In 2010 there needs to be a edge rush system, as this was nonexistent in 09. The best edge rushers (umenyiora, woodley, peppers, taylor and many others) were useless in the game because they could not rip, lean their shoulders into the tackles, and get around them using speed---all they could do was spin or swim, which was generally ineffective. On this note, lineman speed should be a factor because a quick, 275 pound DE gets out of their stance much faster and more explosively than a 325 offensive tackle, and this should also be implemented.

  6) Bull rush needs to be improved based on LEVERAGE (if a defensive tackle can hit an offensive guard faster and lower than the guard hits him, it doesnt matter the "strength" statistic of the tackle, instead, it is solely based on leverage.

  7) WRs need to be able to go up for the ball, and MAKE CONTACT with the Defensive backs to catch the ball. In 09, only DBs went up for it, and physicality of a Wide receiver (the hines ward, brandon marshall types) was not a factor.

  8) Energy/fatigue should play more of an issue--even LT or AP cant every down, nor can they even carry it for more than 3 downs in a row before taking a break.

  9) Take out the spectacular catch ability. Nobody can do that. On another note though, toe drag catches should be more common and effective, as modeled by santanio holmes last night.

  Main points:

  a) PHYSICALITY NEEDS TO BE PRESENT IN THE PASS RUSH, RUSH DEFENSE AND PASSING OFFENSE.

  b) VISION will hopefully be improved by the PA coding. A guy cannot hit, and can even less tackle or pick off something he cant see.

  c) LEVERAGE PLAYS A HUGE FACTOR IN REAL FOOTBALL AND MUST BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE GAME.

  Thanks for your time

• NELL86 said February 02, 2009

  Use the procedural attitudes on the quarterbacks by bringing back qb vision that will prevent the quarteback from running 20 yards back throwing across his chest and make a play. Make it to were if the cornerback back turned and not tracking the football he shouldnt be able to make a play on the ball

• IamRonBurgandy said February 02, 2009

  The following will enhance the realism ten fold!  Cloth physics, better hair physics, shoulder pads popping out of the jersey (another player comes over and pulls the jersey back over his pads), helmets coming off, refs on field i.e. back judge, motion synthesis engine, and euphoria.

• Elsteveo said February 02, 2009

  Now you need to fix the jumping issues with defenders.  If they are not in the exact radius of the ball they do this little arm lift thing.  It screws up PD's and causes alot of big plays that shouldn't happen to happen because the defender does not actually wanna jump or stick his arm in the air.  It pretty much is the same issue as a receiver.  Need better jumping physics to make fitzgerald play more like the real guy.  Leaping over defenders just is completely non existent.

• SPARTANXIIII said February 02, 2009

  i also think that some good things for '10 should be making you own plays, formations playbooks etc, make your own uniforms for existing teams in franchise such as philidelphia (i.e. change the uniform/helmet logos and colors) and alsohave sub coaches like quarterback coaches and things like that because i really enjoy franchise

• maddengamer77 said February 02, 2009

  Bring back old stadiums the vet the dump the browns played in the 80's,bring back the 3 bar system im tired of people knowing what play you pick,when i play offline,

  PLEASE PUT MADDEN BACK IN THE BOOTH AND COLLECT ALL THE SOUND BITES FROM ALL MADDEN GAMES I WANT TO HEAR THE SNOT BUBBLE LINE,bring back championship edition

  like the one on 16 bit sega with correct numbers on jerseys sigh.... also bring back the meat wagon  when players get hurt,and have them helped of the field when its something like spring leg or cramp,instead of that silly matrix star trek system you have now, DOWNLOAD TACKLING AND MASSIVE HITS SOUNDS FROM ONE

  OF THOSE NFL HARDEST HITS DVDS INSTEAD OF THOSE CHESSY SOUNDS YOU HAVE NOW  

• Derrville said February 02, 2009

  GET A NEW COLLISIONS ENGINE THAN YOU WILL HAVE MY ATTENTION.

• CLeep3 said February 02, 2009

  - Plllllleeeeesssse fix the camera system.  Make it so you can see the flat w/o having to just hope there isn't a corner sitting there waiting for a pick six.  Also, please elevate the camera on pass plays (a la maddens for Xbox and PS2) to improve depth perception and make it less impossible to defend passes manually.

  - If this PA system actually improves both WR and DB awareness of the ball then i'm all for it.  Too often a DB goes to cut off a ball and the WR makes no attempt to come back and fight for it, just simply continues running and puts his hands out as if no one was jumping the route.  (same for DB with WR cutting in from of him).

  - Please fix issue with defenders jumping up and batting down passes when they are 7 yards in front of the WR behind them and you throw the ball high, cause most LB's don't have 60in plus verticals.

  - Make pass rush and pass protection more realistic to players on roster.  Often I draft all 90 plus O-linemen and/or D-lineman and they fail to pass protect/rush the passer far too consistently.

  - Make sideline "drag" catches happen more often, not just for top WRs.  Even average WRs know they are on the sidelines and at least attempt to drag their feet for the catch.

  - Combining camera improvements and D-line play should help with this, but please make it so CPU QB's don't all play like Tom Brady.  I've had Seneca Wallace, Byron Leftwitch, etc. all have games where they are 19/23 for 250 yds multiple TDs.  All maintain pinpoint accuracy and superb decision making.  Make bad players play like bad players, even if it's on All-Madden.

  Thank you for all the hard work, keep up the good work.  Madden NFL 09 was the biggest improvement in a long time and hopefully this years game will improve just as much.  If nothing else, please fix the camera, as I see it is the most important aspect of my constructive criticisms given that it is involved in every play and effects gameplay (most important aspect of sports games) more than anything else.

• scando313@hotmail.com said February 02, 2009

  -Gameplay-

  *Realistic Injuries*

  *Harder Hits*

  *New Weapon* BALLHAWK!!(Ed Reed,cromarties,ETC

  *Realistic pass rush*(eagles,giants,steelers,ravens blitz schemes confuse and scared Qb's into making bad throw's preesure and hurries should come into play!!)

  *Running styles(A.Peterson's violent runnin style,chris johnson speedy wheels,ETC)

  *Realistic catchin system* i wanna lob the ball to guys like Moss,Fitszgerald,calvinjonhson and have the change to out jump or "MOSS" the defender! or sum guys like steve smith might try a 2-handed nice catch

  *More 1 handed catches*

  *Better weather effects* (dropped balls,linemen slipping,bad throws,fumbles etc

  *Better weather atmosphere*(muddy fields,spashing while running,dirt/grass coming up while tryin to make a juke,muddy uniforms,ETC)

  *Realistic weather* (it doesnt always rain the whole game it might start rainin in the 1nd and end in the 3rd)

  *BRING NFL PLAYERS 2 LIFE*(Tattoos,Accesories,Team color shoes,ETC)

  *Louder Crowds*(bring crowd 2 life!! Boo's chanting Etc)

  *CHAIN GANG*

  *Realistic Penalties*(add horse collaring,defensive holding... i also wanna see a hold instead of cpu jus callin "HOLDING"

  *MORE COLLISIONS* (FOOTBALL IS A CONTACT SPORT)

  *Pile Up's*

  *Players Scuffles* (hines ward always in the middile of sumthin)

  *Make Rival games matter* (ravens vs steelers...i wanna see even harder hits from ray lewis and james harrison)

  *Trick plays*(Wildcat Offense,Reverses,fake reverses,ETc)

  *3 or 4 or even maye 5 man gang tackles* (sum guys likes jacobs..its takes that many)

  *Cb's Shade WR*

  *i wanna be able to press coverage certain WR*

  *i wanna see more under throws/over throws/behide throws

  *I wanna see more tipped balls/on D wen a ball is tipped its dangerous*

  *Realistic stats* (1/2 sacks)

  -Online Play-

  *I wanna be able to choose my alternate jersey*

  *FAIR PLAY* (Punt on 4th downs/Field goals...no more goin for it on 4th and 22)

  *NO MORE DISCONNECT GLITCHES PLEASE*

  MORE STUFF 2 COME

  COME ON EA IVE BEEN BUYIN MADDEN SINCE 1997 ITS BOUT TIME 4 YOU GUYS TO STEP IT UP THIS YEAR!! LETS DO IT THIS YEAR

• scando313@hotmail.com said February 02, 2009

  *ONLINE PLAY*

  (when tom brady went down the pats were a whole different team rite.. if he's injured make sure he's injured dont let injured players play)

  (give cb's assignments, people might change moss to slot and then its a moss vs a bum.. i wanna way to choose if i wanna make my best cb's stick to moss in 2k football

• Roughy said February 02, 2009

  their QB manages to toss the ball away when I have fellas draped all over him on a pass rush, but their rusher is still 3, 4 yards away from my QB and he gets dropped for a loss after I hammer on my controller for a receiver. Then that controller lives its last moments on my garage floor after I wrap the cord around my wrist 3, 4 times....:( sad, i know

• Roughy said February 02, 2009

  unlimited player sub, eg. Ravens DT (Ngata) can play on O-line on goal-line punches.. TE (Wilcox) plays DE when players get injured, gassed

• KRYP2NITE4 said February 03, 2009

  AHH MAN THIS IS INTERESTING! how about harder hits? but i think i speak for everyone wen i say that i want to feel the energy in the stadium as if i was at the game... i want to feel like im there at the game. oo and receivers dont look straight ahead when they line up. they look at the football because they cant hear the qb say "hike". receivers take off as soon as they see the ball move. but this is way off subject lol...  thanx for listening

• ogpoppinfresh said February 03, 2009

  next step: can rocket catching! its super cheap and annoying.

  (i know how to it so i'm not just crying because i'm a loser, rnk 875 on xbl get on my level.)

• zsumpter said February 03, 2009

  I like what everybody has had to say so far.  

  I would love to see roster updates made more easily available for download offline, and have the ability to update those rosters in franchise mode without starting over.

  And as for the game itself, player apparel and appearance more realistic, ability to play different players on different sides of the ball, on-field refs and chain gang, more diverse collection of trick plays, better scouting system in franchise (along with ability to see rookies test at the "combine"), more active fans and crowd, better pass rush on defense, and finally make "lob passes to certain receivers more realistic" (guys like Moss or Fitz).

  Thanks

• theereaper14 said February 03, 2009

  for the franchise mode... make it more interesting, bring back the newspaper, have some time of video show for highlights or something... bring back the senior bowl...

  and for the entrance period, show the key players and them gettin prepared for the game... like it used to be..

• theereaper14 said February 03, 2009

  1. theres no way when you get an interception and have to get to the sideline... the O-lineman is gonna catch you from a bad angle...even an good angle... and the CBs'/Safetys dont run that slow, or with that form all the time

  2. no way a cornerback jumps for the ball and the receiver dont... the corner is always trying to play the receiver when he goes up for the ball to try to knock it out not the other way around

  3. everyone doesnt wear Reebok... players where Nike & Under Armour... and why are the players feet so big, it looks nasty... more facemask should be available, sock styles... backflaps, shoulder pads ... accessories period... just look at what players wear and put that on the game

  4. the kicker isnt the first person down the field on kickoff

  5. no way a D-Lineman gets in the back field goin 3 down, no blitz, against 5 O-lineman and maybe a running back

  6. waay more running styles, awareness catches, tackles, big hits

  7. stadium pulse... when at home and playing against someone i should be able to get the crowd hype and the away team feel the vibration, throw off cadences or somethin

  8. receivers dont catch the ball on screens and run backwards, and type of drags, outs... short routs basically

  9. defensive coverages and blitz schemes. also the awareness attribute should really play a factor when going zone on defense

  10. quarterbacks have touch.... they can lob the ball over a linebackers head... the linebacker cant jump like he has a 40inch vert and pick the ball off

  thats all i can think of at the moment.... more will come back to me and when so i will add more comments... thanks for reading

• TreFacTor said February 03, 2009

  I really hope you guys are serious about taking the hardcore players advise into consideration. It is painfully obvious that the devs have never been to the ea forums or some of these issues could have been addressed by now. With that said, I would like to say that overall Madden being the only football game on the market puts us as gamers in a situation that we either deal with the issues we don't like, or buy the game regardless of what we think about it just to have an nfl game to play! Too many times it feels that the new additions are gimmicky, and unwanted by many. (create a team, online superstar mode, the back track feature... etc) the new features seemed to have taken away from the fundamentals of what makes football football! The inch by inch fight, the snot bubble hits, the chess match that occurs between offense and defense, the intensity of the last minute drive to tie or win the game.

  The PRESENTATION :

  every game in franchise mode feels like a preseason game. The playoffs, the superbowl all seem monotone!

  Where is the television style pregame? halftime wrap up? weekend games in review... top 10 plays, best hits... all of the things that make me pay 10 dollars more a month just to have ESPN and the NFL network. the things that keep me checking the web tuesday till sunday for the games I didn't get a chance to see!

  weather conditions:

  Why does it snow or rain 6 out of 10 games I play at the Linc? The weather and time of day should coincide with the actual weather. btw just because it's raining hard doesn't always call for 20mph winds!

  Online experience/Server issues:

  As it stands the online portion is my favorite feature. But there are some things I wold like to see change. I have played almost 300  online matches with a 19% DNF and am still ranked a level 1 because I will loose a game due to a diconnect issue. I know it is virtually impossible to tell what causes a disconnect to occur and can be unavoidable but there should be a better way to match players with competition who are at their skill level and the ability to play higher ranked players. Also the top 20 players on the leader boards should not be able to play their friend 100 times to get to the top of the leader boards.

  Offensive playbooks:

  Although the game boasts team specific playbooks, I find that they seem to be more scheme specific than team specific example... the EAGLES are a good screen team, but there are very few screens/ shuttle passes in their playbook.

  Rosters:

  Quite simply the rosters have always been a mess, and while I wouldn't mind being the guy you pay to keep them accurate ( I could use a good paying job) they are not accurate at all save the big name players. The players themselves in uniform likeness are off also i.e. tape on the feet, specific face gear etc, and where is the scout team? pup list? allocated players to nfl europe? you know the players you can pool from should you be down to 3 receivers instead of 5?

  GRAPHICS:

  While there have been vast improvements in the visuals, I have to say that 09's graphics were the best, but that doesn't mean that you should be breaking your arms giving each other a pat on the back! 07 to 09 saw little if no change in graphics so does that mean that there won't be any change between 09 and 10? All in all the character animations are great, but I do find issue with the environments (why are there no real players on the sideline? shouldn't the D be on the sideline when the O is on the field? (guess those are the guys from the scout team) The physics are a little too stiff also, ever thought of looking into the Euphoria engine? Where is the safety that hurls himself over the

  cutting RB just to get at the QB?

  Man coverage does exist in the NFL, and it does work! (nuff said)

  Fix the screen pass!!! Although I have no problem stopping the screen, there are players that use the O line shift to have extreme amounts of time to find a player deep once you've keyed into the receiver the play was designed to run to... play some online games and you will see what I mean.

  Please, please, please, create specific plays designed to stop the QB sneak, or FB dive, these plays should not gain a guaranteed first in short yardage or 5 yards or more.

  WHY CAN'T WE USE ALTERNATE UNIFORMS ONLINE???

  PRESENTATION! PRESENTATION! PRESENTATION!

  thank you if you read this...

  Sincerely,

  A consumer that has purchased every Madden game since it's graphical conception on a home console.

  P.S.Even though I felt cheated some years, I still have faith that you will bring the feel of football to those of us who can't play pro!

• TreFacTor said February 03, 2009

  the ability to play a real person online during franchise mode.... maybe even play full seasons against online opponents because the computer AI sucks.... the AI is cheap and psychic not intelligent or unpredictable even on its hardest level.... just because I have less time in the pocket due to a more intense pass rush doesn't mean that the cpu is more difficult. This would also negate having to play the top teams in online matches every single time (cowboys, pats, chargers) there have to be some lions fans who play this game, but I've never played one!

• TreFacTor said February 03, 2009

  one thing I forgot... PLEASE GET RID OF THOSE STUPID ICONS!!!  If you don't know that Steve Smith is a burner, while Hines Ward is a possession receiver, then you need way more help playing the game than an icon!

• Go7 7he Goods said February 03, 2009

  I don't know how but they should figure it out. Like others have mentioned, I'm an Eagles user and I want to make those crazy Jim Johnson blitz schemes, if they can't make more plays they should make hot routing players on defense easier and faster some how. Wow, I just thought of an amazing idea, being able to adjust a play while looking at it on the play screen. Like how you sub a player but instead go to the play and change his assignment and be able to move the players around to exactly where you want them to lineup. Thats an amazing idea, you can do while picking a play and you can save it the way you like it. That would be SICK!

• LEGENDofLegends said February 03, 2009

  The PA feature is nice.  I am sick of seeing DB's make mysterious interceptions of deflections.  You cannot be chasing one receiver up field, then turn around and make a INT on a pass going to another receiver that you are not even guarding.  That's guarding two people at once.   Another thing that MUST BE FIXED IS QB'S THROWING ACCURATE PASSES OFF THE WRONG FOOT AND FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION!!!  If you are going to fix DB's making picks if they are not facing the proper line of sight, then you should do the same and fix QB's from throwing perfect strikes when they are throwing off the wrong foot and running around in the opposite direction.

• maddengamer77 said February 03, 2009

  SOUND SOUND SOUND put madden back in the booth let him do what he does best thats

  call pro FOOTBALL GAMES GIVE MADDEN A DEEPER VOCAB HE LOVES TO TALK LET HIM,ea sports i pose this question to you,SO WHAT IF YOU HAVE ALL THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THE MADDEN GAMES IF ITS SOUNDS LIKE YOUR STILL PLAYING 16 BIT OR PLAYSTATION 1

  peanut butter iwant to hear 50,000 PEOPLE SIGH WHEN A PASSED IS DROPPED ON 3RD DOWN

  when a rb wr or qb gets HIT REAL HARD I WANT 50,0000 THOUSAND FANS GASP AT ONE TIME

  i want people in my living room to use swear words JUMP OFF THE SOFA WHEN A ONCE

  IN GAME MASSIVE NFL HIT COMES peaunut butter give US REAL NFL SOUND real fan sound

• Bee Rockwell said February 03, 2009

  This year's Madden played better and better with time, but there are a few things that I think would enhance the overall experience for the hardcore gamer if tweaked, slightly. One specific issue was that the new post-play animations would take too much time, and you couldn't skip through them. A quick run up the middle would end up taking 30 seconds or so, very important time in a game where most people play five minute quarters. After adjusting the Franchise quarter length to six minutes instead of five, the problem fixed itself. I'm hoping that the new PA will eliminate the need to cue up those specific, time-draining animations. Players should be able to see the first-down marker, QB's should be able to actually read blitzes, and the gameplay should more closely echo what we see on TV.

  I think a compliant that many hardcore Madden gamers had with 09 was that it seemed too focused on the casual gamer. Gamers like me who've played Madden for 20 years (and who look forward to next-year's game in February, already) want to be rewarded with a richer experience. I love playing through Franchise mode, but it seems to not have the level of depth we all hoped the 2009 version might have. Pre-season games should feel different from regular season games, and playoff games should feel different from regular season games. The juice in the crowd, the buzz, the noise, the level of excitement from the players, the volume of the cheers should all adjust as the moments get bigger and bigger. Ambiance should be built with more of a pre and post-game presence. Simply running highlights and showing the outside of the stadium is not adequate. There's an ESPN licensing agreement - PLEASE make use of it. Announcers, graphics, weekly highlight wrap-up shows, commentators, rumors - these are all things that would greatly improve the experience if implemented stronger within the franchise framework.

  Divisional playoff games should have a divisional playoff logo on the field. Championship games should have a championship logo on the field. If its a playoff weekend, and you play on Sunday (late slot), when you start your game there should be a rundown of the highlights of the other games that weekend. You want to feel like you're controlling a franchise, so context is important. If you're the Giants about to play the NFC Championship game, and the Colts just won the AFC, that would be mentioned on TV before the game starts. Putting that in the game would strengthen it tremendously.

  Players still go out of bounds for no reason. This should be fixed.

  The Super Bowl experience should be bigger and better. Halftime show, in some capacity, would be great. As would elaborate pre-game storylines, interviews, post-game celebrations, MVP awards, and in-game merch. Win the AFC? Players should run on the field wearing the AFC championship tee shirt.

  Little changes to fatten up Franchise mode would be exciting for Hardcore gamers, the ones who've literally built the success of the Madden brand up until this point. Please address the Franchise experience, and I'll gladly buy another 20 years worth of Madden games.

• theereaper14 said February 03, 2009

  GANG TACKLES!!... make to where anybody can hit the ball carrier if necessary... if its a spot open then it should be filled... especially on the 3rd and 1's 4th and 1's.. goaline... players in real life are tackling blockers  just to stop the runner... just think of common sense play and put that onto the game!... if you cant think of anything... then get me in your building and i will help out... i am a football player FS & WR... know the game inside out

• maddengamer77 said February 03, 2009

  SPYGATE SPYGATE SPYGATE BRING BACK THE THREE BAR PICK A PLAY SYSTEM IAM SO SICK AND TIRED OF EVERY ONE IN THE LIVING ROOM KNOWING MY NEXT PLAY IS A HALF BACK DRAW

  ea sports you have to consider the fact everybody not on LINE REAL NFL SOUND

  DID ANYONE SEE THE BOSE COMMERICAL

• Brother3Wright said February 03, 2009

  So many good things have already been suggested and I'd like to add just one more.

  Player Progression/Regression, please! Have it so that we can train up a player into a superstar, and when they're getting old, they start declining to the point that we just can't have them as a starter anymore.

• Playakev21 said February 03, 2009

  another thing fix man coverage aso and champ bailey should be LOCK down corners that lockdown icon should mean something they shouldnt be getting burned by james thrash now if they line up against say larry fitz or andre johnson then i can understand them getting beat here and there if there left in man coverage for too long and put back in the option that you use to have in madden where you can select a defender to cover a receiver all game no matter where the receiver lines up...and make the fatigue mean something if your tired for too long you'll fumble or the qb will throw a pic that will stop the cheesy no huddle all the way down the field

• Playakev21 said February 03, 2009

  also make rivalry games matter the dallas washington game should be LOUD incorporate sound i mean everyone has big time hd tvs now a days i know you guys could make rivalry games different from regular season games...rivalry games should be a LOT of shoving a lot of crowd noise and a lot of hard hits hopefully you guys dont get too overwhelmed with all out ideas but im sure you guys will do well this year

• SoulMine said February 03, 2009

  I think it would be cool to incorporate this head tracking technology into presentation and replays. Im thinking of replays where you can see Larry Fitzgerald's eyes locked onto the ball as comes into his hands or Ray Lewis staring down the quarterback before the play. Perhaps cuts with coaches and players watching the play or looking up at the big screen with varied 'attitudes'.

• Swruul said February 03, 2009

  I think one area of improvement needs to be made in the way the ball is thrown and the way the receivers react. For example, if Peyton Manning is going to throw a comeback route to Reggie Wayne or Marvin Harrison, he is going to throw the ball BEFORE one of the WR turns around. In Madden, if you try to do this, your QB is going to "overthrow" the pass and most likely picked off. Depending on the QB and WR, there should be a way to allow you to throw the ball before the route is cut off.

• basskater91289 said February 03, 2009

  i want to see the presentation be a little bit better. nfl 2k5's sportscenter and pregame and postgame and halftime shows were great. and with the superbowl, i want to see more of a celebration and a different celebration every time. and cris collinsworth CAN'T be back in 2010. he made the game extremly BORING. get rid of him. and if the game is on fox or cbs or nbc or espn, have different announcers and use their presentation. that would be awesome

• kamal92380 said February 03, 2009

  I would love to see more movement on the sidelines with the actual players on the sideline reacting to if there defense gives up a big play the offense gets upset along with the coaching staff. Because i'am one of the few  85 percent of the time im playing franchicse mode and i go through years and I would love to see the whole coaching staff And real players on the sideline you guys can do it I remember the Vince Young on the sideline with his helmet off on Madden 09 . More emotions after a big game or rival game or a late game touchdown to win or to see a coach on his knees while the kicker attempts a game winner. When a player gets hit hard the helmets should come off. And more camera angles would be good, Franchise modes needs a little more like team chemistry so u can't load up your team with stars and win every game that have to be able to play with each other, And the create player mode we should be able to use the Xbox vision cam to scan our faces to create our own player, Different team helmets in the pro bowl,Jerseys that move, how about a little blood lets make this a real football game i mean players that are not that involed in the offense gets upset an effects your team chemistry, create your own trick plays there really no trick plays on the game like a double reverse "wildcat offense" you guys know what i'm saying,real fights after a play Pittsburg and Baltimore Raven stuff. Come on your guys say EA Sports its in the game well put us in the GAME!!!! But i love Madden and Always will i would go crazy to see all this in the 2010 version. Thank you

• BBGunner420 said February 03, 2009

  All this is great but me and the people I play with would die for the day to day t-mobile update system that NBA '09 has, it would pay dividends in the end. The franchise would be complete with that in place. I still can't figure out how madden keeps the roster updated for the superbowl everytime, I know he doesn't play it..hahahaha

• wjda_krow2 said February 03, 2009

  If EA cared about its customers in the least bit it would fix the controls, completely overhaul them and redo them.  Actually being able to play the game.  The controls have gotten alot better with each new Madden, but better is not good enough.  It's sad to see that controls on Madden 07 for Ps2 and Xbox are alot better than Madden 09.  Example, when a cornerback, lineback or widereceived go for a ball and you jump to catch it or just knock it down.  Alot of the time their jump is delayed by a few seconds.  Also when your trying to run a certain direction it is delayed.  I felt alot more in control of my players on Madden for ps2, when I hit jump, they jumped.  That is the only thing that has prevented me from keeping the newer maddens.  A few other key features would be

  IMPLEMENT ESPN WHICH YOU HAVE THE EXCLUSIVE FOR!

  Make the superbowl feel more like a superbowl

  Rival Games feel like a rivalry game

  Implement Crowd Chants

  Say Created Player Names

  OFFER ALOT MORE CUSTOMIZATION, there are more customizable options on PS1/PS2/Xbox games than on PS3/Xbox360 games

  Make playing the Patriots and Steeler, more like playing the Patriots and Steeler whereas Playing them is the same as playing Detroit

• wjda_krow2 said February 03, 2009

  I also agree with KAMAL92380, there needs to be sideline reactions, if you break a 60 yard run your players should be going nuts or if there is a bad call, your coach yelling and screaming, and after a big win your teamates dump Gatorade on the coach.  Have a crazy halftime show using talk show hosts and all that.  Also including the playstation eye and xbox vision cam to upload your own faces.  Make kicking a game winning field goal a bigger significane, based on the kickers ratings the screen shaking like crazy.  

• mrrandomkid12 said February 03, 2009

  natural takling system.

  more realistic scouting system. you get to do Activities like scout upcoming teams, and watch game film of college players so you can make the best decision and just not make draft pick. Also as a coach you should be able to pick your first 10 offensive plays.

  2. In franchise mode you should have the option to create goals for yourself. Like the owner, coach, and captains on the team should have their own goals, and when they complete those goals. They could get perks such as bonuses, extra game film on upcoming opponents, Future draft picks.

• BADOW757 said February 03, 2009

  Everyone seems to agree that gameplay needs to be addressed first and foremost.  I think another aspect that is always looked over is the equipment for the players.  We ALWAYS hear from EA that "if it's in the game, it's in the game."  I think it's time to follow through on that.  I love everything about the game of football and i follow it religiously.  I carefully observe everything from teams in general to what types of gloves different players wear.  Why can't yall find someone to do this when developing Madden?  I want to see more choices for equipment in Madden 2010.  I want o be able to choose LT's facemask or one of the new helmet types that are now used.  The NFL debuted 3 new helmets this year; i really would like to have those available.  It drives when i load up the game and brian westbrook has a dark visor or desean jackson has a green visor.  Westbrook doesn't wear one and jackson doesn't wear a green one, NOBODY does.  If yall offered the opportunity to edit the rosters to the madden community you would have an overwhelming amount of responses.  I bet 90% of us would even agree to do it for free, cuz we already spend the time and do it for free now.

• Tigerain72 said February 03, 2009

  The only thing I would like to see for Madden 10 and beyond; and I really hope that the developers are reading this, is that they add the logo/decals on the football field whenever the teams play the first game of the season: NFL KICKOFF and whenever they go to the playoffs: NFL PLAYOFFS; the conference championship games: NFC Conference Championship and AFC Conference Championship, and finally the Super Bowl where the field SHOULD be showing the 2 team's name and logo and their conference logos in the endzone instead of the Super Bowl logo like in games past. It can't get anymore realistic than that. The NFL 2K series was able to do it in their games, so it will be inexcusable for EA Tiburon not to do the same thing. If it's in the game EA, then it SHOULD be in the game. Also the names on the back of the jerseys; some of the the teams uses serif or sans serif type lettering. not all the teams uses the same type of lettering. That's was the only other thing that I've notice and it should be corrected.

• DHCanada said February 03, 2009

  What about franchise mode??? For the past 5 years it seems as if there has been no advancements in the franchise mode. There is no better experience then transforming your favorite team into a legendary football dynasty. I really want to see advancements in the franchise mode. Greater stadium customization, cutscenes could be nice, a records hall, more offseason options, events during the season.

  An arcade game mode type could be great to see. Something like a three on three back yard football league with some of the better known players available or playing a game on a tiny field(HA!). I want to see some cool new features that will make me want to buy the game(regardless of the fact that I will buy it even if you just took a *** on a dvd and called it madden 2010).

• DFence54 said February 04, 2009

  Hey Ian.. While I'm sure that will be a nice addition to Madden, I'm sure that's not the only think you guys are adding/fixing. Just a couple of things I'd like to fixed.. (I'm on the PS3 side of Madden..so I'm speaking from that perspective) I have alot of PS3 games but I play madden 99% of the time.

  1. Please fix the online lobbies. When a room starts to get near 40 or more people the display and controls start to slow down dramaticly. It becomes hard to scroll thru names, type messages, etc. (I know you guys ported alot from the Xbox side but please fix this)

  2. Please do something about the disconnects.. It's totally unfair when people glitch and the game ends and theres no proof that the game even existed in your list of games played. If I'm winning when this happens I think I should get the win and they should get a loss no matter what.

  3. Please make this game for the PS3 run in 1080p. Xbox 360 version can "auto" scale to this but PS3 has native 1080p. Please try to use it.

  There are plenty of other suggestions I would love to give you guys in different areas of the game (at least for the PS3 side). Please contact me at mae4730@yahoo.com

  Mike

• mrrandomkid12 said February 04, 2009

  have team styles. If a team is a tough,defensive team like the ravens, then have them play like ravens.

• TAPedersen said February 04, 2009

  The Superstar absolutely needs to be fixed. I agree with earlier commenters that you shouldn't automatically be the starter, it needs to be earned. Secondly, for both Superstar (and Campus Legend in NCAA) EA needs to use the Photo Gameface like in the Tiger Woods games. I think it will interest more people to that feature in the game. Also, why is it when you transfer a player from NCAA who won 4 Heismans, etc. into Madden, you're always a 3rd round draft pick. Please make the draft status more realistic.

• jrs2088@yahoo.com said February 04, 2009

  Yeah, they set out to make Madden the best sports game of the year and fail miserably. I would personally like my $120 back that I spent on the last two POS Madden games. All you have to do is put back everything you took out of the PS2 versions before these next-gen consoles came out. The gameplay is decent, but the presentation of the game makes it near unplayable and just plain annoying.

  No refs of any kind. Oh wait there's one white ref that appears during cutscenes for penalties. Great Job EA.

  You should just make every game played on the practice field or in empty stadiums because the crowd doesn't react to anything. There's two sound clips for the crowd. Loud roaring and not so loud roaring.

  The announcing in last years game was terrible too. Could you have picked any two people more boring than Tom Hammond and Cris Collinsworth.

  And what's with the cartoon-like stadium introductions? Stop using so many damn fireworks or at least make them realistic. Just so you know, Disneyesque fireworks displays don't work to well inside dome stadiums.

  You guys also seemed to have removed the field degradation. The field used to degrade over time. Now it always looks like it's just been mowed and in perfect condition. And what's up with the rain and snow? It only rains in the middle of the field and it too looks terrible and the field remains the same. No water, no mud.

  I'm starting to think I may have just been unlucky and bought the only extremely flawed disc you guys made. I don't know.  

  Is is just me, or are these games getting worse every year. Last years game just looked stupid. Maybe if you guys made decent games you wouldn't be losing money and laying your employees off.  

  You guys really need to take some notes from your fellow developers behind FIFA 09 because it is a real contender for best sports game.

  Other than that, the improvements you guys made were positive. I enjoyed all the new tackle and juke animations. I suggest all gamers out there rent 2010 before buying it because you may be disappointed yet again. EA please please please stop making football games unless you fix these problems.

• Well Loved said February 04, 2009

  If you guys put this new tech to good use, this could be a great improvement to the game. If you fix the issue of DBs with spider sense, my other issue would be the annoying  repetitive player motion animation, especially the unrealistic talcking animation. Last year was an improvement with an animation being able to be broken midway, but still it isn't where its supposed to be, Where is the real gang tackling. Why not my the NaturalMotion tech. Then please fix the Franchise mode...

  NaturalMotion, NaturalMotion , NaturalMotion ,NaturalMotion ...

• davo_09 said February 04, 2009

  better weather it doesn't snow or rain the entire game please just make it like u see on tv just add the little things ea i know u can make it the best game ever

• davo_09 said February 04, 2009

  How r u doing madden world my name is davo-09 one of the biggest madden fans and nfl fans of all time I love john madden football but come on gang can we please make it a little bit more realier in 2010 I want to see the chain gang for 3rd and inches I want to see them come out and measure the football i want to see more referrees on the field we need more calls like unnecessary roughness clipping holding late hit etc,etc when teammates get injured can the trainer come out and help the player off the field instead of them getting up on their own,I need fair play online as well as all madden difficulty i am tired of people goin for it on 4th and 10 or more lso if someone is seriously injured can we see the strecther , can we have a little more commentary in the game have the booth commentary updated as well as the actual players u know like with the dna with nba live 09 do that for the players and the commentary can I see more of what the coaches r saying in case u make a mistake on offense or defense if u have the espn license can u incorporate their presentation in the game can u make the wide receivers a little more versatile and make them make a play on the ball please make this game like u see on tv with every little detail from the crowd to the terrible towel in the stands one more thing keep the feature adapting to you that's cool but make the franchise mode just like real life make the superbowl,winner, division winner conference championship winner let it be some type of realistic celebrations when teams win football games such as those can please i'm counting on the ea sports team to make this happen this year I can't wait til 2010 come out please take this message in consideration please it will be one of the best games in video game history Do it like u see every sunday please I'm begging you thank you very much if u have any questions please let me know thanks

• davo_09 said February 04, 2009

  call me at 773-272-1501

• davo_09 said February 04, 2009

  another thing if a d-lineman tip the ball on the line of scrimmage make the ball go up in the air for instance like that play in the superbowl 43 when one of the cardinals d line man tip the ball in the air and karlos dansby picked it off

• davo_09 said February 04, 2009

  another thing if a person is hurt in real life the online competitior should not be allowed to put that person in the game for an advantage it really makes me sick please lets do something about that

• davo_09 said February 04, 2009

  EA if u have any questions or need any more suggestions please email me at davo09@live.com i wanna be a part of making one of the best maddens of all time on the 360 please contact me if not my cell phone number is 773-272-1501 please don't hesitate to call i have lots of ideas on making this game the best

• ABrlcklnTheWall said February 04, 2009

  Maybe someone else has asked this, but I'll say this anyway.

  So, will this affect deep balls and the way DB's act?  As a pass is incoming to the WR, will the DB turn back his head to see the pass?  And if they aren't highly rated, will they look too slowly and miss the pass, instead of just jumping without looking at all?

  Also, another possible application is for D line to be watching for the snap before turning to their assignment at the beginning of the play.  Not necessarily full head turns, but if the technology allows eye focus to be adjusted as well, then they can glance back and forth before the play.

  Adjusting the QB based on PA seems more like QB vision, which seemed to be on the way out.  But some way of changing focus seems like a good idea.  Maybe even having the QB looking at the most open receiver based on their awareness rating, lower rating means they tend to lock onto the primary receiver for the play and not notice the more open routes on the periphery of their vision cones.  So players can use his body language if they pay close attention to decide where to throw.  Better QB's make better reads, but if the player doesn't agree they can always throw to who they want, though accuracy rating would affect the ability to throw to WR's outside of the field of vision of the QB depending on where he was looking at the time.

  Just some ideas.

• breece said February 04, 2009

  I couldn't help to laugh when i read raczilla story about being intercepted by a DB who didn't even see the ball coming because my controller did not survived that!

  This new technology is the first step in the good direction to make it less scary to throw the ball.

  I suggest the devs' team also need to complement the PA tech with more realistic physics of player because more often than not (even after the new animation tech they added last year to help more realistic physics) defensive player jump too quickly on the ball when it's thrown. They need to make sure this doesn't happen because after you use PA to see the ball, it would waste the whole thing if then a linebacker jumps like flash on the ball to get the intercpetion!

  Moreover they should use PA to create more realistic emotion...For example, after a big hit from Ray Lewis, he should come on the field for the next play with a scary face that says "don't come in my zone or you're dead"!

  in the same kind of ideas, they should use PA to create more realistic celebration after a touchdown, on top of a more realistic crowed reaction to the touchdown because i've noticed in madden 09 that when you score a TD, they're almost nothing exciting about it, no big noise from the crowd, the guys who give the commentary only say "touchdown" like they would say "hand" or "potato"...I say this because i also play FIFA 09 (yeah i'm french) and when you score a goal, the crowd gets insane and you feel a real sense of joy!

  And if possible, if they plan on adding multi-model celebration with player gathering on the one who scored the TD (like for Holmes when he scored the winning TD at the SB) they could for instance use PA to have a player come to the one who scored with this intense face eyes in eyes that says "that's what i'm talking bout"!!!

  well that's it for me on this topic

• breece said February 04, 2009

  oh...and just like that, can you give this word to the guys in charge of animation :

  PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKE THE BALL SPIN WHEN IT'S A PASS...

• EastCoast_Dog said February 04, 2009

  ok what i would like to see in madden10 is, better sidelines wit real players, more coaches, cheerleaders, and when you call timeout have waterboys comeout to give the tired players water so they can refresh...  Then ea has to fix the challenges, for instance, i was way out of bounds not even close and they said i was in, and i wanted to challenge a catch and it always challenges the spot, lmaooo, so have options of wht u like to challenge... Then getta do something about players doing no huddle every play and i mean every play, make it so if they do no huddle every play that there players cant even run or set a limit how many times u can no huddle in a 5,10,15 min game, realistically theres noway a team can no huddle every play throughout the game or make rules in the settings to choose  ect....

              Now the penaltys, getta have more pass interferrences, when u go for a deep pass all u getta do is put ur defender in front of the recievers route and it slows him down and its and easy pick or pass goes over there heads for incompleted pass with no call, and its to easy to intercept the QB, each team every game has atleast 2 or 3 a game, and last but not least, the QB on a scramble throws off there back foot for 30 or more yards, make pass much slower and worbley make it more realistic, and i would love the option to watch other players games...  

• NELL86 said February 04, 2009

  BRING BACK QB VISION BRING BACK MADDEN TO THE PS2 DAYS WITH NEXT GEN TECH WE WANT TO BE BLOWN AWAY BY GAMEPLAY AND PRESENTATION WITH THE WEATHER HAVE THE RAIN AFFECTS AND SNOW DRIP DOWN ON THE SCREEN THAT WOULD BE A REAL COOL AFFECT WE WANT TO SEE THE CLOUDS IN THE SKY MOVE BIRDS FLYING PLANES U GET MY DRIFT.WE WANT PRE GAME SHOWS WITH PLAYER INTRODUCTIONS HAVE THEM GETTING HYPED IN THE LOCKER ROOM THEN THEM COMING ON TO THE FEILD. SHOW THEM WARMING UP BEFORE GAME AND THE BROADCAST TEAM DISCUSS THE STAR PLAYER AND COACH PROFILES. GET RID OF ASK MADDEN AND PUT ASK THE COACH WITH REAL COACH VOICES TELLIN YOU A PLAY U SHOULD RUN. FOR EXAMPLE ASK MIKE TOMLIN THEN HE TELLS YOU A PLAY YOU SHOULD RUN.MAKE SCORING A TOUCHDOWN MORE EXCITING.WE NEED ATMOSPHERE I WANT TO SEE WHEN YOU PLAYING AT HEINZ FEILD THE TERRIBLE TOWELS SWINGING IN THE AIR WITH THE CROWD YELLING HERE WE GO STEELERS HERE WE GO.            

• optim2000 said February 04, 2009

  I hated the controls of Madden 09 on the PS3...r2 for sprint, then the juke button is the analog, i hated it...it killed the whole game for me, it kinda took the fun out of it...i rather x be sprint, and the old normal controls

  and i hated that u can't see if a trade is close to being accepted, u have to keep guessing...and then when ur trying to do a trade, u always have to start back at A and go through all the teams to find the one u want

  and i also hated that u have to hold R2 to switch between options...like trying to find a team or a position when making a change to a team...why couldn't they keep it as r1 to go to the next one..or l1 to go to the last one u chose

  all these things just make playing it annoying and turned me off from 09

• Jreeve7 said February 04, 2009

  This looks great. But heres a list of things I think need to be added into Madden 2010.

  1. Re-build the superstar mode, have some interaction with the coaches, be able to train whenever you want, just make it more personal.

  2. Get into the atmosphere of the game, like NFL 2k5, because in Madden 09 its like, "I won the superbowl......so what?"

  3. USE YOUR ESPN LICENSE!!! dont just have it so that competitors cant.

  4. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEEEAAASEEEE make the commentary more interesting.

  5. And finally more of a name database, and add more detail into the franchise mode.

• TheBigPauler said February 04, 2009

  I agree with the other posters who mentioned atmosphere as a needed addition. Quite often the stadium feels sterile, as opposed to raucous.

  The excitement from the crowd, players, coaches, and announcers should be catered to the game itself. If it's tied 21-21 in the 4th quarter and the away team is driving, the stadium should be going nuts. If the home team kicks a game winning field goal, let's see the sideline rush the field and hoist the kicker in celebration. If a team picks off a pass and returns it to win the game in overtime, I want to hear the announcer to go absolutely ballistic like in real life!

  If, on the other hand it's at the end of a blowout with the Patriots leading the Bengals 30 - 0, if the bengals score a touchdown we shouldn't see the player dunk the ball over the goalpost or the team celebrate on the field, they should limp off and lick their wounds just like real life. Similarly there shouldn't be much excitement in the announcers voice in this situation.

  Technically, the screen plays in this years Madden were a little odd, often having the running back run back towards the QB to catch the ball, away from his blockers. Also the RB's still don't have to seem much ability to catch the ball in bounds when flaring out of the backfield, often running out of bounds and losing yardage without being touched.

  Thanks for giving us the chance to provide feedback. The new features look awesome so far. I know it seems like we're complaining a lot, but it's really because we love madden and want it to be the best it can be!

• Ridikulas said February 04, 2009

  I've been asking for heads tracking the ball since Madden 08. It's a travesty that receivers and db's could catch the ball without looking at the ball the whole way in. I'm not even sure if you deserve kudos for this development because it should have been implemented a LONG TIME AGO.

  But here are some things that bug me:

  1) Running backs celebrating 3 yard runs or celebrating a 5 yard run when you're losing by a lot. It doesn't make sense and it makes people laugh at how stupid the game is because real running backs would never do that. Running backs should only celebrate on long runs, first downs, or touchdowns. Please give them brains.

  2) How about speeding up how fast the offense sets up when you're in the last 2 minutes of the game and you're trying to spike or get a snap quickly. Don't make me hit a special button to make them run to the line. They should be running to the line as fast as they possibly can ON THEIR OWN.

  3) I REALLY hate when linebackers intercept passes that they physically could not possibly reach. I hate when they jump passes that are about 8 ft to the right or left and somehow the computer allows them to jump that. At least let them tip it. LBs tip the ball a lot more than you show in the game. Also I hate when linebackers jump 8 ft in the air to intercept passes. They just don't do that. At the most, they tip those, too.

  4) You need to make pass rushing more realistic. When I use Demarcus Ware, I should be owning the tackles and tight ends. I hate when the animation pretty much sucks me into the lineman and doesn't allow me to spin out or make cuts into the backfield. Guys like Ware are almost unstoppable and you need to reflect their abilities better. I should definitely be able to turn the corner on a OT more often than you allow.

  That's all I can think of for now. I'm glad you're starting this process early and actually listening to us. Let's see if our suggestions actually make it in. Maybe in future blogs when you're telling us about new features, you can tell us which one of us inspired that change.

• wipidip said February 04, 2009

  this is awesome!

  can you add touch pass?

  thanks

• TreyIM2 said February 04, 2009

  Well, in regards to PA,I think a shock and an angry attitude need to definitely be added. I wish there was a way PA could be implemented in terms of player interactions with each other and player reactions, overall, so they respond accordingly to what happens on the field. Those ridiculous, over celebratory reactions to plays, whether it's a 1yd gain (???) or after getting CREAMED by a DB need to go. Maybe the attitude part of this can handle that. Dunno but I also have to say that Madden 09 was the most enjoyable Madden I've played in a while, even with the flaws. I understand that no game is perfect and don't overreact and whine like a child about minor things like many people who post. Do what u do and keep up trying to make Madden the best sports game it can be. Peas.

• sleepyeyesJr0810 said February 04, 2009

  I have never commented before but I just to this time. This was not written to belittle EA. This is just my opinion, but this is what is wrong with the Madden series. Why are you going to try to make these new features that do not address the issues the game already has. Is this going to give us better control of receiver's and Db's? Is this going to make the rating system reflect on field performance? Is this going to fix the blocking AI? I love da Madden series but I have been disappointed the last 3 years. Its time to get it together. Most of us don't want pretty new fields, fancy stick controls, New presentations. We want da game to be a chest match between two football IQ's. I want to be able to match my 78 rated 6'4 receiver against your 5'11 85 rated DB one one to get a first down on 3rd and 12 because I believe he can make a play for me if I throw it high and put him in da right position to make a play. If Im on da defense I want to put my defense in da best position to stop them. Whether it be pressure or coverage. The problem with the madden series in my opinion is we do not now have control. How many times have you been beat on in routes because we could not get our Db's in the right position to make a play. No they not going to make a play all the time but football is about adjustments. there is no way a slant or cut in  works 4 times in a row. No FOOTBALL team not even a pop Warner teams lets dat happen. Most of us would buy this same game with AI, coverage AI, and Blocking AI improvements. Listen to what we are saying. Do not give us eye candy. The game is beautiful as is. Work on the base foundation to make this game a chess match between two football IQ's. We want improvements to make this a sim style football game. You have the NFL sponsorship If you feel like you would cut out a fan base make another game for da arcade fans.

• sleepyeyesJr0810 said February 04, 2009

  Oh yea, Fix throwing blind in the flats and how the QB's leads a receiver out of bounds please!!!

• pdtodd12 said February 05, 2009

  *It would be nice to have some trick plays like reverse handoffs and flea flickers.

  *when youre in the middle of a game you should be able to save while youre choosing a place or something so that if you have to leave you can start off where you left and you wont have to start over.

  *And im really happy you're making the pass defense more realistic because it was getting annoying.

  *They need to have more types of tackles based on where and how they are hit.

  *The qualities that team have in real life should be how they are in the game.

  *You need to be able to tell when youre player gets better...i spend like a hundred hours making him a better stiff arm ball carrier and hes still the same.

  *The players need to be how they are in real life more.

  *you need to make players block when somebody is open...they always just pass them and keep running like on kick returns (theyll be way down the field),punt returns, run plays and pass plays. They always just let them through to get the sack.

  *They need to get better at stiff arming.

  *You need to have better logos for it you want to create a team...maybe you could download them from ea.com or something but the ones that are there are terrible and theyre not shiny like all the other logos. like if i want to relocate my stadium i have to change the logo to something stupid.

  *when the Quarterback throws the ball it comes out of his hand then fly... its not a big deal it just unrealistic.

  *The QB's will throw it at there feet for no reason.

  *The AI needs to be smarter for like superstar...theyll pick stupid plays and they throw it to people who arent open.

• pdtodd12 said February 05, 2009

  The CB, LB jump and block the ball when it not physically possible...in real life they almost never jump like 3 feet in the air and just block the pass...if they did they probably wouldnt jump high enough, they would miss and if it did hit their hand it would hurt.

• MightyMike02 said February 05, 2009

  first of all i really enjoyed madden 09. but what i would like to see happen:

  1. make the weather more of an issue. if its pouring down rain make rb's slip while trying to make a cut. if its snowing show the kicking team scouping out the snow so the kicker can have an easier time. etc.

  2. i'd like to see a better playbook. for example, id like to be able to customize my own playbook by removing plays i dont like, plays i do like, plays i create, trick plays (like seattle @ buffalo week 1), the wildcat, reverse, maybe more college plays. and the playbooks should have more of a difference from team to team.

  3. stadiums & crowd should have more of an effect. if im the colts and they are on a roll, that crowd should effect the defense. of if im the bills @ home, that extremely difficult weather should have an effect on the teams along with the crowd.

  4. uniforms & logos. all uniforms in team history should be availiable. helmets, jerseys(home/away/alt), pants and everything. it would also be nice to be able to change the logos on the field, like in the endzones & midfield.

  5. the gameplay. it can be really fustrating when ur reciever's got a defender beat down the field by 5+ yards and he's able to jump up and knock the pass away. or when u wanna throw a touch pass over a defender and he's able to tip it when he's not near the defender. id like to see more penaltys. encroachment, rouching the passer/kicker, chop block, unsportsmanlike condoct (even taking a helmet off early on a celebration), pass interfearence, etc. fighting with a rival, MORE CONTACT. football is a contact sport, add more.

  6. injurys. make them better. i think its stupid how they lay on the field and hobble off. show some trainers running out there. have them help the player off or get the meat wagon. show a replay from an angle or 2 with some commentary whil the trainers are helping the player. make better injury sounds. they just suck in 09.

  7. make the wr's better. most wr's know to drag there feet when there near the sidelines, and make'em get more physical and the line of scrimmage. it would be nice if they could create some seperating from there defenders.

  8. ol/dl. it sucks. its extremely difficult to have a defensive end who's quicker and more agile to get past a slow tackle.

  9. make the teams smarter. if a team is runner the same play, make the opposing team recognize that so they can defend it or get set up for a big play.

  thats all i can think of right now but there's definately more.

• emoney941 said February 05, 2009

  I just have a few suggestions about a Franchise/GM/Owner mode that would help make it a more real representation of what it should be.

  1(a). Make trades harder. I shouldn't be able to get Nnamdi Asomugha or Larry Fitzgerald for a 1st and 2nd or 3rd round pick.

  1(b). Add the ability to trade future year picks and more than just 3 trade slots. For instance, i shouldn't be able to get Nnamdi for a 1st and 2nd, but a trade of two 1st round picks (one for the current offseason and another for the next) and some extra picks is far more likely to be considered.

  2. Bring back the tender player option. I don't recall what Madden it was used in but I know you used to be able to have the option to tender eligible players to contracts where a team would have to give up a pick to sign, it's a big part of the off-season.

  3(a). If you franchise tag a player, make their morale drop drastically. Most current players HATE to be franchise tagged, so if you elect to do it drop their morale.

  3(b). Have players hold-out (I don't recall ever seeing a player hold-out in Madden 09) or demand trades or releases. Let's face it, it happens all the time in the NFL now, so it should happen in the game.

  I think if these feature were added and maybe some i've possibly have left out or forgotten, you'd have a lot more satisfied players that enjoy to go more in-depth in the off-season part of the game.

• TreyIM2 said February 05, 2009

  Well, this is no PA related but please get rid of the "robo QBs". Whether I'm playing the CPU or against a friend, somehow, 2nd and 3rd string QBs get a bit to consistent and "God" like. I understand a QB getting hot is a QB getting hot and can happen to any given QB at any given time but when u see it happening too consistently to the point where they are not only moving their squads down the field effortlessly, but 2 min drill drives should NOT be their fortays. More errant, miss timed passes need to be implemented for weaker QBs but say if a QB can get a string of short passes of 5 to 10yds, I can understand a build up of confidence to be able to be more successful with downfield throws.

• TreFacTor said February 05, 2009

  Stop the glitches!!!!

  This year there was:

  the Half back direct snap glitch

  the LINE OF SCRIMMAGE GLITCH

  the INJURY DISCONNECT GLITCH

  the DEFENSIVE OFFSIDES GLITCH

  ENOUGH WITH THE GLITCHES!!!!

• bornwalkin said February 05, 2009

  My suggestions for Madden 2010 are make the audibles on Defense and Offense simialar to the ones you use in NCAA 09 or better, the audibles are difficult to use in madden 09.  Strengthen your ps3 servers!!!!  Also if someone quits on you in an online game they recieve a loss, well if they quit on you you should recieve the win.  Other than that Madden is my *** I love it I'm addicted to playing madden online and play it like 10 times a day at least.  Please Please make this years madden the pinnacle of all maddens

• bornwalkin said February 05, 2009

  make commentary more interesting, when you're picking a play madden is talking while the commentary is too.  bring madden back into the booth!! also show the offense and defense ratings at team select.  and have a feature on there where you can select no going for it on fourth down except in the fourth quarter.

• breece said February 05, 2009

  Oh, i got another one...Regarding PA.

  In madden 09, when you're in the red zone, let's say at the 5 yards line, it's almost impossible to make the QB throw a touch pass high in the air on a kind of slant going outside like the 1st TD by Fitz in the superbowl...or a little like the last TD from Holmes. You should use PA to make the receiver see the ball before the DB because he knows what the play is so he's prepared and more likely to jump high and catch the ball while the shouldn't know what's going on...In the same sort of ideas, it almost never work to throw a high touch pass when a WR is going deep....we need to see more of this even if a DB is on the WR back, the ball should go far enough so that it's not at reach for the DB...and use the PA and real physics so that the safety is not always able to come back and jump the ball because hitting deep routes is too difficult!

• JaiBlack said February 05, 2009

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• KingShadow03 said February 05, 2009

  Well one thing i would believe that would be an improvement is during punt or field goal plays. Its always feels automatic that the opponent always gets the kick. In the Cowboys and Cardinals game, they kept the Cowboys back in there field in overtime, blocked a punt, and returned it for a touchdown. I hope we get to see more realistic timing of the punt for players get a good chance of blocking.

  Also doing field goals in Week 14, Coles made a leapfrog over the lineman to block a pass. We should have a feature to be able to process that movement.

• KingShadow03 said February 05, 2009

  few things i would like to mention;

  NFL Network Halftime report of other games that were played while in the game ( as I know most madden players do play after a game they just watched)

  Update weekly of Madden moments through the season

  Add rivalry stats and new commentary of games that were recently played

  Like Fox network they have the players say there name, position, and which state they came from, during game play

  Have other different network presentation doing games not just ESPN

  (like CBS, FOX, NBC)

  Sideline movement, Stadium presentation, I wanna feel the live crowd like as NBA 2k9

  play classic games like how the ps2 has it.

  I wanna play with The 79' Steelers or the 89' 49ers

• F419908 said February 05, 2009

  1. When drafting from the NCAA game the players that declare for the draft have to ALL be on the draft board not just some of them.  In past editions I'd play I'd be totally jazzed that my college RB declared for the draft.  Then I'd finish my Madden season and my RB ain't there.  Fix that! Any player that has a college overall rating of 85 should declare for the draft.  Players from college should lose ten points total in random catagories effecting the overall rating in the NFL because there is a learning curve from college to pros.

  2.  During CPU vs CPU let's have some more intelligent play calling.  Good grief!

  3.  The game seemes to be geared toward two or more players.  But what about the guy who doesn't have Xbox Live or a friend to play with?  In franchise mode the CPU controlled teams NEVER attempt a trade with a user controlled team or another CPU team.  In reality transactions occur on a weekly basis (but no trade past week 5).  The CPU teams do NOTHING!  Make the trades intelligent and realistic -- no trading star players for bench warmers unless sufficent compensation is given (two first round picks)

  4.  Speaking of first round picks, in the real NFL you can trade draft picks from future drafts.  For example; Seattle trades Deion Branch to Tampa Bay for a 2009 1st rounder and a 2010 second rounder.  Make it so!

  5.  Don't let free agents sit in the free agent pool for more than two years.  Retrire them.

  6.  Make the ballcarrier automatically do the proper move to shake a defender instead of having to press more buttons.  The easier the game is to play the better it is.  The player should be able to turn this feature on or off.  If off they will have to mash more buttons -- total pain in the ass.

  7.  There should be a practice mode where ALL players practice to effect their ratings.  This is a way a bench warmer could push a starter and eventually win the job if the starter underperforms.  Some players will improve with practice and it should be reflected in their ratings.  Some will falter and it will be reflected in their ratings losing them the starting job.  Game action counts against ratings, too.  If your QB throws a lot on INT you'll see a point or two off of his ratings creating an opportunity for QB #2. Practices should have a simulation option so the human player doesn't have to individually practice every man on the roster.  Bring back training camp from the regular Xbox Maddens and run it like the practice mode I suggested -- ever player works out, not just a few.  

  8.  If a player wants to control all the teams have an "all teams simulate practice" button so he doesn't have to individually practice each team.  Use the same idea in any situation that would be too time consuming for the single player to do.

  Use these suggestions on all forms of the game wheter it's a single player franchise or a multi-player franchise.  The game is a well oiled machine and I realize you are striving for more improvements, but if you nail these suggestions a competitior will never topple you because you'll not only have the most realistic game on the field you'll also have the most realistic business side.  And don't forget transitional tags!

• F419908 said February 05, 2009

  Add to my last post the following

  Make weather conditions more realistic.  It might not rain/snow the entire game or it might start nice and then rain/snow.  Let the players decide the weather conditions not randomly picked by the CPU.

• tjm1126 said February 05, 2009

  I'm not sure where else to put up the suggestions but I figure I might as well do it here.

  Madden is far and above my favorite game that I play but I'd really like to see some off the features from the older versions come back.  The gameplay is phenomenal as is, you don't really have to change it.  The animation stuff could use some work but it's not bad.  Here's what I'd like to see...

  1. Uniforms - I'd really like to have the option (like in older versions of madden) to select throwback uni's (home and away)and alternate uni's as well.  The historical uni's like the one's worn by the Jets this year (the blue and yellow titan's) are a good example.  Also it'd be nice to see them before you select them.  Another cool thing would to be able to make new alternate uniforms.  In the older versions of madden this never work out well.  But if you gave a template based off of the current uniforms where you could make just minor modifications, like changing the color of the jersey's or pants, that would be really cool.  I'd really like to make a red home jersey for the pats while still using the current version of the uniform.

  2. Superbowl Banners/Flags - cooler if you could see a champion ship banner hanging in your stadium after you won the superbowl.

  3. Retired numbers -  even cooler if you could retire numbers of your hall of fame players.

  4. Stadium upgrades/relocations - it's always driven me nuts that if you want to upgrade your stadium or relocate you have to design a whole new team.  Could we keep the team names and uni's but relocate the team if we wanted to?  Even if we were to relocate could we have the team logo's available in the selections screen when designing team uni's? Also the stadium designs would be nice if we could base them off of current stadiums.

  5. Stadium upgrades continued - The Pats switched over to a synthetic field a couple of seasons ago but in Madden 09 they still play on a natural surface.  It'd be cool if you could make real upgrades to your stadium, like adding seating to bring in additional revenue, switching form turf to grass and vice versa, adding video screens and score boards, even having your stadium start to fall apart and no longer be state of the art.  It'd be really cool if you'd bring back the concession/merchandise features so you could bring in more money to your team.

  6. Fans - some teams have unique songs or chants ("Fly Eagles Fly" or "San Diego Super-Chargers", JETS Jets, Jets, Jets (can't believe I just wrote that and didn't throw up on my key board as a Pats fan)).  It'd be cool to see that incorporated into the game.  More chants or individual calls from the fans.  The Pats fans in 04 were chanting "CUT THAT MEAT" during the Colts/Pats play off game, based on the Visa commercial Manning did.  It'd be awesome to see that kind of stuff in there.  

  7. Coin toss - I miss seeing the captains come out to the field for the coin toss, bring them back!

  8. Referee's - They're part of the game, lets see them on the field!

  9. Fighting - football is an aggressive game, nice touch to see players get into a skirmish and get ejected.

  10. Coaching/Call Playing: rather than have Madden recommendations or in addition to, how about having your defensive/Offensive coordinators suggest calls.  When you higher new ones they may use or have different playbooks than what your coach already has.  Which leads me to...

  11. Playbook - Allow us to create or change the playbooks we use.  It gets repetitive plus madden always suggests the same plays.  If we could modify it season to season, taking out formations or changing the plays, it'd be cool.  It also seems that there used to be a look more trick plays than there were in 09, bring in a lot more!

  Thanks for viewing, hope to see some if any of these make it into Madden 10

• tjm1126 said February 05, 2009

  One more thing...

  Vintage stadiums!  I'd love to play in the old Foxborough or Veterans stadium again!

• cpdakcboi06@yahoo.com said February 05, 2009

  -Gameplay-

  Playbooks: On offense, put the Wildcat formation and the reverse on the game this year. Have a package where the running back or wide receiver can receive the ball from under center (mostly on the Wildcat formation plays)

  Online: Have an Online Franchise mode with all 32 teams or slots available to online players. The Online mode can have trades and free agents as well and make the trades to where you can put more than one player up on the pending trading block instead of the pending one-for-one trades in the online league. Didn't like that at all. When the free agent signing period begins, have it like the offseason franchise mode. Whoever has the best contract offer for the player being pursued then the team should be able to sign the player. It's up to commissioner to advance the day before the preseason. I like this setup because it gives everybody a chance at a top free agent. During this type of mode, all of the users are going to try to pursue key free agents before the season starts. Have the real NFL schedule on the Online Franchise mode too. If NCAA Football can have an Online Dynasty with the real schedule, then Madden should be able to have it. The Online Franchise mode would make even more gamers play the game and it means that we are actually playing for something, which is the Super Bowl every season! Instead of playing to be #1 on the EA Leaderboard all the time.

  Offensive Line: If the play call is a pass, have the offensive line move like a pocket and block. When the QB drops back to the pass, the Offensive Line should be able to form a smiley faced pocket. If it is a rollout or play action, hae the smiley faced pocket trun a bit to the left or right. Makes the blocking more realistic. I would like to see a few more pancakes as well from the offensive line (mostly on the running plays) Speaking of the run, whether it is to the left or right, if an offensive lineman is actually one-on-one with the defender,at least make him attempt to block the man, not go the other way to just stand there and do nothing while the running back is getting tackled.

  Wide Receivers and Secondary Play: The Wide Receiver play was a bit disappointing. Madden NFL 08 was better than 09 at this. Put the Madden NFL 08 catching back on with the jump on the deep balls or fade routes. On the secondary, have the corners react to the ball better. There was too much late reaction in this year's game. Even if you are controlling the corner or safety, the button you push to swat or intercept the ball would not respond 1/3 of the time. This time on the deep balls or fade routes, actually have the corner at least try to jump with the receiver to intercept or deflect a pass. This means the receiver and the corner or safety up in the air at the same time to catch the ball. Randy Moss and Calvin Johnson we're too unstoppable this year. I tried this with Nnamdi Asomugha (best corner in the NFL) and they were still getting off on him.

  4th and 2 or under plays: You guys made them way too easy on this year's game. There was rarely any penetration when it came to stopping the FB Dive or QB Sneak play. First Downs were too easy in these type of situations. I know it's somewhat of a money play, but the defense can win that battle too. I would like the defensive line or linebackers to at least have better penetration in trying to stop either one of those plays. This can result in more gamers trying to play real football and strategize more to win the ball game like a real coach.

  Precision Passing: It was awful this year. Sometimes when you try to throw a lob pass just over the head of a linebacker across the middle to your receiver, the ball would still be a bullet or the lob pass would be short and as a result the linebacker intercepts it most of the time. Make the buttons correspond with the pass. Bullet pass (PRESS), lob pass (TAP). Sometimes when you're leading a receiver the ball would still be thrown behind the target. Pass leading to the left (Press the left diagonal button), pass leading to the right (Press the right diagonal button). High or jump ball pass (Press UP), Low pass (Press down).

  Weather Conditions: Better but still needs some work. Have the option of determining the amount of rain or snow you want on the field.

  On the field introductions: Why did you guys take that out of the game? That was genius! I liked it when the players came out of the tunnel in Madden NFL '08. Bring it back. Have the coaches come out on the field as well with the team.

  Commentary: I like Cris Collinsworth and Tom Hammond, but can you guys please try to get Jonh Madden and Al Michaels to come back? Another suggestion would be to have Phil Simms and Troy Aikman do the commentary. They are brillant at it.

  Last but not least, the Replay Challenges: During the pause menu, when a coach is trying to challenge a call, have at least three options come up when you press the challenge play selection. Sometimes, I'm trying to challenge one thing, but then the CPU makes me challenge something else and I'm not trying to challenge what the CPU said. Like when I'm challenging a catch whether to see if the receiver caught the ball with two feet inbounds but the CPU makes me challenge the spot of the ball. In this year's game, they can have the option of challenging the spot of the ball, the catch, or the fumble just to give an example of the replay challenge options. Of those three selections, choose the one that you are actually trying to challenge. See what I'm saying?

  NFL Draft: On NCAA Football, players with 80 or above rating should be able to declare for the draft. If the player had a good enough season(s) in college, he should want to go like a Redshirt Sophomore, Redshirt Junior, or Junior. When the players come out, make the ratings realistic. I mean all the attributes for each player position to be realistic as possible! Like for example, if a player was rated 99 on NCAA and had a good season, make him an 85 as the highest rating. Determine the ratings by the season and the rating the player ended up with on NCAA. The 90's and above were unnecessary and made the game unrealistic. There were players that should not have even got a 99 when they declared for the draft!

  Jerseys: A few jerseys were missing on this year's game and on the franchise mode, the user should have the option of creating a new jersey depending on how much the team's budget is. If the create-a-jersey happens, make it to where the teams can still have their real logo on the helmets (at least make it optional). I created a new jersey for the Chiefs on Madden NFL 06, but when I tried to make the helmet, the game would not let me use the real NFL team logo anymore.

  NFL Head Coach: Fix the playbook after it is transported from the NFL Head Coach game because sometimes after the transport, the playbook is jacked up and the play you customized on Head Coach does not look like the play on Madden.

  Head Coaches: There were a few errors on some of the head or assistant coaches, let's clean that up and make sure the game has the real head or assistant coach on every team. I understand that Bill Belichick of the Patriots does not want to be on the game so put one of the real assistants as the head coach, not a random made up coach.

  Morphing: PLEASE GET RID OF THE MORPHING! It ruins the game.

  I believe that's all I have. I hope you guys take at least take most of these ideas into consideration. Thanks for letting me post on here.

• birdgirl87 said February 05, 2009

  I think this new technology would work well in enhancing the sidelines, refs and the crowds. Instead of just having a bunch of stick figures standing around in those spots.

  I'd like to also see Superstar mode expand. It gets repetitive after a while. Add in some new twists and turns.

• UKfaithful said February 05, 2009

  I would like the replay system to be fixed. I have lost a number of games because the opponents wr is originally ruled out and even looks out on replay yet the call is overturned. And instead of getting a stop and going up two scores the opponent gets a second chance. Another issue I have is a LB ability to jump just as high as Larry Fitz. It makes throwing over the top impossible. I want to see fade routes and jump ball situations where a WR leaping ability comes into play. And one last note, instead of have the buttons disappear, why not mess with the focus on the field. To where players cant just roll out 15 yards and throw the ball down field.

• UKfaithful said February 05, 2009

  One more thing I forgot. Put in a practice on the menu for catching a ball, so it is easier to time the ball and so I don't spend the first three hours of getting the game trying to time a ball during a game. I want to be able to time when to pick of a pass or make a jump ball catch. The final two minutes of a close game should be very emotional, the crowd is yelling and screaming, the players are a bit nervous, and the commentators shout after just about everyplay. I don't want Collinsworth just saying touchdown and thats the ball game folks. A variety of commentators would amazing and would keep us from tuning out whatever they have to say. Big games would get Madden/Michaels, MNF would get "the Crew" with special in game analysts from Jaws, and regional games would get CBS for AFC and Fox for NFC. I might be pushing it a bit, but that would be the coolest thing ever, I'd probably never leave my couch. Also it would also be cool to bring back the live score update from other games like in past games with reactions from the commentators.

• giankeesman said February 05, 2009

  Madden 09 was by far the best madden ever, with the fewest glitches and quirks, but that doesnt mean that it doesnt need improvement. Online leagues nned to be improved to include real drafts, and more in league options. The franchise and superstar modes need some upgrades, as theyve seen only very minor tweaks over the last few years. I have played madden this year a LOT, but almost exclusively online. The franchise mode is exactly the same as it was three years ago. This PA feature seems cool, and it will definitly take away some frustrating moments, but other frustrating things need to be fixed as well. Obviously, the rocket catch, and others. A big improvement to the game that would seem subtle but actually help alot would be a recievers awareness when trying to get a first down or a touchdown. Often, especially on curl, and crossing routes, the reciever will come to the ball, and therefore catch the ball short of the marker. A big problem ive had with madden is recievers knowing whether or not to go to the ball all the time. Often ull try to lead a reciever across the field and hell come back to the ball, taking away any running room he would have had. Also, the new break out feature was good this year, but it needs some tweaking, most notably when reaching for a first down. I no im goin on a lot about first downs here, but it would be nice to have the computer autmoatically hot route an 8 yard crossing route into an 11 yd crossing route on 3rd down and ten. This is the difference between  a punt and a first.  Your options are very limited on third down, because so few plays have routes that get u right past the marker. It would also be nice to have the hot route system expanded on to include a larger variety of routes.

• giankeesman said February 05, 2009

  one more thing... the addition of touch passes, which have been basically impossible in every madden ever made, and would lead to much more realism and strategy in the passing game.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  2 v 2 online. i explained how to do it successfully in an earlier post.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  2 v 2 online. i explained how to do it successfully in an earlier post.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  2 v 2 online. i explained how to do it successfully in an earlier post.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  2 v 2 online. i explained how to do it successfully in an earlier post.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  2 v 2 online. i explained how to do it successfully in an earlier post.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  2 v 2 online. i explained how to do it successfully in an earlier post.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  2 v 2 online. i explained how to do it successfully in an earlier post.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  2 v 2 online. i explained how to do it successfully in an earlier post.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  2 v 2 online. i explained how to do it successfully in an earlier post.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  2 v 2 online. i explained how to do it successfully in an earlier post.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  what you need to do is have 2 v 2 online games. to make it work, only allow a party of 2 players to play and not solo players matched up with random people. players then have the option of who gets to call the plays on defense and on offense. who whoever calls plays on offense is the quarterback.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  what you need to do is have 2 v 2 online games. to make it work, only allow a party of 2 players to play and not solo players matched up with random people. players then have the option of who gets to call the plays on defense and on offense. who whoever calls plays on offense is the quarterback.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  2 v 2 online. i explained how to do it successfully in an earlier post.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  what you need to do is have 2 v 2 online games. to make it work, only allow a party of 2 players to play and not solo players matched up with random people. players then have the option of who gets to call the plays on defense and on offense. who whoever calls plays on offense is the quarterback.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  2 v 2 online. i explained how to do it successfully in an earlier post.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  2 v 2 online. i explained how to do it successfully in an earlier post.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  what you need to do is have 2 v 2 online games. to make it work, only allow a party of 2 players to play and not solo players matched up with random people. players then have the option of who gets to call the plays on defense and on offense. who whoever calls plays on offense is the quarterback.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  what you need to do is have 2 v 2 online games. to make it work, only allow a party of 2 players to play and not solo players matched up with random people. players then have the option of who gets to call the plays on defense and on offense. who whoever calls plays on offense is the quarterback.

• DailyFlip said February 05, 2009

  I have a suggestion for madden 10. I remember some years back on playstation where

  o defense you was able to change the way corners played the recievers. what I mean

  is lets say you was playing man coverge and the team or player you was playing like to run slants alot well you could tell your corner to play the slant, or lets

  say its the 2 min warning and you know that they might run alot of out routs well

  you couls tell your corner to play the outs or waych for the quick come backs. I

  would really like to see that come back into play.

• 09aj@comcast.net said February 05, 2009

  ukfaithful also has some good suggestions

• sleepyeyesJr0810 said February 06, 2009

  One more thing...Take out dat VR madness. We never got better with dat. If you going to keep the Madden skills use it in regular practice!!

• Any23Time said February 06, 2009

  I was playing today like always online with my team the Chicago Bears i was playing the Titans and it was the 2nd quarter he kicks the ball off after a field goal and sure enough he did what your not suppose to do kick it to Hester and one juke later im down the side line after the game i go to the replay to save it like always when i have a return and i cant help but notice the side line just life less all just a bunch of stones with zero movement now i have watched every Bears game for the last 6 years and let me tell you when Hester is down the side line the whole team including coaches is with him there all running down the side line with him given high fives and are meeting him before he is even off the field. Then to him him just siting there on the bench collecting air. I think it is huge to make the side line come to life. ALso the fans are huge they are going nuts during this there's a volume level that raises and gets the loudest as soon as he beats the last guy they are jumping up and down high fives and hugs all around. The announcer needs more energy when there is a big play there voice changes dramatically. Like for instance 06 Bears vs Cardinals ESPN MNF Announcers show it perfect when Hester gets the punt his voice is calm then its Hester into the open field HES ONLY GOT THE PUNTER TO BEAT...HE BEAT EMMM!!!!!! Thats what brings the game to life and makes it memorable and exciting. Madden HAS to bring this to Madden 10 it is a MUST. Iv heard it from guys online to at Madden tournaments it would just bring the game to life. And i know i reference this alot to Hester in here but im a Bears fan what do you expect but its true with them all Bush Moss Tomlinson Big plays need Big REACTIONS so please Madden team Bring It To Madden 10.

• NELL86 said February 06, 2009

  yea get rid of that vr trainer and bring back minicamp that was actually usefull

• emoney941 said February 06, 2009

  I'd also like to add that in a Franchise/Owner/GM mode I'd like to see more coaching positions or at least have the option to turn assistant coaches on/off. For example, you could promote your secondary coach to Defensive Coordinator in the off-season or QB coach to Offensive Coordinator, the NFL is starting to show a trend of hiring young coaches, usually from within the organization and I think it would be an awesome feature to have, but I understand not everyone would want to go through all the work of hiring and firing all those coaches so it should be an on/off option.

• johnson_1988_2006@yahoo.com said February 06, 2009

  By any chance can we fix it where we can view the whole field when we are passing the ball

• swfanboy said February 06, 2009

  how about adding the refs into the game on field , i mean how many times have we seen players run into refs or the ref is in the way and inadvertely breaks up a play we need more "defenders" on the field so offences have to acount for more  

• swfanboy said February 06, 2009

  i agree with johnson 1988 passing is limited with poor camera zooms

• swfanboy said February 06, 2009

  how bout opening up the playbook also i mean 1 or 2 pages of plays in certain formations? all the plays are memorized by players throw a monkeywrench into , gimick plays if u will

• Pax49 said February 06, 2009

  please i beg of you just fix this lame franchise mode. bring back old features you took off and add new ones. I would like to see more interaction in sales and basic ways in making money for your team.  i would also like to see the cpu teams be more actively having trades and releases of players, even offer the team i control trade situations. bring back restricted free agency, that was the key to my success back in the day. Just overall make the experience fun and interactive. i play by myself more than online or with a friend.

• KingShadow03 said February 06, 2009

  PLEASE BRING BACK THE SOUND EFFECTS WHEN THE WR OR DB MAKES A PLAY ON THE BALL WHEN ITS GOING DEEP, WHERE IT GOES ALL QUIET YOU HEAR ONLY THE BREATH AND FOOT STEPS OF THE PLAYERS AND AFTER WHEN THE BALL IS CAUGHT THE WHOLE CROWD COMES BACK AND GOES CRAZY

  PLEASE DON'T LACK ON THE MUSIC ITS JUST AS NEEDED AS THE GAMEPLAY

• KingShadow03 said February 06, 2009

  PLEASE BRING BACK THE SOUND EFFECTS WHEN THE WR OR DB MAKES A PLAY ON THE BALL WHEN ITS GOING DEEP, WHERE IT GOES ALL QUIET YOU HEAR ONLY THE BREATH AND FOOT STEPS OF THE PLAYERS AND AFTER WHEN THE BALL IS CAUGHT THE WHOLE CROWD COMES BACK AND GOES CRAZY

  PLEASE DON'T LACK ON THE MUSIC ITS JUST AS NEEDED AS THE GAMEPLAY

• Pax49 said February 06, 2009

  i also forgot, im a very competitive guy and i love to break records. i think the record book should be alot more detailed. and a good idea, for online if possible would be to have a online record book. it would make games more competitive knowing that you can have your record perfomance put up to show in the network data for everyone to see. it may get more people to try and challenge you. Just throwing that idea out there.

• Pax49 said February 06, 2009

  please i beg of you just fix this lame franchise mode. bring back old features you took off and add new ones. I would like to see more interaction in sales and basic ways in making money for your team.  i would also like to see the cpu teams be more actively having trades and releases of players, even offer the team i control trade situations. bring back restricted free agency, that was the key to my success back in the day. Just overall make the experience fun and interactive. i play by myself more than online or with a friend.

  Also, im a very competitive guy and i love to break records. i think the record book should be alot more detailed. and a good idea, for online if possible would be to have a online record book. it would make games more competitive knowing that you can have your record perfomance put up to show in the network data for everyone to see. it may get more people to try and challenge you. Just throwing that idea out there.

• KingShadow03 said February 06, 2009

  PLEASE BRING BACK THE SOUND EFFECTS WHEN THE WR OR DB MAKES A PLAY ON THE BALL WHEN ITS GOING DEEP, WHERE IT GOES ALL QUIET YOU HEAR ONLY THE BREATH AND FOOT STEPS OF THE PLAYERS AND AFTER WHEN THE BALL IS CAUGHT THE WHOLE CROWD COMES BACK AND GOES CRAZY

  PLEASE DON'T LACK ON THE MUSIC ITS JUST AS NEEDED AS THE GAMEPLAY

• swfanboy said February 06, 2009

  how bout an online season mode , where you have 32 different players controlling 32 different teams and then they go through the season , playoffs, and super bowl. allow players to pick their teams and use the server to place them together so you wont have players trying to play the same teams

• KingShadow03 said February 06, 2009

  PLEASE BRING BACK THE SOUND EFFECTS WHEN THE WR OR DB MAKES A PLAY ON THE BALL WHEN ITS GOING DEEP, WHERE IT GOES ALL QUIET YOU HEAR ONLY THE BREATH AND FOOT STEPS OF THE PLAYERS AND AFTER WHEN THE BALL IS CAUGHT THE WHOLE CROWD COMES BACK AND GOES CRAZY

  PLEASE DON'T LACK ON THE MUSIC ITS JUST AS NEEDED AS THE GAMEPLAY

• swfanboy said February 06, 2009

  also when playing online and rosters update have that reflect the teams overall rating (ex. cowboys rated 97 and didnt even make the playoffs) if they blow it in real life it should be reflected in the game just because they have the ability doesnt mean they can do it

• Pax49 said February 06, 2009

  please i beg of you just fix this lame franchise mode. bring back old features you took off and add new ones. I would like to see more interaction in sales and basic ways in making money for your team.  i would also like to see the cpu teams be more actively having trades and releases of players, even offer the team i control trade situations. bring back restricted free agency, that was the key to my success back in the day. Just overall make the experience fun and interactive. i play by myself more than online or with a friend.

• swfanboy said February 06, 2009

  fix the coaches challenge allow the player to request what to challenge not do it automatically

• swfanboy said February 06, 2009

  in online play if a player is injured or suspended he should not be allowed to be put in the game (ex. plaxico buress, tom brady, felix jones)

• swfanboy said February 06, 2009

  more realistic punt and kickoff returns no muffing or fumbling a return by ticky tacky arm slapping on the retuner

• swfanboy said February 06, 2009

  if you decide to keep the my skill option it should be reflected in the game it shouldnt give your opponent the advantage (ex. my pass and run skill was all madden on offense and pro on defense and my opp. was all pro on offense and rookie on defense but i could never beat him because my offensive skills reflected on him and vice versus it made it very upsetting to play the game against him )

• swfanboy said February 06, 2009

  more realistic fields also when it comes to weather players falling down in the snow/ice going for a corner route in the endzone sliding before they get there and such runners trying to make a cut in the mud ,and i mean mud not "water" on the ground, and his legs come out from under him , uneven turf that has caused more than one blooper reel  

• swfanboy said February 06, 2009

  better qb sneaks defense (ex. in the game i see alot of players high stepping on qb sneaks if this happened in a real game the qb would be on his back in a heartbeat the play should happen like it does in the real game you tuck your head and ram it forward , the defense should not have the gaps in it that the game allows , its so bad ive been known to go for on 4 and 3 w/ a qb sneak and run for 10 yards) this shouldnt happen

• LDoubleE2009 said February 06, 2009

  Glitches!!!!! Make Online playable, you guys fix the glitches this will be a near perfect game

• swfanboy said February 06, 2009

  more realistic snaps between the qb,place holder,punter and center (ex. snapping it over their heads in shotgun, punts, field goals) makes for interesting endzone punts,snaps ex.. it just shows your center is rattled after maybe being beat off a snap a play or two before

• swfanboy said February 06, 2009

  how about auto subbing for players that reach the yellow or red fatigue zone  

• LDoubleE2009 said February 06, 2009

  How about the  "Fan Interaction", like for insistance, Its the 4th Quarter its tied 21-21, its 3 & 10 my opponent has the ball, he passes the ball and I intercept it for the game winning TD with no time left on the clock, the crowd should be going crazy and it should be louder and the fans should be jumping around, but instead they do the same thing.

  Take the Baltimore vs Pittsburgh game for example, when Troy P. intercepted it to seal the game in the playoffs, I think that would bring excellent energy/presentation to the game!!!!!!

• LDoubleE2009 said February 06, 2009

  I also liked the feature in the PS2 version to shade the receiver inside or outside, to prevent the slants and/or corner routes that would be a cool feature

• LDoubleE2009 said February 06, 2009

  "New Online Leagues"

  Didn't like the  online league this year, I think it should be played in a full season with 16 games and playoffs, using 32 teams, which means up to 32 users

• laracarlos05@yahoo.com said February 06, 2009

  I play REAL Football so just change these simple mechanics.

  LBs- Cannot Jump 20 or 30 inches off the ground and Swat or INT a pass. They dont usually have that kind of vertical and they get too tired anyway to even jump 15 inches off the ground.

  AI- is not very smart. FB Dive is always a repeated play call. D line AI needs to pick up on that and Stuff it. Its never enough to pinch the line.

  DB MAN COVER AI- With a DB that is 87 or over, AI should be able to adjust in Man and read the WR routes if they are Run over and over again.

  Lower Rated team INT attempts- 49ers D is horrible and hardly ever attempts going for the INT even when in the perfect positions. They are still pro athletes!!! im sure they'll try to catch the ball if it is thrown at them.

  QB Scramble throwing- There is no way a QB can scramble all over the field without getting tired and throwing an ugly ball.

• Tommytuffnut said February 06, 2009

  The defensive backs A.I. needs to be significantly improved upon I'm tired of calling zone coverages and having the Q.B. throw behind the receiver and the receiver making a 180 that's not part of the play and making the catch. EA needs to stop making this game easy for cheesers who play with the Raiders and put their fastest DB's in then call Quarter defense with 7 DB's in man coverage. It was impossible to run the ball let alone pass the ball when the Dime back had 97 speed!!!!!!!

  Please make the team rating reflect really how good a team is I was so tired of the Cowboys being a 97 and not making the playoffs. But yet the game still had the Cardinals at a 79 and they made it to the Superbowl????? Just update the roster every week like NBA Live does every night depending on stats and injuries.  

  I would also like to be able to have the option of what pants and what jersey's my teams would wear so we could mix and match. I couldn't play with my Ravens' real away jersey because it only gave me the all white option. Or I think it would have looked cool to be able to play with the Black pants and the Home purple jersey (old school Ravens). Also EA should allow us to choose what jersey we play with online or at least what colored pants.

• Antmodeli said February 06, 2009

  Madden 10 should bring back the soft juke like on ps 2. Also when the ball is n the air raise the camera some so that you can get a better idea of where the receiver is or where the ball is going

• immed said February 06, 2009

  I think a great way to use your new tech is with the QB'S. Of coarse not all QB'S see it coming but alot do. it would help with the corner blitzs. i have got sacked so many times because of the bad camera angle that i didnt see the CB till it was to late. But the head reaction would atleast tip me off to whats coming.

  besides that i agree with some posters here. more crowd noise etc would help!  also i wish you could work on the online play. as new tech arrives the format of the online play should reflect that. i have a PS3 and use wifi to play my games. well we've all had a connection drop here or there. But you receive a lose even if you were winning 54-0. That is unfair! youu've made a game that we the  online public love! So it hurts to fight so hard to win a game and lose like that. Maybe you could Force a rematch or if your D/C percentage reaches a certain point then you take yhe loses. Not sure but there has to be a better way! Maybe even put the port forwarding info in the booklet with the game. some

  thing!

  Thanks for a great game already. keep up the good work

• WisePegasus said February 06, 2009

  Madden 2010 Needed Improvements

  (Compile from multiple sources for Madden franchise improvement)

  *******GAMEPLAY/PRESENTATION*******

  Tweak the following:

  Madden 09 vs. NFL 2K5 in Trucking (Needs improvement)

  www.youtube.com/watch

  Madden 09: Adrian Peterson steamrolls a 300+ lb. defensive tackle. Flaws of Rush offense. (weight balancing)

  www.youtube.com/watch

  Madden 09: Unrealistic Pass Defense

  www.youtube.com/watch

  Madden 09: "Bizarre" Rush Defense

  www.youtube.com/watch

  Madden 09: "Suction" Blocking

  www.youtube.com/watch

  Procedural Awareness (must look at ball to make play on the ball is good idea, but don't need to look at ball to make a play on players. Getting lucky)

  My OL will just allow a defensive lineman or rushing linebacker straight past them too often. Need offensive player block focus options and assignments!! On that note need defensive focus options and assignments too. Remember the DB/WR matchup screen (Bring it back & make it available and flexible for all offense/defense positions)

  Ex.) Pass coverage focus: agressive,normal,loose  Tackling focus: Wrap-up, normal, go for fumble  Run defensive focus: agressive, spy, normal

  Ex.) Pass block focus: agressive, normal, zone

  "Robo QB" to "Agile QB" by pressing turbo should be more flexible.

  No rubbing off tackles. (when me guys just run up to a guy and rub off) Show at least a miss tackle animation

  "Playoff and SUPER BOWL look and feel more intense (media and crowd interaction more excited)"

  Improved presentation (Show the world champs having a party after the win the big game , pre/post game shows, etc. ).

  Sports Illustrated (commercials and ads)

  Fines/Suspensions (for players for too many personal fouls or illegal hits)

  More realistic in-game ads and short interviews

  Dynasty online same as everyone playing on same console. (features carry over)

  Real-time jumbo tron replays

  Fix the crowd cheering for the away team. I haven't ever heard the home crowd boo anybody. Maybe I just missed it, but if it's not in the game, it should be!

  Do something to pump up the draft. Maybe have the commish announce the first 5 picks or something.

  Coaches/players/refs/crowd/media/stadium staff should interact with each other. (subsitutions, play disputes, play celebrations, short play interviews (sound only, unless showing interview box on a PAT)

  Do something to pump up the draft. Maybe have the commish announce the first 5 picks or something.

  *******STATS/TECHNICAL FEATURES*******

  Customizable ticker, so you can extend EA Bio to show a ticker of scores from games in your OTHER dynasties/franchises (like NBALive, or NHL) during Madden for example. Leave the ticker up while play selecting untill all of the games have been shown.

  Box scores for the whole season (ability to send the stats as a text file to an email address)

  Half sacks/tackles

  Post game and half time highlights from the game just played, maybe from other games around the league as well

  Real fonts used for players name on jerseys

  We should be able to encourage players to retire, or ask them to sign with team from retirement or FA with incentives besides money as well. (maybe 3 options like guaranteed starter spot, guaranteed to sign another player, more touches/playing time, etc.)

  CPU trading with itself, particularly the trading of draft picks (which happens in real life)

  More descriptive user manual (ex. explain the sliders functions)

  Retire/Retired numbers

  We should be able to encourage players to retire, or ask them to come out of retirement

  80 man roster for the preseason

  Be able to edit or create packages

  Remove the limitations on number of people who go through training camp. In real life, every player goes through training camp. For example: each QB should be able to do each QB drill, every linebacker and defensive back should be able to do the tackling and swat ball drills. Only limitation is days available to train before season and stamina (recovery time)

  Remove the limitations on how many rookies can be scouted. In real life teams "fully" scout more than just 15 people.

  Allow us to change the positions of players (at least to positions that make sense). Players change from CB to S, C to G, G to T, TE to FB, DT to DE, DE to LB, ... all the time.

  Expand custom playbooks and allow users to create PA plays, use delayed patterns and releases, and trick options in the create-a-play feature.

  Shoes! Make shoes a selectable/editable piece of equipment (bring in the name brand knock offs, just like facemasks, visors, elbow pads, etc.

  Ability to hire specialty coaches (more than the 4 we have now)

  create your own coach

  User retire option (not auto retire superstar at 32)

  Not always having a player go bad in progression when he hits around 32 (hiatius in some areas ok, but some skills get better with time.

  Being able to trade your punter and kicker

  Customizable practice squad

  Abliity to persuade player to sign from another team to yours

  Maybe once in a while, A player ask to be traded if he's like a 95 overall running back and only getting 8 touches a game, like Stephen Davis.

  Being able to change a rookies/players positions.

  Injured Reserve act like actually injured reserve (free up roster spot to sign replacement)

  Retired number ability and change number ability

  More realistic number of injuries (I've had only two short injuries in two seasons)

  Person leave of absense (real life stuff happens like court cases, family deaths, etc.)

  www.madden04.com/.../index.php

  YES I DO HAVE EVEN MORE I COULD ADD (I don't hate madden either, I purchase it every year)

• swfanboy said February 06, 2009

  kick offf blocking there is 11 players on the field and 99% of the time you can see 4 players running down the field behind the kicker not even in the play it ends up making it 6 (not counting the returner) on 11 for returns kinda makes it hard to return a punt or kickoff for a td

• bws4life said February 06, 2009

  first it sounds like what you guys at ea have brewing up is great.too many times ive been picked off like that.

  1.4 user controlled players on 1 team would be nice.This is one of my bigger concerns especially when you always have lots of company and you and your friend can crush the competition evry time.You guys have done it for Ncaa now its time to do it to madden.

  2.Along with many other people, i think a lineman chasising down willie parker or A.P. is completely unrealistic.

  3.More toe drag catches, more big hits and more big name recievers making big catches,(360)by pressing X while being a reciever will make u lay out for a diving catch and not just a plop on the ground.

  4. Online franchise mode where me and a friend can continue our same screen franchise.

  5. A little faster gameplay would be nice. When you have a 99 speed returner or receiver, and it feels like your running with a fullback or linebacker, its time to change the pace of the gameplay.Even using boost it feels like they are joggin.

  6.Jumping for players with good vertical leap should be better.(for ex.)i have larry fitz on my fantasy draft franchise, and somehow the dbs or safties still manage to go up and snatch it from him.

  7. last but not least like others said make the gameplay in bad weather better.Make Quarterbacks have harder time to throw, recievers have harder time to catch,etc.

  Besides some things, madden is still a great game, and you guys at ea keep up the good work and listening.

• wx2314 said February 06, 2009

  really would like to use a created team in superstar

• Saddlestraps said February 06, 2009

  Can we get more realistic in Franchise Mode?  It would be nice to see players who holdout and get suspended as a result of failed drug tests and off the field occurrences.  It was good when players had tags a few years ago (i.e. Franchise QB, On-the-field Coach, Good/Bad Influence).  Those types of things influence whether or not you'll add them to your team.  The draft also needs to be better.  Why is it that I always have to upload the rosters from EASports NCAA Football to have a good draft?  And it would be great if you COULDN'T sign everyone who is a free agent on your roster.  That never happens in real life.  Make it so that some free agents refuse to re-sign with their team from the previous year.  Another thing free-agency related...isn't there a point in the off season in real life where players can be released when they have contract remaining and teams won't be hurt by their signing bonuses?  Can we add that as well?  How about some COMPUTER INITIATED TRADES OFFERED?  Regarding Franchise end-of-season stats...the ball gets spread around to all the receivers too much.  I'm tired of seeing a legit #1 receiver get 900 receiving yards and the #2 get 850.  A good #1 receiver (94+ rating) should be getting 1200 a year and occasionally 1400+.  I too often see players have great numbers one season and their ratings do not go up the following year.  I'm tired of having a linebacker get 110+ tackles 3 years in a row and be 82 each year.  One more thing...the salary cap is not realistic enough.  10 years into a Franchise you have hundreds of millions of dollars and you are able to sign anyone you want because you are so far under the cap.  Salary cap should be a yearly concern in this mode.

• Nezmac said February 06, 2009

  "ok what i would like to see in madden10 is, better sidelines wit real players, more coaches, cheerleaders, and when you call timeout have waterboys comeout to give the tired players water so they can refresh...  Then ea has to fix the challenges, for instance, i was way out of bounds not even close and they said i was in, and i wanted to challenge a catch and it always challenges the spot, lmaooo, so have options of wht u like to challenge... Then getta do something about players doing no huddle every play and i mean every play, make it so if they do no huddle every play that there players cant even run or set a limit how many times u can no huddle in a 5,10,15 min game, realistically theres noway a team can no huddle every play throughout the game or make rules in the settings to choose  ect....

             Now the penaltys, getta have more pass interferrences, when u go for a deep pass all u getta do is put ur defender in front of the recievers route and it slows him down and its and easy pick or pass goes over there heads for incompleted pass with no call, and its to easy to intercept the QB, each team every game has atleast 2 or 3 a game, and last but not least, the QB on a scramble throws off there back foot for 30 or more yards, make pass much slower and worbley make it more realistic, and i would love the option to watch other players games..."  

  This guy has some great ideas and to add to them... how about having the Referee, Head Linesman, Line Judge, Umpire, Back Judge, Side Judge, and Field Judge ect. in gameplay. So you can see them and run into them if they dont get out of the way etc. Have those guys on the sideline move the sticks and be able to see them during gameplay. Have more photographers and press on the sideline, it would also be cool if once your player ran out of bounds on his respective sideline the team reacts to him and gives him butt slaps and hits his shoulder pads and just boosts his confidence. Just have a lot more interaction with the players and people involved in the game, it would definitely help the game player get immersed in the game.

  Madden is a great game and I hope that you guys think about some of the things we all have posted.

• Thrawn7280 said February 06, 2009

  Well I hope you guys can read my suggestions if you guys ever get to it.

  This game has a lot of unrealist features to it that should be addressed before you make it look better.

  A QB that is running back shouldn't be able throw a perfect throw to a receiver. I hate when a QB is back peddling and he makes a perfect throw as if he stepped into the throw.

  When a receiver runs out of the sidelines then he can't come back in to make a catch. A lot of people cheat like that, they throw a pass to the sidelines and switch to either WR and run out of the sidelines then jump right back in to make the catch.

  Make the Defensive line not so weak and make them smarter. The QB would roll out of the pocket and I still see my guys fooling around with the O-line for a few good seconds before they go after the QB. I hate to see my Defensive line me get tripped up by one guy.

  Man coverage has becomes practically useless unless they are doing running plays or screen plays. All you really have to do is have the receiver run an slant or a drag or out route and he will always get a step or two in front of the defensive back. In real football most of the time they are playing man to man. DB in real football play better man to man than what Madden shows. Upgrade the whole man coverage system because playing zone is so far the best.  Esp when it comes to certain teams that have good DB's that can play man with out getting beat on a slant or drag.

  Defensive line man also for some reason when it is a run instead of trying to stop the run sometimes they just stay fight with the O-line.

  Sometimes the O-line can be weak and let anyone thru.

  DB have to get better.

  The cowboys aren't that good. Why do you guys put them so high. The giants are better than them.

  Brandon Jacobs shouldn't be taken down easily by one DB. Make it harder to take him down. He isn't fast but he is very strong so make him strong. He was one of the top RB this season yet in madden you wouldn't have known.

• FAT PAT 9289 said February 06, 2009

  Dont sugar coat it. Madden 2009 was garbage. Pure and simple. Madden 2009 represented what can happen to all of us, if we are not pushed by competition. The new format was/is terrible and needs to be blown up and started over. Seriously. I have been playing Madden every year since Madden began, and this is the first year I have played the year before's edition MORE currently than the most previous edition. Horrible. All I can say. I play on PS3 and this load of dung is intolerable. You cant run hardly at all, the feel of the game is terrible, you cant throw the deep ball, I could go on for awhile. EA should be ashamed of this trash. Now, to fix Madden 2010 these things need to be done, and need to be done in a hurry, or I will rent 10 one time and will not buy 10 for the first time in 20 years:

  1. Got to open the game up so the deep ball can be thrown with a measure of success. I dont care who you are using, in 09 throwing the deep ball is ridiculous. Moss appears home free and suddenly some mediocre DB makes up tremendous real estate to swat the ball. Or worse yet, on other plays, some stiff is glued to him like he's a siamese twin. Drives you nuts.

  2. Open up the running game. I understand the need to play tough defense, but this is outrageous. Big runs never occur and you have to fight for every inch you can get. Overkill.

  3. Take out the ring garbage and put in Highlights. For years we had to suffer thru the Madden card nonsense and wondered, who the hell is asking for this? Mercifully you took out the card crap butthen who the hell asked for the rings? With all this extra memory space, please, FINALLY, create a highlight section within franchise which will show me highlights of games around the league. This is soooo overdue, but then again, most of us think its a conspiracy that you know we want this but intentionally dont give it to us so you can dangle the possibility in future editions. The time has come!!

  4. Realistic Stats. I play a 5 minute quarter franchise which means I am usually 1st in defensive stats and 32nd in offensive stats. The AI doesnt compensate for 5 minute franchises by cutting all CPU stats by 2/3 to reflect the lack of time I have to generate stats. Terrible. This renders all stats I generate meaningless when compared to the CPU. Cant you guys fix this?

  5. More realistic weather. This is actually improving in recent years, but needs more work. Weather should have a bigger factor in games, across the board. Extreme heat, driving rain/snow, high wind, all of this should be obvious in the feel of the gameplay. Come on guys, take out the nonsense like rings and put better work into the game.

  6. Trades. Add 3 way trades, trades of multiple years draft picks, and most important, CPU INITIATED TRADES!!!

  Thanks everybody, I hope this stuff gets added, but I am not holding my breath. As I said, I recommend everybody go out and rent 2010 as soon as it comes out, try it out, and if it doesnt measure up, DONT BUY IT!! If these guys dont get off thier butts and do something proactive to improve this game, we need to vote with our wallet. I hope it doesnt come down to that...

• pdtodd12 said February 06, 2009

  When the QB runs the LB's should come on him faster....the sit there for too long.

• pdtodd12 said February 06, 2009

  *when youre playing offense the offensive line suck, they just let people thru and dont block but when youre playing defense the offensive line is perfect. the only way ill get a sack is if the QB does something wrong.

  * when im about to be intercepted and some jumps up to block it the ball will go thru their arm not block the interception but wheh im trying to get my receiver to catch it it always block.

  *when the ball is dropped it needs to bounce around more the way that it really would, it falls and stays where it is. thats unrealistic.

  *players that are actually kinda fast in real life are really slow in the game (#43 Sproles RB San diego, #21 Moore RB Pittsburgh)

  *Attributes that are in a player in real life should be in the game, peopl ehtat are fast should be fast, people that can catch should be able to catch. its kinda like that in 09 but it needs to be better.

• APOLLO_THE_GREAT said February 06, 2009

  WELL FIRST OF ALL MADDEN 10 IS NOT GONNA BE PERFECT.. ITS JUST NOT.. HOWEVER, IF THEY COULD JUST FIX ONE THING, IN MY OPINON IT WOULD BE A SUCCESS.. FRANCHISE MODE.. I WANT A WHOLE NEW, REINVENTED, RESTRUCTURED, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IMPROVED FRANCHISE MODE.. EVERYTHING FROM, REALISTIC STATS, BETTER DRAFTS, PLAYERS COMING OUT OF RETIREMENT, PLAYERS BEING LURED OUT OF A POSSIBLE RETIREMENT (BRETT FAVRE), PLAYERS HAVING BREAK-OUT SEASONS AND GETTING CORRECTLEY COMPENSATED IN THE ATTRIBUTES DEPT., AS WITH PLAYERS HAVING POOR SEASONS.. MANY THINGS.. I AM A FRANCHISE PLAYER.. THATS WHAT I DO.. SO TO ME ITS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACCET OF THE GAME.. I COULDNT CARE LESS ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE.. I DO CARE ABOUT GAMEPLAY BUT I KNO THAT WILL IMPROVE.. IT HAS TO, DOESNT IT? BUT IM JUST TRYING TO LOBBY FOR SOMETHING THAT CONSITANTLY GETS SWEPT UNDER THE RUG EVERY YEAR.. PLEASE EA.. PLEASE FIX MY BELOVED FRANCHISE MODE..      

• APOLLO_THE_GREAT said February 06, 2009

  OH YEAH.. ONE MORE THING.. JUMP BALLS.. PLEASE MAKE IT SO THAT WHEN I THROW IT UP IN THE BACK CORNER OF THE ENDZONE TO MY 6'4" RECEIVER BEING GUARDED ONE-ON-ONE BY A 5'10" CORNER THAT MY RATE OR SUCCESS IS ABOVE, OH LETS SAY, O%.. ITS VERY, VERY FUSTRATING.. I UNDERSTAND IT ISNT GOING TO WORK EVERYTIME BUT ITS GOTTA BE BETTER THEN NONE OF THE TIME.. PLEASE, PLEASE CONSIDER THIS..  

• taproot78 said February 06, 2009

  PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CORRECT THE PRO BOWL THIS YEAR!!!!!! HAVE THE PLAYERS WEAR THEIR OWN TEAMS HELMETS!!!! THATS THE ONLY COMPLAINT I REALLY HAD FROM LAST YEARS GAME!!! I MEAN, YOU HAD THIS CORRECT ON FIRST GEN SYSTEMS, HOW CAN IT NOT BE RIGHT ON THE NEXT GEN SYSTEMS? PLEASE CORRECT THIS, I USED TO LOVE PLAYING THE PRO BOWL, BUT WITH THE GENERIC HELMETS YOU HAVE THE PLAYERS WEARING, I HAVE NO DESIRE AT ALL.

• taproot78 said February 06, 2009

  ALSO UPGRADE THE EA SERVERS, I HAD OVER 20 LOSSES ONLINE FOR "CONNECTION TO YOUR OPPONENT HAS BEEN LOST" WE PAY $60 BUCKS FOR THIS GAME EVERY YEAR, WOULD BE NICE TO NOT HAVE THAT HAPPEN.............AND PLEASE FIX THE PRO BOWL HELMETS!!!!

• footballfan21 said February 06, 2009

  can you plzzzz add the restricted free agency part to the off season!!!!!!!!! this was my favorite part in franchise till it wasnt there anymore also can trades make more sence for example wen tradin 4 a 75 overall player you shouldnt have to give a second round pick

• yrok1 said February 06, 2009

  here are a few things id like to see:

  1) please bring back to "Ea Lockers"..we used these to run fantasy draft leagues, the right way..have a draft of all the players and 2 or 3 guys create the franchise with the players on right teams then upload it to the locker and everyone goes to it each week to "spawn" the game with the loaded rosters. madden 06 original xbox was last i recall having these and that league was my favorite of all time.

  2) make the mini games playable with real people online was again. one of my favorite things to do was play rushing attack against others online, not against the computer! created a real challenge and helped practice, this would be even more fun with the implement of the new mini games such as the coverage challenge.

  3) creat realistic speed matchups, im tired of seeing my rbs and wrs being covered on crossing routes by LBs, a 85speed lb shouldnt be running step for step with my 96 speed receivers.

  4) make the online leagues in the game itself better

    -allow live drafts with all the members of the league

    -put the teams into their real divisions and have NFL playoffs seeding(1-4 division winners, 5 best record left, 6 best record left..then playoff afc and nfc to get to superbowl)

    -to go with the divisions make a real 17 week schedule with 16 games not against every other team that is retarded

    -allow progression of players as they play good/bad(set option on/off for commishioner)

    -allow for more than 1/1 trading because most trades people wanna do like 2/2 or more

    -allow for multiple seasons like a franchise league(with rookie drafts each season, retirements etc..just no salary stuff)

    -when a member of the league drops allow for somebody else to come in and take over that team

    -connect a website to the ea leagues so that we can view our schedules/teams/standings/stats/etc. and have a message board(for trade talk and stuff) also have a chat box on there so we can see who is on the league page at talk with them about the league directly and help talk during draft time

  5) allow for more than 1/1 in online play..up to like 4/4 from people on same xbox or just friends across xbox live or complete randome matches

  this is all i can think of now but im sure i will come up with more..

• UtahUtes32 said February 06, 2009

  I would love to see the head tracking on the D-Linemen with their eyes on the QB, when pass rushing

• ca10guy said February 06, 2009

  I would like to see jerry rice, steve young,tory aikman,emit smith, and all the nfl greats in this years hall of fame. and put the referee in the game. and the team rating should go on how good the team dose in the season and ea can update it like the cowboy are 97 and they are 4-9 and the 49ers are 72 and go to 10-2 just adjust the team rating on how they do on the season

• ThexOctagon619 said February 06, 2009

  In the next madden you gotta put new smashes in, earholes, and crackblocks

• GTorino 09 said February 06, 2009

  i can finally say what i would want in a good madden game and maybe have it come true =D

  first of all, i would love to have superstar mode modified to be able to play with any player ( ex.if you want to play in the shoes of troy polamalu or tom brady)and the camera should go back to that close up way like in 07 on 360 or ps3

  second, there needs to be a patch to franchise mode when you change someones equipment or info (and their draft round ends up saying "N/A")

  third, helmets should be able to come off after a really big hit but not make it frequent

  fourth, trick plays (ex. wr pass, hb pass and maybe even an option play) should be added and be said sometimes in the ask madden option

  i agree with most posts up mentioning things like refs and db/wr reactions to the ball and think that ea is going in the right direction to make a perfect fooball sim

  thx EA SPORTS

• psycho770 said February 06, 2009

  I just want to first start off by saying EA Sports message has always been "if its in the game its in the game" but sometimes I feel like the message has been misplaced lately and that is why die hard football fans play Madden every year because that is closes we will ever get to playing on NFL field.    

                        Things I would like to see improved

  -I have a PS3 and when a QB throws the ball the ball rotates one time and its just floated into the receivers hands and the ball rotates as if it was thrown by a left handed QB.

  -I would like to see different throwing motions for the QBs, all 32 QBs does not have same throwing motion. (Phillip Rivers does not have the same throwing motion as Tom Brady)

  -I would like to see WR jump for deep balls if the DB is jumping for the ball, WR tires to catch the ball over the shoulder while the DB is jumping and intercepting the ball. (Larry Fitzgerald was able to make big plays in the playoffs because of his jumping ability; WR should be able to push off which is done by receivers all the time in jump ball situations especially in red zone.

  -Different running style for RBs (Adrian Peterson does not run the same as a L.T. or a Chris Johnson) and when a RB gets tired he does not run the way it is done on madden 09 he takes a break

                                     Gameplay:

  -I noticed that when a player is behind a LB and you attempt a lob pass over his head, the LB knocks the ball down or intercepts it I dont know how that is possible if beat; it should be a completed pass .

  -There is no way to stop the QB sneak at all even when placing defense right in the middle. A QB sneak situation should be like the real thing that happens in college and NFL. there is little movement and whoever wins at the offensive/defensive line gets/dont get the first down and the ball is measured if close the offense does not win all the time.

                                Franchise Mode

  -when a division,conference championship, and/or superbowl is won I would like to see more celebration instead of a congratulations; have some champagne spraying in locker rooms, interviews with MVP, superbowl hats and shirts issued, have a banner to mention when division, conference championship and superbowl was won. Have a mode where you can create your own conference championship and superbowl ring after winning.  

  -would like to see something similiar to MLB: the show where you can set different prices for tickets, individual items within a concession stand such as beer hot dog, bats gloves jerseys, foam hands and autographed memorabilia; have fan feedback for example fans may be happy with the price of beer but unhappy with ticket prices and you as an owner must make adjustments.

  -have player complaints such as a player tired of traveling by bus and wants to travel by plane so you as an owner must try to make that happpen and if not could hurt or help signing free agents

  -have marketing deals with different companies and ads can be seen in the stadium but have tasks that must be completed before you can sign with that company such as team can only have a deal with this company if the team is a five star rating or must win 2 superbowls or own division.    

  -more details to records such as all records in the season, playoffs (Larry Fitzgerald broke Jerry Rices' records for most receiving touchdowns and yards in playoffs), superbowl, most wins by a rookie QB, most rushing yards for a rookie RB and most rushing yards within the 1st four years.

                   Importing Roster from NCAA College Football

  -player can only declare after junior season if a 85 or better because some players leave early put up good numbers in college but not seen in the draft.

  - would like to be able to change position such as if a player was a average DE in college but could be great at OLB in NFL.

                                    Player Edit

  -I am die hard Titans fan and I would like to see different colors for the gloves, arm bands, and tape around feet. I have seen Titan players with light blue or red gloves on. Teams already have the primary colors I would like to see secondary colors such as Seahawk players wear lime green gloves and have lime green on their cleats and Dolphin players wear orange gloves.

• Bw49ersfan2000 said February 06, 2009

  how about some changes to the kicking game.like the holder bobbiling the snap and field goal blocks.it is near imposable to block a field goal.

  also the replays i have gotten ripped off on so many replays were the receiver will catch the ball clearly out of bounds and they still call it a catch.

  how about fair play so many people will go for it on forth down even when they are winning.is there a way you can make it just like the nfl and you must punt or kick a field goal on forth down if your winning.

  online leagues it would be nice if players of that league were able to watch the champion chip game.is this possible?    

• jellybean3454 said February 06, 2009

  1.(weather)IT LOOKS GAY WHEN U PLAY AT NIGHT TIME,LET US DECIDE THE WEATHER LIKE OFF OF MADDEN 08,AND STOP MAKIN IT RAIN/SNOW ALL DAY LET IT HAVE SNOW FLURRIES,MAKE WEATHER AFFECT THE GAME,MAKE THE BALL SLIPPERY HARDER 2 THROW AND HARDER 2 CATCH,MORE BAD SNAPS AND FUMBLES IN WEATHER,MAKE THE WIND HAVE A IMPACT ON HOW THE BALL GOES

  2.(ACCESSORIES)MAKE OVER A 2000 UNIFORM ACCESSORIES MAKE THE CUT SLEEVES BRADY WEAR ON THERE, DIFFRENT TYPES OF SHOES,ALL TEAM UNIFORMS,TATTOOS,TROY POLUMANO HAIR LONG AND CURLY NOT TIED UP,ALL TYPES OF HELMETS AND WRIST,FOREARM,AND QB WRISTBANDS

  3.(REAL VOICES)QBS SOUND HOW THEY SOUND WHEN THEY CALL PLAYS AND NOT ALL BLACK QBS SOUNDING THE SAME

  4.(GAMEPLAY)FACE EXPRESSIONS,RIVAL GAMES MEAN HARDER HITS MORE FIGHTING AGAINST OTHER TEAMS,LBS AND CBS CANT JUMP HIGH IN THE SKY 2 BLOCK PASSES WHEN THEY 5 OR 10 YARDS AWAY,BETTER BLOCKIN,QBS MAKE REAL LIFE DECISIONS,SCHEMES CONFUSE QBS,CROWDS MAKE AWAY TEAM CANT HEAR PLAYS N PLAYS BEEN CALLED THROUGH HELMETS,FEET INBOUNDS CATCHES,REALISTIC PLAYERS ON THE SIDELINE,REAL COACHES AND HOW THEY REALLY LOOK,MORE TRASH TALKIN ON THE FIELD,MORE GRUNTS AFTER HARD HITS,HELMETS FALLING OFF

  5.(QBS THROUGHIN STYLES)QBS THROW HOW THEY REALLY THROW MAKE LOB PASSES,BEHIND PASSES,LOW PASSES,TIGHT SPIRALS WITH PINPOINT ACCURACY,MAKE THE BALL ROTATE WHEN U THROW IT INSTEAD OF IT JUST GOING WITHOUT A ROTATION,MAKE QBS WITH POWER THROW HARDER AND FARTHER THAN THE ONES WITH LESS POWER,MAKE QBS WITH HIGH ACCURACY PUT THE BALL ON THE MONEY MOST OF THE TIME AND THE ONES WITH LESS ACCURACY THROW UNACCURATED PASSES

  6.(COMMENTARY)BRING ALL THE COMMENTARYS TO THE GAME FROM NFL NETWORK,ESPN,ABC,FOX,AND NBC,THE SUNDAY NIGHT COMMENTARYS ALSO THE MONDAY NIGHT COMMENTARYS

  7.(REFS)ALL THE REFS ON THE FIELD, NOT JUST HOLDING PENALTIES ALL THE TIME BUT ALL THE PENALTIES

  8.(HEAD COACHES)MAKE THEM YELL AT REF FOR BAD CALLS,YELL AT PLAYERS,EMOTIONS ON GOOD/BAD PLAYS,YELL AT STAFF,MOTIVATE PLAYERS

  9.(NEW WEAPON)CLUTCH PLAYERS LIKE BRADY,COACHES WITH WEAPONS ALSO,AND ADD MORE WEAPONS

  10.(NO ONLINE DISCONNECTIONS AND LET US CHOOSE UNIFORMS ONLINE)

  11.(PRESENTATION)PLAYER INTERVIEWS,RUNNING OUT OF TUNNELS,COMMENTARYS TALKING BUT PLAYERS AND WHAT THEY HAVE 2 DO 2 WIN THE GAME,SUPER BOWL CEREMONY,AWARDS AFTER CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES,GIVE THE OTHER TEAM HANG SHAKES AFTER THE GAME IS OVER,POURING GATTORADE ON COACHES AFTER PLAYOFF WINS,MORE INTENSITY DURING RIVAL AND PLAYOFF GAMES

  12.(LOOKS)MAKE THE PLAYERS LOOK HOW THEY DID ON MADDEN 08 BUT NOT BIG DOUGH BUT THE RIGHT SIZE BECAUSE THE PLAYERS LOOKED BETTER ON MADDEN 08 THAN ON MADDEN 09 ONLY THING ABOUT MADDEN 08 WAS THEY JUST WERE TO BIG.

  13.(PLAYER SIZES)MAKE HARDER HITTING,BIGGER,STRONGER SAFETYS,LBS,D-LINEMANS HARDER TO RUN OVER,ALSO MAKE SRTONGER AND BIGGER RBS HARDER 2 BRING DOWN LIKE BRANDON JACOBS,MAKE TALLER RECIEVERS LIKE MOSS,ANDRE JOHNSON,FITZGERALD,BETTER AT CATCHIN TOUCH PASSES AND DEEP PASSES OVER SMALLER AND SORRY CORNERBACKS,AND LIKE IN REAL LIFE BIG BEN IS HARD 2 TAKE DOWN SO MAKE IT HARD 2 TAKE BIG BEN DOWN

  PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE.......PLEASE MAKE THE CHANGES BECAUSE WE FANS WOULD BE SO HAPPY ABOUT THE CHANGES AND IT'LL MAKE MADDEN SO MUCH FUN BECAUSE YOU'LL FEEL LIKE YOU'RE IN THE GAME.

   FANS READ BECAUSE I BELIVE YOU WOULD REALLY AGREE WITH ME,BUT ITS LONG BUT ITS WORTH YOUR TIME,AND ITS LONG BECAUSE THEM ARE THE CHANGES THAT NEED 2 BE MADE

                        FANS READ PLEASE

• yrok1 said February 06, 2009

  yes,

  -helmets coming off would be cool, but only on rare occasions

  -would be nice to be able to choose our uniforms(online)

  -weather affecting throws more(wind, rain, snow, etc.) tired of seeing QBs throwing the ball 70 yards downfield into 20mph winds..that is not going to happen in the NFL

  -being able to watch our friends game as they are played..would be cool to watch rival games from leagues(through or not through the ea league system)

  -also i would like to bring back matchups where you set your cb on a wr to cover him throughout the game on man coverage be he the 1-5wr on a play

  -fix the time it takes to get back to the paly screen when time is running out, ive been in important league games late and needing a score to win, tie, or avoid OT yet we have to watch the players get up off the field for 5seconds thus screwing me

  -allowing us to view replays while in an online game and having the previous play next to our play selection screen like when playing the cpu

• derek1002 said February 06, 2009

  I Agree with BADOW757 who said on

  February 02, 2009

  We all have legit ideas for what should be added to Madden 2010 but honestly the only way the game will be a success is if you do the following...

  Take the amazing gameplay from the current-gen Madden games like 02 or 04 and mash it with the incredible capabilities of the next-gen systems.

  I know it's easy for me to sit here and say that cuz i'm not a programmer or anything but that seems like the easiest solution.

  Just fine tune those old gameplay mechanics and make the presentation as good as it can be and you have yourself a pretty damn good game.

  I know that it might be a old school way of thinkng but i have been playing Madden when it came out on the comadore 64.The game sould be about football knolage first!Then being able to make plays with your fingers 2nd,If EA would take Madden 02 or 04 and make it look like 09 it would be hard to beat.Ea please bring back the play editor for both sides of the ball,I loved the option to be able to make the LB wait 2 seconds before blitzing.In my opion you could do away with all the kidd stuff like superstar and ring builder and most important Madden IQ what a brain fart that was and make the game more like it is in real life.

  Just to let you know I did play from jr high through college,And now i Coach....SO i know a little about the game

• Chief518 said February 06, 2009

  Makr it so HB's will play like them selves I understand that what weapons are for but any team i pick i feel like I am using a powerback like people catching up to LT once he passes them by 5 yrds then wille parker trucking... also we got to do sumething about the whole defense tackling 5yrds forward

• Chief518 said February 06, 2009

  Makr it so HB's will play like them selves I understand that what weapons are for but any team i pick i feel like I am using a powerback like people catching up to LT once he passes them by 5 yrds then wille parker trucking... also we got to do sumething about the whole defense tackling 5yrds forward

• mitsumotti said February 07, 2009

  I think simplifying the way you can distribute the points in superstar mode would be extremely helpful. I often find myself not using all my points because it's annoying scrolling through so many players. Maybe you could distribute the points on a quarter to quarter basis(or half to half, game to game, etc.) instead of at the beginning of every possession.

  More items to choose from when creating a player would be nice, as well as the ability to choose your own number for your player once you've been drafted onto a team in Superstar Mode. Just because the number I chose before I got drafted is being used by someone else on my team shouldn't mean I don't have any choice at all then.

• jondeloz said February 07, 2009

  EA PLEASE READ YOU WON'T REGRET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  1)Give us back ALL of the useful PS2 features you have neglected to include on PS3/360 like formation shifts and WR shading. Make WR shading make a huge difference too.

  2)Limit formation shifting so that it can't be used in the glitchy ways it was on PS2.

  3)Fix man coverage by doing the following things...

  -Put in a TON of animations with the WR and defender contacting each other as they run together.

  -Give us back WR shading as I stated before, but make it actually make a difference

  -Make it so calling man align works right again. Alot of times guys on PS3/360 dont even line up over their man properly.

  -Give us back the ability to make our own individual defensive assignments.

  4)Improve Zone Coverage By...

  -Putting new zone assignments in the game, like a zone that is designed to stay in front of curls. Or give us back the hotroute that makes any zone go to the first down marker. <<<REALLY USEFUL FEATURE THAT HAS BEEN LEFT OUT. WHY?!!

  -Making it so that defenders with better AWR will change their zone assignment depending on the routes being run against it. Example:In a Cover 2 zone, the CBs in the blue flat zones should drift upfield if there are no routes being run in the flats.

  -Give us zone plays with "Option Zones". Zone assignments that will always change depending on the route. Just like "Option Routes" on offense.

  5)Either eliminate the Rocket Catch animation, or up the intensity of the defenders A.I. trying to swat it. This has grown into a cheap game changing tactic that has won alot of people money who don't deserve it. It can potentially eliminate all football strategy from a game of Madden as is. I know you guys don't want that.

  6)Eliminate the over-effectiveness of the FB dive. Especially when using a HB as your FB. Felix Jones shouldn't be able to rip off 8-10 yard runs consistently from the FB position. Make the d-line react to it better. Another cheap way people exploit your game.

  7)Give us the ability to customize the defensive or offensive A.I. at any time during the game. It could be a super quick menu system that you can bring up for any individual player or your entire defense or offense. Example:You'd be able to tell your entire defense to go for the strip. Or just tell one individual player to jump a slant route. Or you could tell all of your WRs to fall down immediately after they catch a pass. Or tell your offensive line to focus on a certain blitzer. The possibilities are endless and THIS could be your big new feature of the year. Plus, you'd never hear assholes like me bitching about the A.I. anymore. You guys can do it. Cmon.

  8)ESPN PRESENTATION FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY!!!

• jellybean3454 said February 07, 2009

  1.(WEATHER)  IT LOOKS GAY WHEN U PLAY AT NIGHT TIME,LET US DECIDE THE WEATHER LIKE OFF OF MADDEN 08,AND STOP MAKIN IT RAIN/SNOW ALL DAY LET IT HAVE SNOW FLURRIES,MAKE WEATHER AFFECT THE GAME,MAKE THE BALL SLIPPERY HARDER 2 THROW AND HARDER 2 CATCH,MORE BAD SNAPS AND FUMBLES IN WEATHER,MAKE THE WIND HAVE A IMPACT ON HOW THE BALL GOES

  2.   (ACCESSORIES)   MAKE OVER A 2000 UNIFORM ACCESSORIES MAKE THE CUT SLEEVES BRADY WEAR ON THERE, DIFFRENT TYPES OF SHOES,ALL TEAM UNIFORMS,TATTOOS,TROY POLUMANO HAIR LONG AND CURLY NOT TIED UP,ALL TYPES OF HELMETS AND WRIST,FOREARM,AND QB WRISTBANDS

  3.  (REAL VOICES)  QBS SOUND HOW THEY SOUND WHEN THEY CALL PLAYS AND NOT ALL BLACK QBS SOUNDING THE SAME

  4.  (GAMEPLAY)  FACE EXPRESSIONS,RIVAL GAMES MEAN HARDER HITS MORE FIGHTING AGAINST OTHER TEAMS,LBS AND CBS CANT JUMP HIGH IN THE SKY 2 BLOCK PASSES WHEN THEY 5 OR 10 YARDS AWAY,BETTER BLOCKIN,QBS MAKE REAL LIFE DECISIONS,SCHEMES CONFUSE QBS,CROWDS MAKE AWAY TEAM CANT HEAR PLAYS N PLAYS BEEN CALLED THROUGH HELMETS,FEET INBOUNDS CATCHES,REALISTIC PLAYERS ON THE SIDELINE,REAL COACHES AND HOW THEY REALLY LOOK,MORE TRASH TALKIN ON THE FIELD,MORE GRUNTS AFTER HARD HITS,HELMETS FALLING OFF

  5.  (QBS THROUGHIN STYLES)  QBS THROW HOW THEY REALLY THROW MAKE LOB PASSES,BEHIND PASSES,LOW PASSES,TIGHT SPIRALS WITH PINPOINT ACCURACY,MAKE THE BALL ROTATE WHEN U THROW IT INSTEAD OF IT JUST GOING WITHOUT A ROTATION,MAKE QBS WITH POWER THROW HARDER AND FARTHER THAN THE ONES WITH LESS POWER,MAKE QBS WITH HIGH ACCURACY PUT THE BALL ON THE MONEY MOST OF THE TIME AND THE ONES WITH LESS ACCURACY THROW UNACCURATED PASSES

  6.  (COMMENTARY)  BRING ALL THE COMMENTARYS TO THE GAME FROM NFL NETWORK,ESPN,ABC,FOX,AND NBC,THE SUNDAY NIGHT COMMENTARYS ALSO THE MONDAY NIGHT COMMENTARYS

  7.  (REFS)  ALL THE REFS ON THE FIELD, NOT JUST HOLDING PENALTIES ALL THE TIME BUT ALL THE PENALTIES

  8.  (HEAD COACHES)  MAKE THEM YELL AT REF FOR BAD CALLS,YELL AT PLAYERS,EMOTIONS ON GOOD/BAD PLAYS,YELL AT STAFF,MOTIVATE PLAYERS

  9.  (NEW WEAPON)  CLUTCH PLAYERS LIKE BRADY,COACHES WITH WEAPONS ALSO,AND ADD MORE WEAPONS

  10.  (NO ONLINE DISCONNECTIONS AND LET US CHOOSE UNIFORMS ONLINE)

  11.  (PRESENTATION)  PLAYER INTERVIEWS,RUNNING OUT OF TUNNELS,COMMENTARYS TALKING BUT PLAYERS AND WHAT THEY HAVE 2 DO 2 WIN THE GAME,SUPER BOWL CEREMONY,AWARDS AFTER CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES,GIVE THE OTHER TEAM HANG SHAKES AFTER THE GAME IS OVER,POURING GATTORADE ON COACHES AFTER PLAYOFF WINS,MORE INTENSITY DURING RIVAL AND PLAYOFF GAMES

  12.  (PLAYER LOOKS)  MAKE THE PLAYERS LOOK HOW THEY DID ON MADDEN 08 BUT NOT BIG DOUGH BUT THE RIGHT SIZE BECAUSE THE PLAYERS LOOKED BETTER ON MADDEN 08 THAN ON MADDEN 09 ONLY THING ABOUT MADDEN 08 WAS THEY JUST WERE TO BIG.

  13.  (PLAYER SIZES  )MAKE HARDER HITTING,BIGGER,STRONGER SAFETYS,LBS,D-LINEMANS HARDER TO RUN OVER,ALSO MAKE SRTONGER AND BIGGER RBS HARDER 2 BRING DOWN LIKE BRANDON JACOBS,MAKE TALLER RECIEVERS LIKE MOSS,ANDRE JOHNSON,FITZGERALD,BETTER AT CATCHIN TOUCH PASSES AND DEEP PASSES OVER SMALLER AND SORRY CORNERBACKS,AND LIKE IN REAL LIFE BIG BEN IS HARD 2 TAKE DOWN SO MAKE IT HARD 2 TAKE BIG BEN DOWN

  PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE.......PLEASE MAKE THE CHANGES BECAUSE WE FANS WOULD BE SO HAPPY ABOUT THE CHANGES AND IT'LL MAKE MADDEN SO MUCH FUN BECAUSE YOU'LL FEEL LIKE YOU'RE IN THE GAME.

  FANS READ BECAUSE I BELIVE YOU WOULD REALLY AGREE WITH ME,BUT ITS LONG BUT ITS WORTH YOUR TIME,AND ITS LONG BECAUSE THEM ARE THE CHANGES THAT NEED 2 BE MADE

                       FANS READ PLEASE

• Youngroy81 said February 07, 2009

  how about fixing the run game?  madden 09 fixed something that wasn't even broke.  yall talk about how it was more realistic by not pressing turbo right away and letting your blocks develop.  Well guess what guys, lots of people did that already on previous maddens.  Yeah, I'm sure people like frank gore, marshawn lynch, lt, and other great running backs averaging 2.8 ypc is real realistic.  IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT.  Go back to the way it was

• Bamm84 said February 07, 2009

  You should be able to have a "smart match-up" feature so that you could set it up so that you can set up specific cornerbacks to cover specific receivers throughout the game. If you're playing man then they'll stay on that man and if you're playing zone you'll at least be able to have them on the same side. I'm sick of playing people who just will change their best wr location to my worst cb position and then bomb it on them and get completions. If I'm playing against the Cowboys and I'm the Broncos, I want to be able to make sure that I have Champ Baily over there on TO all the time.

  And on another note, you need to make zone coverage smarter. There's many a player online who's only play is to have a slot receiver do a post and even though I'll call cover 3 or cover 4 that receiver always seems to find a way to get 10 yards deeper than my deepest safety or cb. The obvious problem comes from when the defenders are passing off the receivers to another zone. For example, if I'm playing cover 4 against a 3 wr formation and the slot receiver is doing a deep post, the free safety will stay with the deep post route until he crosses over to the strong safety's side, the problem is, that even though there isn't anyone else deep at all and just those four guys covering, for some reason, the strong safety will be 10-15 yards in front of the receiver and the free safety will just go back in to his zone leaving the wr all by his lonesome waiting for the bomb. So far the only way I know of to stop this is to do man coverage (which is a joke for slant routes which you're opponent will just make his other we do) or to do strong blitzing in hopes you can get to the qb before the wr gets too deep (which doesn't always work if you're opponent has a good o-line). That's just one example of bad zone. The point is, either make the computer smarter about the zone defenders passing their people off, or make man coverage a more viable option.

• swfanboy said February 07, 2009

  definately need to add all the penalties even the ticky tacky ones,  i mean like kick catch interference, running into the place holder, illegal man down field, illegal shift, illegal touch on defence not just interfernce all the time it is a different amount of yards for that you know, illegal touch of the ball by an offensive lineman, or being touched first by a player who went out of bounds and came back in; and now that i think about it we need Dbs that will knock receivers out of bounds while in the air on the sidelines to make it an incompletion also we need better kicking what i mean is the ability to squib kick a kick off this could be fixed just by letting the aiming arrow point to the ground just give the arrow full screen maneuverability this way you can just take the placement on the football away    

• swfanboy said February 07, 2009

  hurry up offence needs the QB hurrying alittle faster than what he does in the game i mean come on everyone is set and ready and hes lollygagging down the field to the line he waste 10 seconds just getting set

• MATRIX404 said February 07, 2009

  can you make where after like 10 DC's you get banned

  have only concede defeat option available until the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter, and u can only quit after the 2 minute warning in the 4th qtr

  can we have the chain crews come out on the field

  when a player gets seriously hurt can we have trainers come out & not know whats wrong with him right away

  in bad weather can we have the option to change to longer cleats to prevent slipping

  can you cut down on the facemasking when u try a player strip

  if we report a player can you make it matter often times you report someone & nothing is done

  when we make a challenge on a play can we get a list for what we could possibly be challenging because sometimes you might be challenging a fumble, and they will challenge the spot of the ball

  like can we select that we are trying to challenge if the qb's arm was going forward or not

  also on the roster updates if a player is too hurt to play in real life can u make it so you cant put him in the game on line

• nzach said February 07, 2009

  in madden 2010 make the sidelines look better and the crowd also it be cool if u could use the mic to like call in players like they do in endwar

• swfanboy said February 07, 2009

  take out freindly quits online if u quit its a loss for that player and a win for the other player ive been robbed too many times on my level up points online because people were quitting on me and i got nothing when i continued playing the computer its bull

• swfanboy said February 07, 2009

  another penalty you need is late hit out of bounds allow the plays to continue for 5 to 10 more seconds after the play is dead

• nzach said February 07, 2009

  also if there gonna run into a player on the sideline make it so they hit them not run therw them

• swfanboy said February 07, 2009

  with this new PA syatem is there anyway you can up grade the QBs AI so he reads thru his progression and show that to us players by highlighting the player hes looking at cause he cant throw an accurate pass if hes looking to the wrong side of the field this will allow us to be able to run thru our progressions also but for this to happen you need to up the offensive line blocking

• SWANDADDY15 said February 07, 2009

  Common sense things Madden needs:

  1. Bring back individual man to man assignments on defense. If you have a lockdown CB, you can't assign him to automatically line up against the opposition's #1 WR anymore. Why??? Spotlighting a WR is a great addition however it should be paired with the ability to give your players individualized defensive assignments. In addition, bringing back the ability to shade coverages would be smart.

  2. Bring back hiding/bluffing defensive coverages; this needs to be addressed in the coming out of the huddle function. There is no reason why a defense can't line up 2 CB's on 2 WR's when the offense lines up in a twin WR set. Furthermore, there is no reason why the defense cannot play zone out of that alignment if it chooses to do so. Why is that missing??

  3. Add a QB skill level in the player attributes for Throwing on the Run. IE-Ben, Peyton, Brady have realistic foot speeds in the game however there is no way to distinguish their ability to throw accurately on the run as opposed to a Derek Anderson per say who can't.

  4. Improve the consistency of selecting a player to control on defense. Way too often when using the d-pad to select players the game goes straight from a defensive lineman to a safety while completely bypassing a linebacker directly in between them. Counting the clicks on the B-button is no good either because you never know for sure who it is going to skip! ie--no matter where they're lined up on the field, the MLB in a 3-3-5 should ALWAYS be EXACTLY 3 B-button presses away from the nose tackle, and the Nickel back should be 5 away.

  5. Realistic defense on the QB sneak. In real life, the QB sneak is NOT an automatic 3 yd gain every time called.

• allsaintsrunner said February 07, 2009

  idk what other people might think about it, but i thought it would be cool to inside of being able to only play as rookie, maybe you can put in a mode where you can play as anyone of the NFL superstars, like Tom Brady or Reggie Bush. You know? Play there story line or what every?

• allsaintsrunner said February 07, 2009

  Also for the accessories make it to where they can have one sleeve not two or none

• xXTHeEddYXx said February 07, 2009

  Is the Wii going to get anything cool?

• Patriots128183 said February 07, 2009

  Ok, fisrt of all you guys are doing an amazing job with this series. So keep on the same track as you are now. This is a really small thing to the game of Madden, but I think it would be amazing to have. The Super Bowl stadium for that year, because when the super bowl teams make it there, and we have to play a regular play now game with the Buccaneers logo at midfield, it ruins the game. So I think that would be great if that would happen. And I dont know if theres not enough space on the discs themselves to have this. But a new game mode that would be fun for everyone, is to have every super bowl game to be playable with the stadiums and all set up. If thats not possible because of space issues then dont do it. but please consider the first one. and another thing, when people get to the super bowl in their franchises, please make the atmoshpere a little more exciting and more like a super bowl. all the way from stadium presentation, to the commentators. I just feel that in the playoffs im playing just another game and it would be great if it had that real playoff atmoshpere.

• Xception164 said February 07, 2009

  What I think is one very important thing that has to be added is a Jump Ball. Players such as Larry Fitzgerald are'nt that great of weapons because their main strength is not in the game. Like when you are in the endzone, you should be able to throw a fade or curl with a lob pass, then have your reciever go up and get it.

• BankyVegas4469 said February 07, 2009

  Sounds awesome....but pleae make sure that the Wildcat is in this game...playing with the Dolphins in 09 is just boring right now.  Great work, keep it up.

• dj128 said February 07, 2009

  In Madden 2010, can you add more depth to the Franchise Mode. Like have the ability to create practice squads,update franchise rosters via online,add cheerleaders, have jets fly over for Super Bowl, claim players off waivers. Just basically make Franchise Mode like the real NFL.

• Noles2480 said February 07, 2009

  Madden 09 was really great, and 2010 looks as if it has even more potential. One place the PA might be able to be implemented is in tackling. 4 or 5 man tackle piles might be possible now if you could have the defenders "drawn" to the ball carrier now if there aren't any canned animations. PA might not be able to do this now but developing it more might allow this kind of thing to happen in the future.

• McNabb_00 said February 07, 2009

  I mostly played Madden on the PC, so I hope you guys are planning to bring back Madden to the PC!!!!!!

  1. Online Franchise mode with Fantasy Draft.  I dunno how easy or how hard this would be, but I do know that it would be kickass.

  2.  Like the guy above me said, make the playoff games more exciting.  Jets over the SB, National Anthem things like that.  Show the Owners in the Box reacting to plays.

  3. I'm so glad you guys are fixing that corner thing where they know I'm passing and exactly where it was going before I do.  However, it is also a problem with route running with the DB's.  On replays, the DB is matching my WR stride for stride on the route, not one step behind, but turning EXACTLY when my WR turns etc.   Lol I say to myself "this guy must watch ALOT of tape".  

  4. On All-Madden mode.  Look, I get you guys have to do something to make it more difficult.  But making everyone on the field just as fast as anyone on my team??!?!  I can't tell you how many times my 99speed guys have been caught by linebackers with speed in the 60's.  Same thing on defense, I have 99speed guys, but they can't catch a guy with like 80's speed.  I had Devon Hester, who everyone knows it the fastest guy in the game, against this 34 year old corner, speed rating 83, and the guy is getting to the ball before Hester when they start out from the same mark?!?!?!!?  Or DT's that can catch running backs??!?!?!

  5.  On All Madden mode - does it even matter who I get for my OL?!?!!  Seriously they just get bowled over no matter who I'm playing.  Why should I bother getting top guys in franchise mode at any position, it the computer is just gonna handicap it? My d-line is Peppers, Will Smith, John Henderson and Kris Jenkins, and most of these OL have like an average rating of 85, and they are pancaking and blocking like they are playing a Pop Warner squad.  If all my guys like 95 and up, how is it possible this inferior OL just manhandles them?  PLEASE FIX ALL MADDEN MODE, I REALIZE IT"S PROBABLY NOT EASY TO MAKE THE MOST DIFFICULT MODE MORE DIFFICULT THAN THE OTHERS, BUT LET"S BE SOMEWHAT REALISTIC, ALL-PRO MODE IS TOO EASY FOR MOST OF YOUR MARKET!!!!!!!

  5. I realize the CoverBoy is the CoverBoy, but cmon I haven't played a franchise mode yet where Vince Young doesn't win the MVP like 7 out of 10 times.  You guys had a real hard-on for Vince that year.  And put Vick back in, cmon he's a blast to play with, tell Goodell he can stick it up his ass.

  6. Tipped F'n passes.  I can't tell you how many G'dam times I've been intercepted by tipped passes then another player runs up and grabs it out of no where.  Like yes, this does happen sometimes, BUT NO WHERE NEAR AS MUCH AS PROGRAMMED.  I rarely throw legit INT's, but it's such a piss off when you get picked by these ridiculous tip recoveries.

  7. Interceptions.  As I said, IT IS FANTASTIC you guys are fixing the "eyes in the back of their head" defense's, but for CPU controlled defenders on my team, sometimes a pass will be thrown RIGHT ON THEM, and they won't even put there hands up. Like the ball literally hits between there hands and they just stand there like dopes.

  8. QB's.  I can blitz and blitz and knock a starter out of the game.  Only to have his backup come in and play like Joe friggin Montana.  

  PLEASE MAKE THE RATINGS MEAN SOMETHING IN ALL-MADDEN MODE, BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME THEY DON'T REFLECT WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE FIELD.  BRADY POPPINGA WOULD NEVER CATCH REGGIE BUSH WITH A 10 YARD HEAD START IN REAL LIFE, HIS SPEED RATING IS 68, BUSH's IS 99 - HOW THE F DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?

  I love Madden, and I thank you guys for all your hard work.

• peterfrenna said February 07, 2009

  they should make players like tony romo slower. he out runs calvin pace right out the backfield. thats stupid because pace is at top peed and tony romo just accelerates away from him.

  also defenders jump and swat too many balls if they are up against larry fitzgerald they shouldnt be jumping and swating while sprinting full speed.

  also the cpu is a glitch. they know the play call. i know because they somehow audible afer i audible to setup. thats because they know my play

  also my cousin who uses the cowboys manages to run around in circles with romo and gets away from my LBs and DEs he should have to slow down from fatigue. also he is running straight back and sees a receiver in the flats and jumps turns around and throws a hard pass on the money even though he is 25 yards away and has his momentum away from the receiver. that is retarded because that stops my blitz and even if he doesnt throw it romo accelerates faster than my linebackers and runs to throw it away or runs for a 1st down.

  I hate when the receiver cathes the ball about 3 yards away from the ssidelines and only gets 1 foot in. he should tiptoe his feet in and have the catch. what i am saying is that there should be way more attempts to get the feet in.

  quarterbacks should have beter pocket protection the defensive lineman get to the pocket too easy. also the QB accuracy should be affected when out of the pocket as well as the throw power.

  another thing is defensive line double teams. guys like albert haynesworth and kris jenkins shouldd be double teamed. thats what makes the 3-4 a good scheme, its mostly from that double team. dan koppen cannot single handedly block kris jenkins and you saw that on he thursday night game.

  the man coverage should be upgraded. ok receivers like patrick crayton beat asomugha too many times. the corners also drop too many easy interceptions.

  make more catching animations. not all catches are with their hands. the WRs and TEs also catch with their bodies to secure it. TAKE AWAY THE SPIN CATCH. it is stupid and very unrealistic. also make the receivers go up to get the ball. make them show effort to catch it.

  go more in depth with the foot planting and acceleration. when i pick off a pass with kerry rhodes with speed, marion barber should not be able to stop and accelerate the other way to catch kerry rhodes who is 15 yards away from him.

  make blitzing more effective. there should be a new rating called poise for QBs. what it would be used for is that when it is a big game situation or when facing a blitz the throws should be effected. guys that are rookies should have a low rating for that. guys like brady, manning, and favre should have a higher rating.

  take it easy with the big hits. there are way too many big hits. leon washington in the open field with a defender should not get his clock cleaned he should either be slowed down or wrap tackled.

  lower the field goal power and make them harder. my cousin has made fieldd goals from 59 yards to 62 yards before. that means he only has to get to the 42 yard line to be in range. that is rediculous. also do something to make field goals harder, something that the opposing player can do like make the meter bar shake whie he is kicking. it would be similar to freethrows in the NBA games.

  upgrade franchise mode and superstar mode.

  make the offensive line smarter and have better run block and pass block awareness.

  my cousin has stoped the run out of quarter when i was in full house. the reason was that my lineman would run past the linebacker in front of him and block he safety 10 yards down field. also the linebacker usually always swim moves by my offensive linebacker, no matter the rating

  at the same time good defensive lineman and pass rushing LBs like Ware andd James harrison should be able to get to the QB. i shouldnt have to blitz to get pressure unless i am using the cheifs or any other poor pass rushing team. and also just getting pressure on the QB should affect his throws.

  QBs make too many good throws throwing across their body and on the run.

  make defenses smarter in zone. when nobody is deep except terrell owens kerry rhodes should go to cover him. not wait in his zone when clearly nobody is going anywhere near him.

  make more push on the line. if 96 strength kris jenkins is against an 85 strength blocker he should have a little push or just bull rush him beacause he should be double teamed anyway.

  ddthe players in the front seven should get speed increases. LBs are faster than 80 speed unless you are zach thomas. they should be 85 at least. or if not, let them be 84 speed. in the NFL when i watch LBs pass rush they reach the QB in 1 second, andd yes that is calvin pace i am watching. make the presentation better. use either NFL Network FOX CBS or ESPN as the network instead of EA Sports. and use the commentators that are actually on that network like: Jim Nants and Phil Simms for CBS. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman for Fox. or use Mike Tirico Tony Kornheiser and Ron Jaworski for ESPN. that along with sideline analysis from Pam Oliver or Suzy Kolber or somone else.

  Thanks for reading my suggestions

• peterfrenna said February 07, 2009

  make fatigue slow down players in the middle of a play. or if they are tired before the play starts the speed should be slower

  if you are running around like a mad man with chris johnson he should get tired and slow down which would allow LBs catch up easier.

  Also make more substitutions like the real NFL a player isnt in the game for every snap. make the corners have to take breaks in the game which means that the wose corners have to play a snap or two for that corner. make fatigue go over a whole game. what that means is that if you pound the ball effectively, the defense gets worn down at near the end of the game.

• bruceprdavis said February 07, 2009

  I am very excited to see the new PA feature in action. I have to admit, as an arm-chair Madden player who is not blessed with superior skills, or the time to increase my abilities beyond a certain point, a major pet-peeve of mine was watching the DB (FS)  turn their backs to the QB, (or the ball) and having him in the blink of an eye,  spin around, leap 10 feet in the air to pick off a ball. I can't seem to shake the habit of throwing the ball when I see a DB's back and my WR is a step ahead. It just seems too logical of me.  For me that's an important part of the game as a QB - watching what the DBs are paying attention to and  not. If you don't turn to see the ball how can you get the timing down to lay-up for a catch?

  It's a huge problem for me when I am playing on-line as well. My human opponent has a bird's eye view of the game and does not need his players to turn their heads to know the timing of the ball in motion. Even though his DB is not looking at the play, (or Ball) the human gamer is able to anticipate and see the play unfold and get ready for the interception as his player keeps running - this really irks me and I hope to see this resolved in the coming months. This can also be said on offense when WR are in double coverage, looking at the End Zone and are able to jump up and time the catch all because the human gamer can see it all unfold!

  I'd love also love to see a 'crack down' on Cheaters and or Cheesers. I am getting tired of the cheap unrealistic plays run over and over again. It really makes the game less enjoyable and frustrating - Crazy QB scrambles all over the field is the big one that comes to mind. Maybe a percentage meter illustrating accuracy as you exits the pocket and scramble, (run all over the field). The more you move the less accurate you are... Watching a QB scramble like his on Riddelin  then toss, before his brain would even register what's going on, a perfect  pass to an open WR or TB all because the human game has a more complete view despite the QB's back turned to the play, is maddening. - You have to wait for the meter to reset, set your feet, take a look then throw. (a quick reset) allowing enough time to get a hold of the play on Defense. Or a field of view restraint. If playing QB and you choose to  scramble, once your  QB's back is turned to the play the human gamer is able to see less of what is going on  around the field - a sort of digital blinder until you set his feet and take a look!

  I think, as stated before fatigue should be a major factor for '10. I'd like to see  an increase in Smart players (LB)  who are able to adjust and even anticipate the one single play run over and over, especially if it's a cheese play. A more dynamic view of what is going on on the field, not just reading the play before it happens but the ability to stop it short.

  I can't wait for Madden 10 - '09 ultimately kicked butt.

  Cheers

• oneforthethumb said February 07, 2009

  Im not really here to complain about Madden NFL 09 but im gonna use it as an example of what I think Madden NFL 10 should be about.

  1. Superstar Mode

  I liked it back in Madden 06 but now i dont really get into it that much, just seemes to have too many bugs in it. It dont really seem deep enough to me. In my opinion it should be scrapped totally or made into its own game where you can focus on it completely and made it as deep as possible. I would like Madden to be focused on 1. Franchise mode first and foremost. 2. Online play. 3. Presentation.

  2. Franchise Mode

  I really think this should be the main focus point in Madden. To give the player the closest feeling to running a team. In Madden 09 ive tried many times to go through franchise mode without losing interest and starting over and Im lucky if i can make it into my third season. Everything just goes to fast from not having much to do during the week between games to the ridiculously fast offseason. There is nothing to do besides play a game, then another, then another, then another and so on. It just feels  to repeditive. Id like to see Pre-game shows, halftime shows and postgame shows. I like to use the Pittsburgh Steelers, and when im playing at Heinz Field it just doesnt feel like it. It would be nice to see terrible towels waving and maybe occasionally hear the imfamous chant "HERE WE GO STEELERS! HERE WE GO!". I think each crowd should be custom for each team. In fact one thing that would be cool is to have like a Team Fan Support level that the higher it goes the more fans would be at that stadium. For instance the Steelers to me have the biggest fanbase even if they want to call the Cowboys America's team, but like the Steelers when they travel to play an away game they tend to have tons of fans that follow them to watch them play. Id also like for homefield advantage to mean something especially in the Playoffs. I think the players on the home team should get a slight ratings boost for that game and definately when its a rivalry game.

        On to penalties. There arent enough of them. I usually see Holding, Facemask, offsides, encroachment, False Start. there are alot more penalties in the NFL.

        Injuries are another huge part of the NFL. There is nowhere near enough injuries and most of them are minor. You definately got to re-do the injury system but at the same time Injured Reserve needs an overhaul because it is useless. When a player is placed on IR he is not removed from the team just put on an in-active list. But in Madden even with a player on IR you have to release somebody to sign a replacement and when you release them your cap takes a hit. I want a fair amount of injuries but i dont want to destroy my roster just to find a replacment. Also a practice squad and a waiver system would be great as well.

              Bring back the Tony Bruno radio show and the newspapers. It gave us gamers something to do besides play game after game.

              The one last thing I can think about for franchise at the moment is the Draft. It should be longer with a presentation like that of the draft in Head Coach. And i would like to be able to draft decent players all the way through. Its hard to dfart anybody decent past the 2nd/3rd round. There should be gems and busts throughout the entire draft. I want to be able to draft somebody in the first or second round and have them start at their position. I dont want to pass up on a QB in the free agency to draft my franchise QB only to have him at a 76 OVR when he was projected in the top 5. Another thing the CPU controlled team take QBs when they dont need them among other positions. You will see the Chargers take a top 5 QB while they have Philip Rivers. And last but not least the CPU teams need to manage their team better. Ive seen the Patriots release Tom Brady in my 2nd season of my franchise or Hines Ward being dumped by the Steelers when im not using them.

  3. Online Play

  The only thing i request is to try to remove all bugs and glitches so people are forced to play a fair game of strategy football. And another tip put fairplay as a requirement for online games. I only say this because people run no-huddle the entire game and they go for it on 4th and 30. in the first quarter when the game is tied or even if they are up 14-0. I mean i can usually stop them but if im good enough to shut them down 3 straight times i shouldnt have to do it a fourth. Now maybe you could limit it so they have to atleast be 4th and 1 or less to have the option of going for it. The QB sneak is an easy play to execute and hard to stop. In real life its easier to shut down than it is in Madden. also try to make that play more realistic. The QB lunges forward in a dive. On Madden the QB walks forward. (ive broken 60+ yard runs on a QB sneak)

  Two other things id like to see in Madden are a Clutch rating. so if you have a high Clutch rating those payers get a boost inside of a two minute warning.

  An with all the new animations ive seen in Madden 09 please add in the Steelers FS Ryan Clark like cross body tackle the just knocks the snot out of the person on the recieving end.

  Thank You!

• oneforthethumb said February 07, 2009

  One thing a forgot. The deep ball needs fixed. I can throw a deep ball and my WR runs 10-15 yards past where the ball is gonna land, meanwhile 3 or 4 DBs get in the perfect position to intercept it. And speaking of that if i throw a deep bullet pass to my WR running a go route up the right sideline a DB and sometimes a LB will just explode from the opposite sideline to stop the play. They are not that fast for real. If a good WR gets wide open deep upfield than he should have an easy catch because no defender that is 15-20 yards away cannot realistically make a play on the ball. It would be the defenses fault for letting him get so open.

• jh2014 said February 07, 2009

  for kickers and its a gamewinning fg give them an atribute for clutch kicking. For example Adam Vinatieri would be at least a 97 and some1 like a cheifs kiker would be a 70. So then if you have a higher clutchness your kicker wont be affeted as much but if its low and its a long field goal it would be tough to make it.

  make it so you can be a kicker on superstar.

• GERALD_NYC said February 07, 2009

  I hope you make the superstar much more better I don't want to complain or nothing, but the superstar hasn't gotten better from 08-09 it infact got a little bit worse, less fun. I am a franchise guy, but I should expect updates from superstar, and the franchise update should be when the player goes on stage and receive a cap on draft day.

                                                                                  GN

• cobomb24 said February 07, 2009

  Im really impressed how this game will make it more realistic and everything. One of the things i would like to see added to madden 10 is an online franchise mode like you guys had for the NCAA game, I think that would make things a lot funner and adds a new feature to the game.

• jellybean3454 said February 07, 2009

  -WEATHER AFFECT THE GAME WHEN ITS RAINING OR SNOWING

  -RIVAL GAMES MEAN HARDER HITS PLAYERS GETTING INTO ARGUMENTS/FIGHTS

  -MORE ACCESSORIES LIKE OVER 1000(HAVE THE CUT SLEEVES BRADY WEAR IN A GAME ON THERE)

  -CHANGE THEM FROM LOOKING LIKE ROBOTS(AND WHENEVER YOU PLAY AT NIGHT THE GAMEPLAY LOOKS SO FAKE)

  -MAKE ALL QBS SOUND HOW THEY REALLY SOUND IN REAL LIFE(STOP HAVING ALL BLACK QBS SOUNDING THE SAME)

  -HAVE ALL REFS ON FIELD AND CALLING MORE PENALTIES BESIDES HOLDING OR FACEMASK

  -LET US PICK WHAT WE WANT TO CHALLENGE(BECAUSE WE MIGHT WANNA CHALLENGE FUMBLE BUT THEY'LL CHALLENGE SPOT OF BALL)

  -HAVE ALL THE TEAMS UNIFORMS AND LET US CHOOSE WHAT UNIFORM WE WANNA WEAR ONLINE

  -MORE COMMMENTARYS, HAVE INTERVIEWS BEFORE THE GAME AND PREGAME WARMUPS, RUNNING OUT OF TUNNELS

  -ALL QBS IN THE NFL DONT THROW THE SAME SO HAVE THE QBS THROWING STYLE

  -BIGGER RBS RUN OVER PLAYERS AND HARDER TO GET DOWN, SMALLER RBS WITH SPEED CAN BE EXCLUSIVE OR BURN YOU, BIGGER LBS DONT GET RUN OVER SO EAST BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TRUCKED PLEANTY OF TIMES WITH RAY LEWIS

  -CROWDS HAVE IMPACTS ON THE GAMES LOUD CROWDS MAKE THE AWAY TEAM CANT HEAR THE PLAY BEEN CALLED IN AND CANT CALL AUDIBLES BECAUSE CROWD TO LOUD

  -IT DOESNT SNOW OR RAIN ALL GAME SO MAKE IT RAIN/SNOW IN 1ST HALF THEN STOP IN NEXT HALF IF ITS NOT TOO COLD OUTSIDE

  -MAKE COACHES WITH WEAPONS ALSO FOR EX.(MIKE TOMLIN COULD BE A PLAYERS COACH)

  -MAKE THEM LOOK HOW THEY DID ON MADDEN 08 BUT NOT AS BIG DOUGH AND UGLY HAVE EXPRESSIONS ON THEIR FACES

  -HAVE THEM TALK TO EACH OTHER OR SHAKE HANDS AFTER THE END OF THE GAME, MAKE QBS POINT TO PLAYERS BLITZING

  -BIG BEN ISNT EASY TO TAKE DOWN SO MAKE HIM LIKE THAT IN THE GAME, MAKE MOSS, FITZGERALD, ANDRE JOHNSON SNAG OVER LITTLE CBS, MAKE SIDELINE CATCHES, HELMETS FALLING OFF AFTER HARD HITS

  -MAKE COACHES YELL AT REFS AFTER BAD CALLS, MAKE THE PLAYOFFS MORE INTERESTING HAVE THEM SING NATIONAL AMTHEM, HARDER HITS, CRYING AFTER LOSSES, AWARDS AFTER CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES AND SUPER BOWLS

• jellybean3454 said February 07, 2009

  -WEATHER AFFECT THE GAME WHEN ITS RAINING OR SNOWING

  -RIVAL GAMES MEAN HARDER HITS PLAYERS GETTING INTO ARGUMENTS/FIGHTS

  -MORE ACCESSORIES LIKE OVER 1000(HAVE THE CUT SLEEVES BRADY WEAR IN A GAME ON THERE)

  -CHANGE THEM FROM LOOKING LIKE ROBOTS(AND WHENEVER YOU PLAY AT NIGHT THE GAMEPLAY LOOKS SO FAKE)

  -MAKE ALL QBS SOUND HOW THEY REALLY SOUND IN REAL LIFE(STOP HAVING ALL BLACK QBS SOUNDING THE SAME)

  -HAVE ALL REFS ON FIELD AND CALLING MORE PENALTIES BESIDES HOLDING OR FACEMASK

  -LET US PICK WHAT WE WANT TO CHALLENGE(BECAUSE WE MIGHT WANNA CHALLENGE FUMBLE BUT THEY'LL CHALLENGE SPOT OF BALL)

  -HAVE ALL THE TEAMS UNIFORMS AND LET US CHOOSE WHAT UNIFORM WE WANNA WEAR ONLINE

  -MORE COMMMENTARYS, HAVE INTERVIEWS BEFORE THE GAME AND PREGAME WARMUPS, RUNNING OUT OF TUNNELS

  -ALL QBS IN THE NFL DONT THROW THE SAME SO HAVE THE QBS THROWING STYLE

  -BIGGER RBS RUN OVER PLAYERS AND HARDER TO GET DOWN, SMALLER RBS WITH SPEED CAN BE EXCLUSIVE OR BURN YOU, BIGGER LBS DONT GET RUN OVER SO EAST BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TRUCKED PLEANTY OF TIMES WITH RAY LEWIS

  -CROWDS HAVE IMPACTS ON THE GAMES LOUD CROWDS MAKE THE AWAY TEAM CANT HEAR THE PLAY BEEN CALLED IN AND CANT CALL AUDIBLES BECAUSE CROWD TO LOUD

  -IT DOESNT SNOW OR RAIN ALL GAME SO MAKE IT RAIN/SNOW IN 1ST HALF THEN STOP IN NEXT HALF IF ITS NOT TOO COLD OUTSIDE

  -MAKE COACHES WITH WEAPONS ALSO FOR EX.(MIKE TOMLIN COULD BE A PLAYERS COACH)

  -MAKE THEM LOOK HOW THEY DID ON MADDEN 08 BUT NOT AS BIG DOUGH AND UGLY HAVE EXPRESSIONS ON THEIR FACES

  -HAVE THEM TALK TO EACH OTHER OR SHAKE HANDS AFTER THE END OF THE GAME, MAKE QBS POINT TO PLAYERS BLITZING

  -BIG BEN ISNT EASY TO TAKE DOWN SO MAKE HIM LIKE THAT IN THE GAME, MAKE MOSS, FITZGERALD, ANDRE JOHNSON SNAG OVER LITTLE CBS, MAKE SIDELINE CATCHES, HELMETS FALLING OFF AFTER HARD HITS

  -MAKE COACHES YELL AT REFS AFTER BAD CALLS, MAKE THE PLAYOFFS MORE INTERESTING HAVE THEM SING NATIONAL AMTHEM, HARDER HITS, CRYING AFTER LOSSES, AWARDS AFTER CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES AND SUPER BOWLS

• eloc5 said February 07, 2009

  gameplay

  oline needs to be fixed at least the run blocking, your oline will hold their block until the rb gets there then the dlinemen makes the tackle

  would be nice to have bad snaps, mishandled snaps, blocked fg and punts

  ball tipped up in the air by the dline not just knocked down

  penalties need to be fixed more of them like late hit maybe have a attribute like aggression that actually means something that determines how composed they are

  franchise

  you dont have to bring back tony bruno but put something in there, some sort of show that gives you weekly stats, player/coach interviews, standings, highlights, maybe talk of a record being broken, injury report, its been there before just bring it back

  have a more detailed stat tracking and record holding, i play defense and there should be records for takles, def td, ff, maybe keep track of thrown at/pass def %, def allowed

  i like the idea of a player coming out of retirement

  more injuries theres not enough major injuries

  have the computer relocate actually just bring the owner mode

  have the players hold out, offseason injuries, bad attitudes affect the other players

  have the bigger games mean something, super bowl, playoffs, rival game have them more than just a game

  make sure the players attributes adjust accordingly i brought my guy in from ncaa as a ss and won def roy, next year won def poy went to the pro bowl every year and his attributes have not gone up

  and like everyone else has said use espn in the game instead of just the bottom line

• ramfan24 said February 07, 2009

  I was wanting to know if there was anyway you could put in a franchise online mode instead of just the season. I would like to compete with other players building a franchise and keeping it strong. I think it would be alot of fun. I know it would be hard to do, to get everyone online together for the offseason things but maybe come up with something... I think this would put madden over the top, and maybe try and do the same for online dynasty on ncaa...

• Bamm84 said February 07, 2009

  Another glitch I've noticed is that the game clock in madden09 for ps3 keeps running after a play is done while the play clock doesn't start it's 40 second countdown until you've reached the playbook screen. There is often around a 8 second period in between where the camera pans out and does its little thing. What ends up happening is that if you're in need to get the ball back but are short on time outs and time, the opposition has that extra 8 seconds every play to just run down the clock a little more which ends up being huge when you get towards the last 3 minutes of each half.

• RTN786 said February 07, 2009

  First off don't look away when you see how long my post is, there is very valid and important info from a die hard madden player who has been a little miffed over the last couple of installments. Superstar mode must be fixed, while I love Franchise mode and spend the most of my Madden time in it I did really like superstar mode back when it first came around. It is now a waste of time, the drills are ridiculous. You get one shot at 3 drills that are too hard to do and then your stuck with a overall 59 star, where's the fun in that? I have tried DB, LB, DE, QB, RB, and WR neither were fun at all. I finally made my charachter 6"11 and ran a good 40 yd dash, did 28 reps on the bench and scored well in the drills for my DE and he came out overall 99 but where is the fun in being a DE????? The camera angles are horendous especially for QB's which in my opnion is the only position worth playing in superstar, I understand your trying to make it more like what it would be in real life but the point of playing the game is to have control over something you normally have no control over and when it's impossible to play due to not being able to see or being stuck with a crappy charachter there is no fun. I really want to play Superstar but I can't!!!!! Please fix it for me. One more thing when your in Franchise mode and you have quaters set to 5 minutes then all other games should be set as if they played 5 minutes because then every other player in the league is getting stats as if they were playing 15 min. qtrs and my guys are getting a third of what they have and receive no recognition, that would be a big improvement for franchise mode to me.

• McNabb_00 said February 07, 2009

  Oh yeah and just like PeterFrenna said

  They react perfectly to audibles?  It's not like I'm playing the 2006 Patriots before Mangini ratted out Spygate here.  THEY SHOULDN"T KNOW WHAT I"M CHECKING OFF TOO!!!!

  Like in Singleback, I'll call a running play, and of course they setup perfectly with the linebacker to the outside next the the LE.  So I call a formation audible to 4WR spread.  They don't do anything.  So I call an audible to a pass play.  Won't ya know it, the whole defence moves into the Quarter (now you do have some favourable matchups this way, but thats beside the point).  So I check back to a running play - KEEPING MY 4WR FORMATION - and what do you know, they all head back to the line.

  C'MON GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• rodmx934 said February 07, 2009

  i would like 2 see espn more involved. they have the lisence 4 it. it would b nice 2 see a postgame show or somthing with chris berman, or a sportscenter with stewart scott kinda like what they had in nfl 2k5 but better.and i would like them to haave a top plays of they week feature to. i hope it happens.im looking folward to it

• Bamm84 said February 07, 2009

  Fix the online ranking system. There should be several factors to how many ranking points you get for beating opponents that include the skill level of the teams you are playing and the skill level of the actual players. It's lame that I get the same amount of rank points for beating a guy using some weaker team like the Chiefs and they're playing with the Cowboys or Patriots as he would if he beats me. Also, the amounts of points you get for beating players of a higher rank should be more. When I was just starting I would get around 50 points for beating someone 10 or 12 ranks above me, now I can still get like 40 points for beating people 15 ranks below me. It's sad when you see the highest ranked people are all playing with the best teams and only play lower ranked people. Change it so people will play with teams other than the Cowboys, Giants, and Steelers and so people that are good don't get tons of rank for beating up on new people all day long.

• Nicky_Colts_18 said February 07, 2009

  Defensive Celebrations: players should celebrate after laying down a big hit (e.g. Ray Lewis doing his thing)

  International Series: I want to play games at Wembley Stadium or in the Rogers Centre. Its part of the league now, and if its in the game, its in the game.

• peterfrenna said February 07, 2009

  lower the amount of times you can lay the guy out

  thats especially in the open field where jones-drew gets man handled when one on one with a safety. that should never happen.

  make the superbowl more like a superbowl. it isnt hyped up enough

  make more catching animations involving the cathes with the body.

  more penalties but not too drastic. make it a real games worth

  make the passes (especially bullets) have higher trajectory.

  the trucking should add phisics. when you truck it isnt in a straight line it pushes you slightly but you still keep balance.

  dont have players warp to the ball when you lad them like in 09

  when the receiver isnt looking at the ball he shouldnt be able to swat the ball most of the time. it should be rare.

  have momentum in the game. when i am running full speed with steven jackson and ken hamlin is sitting still, he shouldnt destroy me and make me fumble. he should either wrap him up or try to slow him down.

  make the fullbacks smarter and make them actually try  to hit the first guy in the lane.

  when quarterbacks throw off their back foot it shouldnt be a hard throw and the accuracy should be affected.

• GAMMSTER said February 07, 2009

  Hello, I think that instead of improving the madden experience you should focus on making a new experience. Which means, expanding the game and creating depth. Depth goes a long way. It keeps people continually coming back to play madden instead of getting the game dusty in the closet. Sure You can add 111 new features to game play but that is only going to be a tiny part of the game. You have to do more than just scratch the service. You are the only company with a NFL license. You have to take advantage of that. Give players choices they never thought possible. Choices so deep that every part of the players opinion on how something should be run gets used in some shape or form. Which basically comes down to franchise mode I guess. People saw what you how far you took franchise mode on head coach and everyone was wondering why that isn't in Madden. If you guys could put that much into franchise mode, why haven't we seen it in madden. Without that kind of effort, your not going to get people excited for the game. I've heard way to many people say that they wont get madden if major improvements aren't done. People need the feeling they bought a new game instead of just downloading a update for a game they already have because 2009 seemed like just a update.(I also think you should at a towel at the waist of players because there is major hype for that detail, but just make sure you add physics to the towel or your just going to get a big pile of complaints coming in but you get that every year anyways and no matter what you always will)

• peterfrenna said February 07, 2009

  fix the glitch where the game clock keeps running even though i clearly go out of bounds

• BANNGBUS said February 07, 2009

  Oh myyyy .. How about we start off with online play .. Weather .. Weather .. Weather .. Geez .. I understand to make it an emphasis in 09, but come on .. 85% of my games online are in a monsoon or a blizzard. Can I or my opponent have an option to play in whatever weather we would like? I love it when I play in Jacksonville in a blizzard .. Haha .. How about some night games online too? Uniforms options online? Am I asking for too much? Oh yeah .. One more thing.. After a TD .. Can we get Gary Glitter's Rock n Roll part 2 playing in the background?

• PATFINEST54 said February 07, 2009

  They need to make a online superstar mode where people play thier favorite nfl stars and battle for the super bowl trophy that would have everybody jumping up and down

• PRESSx64 said February 07, 2009

  have more playoff expereince, most peolpe in a franchise mod just play in the playoffs after the first cupple seasons

• winx_jynx said February 07, 2009

  cool stuff, more realist will be real nice, maybe we will be able to see the left and right side of the feild when we hike now.

  you guys probley got all your features figured out already but bring one back. I'm talking about the creat your own play book. gameplaning and makeing plays is a huge part of the NFL because the skill levels are so close, so make it so the user can make good plays. don't just make it what it was before but better, make it so you can make trick plays, so you can use play action, use more effective screens. on top of that have it so you can use it online, in fantasy mode and wherever you want. it would be a cool feature for me if nothing else :)

• PATFINEST54 said February 07, 2009

  IF U DO ANYTHING PLEASE MAKE THE ONLINE SUPERSTAR MODE!!!Make it where u can create a player and do the drills like the 40 bench and position challenge with the points.Whoever has the highest overall starts make people have their own individule team having them play each other teams

• walters422 said February 07, 2009

  make the players on the side line actually look different now all of them look the same. also i would like to see  harder hits and when you hit stick em thier helmits fall off sometimes. i would like to see your crete your own play back i really liked that. Have players make better catches like fitzgeralds catch in the playoffs againts eagles

• walters422 said February 07, 2009

  change when a QB or HB dives and fumbles the ball it happens all the time

• walters422 said February 07, 2009

  make the players on the side line actually look different now all of them look the same. also i would like to see  harder hits and when you hit stick em thier helmits fall off sometimes. i would like to see your crete your own play back i really liked that. Have players make better catches like fitzgeralds catch in the playoffs againts eagles

• VoDkA718DTO NyC said February 07, 2009

  PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING BACK "FAIRPLAY" IN MADDEN, THERE ARE TWO TYPE OF MADDEN PLAYERS, THOSE WHO LIKE TO PLAY A STRAIGHT GAME AND USE PLAYBOOK AND PUNT OF 4TH DOWNS AND PLAY A STRATEGIC GAME," SKILL PLAYERS". THE OTHER GROUP ARE, PLAYERS WHO JUST EXPLOIT THE GAME AND PLAY WITH NO SKILL JUST PURE LUCK AND CHEESY, DON'T LIKE TO THINK AT ALL JUST BRAKE THEIR "Y" BUTTON WITH JUST "HURRY UP" MOST OF THE GAME WHEN NOT EVEN CALLED FOR, JUST PLAYING A DUMB GAME. "ARCADE PLAYERS". IT TAKES ME ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES, SOMETIMES UP TO 30 MINUTES JUST TO FIND A PLAYER WHO WANTS A STRAIGHT FAIR GAME. IT ISN'T HARD TO SEPARATE THE TWO TYPE OF MADDEN PLAYERS. INSTEAD OF MAKING ROOMS LIKE "HEADSET" OR "ON MY SKILL LEVEL" MAKE A "FAIR PLAY ONLY ROOM". THAT WAY BOTH TYPE OF GAMERS ARE HAPPY AND DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING.

  I HAVE BEEN PLEADING FOR THIS SINCE MADDEN 06 FOR 360 BUT MY POST WAS ALWAYS OVER RUN WITH OTHER LAME IDEAS THAT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR GAME PLAY , BUT JUST FOR LOOKS. ANOTHER THING, BRING BACK THE "VIEW PLAYER CAREER" AT THE TEAM SELECT SCREEN, SO THAT WAY WE CAN SEE IF THAT'S THE TYPE OF PERSON WE WANT TO PLAY INSTEAD OF GETTING IN THE GAME A BEING TRAPPED INTO A GAME THAT'S OUT OF OUR CRITERIA, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO QUIT. I SPEAK FOR MANY OF THE PLAYERS ON MADDEN.

  SO PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOU PLEASE JUST BRING IT BACK IN MADDEN AND LEAVE IT, THATS ALL THE GAME NEEDS ALL THE PREGAME EXPLOSION,ETC, IS A WASTE OF TIME AND SPACE, AFTER WE SEEN IT ONCE ITS DEAD AND GONE FROM THE EXCITEMENT.

  THE FOLLOWING IS NEED TO MAKE A PERFECT MADDEN GAME:

  1)"FAIRPLAY" ONLINE AND OFFLINE. ONLINE "FAIR PLAY" ONLINE ROOMS

  2)VIEW PLAYER CAREER AT TEAM SELECT SCREEN SO THAT "QUICK RANKED GAMES" ME BE  

   USED MORE THAN BEFORE.

  3)"ALL MADDEN" SKILL LEVEL RANKED GAMES, "FAIR PLAY" AND "NON-FAIR PLAY"

  4)UNIFORM COLOR SELECT, ALL UNIFORM COLORS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.

  5)"CHALLENGE PLAY" SHOULD BE MORE ACCURATE. GIVE US THE OPTION TO SELECT WHAT WE

   CHALLENGING, SPOT OF BALL, OUT OF BOUNDS, CATCH IN BOUNDS, ETC. PLENTY OF TIME

   PLAYERS CLEARLY HAD ONE FOOT IN AND THE OTHER OUT, BUT PLAYS STANDS AS CATCH,

   THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED.

  LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE MOST IMPORTANT, FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY. YOU HAVE IT FOR THE PS2 , SO PLEASE PUT IT IN THE NEXT GEN MADDENS. THANK YOU

• VoDkA718DTO NyC said February 07, 2009

  PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING BACK "FAIRPLAY" IN MADDEN, THERE ARE TWO TYPE OF MADDEN PLAYERS, THOSE WHO LIKE TO PLAY A STRAIGHT GAME AND USE PLAYBOOK AND PUNT OF 4TH DOWNS AND PLAY A STRATEGIC GAME," SKILL PLAYERS". THE OTHER GROUP ARE, PLAYERS WHO JUST EXPLOIT THE GAME AND PLAY WITH NO SKILL JUST PURE LUCK AND CHEESY, DON'T LIKE TO THINK AT ALL JUST BRAKE THEIR "Y" BUTTON WITH JUST "HURRY UP" MOST OF THE GAME WHEN NOT EVEN CALLED FOR, JUST PLAYING A DUMB GAME. "ARCADE PLAYERS". IT TAKES ME ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES, SOMETIMES UP TO 30 MINUTES JUST TO FIND A PLAYER WHO WANTS A STRAIGHT FAIR GAME. IT ISN'T HARD TO SEPARATE THE TWO TYPE OF MADDEN PLAYERS. INSTEAD OF MAKING ROOMS LIKE "HEADSET" OR "ON MY SKILL LEVEL" MAKE A "FAIR PLAY ONLY ROOM". THAT WAY BOTH TYPE OF GAMERS ARE HAPPY AND DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING.

  I HAVE BEEN PLEADING FOR THIS SINCE MADDEN 06 FOR 360 BUT MY POST WAS ALWAYS OVER RUN WITH OTHER LAME IDEAS THAT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR GAME PLAY , BUT JUST FOR LOOKS. ANOTHER THING, BRING BACK THE "VIEW PLAYER CAREER" AT THE TEAM SELECT SCREEN, SO THAT WAY WE CAN SEE IF THAT'S THE TYPE OF PERSON WE WANT TO PLAY INSTEAD OF GETTING IN THE GAME A BEING TRAPPED INTO A GAME THAT'S OUT OF OUR CRITERIA, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO QUIT. I SPEAK FOR MANY OF THE PLAYERS ON MADDEN.

  SO PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOU PLEASE JUST BRING IT BACK IN MADDEN AND LEAVE IT, THATS ALL THE GAME NEEDS ALL THE PREGAME EXPLOSION,ETC, IS A WASTE OF TIME AND SPACE, AFTER WE SEEN IT ONCE ITS DEAD AND GONE FROM THE EXCITEMENT.

  THE FOLLOWING IS NEED TO MAKE A PERFECT MADDEN GAME:

  1)"FAIRPLAY" ONLINE AND OFFLINE. ONLINE "FAIR PLAY" ONLINE ROOMS

  2)VIEW PLAYER CAREER AT TEAM SELECT SCREEN SO THAT "QUICK RANKED GAMES" ME BE  

   USED MORE THAN BEFORE.

  3)"ALL MADDEN" SKILL LEVEL RANKED GAMES, "FAIR PLAY" AND "NON-FAIR PLAY"

  4)UNIFORM COLOR SELECT, ALL UNIFORM COLORS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.

  5)"CHALLENGE PLAY" SHOULD BE MORE ACCURATE. GIVE US THE OPTION TO SELECT WHAT WE

   CHALLENGING, SPOT OF BALL, OUT OF BOUNDS, CATCH IN BOUNDS, ETC. PLENTY OF TIME

   PLAYERS CLEARLY HAD ONE FOOT IN AND THE OTHER OUT, BUT PLAYS STANDS AS CATCH,

   THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED.

  LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE MOST IMPORTANT, FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY. YOU HAVE IT FOR THE PS2 , SO PLEASE PUT IT IN THE NEXT GEN MADDENS. THANK YOU

• VoDkA718DTO NyC said February 07, 2009

  PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING BACK "FAIRPLAY" IN MADDEN, THERE ARE TWO TYPE OF MADDEN PLAYERS, THOSE WHO LIKE TO PLAY A STRAIGHT GAME AND USE PLAYBOOK AND PUNT OF 4TH DOWNS AND PLAY A STRATEGIC GAME," SKILL PLAYERS". THE OTHER GROUP ARE, PLAYERS WHO JUST EXPLOIT THE GAME AND PLAY WITH NO SKILL JUST PURE LUCK AND CHEESY, DON'T LIKE TO THINK AT ALL JUST BRAKE THEIR "Y" BUTTON WITH JUST "HURRY UP" MOST OF THE GAME WHEN NOT EVEN CALLED FOR, JUST PLAYING A DUMB GAME. "ARCADE PLAYERS". IT TAKES ME ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES, SOMETIMES UP TO 30 MINUTES JUST TO FIND A PLAYER WHO WANTS A STRAIGHT FAIR GAME. IT ISN'T HARD TO SEPARATE THE TWO TYPE OF MADDEN PLAYERS. INSTEAD OF MAKING ROOMS LIKE "HEADSET" OR "ON MY SKILL LEVEL" MAKE A "FAIR PLAY ONLY ROOM". THAT WAY BOTH TYPE OF GAMERS ARE HAPPY AND DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING.

  I HAVE BEEN PLEADING FOR THIS SINCE MADDEN 06 FOR 360 BUT MY POST WAS ALWAYS OVER RUN WITH OTHER LAME IDEAS THAT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR GAME PLAY , BUT JUST FOR LOOKS. ANOTHER THING, BRING BACK THE "VIEW PLAYER CAREER" AT THE TEAM SELECT SCREEN, SO THAT WAY WE CAN SEE IF THAT'S THE TYPE OF PERSON WE WANT TO PLAY INSTEAD OF GETTING IN THE GAME A BEING TRAPPED INTO A GAME THAT'S OUT OF OUR CRITERIA, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO QUIT. I SPEAK FOR MANY OF THE PLAYERS ON MADDEN.

  SO PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOU PLEASE JUST BRING IT BACK IN MADDEN AND LEAVE IT, THATS ALL THE GAME NEEDS ALL THE PREGAME EXPLOSION,ETC, IS A WASTE OF TIME AND SPACE, AFTER WE SEEN IT ONCE ITS DEAD AND GONE FROM THE EXCITEMENT.

  THE FOLLOWING IS NEED TO MAKE A PERFECT MADDEN GAME:

  1)"FAIRPLAY" ONLINE AND OFFLINE. ONLINE "FAIR PLAY" ONLINE ROOMS

  2)VIEW PLAYER CAREER AT TEAM SELECT SCREEN SO THAT "QUICK RANKED GAMES" ME BE  

   USED MORE THAN BEFORE.

  3)"ALL MADDEN" SKILL LEVEL RANKED GAMES, "FAIR PLAY" AND "NON-FAIR PLAY"

  4)UNIFORM COLOR SELECT, ALL UNIFORM COLORS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.

  5)"CHALLENGE PLAY" SHOULD BE MORE ACCURATE. GIVE US THE OPTION TO SELECT WHAT WE

   CHALLENGING, SPOT OF BALL, OUT OF BOUNDS, CATCH IN BOUNDS, ETC. PLENTY OF TIME

   PLAYERS CLEARLY HAD ONE FOOT IN AND THE OTHER OUT, BUT PLAYS STANDS AS CATCH,

   THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED.

  LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE MOST IMPORTANT, FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY. YOU HAVE IT FOR THE PS2 , SO PLEASE PUT IT IN THE NEXT GEN MADDENS. THANK YOU

• Mexican_Arab55 said February 07, 2009

  I think there should be updates on the sideline players, yea all the graphics in the game are great until you look into those sidlines. It looks so weird seeing the head coach looking real and not those players sitting on those benches. That would be a great update to do for Madden 10, just to see players on the sidline drinking water, talking to each other, looking at plays from the booth, and maybe even seeing the coaches yell at them after a bad drive or a touchdown scored. Ethier way Madden 10 will be great, just one of my opions.

• mr_muney said February 07, 2009

  They should make the battle in the trenches more fluid like on the previous gens. On next gen, when you run the ball, neither side gets a push. The linemen lock arms and thats where it stops. This makes having a big, whole plugging 2 gapper like haloti ngata or casey hampton worthless. There should be more double team blocking for the more dominating defensive linemen like albert haynesworth: who constantly gets punished by linemen that are average at best. Also for the finess move linemen, make the finess move actually work. Every running back shouldnt fall foward every play unless they are power back, because in 09 speed backs got the best of both worlds, they burn you and then when you hit them they fall foward or just shrug you off completely: prime example, Chris Johnson of the titans. when a qb not named Big Ben Mcnabb or Romo can sprint to the left, throw it across their body and hit a reciever right in the numbers dispite there being tremendous pressure in their face, theres a problem. Also make it to where the hit and truck stick even out. I cant count how many times i juked and made someone miss a hitstick but they somehow stuck to me and blow my running back up. And last please add the matchup menu where you can matchup your best corners with the other teams best reciever, i get tired of getting toasted by no 1 recievers switching sides and my no 1 corner is on the opposite side.

• hunter940 said February 07, 2009

  you should add a goal line mode so it goes in slo mo and theres a heartbeat in the background and it gives u options to jump over push through or spin out i think this will be a great addition to madden nfl 10                                        

  - xboxlive gamertag:A STIK OF CHEEZ                                                      

• hunter940 said February 07, 2009

  GOALLINE MODE

• a1blckhdchalu07 said February 07, 2009

  I would love if ea gave up the exclusive nfl licence. I know it's an old subject but competition is a good thing. Maybe it will put ea on top of there game again. The current madden is terrible. The 360 version shipped with a glitch that froze in the middle of a game. the ps3 version isn't in full hd only 720. passing is terrible way to many hard to believe interceptions. EA needs to make this game fun again. best madden I ever played was 93-94 versions on the sega genesis. those game were so much fun. I use to luv when the ambulance drove on the field after an injury.

• ronnymund said February 07, 2009

  I love the fact that Ian and company are trying to give the gamer a voice in making madden better. It's refreshing and I applaud you guys.  The one thing that needs to be upgraded is the commentary.  I feel if you guys looked outside of the relams of the NFL there are guys like Scott Ferrall etc. who are high energy and could add flavor to the game.  Is there any chance things like towels, carrying the football with two hands on it, more palming the football with one hand, unbuckled chin straps,high/low sock styles and various cleat brands will make the cut for Madden 10.    

• PIMPnameSLIPBACK said February 07, 2009

  1) first off, the catching animation is horrid. im sick of burning them 12 yards  downfield and then my reciever jumping to catch it rather than just catching it over his shoulder. i hope the PA fixes that.

  2) second, Superstar... you should have to work your way up the depth chart, not just bench a 90+ overall QB for your crummy 69 Overall rookie.

  3) third, injuuries. i mean, no one likes when there star player gets taken out for the season, but in franchise, its nearly impossible for players to even have injuries, much less ones that last more than a game, please improve injury-Chance\Length (or at least make it optional, like sliders like in the ps2/original XboX versions of madden.)

  4) Not a huge one, but penalties. ther is way to many cases of pass interference that are not called. Clipping, never called ever! make the PA system work on those and how likely they happen and to what players.

  5) Defense- not big problems, but just reccomendations for cool realistic features. Jumping the snap on the defensive line, whered that go? Pile ups in fumbling situations (not just big muscular guys jumping in place like retards while other player models are holding the Animations in place.) i hope the PA system prevents the DB's from makin James bond moves on the ball when there 3 yards away.

  6) better "in bound" catching animations, (Ex. my recievers planting 2 feet down just before going out of bounds)

  7) a size-factor. like, darren sproles (5'7 190) running over

  Kris jenkins(6'4 355) make the size of the player decide who wins (also smaller players should try what there good at) ex. small RB's jukes, spins, cuts, ect.  

  Large RB's trucks, stiff arms, falls foward on little DB's

  8) A.I. Cans see every aspect of the field because there the CPU (in franchise EVERY game the CPU QB is like 26 for 30 on his passing and in real-life GREAT QB's get that on good days.)

  9) Passing game, i can only hook up with slot WR's, RB's, TE's. so having the main 2 recievers is pretty much pointless if i cant read where they are and when i DO throw it to them it's picked off because the A.I. is everywhere. (Ex. i was a passing team (Cincinnati) at the end of the season my slot guy had 100+ catches-1500+ yrds and was leage M.V.P. (My outiside WR's, Both 90+, had less than 60 catches combined.) just please help the passing game a little where i can see and hook up with ALL WR's not just Slot WR's.

  THX!   Please consider these adjustments and make the next madden unforgettable.

  (hope comments didnt offend madden, Because madden is great)  

• MADDEN-MINISTER said February 07, 2009

  I FEEL THAT PLAYER'S LIKE MARION BARBER WHO DONT PLAY A FULL SEASON FOR THE PASTE 2 YEARS SHOULD ALWAYS BE A TRUCKER CUZ HIS GAME HAS WENT DOWN AND I AM A REDSKINS FAN AND YALL HAD JASON CAMPBELL SLOWER THAN A BUNCH OF QB WHO CAN'T EVEN BEAT HIM IN RUNNING. I FEEL YALL SHOULD HAVE A TRACKER WERE YALL UPDATE PLAYERS BASE ON REAL LIFE PERFORMANCE. I AINT RACIST BUT IT SHOULD BE MORE REF'S ON FIELD AND WE SHOULD HAVE BLACK AND WHIT REF'S. COWBOYS IS OVERRATED EVEN THOUGH I DONT HAVE NO PROBLEM STOPPING THEM. WORK ON MAKING GAME PLAY BETTER THEN YOU CAN WORK ON GRAPHICS

• CAMREN630 said February 07, 2009

  i would just love to play an actual football game period im so tired of the glitches the rocket catches no refs on the field the horriable sidelines i mean ea get it together just cause you guys are the only nfl licensed game does not mean yall have to slack off if their was competiton you guys would probably step it up wait i doubt it cause you guys still have not caught up to nfl 2k5 are you serious i mean look at threir presetation its killing any game yall ever put together and i dont want to get into game play.look at their challenges they give you a list of things to choose from and this was four years ago ea dont care about us the fans the consumer all they care bout is our money and thats sad to say because i been a madden head since 91 but if this madden is another dissapointment like the last three im finish with yall im all cried out and tired of playing this so called thing called nfl football.lol lol lol lol lol.

• Hopebringer7 said February 07, 2009

  I am a huge fan of Madden and I'm really excited for Madden 10.  

  Some suggestions I have are:

  1. Better use of the fade, in Madden 09 the fade is just like a mini streak and is often tipped or picked when an actual fade throw would've been completed.

  2. Have multiple pairs of commentators not just one pair.

  3. Make Monday Night Football a factor in the players energy, fatigue rate, motivation (etc.)

  4. In Franchise Mode, I was in the Super Bowl and one of the commentators said this after a completed pass,"This reciever may not be in the Super Bowl, but he will definately be in Hawaii for the Pro Bowl."  I want the commentators to be a little more acurate to the magnitude of certain games.

  5. Please bring back Create a Playbook to regular Madden, mabye one with less options than Head Coach so people would still be inclined to buy it but one of the things that made Madden so fun before 09' was the ability to make crazy formations and plays.

  6. Bring back the newspaper from Madden 08'. It was really cool to read about news in franchise mode in a newspaper form.

  7. I really hate it when my DBs drop every Interception chance and the CPU's DBs make one handed, diving, and unrealistic interceptions.

  8. Trick Plays!  RB passes, Reverses, Reverse Passes, Wildcat, etc.  

  9. More mistakes like dropped snaps, botched holds, blocked FGs and punts

  10. More options for Create a Team and Create a Player. Also I hate having to name my team after a team that's already in the NFL or else having to hear, "The home team lines up in shotgun" Have the announcers say a ton of names for players and teams.

  11. I would love to see a weekly highlight reel for games, seasons, careers. Mabye a pregame show with predictions, previews and comments. Mabye creating a motivation attribute that goes up or down with a team based on whether the team is an underdog, needs to win to get in the playoffs, for rivalry games, and for big primetime games like Monday and Thursday Night Football.

  12. Sometimes I feel like challenging a call is just random. Mabye a quick replay or a comment from the announcers that tip off the user on when to challenge. Also let the user choose what they want to challenge.

  13. Custom Celebrations! I would love to make celebrations for Create a Staduim or something.

  14. More Play Now options like what announcers, magnitude (Super Bowl or Regular Season game)

  15. Another attribute like happiness in franchise mode for someone like T.O. deciding whether they want out of of team or city. Having to coax them back into staying using money or deals like giving them the ball 30% more would be interesting.

  16. Ball Control could be another attribute, I'm not sure whether it already is.  A player like Tony Romo would have very low ball control, where a player like Brandon Jacobs would have very high ball control. Defensive Players or teams could have a Fumble Forcing rating that allow them to cause more fumbles. A player like Ed Reed could have a ball hog attribute that allows him to read the QBs eyes more than other safeties.

  17. I liked the idea of a Madden IQ but sometimes I would play my inexperienced friends, me on All-Madden them on Rookie and I would suffer greatly in my IQ. Mabye an option to turn off IQ for games or game modes. Mabye instituting an online IQ and an offline IQ.

  18. Pre-game activities like coming out the tunnel or pumping up the team could boost a motivation attribute for a team before a big game.

  19. I've mentioned motivation many times. I meant it would be like a stat that prevents fatigue, makes runners harder to bring down after contact and giving players the adrenaline to dive for the goal line or for a tackle. A team with low motivation might be a team with no emotional leader or a team that has already sealed a playoff spot or seed. Low motivation might cause fatigue to grow quickly, more injuries and less ball control.

  20. In T.V. broadcasts they have short highlights during the game like "miscues" or a certain player's big plays. This would add realism to the game and make you feel like you are controling a real NFL game.

  21. After you win a Super Bowl in franchise mode it shows a little miniclip of the winning team celebrating and the losing team pouting. Not only add this for every game but have it throughout a game. After a QB throws a pick have him rip at his chinstrap or hang his head. Also adding a little more of this after the Super Bowl, like one of the players hugging the head coach or the gatorade bath and the MVP holding up the Lombardi Trophy.

  I'm not trying to sound like the game has nothing but these are everything that I would dream of in a Madden Game. Thanks.

• xOxD-MONEYxOx said February 07, 2009

  I think that you guys should make 4th and 1 or fourth and inches more realistic than the QB just running right through the line. Also fumbles could be better by having pile-ups possibly.

• MADDEN-MINISTER said February 07, 2009

  AND I BELIEVE YALL SHOULD DO YALL WEATHER LIKE NCAA BY USING THE WEATHER CHANNEL THING SO I COULD BE DARK IF IT'S DARK IN WHAT STATE WE IS PLAYING IN. YEAH AND WHEN YOU BE LOOKING TO CHALLENGE A CERTAIN THING LIKE FACEMASK OR SOMETHING THEY'LL JUST CHALLENGE WHAT YALL WANT

• MADDEN-MINISTER said February 07, 2009

  AND I BELIEVE YALL SHOULD DO YALL WEATHER LIKE NCAA BY USING THE WEATHER CHANNEL THING SO I COULD BE DARK IF IT'S DARK IN WHAT STATE WE IS PLAYING IN. YEAH AND WHEN YOU BE LOOKING TO CHALLENGE A CERTAIN THING LIKE FACEMASK OR SOMETHING THEY'LL JUST CHALLENGE WHAT YALL WANT

• volusiaboy83 said February 07, 2009

  EA I KNO YA'LL SEEN ME AROUND PLENTY ENOUGH.....MAYBE NOT THE WORST AT RIPPING YA'LL BE DAMN SURE CLOSE ENOUGH.......WELL WIT THAT SAID IT'S SIMPLE GAMEPLAY...THE CPU QB IS TOO ROBOTIC...THE CPU RB'S JUKE AND SPIN WIT NO ONE WITHIN 20 FEET OF THEM...O-LINE INTERACTION IS HORRIBLE FOR BOTH SIDES (USER AND CPU)...DEFENSIVE AWARENESS ISNT APPARENT...GLITCHES ARE EVERYWHERE...SUCTION BLOCKS AND TACKLES ARE TOO...DB'S MISS SWATS BUT CAN STILL TACKLE USER'S IN MID-AIR...WHAT HAPPENED TO PHYSICS...CAN YOU GUYS SWAT A BALL AND TACKLE SOMEONE IN MID-AIR...DONT THINK SO...SO Y CAN THE CPU...BASICALLY WE PLAY THIS GAME CAUSE WE'RE POOPHEADS...WHEN THE CPU WANTS TO SCORE THEY SCORE...EVERYTIME THEIR IS 2:00 MIS LEFT IN THE GAME OF BEFORE THE HALF I KNO THE CPU'S GONNA SCORE AND IF I HAVE THE BALL IM GONNA GET A 3 AND OUT OR A T.O. AND THE CPU WILL STILL SCORE...JUST MAKE THE GAME REALISTIC...MORE LIKE TWO HUMAN BEINGS ARE PLAYING RATHER THAN ONE...MAYBE IM A LIL BIAS CAUSE IM A SORE LOSER............NAW...FIX IT EA

• mr_muney said February 07, 2009

  I love that ball hawk rating thats a MUST.!!! Make the home team stadium get live when a big play happens. Use the acceleration, weight, and strength rating to determine who gets leverage and push on the line of scrimmage; this will eliminate those cheesy qb sneaks we all hate. Have a scramble rating like on nfl 2k that determined a qbs ability to throw it on the run. That 3 4 and 5 player gang tackle is reall attractive, 11 to the foorball!. there needs to be a jump the snap button that you can use to give the demarcus wares, terrell suggs, and james harrisons their real prescence in the game. And seriously ea or whoever does the ratings, stop bein homers and juicin the steelers and cowboys so much.

• mr_muney said February 07, 2009

  I love that ball hawk rating thats a MUST.!!! Make the home team stadium get live when a big play happens. Use the acceleration, weight, and strength rating to determine who gets leverage and push on the line of scrimmage; this will eliminate those cheesy qb sneaks we all hate. Have a scramble rating like on nfl 2k that determined a qbs ability to throw it on the run. That 3 4 and 5 player gang tackle is reall attractive, 11 to the foorball!. there needs to be a jump the snap button that you can use to give the demarcus wares, terrell suggs, and james harrisons their real prescence in the game. And seriously ea or whoever does the ratings, stop bein homers and juicin the steelers and cowboys so much.

• RickGove@shaw.ca said February 07, 2009

  PLEASE!!!

  ((1)) Can someone fix the damned supersim mode so it has realistic time usage.   An extra point does not take time off the game clock, A kickoff doesn't take 20 seconds unless they get the ball at like the other teams 20 or it's a TD.  Also why in the 4th (and maybe the 3rd) quarter when I choose to sim my opponents possession do I get the ball with the game clock running for my 1st play.  This is a sweet mode but it could be soo much better.  Also like in NCAA 09 can the bottom of the play choices (ask madden, choose formation etc..) be supersim?  Also can the cpu score a little more on supersim, it's lame they never score on that thing unless it's to win the game.

  ((2)) If some chump quits or disconnects in an online game and I am winning 52-3 why can I not choose to supersim his possessions, or the rest of the game.  Also maybe have Collinsworth make a snide remark about the fact that your opponent is a wuss.  Also if a guy quits could you make it so that you are almost guaranteed a win and you don't have to deal with a quarterback who threw 4 ints all of a sudden throwing 4 tds? please?

  ((3)) Can you make the commentators not sound like complete retards?  If I scramble for 30 yds with VY (not that I'll be using him much anymore) Don't have the commentators say the same thing as if I did it with Kerry Collins ("I didn't know this guy could run so fast, you don't think of him as a scrambler" - Commentary on Vince Young running 7 yds in Madden)

  ((4)) I know this won't happen, but I hate Collinsworth can we just have Madden and Michaels please!!!

  ((5)) Ability to view saved replays in full screen in game,  Possibly uploading of those replays in HD?

  ((6)) Can one play lose effectiveness over time so my opponent can't call the same play everytime

  ((7)) In the play calling screen can you have an option to view the previous time you called the plays stats (If i lost 6 yds on a run I might not wanna call it again)

  ((8)) A more detailed stats page on the right of the play calling screen,  there must be a lot more you can do with that extra section on the right of the play calling screen

  ((9))  Don't have anymore just stop screwing up the little things and you should be fine... LOL  Looking forward to it yo.

• jellybean3454 said February 07, 2009

         -THIS IS FROM THE HEART AND WHAT I REALLY FEEL-

  ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU GUYS MAKE THE GAME COME TO REAL LIFE MAKE THE WHOLE GAME HAVE NO FAULTS HAVE ALL ACCESSRIOS,UNIFORMS,PENALTIES,EVERYTHING WE BEEN BUYING MADDEN FOR OVER 20 YEARS ABOUT TO BE 21 YEARS WE STOOD BEHIND YA'LL WHEN YA'LL EVEN MADE BAD MADDENS THIS YEAR DONT COME AND TELL US WE FORGET OR MESSED THIS ONE THING UP TELL US WE MADE IT PERFECT AND I KNOW ITS NOT EASY BUT WORK HARD ON IT FOR US AND IM NOT SAYING YOU GUYS ARE BAD AT WHAT YOU DO HONESTLY I THINK YA'LL ARE AMAZING BUT I KNOW DEEP DOWN INSIDE YA'LL CAN BE BETTER AND DONT SETTLE FOR LEAST ON THIS MADDEN STRIVE TO MAKE IT PERFECT MAKE THIS MADDEN A SPECIAL ONE TO THE DIEHARD MADDEN FANS....PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

• M_901Legend said February 07, 2009

  just work on gameplay plain and simple!!!!!!!

• McNabb_00 said February 08, 2009

  Another things that nobody has mentioned:

  You guys know have the ability to work with 50GB Dual Layer BluRay discs, yet we are are seeing no new content added as opposed to the old games that used 4.36GB DVD discs?!?!!  You guys have the ability to put over 10 times the content into this game if you wanted.  Sure Wii and Xbox360 and most PC users can't use the blu ray discs and you gotta make everyone happy etc...Xbox720 or whatever its called is slated for release at the end of this year, they'd be stupid not to use Blu-Ray discs.  PS3 and Xbox are your main market obviously since you guys decided to ditch PC this year, which was a mistake, you guys have many many many loyal PC Madden fans that guy the game year in year out despite all the bitching, they just can't resist.

  Please make use of all this new arsenal you guys have and make the game better and add more things.  I know there is only so many hours in so many days and so many things you cant fix and program and add in that time, and it's all done painstakingly and you guys don't just add things by pressing a magic button. As a long time Madden player, it has been a long friggin time since I've said - hey this is really new and cool and different.  Probably since truck stick being added, and thats what, like 5 years?

  Like alot of other people said - the game looks pretty enough, sure there are things we'd all like added like celebrations and jets and more realistic lookings players and stadiums.

  BUT THE GAMEPLAY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!  IT'S THE CORE OF THE GAME, TO MAKE IT AS CLOSE TO BEING AND OWNER, COACH OR PLAYER AS POSSIBLE!!!!!!  NOT GIVE THE OTHER GUYS SUPERHUMAN POWERS BECAUSE I GOT BORED OF PUTTING UP 60 POINTS A GAME ON ALL-PRO MODE AND WENT TO ALL MADDEN, YET I CAN'T BREAK A LONG RUNNING PLAY BECAUSE A DB CAN TACKLE BRANDON JACOBS THE SAME WAY A DT CAN!!!!!!  YOU END UP STICKING TO A CORE OF LIKE 5-10 PLAYS CUZ I'VE FOUND THE HOLES IN THE DEFENSE, BUT THERE ARE PLAYS IN THE GAME IN FRANCHISE MODE THAT NEVER EVER EVER WORK.  LIKE THE EAGLES WR RUN, I'VE SUCCESSFULLY RAN IT ONE TIME.  EVERY OTHER TIME, THE DEFENCE IS IN MY BACKFIELD BEFORE I EVEN HAND IT OFF?!?!!?!?!  AND MADDEN RECCOMENDS THIS PLAY TO ME MORE THAN ANY OTHER PLAY!?!?!!??!?!

  PLEASE FIX THE HEART OF THE GAME BEFORE MAKING IT PRETTIER AGAIN.

• McNabb_00 said February 08, 2009

  Also - cpu tackling.  They always do the Superman tackle, and if one hand barely grazes my players ass, he goes down.  Polamalu is a great player, but if he jumped and grazed my asscheek, I'm pretty sure I could keep running.

  Also, I call them "ass tackles".  When the players are back to back, and there ass's touch, they both going flying like 5 yards in opposite directions.  And not like backing into each with momementum, I'm sure you guys know what I mean.  NO MORE ASS TACKLES!!!!

  FIX WHAT MATTERS AND MAKE IT PRETTIER LATER!!!!!!!

  Also all the franchise stuff, CPU initiated trades, after a couple of seasons in the draft there are almost never QB's in the top 5, but there are always tons of DE's, I dunno if there are more DE's at retirement age than QB's, but after awhile alot of teams end up with low rated QB's, yet they are still just as good and can throw as accurate as my 99 QB.

  Also with QB's, if you select Vince Young, who has low awareness, he can't complete more than like a 10 yard pass to the TE (so straight line) accurately.  Yet i've seen backups who have overalls in there 70's with extremely low AWR complete the most accurate bombs.

  MAKE THE RATINGS MEAN SOMETHING FOR BOTH PLAYER AND CPU!!!!!!!!!!  I'M NOT SAYING MAKE IT EASIER, I'M SAYING MAKE IT REALISTIC!!!! I KNOW IT'S A GAME, BUT IF YOU LOOKS AT AI IS SO MANY OTHER TITLES SPORTS OR NON-SPORTS, THERE IS NO REASON OR EXCUSE AS TO WHY YOU GUYS CAN'T FIX THESE CHRONIC ISSUES!??!?!?!?!?!?!!?

• D3ADLYD3TOUR said February 08, 2009

  I would like to see A playbook I can create not necesary create plays but have a playbook were i can put my own favorite set and with in the sets have a choice of plays in that set. I dont know the limit of plays a playbook holds but for instance i would have the snugs flip but i only like 3 plays in that formation then have andother set wich i like and have several plays from there and i can instead of have a preset playbook..... I love the snugs flip buti like the 5 wide with the screen play with a far and near set or the power I formation  together. i would lik to see an option....Other than that every one has covered everything else...... Wait can we have a option of a 6 min ranked game just a tad bit longer cause soon as some one get a 14 point lead in the 3rd quarter the just run the clock..........but other than those 2 and what everyone has said i enjoy seeing whats new Ive been here since madden  1

• Gracefallen said February 08, 2009

  my request is simple. BETTER CUSTOMIZATION! i mean honestly, let's have some different types of socks. let's have different types of jerseys and pants. let's have better tape than way too puffy white or way too awkward black. that's really one of my main issues. is there an issue with not being able to have tattoos or better face customization?

  Superstar mode needs tons of work, but i'm sure you guys are already aware of that.

• McNabb_00 said February 08, 2009

  These are some glitches I noticed in Franchise mode:

  1. After  about 7 years or so, the cap goes up to like 300 million out of no where.  Literally I have all the best guys in the league, paying them top dollar, not adjusting the salary when I get to the screen, and I still have like 60mil in cap room.  Yes the cap will inflate and you guys are trying to show that, but inflate the salaries as well!  

  2. I can draft a player, then not sign him in the draft signing screen.  Then I can go to FA and sign him like a normal pick, but for much cheaper because his salary reflects his rankings.  You save 10's of millions in cap space this way.  Take this option away please.  Make it so if you don't sign him at the draft, he won't sign with you, as would probably happen in real life.

  3.Alot of times I'll play two teams, one from each conference in Franchise mode.  Alot of times I'll just sim the season for one squad.  If that team ends up having a losing season, that doesn't neccisarily mean that none of the players progress or that all the players get negative progression.  I can name you like 50 guys on crappy teams in the real NFL who get better every year.

  4.We should have control over special teams personnel.  Where they line up etc.  Special teams is a joke in Madden 08 for PC, even if I break free I always now a player with a number in the 50's is gonna catch me.

  5.Make kicking harder for both sides.  Hitting 60 yarders is no biggie in Madden, in real games most kickers range is like 45.  And if the CPU has a better kicker, I'd like to see the try a 55 yarder, if he's not that great of a kicker, I don't wanna see him try it.  Right now kicker ratings does not matter for the CPU, they just go for it (and make it) no matter who their kicker is. Make it fluctuate according to skill and coach.

  6. Coaching does not seem matter other than playbook.  Some coaches are more conservative, some are more liberal.  Some will go for it, some will not.  Every team does pretty much the same thing, 50% run 50% pass, run it if they are winning but only when there is 3mins left in the 4th.  Take the Steelers, for about 20 years now, if they are up in the 2nd half, they pretty much run the entire 2nd half.  Pls try and make the coaches mean something rather than just being a face and playbook, because buy and large most playbooks are the same anyway.  Also training staff, why even bother having diff training staffs?  It doesn't seem to make a lick of diff.  It would be cool to see a guy have like a 8 week injury, only to have the training staff bring him back in 6.  Or vice versa, if you have a crappy staff, make them take 10 weeks because of a staph infection (more staph infections for the Browns!!! lol).  And make the really good training staff only available certain years, like coaches and players in FA kinda thing.

  7. Draft picks, as many other users have stated, trading for future draft picks in common place in the NFL and has been since well before the time of Madden.  But also don't make it so easy to trade for draft picks, and take out that thing where the CPU offers you there 1st round pick for your like 4th and 5th round pick.  At least take it out in All Madden mode.  It really doesn't belong there, and it's too easy to say yes to it lol.  

  8. Trade block.  Yes this is a step in the right direction for as far as CPU intiated trades, however if I see a team offering say a CB 87 looking for a DT and a C, and I offer them a 88 DT, they should take it.  Sometimes I'll offer like a 85 DT and a 85 C and they still won't take it.  And I'm not talking guys that are like 35 because I generally don't keep players that age anyway.

  9. Resignings.  Make players sometimes want longer or shorter contracts. Make the contract length be a factor as well.  And make the franchise have to pay incentive bonus for Pro Bowl, playoffs, yardage, INT's etc.  Things like this year Julius Peppers said he wants to move to a 3-4 defense, make players not want to resign for reasons like that because these are things that really happen.

  10. I remember in Madden 08 for PC in the email feature Accounting would send an email saying "our profit was $24 million this year, I guess that means a new car for everyone" and the title would be "Bonus'". Then nothing would happen. Make the franchise pay out the bonus; and such.  It's like the only place to spend your profits is on stadium upgrades that you can't even see anyway, and that do nothng attendance either.  If the team has a winning record - fans attend, if they don't - fans don't attend.  it's not as black and white as that in real life.  Teams like the Steelers, Cowboys, Packers have a packed house whether the team is winning or not.

  11.Relocation.  You should be able to choose whether to build a new stadium in the same city.  Also if you do wanna relocate, make the game "open source" in that you can add your own clipart to have your own logo.  Like a .png or .jpeg of .gif file.  Or make available a conversion program to allow users to integrate whatever logo they want for there team into the game.  I'm sure you guys have a program of this sort to but the logos that you made into the game.  Honestly in Madden 08 for PC the white tiger one was the only cool logo, the rest of them it was like "guys I'm not 7".  Not saying I want tittes and beer team logos (or am I lol), but alot of the logos are very "arena league".  EA has talented artists, I'd like to see what they can come up with.

  12.Cris Collinsworth sucks.  He's terrible.  Whats next - Kornheiser? (which just gave me an idea - since you guys have ESPN rights, why not have a short weekly 5 minute PTI segment for franchise - that would be sick!!!!!!  Kornheiser - lousy commentater - great on PTI).  Bring back Michaels and Madden PLEASEEE.  I'd even take Aikman and Buck over Collinsworth.  PLEASE TAKE HIM OUT, HE'S TERRIBLE.

  13. Controversies - now I dunno how far the NFL would let you guys go with this, like I'm sure they aren't gonna allow Plax shooting himself in the leg or Pacman beating up some hoes, but a little more than "Player X didn't attend training camp cuz he's trying out a semi pro bball team" or "shooting a movie".  If you put things like Spygate in, like put in like 100 variables that could happen and have like 1-5 happen per season.  If you guys need ideas just ask.  WE ARE HERE FOR YOU GUYS, LETS WORK TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Thanks guys for all your hard work over the years.

• Nstgatr said February 08, 2009

  I'm a casual gamer, and I don't play online, so I'm not familiar with most of the glitches and cheats that other people here have mentioned. I'll admit, I haven't always been the biggest fan of Madden because 1)John Madden is annoying, and 2)past games were too easy, even for me. Madden '09 changed a lot of things for me. Now I look forward to playing again. The Adaptive Difficulty Engine is genius; please don't take that out! And unlike the gentleman posting before me, I love Chris Collinsworth as the color analyst. Other people have mentioned having multiple teams of commentators: Aikman & Buck for FOX/NFC games, Simms & Nantz for CBS/AFC games, etc. I realize that's a lot to ask for, but it would be amazing if that were to happen! I love the idea of players moving their eyes and showing more emotion. So many times I've zoomed in on a player's face only to find a dead stare, so this feature is exciting. Other emotions that should be included: other people have mentioned surprise; elation at winning, dispair after losing.

  Which takes me to my next topic: Presentation. While I like 09's intro (Madden prefacing the game, throwing it over to Hammond/Collinsworth), it still feels very cheesy and unrealistic. And I know that Madden is an EA Sports product; you don't have to have the EA Sports banner all over the place. Stadium sponsored by EA Sports. The game sponsored by EA Sports. It just feels cheesy, and it's an eyesore, quite honestly. Also, the real NFL does not have giant helmet-tunnels and pyro for EVERY game. And a real TV presentation says something about the weather, not just pointing out that it's cold, but showing the temperature. Very basic. Perhaps have the commentators talk about the impact the weather will have if you're playing the Patriots during a Nor'easter, or the Packers/Bears on a frigid/windy December night. Bring back a sideline reporter to talk about injuries. Have the training staff come out to help an injured player off the field. Put signs in the crowd. Cheerleaders on the sidelines. A chain gang! Bring back the chain gang already!

  "If it's in the game, it's in the game." That's your motto, right? Make it happen!

• AKA XxHOSTELxX said February 08, 2009

  I really am looking forward to see upgrades on online play. 1: I want to see 2 VS 2 me and my friend vs two other friends online. 2: There should definetly be a way to watch ur friend in the game that he is playing. Instead of clicking on friends list and watching the score change but not being able to see what happens. So being able to join in the game and watch ur friend play online would be AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

• BCoax said February 08, 2009

  I would like to see some of the accessories that you could wear in NCAA 09 implemented into Madden 10. Also cleats with alternative colors. (instead of only black cleats, some Redskins have black with a little bit of gold accents.) Oh and Tom Hammond kind of sounded like a robot.

• BCoax said February 08, 2009

  Can we have D-Backs with more awareness jump the ball and get in interception more often. i also hate when your running an iso play and the fullback doesn't block the defender in front of him. can you make it easier to find cutback lanes also. oh and in superstar mode you should have a menu so you can see and change what your superstar looks like in his home and away uniforms. During gameplay i also like to see the field in the playcalling screen not just a blue background.

• coolhandjukez said February 08, 2009

  when people quit in the first quarter and im winning 14-0 i should get the win.im sick of playing even a part of the game and having to prove it to the servers that its ok that i get a win. make it simple: you quit, you lose and i win.

  crowd noise should be a factor. im a seattle fan and the 12th man should be way more present. more like the ncaa football. get that place rockin and make it matter!

  the matchup screen online. it shows the dnf% and the record of my apponent and thats it? if ieven try to take the time to look at the gamer card he ends the session.put more initial info up there. if this guy is a 99 and im a 3, ill play him, but id at least like to have a heads up.

  yes. as everyone else has said. superstar sucks.it was great in 07 for the last generation. but on my 360 09? not a chance. to go through so much just to have a bonafide p.o.s. player? sorry, im not playin that.

  and since when did tavaris jackson and vy become so accurate.whenever i oppose them, they are like 8-9 or something and lacing the ball through db's. its rare even warner can do that and he had a great year through the air.

• BCoax said February 08, 2009

  can u update the physics engine. sometimes when you truck over someone you will breaks the tackle like nothing ever happened. you wont move off of the plane your running on. you should make speed, momentum and weight bigger factors in Madden 10 so that running is more realistic. Like if i am playing as Brandon Jacobs and running in a straight line, and i truck some one i still be will running on that original path the other players momentum had nothing to do with the tackle. i pretty much didn't even move. (that needs to be fixed.)

• Chief518 said February 08, 2009

  i hate those sock tackles also you can keep it but can we get a counter for it like a high step

• Chief518 said February 08, 2009

  yeah i agree with the sock tackles i hate those you can keep can but lets have a counter for it this time like a HIGH STEP!!

• IBEW124 said February 08, 2009

  JUST PLEASE PLEASE MAKE THE GAME PLAY MORE LIKE A TRUE SIM STYLE AND NOT THE ARCADE KIDDEE CRUD. REALISM IS BETTER THAN KIDDEE-ISMS!!

• Nnd501 said February 08, 2009

  Im a big Madden football fan and a lot of previous comments make some very good suggestions. Here are a few of my thoughts:

  - In regards to the Procedural Awareness and Attitudes feature, I think this looks like a great improvement. Other attitudes could be player specific. For example, capturing Tony Romo's cheeky attitude with a grin possibly.

  - Huge point here: Home Field Advantage. This is mainly a sound issue as much more responsive crowd noise/chants etc. are needed, but could also be a visual aspect, like in NCAA football when the screen shakes on a third and 10 in a rivals stadium.

    Whilst on the subject of the crowd, it would be great to hear gasps at huge hits or your home fans really get behind the defense. Also, an awesome feature would be if the crowd reacted a lot more during a play, rather than after it. For example, im playing RB, make a cut and burn the linebacker. I have 2o yards of grass in front of me yet the crowd makes no reaction until the play is over. If there was some way of maybe calculating the space in front of the RB or the proximity of defensive players and scaling the crowd noise from this. Im sure this would create a far more immersive environment.

  - Collisions need some work. An example of the problem i have encountered: I am playing RB (again!) and am running for a hole in the line. A player on my O-line is pushed backwards into the hole resulting in me running into him. What happens now is i remain on the same spot jammed behind my blocker but the run animation continues as though i am moon walking. A perfect example of a solution to this is in EA Sports' Fifa 09 where the player has a much more realistic collision. Maybe the RB could put a hand up and bounce of the blocker? This would be great to improve the whole feel of the game.

  - A few more in-game improvements:

      - A way to drag your feet as a WR to stay in bounds

      - Crowd and players on the sideline much less 'cardboard cutouts'.

      - A less 'out of the action' playcalling screen. Maybe a menu themed

        on a QB's coach-armband, and after the play is called hearing the QB call

        the play in the huddle would be a great feature.

  - A lot of people have already suggested improvements to the franchise mode such as playoff games feeling different to regular season games so i wont go over that again. However, i would like to see some improvements to the superstar mode. EA Sports' NHL 09 is a great example of what can be done to create an immersive superstar mode.

    A player is going to play superstar mode because they want to build from nothing to the greatest player in the NFL (we can dream!). Let us do this. A player should be able to compete for the starting position and not automatically start top of the depth chart.

    Pre-game should feature us in the locker room, warm-ups, getting pumped up, running onto the field, and not just the view of the stadium and fireworks. It would be nice to be able to walk around on the sideline and watch the defense too (although maybe an option to skip/fast forward this).

    When playing QB in superstar it would be great to be able to quickly look around using the right stick and survey the field (just like you can do pre-snap but much faster). This would work well with how the view is much closer to your player and closer to 1st person.

    Finally, the out-of-game superstar section would be great with news stories (good and bad) and a more 'real' menu such as in a locker room or on the practice field.

  Thanks for reading (if you have got this far!) and please contact me if anything i said gets considered or even read! (bigmouth501@hotmail.co.uk) I just want to say that none of these points are complaints, they are all suggestions for improvement and i look forward to playing this come August. Keep up the good work.

• PumaDemons said February 08, 2009

  please all refs on field,,more action on the sideline,halftime show on the field,

  fair or not fair play button for online game,superbowl party for end of game,starting D and starting O run out the tunnel.

  please

• Gatormouth20 said February 08, 2009

  First off, every real Madden player will definitely agree with some of these posts...i've taken the time to read some of them and here are the names of just a few who have real ideas that i've been wanting for years now...

  *NAMES*

  HopeBringer7

  PIMPnameSLIPBACK

  VoDkA718DTO NyC

  oneforthethumb

  PeterFrenna

  jellybean3454

  jondeloz

  WisePegasus

  emoney941

  These guys all have *NEED-TO-BE-READ POSTS"

  some of my ideas are things like, IT DOESNT SNOW IN DALLAS, TX, SO IT SHOULDN'T BE SNOWING PERIOD...several times now, when i play online games, it's snowing on Texas Field...WTF??

  we gotta be able to shift our punt block and/or field goal block plays...I'm from NC so i see a lot of Panthers games, and they are bunched up to a certain side on field goal blocks especially (Peppers blocks some kick this way)

  Is it against the rules to block a punt or field goal now days?? if it is, i had no idea...i've blocked 1 EP and 1 punt in 3 years now and they both came very recently...blocking schemes do break down every once in a while, guys.

  my dad's gonna kill me if i dont mention one of his ideas though. i didn't see where it would matter too much but come on, let's keep track of kicker points!!!

  WE NEED PRE-GAME INTROS!!! not Madden 08 intros, but actual introductions...the guys i listed above have some pretty good ideas on this

  during franchise mode, we need to see some weekly highlights, post game discussion with highlights or something...NFL 2K5's on PS2 franchise was awesome, even though the game play didn't quite compare to Madden's, i still loved those parts.

  i just wish random stats would pop up through out the games like on TV...you guys should try to come pretty close to like watching a game on TV but still keep it a video game...

  other than these suggestions, I love Madden...i've been playin video games since i was 3 (i'm 21 now) and things just keep getting better...KEEP IT UP!!  

• Gatormouth20 said February 08, 2009

  i just realized something after re-reading my post...

  if i remember correctly, EA bought out the NFL gaming license through 2010 (i hope i'm right lol). Anyways, if i was part of the EA team, i would be trying to make sure that this was THE BEST football game known to man, considering 2K Sports may try to start making new football games again!!!

  Let's go EA, put it on those 2K b@*!#es lol

• Adjuster123 said February 08, 2009

  Guys one thing I want is the promises to stop and for EA to deliver:

  First: give us everything that old generation systems have and more it is ridiculous that it is still not the case.

  Second:Reward manual ballers for actually clicking on to their man and controlling the player themselves rather than just hitting the button when passing and waiting for the receivers to try and catch. Make it so everyone has to get their stick game up. If I wanted to play against the computer i would do so.Give us all the drills that are in the PS2 version so all the madden ballers who are lacking in controlling their players have the ability to get better. If that player does not bother to turn that player on when throwing to him or attempting to make a tackle then you guys should make it so that players chances of making a play are slim to none.

  Third: gameplay,gameplay, gameplay, Fellas please give us great game play and remove canned animations, also how can you guys release a game that you can not play man defense on, I mean really guys. Every top corner in this game gets abused in man defense. The seperation is ridiculous. It is to the point where you basically no what your opponent is in either Cover 2, Cover 3, or Zone Blitz. Which means that you have wiped out almost 50% of the defensive playbook. Also you made it boring because you can expect a handful of plays 5 wr set screen, FB dive, or the Z spot plays all the way down the field. Come on man!!!!!!!!!!!

  Fourth: use all resources that you have to make this a great experience talk to 2k sports developers and get advice from some great sports game developers they now originality and innovation take some more of their ideas even make them a part of your team. I mean you bought the rights to making the madden and took the competition out to keep you guys honest so now use them man. Come on man step your game up and stop deliberatley taking our money and making promises for next year.

  Fifth:I would rather wait two years on a game to get developed rather than have you guys over promise and under deliver because your time constraints are to tight to deliver what you promised.

  Last but not least, I am extremely frustrated as everyone else is and i hope you guys can put together a game that makes us satisfied to the point where we can put up with the glitchers and the cheeser because their tactics can at least be contained. Because we all know it is a video game and no game will be perfect but it just seems to me that some of the things that get missed each year gives the impression that yoy guys either don't care, don't have the knowledge, or are just flat out taking are money because you know that you guys are the only players in town when it comes to making a NFL video football game.

  P.S.

  Goodluck on your promises i will be watching and waiting to see if you guys deliver

• HATFIELDJRT said February 08, 2009

  EA, i've been a madden fan of your games since 1997 and i only ask that on the player bio info, if you guys would have us edit the height, and weight of our favorite players when doin franchise mode, the PS2 has this availible on the bio info screen, editing the players height, and weight before doin franchise mode.

  Jimmy williams, who the falcons drafted outta VTECH is 5'11'' on waivers although in real life he's 6'2'' and about 205 in weight, thats why i ask if the developers at EA can put in the height and weight feature in the player bio information for the next generation consoles.

• bruceprdavis said February 08, 2009

  A Kick ass Monday Night Football feature would be so cool. Imagine the great match-ups, the Monday Night lights, the electric fans, the big plays, the cheers and boos!  I love sitting down to watch Monday Night Football and the one thing that would be better than that, is playing it before hand in Madden '10.

• duffman55 said February 08, 2009

  Some of the gameplay comments I have may have already been mentioned but I am not going through 300+ comments to see if they are so here are some gameplay things I would like to mention for a better game

  1. Jumpballs- everytime I throw to a receiver deep where he has a guy on him he never stops to jump for the ball with the db. Even when I switch to him he just puts his hands out for a over the shoulder catch while the corner and sometimes safety both jump over my guy for the ball. I'd like to see this changed I mean look at fitzgerald, he's not the fastest guy but he always gets the jumpball which is what makes him great. I draft tall receivers for a reason, please help me out on this.

  2. Jumping- every defensive guy can jump 30 feet in the air it seems like. My wr has 3 steps on the guy and the corner jumps and miraculously knocks it down.

  3. catching- the wr always seem to turn around and reach up for the ball off balance instead of catching it in stride. I hardly see that happen in the NFL, please fix this.

  4. Sacks- I actually went through a whole game of blitzing every down and did not get one sack, the qb would throw off his back foot everytime...and hit the open man beautifully! But my offensive line is always horrible at blocking no matter who I have and I am constantly under pressure. why is the computer offensive line so much better than mine all the time? my team is always dead last in sacks and I would like to see this be made better.

  5. QB pressure- I'd love to see some kind of effect of pressure where certain qb's feel the heat coming or panic and make bad decisions cuz of the pressure which is something I hardly ever notice in the game.

  6. challenges- actually be able to choose from a list of things to challenge instead of the game choosing for you.

  These are just some of the ideas, well the ones I can remember, for gameplay. Thank you guys for listening and I'm looking for a great game this year

• duffman55 said February 08, 2009

  In a earlier post I mentioned gameplay, but there are a lot of features I would like to see as well added. You guys do have the espn license last time I heard, so it is about time you used it. For example, have sunday morning countdown before each week that talks about a few key games and the guys picks and what their keys to success are or something. Also it would be cool to have game breaks in your game where they take a timeout to show a highlight from another game going on.A postgame show on nfl primetime or something showing all the scores and few highlights as well as postgame interviews with the game mvp or even halftime interviews with the coaches as they are going into the locker room. Monday night games should get some attention maybe even show a lil espn commercial for the monday night game for you and monday night countdown and what not. This could all be shown in the main menu since the bars are at the left you have all that open space on the right side of the screen so it could be shown there with an option of making it full screen or you can just go to the next game if you dont want to see it. I think player introductions should be added ESPECIALLY during the playoffs and super bowl. Speaking of interviews, there should be the lombardi trophy presentation as well as super bowl mvp at the podium with everybody celebrating and showing the newspapers and what not. The super bowl is a HUGE spectacle and damn near holiday so it should get a lot of attention. Maybe even add in a little dramatic cutscene to add some suspense.

  I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see something where you could use a scouting report on another team and make an entire gameplan out of it. For example, you can see what a team, like the cardinals, like to do and where they like to throw the ball and make your corners play inside the whole game to take away the slant or focus on giving different looks for the same zone coverage. You can choose to confuse the qb, try to apply pressure and blitz, play zone, have your linebackers show blitz, corners play tight or play off, safeties play deep all game, focus on one guy like fitzgerald, numerous options to play with would be nice. When I scout draft picks, there should be constant new information on them it seems like there never is til the offseason and I can't change who I want to scout by then. Put the guys who are there on draft day in the game to analyze some picks and talk about who they think is going to go next and have the whole espn presentation like they have on draft day. Hell, even show the draft room for some teams talking about their pick. Do this maybe for just the first round or two would be cool. I would also like to implement my own music to be played for certain times like a sack, td, interception or something. Being able to choose what celebrations I want as well would be awesome.

  It would be sweet to see fans in the stands holding up customized signs that I made, celebrating with each other after a huge play and stuff. The crowd noise is one of the best parts of sports, the place should be ROCKING after a big touchdown or 3rd down for the visiting team like in qwest field. If a guy breaks a big run or big catch and busts it for 6 the crowd should be ERUPTING for the entire time. One thing I would cream myself for seeing is if you guys implemented THE WAVE into the game, now that would be amazing.

  Anyways, these are just my ideas I have and I do hope you guys take the time to mull some of this stuff over, it seems like the guys at EA always focus more on how the game looks then the actual features and realism. Glad to see there is a new team and I hope you guys kick ass on this next installment.

• jellybean3454 said February 08, 2009

     (U HAVE TO ADMIT THEM GUYS ARE MENTIONING GOOD THINGS TO CHANGE)

  -WEATHER LET US CHOOSE WEATHER LIKE OFF MADDEN 08, AND IT DOESNT SNOW/RAIN AL DAY AND IT ALSO DOESNT SNOW IN DALLAS,TEXAS ETC.

  -HAVE ALL TEAM UNIFORMS

  -BETTER FRANCHISE MODE EVEN THOUGH I REALLY DONT PLAY THAT BUT MAKE IT SO GOOD I WANNA PLAY IT, ALSO SUPERSTAR MODE TO

  -BETTER ACCESSRIORES PLAYER WITH LONG HAIR NOT TIED UP BUT STRAIGHT DOWN

  -PREGAME WARM-UP,INTERVIEWS,LIKE ONE GUY SAID LET US ASK THE COACH NOT MADDEN AND MAKE IT TO WHERE THE PICK A PLAY THEY REALLY PICK IN REAL LIFE

  -BETTER BLIZTINGS,CONFUSING BLITZES,REAL TEAM SCHEMES

  -CHANGE THAT VR TRAINER BECAUSE ITS GAY AND LOOKS GAY

  -LET HOW EVER MANY PLAYERS AROUND MAKE A TACKLE ON THE BALLCARRIER EVEN IF THERE 7 DEFENSE PLAYERS THEY ALL SHOULD MAKE THE TACKLE THATS WHAT THEY'LL DO IN REAL LIFE

  -HOME TEAMS HAVE GOOD ADVANTAGES IF THEY HAVE A LOUD CROWD,RIVAL GAMES GET UGLY HARDER HITS,PLAYERS GETTING INTO LITTLE FIGHTS,PLAYOFF GAMES GET MORE INTENSE,MORE HYPE ABOUT CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES,AWARDS BEING GIVING,NATIONAL ANTHEM BEING SONG BEFORE THE GAME

  -ALL NFL COMMENTARYS FOR DIFFRENT GAMES AND THEIR REAL BOOTH PARTNERS,STOP MAKING THEM SAY THHE SAME STUFF ABOUT EVERY PLAYER,ALL REFS ON THE FIELD CALLING REAL PENALTIES BESIDES HOLDING OR FACEMASK,AND MAKE THEM QUIT CALLING PENALTIES THAT DIDNT REALLY HAPPEN

  -MAKE THE BALL HAVE A ROTATION LIKE OFF OF MADDEN 08,MAKE COACHES YELL AT REFS FOR BAD CALLS,LET US CHALLENGE WHAT WE WANNA CHALLENGE,STOP MAKING SLOW PLAYERS CATCH UP TO FAST PLAYERS,STOP LETTING GUYS WHO GET BEAT FLY 20 FEET IN THE AIR AND MAKE A PICK OR SWAT THE BALL DOWN

  -MAKE THE POWERFUL RBS ACT LIKE THEY REALLY POWERFUL,MAKE THE EXCLUSIVE RBS ACT LIKE THEY REALLY EXCLUSIVE,MAKE HARD HITTING PLAYER LIKE (RAY LEWIS) HIT SOMEBODY HARD AND NOT MAKE HIM GET RUN OVER

  -MAKE OVER A 1000 DIFFRENT TACKLES AND BREAK TACKLES,MAKE TALL RECIVERS WITH GREAT HANDS SNAG ON LITTLE CBS,MAKE QBS HAVE THEIR REAL VOICE AND REAL THROWING STYLE

    AND THE IDEA I PUT ARE WHAT I THINK NEED TO BE CHANGE,BUT PEOPLE HAVE GREAT IDEAS TOO AND DONT JUST PICK ONE PERSON'S IDEA PICK THE ONES THAT SAY WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY BECAUSE IF EVERYONE IS SAYING IT THEN IT MUST NEED TO BE CHANGED

• yrok1 said February 08, 2009

  online play

  1) bring back the abiltiy to play mini games against other people..madden 06 rushing attack was one of my favorite things to do

  penalties

  illegal man out of bounds, im tired of seeing wrs and defenders running out of bounds and coming back in to make a tackle or big play downfield

  hit sticks

  im tired of seeing guys using the hit stick in the middle of the field to avoid blockers and make tackles

• xXTheDoctor32Xx said February 08, 2009

  i say bring the team play in for madden 10 this would be the best thing ever and when i mean team play i mean like nba or hockey not just a guest like someone on your friends list from another state team play baby

• xXTheDoctor32Xx said February 08, 2009

  Also bring back deffensive match-ups cause its annoying having to guess where will randy moss be when i want a certain cb on him

• banzai11 said February 08, 2009

  I don't know if this will appear on the real webpage, but here it goes anyway.

  1. Add refs on the field and make them throw a flag when there is a CLEAR AND VISIBLE foul in their vicinity.

  2. Make the challenges more accurate. I just finished a 09 game where Cribbs was a full yard away from the goal line and they ruled it a touchdown even after the challenge. That also pretty much decided the game if you wanted to know.

  3. More accessories on the players uniform.

  - I know Big Ben is famed for wearing one glove on I think the right hand but of course its not there in 09. Just a small mistake though.

  - Maybe a hand warmer thing that some players wear on their belts during a cold game. The thing goes on the belt and is usually white.

  - Make the players last name on their uniform more accurate, I know Ben Roethlisberger's name goes from shoulder to sholder and therealmost isn't enough room for it, but on 09 it barely goes from side of helmet to side of helmet. Maybe also a patch for a team anniversary like the Steelers 75th year patch or an update for a remberance patch like Gene Upshaw's in the past year.

  - Realistic hair, Troy's hair covers up his name, but on 09 it barely even reaches the name and sometimes it stands up randomly in the air.

  4. The sidelines need to be much more accurate and realistic. Sometimes I look over and see a guy with the number 07 when Ben's already on the field. Put the defense on the bench when the offense is on the field and vice versa. Also maybe put the practice squad or whoever's on the sideline standing and make the coaches more accurate, head coach, offensive and defensive coordinators too.

  - Add the chain people who mark the first down and maybe even have them walk on the field when it is close to being a first down. Also the down marker person who has the square shape sign with the down number on it.

  - Maybe even add police officers and/or at least more field staff to hold the footballs and catch them after a pat.

  - Also have the sideline people move realisticly when a play goes out of bounds.

  5. Injuries need to be more realistic, no more mlbs or rbs falling down and breaking their back. Make it a real hit like when their running at each other 20 mphs on kickoffs and their is a hit stick involved or maybe someones leg gets tangled up like Tom's did or Osi's at the beginning of the season, but make it a rare occurence and when it does have the medical cart come off the sideline to take the player away. And have the announcers say the extent of the injury after about 3-4 plays it occured.

  - Also when a player like Tom Brady is injured for the end of the season don't let him be playable online or really anywhere, but also make sure that he is not completely off the roster and end up in the free agent slot like Charlie Batch of the Steelers was which messes up the non-existing injuries option in franchise mode.

  6. Gameplay- This seems like where you guys are best but there are still some errors you should take into account from 09.

  - On kickoffs or punts when you slect to run with a coverage person on the kicking team there speed is dramatically reduced and dont move the way there supposed to. This alos happens on blitzes with olb's because they dont run at full speed and might even do spins because of the angle their running at. This was alos a big problem in superstar mode.

  - Pile ups on the goal line needs to be added because the way it was on 09 was very unrealistic. Also on one online match i had some one who switches Joe Flacco with Troy Smith and qb sneaks would be run constantly so try to give theline a little bit more of a pile than just people standing and not doing anything. Also make the blocking more realistic because all the computer does is delay the time the d-line rushes by a second at the same side and my 0-line just lets them through and don't do a thing. That has to change.

  - It seems like youve got that secondary awareness thing down right.

  - And also at times Big Ben would ramdomely overthrow a wr barely and the wr makes no attempt to adjust himself to catch it. Now honestly I dont think that Big Ben ever overthrows a trrow especially when the wr is WIDE OPEN but that needs to be fixed.

  - Add the wildcat offense into Miami's playbook and make trick plays work better. On a flea flicker the o-line of course lets the d-line in to tackle the rb when the rb is about to toss it to the qb which rarely should happen. Also maybe add reverse plays.

  - Make the weather more realistic. First it dosen't rain or snow an entire match all the time and make it look more real, puddles, and also take a look at the players uniform during the rain in 09, not very realistic at all.

  - Make the grass look realistic. On some fields this wasn't a problem but on others it looked like someone painted it purple.

  7. Stadiums. At some stadiums such as Heinz Field of the Steelers add terrible towels for the fans and whatever other stadiums do.

  - Also make the fans more realistic so that when a touch down celebration woth the fans happens, dont let the player look like King Kong over the fans.

  - Also the fans shouldn't do the same stuff all the time. Some sit, some pat a player on the back after the touchdown celebration, and others wave terrible towels. And be a little more creative at to what they wear such as maybe a players uniform.

  - The mega screen should also be realisstic and not always be the home teams logo with a bright blue background.

  - Also if the pre-game screen after loading shows a zoomed out image of the stadium, don't leet it be unrealistic, such as the cars driving past it as if it and add parking lots to the picture because there are only about 50 parking spaces on the screen, which isn't true. Also tyhe tunnel the players come out of in 09 is always a helmat in the middle of the stadium, so what did they do, put the players in the huge helmet and drive the helmet to the middle of the field? No, thats never happened the players may come out of a helmet but it is at least at the corner of the field where the tunnel that leads to the lockers are.

  - Also at half time make the entire team including the go to the locker room including the sidelines, not just the players on the field.

  - Maybe add a stadium in England too.

  8. Madden menu screen. The screen when you first pop the disc in was also terrible in 09. In 08 it was pretty good when you had 2 screens that showed highlights of your favorite team from last year. Also get rid of that blue color form 09. The trophy section that shows your madden rank or whatever should stay, but the trophies at the left should be your achivements, and the trophies to the right should be your favorite team's achivements, such as the Lombardi Trophy.

  -The video before you get to the start screen should also be better than 09's where you had the blue madden test people throw the ball, but instead something like madden 08 had. The one from madden 08 was probably the best ever.

  - Also make sure you keep the madden moments, very good idea from 09.

  - Also the hall of fame is not accurate because half the guys from the steelers aren't listed there.

  9. Franchise mode.

  -Add the owner ability where you can change the prices of certain items.

  -Add practice to it and maybe even practice with the real practice squad.

  -Make the drafts more realistic.

  10. Online.

  -Have the same setup features as play now does for unranked matches and give the stadium and weather options to the home team.

  -Try to somehow make the league option a little bit better but no bright ideas here on how to do that.

  -Keep the player hub it makes it much easier.

  -Add sportscenter radio to the music just how it was done in 08.

  -Try to cut down the lag in matches.

  Good Luck.

• xXTheDoctor32Xx said February 08, 2009

  Hey EA please bring back a couple of things One Deffensive Match-ups these are very helpful. please put team play on madden like nba and hockey and im not talking guess team play im talking a person from another state on your friends list team play and super sim for when bums quit in 1st quarter

• TheWR said February 08, 2009

  Nice the running style is getting way better!!

• MAXX THE RIPPER said February 08, 2009

  I have a few ideas about graphics, gameplay that could help you make madden the ultimate sport franchise.

  MAKE JERSEYS MORE REALISTIC (JERSEYS DONT ALWAYS LOOK PERFECT IN REAL LIFE, THEY RIPPLE WHEN YOU RUN, THEY COME UNTUCKED THROUGH OUT THE GAME, THEY GET GRASS STAINS ON PANTS ETC.)

  I AND IM SURE A LOT OF OTHERS MISS FEATURES SUCH AS HELMETS FLYING OFF, FIRST DOWN MARKER MEN BEING KNOCKED OVER, COACHES BEING KNOCKED OVER, HAVE REFS IN GAME HAVE THEM BE LIABLE TO RAN OVER, THATS LIFE.

  MAYBE YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER SOME TYPE OF A MOMENTUM SHIFTING SYSTEM, MAKE THE CROWD HAVE MORE TO DO WITH THE GAMEPLAY.

  WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GRASS BEING JAMMED IN TO FACEMASKS AFTER HARD HITS? MARKS ON HELMETS.

  MAYBE PUT IN SOME TYPE OF MINI GAME SYSTEM WHEN THERE ARE WEAPONS AGAINST WEAPONS ( LIKE A BUTTON TO PRESS REAL FAST BEFORE YOUR OPPONENT PRESSES DURING JUMP BALLS, HIT STICKS AGAINST TRUCK STICKS )

  MAKE A TENDENCY SYSTEM, SOMETHING LIKE NBA LIVE 09, ( HOT COLD SYSTEMS ALSO )

  AS MADDEN GAMERS WE WANT TO FEEL AS IF WE ARE ACTUALLY IN THE GAME, AS DEVELOPERS THINK TO YOURSELVES THAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY PLAYING INSIDE THESE GAMES, WHAT FEATURES MAY YOU SEE, WHAT CAN HAPPEN, WHAT CANT. PURE LOGICS.

  I HOPE I GAVE YOU ALL A FEW IDEAS FOR MADDEN 10 AND HOPEFULLY I MAY SEE SOME OF THIS IN THE GAME PLAY.

• sco3zy said February 08, 2009

  u should really put in playbook creater. and when a player should really play like they play in real life. ooo people should be able to play diffrent positions. they should show them coming out of the helmet with steam and the game should have the choice to be played in 3d or not that would be cool

• mijo94 said February 08, 2009

  I think u guys should make us have an option to use white or black cleats for any team when we play.

• mijo94 said February 08, 2009

  Allow the choice for franchise mode to start in the 2009 nfl draft.Such a NBA Live when u can actually choose player u want for the draft.Ex.Like drafting matt ryan 1st overall pick with the dolphins.

• mijo94 said February 08, 2009

  I think u guys should make us have an option to use white or black cleats for any team when we play.

• ironface63 said February 08, 2009

  i just thought of another thing when i was reading someone elses comment you should bring back the introduction of the players like in madden 08 or have the one come up and tell you what college they went to like in real life

• ironface63 said February 08, 2009

  i have two things that they should add for madden 10

  1) in superstar mode make there be commentators

  2) make there a pre game show and post game show like in 2k5

  everything that other people added would make the game much better also

• ironface63 said February 08, 2009

  oh and in franchise mode for the rookie draft you should be able to watch the combine so that you get more accurate drafts

• UnfairDesert said February 08, 2009

  Dear Ian,

  I think, 2 mak NFL franchise mode better for madden 10, u  shuld add practice squads lik they hav in MLb except its the minors in MLB. This wuld give users the ability to try out guys from there practice squad an sign them just lik in real life. With this feature added, it will be a lot more realistic. Also, there should be a halftime report like on NBC were Collinsworth tells u wat each team is doing sucessfully and wat each team needs to work on.In madden 09 the pregame and post game was just plain OK!!! Also by adding these features, it will make ppl feel lik their actually there. O, 1 last thing, i think u shuld also be able to sign WR, TE OL, DL etc. coaches, maybe even GMs and make the user the owner who will be in charge of advertisment and think lik ticket prices and food prices lik u were in previous maddens. By adding this feature u will add lots of depth to franchuise mode b/c the user will be able 2 mak EVERY decision, not just decisions on PLAYERS!!! In my opinion, adding these features will boost the games gameplay and realism extremly!!!!

• dawg317 said February 08, 2009

  You definitely need to bring back Madden to the PC.  The PC gamer is the one who MADE the franchise.  It was a complete disservice to eliminate the game in the 25th year for the pc users.  

  Here's a partial list of what us PC users would like to see added to a PC version.  Remember we didn't get 09:

  Practice Squad - This one, we've wanted for a while, make it a thing to develop players into maybe one day becoming good

  Training Camp/Mini Camp - Ok we need these to, get rid of the current one where you train people to boost attributes, football is a team sport, make it so the entire team can get better.

  Team Needs - In the Draft or Free Agency you'll often see teams draft/sign someone they don't need, fix this. Lower the requirement for the cpu to go looking for a better player.

  Draft Classes - It'd be nice to be able to edit Draft Classes

  More Attribute Types - Lets get more attributes for players in here, the consoles have more, why don't we get em?

  ability to edit depth/subs without leaving game

  more features from NFL Head Coach (when playing Madden in Coach mode)

  Traditions of different teams should happen (when the Packers score a TD, have that one song ("I don't wanna work, I just wanna bang on my drum all day") play while the person who scores does a Lambeau Leap)

  Ability to sub in different players into different positions without me editing my own game files

  Real Wildcat. Zone Reads. Pitch Ball button.

  In Superstar Mode: Real options with your agent, ability to do both good and bad things off the field (but not shoot yourself like Plaxico)

  MODDING ABILITY:

  Complete transparency over the game files so that we can mod it to whatever we like. So basically a complete modding editor, with more options than third party tools.

  And these are just the ideas/requests of a couple of us.  

  But more so than any of the above ideas it to just release the game for the pc this year.  PLEASE!

• CAMREN630 said February 08, 2009

  its me again ea i hope you guys are really listening to us and take some of these ideas into consideration is it really that hard to have fitzgerald and company on the side lines when the defense is on the field?tired of qbs being able to throw an accurate pass across their bodys or when they jump in the air and throw one it just touches me the wrong way.no way an offensive lineman runs down ed reed after an int give me a break.im not going to completly dog ea cause they do have some things right but not enough wouldnt it be nice on an side line pass the ref run over an indicate if it was a catch or not then let the player/coach decide weather they want to challenge it or not.online fair play bring that back lets play nfl football tired of making three solid stops then have someone pickup an fourth and eight make them punt like the old maddens,if someones quits give me the win dont feel like i should have to finish with the computer.omg dude during my franchise show me highlights of other games around the league like previous years,give me the ambulance and stretchers back.i know you guys can only do so much for the upcoming game but at least try make an great effort stop being lazy cause you guys have no competiton.please please please.ill be back tommorow with more of my thoughts.

• CAMREN630 said February 08, 2009

  its me again ea i hope you guys are really listening to us and take some of these ideas into consideration is it really that hard to have fitzgerald and company on the side lines when the defense is on the field?tired of qbs being able to throw an accurate pass across their bodys or when they jump in the air and throw one it just touches me the wrong way.no way an offensive lineman runs down ed reed after an int give me a break.im not going to completly dog ea cause they do have some things right but not enough wouldnt it be nice on an side line pass the ref run over an indicate if it was a catch or not then let the player/coach decide weather they want to challenge it or not.online fair play bring that back lets play nfl football tired of making three solid stops then have someone pickup an fourth and eight make them punt like the old maddens,if someones quits give me the win dont feel like i should have to finish with the computer.omg dude during my franchise show me highlights of other games around the league like previous years,give me the ambulance and stretchers back.i know you guys can only do so much for the upcoming game but at least try make an great effort stop being lazy cause you guys have no competiton.please please please.ill be back tommorow with more of my thoughts.

• CAMREN630 said February 08, 2009

  come on ea show us why yall got the license show us they gave it to yall cause yall make the best games not because you guys have the most money!!!!!!!!!

• MUS1CmanDAN said February 08, 2009

  I agree with this guy "Perhaps you should use this for the lineman. It could help the o-line from horridly missing their assignment. Now I know missing assignments happen but I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about when the Tackle slowly back pedals behind the Center in pass protection or when the DT gets a clean shot at my RB because the Guard ran upfield. That happens about twice a game."

  I love being a HB but god is there some dumb stuff that happens. First of all...please please please get rid of the bugs. I know this is a huge game and im sure its come a long way, but there are plays for instance where theres a fake hand off and my guy will just keep running off in the distance like he has the ball. And this isnt the only play like that. Cumon guys...all of these ppl who work on this. Run the plays...find the problem. It looks amazing it really does, but that will keep me happy for about a week and then the way the game plays is all that matters. So beauty needs to come second...period. But the game is great dont get me wrong, but please make sure this thing is ironed out before you give it too us.

• solongdelong said February 08, 2009

  yeah that sounds great but i have a few suggestions...

  1)  Can a players weight actually be a factor please, i.e., Im tired of controlling 360 lbs Shawn Rogers and he gets mowed over by 200 lbs RBs when I hit hem in the back field, i'm not talking about they do a spin move or juke out of the tackle, i'm talking about it looks like they punch him in the face and just keep running,I'll bet Shawn Rogers would retire the day that ever happened to him in real life.

  2)  why is it that WRs still run routes out of bounds and WRs still don't drag their feet to stay in bounds, you shouldn't need an awareness rating of 99 in order for them to drag their feet in bounds, everybody who plays, heck even watches football knows you gotta keep your feet in...so i think all WRs should do this, not just the ones with 99 awareness ratings!

  3)  i couldnt tell you how many times a jump ball is tossed up and my safeties wont even jump to knock down or pick off the pass, WHY IS THAT!?  if i was a coach and my safeties werent even jumping to knock down these floaters that get thrown up I'd bench 'em and put in somebody who will...same for WRs, Braylon Edwards 99 jump rating doesnt do me much good when im holding the jump button AND HE WONT FRIGGIN JUMP!!!

  4)  you need to revamp your ratings system or something because the ONLY rating that means a darn is SPEED!...besides a QBs throwing and accuracy ratings, have these super fast no good recievers run terrible routes or something because a guy could have an OVR 62 but if he's got a SPEED of 96 then he's an allstar

  5)  STOP PICKING ON THE BROWNS!!!!!  I understand they had a bad year but they played the last 5 games with the 3rd and 4th string QBs who were absolutely TERRIBLE!  why in the last update has Braylon Edwards gone from a 91 to an 87? Are you out of your minds!!??  The ONLY thing hes done different this year is drop the ball more, he still runs excellent routes, he still constantly beats defenders but he just drops the ball and instead of dropping his catch rating you drop everything you can, WHY!?  Why did Quinn drop three points?  Had an AMAZING first game, average second game, and a bad third game because he had a BROKEN FINGER!!!!  yet you guys drop his Throwing Power and Accuracy, RIDICULOUS!!!!  Why did Shawn Rogers drop? the guy is a human wrecking ball and he MADE THE PRO BOWL!!!  All he did all season was collapse the pocket and you guys drop him 2 points, WHY!?  D'Qwell Jackson MLB, led the league in tackles but hes only an 88 OVR...the guy obviously knows where the plays going, how to get there, and how to make the tackle.

• solongdelong said February 08, 2009

  You should find someway to make field goal kicking better, i can't tell you how many games i've lost trying to kick a game winning field goal but cant get all the power i need because of the lag, please fix...and why is Phil Dawson not able to kick a field goal past the 30 yard line?  You did see him perfectly knock down that 56 yarder this year didn't you, please fix it guys, your ratings need to actually reflect a players skill.  Why do we have to finish a game just to get a win in an online game when your opponent quits, we should get automatic win and they get automatic loss

• coders said February 08, 2009

  Formation audibles would really be awesome.

  Also, man coverage is just plain horrible in 09. But maybe PA can help that.

• Elsteveo said February 08, 2009

  Can you do a good update to superstar mode.  I love the idea but controlling of the player, especially DB's and safties going for a pick or swatting at the ball they just do this arm move and don't even react to the ball.  

  Make roster updates more accessible.  Make a link to it on the xbox live menu instead of having to join into a game to get the updates.

• McNabb_00 said February 08, 2009

  Honestly guys, NBA Live is so eons ahead of Madden right now it's not even funny.

  It seems they are really taking advantage of the blu-ray format and adding wayyyyyyyyyy more stuff.  

  Year after year, we all say "this needs to be done and that needs to be done".  It's been awhile and the same problems remain year after year. Sure the game looks a bit prettier every year, but those of us who love and have loved the game and have been loyal to the Madden franchise for years and years and YEARS need to be heard!!!'

  Is it just the bigwigs at EA like a pretty game?  When you bring the game to them, do they not care about things like speed ratings or tackling physics and realism, do they just care about how nice and shiny it looks?  Everyone has a job to do, everyone has a boss to please, everyone has to put food on the table...

  Honestly if you guys put 50% of the things that people here are asking for in the game this year, I'd be happy.

  Like that one guy said, I'd rather wait two years for a MASSIVE overhaul that covers mostly everything, rather than you guys rush out the best you can do in 6 and a half months.  Use the whole 50GB's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  :D

• xxkeelingxx said February 08, 2009

  I like the PA idea, BUT, so many more issues need attended to. I understand that you guys try to get the game out there just before every season, so that we have a Madden game every year. I understand that this is the way EA works. I just think that this is hindering progression of Madden in general. If you guys would put aside another team to take like the next 3-4 years to make a Madden game that would be like no other, with all the technology and fixes that you guys try to adhere to every year, would only slingshot the innovation to the Madden series. It's what Madden needs. Think of how long it took Rockstar to make GTAIV, and how good it turned out to be. With hardly any flaws. IMO, I think that if they put out a GTA every year then it would take them forever to get it perfect, which is where I see you guys struggling.

• volusiaboy83 said February 08, 2009

  I HONESTY WONDER IF YA'LL EVER READ ANY OF THE STUFF WE POST...DOUBT IT....YA'LL JUST WANT THAT STRAIGHT CASH

• volusiaboy83 said February 08, 2009

  EA DOESNT GIVE TWO POOPS ABOUT THE MADDEN COMMUNITY CAUSE IF THEY DID WE'D HAVE A BETTER GAME........BOTH BASKETBALL FRANCHISES HAVE WAY BETTER LOOKS, FEATURES, AND GAMEPLAY....AND WE'RE STILL STUCK WIT THE SAME OLE MANURE....EA WANTS ONE THING AND THATS MONEY IN THEIR TANK EXCUSE ME I MEANT BANK....WE BLOG ON A CONSISTANT BASIS AND WHAT DO WE GET IN RETURN....ARM AND FINGER CRAMPS....LOOK AT THE VARIOUS BLOG SITES FOR MADDEN AND STUFF ALL THE FEEDBACK WE GIVE ISNT BEING USED....SO WHY ARE WE EVEN WASTING TIME....EVERYTIME A NEW MADDEN COMES OUT A COUPLE WKS LATER GOTTA DOWNLOAD A SILLY-BOOTY PATCH....IM SICK OF THIS CACA(ESPANOL)....OH YEA AND TO PROVE MY POINT FROM AN EARILER POST JUST LOST A DOUBLE OVER TIME GAME WHERE MY HB FUMBLED THE BALL AND I COULDNT CHALLENGE IT AND THE CPU JUST PULLED UP THE END GAME CREDITS UP ON ME LIKE SRY 4 YA PUSS (NCAA I KNO ITS NOT THE SAME GAME BUT SAME CORP. AND VERY SIMILAR GAMES MINUS DEFENSE)

• volusiaboy83 said February 08, 2009

  YEA THEY NEED TO TAKE A WHILE TO TRY AND FIX IT XXKEELINGXX BUT THEY WANT MONEY...SO THEY ARENT GONNA TAKE THE TIME TO GET IT RIGHT....GREED FROM THE HEAD MAN TO THE LIL GUY GETTING POOPED ON....BOTTOM LINE IT WONT HAPPEN THEIR TOO MONEY CONSUMED

• BIZZY B 4L said February 08, 2009

  First let me say that madden 09 is the best madden game in history. That being said, these or some things that would make madden more realistic.

  Most important!

  1. Get rid of the rocket catch. Even if it takes not letting users click onto recievers and catch the ball. Cheeser love doing that

  2. Too many injuries online

  3. The stiff arm sucks now, bring back the old one

  4.Tune down the hitstick alot, brandon jacobs shouldnt be getting hitsticked by dbs

  5.make Disqusing your defense of coverages better, bring man lock D back

  6.Bring back dbs shading recievers inside or outside

  7.Put in the actual fade route, where the reciever fades out and jumps for the ball

  8. Put in the quick pass audible, hike and throw if no one is standing over the wr

  9.take out the outside slant route, its a cheap route and is not realistic

  1o. Better pass rush, D line gets cut too much

  11.If the quaterback is running back, he should not be able to throw the ball

• braddigan7789 said February 08, 2009

  Looks great guys.  I was actually just thinking about that as i was playing today and got a pick without even watching the ball.  I've got one suggestion though, any chance you guys could make the 40 yard dash in superstar mode a little bit easier?

• Thrawn7280 said February 08, 2009

  The biggest thing i want to see improved is the pass rush/blitzes, just getting pressure on the QB. That was one of the biggest exploits this year that pretty much took any man coverage play out of the equation. Getting pressure on the QB needs to be more effective from both the AI and user perspective.

  stronger man coverage (agreed)

  develop precision passing more.

  DE and DT are fast. Esp DE. A QB back peddling shouldn't be able to out run an DE. In football when a QB likes to run out of the pocket that is when he gets sacked. In madden 09 all you have to do is run back and the DE takes forever to reach the QB. And by then the QB found a man open.

  A QB running back shouldn't be able to throw accurately. He has to set his feet down properly to throw a deep pass.

• BIZZY B 4L said February 08, 2009

  things to work on:

  WR DB interaction (they should be more physical, and wr should fake in and out of routes)  

  wr need to more aggressive going for the ball

  qb's throwing the ball to short on streaks

  human controlled players are overly effective! ala makeup speed and being able to cover the entire secondary with a safty, humans not able to be blocked, and they seem to suck to the ball in pass coverage when you press the intercetion button!

  Oline pass blocking, sometimes they dont even try.

  qb's still very accurate after dropping back 20 yards or from wierd angles.

  hit stick too effective, should only be able to hit stick when players with the ball are in a defenseless position ala not looking at the player thats about to crush them.

  Things i would like to see in the next game

  better gang tackling, pile ups, and more people in on the tackle

  full off season training camp in franchise, i havent play franchise since 04

  late hits

  new kicking system, thinking Tiger Woods hitting meter

• BIZZY B 4L said February 08, 2009

  and oh yea online play clock should be only 25sec like ncaa football

  also add super sim online like ncaa football

  plus make players scouting reports more accesible online, like at the choose team menu.

• cgrass87 said February 08, 2009

  Madden 10 should focus on the defense. Please focus on the D. Procedural Awareness is a step in the right direction but the secondary and linebackers need to be able to cover most of their assignments. Also I think the D lines give quarterbacks way to much time. A QB should have to set his feet to generate full power on a throw I don't care what his rating is. I'm really tired of the Manning brothers,Brady,Brees and Russel being able to launch a 50 yard throw accurately off their back foot. Also the D Playbooks aren't that interesting (excluding Baltimore's) it's the same basic playbook I was thought in high school. The D need better audible controls,better shifts and more consistent play from the defensive players. Let's usher in the Age of the D for maddenites everywhere. Madden 10 (or X) bring the blitz. Just an idea Patrick Willis would look pretty sweet on the cover. Offense sells the games but good defense will keep challenging us all year long.  

• PLAYBOI2181 said February 08, 2009

  Once again madden holds the title for the year in sports games any upgrades that are done to the small stuff will help with the game play i just know me and some of my people playing the ncaa 09 just wanted the online franchise on madden not just the leauges but the whole year and draft just like the online dynasty in ncaa i know that still has us playin ncaa now so i know if that could be brought into madden it would be off da chain.

• k4nc3r said February 08, 2009

  This new technology is interesting but it means nothing without the most important part of any game: Presentation.

  I really think the main problem with Madden 09, and all the Maddens before it, is how underwhelming the Superbowl is.  People work hard to get there and the presentation is horrible.  It feels like just another game when it's THE most important game in the NFL.  And if you happen to win the Superbowl, its the most anti-climactic thing out there.  I want to see the fans go crazy, the coaches get doused in gatorade and the whole nine yards.  Assign like a ten man team that works solely on the Superbowl please!  

  Also, the announcing should be at a much higher level.  I was initially excited to hear that the brilliant Chris Collinsworth was going to do half the announcing, but it ended up being another lesson in how not to do play-by-play.  And please get a half-time show that breaks down key plays much like Collinsworth breaks down interceptions and other plays during the game.

  The gameplay is so great, its really a shame and shock that the presentation hasn't gotten to that same high level.  Every game matters in the season but when you're playing through it in franchise or superstar, it doesn't feel like any game has much importance.  So please, just focus on making each game feel more like a real NFL game (A pregame show maybe??) and for the love of god, please make the Superbowl actually feel like the Superbowl instead of just another game.  Us Full Sail kids might just have to get jobs there and change it ourselves ;P

  Great job otherwise and keep up the great work.    

• pdtodd12 said February 08, 2009

  Should be able to do more training during the season than just 5x's a player 3 at a time.

• Tron8 said February 08, 2009

  New additions that are great:

  - Highlights at halftime and after the game

  - Flash bulbs from crowd finally

  - Rumble cam

  - Tackling system (though it needs some tweaking)

  - Momentum when running- It's almost looks like natural running but something is still a bit off. Not as fluid/organic as real running, but this is probably the hardest thing to recreate in a videogame.

  Things Madden needs/ my constructive criticisms:

  - More interactive crowd: Yes the crowd boos and cheers after a touchdown, but that's relatively all it does in madden. The crowd should be "oohing" and "ahhing" at a slasher back who is breaking tackles on a big run or letting out a vicarious "ooooohhh" when a receiver is pounded by a defender. Also, just more aware of clutch situations (going crazy after a Converted 3rd and long on a drive to win the game) or after a huge stop by the home defense. Also, more cheers and individual chants. The crowd is a huge part of football but it takes a back seat in madden.

  - Better awareness of the game situation: Too many times on a 3rd and 2 in Madden do I hit my back or receiver on a drag route and, rather than turning straight up field to pick up the first down, they continue running towards the sidelines (and consequently the DB in the flats) and are met for no gain. This goes for plays near the sidelines and ESPECIALLY the endzone. I must have one or two plays a game that end on the 1 yard line because the player didn't reach the ball out as they would have in the NFL. The endzone should be the end all be all in a football game.

  Passing Game: Short drags and outs and almost unstoppable in '09. This guy I play runs 3 or 4 different plays the whole game and i've thrown the entire defensive playbook at him to no avail. Part of the reason he's able to do this is because he drops back 15 yards to the corner to essentially eliminate the option of a blitz while buying himself a ton of time with no real downside. Even the guys on Madden Challenge can be seen holding sprint as soon as the ball is hiked, dropping deep enough to wait on that drag route that eventually will open play after play.

  Running Game. If I call a run off center and there is a wide open hole off center, the computer controlled running back shouldn't bust a juke 2 yards behind the line and sprint outside, getting tackled for a loss of 1 instead of a solid game and/or potential big play. Screens have issues as well. One of the things I noticed was the way the defensive linemen "suck" the backs into a tackle when they're running through a hole. There is no real arm tackling in madden, as most tackles are animations where the player latches on and either falls right off or makes the tackle. Speed also seems to be diminished, as a 99 speed quarterback and be run down by a defensive lineman. Although a qb with 99 speed should probably not happen either.

  -Passing game: In madden '09 DBs make up steps like it's nobody's business. In the NFL, when the ball is in the air a DB making up ground either looks back and tries to play the ball but loses some speed, or has to blindly throw their hands up with their back turned to the ball in full sprint. However, if the ball is thrown well enough and the receiver has a few steps, it should be 6 points depending on the receivers speed. The biggest problem between madden and the NFL in terms of passing the deep balls is that in NFL, deep balls typically fail, not because they are tipped, but because they are overthrown or thrown out of bounds.

  On interception returns, offensive players make up ground like crazy and I rarely take one back in '09. Think Ed reed.

  - Kicking: This is one of the few things in football that seems to be the least predictable/dependable, but in Madden, you can kick a 45 yard field goal with your eyes closed. I loved the old zoomed in camera near the holder with the heartbeat on the controller. I don't know why that would have been removed.

  -Penalties: The addition of more holding calls and block in the back was nice, but lets add some more, particularly ones that actually occur in games often, illegal contact or roughing the qb (you can kill them pretty late after the throw) and even fair catch interference. Or even better, let the user maintain control of his player after the whistle, this can result in late hits, unnecessary roughness, roughing the qb etc- all things that occur every week in the NFL. I'm not encouraging unsportsman behavior but penalties do happen.

  -Sideline crew: Once again, generic rotating models with default numbers on the sidelines. Many players are sitting disinterested on the bench. How about units huddled together speaking witch coaches. Or offenses talking it over after a turnover. A coach praising his team after a good stretch of possessions. Or a qb looking at pics or talking on the phone. Even the backup staying warm or some sideline bikes, oxygen masks-- stuff that's in the NFL. Hell, you better throw in a female reporter or two while you're at it. Sideline reports about injuries are a definite must.

  -Presentation:

  1) More in game graphics, but don't have them impede. I like how they are presented in the off screen during 1 player games. I like the consecutive passing notice that appears in '09 but there should be a few more, especially in franchise, where they should date back to old games. These are things that a player shouldn't have to track but should be made aware of. I feel like 80% of stats presented in NFL games are looking back to past performances, but madden only references current game stats. Think of how many times during a sunday broadcast you hear "....something he's done the past 3 games" from a commentator after a player makes something look routine (good or bad).

  Franchise:

  1) Feeling of live schedule-- I loved the old madden with the score ticker with games currently going on. The playoff/division race should be a week to week thing later in the season, having high tension and drama. It's lame simulating all the games after you've finished yours. The rivalry graphic is nice but it really seems like it has no effect in game.

  2) Draft: With player bios should also come the players model. I want to see the player I'm drafting. Maybe he's gained weight since the senior bowl or he looks like a twig. Players in the draft should be based of college performance and also individual desires of the GM (user or computer). There should be risk and reward, with the user making the call. The 49ers knew frank gore would have knee problems but his upside was the appeal. He stayed healthy and it payed off, but it could have gone the other way. One thing that could be really cool is having a combine, where the user has to control of the individual draftees and partakes in different drills, kind of like a test drive (as the combine is). If they could make this brief, maybe drills for your top 5 prospects, it could really add something to the draft, which is a huge part of the NFL calendar year. People camp out for this, it is one of the most watched events in the NFL schedule and yet in madden I often simulate it. Photos for draftees-- Nothing is more aesthetically displeasing than a blank frame of a photo in place of a picture. You could have a library of stock photos. You could even do 3D faces, anything but that black outline.

  3) Free agency: Maybe have a little mini interview with free agents. Something(s) to spice this up.

  4) Coaching: Maybe have a "game plan" feature before each week's game, where a coach sets 2 or 3 specific things to focus on like focusing on individual players or plays "ie when playing the eagles watch for the screen/ playing the cardinals watch larry fitzgerald).

  5) Playoffs: A playoff game should be what it's all about.

  That's all I can think of for now. I'm still playing 09 and its however many months later so all additions to this game only make it better than an already great game. These criticisms are meant in a constructive and positive manner and I appreciate the opportunity to share my feedback.

• pdtodd12 said February 08, 2009

  A couple things that NEED to be worked on:

  1). More than half the time when you go out of bounds the clock doesn't stop.

  2). When DB's block the ball or WR/TE/RB/FB dont catch the ball it doesnt come near them, it bounces like a foot away from them like an invisible forcefiled or something. That's why Defenders block the ball so easily because it never really comes near them it bounce off the "force field" and that really needs to be worked on.

• bgduece22 said February 09, 2009

  The QB's delivery is very long and slow...this lets the DB make up almost any amount of time...the ability to challange a play, where the computer does not decide which part of the play is challenged...the networking part of this game is terrible...really terrible, you should dedicate a major block of time to bring the networking up to standard.

• pdtodd12 said February 09, 2009

  TE need to get better at run blocking, im not talking about their skill im talking about when im about to get into the open filed then they dont try to block the defender headed toward me.

• alexcabrera14 said February 09, 2009

  I THINK THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT WOULD MAKE

  MADDEN 10 AWESOME AND SELL MORE THAN 10 MILLION COPIES WOULD BE THAT IF GUYS

  BRING IN THE *WILDCAT* FORMATION. THE ONE THAT RONNIE BROWN WOULD USE FROM MIAMI DOLPHINS

  I WOULD LOVE TO BUY MADDEN 10 IF U GUYS PUT THAT ON.AND EVERYBODY WOULD USE IT CAUSE VERY ITS UNIQUE

  SINCERELY,#1 MADDEN FAN!!!  

• BMP21 said February 09, 2009

  Hey Ian Cummings,

  !!!!PLEASE READ THIS IT WILL HELP YOU GUYS A LOT!!!!

      This  blog I’m leaving is very long because it is about the attention to detail about some different aspects of Madden NFL 09 that should be fixed on the next upcoming Madden NFL 10. First I’ll start off with the in-game mode. Below are the ideas I had in mind:

      1) You turn on the TV every Sunday to watch your favorite team play America's best game. The first thing you see is a blimp overview of the home team stadium with Al Michaels and John Madden saying, "Hello and welcome to Sunday Night Football." I think you understand where I’m coming from. then after that it goes to an in-the booth view where you see Al Michaels, John Madden, and the rest of the crew talking about the match up, with cut scenes of the players warming up, but not in full pads or anything just like the uniforms used in the mini games. Then it goes back to the booth scene where John Madden says "The coin toss is about to start lets go down to the field to get a closer look. Then it cuts to the coin toss scene where you actually see the players choosing heads or tales. Then after that, you have the kick off.

      2) Coaches are probably some of the most important aspects of NFL football, but do you really ever see them in madden? No, not really. Coaches need to be a lot more involved with Madden NFL 10. Everywhere from cut scenes talking to players to scenes just of them calling plays, and not just the Head Coaches, but the assistant coaches and offensive and defensive coordinators.  They all have a large percent of input in the game.

      3) There needs to be a lot more cut scenes up-close of the players, you guys put all of that detail into the uniforms and only get to see them up close every once in a while. Don’t just do cut scenes where they’re running by them self’s all robotic like that’s not really fun to see. Make it so that the players have life and are talking to one another and stuff like that.

      4) The sidelines need a lot of work…they, suck…no offense. It’s got to have the works. The water boy, the towel boy, all of those little things (attention to detail). Actually make the players moving around and talking with their coaches and offensive players and stuff like that, with coaches giving play calls, and signals, also when a player throws an interception he should go to the sidelines all pissed sometimes. Players also need to have their helmets off sometimes like in NFL Head Coach 09. A lot more cut-scenes need to be added to the game of the side lines. I think I’ve made my point.

      5)  Actually make players look like they’re in the huddle listening and calling plays. They usually just stand there hitting their hands waiting for an invitation or something.

      6) Next is injuries; they’re too fake. Try putting more life into them, for example, when a player tears an MCL they usually can’t get up and walk back to the sidelines on their own. They usually have to have the medical staff come out and help them off. Also, when a player has a severe concussion they get up and walk off the field. Did you see Anquan Boldin get up and walk off the field after that really big hit to the head? I know I didn’t. That’s where the cart guy comes into play. Injuries need a lot more work. Another thing, On NFL Sunday when I see a player go down I don’t see a little screen pop up and tell us what the injury is. You need to wait like a quarter or a half of quarter to diagnose the injury, but use a cut-scene to a reporter and show her diagnosing the injury, saying something like, “Trainers have informed us that he has a severe concussion and his status is that he will not be returning.” You know something like that. You get the point.

      7) The actual grass itself is pretty good, good job with that. One thing you might consider doing though is inserting actual little particles of grass in on the field I understand that it might be hard but on those cut scenes where you’re not looking at the grass from an angle but at a more level view it looks flat and really fake. Another thing with the grass, when a player or linemen come off the line of scrimmage after the ball has been hiked where is the flying grass at? That needs to be added as well. One more thing when a player has his face mask smashed into the ground by a defender I think that maybe sometimes a player needs to come up off of the ground after a tackle and have some grass stuck in the helmet.

      8) Ok you handled the Procedural awareness, finally. One thing though that I would like to see in Madden NFL 10 is a lot more of relationships between the players. For example, when Chad Johnson (Ocho Cinco) talking his trash to defenders you should see it in the game. If you see two players that went to college together and are saying stuff like good job, and great hit and stuff like that you should also see that in the game. ONLY ON, on-the-field cut scenes though. Kind of like NFL Network’s Live Wire but during a game.

      9) Next I would like to talk about the Halftime show. This is a very important part of football on Sunday. An easy way to put this is watch a game and look at the halftime show. That will help you with most of it, but a quick overview wouldn’t hurt anyone. For example, again, first the NFL Commentator crew talks about the game you are in now and show replays of great plays and stuff like that, then after that they talk about other games that are going on at the same time and they would show highlights also. You get the point.

      10) Another good idea is every time you pause the game and you re-enter it a cut scene would appear whether it be a famous part of the city the game is being played at like the golden gate bridge of San Francisco, or a sunny beach, even to the side lines  of the coaches and stuff like that. Now I know for the game crazy people out there, they would be like that’s a waste of time. So that is when in settings you put the ability to turn it on or off.

      11) The Post game show should be similar to the half time show but with concluding details of the current game and of the other games, don’t forget about replays of all current games that have ended as well. The only difference I might suggest for the Post Game Show is that you give previews of upcoming games as well. (NOTE: Idea categories 9 and 10 with the current games that are going on and stuff should only be applied for Franchise Mode.)

      12) Last I would like to talk about the fans, they’re worse than the sidelines; they need to look a lot more realistic. And have quit a few Cut scenes of them, they too are also a very important part of the football feeling, get creative with the fan cut scenes. Like you did in previous Madden games, but with the graphics of today’s Madden.

      That pretty much covers it all for the In-Game Mode. Now well discuss player models.

      1) Player models are excellent so far. Couple things though; It’s really strange when I see all of the football players running around in the game and stuff but never see any sweat. What up with that. It needs to be added for that real realistic look.

      2) This really doesn’t have to do with player models but it’s really close to it. On the revolutionary face masks it seems I don’t know like there a little too far away from the actual helmet, not only with the Rev. ones but with all of them. Bring them in a little bit. And the visors need a little work to look at NCAA 09’s versions and correct yours and you’ll be good to go on that. This Idea category is mainly focusing on accessories, few things, sleeves should have the possibilities of wearing them when it’s only real cold or all of the time, Coach Wrist bands need a little more detailed, not along the lines of looks but how the players interact with them. Like they never look at them when they have them on, isn’t that what they’re for though? Modified neck pads need to be added as well, all of the ones that exist, no excuses. Different types of cleats should be added as well. Hand warmers and side towels need to be added as well, maybe for the side towels you could try using the same engine for the way the hair moves around for the towels when the players are moving and stuff like that, Just an idea.

  That’s really all I have to say with that. Next on my list is Franchise Mode.

      1) Franchise mode has come a long ways since the beginning of madden. We talked about earlier the Halftime and Post-Game Show Scenes and stuff like that, those I think and I also think many others would agree is a really cool and sleek way of getting John Madden back in the game, not only by sound, but by a 3D visual model of him and the Crew in the Booth.

      2) After every concluding week you should be able to watch an ESPN Sports center Weekly Wrap up Presentation of all of the games stats, player stats, and news around the league including injuries and so forth. Like I said before some might think this is a waste of time maybe you could activate this feature by clicking the right stick, that way if you don’t want to watch it you don’t have to.

      3) One Thing I think needs a lot of work is the Super bowl, let’s just say that I get more excitement from watching “As The World Turns,” it needs LIFE, just to boring, everything from the beginning of the game to the End Including the Halftime show, now I understand that computing a generated rock band would be difficult but what about some laser show or something to that extent. Also you should put the super bowl patch on the team’s jerseys as well during the super bowl

      4) Next I would like to talk about the Pro Bowl. It needs some more excitement, it’s just too ordinary, I mean look at it this way. All of the best players in the league are getting together and playing football I think that’s a little more exciting than just a standard Exhibition game, the players need to be wearing their helmet from their team and have the team that they play for on their sleeve. I just noticed this one, but have you noticed that there isn’t a home uniform, they’re both away uniforms, it makes sense though. You should also include the Pro Bowl Work Outs, like the strongest man, the fastest man, the QB drills, ECT.

      5) Next is the off Season, where did training camp go? That needs to be in there as well. I almost forgot Practice mode needs to come back also but you should have the option of having the players wear full pads and uniforms or their practice uniforms, Example, (Helmets, pads t shirt and shorts).

  That’s all for franchise mode, now on to create-a-team.

      1) This is all I’ve got to say, look at the team creations of All Pro Football 2k8 and use that for some ideas. Like logo specific designs for pants shoulders and helmets, Example, San Diego Chargers Uniforms on the shoulder they have a lightning bolt as a stripe that’s pretty freakin’ cool. Out lines on numbers, name, shoulder stripes, pant stripes, ECT. On the helmet though I notice the Warning paragraph and the United States Flag is crooked. On the Jerseys you should be able to put your team logo on the front above the number or a team name, but should be allowed to choose the colors for it. Not only that but the team name should be able to be located on the back of the standard helmets on that little white thing on the back and the numbers of the players should be on the back of the helmet as well.

      2) When you transfer a created team into franchise mode when you choose who the team Captain is that little Captain logo should appear on the shoulder for created teams.

      3) I think a cool feature would be the ability to upload your own custom logo for single player mode or online use, kind of like what Nascar 09 did with the whole paint shop thing, because there just isn’t enough logos to choose from, just a thought.

      4) For the create-a-stadium, I think you need more options from what to choose from design wise. Like multiple cities and so on and so forth. Being able to choose your own colors and stuff would make more sense too, because I’ve noticed that when I choose my color in the beginning sometimes the colors I’ve chosen have made it so that I can’t see my section name. So I think that needs to be changed as well for that reason.

      5) You should also be able to choose your staff and stuff either from ones that are available in the NFL to creating your own.

  That wraps that up, last we’ll talk about Player Model Mechanics.

      1) The Mechanics of madden NFL have improved greatly over the years but there is one of a few corrections that bug me the most, and that is how the quarter back moves. He moves to robotic like again I’ll say it, take a look at how the QB mechanics for the 2k games work, I’d look at the most recent one, the All Pro Football game. You get that fixed and passing would be a lot more fun. One other thing I’ve noticed about the QB mechanics is that on the shot gun formation he comes out of the snap all robotic like; it needs to be the same drop back as when he’s on the line rather than in the shotgun formation.

      2) The transitioning from the huddle onto the line of scrimmage needs to be worked on, I’m pretty confident though that you guys on the Madden team know how to fix and see that without me going into details.

      3) The Way that the players run also needs to be changed it’s getting closer but they still look robotic. Just have some guy in a gaming sensor suit thing, I don’t know what they’re called, but anyways have him run for as long as he can and just take the motion from that and use it to transition from celebrations to running to the side lines, you get the point.

  We’ve covered a lot of things that personally I think would EA’s market rocket through the roof if you could get this long list in there. That leads me to my next part, Ian. I know all of these features and other details would take up a lot of disc space, so I’ve come up with yet another idea. I don’t know how it works with EA Sports and Xbox, or it will even work, but it’s worth a try and I think madden fans would love it a lot… Here it goes. What about if you took all of these features and stuff and turned them into game add on downloads through Xbox live. That would basically be giving madden fans the ability to create their own custom madden, with features that they would enjoy the most, and don’t worry about the ones who cant afford Xbox live accounts, that’s where you could put all of the discs needed to store all of the new features and details in with the special edition pack of madden that you can install on to the Xbox and Xbox 360, try not to make it to expensive though or else the production output may become less then what you were looking for. Like I said though I don’t if it would work or how but it was worth a shot. Thank you for taking the time to read this very long Blog but I know that if you go by this somewhat it will help you guys even sell more. Couple things I almost forgot, One, for big hits have the helmets pop off every once in a while. I have read a lot of blogs from people that want that back. Second is that with the download thing it could also leave more space on the disc for mechanics and stuff like that.

  This might sound kind of out of the loop but please if you have the time please write me over Xbox live… about what you think. My gamer take is BMP21. Just send me a message and I’ll Get Back to you

• BCoax said February 09, 2009

  Superstar Mode: All i do is play superstar but it needs a lot of help.

  First make players fight for their postion, like in NCAA you need to earn a certain ammount of points.

  Also you shuld be able to change you players hair.

    (Speeking of hair you shoould make it untied {troy Polamalu} or tied  {MarionBarber}

  you should add more accesories and better gloves.

  You should be able to choose your icons.

  Change plays on defense if you play linebacker or saftey, like the quarterbakc in superstar.

  You should be able to request new contracts.

  Fight after plays with other palyers like in madden 2000.

  Better pass rushes, half the time i get cut, bring back jump the snap.

  Better cutback lanes for runningbacks.

  if your a running back and assigneed to block b/c u dont have a route you should still be a target for the quarter back.

  More faces and voices.

  Better wieghtlifting.

  More things wth player influence.

  Mild customization of features once your player is created.

  A button for jumping recievers routes.

  Make it a little easire to return INTs for TDs like Ed Reed

  Use players speed and weight better when running the ball.

  Man coverage needs to be stepped up. and better blitzing.

  Superstar with created teams.

  Most importantly:

  YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLAY AS SOME OF THE BEST PLAYERS ON A TEAM NOT JUST ROOKIES. I WANT TO PLAY AS CLINTON PORTIS NOT JUST CHRIS JOHNSON OR MATT FORTE.

• Kdubbs29 said February 09, 2009

  Oh, also the 40 yard dash and weight lifting tests are garbage. They are WAY to hard to perform and your made up player always ends up being awful because of it. I made a rb who only ran a 7 second 40 yrd dash and did less than 10 lifts. That is BS.

• Kdubbs29 said February 09, 2009

  Create A Team Fixes:

  1) More logo options, they have been the same for a few years

  2) Ability to use a created team from the beginning of a franchise (by replacing team X and using team X's players, not made up players)

  3) More uniform options: The sleeve numbers should also be able to go on the shoulders like most NFL teams do; numbers should be able to have outlines; numbers should be able to be different colors on body/sleeves; helmet stripes need to be more relistic, for example stripe 4 is too wide and you can't have multiple stripe colors like most teams have; there should be traditional sleeve stripe options (Steelers/Packers); team specific uni-options (Chargers/lightning bolts, etc.); should be able to add player numbers to helmets (Giants, Steelers); Should be able to use real NFL logos but change the uniforms; if you start franchise with NFL team, and then relocate you should get the old NFL team's uniforms in addition to the 4 new uniforms you create (just like how Tennessee has more than 6 unis available)

  Gameplay:

  1) I hate how my clearly faster WRs with a 10 yard lead can be caught by linebackers and other clearly slower players. This also happens a lot with RBs behind the line of scrimmage

  2) Linebackers should not have super jumping ability to pick off passes. QBs should be able to lob passes over them.

  3) DBs should not be able to pick off passes they don't see (as you've addressed), and they shouldn't bolt forward several yards to pick off passes

  Franchise Mode:

  1) for the draft in the franchise mode you should be able to see what kind of players other teams are targeting so you know if you should pull the trigger a little early to get a player that you want, or if you should trade up (and, you should make it easier to trade up rounds)

  2) You should be able to trade draft picks from the next three or so years (so you can trade a first round this year and a second round next year for a better first round pick this year)

  3) Bring back restricted free agency where you get draft pick compensation if another team signs your players (also, do you get compensation now if you trade a player who has been franchised?

  Online:

  1) ****IMPORTANT**** Make online leagues so that me and however many friends can play in a regular franchise mode where we each have our own teams, and the rest of the NFL's 32 teams are also in the league. Last years option was garbage because if you only had one friend to play with online, you only could have 2 teams in your league. It should be like how NCAA was last year and there should be an option for a fantasy draft. It should run just like the regular franchise mode, but online. PLEASE, PLEASE fix this. I have wanted to be in a true franchise league with friends for years.

• Kdubbs29 said February 09, 2009

  Franchise Mode: Have players hold out, or demand trades. Have players fail drug tests occasionally or get off-field suspensions or something to spice it up. Also, it seems like almost no kickers (besides Janikowski) can kick anything past a 45 yard field goal. In 6 seasons, Rian Lindell never hit a 50 yarder (even with wind aid). That isn't realistic.

• Kdubbs29 said February 09, 2009

  Also, if the game is a blowout, the fans should not still be cheering like crazy. They should be heading towards the exits. Or, maybe not every game is a sellout if it is a bad team.

• big_larry said February 09, 2009

  things to work on:

  WR DB interaction (they should be more physical, and wr should fake in and out of routes)  

  wr need to more aggressive going for the ball

  qb's throwing the ball to short on streaks

  human controlled players are overly effective! ala makeup speed and being able to cover the entire secondary with a safty, humans not able to be blocked, and they seem to suck to the ball in pass coverage when you press the intercetion button!

  Oline pass blocking, sometimes they dont even try.

  qb's still very accurate after dropping back 20 yards or from wierd angles.

  hit stick too effective, should only be able to hit stick when players with the ball are in a defenseless position ala not looking at the player thats about to crush them.

  Things i would like to see in the next game

  better gang tackling, pile ups, and more people in on the tackle

  full off season training camp in franchise, i havent play franchise since 04

  late hits

  new kicking system, thinking Tiger Woods hitting meter

  and oh yea online play clock should be only 25sec like ncaa football

  also add super sim online like ncaa football

  plus make players scouting reports more accesible online, like at the choose team menu.

• brocktune01 said February 09, 2009

  I think there should be a way too stop teams from running the same plays, going for it on 4th down constantly, running no-huddle.  Make the next play automatic fumble/pick somehow.  I like playing a realistic game. When people play for real it makes the game more interesting.  As a football fan I enjoy realistic game play.  Also people who quit two games in a day, without conceding, or suddenly disconnect by shutting their modem off should be kicked off online for a day.

• RANDAR2099 said February 09, 2009

  I'd like to see defensive assignments and the ability to give CBs inside or outside position on recievers they're covering.

• stuntballer305 said February 09, 2009

  It would be good if you can put wild cat into the game

• swfanboy said February 09, 2009

  i mirror alot of peoples opinions about the back peddling QB if they throw the ball with their backs turned the ball should go the direction they are pointing instead of them turning around and breaking for a TD ( make it a throw away instead of a pass) penalize it if not out of the pocket, allow an interception etc.

• swfanboy said February 09, 2009

  one thing i would like to see is better use of the weapons system instead of trying to make us remember everybodies weapons how bout letting the computer run those ex. larry fitzgeralds catch in the pro bowl, and super bowl over the defensive backs or e. james juke against polumalu in the super bowl make the game more about stratergy than about who has faster button pushing i mean it is a simulation not a fighting game

• swfanboy said February 09, 2009

  i cant say it enough when it comes to online play if your going to punish those who quit by giving them a loss then reward those who dont and give them a win

• swfanboy said February 09, 2009

  instead of the madden challenge online to see who goes and plays live how bout a weekly schedule 1 night a week i mean a 32 team league 17 week regular schedule playoff schedule super bowl contest and those who win the superbowl in their league plays the other winners in another playoff to see who is the best of the champs and that winner goes and plays live i suggest this because some of us work for a living and dont have time to play 10 or more hours a day to keep up with everyone else but would like to compete to see if we can win

• bdubthe1nonly said February 09, 2009

  this is probably a stupid request...but in madden '10 can we plz change the mini camp games so that you are awarded points based on your performance rather than picking a lvl, many times have I picked 5 and killed it and thought wow Ill do 7 next time, only to get completely smoked byt he computer

• Kdubbs29 said February 09, 2009

  If I'm on defense, and the CPU makes a long pass to a WR and a CPU operated player on my team is chasing him, he keeps it close. But, when I switch to that CPU operated player on my team, he immediately slows down his sprint making it impossible to tackle the WR. That shouldn't be.

• jack1535 said February 09, 2009

  How Aobut A pregame show were you have all these espn guys and they pick who they thinks gonna win and a post game and half time show but use some guys from nfl countodwn like chris bermam (spelled wrong)

• Kdubbs29 said February 09, 2009

  When playing 5 min. quarters against the CPU, if the CPU has a lead, they start killing the clock once it gets to just under 3 minutes left in the 4th quarter. It makes it really tough to comeback because of that. The time should be proportionate to the length of a quarter. If a real-life NFL quarter is 15 minutes, teams kneel down once it gets below the two minute warning. In Madden, if you're playing 5 minute quarters, they shouldn't kneel down until there's less than a minute left.

• jack1535 said February 09, 2009

  and make it so you could bring your seaosn from last year in to this game like i signed svteve jackson to a 7 year deal but ill never finish 7 seaons

• CardiaCat said February 09, 2009

  I know alot of people who would like to have the ability to create there own plays along with there own playbook.  I think making your own playbook and your own plays would make online play sick.  THE MOST IMPORTANT CHANGE THAT NEEDS TO BE IN MADDDEN 10 IS A EXTRA RATING THAT ALOWS FOR UPDATES ON TEAM MORALE. (COWBOYS?) LETS BE HONEST NO MATTER HOW MUCH TALENT IS ON ONE TEAM, PLAYING AS A TEAM FOR WE AND NOT I MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.  DALLAS IS RATED 97 OVERALL AND DIDN'T MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.  WHY ARE THEY STILL RATED SO HIGH?  EA, I LOVE PLAYING MADDEN, JUST MAKE YOUR TEAM ROSTER UPDATES MORE REALISTIC TO WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN THE NFL, YOU GUYS NEED A TEAM CHARISMA RATING ALONG WITH THE OTHER 4 RATINGS THAT ARE USED TO DEFINE A TEAM.  HEART HEART HEART.. YOU KNOW TEAMS WITH HEART AND CHARACTER WILL OFTEN BEAT A MORE TALENTED TEAM.  THE GAME IS ALL ABOUT WILL!!! THANKS FOR LISTINING TO MY RANT AND I HOPE IN 2010 WE CAN WATCH OUR FRIENDS PLAY THE ACTUAL GAMECAST GAME OR MAYBE EVEN JOIN IN? HONESTLY I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO WATCH A GAMECAST LIKE AN ACTUAL TELEVISION BROADCAST. ALL I CAN DO IS HOPE. GOOD LUCK MADDEN MAKERS HAVE FUN AND REMEMBER YOUR MAKING A GAME THAT MAKES MILLIONS OF GAMERS HAPPY YEAR ROUND I WISH I HAD YOUR JOB, MY IDEAS GO ON FOREVER...

• CAMREN630 said February 09, 2009

  im back ea.wats up with the screen passes some times my man starts running back the other way even without me touching him thats just dumb and another thing i cant stand is when i throw a pass to my wr and i click on to go get it im hitting the dam y button and he just keeps running straight i mean weather im close to the ball or not put your dam hands up i am hitting a button that makes you put your hands up so do it show me i have full control.horse collar that is a penlty in football put it on the game,defensive holding,uneccesary roughness,make the sidelines more realistic go take a look at all pro football.i was running the football towards the other teams sideline and as i was bout to run into them one of their players grabbed me and held me up i could not believe it.ea maybe you guys should fall back for an year or two and just give us roster updates for the last game yall make cause it gotten to a point where yall should feel guilty bout taken our money every year and not given us yall best in return nfl2k5 is still the best nfl game to date and thats sad real sad.

  "show us why yall have the license show us its because yall make the best games and not because yall have the most money."

• CAMREN630 said February 09, 2009

  i love the endzone celebrations outside of wat yall did with the dunking of the goal post wat is that yall could not make them actually dunk it instead of throwing it threw thats the lazy stuff i am talking bout.stop letting bum recievers with speed be great players.you guys need to stop focusing on these madden challenge bums and focus on the real coaches all these scrubs do is put wr at rb fb watever run their little cute rocket catch and they are considered nice.i have an user game so rocket catching is nothing for me but its corny.its time for the real coaches to shine.another thing i would love a shot to get on the bus wont yall setup an online tournament to give those who have a life a chance i cant sit back for ten to twelve hours and play the game to be considered one of the best.

  "show us why yall have the license show us its because yall make the best games and not because you have the most money"

• CAMREN630 said February 09, 2009

  need better celebrations after a big win you know gatorade poured on coaches,team running on to field after game winning field goal,playres greeting before and after games,some teams join up and pray after games.show players on the side line celebrating win they think they have the game wrapped up,show the other teams frustration on their sideline,so players on the sidelines on the phone when they make a good play or bad and we will be able to tell that by their face expression.show jerseys coming out or getting torn,teammattes arguing when things are not going well,make defenders fall off pump fakes sometimes if not wat is the point of yall having pump fakes on the game,new and improved playbooks.wr reverse,post game interviews,pregame shows.if we see it on sunday we will see it in madden right yeah ok we will see ea.

  "show us why yall have the license show us its because yall make the best game and not because yall have the most money."

• EAzY CAsH313 said February 09, 2009

  I play  xbox 360 and for me all I want out of madden 10 is an expanded playbook. I don't need create a play because i can do that with head coach. But if i wanna run a double reverse or  speed option I want o be able to run it even if it doesn't work. I feel that madden play calling sometimes holds me back. hats the point of calling a HB DIVE FK REVERSE if I can never call a real reverse!!!!  I'm an old school madden guy been plain since 92' and you guys have a handle on the gameplay stuff. Running the ball in 09' was fun.rocket catches gotta go, but let there be a be a place for great play calling setting defenses up to be suprised in some way. Oh yeah before I forget I need you to step ya game up on the online leagues. I runface to face leagues all the time so if you wanna know ho to be efficient and make it a staple of your game I got's ya back.

• squirdle said February 09, 2009

  1 - Officiating team on the field is a must.

  2 - Chain gang for measurements, like they used to be.

  3 - Medical assistance for injured players.

  4 - Accelerated clock option.

  5 - CPU to let play clock run down to a realistic time before snapping the ball.

  6 - Ablilty to save a part-finished game to resume later on PS3.

• buddyhunts said February 09, 2009

  I agree with alot of what has been said. I would like to see a little better AI in the new madden. Time and time again I have had a db drop a pick that he shouldn't have. This gets very frustrating because sometimes you dont have time to click on and user it. I would also like to see db's start jumping on curl routes. We Asante Samuel among others jump curl routes for 6 consistently and it would be nice to incorperate this into the game. It would also like to see height, weight and strength be of more value in the next game. I have had 300 pound DT's get smashed to the ground by 200 pound HB and thats garbage.

  I am fine with the rocket catch for two reasons. One, we do have to remember that it is a video game and the rc allows sim players to have some fun ( i understand that it is unrealistic). And two, out of all the cheap plays in the game, the rc requires the most stick work and skill.

  In terms of online play. I would like to see less lag (and no its not my connection). Everywhere I play online there is massive amounts of lag and it really effects the game.I understand this might be a hard thing to fix but it would be awsome if it did. I think the new PA looks unreal and I can't wait for the release day. I have a feeling the EA is gonna do it real big for this one.

• Alfaro_28 said February 09, 2009

  Please EA use euphoria

• Bearzfa said February 09, 2009

  plz tone down the ability of the corners of safety so they cant's intercept or swat anything because its anoying when they swat a ball that they obviously wouldn't be able to tell its there in real life

• NoSubs said February 09, 2009

  Please make the draft better, currently the scouting system is glitched and you can see all the scout comments about a player (I think the idea is that you are supposed to unlock those comments by using scouts each week).

  Also, the players in the draft need better ratings, I have never seen a HB come out of the draft above 79, or a FB above 75, yet there are always more than one 80+ QB. Some "busts" are good to keep things realistic, but without importing an NCAA class, the ratings are way too low for just about every position.

  Also, I do not want to buy NCAA, but I would buy a draft class if was downloadable and priced reasonably.

  The offensive line needs to block better! If I play a season they have a horribly small number of pancakes and thus never get a shot at making the Pro Bowl. In 08 it was the opposite problem, too many pancakes, please get it right for 10.

  Also, please make the CPU's signings more intelligent. I saw Jamarcus Russell get injured, and then the Raiders signed Josh McCowan to a three year contract! One year is enough when you just need a guy to fill in for an injured player.

  Please have a set of sliders for the human user and the CPU. I wish I could make interceptions by the CPU much lower (partially because of the problem you have mentioned), but it is not possible with the current slider set-up. Related to this is that linebackers should not jump as high as they do to intercept passes.

  I do not think it is a good feature to have the CPU players shed their blocks when I press the sprint button. It is rather annoying. For that matter, consider getting rid of the sprint button all together.

  My Skill should be adjusted. If I am the Chargers and I beat the Lions by a lot it should not make things harder for me the next game, because I SHOULD have beat the Lions by a lot. The adjustment needs to be based on what should have happened GIVEN the team I was playing and players I was using (i.e. Edgerrin James with 200 rush yards against the Steelers means my rush offence should go down, Clinton Portis with 200 rush yards against the Lions means it should stay the same).

  It also needs different thresholds for adjusting the ratings. If I am not rushing for more than 5 ypc or a QB rating over 100, then do not adjust anything.

• jay741 said February 09, 2009

  in madden 10 i think it would be cool to have a create a playbook use able in online.

  i think madden 10 should bring back the greatest games like there was in madden 2002. i want to be able to play with my 99-00 greatest show on turf rams. i also think it would be cool to this year add a live player draft to the online leagues.

  madden is the best game on the market every year thanks for the hard work

• AsiOng said February 09, 2009

  Viewing saved highlights full screen would be great.

• jpacman said February 09, 2009

  PLEASE READ DEVELOPERS...

  I love Madden I am a buyer every year but the one thing I cannot stand is the pass coverage system in 09 and I know I am not the only 1 commenting about it. PLEASE fix the way my WR can have a man beat by 5 yards and somehow the CB or Safety jumps up and swats it or the CB from the other side of the field sprints at 40mph to get there before the ball gets there, and lastly, the 1 handed interceptions by LB's and DL players has to go!! How often do you see a LB make an athletic INT.?? NEVER!! It has to hit them square in the chest before they pick it and even then they drop it. If this can be addressed, legions of Madden fans will thank you!!

• jpacman said February 09, 2009

  Oh lastly, please fix the QB sneak play for the defense, no matter what defense you call, it is almost impossible to stop the QB sneak which makes it very frustrating when playing online and you stop someebody on 3rd and they have 4th and 1, and do something with the pump fake or take it out, whats the use of it if the DB's never bite on it.

• CAMREN630 said February 09, 2009

  thank you pump fake is point less would love to see cb fall once and awhile.tired of challenging the obvious if im down make the ref come in and say that once and awhile.but ea yall not going to read anything or input any of our suggestions in the game but ill keep posting anyway cause i love nfl football and its worth a shot since yall are the only dam game out here.to think that i was happy that you guys had the license rights but all that made you guys do is slack off wont yall take ideas from 2k sports since yall cant seem to do things right yourselves.

  "show us why they gave yall the license show us they gave it to yall cause yall make the best games and not because yall have the most money.

• MaddenGamer89 said February 09, 2009

  Many great things have been said by some people. Things I would like to see are as follows:

  -Creation of your own offensive and defensive playbook with the ability to make trick plays such as the WR pass, HB pass, WR reverse etc.

  -Smarter A.I. (Impossible to stop QB sneak, LB's leap 5ft to pick off a bullet pass right infront of them, DB's consistently drop what should be an interception.)

  -Player progression based on his performance throught the regular and post-season.

  -Overall a more in-depth franchise mode

  -Better cinematics before and after games especially after big ones such as the super bowl.

  -Chris Collinsworth is a great commentator for the game as well as Madden but his repeating comments are getting really old and annoying but still a great voice for the game in my opinion.

  -Whats up with the pro-bowl helmets?

  -Ineffective pump fake, dont take it out, just make it effective and realistic where someone like Brian Russell SS may bite and get burnt where as aposed to someone like Adrian Wilson SS the pump fake may not be as effective.

  -Keep plays realistic based on player attributes

• ImA b3AsT 09 said February 09, 2009

  I just have 1 thing im sorry but no linebacker should ever,NOT ever haha jump twenty feet in the air  lol

  Im an elite player i have over 100 wins and less then 40 losses tha name is Up there at the top. This game will help the chill players.the players that play to have fun for the elites it jus makes us try even more harder to get better and better.

  Madden 09 n NFl 10 greatest ever thanks EA ur doing good jus not good enough lol

• Jumpman5495 said February 09, 2009

  ok i love madden, its the best game on the market but, there are a few things you need to fix.

  1. owner mode. bring it back please

  2.superstar, make it more player controlled instead of just practice and games

  like negotiating a contrract getting endorsements you know stuff like that.

  3.make spectacular catches more spectacular instead of them just jumping up or bobbling it.

  4.make the stamina of players more realistic

  5.big hits, make them more realistric,dont make the victims just hop right up

  6.refs we need them back

  7.more penalty calls

  8.sweeps more effective

  9.passing more harder,its just to easy

  10.weekly roster and stat updates

• DMBlaxsheep said February 09, 2009

  Well lets see...

  1. [u]Better/consistent blocking[/u]. Whether on kickoff or during run plays, it gets annoying when a defender runs right past the block without any type of bump or hinderance. Even worse is when you expect it to happen and your blocker actually catches the block.

  2. [u]Super jumps[/u]. I guess this should be variable based on ratings/star status, but never should an average LB or DB do a straight 50 inch vertical to pull down an interception....yet i've seen it happen on several occasions.

  3. [u]Player control delay[/u]. How many of us have tried to switch to the DB in pursuit/trail and a split second delay allows the receiver to separate from coverage?

  4. [u]More proficient defender swating/coverage[/u]. It amazes me even to this day how a star defender who is (very) closely shadowing a receiver will just throw his arms up in the "touchdown motion" and let the ball sail right through his arms but an average defender who is possibly more than 5 yards away can just jump into the air and knock the ball down.

  5. [u]Presnap defense[/u]. On the PS2 version you can scroll through each player and manually give them an assignment, but this option is obsolete on PS3.

  6. [u]Control settings[/u]. Allow users to choose between the classic controller config and other common configs. Some people just dont possess the dexterity to learn different ones every year.

  7.  [u]More presnap motion on O[/u]. Allow multiple moves between WR/RB/TEs presnap (within rules of course). For example, sending a RB to the slot then deciding to pull a WR back to line up behind the QB. I've seen it done in NFL games but doesnt necessarily need to be in a full audible situation.

  8. [u]Catching[/u]. Get rid of the "tap catch button for aggressive catch and hold catch button for possession catch" and just make it a catch button. Let the receiver's awareness/catching rating handle that.

  9. [u]Ask Madden??[/u] Seriously, who still needs to "ask Madden." My grandmother doesnt even have to ask Madden...

• redlishus said February 10, 2009

  Please bring ONLINE FRANCHISE to NexGen!

• jamal21Z said February 10, 2009

  Its good to see more realism being added to the next madden because it wasn't just the DB getting the pick without looking. The wide receiver would do something very similar and it creeped me out how my WR would know how and where I'm throwing him the ball like he was reading my mind and honestly no play is that perfect.

• mr_muney said February 10, 2009

  This will really help out the blitzers like myself. When a qb is blitzed he shouldnt be able to throw the ball to a reciever who hasnt even come out of his break yet and get an automatic catch, because half the time the reciever doesnt expect the ball to come out that fast unless he reads the blitz too. I do realize that their are a few recievers and qbs that have the hot route thing down but it shouldnt work for sub par recievers with low awareness. This is what makes blitzing and press coverage affective. Also if I blitz Terrell Suggs, running backs shouldnt pancake him everytime they block him come on man.

• NYRobAZ said February 10, 2009

  PASS RUSH - Is it possible for this Procedural Awareness feature to help a linemen or a blitzer reach a QB? I dunno how many times I have missed the QB by running right by him (And his head is loooking straight ahead as he runs by). If the pass rusher could turn his head or shift his shoulders to make an attempt of trying to reach the QB that would help alot. Now that I think of it, this can be used for tackling anyone including the QB.

• steelas78 said February 10, 2009

  and the franchise mode needs to be redone put features from ld madden in

• xxbigjimukxx said February 10, 2009

  one more thing creatin plays and playbooks and using them online this might not be possible for 10 but i think its such a great idea for the future

• steelas78 said February 10, 2009

  1.future draft picks

  2.jump balls

  3.QB avoidance(like in ncaa 08)

  4.better playbooks

  5.not slowin the qb down when runnin past the los(line of scrimige)

  6.better running contoles

  7.better pass rushin

  8.havin a crib like in 2k5

  9.pup list and practice squad

  10.be able to talk players outa retirement and signing them out of retirement like dieon sanders did with the ravens and vikes with randall cunningham

  11.if u relase a player from nfl greats they should not have there stats from there career  

• xxbigjimukxx said February 10, 2009

  my madden10 wish list;

  1) online franchises

  2) superstar online/be a pro mode, where u take say 5 guys on a team each controlling just one player just imagine blocking for hester on kick returns etc

  3) sort out the camera whilst ball is in the air; at the moment if the receiver touches the ball in flight the camera goes straight to the wr even if they dont have possession this means its almost impossible to get a pick cos u cant see the ball !!

  4) make jump balls easier but less effective if its 1st and goal i wana go to the corner for fitzgerald to win a jump ball, on this year u can't throw the ball in the right area ?

  5) let the player chose when to use the smart icon like it was before, i dont wana see that the special teams unit is calling an extra point i wana see the play before whether he's goin deep on my engage eight

  6) obviously theres the linebackers jumpin 10 ft high to make a pick but im guessin u know this one

  7) lead blocker control for the main profile when playin cooperative mode so i can block for my friends as opposed to them always blocking for me or having to switch controllers

  8) i like stretching the ratings idea but what i think would help for turnovers is less awareness on the o-line if the quarterback fumbles or throws a pick they don't always know that he has they could be facing the wrong the way still blocking wooul like to see better blocking also depending on the team for example look at the superbowl those steelers blocked perfectly for harrison to get to the endzone

  9) more effective kick off blocking

  10) better ability to lateral pass it like on hail mary plays the ability to throw it further

  11) faster running backs are better vs linebackers and power backs are better against the secondary i dont wana see willie parker attempting to truck haynesworth for example he'd obviously juke him,

  im sure there are but thats all for now thnx for all the hard work EA

• yungkhurse2 said February 10, 2009

  Madden has been missing alot of things that make a football game feel like football. Firts off how is it that a next gen football game cant have refs running up and down the field with players, the chain guys out there standing on the sidelines, the players on the sidelines have the same numbers as the guys starting on the field, and also why do they look like they are supposed to be on oringinal xbox and ps2? shouldnt the players on the sidelines look like the next gen players your playing wit on the field come on EA i kno u guys can do it!! im glad you guys finally populated the sidelines wit coaches but how about getting the real head coach out there as well walking up and down like the old maddens on xbox and ps2. madden 09 was great but i want that real football atmosphere ya know? and the fans look great but how about u guys have em doin sumthing other then waving there hands up and down, like getting up or tryna find there seat as if they were coming back from the bathroom or snack stands. lets get sum cheerleaders out there, and how about players have those hand warmers and towels hanging from there waist wen its cold ya kno? EASPORTS i love all the maddens esspecially madden 09 i think u did good on it but it can always be better keep it up!!!

• ironface63 said February 10, 2009

  what ever happened to when you win a super bowl your team poors the water/gatorade on the coach.... it think you guys should spice up whe you win the super bowl its like the most important thing that all teams are looking for..... i also think that when you win a super bowl in franchise you should be able to see the lumbarty trophy somewhere maybe on the menu screen or have like the players touch it at the start of the game when they are comming out of the dressing room...

• Bishop Nixon said February 10, 2009

  Yo ironface63, thats exactly what i was thinking..

  i finally went to see what the Super Bowl win would be like and i hated how it was 4 seconds long.. if you incorporate the Super Bowl trophy and the gatorade thrown on the coach, that would be sick

  I also think that you should do it like 2k sports used to and at halftime you can show highlights to the game with Chris Berman and things like that.. like a virtual sports show at the end of the game or at half time to see what the other teams were doing..that would be so cool.. Look into what 2k Sports used to do with Berman, it was like 2k5 or something.. anyways it was dope

  Peacee!

• martyman11 said February 10, 2009

  how about for a emotion pumped like when the qb throws a td or when there running out of the tunnel

• scando313@hotmail.com said February 10, 2009

  *Pro Bowl*

  1.Select Pro Bowl Teams in offline play.

  2.Team Helmets for pro bowl players.

  3.Pro Bowl Rules

  *Super Bowl*

  1.Gatorade Bath

  2.Super Bowl MVP

  *New Features*

  1.New Tackling system... (Hold X for wrap-up tackle) (Tap X for diving tackle)

  2.Create Touchdown Celebration

  3.Smoother Running

  4.Instead of ask madden on play calling...(Ask Off/Def coordinator)

  5.Coaches shake hands at end of games.

  6.Bring the sidelines to life... (i wanna see coaches on the sideline moving)

  7.New Icon... ("Ball-Hawk" for defense..."Playmakers" for offense)

• Breaking Thumbs said February 10, 2009

  THE BEST MADDEN AND NCAA 2010 SUGGESTIONS YOU WILL FIND!!!!!LET ME KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO HIRE ME EA...............

  1.) THE ABILITY TO MAKE ANY PASS PLAY WITH A RB, A PLAY ACTION PLAY. Basically, PLAY ACTION HOT ROUTE.

  2.) WHEN PLAYING AGAINST SOMEONE IN PERSON NOT ONLINE, WHEN THE GAME IS PAUSED, SPLIT THE SCREEN SO BOTH PLAYERS CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS

  3. ONLINE, BE ABLE TO SET SCENARIOS FOR EXHIBITION RANKED GAMES (ESPECIALLY IN NCAA) LIKE BOWL GAMES, PLAY-OFF GAMES SUPER BOWL ETC. TIME, WEATHER AND VENUE

  4.) NCAA SHOULDN'T BE SO DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT FROM MADDEN, BASICALLY THE SAME GAME WITH A LITTLE LESS DEFENSE. BUT 2009 NCAA WAS WAY TOO "OFFENSIVE". RIDICULOUS!!

  5.) REMOVE THAT SLOW STUMBLE THE RB's do on sweeps

  6.) GET MORE IN GAME ANNOUNCERS FROM DIFFERENT NETWORKS AND PRESENTATIONS

  7.) MORE OUTSIDE THE STADIUM SCENERY

  8.) GIVE NCAA THE SAME POST GAME HIGHTLIGHTS AS MADDEN

  9.) ON POST GAME HIGHLIGHTS, ALWAYS BE ABLE TO SHOW THE "ACTUAL GAME VIEW FROM WHEN IT HAPPENED ON ANY PLAY, NOT JUST THE 5 they select at the end.

  10.) PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, ADD SPECTATOR MODE WHERE ONE OR MORE PERSONS COULD LOOK IN ON A GAME THAT IS BEING PLAYED BY TWO OTHER USERS.

  11.) KICK RETURNS NEED TO BE EASIER IN MADDEN

  12.) BRING BACK OFFENSIVE WR STRAFE OR SQUARE UP TO THE BALL

  13.) BRING CO-OP MODE TO ONLINE

  14.) DRAW PLAY ACTION IN ALL PLAY BOOKS

  15.) OFFER A GLOBAL STYLE PLAY BOOK

  16.) OFFER PLAY BOOKS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS GAME, LIKE SEATTLE'S WILL PROBABLY BE DIFFERENT BECAUSE MIKE HOLMGREN IS RETIRING. OFFER SEATTLE PLAY BOOK 09' IN THE 2010 GAME AND OTHERS.

  Nathan, BREAKING THUMBS, njnjsr@aol.com

• Breaking Thumbs said February 10, 2009

  OH I FORGOT TWO IMPORTANT THINGS,

  1. IF BOTH ONLINE PLAYERS SELECT QUIT AND DON'T COUNT GAME OR ONE GETS DISCONNECTED AND THE OTHER PICS QUITE AND DON'T COUNT, THERE SHOULD BE NO DNF% OR LOSS FOR EITHER PERSON. ADD AN OPTION TO COUNT IT FOR THE OTHER PERSON OR NOT.

  2. THE NCAA CHALLENGE NEEDS TO BE OPEN TO EVERYONE NOT JUST STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITIES.

• yungkhurse2 said February 11, 2009

  One more thing to add to my last comment, why is it that wen u catch the ball going toward the sideline wher your teammates are at you run right thru them? On all-pro football 2k8 th3 players grab you so u won't fall or if your on the opposite team they move out the way & let you fall! Now that's realism...theres a step you shud use EA to making madden 2010 A great game! & lets get some better superbowl atmosphere like the gatorade over the coach & player celebrations!

• Boaz821 said February 11, 2009

  Let's see...................... Presentation, Presentation, Presentation, Presentation, Presentation, Presentation, Presentation, Presentation and did I mention Presentation.

  Oh and what's the slogan I keep hearing IF IT'S IN THE GAME, THEN IT'S IN THE GAME. I think you might want to change that slogan to IF IT'S IN THE GAME, THEN DON'T EXPECT IT TO BE IN OUR GAME. Yeah that sounds more like what you really want to say.

• Relic713 said February 11, 2009

  I would love the to see Madden keep stats of the play calling during a game and the season so you can keep track of your success rate.  Something that would show you based on down and distance the play you usually chose and how effective they are.  You could analyze them yourself and see if maybe you're running a certain play to much.  Maybe determine how sucessful or if you need practice running certain plays.

• Daddy K8806 said February 11, 2009

  Put the coaches on the sideline and the refs back on the field. Its crazy how I run up the sideline to the endzone and my coaches isn't their jumping up and down or teammates running with me, and its tiring never seeing refs on the field but penalties are getting called like crazy and we only see 1 ref when there's a challenge, I hope that changes and come on bring the chain gang back!! I'll be posting more suggestions in the future

• harolds_chicken said February 11, 2009

  Madden 10 suggestions.

  1. STOP HAVING RECIEVERS/ RUNNING BACKS RUN DIRECTLY OUT OF BOUNDS WHEN PASSING. I CANT TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I SNAPPED THE BALL AND THE RB IS ALREADY OUT OF BOUNDS EVEN BEFORE A PASS IS MADE TO HIM

  2. ALL MADDEN RANKED GAMES ON-LINE PERIOD!!!!!!

  3. REFS ON THE FIELD FOR THE PS3/XBOX 360 LIKE YOU HAD ON PS2 AND XBOX. AND ALSO USE THE DIFFRENT REAL REF THE NFL HAS.

  4.FORWARD PROGRESSION!!! ITS 3RD AND 2 AND I MAKE A 4 YARD CATCH AND GET PUSHED BACK I SHOULD HAVE THE 1ST.

  5. IMPLEMENT THE 3 CHALLENGE SYSTEM. IF I WIN 2 I GET A 3RD IF I HAVE A TIMEOUT. ALSO HAVE CHALLENGES MORE REALISTIC AND MORE ACCURATE. ALSO GIVE US THE OPTION TO CHOOSE EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO CHALLENGE. FUMBLE, SPOT OF BALL, OUT OF BOUNDS ETC.

  6. WHEN KICKING OFF WE SHOULDNT HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE OTHER PERSON TO AUDIBLE. ITS NOT MY PROBLEM IF YOU THOUGHT I WAS GONNA ON-SIDE KICK AND YOU COME OUT IN THAT FORMATION. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO KICK THE BALL WITH OUT WAITING JUST LIKE IN ESPN FOOTBALL!!!!!

  7. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO MOTION MORE THAN ONE PLAYER

  8. BETTER INJURIES!!! IF I BREAK MY LEG I SHOULD GET CARTED OFF THE FIELD. AFTER A HITSTICK I GET KNOCKED OUT HAVE THE DOCTORS COME TO THE FIELD. ONCE AGAIN SOMETHING THAT ESPN FOOTBALL DID!!!

  9. HAVE THE SIDE LINE MORE REALISTIC. IF NUMBER 23 IS PLAYING ON THE FIELD. NUMBER 23 SHOULDNT BE ON THE SIDELINE ALSO THATS JUST LAZY PROGRAMMING. ALL 53 MEN ON THE ROSTER SHOULD BE ON THE FIELD AND FOR THE ONES ON THE SIDELINE HAVE THEM DO COOL STUFF LIKE TALKING LOOKING AT ROUTES, TALKIN TO COACHES. IF THE QB THREW A TD HAVE HIM BRAGGIN ON THE SIDELINES TO HIS TEAM MATES.

  10. HAVE MORE TRICK PLAYS. WILD CAT FORMATION. CREATE A PLAYBOOK. CREATE A FAN, ETC

  11. TEAM FIGHT SONGS!!!! IF IM PLAYIN WITH THE BEARS AND I SCORE A TD HAVE IT PLAY THE "BEAR DOWN" SONG

  12. MAKE THE FACE MASK PENALTYLESS CALLED. EVERYTIME YOU TRY TO USER STRIP THEY GET CALLED FOR THE FACE MASK

  13. HALFTIME AND POST GAME PLAYS SHOULD BE SPOKEN OUT TO US NOT JUST LOOKED AT. ON ESPN FOOTBALL CHRIS BERMAN WAS DEAD ON TELLING US THE PLAYS THAT HAPPENED. YOU GUYS HAVE THE ESPN LISCENCE SO USE IT!!!! IF I RAN A 30 YARD TD HAVE THE COMMENTATER TELL US THAT ON THE HIGHLIGHT

  14. IF A RECEIVER RUNS OUT OF BOUNDS HE CAN NOT RECIEVE THE BALL!!!! THAT HAPPENS ON IMPORTANT PLAYS AND SHOULD BE A PENALTY!!!!

  15. ALL MADDEN TEAMS. 85' BEARS ETC SHOULD BE PICKABLE LIKE IN RECENT YEARS

• Bro4life said February 11, 2009

  1.In franchise mode when you win the super bowl make more than just looking up into the sky, coaches getting carried off the field etc more compitive in off season when trying to get a free agent instead of putting the salary all the way up to get him.

  2. Make your own touchdown celebration.

  3. From what I’ve heard Ncaa 09 when the kicker is going for a game winning kick you can "ice the kicker" make it harder to kick.

  4. When you create a team in "create team mode" let us make our own symbol of have more options, like in guitar hero world tour when you make your symbol.

  5. In the super bowl confide, etc. announce the MVP instead after the super bowl a little pop up saying the MVP and the winners. Bring the stage out to announce the winner Gm or owner holding up the trophies

  6. superstar make it to were you have your house that you can chill out at play air hockey get all-star jerseys’ on the wall/hall of famers jerseys’ ,2k5 like, while you are at practice make it to where you can get better such as better stats like as more than 40 yard dash bench press.

  7. Bring back the squib kick!!!!!!!!!!

  8. bring back the 60's 70's 80's jerseys’ maybe even the team that played for the team that year like the 72' dolphins roster you can use and put jerry rice into the game and john Elway  (if the team existed that long ago)

  9. In the afc, NFC championship make the game harder to win to were your now putting up 45 to 50+ points to were its 7 to 0 to 14 to 7 harder to win

  10. bring back create your own playbook like in Head coach 2 , make plays and either put the play into your favorite playbook or your own, then be able to use it in online please put it in online and !!!!!!!bring  it back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  11. Use the chains for close measurements have refs on the field

  12. HOT CHEERLEADERS eventhough is a game it’s still good to see!

  13. BuRdMaN16 said on February 01, 2009 to be able to use your superstar like a Qb and a Wr to have funnnnnn.

  14. Use the 12 fan to your advantage, fall starts

  15. use the 09, 08, 07, 06, etc pro bowl teams for online or when you go to PLAY-NOW

  16. Maybe in superstar mode or franchise mode you can be in the locker room and the coach is giving a speech before a big game or the superbowl.  A speech that gives you the chills or something good.

  17. When you are making a highlight let us make our own instead of “wire, sideline” etc. because when you throw the ball the camera goes up to where you can’t see the Wr.

  18. Just like in real life when they are drafting the people at the place  let us sit down with all the other 32 coaches at the table and “the first overall pick in the NFL draft is…” let us see the draftees with the #1 jersey.

  19. Gang tackles 4, 5 people tackling, fumbles make it a huge pile on the ground then all the refs trying to get everyone up.  So you don’t know who got the ball.

  20. when you are on the sideline and you tackle someone and you are running with them into the sideline, when you tackle them make other people fall on the sideline and the teams players gets mad and the push them around flags etc.

  21. I think in madden 05 when you would do the lambo leap but it was like at the browns stadium and you can jump up and like T.O. jumped up and got pop corn in his face or ocho cinco got a drink in his face/jersey.  And u can customize your crowns appearances by the end zone. Bring the crowd back.

  22. Instead of asking John Madden ask the off. cord. And for def. ask Def. cord.

  23. Use the Option and reversises for off. Like in NCAA football when the punter goes to punt when the play has 3 people guarding him.

  24. Make it more realistic like a Cb cant hitstick Brandon Jacobs and make him fumble.

  25. bring the wildcat into Madden 2010 I’m a big dolphins fan they brought it back so put it in their playbook.

  *****please consider these options******

• Bro4life said February 11, 2009

  Also let us pick what we chalange for Ex. this guy fumbled and i got the ball and he chalanged and he chalanged were he tackled me. I lafed hard but i thought as if i was in his shoes when you chalange their should be a list to what we chalange for.

• Bro4life said February 11, 2009

  In 2k5 when it was half time Chris Berman used to show highlights.... Madden 2010 should be good if you read all these comments everyone posted

• smr19@comcast.net said February 11, 2009

  Ian,

  I was wondering why the create a playbook feature was removed from Madden '09? This was one of my favorite parts of Madden. A few years ago we stopped being able to use a custom playbook in franchise mode and now you can't make one all together. Will this feature return in Madden NFL 10?

• YtBalla said February 11, 2009

  I have a few ideas for PA.

  I think it would be cool to use PA for catching. Maybe the players who are have a high possession rating, watch the ball into their hands, while others with who are worse look for the defenders at the last seconds, causing the receiver to drop the ball. And maybe if that could progress over the game. Less tough players get shook up by getting hit over the middle, so the next time they are about to catch the ball they look up for the defenders.

  Tackling could also be improved with PA. Having players who are unaware that they are about to be hit, be more susceptible to big hits, and fumbling. I don't like how in 09, big hits happen every play. If the player goes for a big hit, normally they are throwing their body at the ball carrier, so if the person with the ball sees the tackler and reacts quick enough, they should be able to side-step the big hit, or at least prepare for it so they don't get killed by the hit.

  Also PA could be big pre-snap. Have the WR's looking at the ball for the snap, and have players turn and watch the QB as he makes pre-snap changes.

  For defense, is everything transparent for PA? If there is a smaller half-back behind many much bigger OL, would the defense react slower because they can't see him?

  And for the case of the cornerbacks, if the PA would affect actions, I think that would help with the realism. If a CB is guarding a WR on a fly and can't see the ball, he should be able to deflect it by just watching the WR's hands and eyes. And if a CB is face-guarding, it should be harder to intercept passes because he would have to turn, find the ball, and catch it.

  But there should also be some negatives from it. Such as on deep passes, if the pass is a little short, the CB should overrun  it while the WR makes a sudden stop to make the catch.

• JagsRock95 said February 11, 2009

  First of the game need a complete overhaul presentation wise. 09 was an improvment but its still to plain. I mean come on add a pre game show, half time show and post game. put refs back on the field.have recievers try to stay in bounce instead of just running out.the commentary also has to change why do they stop talking during the play there shouldnt be any silence, it takes away from the realism. quaterbacks should be given the option to avoid sacks. players should show realistic facial expressions. suppose they score they should smile when they get hit hard we should see that on their face. also injuries should be more real, add a medical team to help the players, if they are seriously hurt bring the strecher out. oh and by the way the crowd looks HORRIBLE when players celerbrate of the wal and what not u can really see how  mismatched it looks.The player completley outshines the fans who look like cardboard.

• jaytadog34 said February 11, 2009

  see now what i noticed there needs to be more tackling skills like goal line stops an stuff i think there should be the troy polomlua catch  an there should be more tackling in the air an on the ground because when you get a good tackle theres nothing better then that an i think that you should update the catching on madden because it seems like everytime a player catches the ball the always do the spin catch an thier should be 100% accurate review the play calls because there somtimes off

  well i think you guys are gonna do good on madden 10 this year good luck

• AD aka Club VIP said February 11, 2009

  ok this may sound dumb to some but this does happen in the NFL and in NCAA, I'm talking about lateraling the ball all over the field i mean on the last play of the game and your out of " hail mary" range ( 85-90 yard throw )so you need to try and lateral the ball to win the game and yes there is a lateral system in the game but i have an idea. like on pass play where it shows the  letter icon over there heads to pass. lets say you catch a ball in the middle of the field and you are pretty much forced to lateral to the o-line because they are directly behind you but i say if you hold LT it doesnt pitch but it brings up icons over your skill players heads or whoever is best fit to get the ball when they are behind you, so if you hold LT you can press A for example and throw the ball across the field to your reciever and so on. i no it sounds dumb but its something that i think would be coool in Madden 10.

• Heir to Gawd said February 11, 2009

  THE ONLY CORRECTIONS YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO

  1. The QB sneak is impossible to stop, FIX IT

  2. When the QB is outside the pocket he shouldnt be able to throw as accurately, ATTRIBUTE IT.

  3. DBs should be able to jump slant routes in man coverage, BRING BACK THE FEATURE WHERE YOU CAN SHADE WRs.

  4. Get rid of the highlight stick, BRING BACK THE TRUCKSTICK

  5. Double Teams a specific Defensive linemen, DO IT

  6. There should be more overthrows for QBs that just aren't accurate, YES I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU J-ROCK

  7. Injuried players should be kept on the bench, ACL TEAR..OUT FOR SEASON.. Enter player in game [yes/no] AUTO NO.. OR at least ruin his stats

  8. The no huddle should be Illegal, GET RID OF IT .. Until the 2:00 drill

  9. Have a recent highlight folder which consists of the 5 highlights that your able to watch at the end of the game, ADD IT.

  10. DE's should be more aware of the screen pass

  Wow another Madden Cover player CURSED..

  Keep up the good work EA

• cowboys9366 said February 12, 2009

  I love the new feature I'll first talk about that and then rant on other things I would like in the game.  This by the way is coming from a 20 year player of the game, I've been playing since the game first came out so please listen, I know what I'm talking about.  

  The new feature needs to be applied to the whole team realisticly I want to be able to do a replay and watch the coach react with emotions as well as players on the sideline.  I want to be able to watch the QB and react accordingly.  At the same time I want great QBs to be able to look off defenders with this feature.  I want the refs to be on the field using this feature.  

  That said here is stuff that should be in the game.  I want injuries to be more realistic.  Noooooo to ambulance coming on the field hitting players but if an injury is serious enough, I want the cart or the ambulance coming on the field.  I want this to stop play more realistically as well.  The commentary should reflect this by saying stuff about how the injury occured with replays that actually shows the injury occuring.  

  Franchise mode needs retooled.  With PS2 I would finish 13 or so seasons whereas now I'm on my 5th season and its getting boring.  I want to see the difference in players and not just be able to plug any player into any position and not see much of a drop off.  Bring Owner mode back like it was with PS2 and make teams go after players base on revenue.  Fans should come to the games based on games and they should show there disapproval of trades or QBs by booing and not attending games.  

  Make the DLs more realistic.  I don't know what the problem is but every game in 09 I blitz 30+ times and maybe will get 1 sack.  On the other side i'm running for my life every play.  

  I agree with everyone with bringing the stadium to life.  Make Monday night, Sunday night, playoffs, and the superbowl more special somehow.  Most of the time I sim the superbowl just because i'm too exited to start the offseason.  

  Thats it for now but i'll add more.  

• cowboys9366 said February 12, 2009

  Forgot this and this one is so annoying. Make playbooks based on the coordinaters that are on the team.  I hate when I hired a whole new coaching staff and still had to keep the same playbook.  Also when asking for plays have the coordinater tell you and not John Madden.  

• xGaM3xPLaNx said February 12, 2009

  at the end of the game they should have a choice of pooring gatorade on the coach thats real football

• xGaM3xPLaNx said February 12, 2009

  when the offence score you should see the sideline should celebrate

• xGaM3xPLaNx said February 12, 2009

  they should have QB avoidencen on madden 10 and it shouldnt be unlimmited because some people are good at it and they can break a tackle when ever they want so you should give a limmit on QB avoidence say... 15 for the whole game so when you really need it then you use it and the 15 runs out cant break the tackle any more and also you know how you have strength and break tackele on the attributes the strength and break tackle you have the more QB avoidence you have like BigBen got strength and break tackle he should have 25 QB Avoidenceses it make sence

• xGaM3xPLaNx said February 12, 2009

  on the weather when you pick the snow the snow should build up and grow thicker

• xGaM3xPLaNx said February 12, 2009

  the weather when the sun is out and you play for a long time it sould get dark

• Heir to Gawd said February 12, 2009

  THE ONLY CORRECTIONS YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO

  1. The QB sneak is impossible to stop, FIX IT

  2. When the QB is outside the pocket he shouldnt be able to throw as accurately, ATTRIBUTE IT.

  3. DBs should be able to jump slant routes in man coverage, BRING BACK THE FEATURE WHERE YOU CAN SHADE WRs.

  4. Get rid of the highlight stick, BRING BACK THE TRUCKSTICK

  5. Double Teams a specific Defensive linemen, DO IT

  6. There should be more overthrows for QBs that just aren't accurate, YES I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU J-ROCK

  7. Injuried players should be kept on the bench, ACL TEAR..OUT FOR SEASON.. Enter player in game [yes/no] AUTO NO.. OR at least ruin his stats

  8. The no huddle should be Illegal, GET RID OF IT .. Until the 2:00 drill

  9. Have a recent highlight folder which consists of the 5 highlights that your able to watch at the end of the game, ADD IT.

  10. DE's should be more aware of the screen pass

  Wow another Madden Cover player CURSED..

  Keep up the good work EA

  (posted for a 2nd time for double the change)

• SLAVEMASTER14 said February 12, 2009

  Love the PA you don't know how many controllers i have destroyed because of what you talked about. And I do have a suggestion about where else to use the PA, how about the coaches showing some emotions, I'm sick of seeing the same bland look the coaches give where it looks like their taking a massive dump. I love it when I'm watching a game and the coach looks really ticked off and he looks like he's going to strangle one of his players. As well as when a coach is happy and looks like he's going to kiss the player.I don't know where i stand with other madden players but anybody remember in the old maddens like 98 where you could go after a player when the play was over and get a late hit flag, i want that back. I want to be able to go after Mario Williams for sacking Drew Brees below the knees. It's just one of those silly things i loved doing in games. It would also make players feel more in the game if they can choose to follow the rules or show their true colors and take a cheap shot and maybe hurt the star QB. Last thing is it possible to have in superstar mode a player coach interaction, I'm tired of the same old options in game i want to be able to go to the sideline and complain to my coach that I'm not getting the ball enough or that my QB is running me in to a brick wall. I would also like the coach to be able to tell me whether or not I'm playing well. So that's all thanks for the sneek preview. The PA sounds like it will fix a lot of problems.

• skillz133@yahoo.com said February 12, 2009

  WOW! I'M ALREADY MARKING MY CALENDAR GREAT NEW FEATURE; I HOPE U GUYS DO TRULY TAKE INPUT FROM US PLAYERS. I BELIEVE THAT I COULD MAKE GAMEPLAY A LITTLE FUNNER FOR THE USER, I BEEN A MADDEN GAMER SINCE I WAS 6 I'LL BE 20 BY THE TIME MADDEN NFL 10 COMES OUT. WELL FIRST LET ME START OFF WITH CAREER MODE OR HALL OF FAME MODE WHICH EVER. SEE AS A USER IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE IT SEEM BIG TO US. (1)I FEEL THAT AS A ROOKIE COMING IN YOU SHOULDNT BE ABLE TO HIRE A GREAT AGENT U MUST PROVE YOUR A GREAT OR EVEN GOOD PLAYER.(2)BRING BACK THE TASK AND GOALS YOU NEEDED TO COMPLETE TO IMPROVE YOUR PLAYER OVERALL IN MADDEN 08.(3)DEPENDING ON HOW WELL YOU PERFORMED DURING YOUR ROOKIE YEAR SHOULD AFFECT YOUR CONTRACT YOUR IMPACT IN THE LEAGUE YOUR ENDORSEMENTS ETC, YOUR ATTITUDE SHOULD AFFECT THE WAY PLAYERS AROUND THE LEAGUE SEE U.(4)IF YOUR A TOP NOTCH RUNNING BACK IN YOUR ROOKIE YEAR LET'S SAY ADRIAN PETERSON AT THE END OF THE SEASON SPONSORS AND SHOE ENDORSEMENTS WILL BE BLOWING YOUR PHONE UP. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHOOSE ONE FROM A LIST OF THREE OR FOUR U WOULD LIKE TO SIGN WITH; NAME BRANDS SUCH AS NIKE,REEBOK,UNDERARMOR, AND SO ON AND SO FOR. (5)ABLE TO SEE YOUR PLAYER ON THE BENCH WHEN CATCHING A BREATHER ON OFFENSE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH TEAMATES SUCH AS LAUGHTER GOING OVER PLAY SCHEMES WITH CORDINATORS ETC.EXPRESSIONS SHOULD BE ANGER AFTER A TOGUH LOSS, JOY AND HAPPINESS AS THE PLAYERS STEP OUT OF THE LOCKER ROOM AND ON THE FEILD FOR THE SUPERBOWL. PLAYERS INTERACTION TORWARDS THE COACHES. ALSO ALLOW ME TO USE MY CREATED PLAYBOOK IN FRANCHISE MODE AND AGAINST ONLINE OPPONENTS.

  MOVING ON TO FRANCHISE MODE, THE WEEKLY PAPER IN 08 WAS NICE BUT U SHOULD HAVE A BROADCAST WEEKLY REPORT LIKE A MINATURE SPORTSCENTER IN THE GAME KEEPIN YOU UP TO DATE WITH THE LEAGUES ACTIONS IF NOT U SHOULD HAVE A PDA OR BLACKBERRY AS THE OWNER AND RECIEVE A NOTIFICATION WHEN TRADES ARE IN PROGRESS YOU MAY INTERVEN OR SEEKING THE TOP COLLEGE TALENT. ALSO FAN FEEDBACK ON HOW THE TEAM IS PROGRESSING IN SUGGESTIONS WITH TRADES INPUT ON WHAT STPES WE COULD USE TO GET MORE FANS IN THE SEATS. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO USE -(PA)- ON THE FANS WHEN THE TEAM IS WINNING LOSING IN A CLOSE GAME A BAD CALL BY THE REFS ETC. GET SOME NEW LOGOS IN CREAT A TEAM PLEASE ITS BEEN 3 YEARS OF THE SAME BETTER STADIUM CUSTOMIZATION. PLEASE ADD TONS OF MORE COMMENTARY IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS AND I'VE HEARD THE SAME PHRASES A GOOD 100 TIMES EACH I DONT PLAY EVERYDAY SO THAT SHOWS HOW REPETITIVE IT IS. SMARTER PLAYER REACTION TOWARDS SIDELINES FIRST DOWN MARKERS ETC. FRANCHISE MODE OWNER CONNECTION BETWEEN PLAYERS AND COACHES FEEDBACK BY PLAYERS ON HOW THE TEAMS IS PROGRESSING FEEL FOR THE COACHES AND THE OWNERS DIECISIONS. I CAN KEEP RANTING AND RAVING BUT IM SURE I'VE SAID ENOUGH.  

  P.S. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME TYPE OF HALFTIME SHOW SUCH AS AN ANALYSIS BROKEN DOWN OF THE FIRST HALF WHICH INCLUDE TEN OR SO PLAYS KEYS TO THE GAME AND WHAT CHANGING NEEDED TO BE MADE EPLAINED TO YOU BY JOHN AND AL THANX.

• skillz133@yahoo.com said February 12, 2009

  ALSO REFS NEED TO CALL A WIDER VARIETY OF PENALTIES IN THE GAME BESIDES THE USUAL AND EXPECTED FACEMASK(WHICH IS CALLED WAY TOO MCUH), AND OFFSIDES(THE PLAYERS JUMP WAY TO OFTEN ASLO WITH FALSE STAR)

  IN HALL OF FAME MODE I WANNA FEEL LIKE IM A REAL NFL PLAYER MAKE EVERY DECISION THEY MAY HAVE TO MAKE IT FEEL AS I HAVE A JOB TO DO AND THAT JOB IS TO PLAY FOOTBALL AND BE GOOD AT IT.

  ALSO U SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO TO THE GYM TO GET STRONGER AND RUN LAPS ON A FIELD FOR SPPED,AGILITY,ACCELERATION, AND QUICKNESS BUT DEPENDIN ON HOW MUCH YOU WORK YOURSELF OUT AFFECTS YOU. SUCH AS WOR=KIN TOO MUCH YOU MIGHT HAVE A SLOW GAME COUGH UP A FUMBLE ETC. OR TOT ENOUGH WORK OUT UN ABLE TO MAKE A BIG PLAY NO IMPROVEMENT IN RATINGS.

  -(CREAT A PLAYBOOK)-

  I WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT BACK AND BE ABLE TO CREAT A DESIGN FLEA-FLICKER A RECIEVER REVERSE PASS A AUTOMATIC HIKE TO THE BALL CARRIER THE ""( WILDCAT FORMATION)"" HINT ABLE TO CREAT OWN NEW FORMATIONS. TRICK PLAYS ON FAKE FIELD GOALS AND PUNTS.

  GET A SYSTEM SUCH AS NBA LIVE 365 SO AUTOMATIC UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE SEASON EFFECT THE GAME BUT ALSO PROCESSES INTO THE FRANCHISE U HAD ALREADY STARTED.

  ALSO SO YOUTR MAY BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD AND IMPORT THE NEXT COLLEGE DRAFT CLASS DEPENDING ON WHO LEAVES IN REAL LIFE FOR THE PROS. IM TIRED OF HAVING PLAYERS WHO I HAVE KNOW IDEA ABOUT AND HAVE NO HISTORY AFTER I PLAY FIVE SEASONS IN FRANCHISE MODE.

  ALSO BEFORE A GAME SHOW TWO PLAYERS IMPACTS THAT WILL CHANGE THE GAME ONE FOR BOTH TEAMS. YOU KNOW LETS SAY THE MIAMI AND DENVER ARE PLAYING SHOW BEFORE THE TOSS RONNIE BREWER RUNNING TEN YARD DASHES TOSSING A FOOTBALL AROUND WELLMADDEN AND AL SAY A FEW WORDS ON HOW HIS VERSATILITY CHANGES A WAY THE DEFENSE MUST PLAY; ON THE OTHER DO THE SAME FOR EDDIE ROYAL WR ON DENVER RUNNING ROUTE PATTERNS AND SO ON.

  ALSO BE ABLE TO ADJUST YOUR DEFENSE TOWARDS TOUR NEXT OPPONENT BE ABLE TO PICK A FEW PLAYS YOU KNOW THEY MIGHT RUN YOU FEEL IT COMING YOU CLICK A BUTTON YOUR CORRECT AS TO ONE OF THOSE KEY PLAYS BAOUT TO BE RAN AND YOUR DEFENSE ADJUST ON THE FLY WITH THE-(PA)- FEATURE NNED MORE INPUT,IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS IM HERE THANX FOR LISTENING.

• andygotgm4u said February 12, 2009

  i have been playing madden since 92  madden has always been great but we havent had a wow factor since madden 01 for the ps2 when i put it in i couldnt stop playing it. the new features are great  but how about when the weather is bad auto lower the ratings of all players and atributes.  if you use r triger and cut hard you fall every time in bad weather and try to get up ,do away with speed and put 40 time as speed hester is 4.1  o line 5.2 ect  and if hester gets hit head up he goes down if its a shoestring tackle he stumbles and mabey excapes. depth of passing game and camera angles put us on the field  graphics are awesome show them let us put more touch on the ball lead receivers ala 2k5(i know you get tired of hearing this)have big pile ups and better detection 2 guys grabbing and 3rd and fourth guy cleaning his clock .all new presention CROWD EMOTION HANGING ON EVERY PLAY , defensive matchups double teams, create a playbook of your own by picking plays from all team playbooks  get ai to get smart during the game key on same play over and over   be able to move players around on playcall screen and asign blitzes zones ect. so when you break huddle they will be where you want them ala eagles,steelers blitzing schemes this is a must have also d line stunts first then lb and backs(2k)mabey get rid of highlight stick for offense make the player do his moves. on d use x to wrap (hold)hard hit (tap) or hit stick for booming hit (leave alone) just make big backs play like it and scat backs like they do its all about the gameplay   and fix the challenge system let us challenge arm moving forward ect.  and please fix when a qb gets hit he either throws a dood pass or retucks it MAKE THE BALL FLUTTER depending on how and where he gets hit play your game and say does this happen in the nfl if not fix it so it looks and feels right i have been waiting years for a blog like this thanks for your time  u cn email me abagley33@yahoo.com i really can help you with some things i have manny more ideas let me know if i can assist i dont want any credit you can have it all just make the best madden ever  real football not for cheesers or rookies let them learn like i have over the years  you know ther are rookies out there lol            

• CAMREN630 said February 12, 2009

  wow ad great idea with the lateral it wont happen though but that is one of the smartest ideas heard so far.matter of fact there are alot of great ideas and some people are on the same page as me.need more challenge options like 2k5,need more penilties defensive holding in eligable reciever down field like 2k5,side lines and presentation like 2k5.dam yall are still behind 2k5.all the team jerseys,highlights from other nfl games during my franchise this was on the 92/93 maddens.ea listen to some of us please please please we beg of you step your game up.

  show us yall have the license cause yall make the best games not cause yall have the most money

• PATIENCE said February 13, 2009

  wow easports.... hmm... why are you so big in the industry... is it cuz u make good games.... HELL no ... why are you so scared that u have to sign on to a contract so that no one else can compete against you for best sports game ... oh yea cuz if 2K was aloud to then yall would be done and only have your need for speed .... look im tryin so hard to like madden but every year yall dont care....

  heres a couple of things that you or your bug testers fail to see or just didnt care to change ...

  why is it that when i see a FAT hole down the middle and try to get there .... my offensive line forgets how to block.... as soon as i push the sprint button... does the sprint button make my line and all who are blocking for me stupid ... hmmm.. i hope not but... or maybe its bcuz when i press the sprint button .... every single defender knows exactly where im goin and mimics my every move.... wow are you serious ea u couldnt program players to have a mind of their own ... really... ok so thats one ... no blocking and unexplainable defense all cuz of a sprint button... next

  why is it that if im returning for a punt or running the ball linebackers and linemen share the same speed as devin hester or felix jones ... i have no idea ... why the lazyness.... what good is having speed if theres no point in using it ... becuz every defender is gonna walk you down anyway.. wow i cant even get the damn devin hester madden moment complete ... SAD... u really think messing with the player ratings is gonna make a difference ahaahaa your really serious .... what you need are better programers and people who are not gonna see somthing wrong and then just leave it alone.... computer catching it out of bounds and it counting.... challenging the catch and it standing ... WOW... 2k sports save us .. their scared of you bcuz nba 2k9 is to serious for this bunch ... they got nothing....oh yea and create a player should be create a player not choose amongst the faces we chose for you and that look nothing like you.... and one more thing .... this is next gen not nintendo so stop letting the football go thru our bodies just so the computer can intercept it .... yall are crazy ... i cant believe i still play madden you guys made crack legal aahhahah no but for real like camren630 said ... step your damn game up ... bcuz you have nowhere near at any attempt earned that NFL liscence and i hope they see that .... you makin all video game with no realism or simulation..... as far as presentation goes.... just leave the background black or blue cuz u have no idea what presentation means....

  till the next time u hear from me ...

• PATIENCE said February 13, 2009

  oh yea on kick returns maybe u should try havin our blockers block for us instead of running down feild leaving us to fend for ourselves agains 11 guys... and stop lettin the Oline just look at defenders come in and crush our QBs ....  and just cuz its the computer they shouldnt be able to do whatever they want ... im tired of seein kitna campbell and garcia throwin off their back foot no look passes for completions or long a** touchdown passes... i hope thats all

• patch0g said February 13, 2009

  the PA is a great idea but other things that could b added 4 PA

  1. Jump ball like situations like a shutdown corner against a go getta receiver like larry he always not gonna get it maybe sometimes or he want get open all da time like 4 a touchdown there a high percent he willl depending on da defender.

  2. Momemtum- some like when u have home field advantage and u score dats moemtum or turnover a sack a stop on 3 and 4 down fg block punt block missed fg and a kr/pr return 4 big yards or td and oh onside recovers 2.

  3. Injuries- im tired of players gettin hurt and they get back have da people dat help them like strength and condition coaches help and medical and have da player dats injuried have a different reaction 2 a different injuries and if its a bad injuries were he have 2 get carted off well do dat.

  4.More Contact- basically it is when a wr runnin a route and da cb is playin bump and run there contact and actually if u look at some games on tv they do more contact then  they suppose 2 and like show replay when they get penalty 4 holding on defense and offense and replay 4 other contacts as well as face masking and unsportmanlike conduct and i wanna see da flag thrown on da ground as well.

  5.More Celebration Reactions- like what i said in da momemtum title and like another guy said like winning big games, like overtime, close games, rivalry games, and championship games make super bowl more exciting 4 a change.

  6.More Tackling Animations- like differnt tackles and mtiples gang tackles like a plie of defender like when u get a good penetration on defense like u call run commit and there's 3 to 4 defenders maybe more or when it is inches all those playes should make tackle or grabble on 2 him cause it dosent make any sense dat da ball carrier could and only 2 people could gang tackle him and id all defender right they jus standing there if look a fb game they sworn rb or receiver or stand him up like da giants and eagles in da playoff game.

  7.Different Catches- i think there b more one handed catches or may i say aerobatic catches not da same deep ball turn around catch or straight catch maybe add some leaping diving catches like on da sideline and in da endzone like santonio holmes or catches like steve smith and santana moss and da same 4 defense some diving and leaping swat down and dropped and catchable interception wit da reaction 2 it jus look at some of da nfl games 4 the thing im tellin u.

  8.Body Awareness- such as like wr/rb when catching ball in tight spot they know where they feet are or where they have 2 keep there feet inbounds instead of catches like he catch da balls in motion and he jus runs out of bounds or rb/qb/wr dat runs and they close 2 a first down or touchdown they could at least reach out or a when player then runnin and they gotta get 2 da endzone by da pilone they could tip-toe in or reach da ball out.

  9. Better Presentation- yall probably need 2 look back on previous games some things u take off dat u shouldnt have jus 2 make room 4 somethin else like keep da beginning like they show da outside of da stadium wit da cars jus add a lil more like showin fans going in da stadium and show da fireworks but da player comin out of da tunnel or locker room and sho them strecthin during warm-ups u could show the brodcast booth wit da commenators it dont matter if not now or show reporters like suzy kolber and other talkin like 1 guy said add da networks with different anaylst and show da key player or impact players or x- factors of da game really all 3 from both side and at halftime keep da highlights when goin in da 3rd quarter show or have suzy kolber talkin or other reporters and a matter of fact comin in doing each quarter and at da end of games show players showin leadership wit there helmets off so yall can actually show da players models facial wise then go in to highlights and show da brodcasters booth again talkin about da outcome of da game.

  10.Sideline Reaction- it need 2 b more measurment on da field if they not sure of marker it need more reaction by the coaches and da player should move someone runnin towards sideline and they b doing more on da sideline like drinkin gatorade coolin off talkin 2 player and coaches lookin at plays and people should fall when runnin into cameras or cheerleader and or opposing teams sideline or theres.

  11. Franchise- please step up franchise presentation wise such as weekly highlights like a sportscenter or primtime or somethin make somethin all i care jus do that and add da newspaper 1 guy said and da ea radio or espn radio give us more 2 do as a team user owner.

  jus look at alot of football games 2 help u out as well 2 make a great game thank u 4 this opportunity 2 give u more ideas

• LakerMon55 said February 13, 2009

  I believe there should be more depth in Superstar Mode (If u Keep The Format The Same.)

  Like Look at all the Cool Management features in the Head Coach 09.

  Like If Your team releases You, You then go through the free agency process.

  And you can negotiate your contract.

  Even Endorsements.

  Basically I Think It Would Be Awesome If U Integrated Features from Head Coach 09's career mode into superstar mode in Madden 10, while not straying too far from the "being the player" aspect of it.

• LakerMon55 said February 13, 2009

  Also essentially add some features from Head Coach 09 to Franchise mode in Madden.

  Not To completely drain all the features from head coach, but it would be cooler if it had more depth (Like Head Coach 09 Career Mode) Not That I'm Trying to turn madden into head coach, but I bet you could integrate some features.

• royzi999 said February 13, 2009

  I have a suggestion , i don't know if programmers read this......but something that give much reallity to the game, would be that all the players celebrate a TD, that get up his arms or make a gesture, like soccer games, all celebrates and the other team make a gesture of disappointment, I make a TD and all players are like statues, I don't like that.

• MODZIW said February 13, 2009

  Please just fix tha GamePlay! They drop the obvious/easy/ picks, but make the instant 180 degrees pick, the Db's know tha route better than the Wr's. U guys been doind this too long for this issues. Make the game REEEL! Now head to head the game is good, becuz there is no lagg, but i play online 95% of the time. So please make the online very good, and do something about those plug jigglers! Thanx!

• mk25bush23 said February 13, 2009

  please please let us be able to make our own plays or at least playbooks please that would be amazingggggg

• CAMREN630 said February 13, 2009

  i am not at all hear to bad mouth ea but we need a better game,the presentation sucks i was playing my nfl head coach and was like wow they have the actual players on the sideline why cant madden do that no more excuses ea lets go lets get it right i have not enjoyed madden since donavan was on the cover that was the last time i did a franchise.

  you guys have the license right?well act like it,well you guys are cause yall have no competitors so why work hard when yall know we gone buy it anyway thanks ea thanks for the way yall do your loyal fans thanks.

• DAR Lancd said February 13, 2009

  Hey what the next MADDEN needs is the full HOF, I mean get real it is missing some great players! Where is Marino and Elway???

• SJUBOSS said February 13, 2009

  I think PA is a great idea.  I would like to see the emotion on Offensive linemen face after a false start in a critical situation (4th and inches, etc.); the player should show some emotion, not only with their face, but maybe their body language as well.  Rooks should show nervousness when starting their first game or playing in big games (playoffs/superbowl).  

  Several bloggers mentioned bringing the crowd to life.  I think that is an excellent idea.  I don't like seeing a 1-11 team with a packed stadium, or a 11-1 team playing for their life with the same old crowd reations as the team that is 1-11.  

  I also love the idea of having the coach show some emotion after critical plays.  This could be shown while panning the camera around after the play.  you can also have PIP show the coaches reaction while picking your next play so you don't slow down game momentum.  

  I would love to see the referees on the field like in real football.  This is a component of the real game and they must be considered by real players, so they should be in the game, in the midst of the action.  

  I like the above idea regarding injuries and having commentators comment on the injury and maybe breakdown how injury occurred (if that is possible) It can also be done on the replay screen while selecting next play.  

  I would really like to see more emotion from players.  Miss a game winning touchdown pass, take off the helmet and slam it while PA shows "dissappointment."  Show Ray Lewis getting upset when someone misses a tackle on 4th and 2.  

  Also, I had the opposing teams' sideline cheering when I intercepted the ball and ran it back.  Maybe that should be corrected.

• Heir to Gawd said February 13, 2009

  I like the idea someone stated previously, which involved weapons for coaches.

  How about when you call timeout you can coach up your team like NCAA

  but when you do it for Madden make coaches like

  Wade philups have little to no influence on the team

  and coaches like Bill Belicheck tremendous difference.

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  PA is a waste, dont give your customers stuff they dont care about

  GAMEPLAY should be top priority and Madden's Gameplay for 360 and Ps3

  is inferior to the Ps2

• D-Assassin1 said February 14, 2009

  This is awsome a great change ,but along with this can we have our OL block better like waiting for me to get downfeild before letting go of a block. Also can we get rid of the Mario running is extremly annoying.

• oneforthethumb said February 14, 2009

  Definately fix the challenge system. I was playing my buddy who isnt really that good at Madden. It was me as the Steelers vs him as the Cowboys. He was on offense and he threw some crazy pass that should have been intercepted but anyways it was caught by T.O. and I saw his foot land out of bounds so I challenged the play and not only did they not overturn it but Tom Hammond said that the other coach challenged it. The cpu doesnt properly execute the challenges or make the right call. When i fumble and its recovered by my opponent and i think it wasnt a fumble i wiil challenge it. The only problem is most of the time the refs will say im challenging the spot of the ball. I know on ESPN NFL 2K5 when you challenged a play it gave you a list of things that you could challenge from a fumble, to an illegal forward pass. Thats something you guys should put in the game. give people the ability to pass the ball even after crossing theLOS so penalties call be called for it. On Madden 09 if you are scrambling with the QB and you cross the LOS the QB will tuck the ball and run. That should be up to the player not the cpu. It will force the people playing to be more aware of what they are doing.

• oneforthethumb said February 14, 2009

  It would be nice to see the seriously injured players to be carted off the field. I was playing in my franchise with the Steelers and I threw a pass to Heath Miller he came down got injured got up limped off the field and I found out a little later that he broke his femur. You aint gonna walk with that.

• Hey-You-There- said February 14, 2009

  1. Bring the apartment back to superstar mode.

  2. Allow the superstar to buy houses or selected houses than they have depending on the contract.

  3. On create a team it should have wy more logos.

  4  On create a team i want to luxery boxes all around the stadium and i wasnt to choose how many levels of luxery boxes,and also chose press,luxery,or club suites.

  5.i want more control of making the stadium like i want to choose the capacity, where the scoreboard and to chose the exterior like modern, normal,or vintage.

  6. im tired of the way the  lxery boxes look no offese EA but if you look at 2k sports pro football their suites look way better. just make the look real and put people in them even if they are inside suites

• DM92892 said February 14, 2009

  i think that they should add all types of pre game show's like the fox pre game show and the cbs pre games and nfl sunday countdown and nfl gamday mourning and after all the games is over they show do the post game show like how fox have the OT.and cbs post game show and how espn have the blitz with chris berman and tom jackson and have nfl gameday final with deion sanders,steve mariucci and rich eisen so that's what i think madden 2010 need

• theGOAT88 said February 14, 2009

  i like this feature alot but i also know from experience that defencsive players react sometimes, due to the look on the wide recievers face. so i hope that the defense will also be smart enough try and find the ball after reading the eyes of the reciever, and not ONLY be able to make a play on the ball when it crosses his vision.

• fro226 said February 14, 2009

  OK DIS MADDEN 10 I WOULD PLEASE LIKE TO REQUEST DIS IM FRO226 FROM PSN

  1.NOW EVER ONE KNOWS HOW NBA LIVE ADDED THE 5 ON 5 FEATURE WHICH LETS YOU CONTROL ONE MAN PERSON OF THAT TEAM I THINK THEY SHOULD MAKE DIS FOR MADDEN.EVERY ONE ON THE FIELD IS PLAYING A POSITION AND IF THE ROOM OR LOBBY DOSE NOT FILL THE FIELD HAVE THE A.I TO COME IN FOR DAT PLAY OF FOR DAT PERIOD OF TIME.

  2.ALLOWING PS3 USER TO LISTEN TO MUSIC WHILE THEY ARE PLAYING THE GAME

  BUT MAINLY NUMBER 1 WOULD BE KIND OF INTERESTING AND IT WOULD BE A NEW GAME MODE... AND I JUST IN CASE U WONDERING HOW THERE WILL BE COMUNACATION DO SORT OF LIKE SOCOM YOU HAVE TO HOLD BUTTON DOWN TO TALK BUT ONLY FOR PREPLAY..

• EAGLEADEOLA said February 14, 2009

  PLEASE REVISE FRANCHISE MODE I TELL HOW MUCH THAT IS IMPORTANT THIS YEAR PLEASEEEEEE GIVE IT AN UPGRADE

• cambo_rambo said February 14, 2009

  Please 'pimp' up the whole franchise and superstar game modes. They're exactly the same as Madden NFL 08 and I want to see something new.

  Also, create some new weapons. For example instead of calling a scrambling QB a 'speed quarterback', make a weapon up like 'Scrambling QB'. It's not rocket science!

  When I replay a PAT, I find that the ball doesn't actually touch the shoe of the kicker. This makes the game incredibly tacky and would like to see a change. The same thing happens when I tip a pass.

  Change the way the main menu looks. Like in Madden NFL 07, when you choose your favourite team, you don't just see a team logo, you see some shots of the players.

  Increase the variety of emails you get.  Every time I lose, I get an email either from the coach, mom or Dexter. This is annoying because all they say is "unlucky bla bla bla." But they never actually tell you how to improve, especially the coach's emails. He should tell you to stay with you man when man marking, or get to your zone earlier etc. This would improve the game amazingly.

  Instead of having interviews all of the time, have like team talks and team meals together before gameday. Maybe have charity work and schools to attend or something.

  When you're a rookie; play a match that determines if, for example you're a WR, it could determine if you're a quick receiver or a spectacular catch receiver. Y'know.

  Have replays for plays you didn't control.

  Let people save their replays. I can't on PS3. WHY!?

  Bring back the entrance sequence like in Madden NFL 08 - have players enter the field and celebrate like Ray Lewis' dance.

  Realistic stats, for example 1/2 sacks and assists.

  Have scraps, like if a DB interferes on a play purposely, have the WR talk to him and maybe things heat up and the fight.

  Emotion on the field. When a quarterback throws a 90 yard touchdown, have the whole team celebrate. Not just the WR and the QB, but the whole field. Especially in rival games and 4th quarter touchdowns.

  This is all...FOR NOW.

• RayBostonDog said February 14, 2009

  ok heres wht a would like to see in madden 10 wit online play, lets start wit simple stuff, more coaches and better looking players on the sidelines and cheerleeders.... then when you call timeout have some waterboys or girls come out to refresh the players who are tired in red or yellow..

       now on the challenges ea has to fix this, some challeges i wanna challenge if he caught the ball ECT. and they challenge the spot lol, make it so you can choose wht you would like to challenge, has to be related to the play tho.

    next i agree wit IndyColts2 you call a great play recievers are open and db's or lb's  swat the ball when there beat by 10-15 yards, and u try to lob it and the whole team can intercept it lmaoo, and i think its way to easy to pick a pass off, each team has atleast 2 or 3 a game.... and theres not enough pass interferrence pentalys....

      NOW A MUST FIX, OK WHEN PLAYERS RUN OUT OF BOUNDS AND COME BACK IN AN CATCH THE BALL, SHOULD BE A PENALTY BUT EA ALLOWS IT, THOUGHT YOU GUYS NEW THE RULES, LMAOO, AND MOST OF ALL THE PLAYERS WHO DO THE NO HUDDLE EVERY PLAY AND I MEAN EVERY PLAY, ITS JUST NOT HUMANLY POSSIBLE, MAKE PLAYERS GET BURNT OUT AFTER THEY DO IT SO MANY TIMES, AND I MEAN BURNT OUT THAT, THEY CANT EVEN RUN OR BLOCK, DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT NO HUDDLE BS...  AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST STOP ALL THOSE GAY ASS GLITCHES, ANY 1 CAN BE GOOD WHEN THEY CHEAT, AND SOME PLAYERS DONT NOW HOW TO DO IT SO ITS UNFAIR, IF U WANNA CHEAT WIT GLITCHES KEEP IT IN NON RANKED GAMES THATS ALL DO WHT U LIKE IN NON RANKE GAMES HAVE A GUN IN UR PANTS SHOOT THE QB WHO GIVES A BEEP BEEP, BUT WHEN U PLAY IN RANK GAMES EVERYTHING SHOULD BE LIGIT AND FAIR, BUT I GUESS THAT WILL NEVER STOP CAUSE SOME ONE WILL HAVE TO CHEAT CAUSE THEY BEEN LOSERS MOST OF THERE LIVES SO THEY WANT TO WIN  LMAOOO

• ThugLifeSon said February 14, 2009

  Superstar mode could have some improvements like letting you get tattos again. Maybe givinga white guy long hair,and maybe even let you buy a house

• patsrule2003 said February 14, 2009

  I am so sick and tired  of a late drive that kills me in madden at the end of the game when i am winning. it is almost like to players are under no pressure at all. In madden 10 they should have a mode or something that is depended on your players clutchness so that a player who isnt clutch might make a bad throw because of pressure or a wide out might drop a pass or something. For example tom brady is a clutch QB so he could do good under pressure but when u have a player like chad pennington for example who is not known for being a super clutch player he might not be so clutch and make a bad throw because he is nervous. Trust me, if someone told me i had to drive down the field with 1 minute left and my team is down by 7 i would not play so calmly as i would if i t were the beginnig of the game. I also think the annoucers have to act more intense as if they actually care, for example if i threw i touchdown with one sec left on the clock to win the annoucer in real life would act appauled and shout but in madden chris just says its a touchdown pass "yay." I also think u neeed to work on player keeping there feet in bounds.

• swillz13 said February 14, 2009

  i think the movements should be more realistic  u should be able to dodge pash rushers by pressing a button not just have it on a random also add more gear like more gloves better looking visors more cleats and add mouthpieces also a first person mode would be awesome and the create a team should be better

• swillz13 said February 14, 2009

  also when u make i guy from college and he's amazing i think u should do if u want to a random draft sso that way ur guy has a chance to be drafted in the first round because when i made guys they would get drafted in the 3 and 4 rounds

• swillz13 said February 14, 2009

  this may sound dumb but also have diffrent chinstraps added in the game and the face masks look better

• swillz13 said February 14, 2009

  also when u get hit ur strap comes undone and ur helment comes off and when i mean better visor i meanadd the clips that attach it to the helmet because in all the other ones it just sits there like its glued or something

• swillz13 said February 14, 2009

  when u get hit hit ur chin strap comes undone and ur helmet can come off and on superstar mode when ur guys not on they should show him on the side lines and when i mean make the visors better i mean add the clips that attach it to the helmet because in the other ones it just sits there

• Bro4life said February 14, 2009

  When you create a team instead of having black or white cleats let us have a multiii colored cleats

• kamgodfrey said February 15, 2009

  in create a team be able to use logos similar to the choices in madden 07 for the ps2

• platinumblack8 said February 15, 2009

  Ea should Put the throw back Jerseys and throw back teams back in the game along with ALL of the NFL penaltys and call them just like how they will call it in real life.Also Dont Make the Truck Players Slow And Actually Have the weapon system work.1 more thing Update the player just like how live do it with the ratings i Frogot wat it is called but u know.Have the players play like real life. There Should also be a special teams rating like defense and offense and have it actually Work. And when the WR or TE try to drag thier feet make them drag it when it appropriate.Make the imotions intense and try to have the pregame huddle when they Are fired up jumping and yelling at eachother Lol.Also Put some type of player intimidation on lke if he gets hit to hard. Have a button in the pre snap to make the crowd a faction and kind of rattle a team.Please make the ratings a factor FOR ALL PLAYERS. They have players u never heard of play like Randy Moss. Make height a factor and the player spotlight actually work. HOPE EA TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATIONS AND ADD AT LEAST SOME OF THE STUFF THAT I AND OTHER PEOPLE  MENTION.EA YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK I KNOW MADDEN TEN IS GONA BE A GREAT GAME ANYWAY.P.S please if any of you EA staff memebers get a chance to write me about my feedback or my request my email is platinumblack8@aol.com. Hope I Hear from Yall EA. Alos u gotta speak to the ea members about NBA live it sucks and that game use to be the Greatest.

• FatalChild said February 15, 2009

  I dont like how the superstars awareness doesnt really apply to the superstar the player is controlling. I figure since u have a fixed camera and we cant change the view, the camera wideness should depend on the superstars awareness that the player is controlling. Like Peyton, Brady, Farve, etc they should be able to see both primary and secondary receivers before the snap without pressing R2. They should be able to drop back farther than some and still have the pass icon stay on the receivers. Same should go for defensive players like Ray Lewis, D Ware, Champ Bailey, Ed Reed, Urlacher, etc. the camera should show a wider screen. I dont think this rule should apply for linemen because typically in the game world, they dont need to see the that much wider than the camera u have set. But vise verse to the DBs, linebackers, and quarterbacks with low awareness the screen wideness should shrink. Rookie quarterbacks awareness typically arent that good. PLEASE CHANGE THIS BECAUSE AWARENESS DOESNT MEAN JACK TO ME WHEN IM CONTROLLING A SUPERSTAR. One other thing and this is the only thing i absolutely hate about the Madden games, if my superstar wins an award, MVP, OPOY, DPOY, etc the skill should go up NOT DOWN regaurdless of age. If my superstar breaks any kind of record his skill should go up NOT DOWN.  And i use caps when i say that because after two years my players skill will either not move or go down even if i break records or win awards. If you have a player rated 70 in your Madden game and he wins MVP and breaks a record the following year you dont keep him at 70 or drop him to 68 you shoot him up to 90. Im not saying I want a drastic change like that if I do good, but i do wanna see a GOOD change in my overall for that player. And the ratings that go up should depend on the stats that he did good on. Maybe he came close to the record with 12 picks in a season as a DB. His catching should go up. Maybe a halfback broke for a bunch of long runs, his speed should go up. Maybe a QB threw 30 picks, his acc should definately go down. regaurdless how many years pro or age the player is. I am a huge Madden fan. Ive been playing since sega's All-Madden and or Madden 95. I own every copy from that point on. SO PLEASE FIX THESE PROBLEMS. Thanks.

• FatalChild said February 15, 2009

  This isnt a big deal to some people but to others it is. Please make the superbowl celebration a real celebration. I want to see the players look like they are happy they won a superbowl. I dont wanna see 5 seconds where 6 guys run past the camera. I wanna see them look happy. P.S. I am in 2020 of Madden 09. After every play I can pretty much guess what the announcers are gonna say word for word before they even say it. Could you please think about having two teams of announcers and the radio broadcast on there sometimes. Thanks and keep up the good work.

• KillersAnthem said February 15, 2009

  You should add Labbing lobbies for those of us that like to get a lot of practice in with our friends online!!!

• SLAVEMASTER14 said February 15, 2009

  Hey, me again. I have been looking over some of the other madden users responses and I have come up with a few I would like to discuss more. Like the touchdown celebrations, how about a website where you get to create your own celebration and be able to upload it to your 360 or PS3(If that is even possible) or you guys make new celebrations as the year goes on and have players be able to download them like add ons. Another feature that caught my eye was the Coaching during timeout. Having a great coach in previous maddens didn't help you very much even tho your spending 4 million a year for Andy Reid. It didn't give your team any kind of boost during game time, how about a Coach Rating system. With a list of Attributes like; Toughness, Motivation, Discipline, Player Relationship, Play calling, Player Development etc. So lets say you hire a new coach like Wade Phillips, and your team has a lot of talent and Wade has a Player Relationship rating of 93 so he is an instant hit with all the players and their morale shoots up as well as having overall rating go up slightly. Now the bad side, if your coach is Wade Phillips and your getting beat 28-10 and its the opposing team is marching down the field your players rating will go down do to the fact that Wade's Discipline and Motivation ratings are not very good your team is less likely to pose a comeback. Another example is having Bill Belichick as your coach and being in a game where your starting QB gets hurt your starters and your back ups rating will increase because of Bill's Player Development rating, so if in a franchise your back ups rating will get better every week. So that's just some of what I was hoping to see in the next madden so hope you take that in consideration.Thanks

• Whexican07 said February 15, 2009

  - You should be able to play co-op with more then 2 players

  - There is no such thing as a fade or streak anymore, they are almost impossible to complete.

  - The DB and LB pass defense is to good

  - Stats need to play a bigger part in the game. A 90 DE can hardly ever get by a 70 T. The stats need to effect the way the game is played.

  - My main thing would have to be the playbooks. There are no trick plays. I want to be able to run a reverse or a trick pass or an option or something. I want to be able to make plays.

  - A team chemistry would be nice. It can improve the way the team plays together. Have different personalities of players affect the charisma of the team. Have guys like T.O. hurt the charisma but have guys like Ray Lewis boost it. Let the coaches have a personality, Things they are good at or things they are bad at. Let them be able to influence players. Or have players who are rattled easy actually be rattled. Like a QB, have the reciever icons flash or shake or something. That can help w/ the emotion.

  - Have a "gamechanger" weapon

  - Have a team specialty. Like a defensive, explosive, steady, dirty, hard hitting, scrappy, and etc. Let the team play that way. Let players taunt or be taunted.

  - Penalties. They should be noticable, like holding and all that.

  - Players should have roles on the team.

  If you could check into some of those that would be awesome. Thanks

• Whexican07 said February 15, 2009

  O also a QB evade move with the highlight stick would be useful.

• swillz13 said February 15, 2009

  one of the things io would really like is that all the players actually looked like what they do in real life like having the same faces and i think u should be able to put ur own face in the game using that camra accesory that u can get i think that would be awesome

• daryl_12 said February 15, 2009

  My Madden 10 wish list:

  - Make a better presentation..for instance have like a halftime show for like the super bowl or have the trophy presentation at the end of the game....make monday and sunday night football as hyped up as it is in real life have pre-game analysis and picks...us your espn license more effectivly....in the super bowl have the teams endzone design in the endzone...at the pro bowl have the team helments

  - have a draft process....have the combine to where you can actually scout the players do the drills have an annoucment of the draft eligable underclassmen pro days, senior bowl..stuff like that

  - bring back the newspaper....say a player broke a record or something make it more relavent

  - acknowlege records being broken more like ps2

  - make it just a little bit easier to run the ball

  - better blocking...playaction pass worked only sometimes even if you did set it up it didnt work

   other than that i love madden it is fun....i would just like to see the developers use the next gen consoles to the fullest...i know they can do way more things with it than they are doin

• swillz13 said February 15, 2009

  i would like to see better movement because when you hand the ball off its so glitchy like as soon as u snap the ball the runningback already has his hands in the position and they don't do that in real life. Like the movements in the espn games were way better but they didn't have the graphics like u guys do so if u take those to and combine them together the game would be the best ever like add the stutter step and a better stiff arm like if ur good enough u can knock off the defenders helmet and make it in superstar mode if ur guys is not as good as the stater he has to work his way up the depth chart

• swillz13 said February 15, 2009

  also in the old maddens for the normal xbox and ps2 u guys had the whole house thing for superstar mode. I think u should add that again

• BIG JUBES said February 15, 2009

  new title madden 10 or madden x

• zero56 said February 15, 2009

  i would like to be able to design my own plays and formations

• calebx4 said February 15, 2009

  In Pro Bowl

  -Make team helmets

  -Make it so your likely to get more points but also give up points

  -Make MVP's

  In Super Bowl

  -At end make everyone walk on the field (coaches and players cheering or shacking there heads)

  -MVP

  -Celebration at end.

• FUGITIVERHINO69 said February 15, 2009

  the following needs to be improved:

  better gang tackles so instead of only two people on a tackle u could get 4 or 5  in on a takle

  bigger and more variety of hits that will knock someone out instead of seeing them get up like nothin happened.

  more serious in game injuries.

  pre game entrances. ray lewis brian dawkins etc.

  emotion from players.

  team style.  hard hitting. old fashion. dirty. speed. etc.

  colored cleats.

  make it easier to block kicks/punts

  jump balls and tip ints.

  please take these into consiederation. keep up the good work.

• FUGITIVERHINO69 said February 15, 2009

  the following needs to be improved:

  better gang tackles so instead of only two people on a tackle u could get 4 or 5  in on a takle

  bigger and more variety of hits that will knock someone out instead of seeing them get up like nothin happened.

  more serious in game injuries.

  pre game entrances. ray lewis brian dawkins etc.

  emotion from players.

  team style.  hard hitting. old fashion. dirty. speed. etc.

  colored cleats.

  make it easier to block kicks/punts

  jump balls and tip ints.

  please take these into consiederation. keep up the good work.

• FatalChild said February 15, 2009

  I think injuries should be looked at more. I had a guy with a career injury get up on his own and walk off the field. Ive never seen that happen in real life. I think with the serious injuries the team medics should come out and help him off the field. Maybe put him on a stretcher if its a strained back or broken leg. All I'm asking for is realism in all aspecs of the game. I would love to know if any of my comments and ideas are being considered. If u could please leave me any feedback I would very much appreciate that. My e-mail is adrinalen@yahoo.com. I have two other great ideas above in the Feb 15 section. Please read over them and get back to me. Thanks for your time.

• FatalChild said February 15, 2009

  Me again, sorry i got a lot on my mind. With the create a team mode, the model for the uniforms was too dark. Not his skin tone, but the fog or smoke u had around him. It made it hard to choose uniform colors. Another thing about that, could you make more logos. Like put the alphabet in there, like the bears or green bay have. Im really good at Madden. The game play difficulty is great. But I like to create my team for franchise mode. I usually make a cupcake team and try to make them better through the many seasons that i play. If i play with a real team ill win the superbowl with no prob so i play with cupcake.

  Another thing, could u make the challenges work for human and cpu more affective? The cpu never challenge and most of the time when i challenge a ball caught out of bounds its not reversed when i can clearly see in the replay that it should be. Or the spot of the ball challenge, the ball is down where our knee goes down, but down for the cpu where the ball is down.

  One last thing please keep the game difficult but dont make the cpu be able to do things a human player cannot do. Like catch every tipped ball. Or pick off every bad pass. Or most of all let a 67 overall 3rd string QB come in and throw like hes a hall of famer. Ive noticed that a lot of the time my 95 accuracy QB throws right to a defender when when my receiver isnt even close to that spot. Thanks for your time. Please contact me at adrinalen@yahoo.com. thanks

• b00tcamp said February 15, 2009

  SPECTATOR MODE IN XBOX 360 PARTY MODE

  There are lots of games that allow you to just watch the game until your game begins.  Pleeeeeese impliment this technology in MADDEN 2010.  This will be HUGE.

  You could earn points in franchise/achievments that would allow you to purchase a seat in the stadium in online games.

  PLEASE MAKE THIS HAPPEN.  I would like to watch games and prepare for my next opponent.  If it's in the game.  MAKE IT HAPPEN PLEASSSSSSSSE

  Thank You

• blood-raiza1 said February 16, 2009

  1.What happen to creating a play book u think we can be able to create a play book, plays and formatins

  2.in super star you guys think yall can make it a option to see through your helmet probally in franchise to

  3.yall should try to put trick plays like how the dolphins ravens d cardinals have like those wild cat plays were like the qb is wrand the ball is snapped to the rb or wr

  4.and why wen u get a pick wit a 96 speed db a o line or qb hawks u

  thats all i think of right now but good luck

• JaBeef94 said February 16, 2009

  On fifa 09 there is a Be a pro online play how about we have that in Madden 10 as well so there can be 22 people playing at once. They'll have 2 positions to play. 1 in offence and 1 in defence I think that this is a very good idea as I really enjoyed playing BAP on fifa 09.

• JaBeef94 said February 16, 2009

  Me again in superstar mode I think many people just skip practice sessions as its basically pointless. How about changing the practice sessions based on actual NFL team practices.Like having drills, gym. The drills can be like cone drills, slege drills and all that.... I also think that you should improve the tackling. It should be more challenging cuz at the moment tackling a guy is too easy in superstar mode anyway. and during the season, you should be able to improve on your player say like you get a certain amount of points for everything you do in a game say like 10 points for a tackle, 50 for an interception and 100 for a defensive TD and these points can be put onto your guys skills to improve on it.

• YGz ViiRuZz xX said February 16, 2009

  ay i feel there needs to be like madden TV, kinda like skate TV where you can be the spectator of other people's games online yanno. Check out your friends playin as well as tha top players in the nation. This would be a sick addiction to what's already a legendary series.

• Sparticus01 said February 16, 2009

  Let me preface this post by stating that I love madden and that I've owned and played every version since its release. But it seems that for every step forward each successive release takes a step backward. I have an Xbox 360, new gen for right now, so one would assume that the current version of madden should have all the features that previous versions contained. My playing style is aggressive on both sides of the ball so I like to dictate the game, on defense especially. I'm not stupid enough to be zero blitzing on every play so the zone blitz is my forte. The most successful routes in this year's madden (crossing routes & square ins/outs) can't be stopped. On the old PS2 version of madden you had the option of shading the WR with your CB to limit slants/ins/outs why isn't this feature in the xbox 360/ ps3 version? In older versions of madden you could substitute players into different positions. With the multiple formations on defense today why can't I substitute DEs into OLB spots if I'm going from a 4-3 to 3-4 defense. With the audible screen why can't I preset my audibles to play in the opposite direction from how the play is presented when your choosing them. Currently when I audible i have to flip the play real time giving away my intent.  Going back to the crossing routes and square ins, if your going to emphasize them on offense you should provide the tools on defense to counteract them. The blitzing game needs to be revamped to allow pressure. Currently a quarterback can sit back all day and pick you apart if you don't all out blitz them. I had to go through every single blitz to find the ones that actually work on a consistent enough bases, you can count them on one hand. Last but not least the running game. I'm still having a hard time figuring out why, when I have a hole the size of mack truck in front of me, I can't accelerate through it to pick up more than 2 yards. I mean even with players like Adrian Peterson, as soon as you hit turbo to accelerate all of the defenders who were being blown up suddenly shed their blocks and collapse on you. I understand the intent to simulate the real game where holes close quickly, but its beyond ridiculous. I've got some other complaints but they are minor to the ones mentioned above. I'm a die hard fan so regardless I'll buy next year's installment of madden but that's not to say I'm happy about the lack of tools on the actual game play side. In summary I just wanted to say that not every new feature has to be new, don't throw out the baby with the bath water. Before you start adding new features, new versions of madden should have all of the features of the previous maddens. The new platforms support it so its just a matter of putting it into the game. Too much emphasis is being put on presentation and not enough on game play. When its all said and done nobody cares about this screen or that one, fans are more worried about how am I going to get this next first down with my opponent crowding the line of scrimage. We don't need more eye candy, we need more tools on the game play side of the house.

• Knighthawksfan said February 16, 2009

  Yo I hope that they change the gameplay just a little bit because they need to fix the deep ball when the qb throw it. I want too see the deep put up in the air like it was in the old madden's. I can't wait too see how that this year's madden stack's up.

• VeNGeNCex said February 17, 2009

  1) When there is 40 seconds or less in the fourth quarter, the oppisite team has no T.O. left and it's 1st-3rd down and you QB kneel it you should Have the game end right there, Instead of waiting for the clock to hit 0. It makes it look way more realistic.

  2) At the end of the game have them walk out onto the field and handshake each other. and add in soem people with Cameras and stuff.

  3) When a ball is thrown right to a defender and they put their hands up and it hits them and they just drop it, That needs to be fixed

  4) When there is a defender right in front of the reciever and the ball is thrown and the defender dose nothing he should swat it or somthing. It's very frustrating.

  5) For instance when there is a long run or long field goal you should show the player and coach facial reactions. On a reply or on teh field goals after it's kicked slow it down and switch to the players and coachs then go back to teh ball all slow. it brings a more intese eliment to the game!

  Thanks for reading!

  -Nick

• alexh_93 said February 17, 2009

  some really gr8 idea and I hope madden 10 is a rly good game but i have 3 problems

  1) on madden 08 when you threw the football you could see it spin, like a real one does, but on madden 09 it just stays still whilst in flight. Why did you remove that?

  2) I play on franchise almost all the time and when I get to the second season the game becomes really glichy and crash when I train my players before each game, when I try to quick save, and when I sim any game. Please fix this for the next madden.

  3) The new players that I draft in the preseason all have really low ratings. For example my no.1 pick of the 2009 draft was a left tackle, who was the best player by far and was rated a top 5 pick. When i signed him his overall was 74. I could have traded the pick and got someone who was at least 85. Please make the new player ratings much higher so if I need an OT I can get a good one in the draft, because at the moment the draft is pointless (I dont want you to get rid of it just make it better)

  thnx Alex

• c-ivy said February 17, 2009

  I've played the last 6 Madden games religiously, and here are some things that need changed for next year.

  A) Superstar mode - everything about it.

  1) Your in-game simulation engine is horrid. Kickers miss more than half the time, no matter the distance.

  2) Your quarterback (whatever team you play for, doesn't matter if it's Manning or Chris Simms) will throw an ungodly amount of interceptions throughout the season. Mine always break the record for most INT's in a season.

  These are just a few noticeable quirks, honestly there are a million other things wrong with the way the game simulates the time you're not on the field, and the sad thing is, it's been this way for a while now. I've played 08 and 09 enough to know that Superstar mode wasn't even touched up on for 09. This mode has potential, please do something with it this year.

  B) I assume because of your mantra this will already be in there, but trick plays (Wildcat) are a must. I still can't understand why you don't let players create playbooks in Madden. This would be the greatest feature for me, someone who plays each years Madden over 5 thousand times. Don't let player created playbooks be used online, but who cares what we do in single player mode. Adding the ability to let us create our own plays would increase replay value ridiculously. If that's too crazy, then give more unique playbooks to each team.  

  C) I'd like to see opponents scheme against me. Why is it no one keeps Larry Fitzgerald consistently doubled in my franchise? He's got 64 catches and 9 TD's...by week 7. Seems like a no brainer. Not just Larry though, any receiver who's making an impact. If I take Greg Camarillo, someone you wouldn't scheme against originally, and he gets comparable stats to the ones I just posted, wouldn't you scheme for him during a week 12 rivalry game?

  RB's too. Adrian Peterson attracts 9 in the box as much as Lamont Jordan does.

  What about the coordinators? Don't the Steelers and Eagles blitz constantly? *** Lebeau and Jim Johnson play the same way as any other coordinator.

  D) That's kind of a summarization of my biggest problem with the Madden series. No one, no team, no coach, no situation, is unique. I've read your changing the way you rate players, and that should help, but honestly... nothing is different. EVER. My opponent never goes for it on 4th and inches, unless it's the 4th quarter and they're down 10. They never gameplan around their weapons, or against my weapons. Every game is literally the same.

  On offense, Teams will ALWAYS take a timeout at exactly 1:01 in the 2nd and 4th quarter. It doesn't matter if they're 5 yards out, or 50.

  Plus opponents always use no huddle when they're up against the clock. Problem is, it takes too long. It'd still be faster to just call a play if all they did was run the no huddle, but they always audible.. which takes up another 10 seconds.

  etc, etc, etc.

  Also, please, please, please, please keep the rewind feature. What a brilliant idea that was. No offense, but your track record suggests that Madden 10 will have many cheap/lame quirks that will affect the gameplay in big ways (Madden 08 = fumbles happen ALL the time, no matter the RB or his Carry stat) so having a rewind feature was really smart. Please keep it for this year.

  I have millions of more things to add, but this is enough for now. Thanks to anyone who read this. I'll probably make another post when I have more time.

• pdtodd12 said February 17, 2009

  Hey... i really like what you guys are doing. Just a quick suggestion, Facemask penalty he never really touches it. To add realism and fairness you should show him asctually grab his facemask because sometimes they call it and sometimes they dont even though neither time he really touched it.

  I'ts third down, theyre at the 6, going for the end zone. The QB throws to the right corner and the ROLB jumps up but the ball goes right through his arm for a touchdown. IT WENT THROUGH HIS ARM!!! please work on that sorta thing, it's annoying and unfair. Thanks!

• JaBeef94 said February 18, 2009

  Ive got more suggestions for ya

  1. more drills for the combine like vertical jump, 3 cone drills

  2. Some teams are too overrated!!! The steelers are way too overrated especially Troy Polamalu cuz every time I throw a ball within 3-5 metres away from him he intercepts it also Terell Owens is also too overrated cuz theres no way in hell he'll ever run through Shawne Merrimen and he does it anyway and this is kind of annoying.

  3. MAKE your guys run if your doing a no huddle or spiking the ball cuz it seems to me as if they dont care about it wen its 3 and goal with 2 yards  to go no time out left and 15 seconds remaining 14-14.

  4. Enable players to create their own playbooks and plays like in head coach 09

  5. In franchise mode you should be able to watch the combine so you'll have a good idea about your draft picks.

  6. Make injuries more realistic! When someone gets a season ender injury dont let them just get up and walk to the sideline! bring out the stretcher and big hits should be more realistic meaning if someone goes for a tall grab and the corner flips him upside down and he lands on his head I doubt that he'll be able to keep hold of the ball.

  7. Someone jst posted a really good idea he suggested that superstar mode should be first person through the helmet kind of thing. This would be amazing.

  8. More bone-crushing tackle animations

  9. Its too hard to for a tackle or a LB to get through his blocker wen he's engaged even if the tackle's block shedding and power move rating is 99 please improve on this!

  10.Also put the option for the QB to throw the ball away cuz wen ever I do it I get called for intentional grounding and this is annoying but in real life Ive never seen some1 get called for intentional grounding!

  11. COLOURED CLEATS!!!

  12. Enable long laterall passes. Across the field kind of thing.

  13. Too hard to return a punt/ kick all the way make it easier please

  14. Trick plays!!!

  15. Referees on field

  16. Flags being thrown

  17. When theres a fumble player should pile on every1 and referees try to get them of each other to see whos got the ball dont let the players know whos got the ball immidiately by turning the camera do it the real way this will add tension and drama to the players.

  18. Hold madden tournaments every month or so

  19. Enable Be a pro online play just like in FIFA09 you can create your player improve on him join a team and have your stats posted on leader boards. Most rushing yards, Ints, Forced fumbles annd all that and every season you can join another team and that and have team tournaments 1 player would have 2 positions. 1 in offence and 1 in defence. Improving your skills by a point system. like 1 tackle= 5 points TD=30 points defensive TD= 50 point etc

  Please email me if you are considering my suggestion I just want to know if youve read it e-mail= napster999@hotmail.co.uk

  Thanks! keep up the good work =D

• FLOOTSTER said February 18, 2009

  DO THESE SIMPLE THINGS PLEASE:

  1.  Fix the FB postion so you can't put backup RB's in there and run like its no problem, this NEVER EVER happens in real life.

  2.  Basically get rid of the QB sneak altogether.  Everyone knows its a glitch.  In real life, when this play is run the QB's do not hike the ball and job through the middle.  I cannot stand this crap online.

  3.  Take some dynamite and wire it to Madden 09's franchise mode.  Blow it up.  Completely redo the training, who wants to spend 10 mins training their guys every single week?  Make CPU teams draft according to their needs.  Completely overhaul the offseason mode.  Why can't we build our own new stadiums without relocating?  Make the offseason basically identical to the pre-gen Madden's.  I used to love playing franchise and drafting players, but now it sucks bad and I never touch it.

  4.  GET PICTURES FOR EVERY PLAYER ON THE GAME!!!  This makes me so mad.  I cannot stand having a team with half a dozen rookies without pictures.  Make the free agents have them too.

  5.  Make it so that the "Spectacular Catch" stat actually relevant.  I play on all-madden and have never had any one handed type catches.  Guys like Moss, T.O., Calvin Johnson, are beasts and should go up and catch the ball accordingly.  Not catch like Mike Furrey lol.

  6.  Get rid of Rocket Catch altogether and make USER CATCHING easier.  This goes hand in hand with # 5

  7.  Have QB rollouts.  Where QB's immediatley run either left or right and have the line block accordingly.  Not just shifting your line and running to that side.

  8.  Make the WR screen reasonable.  ONLINE its not that hard to stop but just preventing it gets really annoying.

  9.  Make the no huddle offense actually huddle eventually.  Tired of playing guys that go 12 plays down the field without huddling.  (I know there is such a thing as a no huddle offense in real life, but it is nothing like in madden.

  10. Make MAN COVERAGE more dominant.  I hate running COVER 3 AND COVER 4 online 99% on the time just because my man defense breaks down on every out, in, and slant routes.

  11. Get rid of the CB attacking the WR in mid air crap.  Enough said thats probably the most unrealistic thing ever.

  12.  Get rid of the spin catch.  If you don't know what this is go to youtube and look at it.

  I have more, lol.

• l1I7I said February 18, 2009

  This is what I think should be in Madden 10:

  1) It would be really cool if you can

• l1I7I said February 18, 2009

  Sorry pressed add to early...this is wat I would like to see in Madden 10

  1)It would be really cool if u could make your own plays nd formations\

  2)This game should be like NHL 09 where there is Be a pro..you should be make your superstar able to play online

  3)Make the annoucers have more sayings or make different announcencers for every team. They are very repetetive

  4)Make more Pass Interfernce penalties, i sware the guy could flip me oer before the ball is 20 feet away from me and i dont get a call

  5)I think you should be able to argue a penalty if u dont get it

  6)In Superstar mode you should start at college in your senior year and work your way to he NFL and have a real NFL draft like they have on TV.

  7)Also in superstar when you get drafted to the NFL you are automatically at 1st String.. we should have to work our way up like a real NFL player

  8)Online, you should be able to watch the top gamers play and like earn points or money in career to buy s ticket to watch their game

  9)Have clubs like NHL 09... Have a team of players and one at a time a player from that club plays a club game against another player from another team..sort of like a clan but you dont have to worry about the trouble of making a clan on gamebattles or mlg etc

  10)Make them have a real hafetime Show not that little thing wit 5 plays

  11)Have an MVP at the end of the game

  12)Get rid off the rocket catches

  13)You should be able to send in replays from games online...find your play at end of game and do what u want

• kipperphil said February 18, 2009

  Madden 10 Franchise

  I love franchise mode and here are a few of the changes I'd like to see:

  1) Use the NFL slotting method for rookie contracts rather than the contract being based on the players rating.  If I hit on a great LG (say, 86 rating) late in the 2nd round I have to pay like a 3 year 27 million deal which is absurd, you're basically penalized for finding good players.  Same thing for crappy players taken in the top 10.  

  2) Bring back a lot of previous features from franchise.

  3) NFL Head Coach just doesn't do it for me.  Implement a Coach mode option in franchise mode.  Take an existing coach or better yet create a coach and run a team for 30 years.

  4) Be able to create players each year to add them into the draft.

  5) Be able to place created teams throughout the world.  Like a London franchise would be awesome.

  6) Much more Logo options for created teams or be able to upload logos.

  7) Be able to trade/trade for future draft picks.

  8) Bring back the OTA's/training camp rather than the weekly training.  And instead of having only 9 drills to do in training camp give the option of many more (20, or 25) and being able to pick 9 or 10 so if you've a got a good offense and a crappy defense you can spend the drills working on all defense, or vice versa or mix it up.

  9)  It seems the only way to really develop/increase the ratings of young players is to play them but lots of good teams draft players in later rounds and develop them and them plug them in when existing players leave for FA.  Some way increase players ratings w/o playing them much and TC would be cool.

  10) OLB's in a 3-4 are typically the dominant pass rushers for that scheme but the game doesn't seem to reflect this. Like Cowboy OLB Demarcus Ware has had 8, 11.5, 14, 20 sacks in his first four years but over when simulated he only gets 2-4 a year over the rest of his career like most other dominant 3-4 pass rushers (ie, Merriman).

  I would love to see some of these.

• bigshigga24 said February 19, 2009

  Honestly the thing that makes me the maddest in the entire madden game is pass release.

  I use the broncos when i play and some quarterbacks in the NFL make there money on a quick release.

  Jay Cutler has one of the quickest releases in the NFL.

  And on the majority of long passes, he does a Byron Leftwich type pass windup. And I end up getting sacked on some plays because of this.

  My idea is just to incorperate a Pass release rating into the player ratings so that some quarterbacks would have quick ones and some would have slower ones.

  One example is Derek Anderson. He has a slow release

  And the other is Tony Romo. He has a very quick one.

  When the draft happens release is an area of a quarterback in real life that you cannot change because it is changing something they have worked their whole life on.

  So when you draft a QB in the Draft in Madden he should not be able to change his release rating. Its one of the things you base drafting him around.

  It is a part of the game that needs improvement.

  Just one area that i really thing should change.

• cambo_rambo said February 19, 2009

  Stop the clock when someone get's tackled out of bounds... When I get pushed out, the clock still runs... WORK IT OUT!!! ...PLEASE :P

• jimbojenkins2 said February 19, 2009

  there's a lot of things that need to be fixed. first, man to man is ridiculously bad. second, make it possible to throw touch passes, not just bullets and moon shots. if a receiver has five yards on a defender you need to be able to put it over the defenders head without it being a high arching slow unrealistic pass. db's gettin run down by Olinemen on interceptions etc, you boys have a lot of work to do.

• Blackurai99 said February 19, 2009

  Man to man HAS TO BE FIXED. I can put Champ Bailey on the slowest tight end in the NFL and somehow, champ gets beat for a 57 yard bomb over the top. I don't care if it was a double move, the majority of corners do not get beat on double moves if they've seen it once or twice in the game.

  Releases for quarterbacks have got to be faster, but not so fast that you cant get  the quarterback on the ground once he's decided to throw. And speaking of sacks and throwing, when you're playing with a Ben Roethlisberger the man has huge hands, he can go to throw, but stop his arm in mid swing incorporate that into the game, say i press triangle but at the last second realize he's covered give me a button to stop my throwing action.

  Make running styles a tad more realistic. If I'm running with Walter Payton give him a goose leg, make him fast and make him upright. And by the way, he was untouchable. When he ran the ball he could slip 4 and 5 guys easily, he should be like Gumby when he runs. And A.J. hawk SHOULD NEVER CATCH HIM in a foot race even if he does have the angle it hasn't happened to me, but I've seen it.

  Going to the franchise now, make winning the Super Bowl rewarding. Speeches and all the buzz. And when you go 0-16 with the lions you should have to save your job with a convo with the GM. Also, there is one overwhelmingly important thing that needs to be put into franchise especially. If a player breaks the single game or season or career record for rushing yards it should be celebrated the same way it was celebrated when Sweetness broke it against the saints. Same thing with any record or achievement. Make a feature called performance relevant commentary. If I'm playing with the Bears and through 15 games I've given up 150 points then somewhere the comentators need to say, "And the bears come in today looking to break the record for fewest points allowed in a season. Their defense has been dominant, shadows of *** Butkus, Mike Singletary and Dan Hampton have been cast upon soldier field this year." At which point Al can add "I agree, it's seemed almost as if no offense has been able to move the ball against them 55% of opponent drives end in 3 and outs, and 70% end in punts, this defense is dominant."

  More over pregame intro should feel like the pregame intros done on monday night football. Incorporate ESPN into the game, get Mike Torrico and Tony Kornheiser. And if all this can't be done on one disc the game could have constant content updates released throughout the NFL season. One for each week.

  Finally, we need to be able to edit players ratings within franchise, injuries should impact play, and we should be able to either choose whether to play an injured player or not, if they become more severely injured this should be a repercussion of the choice to play them. Add some blood for hard hits. Add a stutter juke this could be done by quickly and repeatedly moving the right Analog stick right and left. We should be able to hurdle like Knowshown Moreno as well when a defender goes low. Expand character models. And why is there no play editor? For franchise and exhibition alike. If I'm calling the plays why cant they be plays Ive drawn up?. And i should be able to sub any player into any position. Mike Vrabel has been known to line up as a Tight End from time to time (10 catches-10 Touchdowns) and so has Brian Urlacher(1 catch 29 yards, one touchdown).

  Ohh and lastly, if im quarterbacking my team and i read blitz i should be able to select my running back and tell him "hey block 49, he's comin." Basically pre-play menu should be changed if i double click "R3" while i have a player selected  i should get a blocking interface, change not only who he's blocking but how. If i wanna run a trap i should be able to select my offensive guard, and push the right analog stick right drawing a line to a defensive tackle right click again and that puts the blocking play art on that dt. or i could highlight Aaron Kampman and tell my tackle to cut him because i see a speed rush coming from him so that i can dump it off to my RB.

• Mr J Cahta 2 U said February 20, 2009

  Attitudes and facial expressions?  Well that's neat, but as a Madden and Football fan not really a must have for me.  They'll be wearing helmets so body expression may be more important.  IF Madden NFL 10 maybe had  season storylines to go with that emotion, but that might be taking it too far.

  The procedural awareness is definitely cool and a great addition, just hope the gameplay will compensate for that.  The closing speed of the secondary is a little outrageous as they jump from 5 yards out to deflect the pass or LB's jump 5 yards up in the air to intercept the pass.

  Fixing player awareness of the field boundaries would be helpful.  They should slow up when closing in on the sidelines to wait for the pass, not continually sprint towards the sideline when they are wide open!

  Don't forget about special teams, which is horrendous is 09.  CPU always punts the ball out of bounds if you give a punt block look.  You almost never can get good returns (punt or koff) using the appropriate formation.  I wish I could block a FG or XP once in a while.  ANd the camera switch right before the ball passes the crossbar just feels like the CPU is cheating.  Keep the same view all the way through, that side angle sucks.

  Also Pancake stats between played games and simulated games do not match. So if you play all your franchise's games that season, they will not make the probowl due to a lack of pancakes.  I have had some members of the o-line make it b/c my rb had a pro bowl year.

• Mr J Cahta 2 U said February 20, 2009

  Great commentary by Cris.  I'm still hearing new stuff with different teams and plays.

  Get more of the nfl owner aspect of the game in like madden 05.  fix injuries with rosters.  let injured reserve in madden act the same as NFL  free up money and a roster space.  add a practice squad.  add more players available.  increase occurence of minor injuries and add severity of injuries for played games.  Bring back the ambulance!

  Scouting doesn't work.  It actually tells u the opposite and some cases not accurate at all.  cpu generated draft class creates too random of attributes for players resulting in players with only specific roles- not a great deal of all around players.

  Bring back defensive adjustments for coverage, like doubling, shading.  Spotlight is too generic.

  Get different contracts back like restricted and unrestricted free agents for players drafted (1 year tenders).

  remember EA, I'm always available for consulting for a nominal fee, if you want the best game ever.  madden 05 was the best game ever.

• Inside EA said February 20, 2009

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• ebanks1975@yahoo.com said February 20, 2009

  First let me say as a recent fan of Madden & ps3, what's up with the 480p/720p? We are talking next generation systems here! I don't want to beat a dead horse but I have few suggestions; fix the depth perception in the game and it will probably remedy the problems catching balls through opposing players, first downs, int’s and calling players out of bounds. I would like to see the players drag their feet, make a mark or something. Also why can’t the QB be highlighted like the rest of the offense? And the rating system sucks, how can the Cowboys, Giants, and Pats have a higher ranking than the Super Bowl Champs and runner-up?

• BIGlarryLA80 said February 20, 2009

  I WAS THINKING maybe on madden 10 the throw away option needs to be tweakeds...for example u lob a pass by tapping the icon u are throwing to and push for a bullet pass, so instead of just hitting r3 to throw the ball away, which just throws it straight to the sidelines which results in int. grounding...use could use the same tap and push feature somehow to throw the ball at a receiver's feet or above him out of bounds..a course sometimes maybe it can result in being picked off,,,i think it makes it a little more interesting...

• swillz13 said February 20, 2009

  in superstar mode when ur a widereceiver all the qbs do is throw bullet passes i think u should make that better and also bring back the house thing u guys had in the ones for xbox and ps2 also being able to change ur hair styles and give ur guy tattoos  also be able to change ur number at anytime because in the other ones u couldn't  also u should have to work ur way up the depth chart if ur guy is not good enough and u should do what they do in head coach and make so if ur guy is good enough he should get drafted in the first round and also u should be able to pick ur contract how many years and how much u want and i think ur rating should go up if u preform well during the season. i would also like to see post game interviews and stuff like that

• swillz13 said February 20, 2009

  also i would like to see a better job on the helmets and face masks make them look more relistic there bacically all the same size except for the kicker one. make the RB face mask bigger then the three bar face mask more detail on the helmets and i think u should add more face masks i hate how the revo robot looks in the game u should add the other actullaay put both in the game

• chtOGb said February 20, 2009

  i don't think  i need to add a comment everything has already been said

  i will say this though, i threw a pass on madden 09 for the ps3 and my receiver had  about four yards between him and champ bailey the pass was lofted over his head but the ball curled like a knuckle ball into baileys hands.and there was no wind, had 3 steps on defender and it started as a perfect pass. PLEASE FIX THAT!!!!

• swfanboy said February 20, 2009

  well i just got through playing madden 09 and one thing that needs fixed is the defender not even looking at the ball direction its coming from or anything and just using esp to know where its going to be then jumping straight up and knocking it down he wasnt even near he was burnt and larry fitzgerald was gone i even got it to throw the ball where it looked like i put a little touch on it but all of a sudden professor X reads my mind and knows its there

• PCs InTheGame said February 21, 2009

  Looks like a good new feature for Madden 2010 raczilla!

  Now if you would consider my two additional ideas for future Madden games,you

  may just make the perfect video sports simulation game.

  First,bring back the vision cone. Bring it back in a way that is more user fri-endly(like for those casual gamers),but still keeps the integrity of the passing

  game.Do you remember in earlier Madden games when you hiked the ball,you pressed

  the action button to bring up the passing icons and then pressed the corresponding

  recievers button to pass to him? Well my idea has the same basic principal but

  with the vision cone included: You hike the ball on a pass play and the vision cone

  comes up,it may be centered on mid-field or on a specific reciever. If it is centered on midfield and you see a reciever you want to throw to,press that re-cievers button once to look at him,and then one more time to throw to that re-ciever.If the vision cone is pre-set on a reciever before the snap,just press

  the button once to throw to him to get off a quick pass!This would allow a more

  simulated feel for the offensive and also the defensive opponent as well because

  now he can read the quarterbacks eyes and react accordingly to a pass instead

  of wondering which direction the pass in the air is going.

  Second,You bros.@ Madden have got to make the pass rush more like real football.

  The 3-4 pass rush is ok ,but the four down line-man pass rush does not form the

  pocket well enough or fast enough.Thats why we're seeing QBs drop back 7 yards

  or even further. Man,if real QBs did what players do in Madden,they'd get crushed

  by the defensive ends on every passing play! AND YOU SHOULD'NT HAVE TO SHOW YOUR

  DEFENSE AND SPREAD YOUR D-LINE TO MAKE A PROPER POCKET FORM.

  I'm a firm believer that if you practice and become good at using pass rushing

  moves,You should be able to put pressure with your front four on normal offenses that don't hot-block you.

  Hey raczilla, your new procedural awareness,with my revised vision cone and my new

  defensive line A.I.= MADDEN 2011 PERFCECTION

  Bye the way,thank you EA for the free Tiger Woods golf game and EA sports t-shirt

                                                     Sincerely, lnTheGame

• pb076 said February 21, 2009

  I found that this game contained a lot of flaws and needs a serious overhaul. During these tough economic times, we need to be getting what we pay for...right??? I say that by the way madden 09 looked, that game was not worth the $60 i payed to get it. Here are some suggestions to make this game more fun/realistic/enjoyable/worth the $$$$.

  1. The whole Madden test thing at the beginning of the game needs to be trashed. I would find myself scoring an all-madden on the rush offense test, an all-pro on the pass offense test and pros for both of the defense tests. They make the test so easy on offense and hard on defense that when you actually get to playing the game my offense would suck and my defense would be super dominant. On all pro, it would be so hard to pass the ball. the deep ball is non-existent, and the O-Line/D-Line AI needs some serious work. I can run a play-action pass and the cpu defense can rush 3 guys, and right after i fake the ball to the RB there would be an end right in my QBs face. I could get sacked 5-7 times a game.

  Another thing that pisses me off about 09s AI is the running game. If your difficulty level is around the all-pro to all-madden range, it is impossible to run.When I call I toss to the right, the defense always load up the side I'm running to. If I use the flip play thing and run the toss to the left, they would load up the left side. If I use the formation audible(same formation, diff play) and run a PA pass with 1 of my WRs going deep(since they have 8 guys in the box), they would back up all their DBs, and play 2 deep. The CPU seems to always counter your play call.

  In the defense, my main problem is the passing AI. if i put my passing defense difficulty to all-madden to all-pro, even a back up QB like Joey Harrington can go for 28-30 350yds 4tds 1INT on me, but when I set it to pro, a guy like Tom brady or P Manning will drive their team 60 yards, complete all of their passes then when they get in the red zone, they throw a pick(which happens almost every other drive)So they will end up with numbers like 22-26 300yds 1td 4INTS at the end of the game.

  Also, the blitz is non-existent in this game. As I've stated before, when i'm on offense, i would be sacked 5-7 times a game even if the other team just rushes 3 guys during the whole game. When I'm on defense, I could bring 5,6,7 guys on a blitz and blitz over 30 times a game, and sometimes I wouldnt get a sack at all. I would get close to sacking the QB then at the last moment he makes a perfect throw ACROSS HIS BODY, OFF HIS BACK FOOT, or for right handed QBs they would scramble full speed to the left then throw it all the way to the right side of the field while almost making a jumping motion and they would still complete it for a 10 yard gain.how frustrating is that????

  2.The equipment choices needs to be A LOT BETTER!!!! Not every player in the NFL wears white or black Reebok cleats. There should be a choice of Nike, UnderArmour, Addidas. There should also be more choices when it comes to helmets and facemasks, Neckrolls, and the visors are crap. In real life a player wearing a visor has some reflection visible on it.

  3.Emotions. I think player emotions play a big part in football. A lot of times A WR would drop a pass and he would just sit there with a straight face on. Also the sidelines looks cheesy. the players and coaches dont get involved in the game, like IN REAL LIFE.

  4.The crowd. A lot of people have been saying that on Madden, playing a pre-season, regular-season, a playoff games feels the same... and they are right. Heck, even the superbowl feels like a pre-season game. The crowd just needs to get more involved. Maybe chanting a team chant of when a big hit happens, they could let out a big "OOOOHHHH". Also when youre playing on the road, especially in a rivalry game, The crowd needs to be a bigger factor in screwing up the visting team. NCAA does a good job at this but it could be better.

  5. They should bring the old AI options back.

  6.There should be more trick plays and the playbooks should have a bigger capacity.

  7.WILDCAT FORMATION... need I say more

  8.The injury system could be more realistic. Maybe bring headcoach 09s injury system to Madden 2010. Example: In Madden, a player could completely tear his ACL in the Superbowl, which would make him out for the season. Well, it normally takes 10-12 months to recover from an ACL tear which means he wont be back till December to Feb of the following season right... WRONG!!! in madden that player would be in full health when pre-season starts.

  9. Fatigue: In madden, players dont wear down as the season goes on. especially RBs. FAtigue only affects players in individual games but not throughout the whole season.

  10. Franchise Mode: I would like to see the franchise mode go as deep as the career mode in headcoach. the roster cut dates were cool and made it more realistic. also, position coaches like QB coach , RB coach, etc... should be included in Madden. They also need to bring back owner mode, where you get to set the ticket prices and stuff.

  I hope the EA guys will take these suggestions into consideration because I know that Madden is a great game and I'm just trying to help everyone make a "dynasty series"

• gamekillah007 said February 21, 2009

  E.A sports has one of the best game creators , with that said , i am sure u guys will get the glitches out the way and get the work done . As for P.A It would be nice that between plays u can have a quick look on how Ur team reacts to certain momentum plays but i believe this should occur more often on 4th downs , kinda like the coach does on a challenge.Also Ur defense is able to have a reading ability against ur offense , it should be the same for the offense, the offense should be able to read what the defense is throwin at u , but make it only for last minute plays .The coin toss should be tossed by players in the middle of the field with refs , and then there u can also use P/a for who ever lost the coin toss.then can show that they are  angry , happy , whichever emotions best describes the player or situation of event.On the hit stick , when a players has a huge collision make sure his head is raised so u can see his pain face emotion , u should do it old school again where the helmets come off at times , depending on whos hitting u and where he wus hit. im sure u guys will work on the players movements , quicker reactions on user catch/swat/ etc .Also work on the turf , make it come off the ground at times when getting hit hard by another player, group tackling wus fantastic in 09 i'd like to see different group talkes but keep the old also. Also Roughing the passer should be more sensitive penaltys because u do try to protect the QB in the real Nfl. side line cheerleaders with emotions sounds great , makes the game seem more alive . Well give me feeb back if u think any ideas where eye catchy. Thx

• alexanderVIII said February 21, 2009

  I would definitely buy madden 10 because i love football but the thing i would like or should i say love to see this time around is that the teams that we select online has the alternate jerseys like denver broncos recent orange jerseys, carolina panthers teal on silver, houston texans red on red, new england patriots red on white, or even the dallas cowboys star on the shoulder jersey. If this feature is possible than maybe that should be a priority for this time around i mean what would it hurt to change things up a bit (isn't that what this is all about)

• swillz13 said February 21, 2009

  also for all the people who like espn2k5 do u remeber that they had in franchise after a game wass over they would have the sportscenter thing with the higlights and player news i think u guys should do something like that except use NFL network

• swillz13 said February 21, 2009

  we should be able to select the alternate jerseys in superstar and also u should be able to pick the colour of ur gloves because for some reason the steelers falcons panters and more ther team coloured gloves are just black and when ur using the patriots or texans u should have the choice to pick between the blue gloves and red ones also do that for other teams like the broncos and dolphins

• swillz13 said February 21, 2009

  and one thing i hate is in superstar mode before i ever get drafted im getting these messages from the head coach saying how everyone looks up to me in the locker room in annoys me u should fix that also i would really like to see the ability to put ur face in the game and make it more relistic like when its cold they don't play as well and i think u should add hand warmers for when its cold so it looks real also in team creation u should add more options like have more logos and the ability to downlad ur own also when u pick logos they should come with some thing like when u pick a bird u should be able to put wings on the helmets just like the eagles and and horns and stuff also what they shuld do is have the announcers say the name of ur create a team instead of saying hameteam or away team have like a name data base just like u do for the names and alsoo when u pick players for ur team like in this case u pick a whole team of free agents and u use it in francise the people shouldn't still be there in free agents for other people two sign because when u go against them u have two of the same people on diffrent teams

• swillz13 said February 21, 2009

  i would also like to see in superstar ur guy goes up or down depending on how he does like if u have a runnging back who is like 82 overall and he runs for like 1200 yards and makes the pro bowl he should go up to like 90 or something like that. also in superstar mode u should have the ability to have atleast depending on how u do in the drills one thing at 100 overall also better draft order i think u should have the ability to scramble up the draft and have the ability to get drafted in the first round. because i hade this WR reciever who was amazing i was 6'5 210 pounds and i ran a 4.09 forty yard dash i had 99 speed but i think for running it that fast i should have 100 speed and i was drafted in the 4th round and i was 96 overall i think that stupid

• MrFantasy739 said February 21, 2009

  I buy Madden every year...I love the game and only want to make it better. To that end, I have some suggestions that I think would really help the the fan/gamer.

  #1- Online Franchise needs to be more accessible/user friendly. I play EA's NCAA 09 Online Dyanasty Mode and find it a 100% more user friendly than the Madden version. I know this was the first year for Online Franchise, but I couldn't understand it one bit and there was no help in the game or the instructions to make it more user friendly.  Maybe like an Online Guide to downlownd if you are a commish/wanna be commish to help get you through start up and common hurdles.

  #2 - Online Roster Updates- You need to include the draft updates along with it.  For example, if I were to start a new franchise toda with the most current roster update.  Roy Williams would be a Dallas Cowboy, but the Cowboys would still have there 1st round pick.  Now that is just not right.  Currently, the only way to solve this issue is to start with both teams as user controlled and force a trade of another player to get that 1st pick over to the Lions.  Seems like an easy fix, after the draft if anyone trades next year's picks, just have that reflected in the game when you add the rookies that were traded for.  Also, roster updates should include draft updates and maybe coaching changes, as well.

  #3- While I'm on the Subject of coaches, let me say this.  If you change the coaching philosophy from say a 3-4 to a 4-3 Defense, why whenever you sim gamesdoes it revert to the original programing.  Is there something in the code that states don't accept the changes for simmed games.

  #4- Why do the O-Line and TE's get no love in y'all draft ever.  Don't get me wrong...I love the fact that I can get a Center with a rating of 92 or a TE with a rating of 98 in the 3rd and 4th rounds, but come on folks it's not realistic.

  I have a lot more ideas, but I think four is a good start.

  Seth from San Angelo

• LoMaWNY said February 21, 2009

  How about some new defensive plays? like me being able to have a zone coverage in the nickel with a corner thats going to stick on the Fast running backs? So maybe you can stop the glitchers from using the same play over and over that you cant stop no matter what cause there using the speedy RB and the same 2 plays everytime!!!

  Or a QB contain that works with a zone coverage??? How many NFL games do you watch that certain QB's run around like nothing and complete passes!!!

  I understand you can call coverage audibles and such but you never have time to cycle through 2 the player you want and by the time you do the ball gets snapped and your a sitting duck

  such as after the snap with the pass/run stick!!! great for pass but yet if you call the run the corners suck in and WR are wide open...why even bother?

• jonboijxt123 said February 21, 2009

  I think they should have player intros, custom stadium sounds and introduce the key players as they warm up for the game

• swillz13 said February 21, 2009

  i think to add to the relisim when the game progreses on ur players should get cut up get dirt in the their jerseys start to tear and come untucked  and when u get hit hard enough ur helmet should come off or ur chin strap comes un done.

  in superstar mode if ur the qb u should actuallay hear the coach telling u the plays through the mike and have the names of the plays more relistic like instead of the plays being called hb dive call them like 23 dive or lead some thing like what they do in real life. also in superstar mode when ur not on it should show u on the sidelines walking around or talking to someone. also better reciever stances the inside foot is always the one pointing forward and also better coner stances like how they actullay line uo in the nfl. also u should be able to make people from canada and other countries. because im canadian and i can't make my guy from were im born. also i think the equipment should have an effect on the game like if u wear gloves ur guy should be better at catching and when it's raining or snowing and ur guy has a visor he should take it off. also i would like to see the ability for the weather to change during them game. when u make a guy and u put him in the combine i think u guys should make it more realistic like add the vertical jump and the long jump also the cone drill also  the gaunlet and u should be able to do each one twice and at the bence press add a spotter also don't have them do those drills against actual nfl players like when ur a coner ur lined up against nfl wr i think its stupid u should have them covering wrs from the draft. also they shouldn't be wearing gear at the combine and the combine should be at lucas oil stadium where i t is actually held. also the practice mode in superstar needs to be better i don't think they wear there game uniforms and full pads when they practis u should have on diffrent day diffrent training like one day weight room and another one would be half pad workout with offence or defence. also when ur guy gets injured u should have the option to go to the games and watch them from the sidelines.also i would like to see the ability to have a house in superstar mode back like u diid in the old ones for xbox and ps2 and u should be able to buy new ones. and better ability to create ur guy like u can change his hair and its colour and beard (if ur guy doesn't have one u should have the abilty to grow a playoff beard)also give him tattoos and piercings and if u add tattos u should make them good like tha ability to customize ur own an add it to the game. also better agents ones that really fit ur players style.also i thin u should be able to pick any player in the nfl now and use them in superstar mode like have them when they are starting off as a rookie. also for the madden moments actually have the players that were on the team during that time because when i do the dolphins one i have chad pennington as the qb. also make superstar mode harder like have it as a preset difficulty don't make it to hard but make it hard enough because i had a rb that ran for 6000 yards and 112 td's in one season also when u retire and get inducted in the hall of fame show a little clip like they did in the old ones and also don't make everyone amazing because in some season tavaris jackson or another not really qb would throw for like 30 plus tds and don't make it so everyone makes the hall of fame.the thing i would really like to see is more equipment like the ability to get eyeblack get mouth guards better gloves like nike reebok or cutters also u should be able to get more cleats like nike and so on alos in superstar mode i think if ur good enough and well like us hould get endorsments from those companies and the abilty to make ur own cleats. also i would like to see a better job on the visors add the clips that attach them to the helmet and also add more helmets and facemask like u should be able to get revo rb or 3-bar qb ones like that. also give the people gear and make it actually look like the players that have their picture taken because thats just lazy u have people like asante same with wierd faces and it doesn't even look like Nnamdi Asoumaugh make it actually look like them. other then that i think u guys do a great job and i have been a fan for years i hope u will consider some of my ideas and out them in to ur game.

• hawaiianpunch said February 21, 2009

  These are just some suggestions i would love to see, in the best football video game of all time.

  1st - The Impeccable unbelievable WR DB battle. I would like to see better fights for the ball when the ball is under thrown the reciever will come back and sometimes make an unbelieve able leaping catch, or a high jump for a ball thrown really high for such recievers like larry fitzgerald, T.O, and Randy moss.

  2nd - The Aggressive o-lineman gang push. the defenders can do gang tackles so why cant the o-line viciously run into the running back and fight for extra yardage that would be cool

  3rd - the Truck runner, tackle fight mini game. I miss the mini game where we had to rappidly hit X to break a tackle by a smaller defender, or a match for match hit. and then balance it also with the gang tackling making it almost impossible or even possible to run through three defenders like Stephen jackson against the Seahawks last year.

  4th - the Bad Clipping interception. The glitch where the reciever become shallow the ball flys through him and the DB picks it off.

  5th - Make it so the DB has to be looking at the ball even for just a second to make the pick. instead of making impossible pics, when they dont even look

  6th - the WR QB connection. Sometimes QB's favor certain targets.  make it so the WR connection with the quarter back is par none making them the ultimate DUO

  7th - the Size matters not glitch. I dont think Ladanian Tomlison can run over NE Defensive tackle Seymour like hes a tiny DB when he already has a tackle on him, juke away i can understand but some moves - tackles are just impossible to avoid.

  8th - the over the shoulder catch and run in stride. i miss the over the shoulder catch the recievers use to be able to do while in stride, instead of the the turning weird catch animation

  9th - the Getting Tackled Catch, Jumping Super high catch - ive seen recievers like andre johnson and marques colston getting held on to and make the catch it would be cool. its a tough chance but catches that get bobbled 1 handed catch, and the jumping super high catch.

  10th - QB pressure sense. i think it would be cool that when the pressure is coming the Dualshock COntroller rumble, even when they get close. i noticed a quarterback like brett farve can feel it even though he cant see it.

  11th - once in a great while it would be good to see a dogpile, for a fumble or even after a run play or a goaline run.

  12th - the double air tackle hit. For example one DB hits him, and hes about to fall over the first down but someone comes and blasts him back in mid air.

  13th - i would like to see like madden used to have the Tony Bruno Radio show.

  14th - the pre practice game preperation. run plays which is effective against the team

  15th - before game film study, and Game plan. Like they used to have before Like Get Marc Bulger in a rythm against the weeker secondary or rush heavy against the rams weak run defense. Single game match up concentration

  16th - Position battles before the Season starts and when the season is in session, for the starting position

  17th - the ability for the Receiver to stay in bounds, on a pass going to the flats.

  18th - SUperstar Distinguishment - Some people just are that much more talented then others, like marques colston can deffinetly out jump the guy.

  19th - the groove. if you complete a certain amount of pass one after the other or the same player makes like 4 different plays of course with more stipulations will catch fire or get a groove.

  20th - i would also like to check the NFL network derectly from my madden hub and also watch videos.

  i love this game and i would love for it to be complete. if you feel you can use my suggestion that would be awesome. if not, i am always a devoted fan

  Hawaiianpunch!

• hawaiianpunch said February 21, 2009

  Oh i Also think that there Should Be an Online Thing Where You can play Ranked games on Tournament rules, like punting after every 3rd down not made, until the 4th quarter or only on inches passed the 50 yard line, or make it like 4 times harder to make a forth down even on fourth and inches.

  Also Playing Ranked games with other people that like to play On all the same game settings. Example: i want to play people who play All-madden Difficulty setting instead of just on All-pro, who punt after they dont make 3rd down or only go for it when its 4th and 2 and below. before the 4th quarter that is.

• LeadWasp said February 22, 2009

  Gameplay wise, the game just keeps getting better even when you think it can't possibly get any better, which is obviously a good think. I remember the detail there was in Madden 07 on PS2, where you change the weather for a match, then actually do a preview of the stadium before you play, there was a load of detail in frachise too, where you could change ticket prices, food prices, parking etc. along with a ton things you havnt been able to do in franchise for the last couple of games. I think the player roles in franchise mode should be break back, like fan favourite, underachiever, combe-back quarterback etc. The radio was a really cool idea, where Tony Bruno would talk about the news in the league and fans would call in, that was awesome, and the office type background actually made things feel you was actually in control of the organisation, not just the team which seems like the case in latest games. So for me, making franchise very detailed is much biggest wish! Thanks for reading. =]

• pdtodd12 said February 22, 2009

  Here's a little idea I had. As far as camera views what if there were a helmet view where while you're playing the QB you can play seeing from inside the helmet. I think it would be pretty cool and you could kinda get the feel of being a real QB.

• jonboijxt123 said February 22, 2009

  They should include player intros, indroduce key players, show the players shake hands during a coin toss,include different brannd of cleats and different styles and colors, and bring back colored tape for the ankles.

• TheCEO632 said February 22, 2009

  As a devoted Madden Player since its inception I qouls like would to see cornerbacks behave more intelligent. Champ Bailey shouldn't run around in circleswhen a reciever is jumping straight up for a pass, as if he doesn't know the whereabouts of the reciever. Also the Quarterback running 10 to 20 yards back and throwing a 60 yard precision pass. Then there's the dumbing down of my team when I play The computer on Madden Mode. Just because I choose to play on all Madden shouldn't mean my team will play stupid. Which is why I don't play franchise mode more than once. Also there should be more hoopla around the playoffs and certainly the superbowl ala 2K5 but better. I don;t know if this can be done given the contines of a computer program but I hope you'll consider. By and large I love Madden Football because I love real Football so I want to see the best portrayal of the sport. Finally the online aspect especially the ability to have so many pauses only two per half would be better anything else shuld cincide with your timeouts which may reduce the disconnects and glitch attempts of knuckleheads.

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• jonboijxt123 said February 22, 2009

  They should include player intros, indroduce key players, show the players shake hands during a coin toss,include different brannd of cleats and different styles and colors, and bring back colored tape for the ankles. Bigger hits make helmets pop off and also late hits and unnecessary roughing and helmet to helmet contact.

• RECKLESSxGx said February 22, 2009

  i love where u guys are goin wit this and maybe u can apply it to the guys on the side lines and the guys with the cameras and make them follow the ball,and the ball carrier and i would want to see ecstatic as one of the new emotions  

• denny01 said February 22, 2009

  Madden is a great game I have to start off saying but there's always space for improvement. I think they should include network's that you can play on, like CBS,NBC,FOX,ESPN, and NFL Network. Also the same camera angles you see on TV. They should also include the pregame activities, like who the guys think are going to win, and pregame match ups. The injury, weather and sideline reports would be great that will be another step to realism, oh and Madden should also have the carts that wheel off the hurt players and coaches and staff helping out because it gets a little weird when a player gets injured bad and get up and and limp off. As much as i hate the Steelers, I want to see some terrible towels, and some loud stadiums. Since I'm a artist the players are absolutely great, but not all players look skinny. For example Ahmad Bradshaw is short and on Madden 09 on Ps3 he is short a skinny looking, I think that's something else they should pay attention too. Far as equiptment, I think there should be like a Madden store where you can choose from any style of football gear from Under Armor to Nike. Also different cleats that are worn by NFL players for example Nike Vapor cleats, don't forget hand warmers, compression pants, eye paint,and the different types of face mask. Can I ask what happen to the officials, and ref's on the field and 1st down markers. The players on the side lines should be occupied on doing something or talking to coaches. Also when I'm running a kickoff back on my side the players on my team on the sideline should be going crazy jumping up and down rooting their team on, and same for the fans. The post game show would also be a good feature which madden did a great job which the instant replay system. The player model should be updated, because when I created a player he didn't look like me, it should be like they i can make the player look just like me in any feature. Sometimes to me the players look stiff, I just want to know if they can make the player feel and look smooth like on NBA Live. That's what I would to see on Madden 2010. Please make some of mine and others ideas come true.

• swfanboy said February 22, 2009

  ok i just loss a game i was winning because my computer had a brain fart and decided to update itself and cut off my connection so how bout allowing the game to pause and give the one who was disconnected a chance to reconnect and finish the game cause i just loss 44 points from my next level up because the servers and a 5g connection is obviously not enough

• denny01 said February 22, 2009

  I wanted to add on to what I was saying. When you challenge a play the player should be able to decide for their self what they want to challenge. Also what would be really great is when rivalry teams play it be more intense like more pushing and arguement's to show how much these teams don't like each other. And when players tackle each other i be seeing unreal hit stick's to often, I be wanting to see hard tackles where players wrap when they follow through. I would like to see players uniforms get worn down throughout I very rough games, like torn jersey's, blood, and players trying anything to get a player down, like pulling their jersey, Mouthpeice's falling out and banged up players feeling the impact. For example if I keep sacking a Quarterback and he's getting slow every time I want him to get worn out.

• B0SsH0VA said February 22, 2009

  What i think you guys need to add is more ability to the defense. By having a mid-play Playmaker. I think the offenses ability to change on the fly is sometimes to much to deal with. I think thats why some people look towards finding nano blitzes and things like that. If you had the ability to tell a player to rush the QB instead of sitting in a flat zone when the Qb gets outside of the pocket. To often ill have a play stopped...by theres only so long you can guard an offenses receivers. I know i can change my man manually to take over and rush the QB... But sometimes its like "robbing Peter to pay Paul" if do that. If im manually using a player and abandoning my responsiblity on a certain play call because theres no offensive player in the area....the cpu player isnt smart enough to do that. Even if the only player that can change someones play is a defensive leader or a play with a Bulb above his head. Say like Antonio Pierce telling Corey Webster to blitz instead of standing in an unoccupied zone.                                                                                    I also think you guys NEED to bring back QB VISION!!!!! There has been to many impossible throws and a defense is to much at the mercy of a Novice player or gimmick play.   How does that make any sense???   And the hiking the ball and running backwards 10 yards then just hurling the ball up and yet its still on target HAS TO STOPP! Tony Romo! Nuff Said???  Its to unfair for the defense. I also have noticed like many other dudes that the passing system needs an overhaul. Why cant i throw the ball out to the flats to a running back without him having to make a circus catch? If i bullet it its either over his head or he has to be on Dancing With The Stars and spin to catch it. No catching in stride! And if i throw with touch its out of bounds? Please fix that. And please can player have an extra second right after the ball is snapped before his controlled player trys to hit stick the air. If im trying to send someone on a blitz and the ball is hiked at the same time the whole play breaks down when he gets out of position. And like Hawaiian said, please stop letting small RB's often get forward progression on a 300lbs. D-Linemen. And if ur considering  adding the Wildcat offense like pb076 said, you have to set an equalizer on defense..because i can see that already getting OUT OF CONTROL.

• jondeloz said February 22, 2009

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• yungkhurse2 said February 22, 2009

  Lets Get Sum Real Stadiums For Example The Raiders Have An Baseball like baseline on there field & madden 09 has nutn of that nature, & lets get sum better lifelike players & coaches on the sidelines...they shud look like the players on the field & have the starters run to the sidelines for example wen 4th down is over have the starting players on the sideline run to the field & have the players on the field run to the sideline! Lets get that realism on madden 10, handwarmers, towles, tattoos, lifelike fans & fan presentation have sum wearing jerseys, getn up out their seats, or finding their seats, have the black hole jus a spot for fans wearing all black! Come on EA REALISM REALISM REALISM FOR MADDEN 10 BABY!!!

• yungkhurse2 said February 22, 2009

  Oh & one more thing lets get sum refs & chain guys on the field alongside the players! You guys said "everything you see on sunday were gonna see on madden 10" well lets hope we see sum refs & chainguys on the field not jus wen a penalty is giving & u see the same ref annoucing the penalty! & have jerseys moving & grass tearing under shoes or grass stains on jerseys & stuck in helments, & helments flying off after crushing hits, more gang tackles, rivals having arguments or fighting jus like on sundays! & Better commentary for example the collinsworth guy was good but u guys shud of h@v3 them say every players name or have a brief bio. About them not jus main players on the field I hope I never here them say that guy is truly fast how about sayin larry fitzgerald is truly fast, & have the commentary just talking or makin jokes jus like on sundays! If u watch a sunday game the commentary never stops talkin!! REALISM REALISM!!

• VdUB11 said February 22, 2009

  After a score there should be a cut seen were there are more realistic... example: When you run to the blue box and push a celebration button the player does not go through the wall, or more celebrations with team-mates jumping up and such...that would make the game a lot better..thanks

• GmanSpeaks said February 23, 2009

  We NEED alternate team color gloves and eye black/nose strips!!!!!!

• pdtodd12 said February 23, 2009

  Hey...this is something that really needs to be worked on. I just got done playing a game vs. the bengals. The weather was rainy so i had 3 fumbles, Like 10 droped passes ( one of which was intercepted). ON defense they didnt drop one pass, fumble once, that not fair and its unrealistic how when im on offense i fumble and drop passes and they dont.

  Also i played the dolphins when it was rainy. I was doing good passing all day, no even close interception while C. Pennington threw 4(we didnt catch any). Anyways were up 35-19 with 1:01 in the 4th so we dont need to score were just trying to waste out the clock. its 3rd and inches so i go with the WR screen. My receiver is clearly in front of the CB (i checked a hundred times) I throw it to the WR and although he's in front of the CB the ball goes through...THROUGH the receiver and his hands and is intercepted by the CB. Now i dont really care cuz theres no way they can come back but Pennington threw 5 that i couldve caught and i only caught 1. I threw none and it went threw the receiver and he caught it. The ball cant be going threw people in Madden 10 but im sure you guys have already worked out a solution for That :)

• Dan7857 said February 23, 2009

  a few things I want to see:

     * Better training system to players throughout the year.

     * better draft system with more than just numbers/times. scouts should have a report of guys.

     * breakout years. play well and jump in ability/ same with sucking/go down

     * create a play/ playbook

     * more audible options

     * more weapons

     * more realistic route running/ ie.. not stopping and looking at me while i get sacked.

     * better blitzes

     * be able to knock down a WR if you press them

     * better sub packages as options

     * make choking an option/eagles never win big games option

     * chemistry for teams

     * more defensive formations/packages with dynamic motion before the play

     * more if i think of them.

• clwalton21 said February 23, 2009

  momentum would be nice in the game.i would like to feel the game swing back and forth and players attitude go accordingly...the should be a edge rush system where great edge rushers actually mimic an outide rush and go around the offensive tackles.DEs and OLBs are ineffective in pass rushing in 09.the PA feature should have every1 on the field have a line of sight.the defensive lineman shoud track the ball carrier including the quaterback on dropbacks.they should try and bat down passes using PA.And realisticly,the ball doesnt always go straight down to the grass when its batted THX

• clwalton21 said February 23, 2009

  i hope the ball carriers recognize incoming tacklers after the snap(Qbs included) and the lineman all have a line of sight.the magnet blocking has to stop.on underthrown balls,PA should allow jumpballs where the reciever and defensive backs slowdown and jump for the ball.sideline players and fans should follow the action.players should slow down while tracking the ball.PA should help defensive players jump routes if the QBs stare down recievers too long and on the flip side it should be effective when you look defensive players off before making a throw.high awareness players should have a bigger line of sight.the defnsive player should follow the ball even after he missed a tackle or is out of the play.Add some form of QB vision with or without a cone.Many things can be done to make the game more realistic with PA.More ideas to come

• A2Superb said February 23, 2009

  The PA is an excellent idea. I think you should consider using the PA in the situtations below.

  1. Offensive Linemen - I you notice, when watching an NFL game, as soon as the play starts, the offensive linemen are looking for people to block while pass blocking or run blocking. Their heads and eyes are looking left and right. A lot of lineman look nervous. Especially when they are getting beat by players like Ware, Hanesworth, Harrison, etc.

  2. Half Back - If you notice, while watching an NFL game, before the play starts, the half back is scanning the defense. Most of the time their eyes are moving left and right, but sometimes the move their head.

  3. Linebackers - If you notice, while watching an NFL game, before and during the play the linebackers are reading the offense. They move there head and eyes left and right. Reading. Sometimes they are trying to find their man to cover during the play, trying to find the half back in the backfield, looking for a fumbled ball, or talking to the player beside them. Some lineman may look fierce. Some may look nervous when hearing audibles from a QB like Peyton or Tom.

  4. Kickers - Pressure field goals. You know the rest. Use your imagination because we see this on Sundays and Mondays every season.

  Below are some things I think you guys should improve on.

  1. Please make more playbooks. Make every teams playbook different from another teams. I can understand seeing a few of the same plays here and there, but please don't make every play book look similar to another teams.

  2. Man Coverage. Players shouldn't be forced to play zone the whole game. Cornerbacks should not get beat on outs, ins, posts, flags, and curls so easily. The man coverage needs to be improved.

  3. Offensive Line. I should be getting sacked in under 5 seconds by a 3 man rush every 3 out of 5 plays. Come on dude. It is 5 against 3. Also, you should be able to differentiate a good offensive lineman from a bad offensive lineman. You don't really see a noticeable difference in any of their skills while playing the game.

  4. Kickers. You've seen how hard it is at times for kickers to make field goals. It is too easy to make field goals on Madden. End of Story

  5. Comeback Route and Keeping feet in bounds. The comeback route was poorly ran on Madden 09. It needs to be fixed. The comeback route is the hardest route for a Quarterback to throw. I play QB myself.  Look at some Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison highlights. Perfect example of how the comeback route should be ran and how the timing between the QB and WR should be. . . When the reciever tries to keep two feet in bounds he is always out of bounds. Fix that please.

  6. QB Mobility. Make it possible for QBs to elude defenders. Watch some Tony Romo and Ben Roethlisburger highlights please.

  Thats about it. I'll try to think of more stuff. I hope you took the time to read because I know these are some good tips

  Sincerely,

  A2Superb (PS3 PSN)

• clwalton21 said February 23, 2009

  before and while DBs track the ball,they should try and keep their hands on a reciever to get a feel of where he is.,if the reciever remains close enough where the DB can touch the WR then the DB should

• clwalton21 said February 23, 2009

  i agree with some of the comments above...go all out with the PA.And please better sideline AI.ALso no running out of bounds and then comin back in to catch the ball along with rocket catching.

• NELL86 said February 23, 2009

  Take the speedburst of and make it based of real speed ratings

• clwalton21 said February 23, 2009

  assuming shading is brought back.when a DB plays a WR to either side,the DBs eyes should be on the wide reciever til the ball goes up

• kevinizbeast24 said February 23, 2009

  all i want tuh really see is the offensive line to hold their blocks like 2K5...

• clwalton21 said February 23, 2009

  the PA can be used with the hit stick 2.when players get cracked i wanna see a whiplash type of affect

• clwalton21 said February 23, 2009

  That ALL PRO football game has a realistic approach with the offensive and defensive line interactions.COPY IT

• jjvan said February 23, 2009

  make the superstar mode more realistic. give the player the ability to make decisions on and off the field, and make it more of a story than just playing in games and that be all. if you make a mistake have the coach get angry at you. also in superstar mode, make the player earn a starting role. i created a qb and he wasnt very good and was the starter in front of one of the best qb's in the league. thanks

• jjvan said February 23, 2009

  also in superstar i think it would be cool if the player were able to negotiate his contract, randomly be traded, and be drafted higher than the third or fourth round

• Mjolnir1066 said February 24, 2009

  Maybe I'm late but, with the new Procedural Awareness, will the DB only look back if the WR does. In man coverage, DB's are taught to run stride for stride with their man and only look back if the WR does. Follow the WR's ques, not guess. Just because he will look back for the ball now doesn't mean he should be.

• raiders510 said February 24, 2009

  u shuld have a better double team tackle like one of da CB hits a WR then while hes in the air someone else can finish the tackle that would be good and make a real black hole for the raiders not no random thing and for a superstar mode that he can negotiate his contract and the way the players run try make it realistic and try to have the wild cat formation thats it...

  RRRAAAAAAIIIIIIDDDDDDEEEEEERRRRRRRSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• itzs4m said February 24, 2009

  first i think what you need to do is make the AI game play better. that's what you guys need to do. Facial expressions are the last things on my mind when im playing a football game.

• DRUNKwithP0WER said February 24, 2009

  I am a Madden/Football FANATIC. I am not a video game designer, programmer, etc. so I don't know how to accomplish any of these things that I am suggesting, I am merely suggesting. These are some things that I think would improve Madden.

  1. 1st priority should be eliminating lag from EA servers or allowing players with good connections to filter out those with bad connections effectively when joining/creating a match.

  2. I agree with a lot of others when I say that noone should have to play the cpu for a victory when the other player leaves an online match. should be automatic win/loss.

  3. The Playbook seems to have shrank over time. It feels like there used to be a wider variety of plays in previous years. 1 teams playbook used to be very different from other teams.

  4. I want a chip block hot route for receivers. You know, where a WR/HB/FB starts out blocking but then becomes an eligible receiver as the play develops. HOT ROUTE THAT SH*T.

  5. At least half of the screens and chip block routes in Madden 09 are a catastrophy in waiting.

  6. The QB should be able to pump fake before the hand-off when running a draw play or a delayed hand-off. (snap the ball, pump fake, hand-off) Allowing for trickery later on i.e. snap, pump fake, fake the delayed hand-off, pass. I'm a big fan of keeping both offenses and defenses guessing. It's the only way to compete online with people who won't use any other team than the Patriots.

  7. kicking should be more challenging. Especially game winning field goals. Not impossible, just challenging.

  8. fair play online should force opponents to punt on 4th down unless they won't be able to get the ball back in time to win/tie, are down by multiple scores, ... similar scenarios. At least as a setting to search for when creating/joining a match.

  9. I think it would be really cool if you could send players in motion and then call an audible WITHOUT the formation resetting. It's easier to read the defense, before the play, by moving people around. But if after sending players in motion you want to audible, the formation resets and you have to motion all over again. Not enough time on the play clock for that.

  10. being able to snap the ball while WR's are in motion. There are some plays in previous Maddens that had this built in but when you're Madden IQ gets close to 800 or when you're playing somebody online who's really good you need to get creative. I would like to see more. Obviously there's only so many ways to do this in football without being called for an illegal formation/procedure which brings me to -

  11. Random Penalties. If someone had an illegal formation/procedure there would be a LEGITIMATE PENALTY. Outside Delay of Game, encroachment and offsides there are very few, if any, penalties that the user is actually responsible for. Think of ways to make the gamer responsible for penalties. Like when faking the snap would make your own guys jump. That was a good idea. But in the majority of penalties, the CPU is doing the crime and gamers are doing the time. There should be a reward for a more disciplined team/gamer and a penalty to the undisciplined. It would bring another whole aspect to Madden that has always been present in the NFL. You could have training drills that involved the entire o-line, d-line, maybe even the whole team. The more disciplined your team is = less penalties.

  Thanks for reading.

  I'm sure I'll think of more.

• big_b14 said February 24, 2009

  hey if u still got time to add this. If youve ever played nfl 2k5 how bout adding the sportscenter stuff its really cool i love it check it out please!!www.youtube.com/watch email me if u need more info lol scattertire@yahoo.com

• big_b14 said February 24, 2009

  Is it possoble if you could add jerome bettis like as a free agent or something that would be soo cool!

• jdub4992 said February 25, 2009

  1.You should put defensive assignments back because i hate when a player moves there #1 reciever around just to avoid the other teams #1 corner. so bring defensive assignments back.

  2.On superstar mode you should be able to ask for some help. For example if you have a QB you should be able to ask your general manager for a good reciever and for some good offensive lineman.

  3. During franchise mode you should be able to change someones position and still have them get better once you change there position.

  4. Man coverage should be tougher to beat. On  slants, ins, posts, etc they have a reciever with average route running beat the best corners.

  5. Make it easier to stop the reciever screen. Its to hard to stop and it gets very frustrating.

  Thats all I have.

• swfanboy said February 25, 2009

  tackling needs improvement a 300lbs jumping on a DBs back after an interception should not be just shrugged off it should make the DB fall down from momentum alone not to mention the weight difference that goes for scrambling Qbs too

• veldugo said February 25, 2009

  No huddle has to be limited , another vote for no huddle.

• iluvtigers1304@comcast.net said February 25, 2009

  What i want is in franchise when you move a team you should be able to keep the logo and name and make it so announcers say the team name and when you create new uniforms you should be able to wear the originals to like in real life as well as when you draft players they must have proper numbers instead of a ol wearing number 1

• Taylz360 said February 26, 2009

  Two things that have always bothered me that I'd eventually like to see changed. Firstly, I hate how you think you're going to sack the CPU quarterback, but then they always seem to get it off as they're going to the ground, while when any CPU player comes within like.. a 1 meter radius of your quarterback he won't throw the ball. The other thing I'd like to see is a reason for making money in the superstar mode. At the moment there's no "signing the big contract" or anything like that because you have no use for money. It would be cool if you had to pay your agent, could maybe have an appartment or house you could buy trophy cases for any awards your guys gets, or anything to spend money on really. That way it'll be more like your guy had a career rather than just using one guy when you play the game. (oh yah... i'd also like to see the option "garuntee the super bowl")

• Taylz360 said February 26, 2009

  2 things I'd like to see.

  1. I hate it how you always think you're going to sack the CPU quarterback but he somehow gets it off as he's getting hit, while your quarterback can't seem to throw the ball when a CPU player is within a 1 metre radius of him.

  2. Make the "superstar" mode have more of a career feel. Be able to sign big contracts and have something to spend money on. Maybe you have to pay your agents, or you can buy appartments or a house (doesn't have to be super detailed). It would also be cool to have a "trophy case" thing in the superstar menu where you can see all the awards you've won.

• swillz13 said February 26, 2009

  i think they should have all the greats on a team and u should be able to use them like jim brown jerry rice also warren moon and more. also i think when u create a qb u should be able to pick they voice he has instead of having the one that is given

• swillz13 said February 26, 2009

  also when u create u should be able to pick all kinds of equipment like diffrent chinstraps and mouth guards better visors and more gloves and cleats like be able to get nike gloves or reebok or cutters and under armour also more cleats like be able to get nike cleats and be able to colour them

• bagel7777777@yahoo.com said February 26, 2009

  Cool now let's get some better D-line/O-line actions down and we'll have a potential game of the year.

• DRUNKwithP0WER said February 26, 2009

  jdub4992 said

  February 25, 2009

  1.You should put defensive assignments back because i hate when a player moves there #1 reciever around just to avoid the other teams #1 corner. so bring defensive assignments back.

  2.On superstar mode you should be able to ask for some help. For example if you have a QB you should be able to ask your general manager for a good reciever and for some good offensive lineman.

  3. During franchise mode you should be able to change someones position and still have them get better once you change there position.

  4. Man coverage should be tougher to beat. On  slants, ins, posts, etc they have a reciever with average route running beat the best corners.

  5. Make it easier to stop the reciever screen. Its to hard to stop and it gets very frustrating.

  I agree completely.

  The option to substitute players and change positions is limited. Especially when you're at the in-game play selection menu.

  The DB's that have high man coverage ratings should be playing better man coverage.

  Defensive assignments are a common thing in the NFL, they should be in the game.

  Also, more options when changing players' uniforms would be cool. Cleats, gloves, etc. In 09' you have to have either long socks, or really long socks.. who's the ankle high hater? This is just something little and unimportant but it's fun to make the players look the way you want.

• DRUNKwithP0WER said February 26, 2009

  FORMATIONS, FORMATIONS, FORMATIONS.

  - More formations with more options to sub in different players at different spots.

  - Possibly the option to create your own formations? GET IT TOGETHER HEAD COACH 2010!! WORK IT OUT!

  - Formation audibles. Currently you can audible to a run, quick pass, deep pass, or PA pass. KEEP IT, I LIKE IT. but maybe those could be the Left Joystick audibles and the D-Pad could be formations audibles i.e. up = 1 WR, left = 2 WR, down = 3 WR, right = 4 WR. Something... get creative.

• WC SN00ZY T said February 26, 2009

  1. I think the play clock should be in sync to the game clock - as in it starts the same time the game clock does

  2. And the play clock should be shorter - it being 40 seconds allows someone to kill a whole quarter with gaining one or two first downs - it makes the 4th quarter way less intense than it should be

  3. And you should bring back the madden newspapers - those were some of the highlights of having a franchise - seeing ur team photo's in the paper on the front page.

  4. I should get a free copy cause im ghetto as sh1t and probably wont be able to afford it upon release date. - it would be a compensation for all the years of you screwin me on those jew plays john madden. think about it.

• WC SN00ZY T said February 26, 2009

  Plus you guys should put in the hi-low hit

  one guy hits high, one guy hits low- the guy fumbles - then the D line man can pick it up and run it back with his miraculous - all of u sudden - 99 speed

  (lineman shouldn't be faster than recievers at any time in the game )

• WC SN00ZY T said February 26, 2009

  lets say u were about to hit a guy

  o  0   o <--- this being you and the "o" on the other side being your guy.. if you hit the hit stick up, then down  - your other guy the the comp is controlling should hit low while you hit high (since u hit up then down, not down then up)

• calebx4 said February 26, 2009

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• 1anival said February 26, 2009

  i think they should make the franchise mode deep, like make u feel that you deserve to be in the playoffs or the super bowl and have the playoff logo in the turf, it just makes me feel like am on in the playoffs. i also think that the players who have sleeves like tom brady or peyton manning should have it and not make them look like its tucked in,or stick on them but see it move alittle bit.

• oldsauce40 said February 26, 2009

  EA please bring the hammer on this year's Madden10 because over the past years i believe you guys drop the ball its good to listen to young gamers for their opinion but you have older guys like me still love to play your games its time to step it up your game please make this game the greatest football video we ever played i talking about great gameplay and better presentation like having better tackling and player models i see the same every year bring back the ref's ,the chain gangs,sidelines with players showing their faces with emotion after a big play when a player gets hurt bring the trainer out there on the field not to have them walking off with a broken leg that is so dumb!i believe in you guys will do right the thing always think about this you have a loyal fans young and old so please don't make us upset at you again! the ball is on the field so run with it make the game like we see in football we see on Sunday this coming from a 20 year vet of playing Madden!!!

• taztaxin said February 26, 2009

  I am a Maddenholic...Every year since Madden has been released at midnight I have taken off work the next day and thrown a Madden party..Keep in mind that I am married with kids and still I am able to show loyalty to the franchise....I have seen the Next-Gen series get better but I have a few things that I think have made past Pre Next-Gen games the bomb....For instance now that you have the hit stick 2.0 how about helmets coming off..I mean a hard hit deserves more then just a screen shake.( or what about NFL Gameday when lightning struck in the rain with a hard hit)..Next since you all have bought out everyone so you have exclusive rights to the NFL why not quit cheating us...Once again remember NFL 2K5 (it was voted best game under $20 bucks and a lot of people ditched Madden that year...you know the one with Vick on the cover) But you hade a half-time show with Chris Berman and in franchise mode you could see game busting plays around the league...Lastly remember I said I have a Madden party every year???? I really, really, REALLY, REALLY think you need to bring back tournament mode..Its all about bragging rights..Imagine about 8 guys or so online with a night to burn and starting a tourney with trophies and things and the end...Even when the games comes out I have at least 12 people over, then you have to decide who plays who and there is no real victor...(Other Madden fans if you feel this way please comment and show your support) Other than that I think Madden is great and with those add-ons I really think your fan-base would explode....

• GmanSpeaks said February 26, 2009

  well said nk-00!!!

• nk-00 said February 26, 2009

  authentic QB throwing motions... Tony Romo and Phillip Rivers dont throw like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady... Customizable Eye Black and Nose strips(Think Ray Lewis)and 2nd team color gloves and wristbands/sleeves... the Dolphins dont wear green gloves they wear orange as do the broncos, giants wear red gloves on the road and with alternate jersey, the titans, bills and patriots wear red gloves alot, its 2010 next gen lets make it happen...

• jdub4992 said February 27, 2009

  Whats up I'm back. I have some more things I would like to say.

  1. Yall should bring create a playbook back because it is convenient.

  2. When you call a pass play you should have the screen go up higher so you can see the whole field. Because I hate when I send my running back in the flats and it looks like hes open and I throw it and the ball gets picked off. Thats is very frustrating.

  3. I think the play *** should adjust depending on how long the quartes are. Because I hate when your losing in the fourth quarter and the person your playing milks the clock down so far its impossible to comeback and win the game.

  4. On franchise mode it would be nice to bring back the tony bruno show.

• tisom22 said February 27, 2009

  It would be coo if we could upload our own image on the game like if we were free agents and not have blank pictures like off the tiger woods game. Put that on College  and Madden and Have them say other last names to make it better my last name is ISOM and they wont even say that there was an isom in the NFL a couple years back so try and help us out.

• BaZOOka Joe1238 said February 27, 2009

  what about bring back the way you could do more with your franchise like change tickets prices parking and so on. Where you had to manage your franchise... it was a good relationship with game its self it really made it feel like you controlled you team.............And i noticed that the last couple of madden games players did increase like in previous madden games maybe think about change that as well... I have had good enough seasons with players and there ratings did go up thanks silentj32

• BaZOOka Joe1238 said February 27, 2009

  Wish list for Madden 10

  1. In customization of Franchises

          - like finacial part

  2. Create Playbook or create a play

  3. If a person wants to play 5 minute games in franchise mode the computer games are adjusted as well so stats are the same its un-fair computer gets more stats because they play 15 minute games

  4. Players dont increase like they used to if there season is going great or at the end of the season that needs to be changed

  5. More in depth superstar other than just practicing or playing games needs to be changed

  6. Interceptions and pass catching should be more realastic.....I played some and hines ward streaked 1/4 across the screen to catch a pass.... and with interceptions bd's and linebackers catch balls that they have no business catching

  7. More relastic throwing motions and running styles

• swillz13 said February 27, 2009

  thats what i kind of said with the whole uploading picture part. if they did that we'd be able to put our own faces in the game. also i would like to be able to change my guys hair and give him tattoos and stuff also be able to create ur own tattoo and upload it into the game. one thing else i would like to see is the ability to change ur number in superstar mode because for some reason u can't in the others also use the alternate jerseys in superstar. i always wondered why the steelers team coloured gloves were black not yellow same with the panthers falcon bengals and more. and i really want the ability to have eyeblack and mouth pieces in the game if u don't know what the mouth pieces are the things that larry johnson  matt forte thomas jones and more wear. also i would like for the movements to be less "stiff" because they move to weird in my opinion like the recievers and CB's should have better stances. i also like what silent j32 said remeber in the ones for xbox and ps2 were u could get movie roles and they also had the house that u lived in, i think thet should put that in there also the ability to get drafted higher than the third round. and last of all i would like to see the combine more realistic like they have it at lucas oil stadium and when do the bench press u have a spotter also instead of doing those drills against actual nfl players u do them against college players that are in the draft without the gear

• BO0bie_533 said February 27, 2009

  PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEAASSEEE Just add the towels that the players where on thier hips, PLEASE??? I would be so incredibly thankful.

• RWeezy2131 said February 27, 2009

  OK I HAVE AN IDEA. IMPROVE ON THE TACKLING SYSTEM SOMETHING LIKE NFL 2K5. MAKE IT TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY HAVE TEAM TACKLING WHERE WHEN YOU HIT BRANDON JACOBS, IT TAKES 3 PEOPLE TO TAKE HIM DOWN UNLESS YOU HIT LOW.

• NWCollapSe90 said February 27, 2009

  You guys need to add a feature. where you can tackle an WR in mid air.

  I hate the fact that i can move 100 yards in 5 plays by rocket catching.

  If you don't know what im talking about and want me to show you email me or send me a TEXT only message " i get 50+ messages a day over xbox live.

  So please only text."

  Im commented to making madden online more sim/real. I going to be creating E-books for different teams and giving them away for FREE. if you guys are going to have the only NFL game. then do it right. and after seeing theses 2010 posts, I proud to have EA making MADDEN. GREAT JOB and please feel free to contact me at Rickey419@hotmail.com or xbox gamer tag NWCollapse419

• NWCollapSe90 said February 27, 2009

  MADDEN2010 wish list

  Online fair play,

  be able to wear old jerseys,

  take all the plays and be able to create a custom playbook. and take it online. You had it offline in a older game. PLEASE BRING IT BACK. playbooks are as big as the team you play with. Let us have the plays we want. Why should we have to pick and chose what we can run. if i see a guy who like to play 46 i should be able to run different counters. but instead im stuck to 9 counters/very weak counters. or i have to pick a different playbook. but then my pass game is hurt, and my audibles are re set.

  PLEASE PLEASE I COULD PICK ONE NEW FEATURE THIS WOULD BE IT. ASK ANY ONLINE PLAYER THIS IS A VERY USEFULL FEATURE. IF you want have a poll asking if players want it. I would bet anything its going to be a Very big want. 95% would say yes.

• DEEBE5T said February 28, 2009

  u need to change on how they let offensive players play defense.......!!!! like randy moss playing defense??? change that for 2010

• veldugo said February 28, 2009

  No hudle needs a limit please and the leagues Should have a chat room. that would make it easier for contacting whose online and who wants to play a league game.

• sexy113 said February 28, 2009

  there needs to be chat in the lobbies so you can know who wants to play and there should be like on the older games were you can create the ultimate team fan cause that was snug.  I think that for superstar you can be a punter or kicker cause honestly who doesnt in game winning situations want the pressure on them

• swillz13 said February 28, 2009

  i would like to see a street football game mode. were u pick the team but they aren't wearing gear just jerseys and shorts and u play on some random feild not a real stadium just like in nfl street

• swillz13 said February 28, 2009

  i would also like to see the ability to pick ur td dances just like in allpro football. like being able to do the dirty bird and primetime and also the highstepping into the endzone needs some work. also another thing i would like to see is when its cold out ur players have the hand warmers attached to their belts and also samething with the hand towel(doesn't need to be cold for those. i would also like to see the commentators in superstar mode and they should acctualy be good commentators like the ones in NCAA because i can't stand chris collingsworth in 09. the tackling needs to be more relistic like if ur guys big its going to take more people to take him down and longer too. also the ability to give ur guy mouth guards and not just the ones with the lip thing, u get to change the colour and pick if u want it to have a strap or not also the ability to colour ur chinstrap or change it and how it goes on ur helmet also when u pick to colour ur stuff u should be able to pick from a little colour picker so u can customize ur own colour u want ur gloves or sleeves to be, and u should be able to pick baggy or tight sleeves and also get short or long sleeves and also be able to get turft tape to put on ur elbows. i would the visors to be better like have the clips that attach them to the helmet and way better create a team like more options for the jerseys, more logos, more numbers and they ability to outline them,more options in create a stadium. i would also like the ability to make my guy from canada or from somewhere else instead or=f having to make him from the states. also have a halftime show and a post game show and show the players coming out of the locker room to start the game and the second half and show the going to the locker room after the game and half time. also in superstar mode u should have the ability to check the records to see where rank or how close ur coming to have it. also instead of demanding a trade u can get traded randomly and u can pick ur rookie deal.

• warrior310 said February 28, 2009

  I HAVE A LONG LIST OF THINGS I WANT IN MADDEN 10. YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE EVERY CURRENT HELMET AND FACEMASK THAT IS USED TODAY, YOU GUY SHOULD PUT IN THESE NEW HELMETS:THE SCHUTT ION 4D AND SCHUTT AIR XP ASLO YOU GUYS SHOULD INCLUDE THE RIDDELL REVOLUTION SPEED HELMET.INCLUDE DIFFERENT JERSEY CUTS LIKE TIGHT,LOOSE,AND MEDIUM, MAKE THE SLEEVELESS JERESIES LOOK REALER AND TIGHT FITTING.HAVE NAME BRAND EQUIPMENT LIKE REEBOK,NIKE,AND UNDER ARMOUR.TO BE SPECIFIC PUT NAME BRAND HELMETS,GLOVES,CLEATS,WRISTBANDS,VISORS.ETC.... HAVE SHORT SLEEVE AND MEDIUM UNDER ARMOUR SHIRTS.INCLUDE HAND WARMERS WHEN ITS COLD.HAVE A OPTION WHERE YOU CAN DECIDE TO PUT A SKULLCAP ON A PLAYER, HAVE DIFFERENT SELECTIONS OF CHINSTRAPS. PUT IN BACKPLATES AND RIB PROTECTERS.FOR FRANCHISE MODE THE CPU TEAMS SHOULD BE ABLE TO RELOCATE THEIR TEAMS DURING THE ACTUALL GAME YOU SHOULD SEE THE SCORES OF OTHER GAMES.WHEN YOU ARE DONE WITH A FRANCHISE GAME AND SIM THE REST OF THE WEEK YOU SHOULD SEE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF ALL OF THE GAMES IN THAT WEEK.YOU SHOULD PUT BACK THE TONY BRUNO SHOW THAT YOU PUT IN MADDEN 07 FOR PS2 AND THE NEWSPAPER. FOR THE PROBOWL IN FRANCHISE MODE PLEASE LET THE PLAYERS HAVE THEIE TEAM'S HELMET AND ON THE JERSIES PUT THE TEAMS LOGO ON IT EVEN IF ITS A MADE UP TEAM [WITH MY FAKE TEAM IN MADDEN 09 IT PUT A DARK VISOR ON THE HELMET BUT IT CAME OUT SILVER]. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE PLAYERS LOOSE WEIGHT OR GAIN IF THEY'RE TOO BIG OR TO LITTLE BY THAT I MEAN SET UP A TRAINING SESSION FOR ALL YOUR PLAYERS.YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SET THE HOME AND AWAY JERSEY IN FRANCHISE EXAMPLE: PRIMARALLY MY HOME JERSEY IS BLUE NOW I CAN SET IT TO BE AN AWAY JERSEY AND MAKE ANOTHER JERESY THE HOME.YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE YOUR GAMES OVERSEAS LIKE THE CHARGERS AND SAINTS DID  IN THE 08-09 NFL SEASON.YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE A NEW STADIUM FOR YOUR TEAM ANYTIME  BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE TO WAIT A SEASON TILL ITS COMPLETE. INCLUDE TRAINING CAMP IN MADDEN AND INCLUDE INJURIES DURING PRACTICE IN FRANCHISE MODE. DURING THHE FREE AGENT WIRE SHOW THE PLAYER'S TOP THREE CONSIDERATION AND THEIR INTEREST SIGNING WITH THE TEAM. IN THE NFL DRAFT THE PLAYER SHE HAVE COMPUTERISED FACES LIKE THEY DID IN PREVIOUS MADDENS BUT MAKE THEM LOOK REALER. HAVE MORE JERSEY STYLES WHEN CREATING A TEAM AND HAVE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF TEAM LOGOS AND INCLUDE ALFABETS IN SCRIPT AND PRINT. WHEN CREATING A STADIUM HAVE MORE BUILDING STYLE.YOU GUYS SHOULD PUT IN A LARGER SELECTION OF CITIES TO RELOCATE TO.PUT THE REFS BACK ON FIELD AND IF THE REFS ARE IN A PLAYER'S WAY THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE THE REF A LITTLE NUDGE TO ADD SOME REALISM.WHEN PLAYERS GET POPPED THERE HELMETS SHOULD FLY OFF AND SHOW THEM PUTTING THE HELMET BACK ON. WHEN A PLAYER GETS HURT HAVE THE STAFF SPRINTING ON THE FIELD TO HELP THE HURT PLAYER.PUT IN REVERSE PLAYS.YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CREATE YOUR OWN PLAYS IN FRANCHISE MODE AND IX IT UP WITH AN EXISTING PLAYBOOK.MAKE THE PEOPLE ON THE SIDELINE AND AUDIENCE LOOK REALER.WHEN IT IS SNOWING MAKE THE WHOLE INTIRE FIELD COVERED WIT HUGE PILES OF SNOW.WHEN ITS RAINING HARD WITH NATURAL GRASS THE FIELD SHOULD BE TOTALLY MESSED UP,WHEN A PLAYER GETS TACKLED DIRT AND GRASS SHOULD BE STUCK ON THEM FROM HEAD TO TOE.WHEN A TEAM MAKES A GREAT PLAY SHOW THE FANS CELEBRATING. WHEN A PLAYER GETS ROUGHED UP OR ARMED TACKLED LET THE JERSEY GET TUCKED OUT AND SLOPPY.THATS IT FOR MY IDEAS RIGHT NOW AND TO LOOK AT THOSE HELMETS I MENTIONED BEFORE GO TO SCHUTTSPORTS.COM AND RIDDELL.COM

• leonbgx0076 said February 28, 2009

  Oh and One more thing. The effectiveness of playaction should be 50% how well the QB sells it and 50% how well you have run the ball prior to the play action pass. That way teams with with a  weak run game (low rated HB) should suck at playaction.

• leonbgx0076 said February 28, 2009

  What's up madden 10 developers and fellow madden comrads. Developers please look into changing how quickly the secondary responds when the ball is in the air. In 09 everyone in the secondary responded as soon as the ball goes into the air. If you are at home and you have a leader on the defense who is comunicating with all the players then they should be able to do that. In noisey away games only the players that are facing the QB should respond and make a play on the ball. TRUE HOME FEILD ADVANTAGE. Also improve D line play. DT like Haynesworth should get pressure right up the middle at least two to three times per half, flushing the QB immediately out of the pocket.

• leonbgx0076 said February 28, 2009

  One last thing it is so frustrating when I call a sreenpass in the perfect situation and the reciever or hb runs in a cirle or the opposite direction totally ruining the play. Please fix that too!!!!!!!

• ripmeast21 said February 28, 2009

  On the franchise mode the rookies need to be better. I had the number 1 pick and i picked a running back that was projected top 5 and when I signed him he was only a 74 overall. The rookies are also fake, I had a 6'2 238 pound RB who only had a 57 trucking ability. They should make the players ratings match there Physical appearance. You should also be able to create new alternate uniforms.

  Another thing is you should be able to stop 4 and 2 plays because the quaterback sneak and the fb dive is impossible to  stop. If you have Albert Haynesworth at DT you should be able to penatrate the o-line. Speaking of penatrating, if you blitz more players then the o-line can block you shouldnt be able to run a playaction and still hav all the time in the world to get the ball off.

  You should also be able to shut a screen pass down when a player runs it every play.

  I know that this isnt a big deal but you should be able to change the length of a players white socks because Willis McGahee wears his real low,and so does Al Harris, it would make the players look more like them, you can have these options: Low, Medium Low, Medium, and High. You should also make the Bulky ankle tape a little smaller or at least make a regular sized ankle tape because the 2 choices on the game are either too short or too high, you should have a medium option.And you should bring back the option to change your shoe color, or at least have more options when your are changing a players shoes. Oh yeah and you should add more colors to the gloves.

  Last thing you should put SEAN TAYLOR on the front cover he deserved it on 09 but then yaw gave it to Brett Favre and h didnt even retire, is he gonna be on it this year then come back

• METROID_RJ said February 28, 2009

  ALL I CARE ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS MY FRICKIN CO OP ONLINE MOOD! IVE BEEN PLAYING AND WAITING FOR YEARS NOW AND I WANT SOMEBODY TO PUT THAT INTO THE GAME,PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION

• swillz13 said February 28, 2009

  now i know im not alone on being able to get diffrent chinstraps

• oldsauce40 said February 28, 2009

  ONE MORE THING HAVE THE PLAYERS SWEAT IT WILL BRING MORE REALISM TO THE GAME AND ALSO HAVE THE FANS RESPOND TO GOOD PLAYS THAT HAPPEN ON THE FIELD I BELIEVE EA IF YOU GUYS DON'T HEAR OUR CONCERNS TO MAKE THIS YEARS MADDEN THE BEST IT CAN BE I THINK YOU GUYS WILL LOSE A LOT OF FANS WHO LIKE MADDEN OVER THE YEARS SO PLEASE GET THIS ONE RIGHT FOR US IF NOT THIS FAN OF 20 YEARS WILL NEVER EVER PLAY EA GAMES NO MORE!!!!!

• warrior310 said March 01, 2009

  you see how nba live 09 has you update your roster everyday its called live365 you guys should make something like that to keep us with the perfect roster everyday.In franchise mode when you scout a rookie please let us actually get to practice with the player to unlock his ratings.You guys should let us be able to put our own music in the game, it should be played in the menu,and you should be able to put it in stadiums and have a music editor to cut out parts of the song.They have the music in stadium feature in ncca football 09 but not the editing part.you guy should add a couple weapons such as smart wr,elusive qb to evoid being sacked,smart d lineman and o lineman,and have a speed de. include every defense you guy have 4-3,3-4,cover 2,4-6, but not 5-2,6-1,and etc... during gameplay show the coaches and other staff you guy should have a coach for every position insted of just having o coodinator,d coodinator,and special teams. when you try to boost a kicker/punter[s] rating they should be kicking the ball instead of lifting weights and have more training options.include practice mode for franchise and have them wearing a practice jersey.when drafting rookies dont make the players with rediculous muscles like i drafted a qb,and his muscles were crazy looking like he can play defense.you should be able to change a players hairstyle.please put in cheerleaders and a half and post game show. you should put back [franchise mode] scouting a team like if your playing the vikings exaduate the fact that you have to stop adrian peterson.put back option plays.before a game starts show the players stretching and getting hyped up before the action starts.make more touchdown dances and when you score do not put those blue zones on the field because it looks fake just let us press any button and then they start dancing and what not.in franchise mode put in more sponsers to help the organization gain money.make the roster capacity up to 65.least but not least have a pre game presentation showing the starting roster whos injured,and the keys to victory for both teams.one more thing have more presentators and not the same ones every week and for sundaynight games put john madden and al micheals in there . i really cant stand chris collingsworths voice no disrespect madden take him out!

• GdashBdashMAN said March 01, 2009

  yes my friend you have said it with this post.  yet i would love to see this applied to the WR  also , ive seen time after time WR catching balls when the QB scrambled and they do so as if they knew where he was going ( just like coach drew it up ), in addition to this i would like to add this from another post......

  WISH LIST,

  I    AM  FED   UP  WIT    CORNERS   AND   RECEIVERS    NOT  HAVING TO TURN  THEIR  HEAD TO    MAKE A    PLAY   ON     THE   BALL!

  A BALL IN THE AIR LOCATION BUTTON WOULD HELP IN THE RECEIVING GAME, GET FLAGS ON DEFENDERS THAT DONT LOOK AT THE BALL, AND TAKE AWAY THE ADVANTAGE THAT RECEIVERS HAVE EXCLUSIVELY ON THE DB'S , TAP THE STRAFE BUTTON TO LOCATE, GET PENALTILIZED A STEP ON YOUR SPEED FOR HAVING TO FIND THE BALL, OR PENALTILIZED IN CATCHING ABILITY FOR NOT LOOKING AT BALL, IT HAPPENS IN REAL FOOTBALL, DROPPED PASSES FOR NOT LOOKING THE BALL IN.

  ...and now back to the post i read someone else post, i agree, MORE FLAGS , MORE FLAGS, MORE FLAGS, ITS FOOTBALL, THE ZEBRAS INFLUENCE THE GAME TOO, NOT THAT THEY DO ON PURPOSE, BUT FLAGS ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED P.I., LATE HITS OUT OF BOUNDS, HOLDING IF YOU RUN TOO MUCH, HOLDING ON PASS PLAYS (ESP ON 4TH DOWN), FALSE STARTS, GET SOME FOOTBALL IN THERE MORE FLAGS!!!! its whats for dinner.

  GBman.

• GdashBdashMAN said March 01, 2009

  yes my friend you have said it with this post.  yet i would love to see this applied to the WR  also , ive seen time after time WR catching balls when the QB scrambled and they do so as if they knew where he was going ( just like coach drew it up ), in addition to this i would like to add this from another post......

  WISH LIST,

  I    AM  FED   UP  WIT    CORNERS   AND   RECEIVERS    NOT  HAVING TO TURN  THEIR  HEAD TO    MAKE A    PLAY   ON     THE   BALL!

  A BALL IN THE AIR LOCATION BUTTON WOULD HELP IN THE RECEIVING GAME, GET FLAGS ON DEFENDERS THAT DONT LOOK AT THE BALL, AND TAKE AWAY THE ADVANTAGE THAT RECEIVERS HAVE EXCLUSIVELY ON THE DB'S , TAP THE STRAFE BUTTON TO LOCATE, GET PENALTILIZED A STEP ON YOUR SPEED FOR HAVING TO FIND THE BALL, OR PENALTILIZED IN CATCHING ABILITY FOR NOT LOOKING AT BALL, IT HAPPENS IN REAL FOOTBALL, DROPPED PASSES FOR NOT LOOKING THE BALL IN.

  ...and now back to the post i read someone else post, i agree, MORE FLAGS , MORE FLAGS, MORE FLAGS, ITS FOOTBALL, THE ZEBRAS INFLUENCE THE GAME TOO, NOT THAT THEY DO ON PURPOSE, BUT FLAGS ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED P.I., LATE HITS OUT OF BOUNDS, HOLDING IF YOU RUN TOO MUCH, HOLDING ON PASS PLAYS (ESP ON 4TH DOWN), FALSE STARTS, GET SOME FOOTBALL IN THERE MORE FLAGS!!!! its whats for dinner.

  GBman.

• chargersfan41 said March 01, 2009

  hey ea i think that u should  put a 11 on 11 on xbox live every body would in joy that if u cant do that u should try a dynasty mode like u guys have in nacaa try in take ur favorite nfl team to the super bolw while ur friends try in do the same on live that would be a great thing for madde 10

• warrior310 said March 01, 2009

  if you read my comment i meant last but not least.

• chargersfan41 said March 01, 2009

  hey ea i think that u should  put a 11 on 11 on xbox live every body would in joy that if u cant do that u should try a dynasty mode like u guys have in nacaa try in take ur favorite nfl team to the super bolw while ur friends try in do the same on live that would be a great thing for madde 10

• BuxDelux said March 01, 2009

  1. Make superstar mode worth playing, let us unlock stuff and give us achievments like in ncaa campus legend mode, i feel like there is no point to playing, nothing to look foward to.

  2. make the draft in superstar mode better, show the player getting drafted, make teams draft for needs, i'm tired of having my safety get drafted by the ravens when they already have ed reed.

  3. make the workouts easier in superstar mode Please!!!, in mini games i can run a 4.26 in the 40, but when i do the workouts for superstar mode i can only run in the 5's. I'm not moving the sticks any slower. whats up with that?

  4. let the player be able to do more stuff, all we can do is play in games and workout. i want more interviews, give us more offers from teams when our contract is up and lets us choose who we sign with,I want more off the field features, etc...

  5.finally please let our player's stats increase permanetly, I can't stand having 12 pics, 8 defensive td's, 15 sacks, 130 tackles, 9 ff's, 5 fumble recoveries etc.. and my stats not going up at all!!!

  does anyone else feel the same? please comment

• thefreak90blue said March 01, 2009

  EA i think you should add a kicker and punter option to superstar mode. I know they dont see much action all the time but thay are important in games as well.

• swillz13 said March 01, 2009

  i feel the same way they need to up superstar mode. make it if u do good in the combine or when u upload ur guy from ncaa and hes good then u should get drafted in the first rounds. because i had a corner in ncaa and he had 50 ints and 35 sacks and he was a fourth round pick. make it so u can get released and if u don't get picked up u have to wait till someone signs u like they will send u a message. and u should have the house like they had in the old ones. also make it so if u do good enough u can have some stuff 100 overall because i ran a 4.09 with i wr and he only had 99 speed i think for running it that fast he should have 100. and when u do good ur stats go up and if u do bad then ur stats go down. and i agree with having the ability to be a kicker or punter. and a question i have to ask is why are the cowboys the best team in the game they didn't even make the playoffs and another thing marior barber and brandon jacobs are to fast. one more thing i would like to see is if ur guy is big then he's harder to take down like jamarcus russell i don't think a corner should be able to take him down by himself. and another thing is why doesn't it look like everyone in the game i mean u have the pictures right there and u can't make it look like them.

• swillz13 said March 01, 2009

  i also like the idea when u get hit or some one grabs ur jersey it comes un tucked. and one last thing id like to add for superstar mode is when ur they qb u should actually here the coach give u the plays through the helmet mike.

• swillz13 said March 01, 2009

  i also think in superstar mode when u go to the pro bowl istead of just playing the game u should have all the events like the strongest man or the fastest man or the qb competitions.and i do think they should add all the helmets and stuff

• BM26 said March 01, 2009

  Oh, and two more features that would be great to the game involve the passing game and running game.

  With the new PA system, how about having the Running backs, Quarterback, ballcarriers look at the on-coming defenders? This would be crucial in making authentic moves and hits. Quarterbacks that scramble but don't see defenders coming from behind should fumble, right? Only experienced QB's can "Feel" the pressure. So why not add PA to ballcarriers in different ways? This way, it adds another dimention to Awareness. For QB's with high Awareness, they can feel the pressure and either hold on to the ball better when about to get hit, make a better decision to throw it away, or something like that. For running backs and receivers, this will help add realism to jukes and evasive moves. The guys you can see you can prepare for. If you have a guy right in front of you, you'll know that you can juke or spin off of them (well at least try). BUT! it's those hits that you can't see that hurt the most, and quite frankly, cause the most fumbles. So say you two guys in front you, you try to juke them, but ray lewis comes out of nowhere from the side or from behind you and lights you up with a hit stick. What should happen is either the ball goes flying or somebody needs to take a Spell. This would help brace for impact automatically through AI alone (decreasing the chances of a fumble or the hit doing as much damage), while making you vulnerable to hits you (The ballcarrier) cannot see (Increasing the chance of injuries, fumbles, and over all big hits). That would add a great deal of realism to just tackling in general. This will create more situations where Quarterbacks are blown up from their weakside, and a guy like Brady would tuck it in, while Brady Quinn would most likely fumble. Layer Blending could work here too! This way, the Ball doesn't always come out as a weakened pass. Depending on the angle and strength of the hit, the arm could move back and drop the ball as it moves forward on a fumble, the arm could curl into the body to keep possession, or you could just throw it to the dirt (This should rely of the QB's strength rating)

  The last idea I had, which helps the Passing game, is something someone else also brought up, and that is airing it out. To add more control to the passing game, We should be able to go a step further than just a bullet pass and lob pass. How about making the Left Trigger a trigger to a "High Throw"? By that, I mean, why not have something that lets the play through the ball high in the air? Like Blac said, even on lob passes a lot of the time passes aren't high enough. I know I try to through to my Tight End over the middle and he's 8 yards behing the linebacker, but the through isn't far enough for my QB to know to through it high enough. SO, why not just add the ability to put air under the ball on any through, Bullet or Lob? To regulate the risks and rewards, have it affect the accuracy of the throw. On deep passes, a "High Bullet Pass" would have the tendency to be overthrown, in real life, unless the QB is that good, the WR is that Fast, or the WR is that Tall. So it would go a long way towards adding a dimention to the passing game that is really missing. This way, I have a TE like Gates standing on a Curl Route with a Linebacker or an unathletic Safety underneath on the coverage and hold LT and up as I throw to throw a jumpball. This would work perfectly in the endzone with big tall recievers like Larry Fitz. You think it might open the door to Cheese, but it really adds more to the meaning of mis-matches and strategy. Bob Sanders wouldn't try to out jump Randy Moss on a high pass. NO, instead, he'd wait and try to time a perfect big hit to knock the ball loose. Other corners would do the same, or try to swat it, rather than go for the pick. And an Athletic guy would be able to go up with Moss and try his luck. So it gives the fans what the want, it adds to the NFL experience by making big tall guys just as useful, if not more, than small speedy guys, giving the game a balance. It also adds risks and rewards. A QB with little Deep ball accuracy trying to throw "High Bullet Pass" on a streak would overthrow it most of the time, or throw it too far inside or too far out of bounds. On shorter passes, Dump of "High passes" could fly over RB's heads. A "High pass" on a slant could float over a guys head into the arms of a DB in zone coverage. You see where I'm going with this?

  If you agree, help me back this idea up.

• warrior310 said March 01, 2009

  IN FRANCHISE MODE THE COMPUTER SHOULD BE ALBE TO OFFER TRADES WITH THE USER AND THE CPU . FRANCHISE MODE SHOULDN'T HAVE A LIMIT IN YEARS BECAUSE IN 36 SEASONS IT SAID TO ME THAT THE FRANCHISE MODE IS COMPLETE AND I REALLY DIDN'T LIKE THAT SO MAKE IT UNLIMITED. YOU ALL SHOULD PUT BACK THOSE EUROPEAN TEAMS AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE PLAYERS FROM THOSE TEAMS IF YOUR INTERESTED.WHEN CREATING A PLAYER YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHOOSE A FACE THEN THE HAIR INSTEAD OF BOTH AT ONCE.IN THE SUPERBOWL IN FRANCHISE MODE IT SHOULD BE PLAYED IN ALL STADIUMS INSTEAD OF JUST THE CARDS,BUCS,FINS,AND FALCONS STADIUM.I NOTICE WITH THE PROBOWL THAT NO MATTER WHAT YEAR IT IS THE FIELD ALWAYS SAYS PRO BOWL 2009 CHANGE THAT UP.YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SET THE LEVEL OF THE WEATHER BECAUSE IN OLDER MADDENS YOU CAN SET THE LEVEL OF SNOW USING A BAR BRING THAT BACK PLEASE AND PUT FOG BACK IN THE GAME.PUT WIND SOCKS ON THE FIELD GOAL POST AND THE NET SHOULD STAY UP ALL THROUHOUT THE GAME AND WHEN ITS WINDY MAKE THE NET SHAKE.HAVE ALL THROWBACK JERSEYS AND ALTERNATIVE UNIFORMS. NOT TO BE DISRESPECTFUL MADDEN BUT I THINK YOU SHOULD STEAL SOME GAMEPLAY IDEAS FROM "ESPN FOOTBALL" THE GAME.JUST SOME IDEAS NOT MANY.YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FORCE PLAYERS TO RETIRE IN FRANCHISE MODE LIKE BRET FARVE. WHEN YOU MAKE A TEAM FOR FRANCHISE MODE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DELETE A TEAM JUST ADD THAT TEAM TO A CONFERENCE.HAVE MORE INJURIES DURING THE GAME . SHOW THE QB LOOKING AROUND BEFORE THE PLAY STARTS THEN MAKE AJUSTMENTS.

• warrior310 said March 01, 2009

  ADD HEAD TO HEAD COLLISIONS TO THE GAME AND MAKE UNESSESSARY ROUGHNESS PENALTIES.

• warrior310 said March 01, 2009

  YOU SHOULD HAVE A CHALLENGE MENU WHEN YOU DISAGREE WITH A CALL. MAKE THE FUMBLE RECOVERY ANIMATIONS BETTER AND WHEN ITS SNOWY OR WET IT SHOULD BE DIFFICULT TO RECOVER.WHEN PUNTING OR KICKING THE BALL OFF IN WET OR SNOWY CONDITIONS THE BALL SHOULD GET STUCK IN THE MUD OR SNOW DEPENDING ON HOW BAD THE WEATHER IS.

• Brownie Smith said March 01, 2009

  How about smart Centers.  And possibly linemen tenure.  How well does a line play together?  Once you lose a piece to your line, maybe some atributes drop cause the new guy isn't up to speed.  A great center like any other great player will be able to recognize blitzes and such, this should be implemented if possible. This could be called "Relationships"  Denver Broncos had a solid line cause they played together for a long time, or even Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison, they're knowledge of each other is key to their success.  I know not everything can be added, but since this Madden team seems to be balls to the wall I'll be offering up as much ideas possible. Glad to see the updates, I'm looking forward to this game.  Keep up the good work.

• soonerfan14 said March 01, 2009

  PLEASE make the fade routes better! in the NFL they do it all the time to tall WRs like Calvin Johnson, and Larry Fitzgerald and it actually works. the madden 09, it NEVER works. I'd also like to see a new weapon-

  Clutch Player (Such as Tom Brady)- this allows good QB's like Brady and Manning to pull through in the big/tough games

  You guys are doing awesome! i'm lovin the new updates you guys are bringing to madden 10! Keep it up cause i wanna see more!

• warrior310 said March 01, 2009

  MADDEN ADD ALL MY IDEAS PLEASE.

• BM26 said March 01, 2009

  I like what Brownie said... but instead of "Relationships" lets call it "Chemistry". This is something that really only affects Franchise, since It's hard to pinpoint a teams current status when it comes to Chemistry (Unless you want to add Live 365 to Madden, lol). It could be brokendown in several smaller catagories, such as O-line Chemistry, QuarterBack to O-line chemistry(It's funny the Redskins could block all of a sudden AFTER Ramsey), QB to Reciever Chemistry, and a lot of other stuff, like Running back to O-line chemistry. Some of those are a bit extreme, but 4 to 5 different catagories of Chemistry for both sides of the ball should do the trick. Defensive Chemistry could focus around Front 7 Chem., Secondary Chem., Linebacker Chem., and D-Line Chem.

  I like Brownie's idea, just with a different name, lol.

• fishy1597 said March 01, 2009

  One thing that u guys should add in Madden 10 is where the first down marker are on the feild and the people are holding them like madden 05 and u used to be and u can knock them over and another thing is in franchise you can fire the coach at anytime. If you get the spare time please update 09 also.

• all_fitch84 said March 02, 2009

  Don't know if this has been thrown out there yet but... Defensive Blitzing and O-Line Blitz Pick-Up. There should be a Blitz rating for each defender and then a Blitz Pick-Up rating for each O-Lineman, Running Backs & Tight Ends. Also, as I'm sure many have noticed, it seems like when the computer blitzes, they almost always get at least 2 guys through... but when I blitz, no one gets through 95% of the time. They always pick it up. Somehow the TE and a RB stay in to block and if they don't, somehow 5 guys pick up 6 blitzers. What's that about? Not only should each player have a blitz rating, the as a unit, the defense should have an overall blitz rating. pursuit should also be as a team defense, not just individuals. For example, The Ravens D that wont the super bowl would have been something like a 97 in pursuit and This seasons Steelers Blitzing would have been somewhere in the same area. Where as, a team like like the Lions would be like an 75 blitzing or some low number like that haha. Also, Zone and Man coverage should correlate with the blitzing aspect too. A man blitz leaves the defense more vulnerable unless the man to man of the defenders has a high rating, same goes for a zone blitz. so there should be a team zone blitz rating & team man blitz rating.

• warrior310 said March 02, 2009

  when doing the substatutions you should have the whole team like if i want to put JAKE LONG FROM THE DOLPHINS IN FOR CHAD AS QB AND TEDD GINN AS RUNNING BACK AND SO ON, I CAN DO THAT.

• warrior310 said March 02, 2009

  YOU GUYS SHOULD ADD A WEAPON CALLED A PULL BLOCKER THOSES BLOCKERS WOULD BE IDEAL FOR TOSSES,SCREENS, HB COUNTERS ETC... THOSE KIND OF BLOCKERS WOULD BE FAST ENOUGH TO GET AROUND A CORNER AND BLOCK AN OUTSIDE MAN.

• warrior310 said March 02, 2009

  ADD IMPACT BLOCKS BECAUSE ON THE KICKOFFS NO ONE IS GETTING HIT HARD AND LAYED OUT MAKE THE BLOCKING MORE REALISTIC TOO. ONE MORE WEAPON YOU SHOULD ADD IS IMPACT BLOCKER WHICH IS GOOD FOR FULLBACKS.YOU SEE HINES WARD THE WR WHEN THEY PLAYED THE BENGALS HE HAD THREW A BLOCK AT KEITH RIVERS THE LB AND BROKE HIS JAW ALL THAT WAS FROM AN IMPACT BLOCK SO ADD IT.

• warrior310 said March 02, 2009

  ADD THE CLIPS FOR THE VISORS BUT DONT MAKE THEM BIG LIKE THE ONES IN NCCA 09.

  IN FRANCHISE IF YOU HAVE A INJURED PLAYER YOU SHOULD HAVE AN OPTION TO ASK HIM DO YOU WANT TO PLAY EVEN IF HE IS OUT FOR WEEKS. PUT AN OPTION TO MAKE HIM TRAIN AND WHAT NOT NO MATTER HOW SERIOUS THE INJURY IS CAUSE IN 09 THE PLAYER HAS TO BE OUT FOR 6 WEEKS MAX IN ORDER TO TRAIN. THE INJURIES SHOULD CARRY OUT THROUGH THE OFFSEASON.WHEN PLAYERS GET OLDER MAKE THEIR RATINGS DROP.IF YOU WANT TO MAKE TRADES FOR DRAFT PICKS YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHOOSE RATHER IF YOU WANT A CURRENT YEAR PICK OR A 2010 PICK AND SO ON.

  YOU GUYS SHOULD ADD NETWORKS LIKE ESPN,CBS,NBC,FOX...... AND WHEN YOU PLAY THE GAME SHOW IT LIKE WE SEE IT ON TV I MEAN SHOW IT IN THE SAME FORMAT AS THOSE CHANNELS BUT STILL GIVE US THE TRADITIONAL CAMERA ANGLE. ADD THE COMMENTATERS FROM THOSE PLACES TOO INSTEAD OF HAVING 2 OF THE SAME PEOPLE EVERY GAME.

  YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK YOUR PRE SEASON MATCH UPS IN FRANCHISE. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CREATE RIVALIES TOO.

• iluvtigers1304@comcast.net said March 02, 2009

  when you move a team they should be able to keep logos and unis or if new wear the old ones when you want be able to hire gms as well as change your team in off season like before make it so you can hire all coaches not just the big 4 and make the draft more tv like and last be able to talk people out of retirement

• soonerfan14 said March 02, 2009

  I like what King Killa siad...

  The franchise mode is crap. I thnk we all know that. So in Madden'10 try to make the draft BETTER. The players need to be better (Cause right now they all suck) throw in some pocket QB's like future Tom Bradys in the draft, because all you have for QBs in the draft in Madden'09 are Speed QBs.

• warrior310 said March 02, 2009

  WHEN CREATING A TEAM YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE AS MANY ALTERANTIVE UNIFORMS AS YOU WANT AND THEY SHOULD HAVE YOU CREATE A PRACTICE JERSEY.

• warrior310 said March 02, 2009

  WHEN CREATING A TEAM YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE AS MANY ALTERANTIVE UNIFORMS AS YOU WANT AND THEY SHOULD HAVE YOU CREATE A PRACTICE JERSEY.

• warrior310 said March 02, 2009

  WHEN CREATING A TEAM YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE AS MANY ALTERANTIVE UNIFORMS AS YOU WANT AND THEY SHOULD HAVE YOU CREATE A PRACTICE JERSEY.

• warrior310 said March 02, 2009

  READ ALL MY IDEAS AND TELL ME IF YOU AGREE BY POSTING A COMMENT.

• Inside EA said March 02, 2009

  Hello Madden, EA, and NFL faithful - welcome back to another weekly update provided by yours truly, Ian

• Inside EA said March 02, 2009

  Hello Madden, EA, and NFL faithful - welcome back to another weekly update provided by yours truly, Ian

• swillz13 said March 02, 2009

  i agree with the creating a practice jersey i think when do practice mode u should be wearing practice gear not the gear and jerseys the wear on gameday

• swillz13 said March 02, 2009

  i also would really like to see all the helmets and face masks added to the game like the ability to get the facemask lt wears or the revo rb face mask that u see alot of people wearing i would also like to see the lip mouth pieces added to the game and more gloves like nike reebok cutters and underarmour same thing with cleats and i think of just chosing black white or tea, coloured for our equipment the should have a list where we can pick the colours from and even customize our own

• Blancho said March 02, 2009

  Here's a couple of suggestions.

  1. I would LOVE to an old feature you had on a past madden come back but be even better. I'd LOVE to be able to see at the end of a week a NFL network type show where they talk about trades that have gone on or wins/losses by teams. What teams are doing good which are a mess etc... Maybe you could even watch a pre-game or post game show even if it was kinda short and all these shows would be optional to watch.

  2. It should be easier to rush bull rush with a DT.

• swillz13 said March 02, 2009

  one thing i would like to see added for de's is when ur comeing around the edge u should be able to put ur hand out and try to knock the ball out of the qb's hands

• jcummings1232 said March 02, 2009

  man i havent ever ever been more excited for madden to release....im happy to see the improvements that yall are makin....especially wen i used to b 2k fan...dont get me wrong tho i love madden....too bad ill b in boot camp wen it comes out tho lol

• Badgerdude22 said March 02, 2009

  Dude that is so awesome!! finally the characters wont look like a dead person when they score a TD. They should also add in a SWEAT FEATURE, like when a player is just coming on to the field he shouldn't already be sweating like crazy. its mostly noticeable in basketball but still. Also, when the guy is sweating, not every ten seconds but once in a while wipe the sweat off his forehead. that would be cool.

  MADDEN 10 all the way!!

• Badgerdude22 said March 02, 2009

  hey madden should also add in a better jersey effect. like if a defender runs at the ballcarrier sideways and grabs his jersey, you should be able to see the defender grabing the jersey and pulling the jersey not just the pads. like a JERSEY TACKLE type effect. MADDEN 10 ALL THE WAY!!

• Badgerdude22 said March 02, 2009

  Hey Madden guys. could you make the sidelines a little better this year? the guy on the sidelines look like pictures. IT really takes away realiz'm sometimes. it doesnt have to be perfect and all, just like when the RB makes a breakaway, the guys on the sideline jump up and down and run along with him in their area. and also when the games on the line and you want to pump up the crowd. Instead of just having the guys on field wave their arms, have the guy on the sideline wave his arms while spinning a towel or something. Thats the only flaw ive ever found in the entire game.

  MADDEN 09 ALL THE WAY!!

• PIMitch23 said March 02, 2009

  Use this on the players on the sidelines, the coaches on the sidelines; make the sidelines even more realistic! Also, how about for games (or at least big games like playoffs, Super Bowl, rivalries) have a pregame show, or at least show players warming up on the field pre-game, show players walking on the field from under the tunnels (like they do in the Super Bowl), separately and as a team, and show the nervous emotions, the confident emotions, etc on their faces as they're getting ready for the biggest game of their lives! That's reality! Other emotions that can be used are sadness or hurt (especially hurt or pain on their faces for injuries), anger (definitely for QB's throwing a pick), and not just some kind of happy face for big victories, but just real celebration! elation! joy! EA is promising reality, well let's see it!

• MileHighMonster said March 02, 2009

  What madden needs is a jump ball system so that players can take advantage of bigger wideouts like fitz and moss

• DRUNKwithP0WER said March 03, 2009

  Dear Madden 2010,

  I think you should concentrate on the realism of the sidelines. Is a WR in-bounds? Is he out-of-bounds? Was it a late hit? Was it not? It should be more accurate than it is, i.e. WR's without both feet in-bounds making receptions and no flag for late hits AT ALL. Work on it, please?

  You're biggest fans,

  People who wish they were real athletes.

• vernlovinlife said March 03, 2009

  I would like to see some fumble scrums.where there are 6 or more guys fighting for the ball on the bottom of a pile.to fight for the ball you move the analog stick back n forth.fast as possible.would make the fumbles kind of interesting.

• gault27 said March 03, 2009

  I would like for madden nfl 10 to make the ENTRANCES of the teams real like the tubes they come out of and the fireworks and the jets flying over the stadium and the national anthem and evan a pre game show.They should have a half time show too.

• gault27 said March 03, 2009

  oh for every game station too.

• AceBoonKoon06 said March 03, 2009

  CONTROL DEFENSIVE CELEBRATION

  -SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON MADDEN 10 IS CONTROL DEFENSE CELEBRATION. IM A CHARGERS FAN AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SHAWNE MERRIMAN DO THE “LIGHTS OUT DANCE” AFTER A BIG SACK OR TACKLE…

  DEFENSIVE JUMP OVER PILE

  -WHEN THE DEFENSE BACKED UP ON THE GOAL LINE SOME DEFENSE PLAYERS LIKE TROY POLAMALU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRY TO JUMP OVER THE PILE AND TRY TO GET A TACKLE IN THE BACK FIELD OR MAYBE A SACK.

  QB PRESSURE  

  -ANOTHER THINK THAT WOULD BE KINDA HELPFUL IS THAT MAKE THE CONTROLLER VIBRATE AS THE QB IS GETTING PRESSURE.THE CLOSER THE DEFENDER GETS THE MORE THE CONTROL WOULD VIBRATE CUZ ON LONG PASSES I TEND TO LOOK DOWN FIELD AND FORGET ABOUT PRESSURE. ALSO WITH THIS WHEN USING A QB THAT HAS GREAT POCKET PRESENTS IT WOULD VIBRATE MORE FOR THEN A QB WITH LOW POCKET PRESENTS

  PLAYERS INTRO

  -LAST THING THAT I WOULDN’T REALLY HAVE TO SEEN IN THE GAME BUT WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS THE PLAYERS INTRODUCTION. IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE RAY LEWIS DO HIS LITTLE DANCE WHEN HE COMES OUT

  i got lots of ideas if you want to borrow any (davontioallen@yahoo.com)

• AceBoonKoon06 said March 03, 2009

  O yea

  ONlINE PLAY

  IF PLAYERS QUIT YOU SHOULD JUST GET THE WIN RIGHT THERE

• AceBoonKoon06 said March 03, 2009

  Last thing give Polamalu some more hair...lol make it longer and bushy

• franchiseboy20 said March 04, 2009

  EXPANSION! EXPANSION! EXPANSION!

  30 years is a long time to go without any teams folding or being added. Give users in franchise mode the option of creating expansion teams. With a free agent draft such as the one in madden 2002 with the texans. Also rewarding the new team with the No 1 overall pick in the draft. Teams in poor financial standing should be eligible to be bought by cities seeking a team.

• vernlovinlife said March 04, 2009

  In franchise mode i would like to see some phenoms in the draft,like LB patrick willis,LT jake long,RB adrian peterson,WR calvin johson.etc.because the draft is what we live for as nfl fans.

• tapeablebark said March 04, 2009

  I feel that madden should bring the tattoo feature back to the game to bring that more authentic look to the players.

• GTorino 09 said March 04, 2009

  some more things i think shoud be made

  1.Gameplay

  -When playing in dynasty mode and importing a draft class, the equipment is always standard (white). they should be randomly colored ex some imports will have team color, others have black and others white

  -More emotional moments. If a qb just threw a pick u shud see the wr argueing with him or something and if a running back just made a huge play he should be greatly congradulated on the sideline by several players. also make the sidelines and fans have a role during the game. for example, if a player on the opposite team goes on the sidelines after making a big hit or run, one of the linebackers should get in there face and trash talk.

  - Add a superstar mode but with all players in the nfl. You should be able to continue the career of a veteran player  or of a low rating player (like a back-up rated 70) and try to get them into the hall of fame

  2. Graphics:

  - Not too much to argue here. Only complaints are to add tattoes, change hair styles, skin definition (some skinny people should be pretty veiny) and players age and size to change each year (if your in your 10th year in a franchize, that rookies face and skin should look alot more either beaten up or just older)

  3. Sound:

  - Few but big issues here. I really wish tho that songs can be added with each update for the game. also, the comentators for the game are really going to have to get more real and emotional. The same announcer from a real nfl match is alot more dynamic then the repetative anouncer. I dont mind if they say several things and hae them be repeated at first but atleast let new dialog and facts be added with each update or even put in from the start.

  4. Others:

  My last request is about roster updates. There should be the option when updating a roster to still have the stats be upgraded but in franchise mode or superstar mode, the trades should be in sync with the same week in the game as in real lfe. For example, if a player in the NFL gets traded on week 12, then the update should let the gamer be asked if he would want this trade to be aloud in his game mode. Its kinda complicated but its a big issue, atleast for me.

  The new game looks great overall but i hope my requests are taken into consideratin for the best football sim ever :D

• JamesBuchanan said March 04, 2009

  Please just make full custmization and ONLINE TEAM PLAY Maybe even 12Vs.12

• chucklesXcore said March 05, 2009

  I think is going to solve a lot of what used to be unrealistic, but it shouldn't be limited to just DB's and WR's. I honestly think this should apply to every player because the same can happen if a linebacker is in coverage, etc. I'm not sure how the engine is for fumble reactions, but it seems I've always struggled in games with realism there. It seems players are TOO unaware of fumbles and this might help with that. If a defensive lineman just cause a huge sack for a fumble he is NOT going to have zero energy and come up very slowly(as happens in madden 09)while having no idea where the ball is. It'd be nice to have the players have more of a reaction to fumbles with this. Again, I could be all wrong and you could be laughing reading this, but hey its worth putting out there. Anyway, I just think it's something all the players should be aware of. If you throw a bomb to your No.1 wide receiver your whole team should start shifting in that general side or be aware enough to start trying to block the defenders running over there to cover. (realistically of course, you don't want any instantaneous pyschics out there)

  As for the emotions, this should be applied for people taking big hits(from hit stick, etc) for sure. My beastly 6'11" DT(created) can lay out the most devastating nearly career ending blow on a whimpy Alex Smith...but in Madden 09 he takes it like a man. with zero reaction in his face. This technology can be used to have them react to an infamously big hitter coming at them(fear)and then the hit(pain) I'm not saying a player needs to grimace, and I'm not sure he even sure if this belongs in the animation department of recommendations...but just saying.

  Also, as I'm sure others have recommended with failures and touchdown celebrations as well. If a safety gets burned and looks upset. With the animations already in hand they should also look either sad or angry at themselves/teammates. This could possibly be unique to each player for how they react and even more unique with the combination of a player reaction type embedded into each player and then a unique reaction based on each situation. Example: A player may usually get angry at himself after blowing coverage that led to a touchdown. But in the Superbowl if he does this and its the game winning touchdown he might be sad or have a little bit more of a reaction. This will go hand in hand with whatever the animation guys think of, so I'm just talking about this technology you posted about.

  and just apply it to touchdown celebrations as well. and have players react to their fellow team mates with this as well and have the team mates who join celebrations do the same.

• bryantg said March 05, 2009

  I only have a few suggestions for Madden 10: first please please please take off the animation of the player stumbling uncontrollably (i.e. after you miss a hit stick) it is the most unrealistic move i have seen in the game. you could make an animation of a defender leaping to hit a player and realate it too hit power rating & impact blocking (cause its not just fair to have a animation that takes defenders out add it to offense too) for aggressive blockers and if they miss they just fall to the ground and get back up. and also it does that unrealistic stumble when im playin as the defender and i dont even hit stick but i think it is caused by some combination of sprint & strafe (i.e. when im strafing and turn to sprint to cover a route) it takes me completely out of the play and no football player would ever do a move like that. i wouldn't mind if you made the player stumble or something but there should be multiple animations for the miss stick as i call it. some only a small stumble and some a all out leaping knockout hit so its realistic. second: replace create a team logos (no offense but they suck)...actually create a team as a whole isnt that good and needs some work. third: i notice when the defense is in zone coverage and no one is in there zone (for example a play where all routes roll to one side like a qb roll out) they just stand there and take themselves out the play. as a football player i know that when in zone and the qb and play roll to one side i would shade over that way also because there is no threat in my area or my side of the field. there are a few more things i can suggest but i know you guys are taking a lot of imput from these comments and cant make all the corrections to suit everyone, you guys do an incredible job at coming out with the best sports game ever made every year like clockwork and the next one is always better than the last so i know i wont be disappointed with Madden 10. but if you do read this comment and decide to take my suggestions i can go into more detail about the things i think would help the improve the game just contact me at bryantgerads@yahoo.com

  ps. keep up the good work. madden is the ***

• bryantg said March 05, 2009

  ADD THE SWIM MOVE AND RIP MOVE AND DWIGHT FREENEYS SPIN MOVE WHEN PASS RUSHING TO THE D-LINE. AND IMPROVE THE BLOCK SHEDDING FOR DEFENSIVE PLAYERS. ADD TAKE DOWN BLOCKING MOVES FOR O-LINE, AND ZONE BLOCKING SCHEME FOR O-LINE AS WELL. AND YOU COULD ALSO MAKE A HOT ROUTE FOR THE O-LINE TO ASSIST BLOCKING TO DOUBLE TEAM A D-LINEMAN. AND TAKE AWAY THE SUCTION FOR BEING BLOCKED PLEASE! ALSO IMPROVE DEFENSE REACTION TO QB SCRAMBLE. CONNECT IT PLAY RECOGNITION OR SOMETHIN SO THAT THE SMART PLAYERS WILL FLOW TOWARDS THE QB BUT ALSO BE CAUTIOUS OF QUICK DUMP OFF BEFORE QB CROSSED LINE OF SCRIMMAGE AND DUMB PLAYERS WILL GO STRAIGHT FOR THE QB OR STAY BACK FOR THE PASS

  PS. ONE MORE THING, IT WOULD BE AWESOME TO HAVE CRACK BACK BLOCKING(i.e. on a sweep if the corner goes up the field to make a tackle a misses/gets juked or something the reciever comeback towards the RB to get a pursuing linebacker or other defender.)

• bryantg said March 05, 2009

  I like what all_fitch84 said about blitzing and blitz pickup. make it a weapon. and improve the screens please, they dont work right at all.

• bryantg said March 05, 2009

  adding 7 on 7 in mini games would be cool and adding a jersey tug when there is holding would be cool too. (like when O-line holds or DB hold reciever)

• bryantg said March 05, 2009

  the ball should never go through any players hands. period

• bryantg said March 05, 2009

  make the qb sneek an actual qb sneek

• bryantg said March 05, 2009

  i think something that would really help for a future madden is for example instead of just havin 1 year every year to develope, why not have 2 develope teams, 1 for the coming yearly release(i.e. 2010) and they other for the year after (i.e. 2011) so you have 2 yrs to develope it. you dont have to do this every year and i know it cost a lot more money to do so but if you did it once it would really make a difference im sure

• bryantg said March 05, 2009

  have multiple options for camera angle in superstar mode. and if you made an in helmet camera view it would be cool

• bryantg said March 05, 2009

  my superstar never got hurt either. no player is healthy his entire career. you make him do rehab on his injury to get him back on the field too

• swillz13 said March 05, 2009

  for the commentators i think they should be in superstar mode also and i think u should get al micheals and john madden to do the commentary. also what happened to the amazing starting video that u had in madden 08 and it wasn't in madden 09 i think u should put another on in there.also i would like to see all the players smarter i mean when there playing zone and they see the team is about to throw a screen to the runningback or wr they shouldn't just stand there and wait they should go up and try to break up the play. also if ur guy or a team mate does a stupid penalty u should have the coach start yelling or talking to them same thing if a qb throws a pick or runningback fumbles make the coach part of the game

• vernlovinlife said March 05, 2009

  I would like to see more plays in the play books like a delayed TE middle screen.off tackle TE screens,shovel passes,PLUS CREATE YOUR OWN PLAYBOOK.WITH ALL THE TOOLS EA USES TO MAKE THE PLAYBOOKS.OR THE OPTION TO EDIT CURERENT PLAYS IN ANY PLAYBOOK U USE.DEFENSE OR OFFENSE.

• AntonioWatts said March 06, 2009

  what will be a good idea is making ps3 and xbox360 play each other online on madden 2010.u can play someone from 360 or ps3 will be nice

• AntonioWatts said March 06, 2009

  put the actual plays the NFL do like the wildcat

• AntonioWatts said March 06, 2009

  put the actual plays the NFL do like the wildcat

• DreDay1718 said March 07, 2009

  i just wanna say that you guys ruined football . nfl 2k was the best football game i played hands down and now that i can't play that anymore i have to run with you guys. so heres some stuff you should consider. presention man stop being lazy and spice up the franchise mode man its so boring. you guys should put in something like what 2k had a sport center show with all the games that been played that week,have mel kiper talk about the upcoming draft ,better commentary that actually talks about whats going on in the game like acknowledgement of records being broke ,bad weather ,injuries , etc . in the off season have free agents signs be more realstic like for money,roles,or they just wanna be on a winning squad.back to the draft have player models come up and shake the commish hand and recive their jersey come on you only have to do it up to like the 15th pick of round 1 . plus you know what really grinds my gears what the hell is up with you winning the superbowl and all my guy does is lift his hands to the jumbo tron come on, wheres the players storming the field, the confetie falling in the sky i know its not spell right but you get the iadea capture the essence of winning a superbowl. im not done but i think thats enough for now

• DreDay1718 said March 07, 2009

  player models put some passion into it man where is the little towel on the player ,the little fanny pack hand warmer ,LT helmet where is it man ,tattoos ,nikes sneakers man everybody don't wear addidas man and add some color to it too.

• DreDay1718 said March 07, 2009

  player models put some passion into it man where is the little towel on the player ,the little fanny pack hand warmer ,LT helmet where is it man ,tattoos ,nikes sneakers man everybody don't wear addidas man and add some color to it too.

• bkimbrough13 said March 08, 2009

  i would like to ask if you can give us the luxury in superstar mode to really explore the city and get bad or good reputations like "Pacman Jones and T.O. or Peyton Manning and Donovin McNabb" and let it impact us in the game on how well we do. and can we change the way our hair and face looks. just to add some fun to the superstar mode instead of just having to play the games.

• Dunnie said March 08, 2009

  Ok ... I have not posted here before, but there are a lot of good ideas being mentioned. I love the improvements that have been showcased thus far.

  I am going to throw some out there on the stoop and see if the cat licks them up. My first post has to do with some possibilities for the Franchise mode.

  I. Overall Franchise Gameplay (not on field play)

  a) organization and presentation ... franchise (to me) has never actually felt like a finished product. All the menus etc. make it feel as if I was working rather than playing. I do like that you can customize the experience and either take full control or let the cpu do some of the tasks, but the game simply feels WAY TOO DISJOINTED right now. It is NOT FUN .... at all .... period. There should be a way of making the experience really feel like are you are actually the owner. I am not saying make it into an RPG, but having to surf through all those menus is just plain boring. There needs to be a way of tidying up the navigation of tasks.

  You should not have to switch menus to realize that certain parts of the franchise need your immediate attention. There should be a fun way to realize that a player is not happy with his contract. I think head coach had a pretty good thing going with the clipboard, but even that was bland and boring and tedious. The player should WANT to play the game. Not just for the feeling of accomplishment that comes from making a winning franchise, but because the gameplay is actually ... oh i dont know ... FUN ?!!

  b) The Draft.

  This needs so much work I don't even no where to begin. I would start by watching the draft on ESPN this year (maybe try to get permission to sit at one of the team tables to really see what is going on from a team perspective).

  There needs to be a BIG BOARD that you prepare before the draft starts. Maybe allow the player to switch from the WAR ROOM to the DRAFT VENUE at will.

  The draft venue would have everything from Mel Kiper, Theisman and Berman to the commissioner announcing the picks on the Radio City Music Hall ... heck my Garmin GPS can simulate speech pretty well (and in a sexy Australian voice to boot). Maybe make use of some of that technology to pronounce player names. Maybe even throw in a green room to house players that are falling in the draft and see their reaction.

  Although you could switch to the War Room at any point, you should be forced there when your team is on the clock. In that room you would have your teams big board and on it would be a list of the teams needs and priorities, all remaining eligible player, pre-scouted trade possibilities etc.

  In this room would also be your head coach and a scout. They would comment on who they would like you to pick, but in the end it would be your decision.

  c) Online

  WE NEED ONLINE FRANCHISE LEAGUES WITH LIVE DRAFTING.

  Ok ... my next post will deal with offensive/defensive line play.

• DoughLowMight said March 08, 2009

  Im going to make some people mad with this one but...ITS TIME TO PUT THE AL BUNDY DREAMS TO BED... lets lose the superstar mode, cause i just can't imagine how much memory that eats up, that can be going to better game play and presentation. But if your going to have create a player use the PS2 version where we can pick the face and hair. This is supposed to be Next Generation gaming and im not seeing it yet (thats crazy seeing the system and games aren't cheap). Lets go ahead and use that NATURAL EMOTION EUPHORIA game engine, yeah i know about that (ppl if you don't, go look it up).  As for the little things- More ACCESSORIES: towels on players, hand warmers, TATTOS i can't emphasize enough i mean even PS2 had them (yeah they looked like they came out of a cereal box but still), cleats with color, gloves, let me choose if the chin strap is hanging, sleeve on one arm. All the referee's on the field.  Now TO THE IMPORTANT THINGS because i feel like you guys focus too much on grass, stadiums, etc when the game play isn't right yet. Bring back the CHAIN GANG. We need more TACKLES: jerseys getting pulled out (team mate helping put it back over pads), gang tackles more than two ppl in on it, like holding them by there legs and somebody coming to clean him up, better hit stick, im trying to throw my whole body at them, STIFF ARM- a straight arm and a slap to the face one, somebody getting stood up and the pile getting pushed either way. Helmets falling off. Better play in the TRENCHES: Better power moves swim moves etc. If there's a hold let me actually see somebody getting pulled down. Better Blocking. No more GHOST TACKLES when it's clear there being blocked. Make the pile actually have to get pushed to get that 1 yard or stop them from getting it. Let the D be able to jump over the top to try and stop it. Have a DOG PILE when there is a crowd around the ball, make us have to fight for the ball underneath it all. Where are the tipped passes that end up getting picked off? If somebody slow gets a int or picks up a fumble let somebody with awareness try to run over and take the ball, and you choose if you give it to him like (Ed reed). Why is it impossible to hit stick the Qb? Why can't i rock somebody coming across the middle even if they drop the pass or goes over there head. Where are the personnel foul penalties at? There need to be more injuries? cause for this to be football i rarely ever have injuries in my games, and when i do it seems to be the same thing, and they come right back in. I want to see broken bones, torn acl, mcl (what's the point of a hit stick if it does no damage during a course of a game). Presentation/CUT SCENES: Have trainers come out and the cart if its a severe injury or even for a time out to give out Gatorade, players on side line getting oxygen, standing be heaters during cold games, half time show, etc... Tone it down on the camera flashes, you guy's have a preseason game looking like the SUPERBOWL. CPU offering trades to USER and other CPU. Have players ask for trades if not happy,  team chemistry. Have achievement points that go toward development, practice during season or off season to help players get better. Trophy room where all awards go as in: mvp, defensive player of the year, lombardi trophy, etc. Because what's the point of franchise if you have NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT when the seasons over. Can i pump the crowd up and it not last for just 2 seconds. Make PLAYING AT HOME have its advantages, and im not talking scrambled routes that you can still see like ncaa. Take it a step further and have playbook be scrambled for a certain amount of time and when it does become clear, make it so after the play gets call everybody may have heard something different, so it could affect: somebody on the o line, a rb, or wr on the play (have composure or awareness rating affect this). Have people choke in pressure situation depending on a rating or whatever. Cause everybody knows when it's CRUNCH TIME there's a lot of players in the league that CHOKE LIKE A BABY PLAYING WITH MARBLES when it means something (TONY ROMO, MOST KICKERS). Have weather really play a factor,snaps- bobbled, or over the head. Make so if its snowing odds are u won't throw it 40 times even if u are a passing time, make people have to adjust to situations during a course of the game. CATCHES we need more (self explanatory) but please add tip toe catches i mean after all didn't u see SANTONIO HOLMES catch in the ship (and i'm a ravens fan). and the jump ball on a fade or deep pass period. CELEBRATIONS are too robotic and not enough of them QB's jumping on o-line men after TD pass also (Im willing to take that 15 yard penalty for excessive celebrating). nothing too outrages though (but lets have fun with it). haha. But why do i have to go to a certain spot to celebrate? Let me be able to put the ball up better if i break away (like Prime Time) from the Defense. From what i'm getting everybody just wants to FEEL THE GAME. BE IN THE GAME LIKE EA SAYS IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.. EMOTION: after knocking down a pass, picking it off, big punt return, big run, long pass play even if its not a TD. Have the Crowd ready to erupt while seeing this happen. Have them boo if they think a bad call was made... WE WANT TO GET HYPE AFTER MAKING A BIG PLAY LIKE WHEN SEEING OUR FAVORITE TEAM DO IT. I may have left some out but i'm sure everybody else will say what i forgot and i'm tired of typing.

  AND OH YEAH, I DONT KNOW WHEN OR HOW, BUT I NEED MY GAME TO LOOK LIKE THAT MIKE VICK NIKE COMMERCIAL FROM BACK IN THE DAY.

• Dunnie said March 08, 2009

  Oh yeah. that Mike Vick commercial was called "Nike Gridiron" and was created by Digital Domain and directed by David Fincher. No way were are going to get that kind of awesomeness in a video game. Nice pipe dream though. =)

• butchreed81 said March 08, 2009

  I love the new features on madden 10, but wat if you guys can make this madden a 365 madden so updates and rosters can change daily. Let me know what you guys think.

• DoughLowMight said March 08, 2009

  Above i said look up the Natural Emotion engine if u don't know about it... I meant NATURAL MOTION EUPHORIA game engine

• swillz13 said March 08, 2009

  i think we should have the ability to put our own faces in the game by using a camra and taking a picture. also i think in the create a team when should be able to put wings or horns on our helmets also more numbers the ability to outline them and more logos when should also have the ability to customize our own logos and also take diffrent logos from the game and combine them together like say i want a pictuer of a bear but i also want the letter W i should be able to take those two logos and put them together.

• RikkiSteam87 said March 08, 2009

  This is a small request could you put the clips on the visors like you have in NCAA but not as large?

• palkie said March 08, 2009

  I thought last years game was a great improvement considering you have no competition. Not trying to beat a dead horse but since you guys got the NFL liscense not much has changed. When you had competition you made leaps and bounds with gameplay. That being said I really enjoyed last years game for the first time since 2005. I would only suggest a few improvements.

  1. Make the QB sneak easier to defend. Its rediculous if you stack up Linbackers and thy run right by.

  2. The gameplay clock is a little behing when the actual play ends. Like if theres 45 seconds in a game left and you were done running the play, it takes still takes 6 seconds or less for the game clock to catch up.

  3. I dont care how good a QB can scramble or not scramble. A DE or DT isnt gonna just stand there and get held for a block while a QB runs around and finds the open reciever. Theres no way a O line can hold the likes of Jared allen for that long. Also if the DE is going after the QB he isnt gonna half asss it and watch for covering someone in the flats, especialy when theres a CB or LB in the general area.

  4. I used to love playing multiplayer with a friend on the same gamertag against other multipe players. I understand you cant play ranked against one player cuz it isnt fair, but why not a multiplayer VS multi player game ranked or unranked?

  5. When having a deep zone defender against the likes of Randy Moss and you spotlight him before the play, he shouldnt be able to run by the Safety with such ease. Especially with pass commit and the highlight!

  6. Have and option when covering a defender to guess his route!!! A lot of ppl just go flies with Moss or Owens, you know it coming, you have it double covered but the safety thinks he might cut in and lets him run by. Have a Defend Fly route!! that would really make the defense nasty.

  7. Defense Commit to the direction of the runnner!! i always know wich way a guys running a counter but he still fools the AI. (maybe holding the D pad in the direction and using run comit on the sticks)

  8. Fix the DC glitch

  9. Have the AI adjust when a guy runs the same 1-3 plays over and over agiain on no huddle.

  10. AND MOST OF ALL. Let us make our own playbooks. Pick and choose plays from multiple playbooks and save them to our own playbook. And save the rosters so I dont have to replace an injury before every game, gets old.

  Thanks!! Looking forward to the new version

• GokuOch said March 09, 2009

  I think you should add a "You call the play" feature, using voice recognition.

  It would work like this:

  - We record a small audio using bluetooth headset with a name of our choice.

  Let's say "Ice Cream 44" for example.

  - We associate this audio with an pre-existing play from the playbook with the player we want for that particular play.

  And then, in a match instead of selecting the play manually we could use the headset to select the play. Furthermore, we could use it as a "real" audible at the line of scrimmage.

  And the opponent would have no clue what play you decided to use (at least at first) because all they would hear is a name from your own imagination.

  It would make a great addition to the game, especially if you play one-on-one on the same screen.

• cbwinebaugh said March 09, 2009

  what happened to signing restricted free agents, is it missing on all platforms or just xbox 360? started liking it and then it's up and gone

• RawRebel said March 09, 2009

  Hey, Ian can you please explain to us how are you guys going to fix the defensive cheese in Madden. If I'm calling a I-formation somebody in dime and 3 de sets should not consistantly shut down my run. LB shouldn't be able to jump to feet in the air to get picks across the middle (touch passing should fix that) and the DB's should not know the routes of the WR better than the WR's.

• Titansfan279 said March 09, 2009

  something that needs to be done is reinvent the offseason so that you can actually tell who your drafting and work on the whole franchise mode just to make it a little more realistic.

• jalen31 said March 09, 2009

  jalen102                                                                                                                                                               i think after the game we need to interveiw the coach. Then we need to have tv channel like FOX,CBS,AND NBC. Let not have the same brocaster.When the qb take a knee whit 15 second and you leed by 14, let the crowd come on the field.this is all i got to say                                                                                                                            

• kingdre10000 said March 09, 2009

  there been to many times ive threw for 4000yrds and my player dont progress on the 360 but on the ps2 it progress correctly trent edwards got injured my back up hamdan lead my team to the superbowl threw for 4321 yrds 31 tds 18 ints went to probowl didn't get not one point in real life he would have raised to atleast a 92

  im just saying please give it consideration thats one of many problems people dont really talk about also the rookies overalls be super retarded no offense but the running backs could be like 6'2 245 lb and strength is 31 elusive is 99 truck is 45 thats just dumb sorry and they only make 4-3 d line men i run a 3-4 its really starts getting on my nerves also the 3-4 on 09 is not playable the olb can never really get to the qb no one really ca get to the qb plus you said the made the sim stats more realistic but the 3-4 teams olbs if u ever check never get 10 sack its just not realistic like d ware only gets like 4 sacks its fake man not trying to blast madden but sometimes you just cant not tell the truth man please do better cause i think  10 is going to be great man !!!!!!!!!!!!GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• SunderBubbles said March 09, 2009

  I think that superstar should be much more interactive, all you do is calender to game and back, over and over and over. Like when there is an Interview you have to do make it so your player actually appears to the place rather thanm just the black screen with responses on it, oh and the response need to be expanded the same three everytime sucks. being able to spend your money would be could like in 08 where you had different places depending on your superstars stats, just make it so you could choose to buy a better place or at a work out place to your house/apt. so in the off season you could work out in your house. the off season needs to be more interactive as well, 90% of it is simmed currently its not fun, i mean you should have the option to skip it but it would be nice to actually be able to have stuff happen. like spring training and stuff like that, and youshould actually have to contend for your job i mean come on these players are all rookies. i really liked the ability to superstar the rookies on the teams, if you could do this with the Vets itd be awesome!

• SunderBubbles said March 09, 2009

  I think this could be implemented well on O-linemen as well as FB and TEs in the run game, if they see a blitz coming they should at least attempt to stop it. also a side note with the o-line you need to add double teams, if someone is coming through more often let a play highlight so to speak that player (much like the defensive highlight feature) and then they would get double teamed.

• SunderBubbles said March 09, 2009

  Also Bring back the create your own playbooks, and plays those were some of my favorite things back when they were around. Voice cammanded audibles would be cool something that you could record using your headset and then when you hit X in the pre-snap menu it would activate the voice detection for the audible. another thing players ratings shouldnt vary so drastically, i mean come on all of these people are in the NFL no one is really that much better than anyone else in there respective positions, i mean yeah youve got the superstars but they shouldnt be like god mode they should just be slightly easier to play with.

• SunderBubbles said March 09, 2009

  After the snap, instead of having the face buttons show up over each reciever have   the QBs vision on his primary reciever.(which is just a dot under that reciever) We toggle through recievers by pressing the left/right triggers. Then we throw the ball by pressing the face buttons.(Y is for over the head passes, A is for low passes, B/X buttons is to lead in those directions or throwing behind). The bumper buttons is for Lob passes for fade routes.

  We should still be able to lead with the Left trigger. Then EA can added QB scrambling to the game with the Right Trigger.(up/down/left/right)

  clicking the RT is for throwing the ball away.

  This gives the user more control.

  Just an EXCELLENT IDEA

  this is a wonderful idea, or another way you could actually implement more realistic passing is rather than the lob/bullet setup you could have it done by the AI and be determined by rating. for example if there is a wr running across the field and there is a lb underneath and a safety over the top have the quartebacks trajectory change rather than the player selecting the trajectory have the quarterbacks AI determine how fast and at what angle the ball is thrown. this would fix alot of the defense being abloe to just jump in the air and intercept a ball that the target is 5-10 yards behind them. and i truly hope that this PA fixes man coverage because it is slightly rediculuos when literally any WR can beat champ bailey in man coverage.

• thomasgrayMT said March 10, 2009

  First of all - I love the way you guys are going with this.  I'm all about realism in Madden and depth in Franchise mode is something it's been lacking for a long time.  

  Sticking to the topic at hand though, I'd like to see changes of momentum in the game come from this.  When things are going well, I'd love to see PA bringing some confidence to the team, some swagger.  Players play a tiny bit better, a tiny bit sharper.  And conversely when things aren't quite going your way then the team gets a little frustrated and play a little bit worse - maybe make more mistakes.  That way you have to buckle down and play your way out of a hole with some solid, steady play calling - put together a few passes or first downs to settle everyone (or indeed cause a dramatic change in momentum with a big interception or a huge gain) - or indeed you need to remain focussed when you're on top to make sure you don't let the other side back in.  Nothing too drastic, but it brings in an added element of game management.  You have to be more aware of the game and the way it's going.  

  I don't know if this is possible, but this would be a great way to make veteran players more important.  Have some kind of morale thing, where young players tend to get rattled easier whereas hardened vets are far more solid.  In previous Madden versions I always picked up young, fast players because there just wasn't much upside to the veterans on the field.  By making vets less susceptible to changes in attitude you make them a far more valuable commodity.  

  You could tie this in with fouls and tempers flaring.  Your team would foul more when it's frustrated, and if the team leaders are frustrated or inexperienced then the team would be more susceptible to these swings in attitude.  That makes choosing your team captains a far more important decision.  

  You could use intimidation with the Ray Lewis type players in the game too.  If he lays a couple of huge hits on an opposing tailback then they lose a step when he's charging towards them.  And conversely if the tailback burns him on a couple of runs he tackles a little more tentatively.  

  Same thing with the QB.  If he's up against a dominant pass rushing D-lineman or two then if they pressure him or sack him once or twice then maybe he gets a little twitchy when they're charging in for another hit.  Depending on his experience of course.  This makes the tactic of rushing the rookie passer a far more effective strategy.  

• franchiseboy20 said March 10, 2009

  30 years is a long time to go without any teams folding or being added. Give users in franchise mode the option of creating expansion teams. With a free agent draft such as the one in madden 2002 with the texans. Also rewarding the new team with the No 1 overall pick in the draft. Teams in poor financial standing should be eligible to be bought by cities seeking a team.

• franchiseboy20 said March 10, 2009

  Ian, there seems to be alot of comments about changes needed in franchise mode. Could you ease some of our minds and let us know what changes if any are in the works.

• franchiseboy20 said March 10, 2009

  Ian, there seems to be alot of comments about changes needed in franchise mode. Could you ease some of our minds and let us know what changes if any are in the works.

• jalen31 said March 10, 2009

  make franchise mode beter mode.Have ESPN SPORTCENTER on franchise mode ONLY. let have the 72'dolphin on the game. then when it rain, let choose when the rain stop. and when the team win the super bowl,let every know on SPORTCENTER. this is what jalen31 got to say.

• jalen31 said March 10, 2009

  7on7 mini game I love to see that.let have a rookie mode.

• lenny_speaks said March 10, 2009

  ENDZONE CELEBRATION DELAY!!!!

  It ruins all the great realism the graphics and gameplay create when Tomlinson scores an overtime touchdown in a play off game and then stands still for 2 seconds before celebrating. Fluid that stuff guys I BELIEVE IN YOU

• ButtaBeats inc said March 10, 2009

  Madden is still the greatest football game ever in my opinion. However, there are some things that really burn me up. First an foremost, the punt return/ kick return engine needs some tweaking. I love to return kicks, and I really try to have one of my players lead the league in return avg., touchdowns, etc. It has frustrated me to no end that on the All madden level, it is impossible to return a kick with any type of regularity. I'm not saying make it easy as hell, but you need to make return men more integral to the game. Your kick coverages are often unrealistic in the sense that none of the defensive players leave their lanes/assignments and create lanes to run through. I have seen videos on YouTube that show people running 90 yards back and then zig zagging all over the field until they outflank the D. This sucks and I want to do it the real way. Please take a close look at the top return teams in the NFL, and try to duplicate the factors that lead to a long kick/punt return. Also, you need to try and have some more nuance/ variety on the return plays. There is much more to a return than just running to daylight. Many teams use complex systems to maximize return yardage and touchdowns. Madden rules, but it can always be better. One last thing- Please fix any franchise bugs/ glitches. It sucks to spend $60 and not be able to train your players each week because the game glitches. I know you guys have been getting a lot of flak, but rightfully so. You have no competitors in this industry so the least you can do is get us a product that rocks. Thanks for listening.... if anyone is truly listening.

• TheBigSal said March 10, 2009

  What i think should be changed would be a better Franchise mode. Like to be able to create your own plays. Franchise mode should more options to it. There should be a better training portion before games. I love playing and just love having control over what my team does. Really you should take head coach and make the two games one.

• GRIMMEY1 said March 11, 2009

  I have a couple of suggetions that would be great

  1. Bring back the playoff mode, Me an a ouple of freinds use to each pick a couple of teams and see who can win the tournament. (Great Feature) Can you also make this available online ?

  2.When challenging a play. Alot of times the game will assume you are challenging one thing and you would really want to challenge something else.

  I have been playing since madden96 SNES. These changes would really bring even more fun to the game.

• swillz13 said March 11, 2009

  i think u should give more control with the qb like right thumbstick to make ur qb dodge tackles and stuff also u should be able to pick what colour ur equipment should be instead of chosing black white or team colour. add a little thing so we can pick colours and create our own  

• KPMan21 said March 12, 2009

  I'm a big franchise fan and on madden 09...i hate it when i edit a person...their draft info and other information disappers and i was wandering if you can fix it on madden 10 cuz i draft the players from ncaa football and most of the players i had to fix their equipments and their draft info disappears..i hope you fix it.  Another thing i hope you can improve is the stadium upgrades/relocations, i hope you can fix it when you do relocate or upgrade the stadium....i wish you can keep the old jerseys and logos....and one last thing i hope you can improve on madden 10 is ....when i play playoff games....i was wandering if you can put tha "nfl playoffs" logo on the stadiums like in real life....!

  I know i got alot of imput on this but, i love madden and i love franchise and i wanted to have the real feel on madden....thank you so much and i hope these wishes do happen!

• maddengineer said March 12, 2009

  i think the change that needs to be done the most and its not a huge part of the game is, i think you should turn the snap for punts and fg manual. in real life football its not 100% garunteed the holder or punter will get the snap perfect.then once they catch the ball then you have the power and accuracy. in real life the punter and kicker dont have the power of the kick before the snap the power is with there leg going back then foward like i feel it should be with the analog stick. kicking is to easy as of now. if it was manual then you would have to worry about bringing your leg back so far cuz it may be blocked. you would have to worry about the snap. it wouldnt be a garunteed like it is now and a garunteed isnt real life.

• johnnyload said March 12, 2009

  SO does anybody miss QB vision because i sure do. Qb vision was awesome like on the past two seasons. It made it more entertaining knowing that i at least had to be looknig at my receiver to at least throw at him. Thats one suggestion is to bring that back if possible.

  The other is the commentating. Cris Collingsworth provides great synopsis of the plays and always has something witty to say after any play. The other guy just chpas my ass up because he seems to not have the same love of the game as AL MICHAELS did. His commentary was awesome. He commentated in the game as if he enjoyed and loved the game with great emotion and interest. This new guy bores the hell outta of me and makes me want to mute the tv as to not hear his boring persona. AL MICHAELS should be brought back into the mix at least for the commentating during the game. Michaels and Collingsworth could be a good team like Rice and Young, Brady and Moss, Aikman and Irvin, and Warner and Fitzgerald. Just a suggestion but at least consider it

• CedCuz22 said March 12, 2009

  You guys are taking madden in a great direction.  The changes you are making the game much more realistic then i ever thought possible.  I think of what you changes i would want to see if there were no restaints on time and ability and you guys are making them reality. However there are things that don't affect gameplay that i just can't stand to see.  One thing that o would like to see changed is the accesories.  They should be franchise oriented, i just want to see a little of the specific team in the wristbands and elbow pads. And the shoes! I'm not asking for an NBA Live type catalog of different selctions, but those generic reeboks don't add any dept or visual realism to the game. They might as well be playing barefoot. I want to see the steve smith on the line in some panther blue low cuts ready to explode, or L.T. in eluding linebackers in some powder blue midtops. A little variety would go along way.

• swfanboy said March 12, 2009

  an idea i had was to deal with the disconnects my connection keeps getting knocked off so i end up taking a loss so how bout this idea if the person is winning the game when they are disconnected if the opponent continues the game and ends up losing the one disconnected should recieve a win ,cause i find it highly unfair that i get penalized because you people cant seem to get your servers to run right if they quit and dont count it it should of course not count but if the person whos connection is cut off is winning and the opponent decides to quit and count it should be just like the person has conceded the game because think about it who in their right mind would disconnect if they are winning ?

• swfanboy said March 12, 2009

  honestly guys im beginning to doubt all your ability to make a worthwhile game cause you cant seem to get your youtube videos to play and one more thing to fix is the sorry route running of the backfield or tight ends depending who goes out for the swing routes i mean seriously how stupid do you have to be to keep running straight on a route and run out of bounds after catching the ball and not turning it up field this needs fixed so put it on your to do list

• peryn said March 13, 2009

  IS IT POSSIBLE TO ADD LIKE ONLINE TEAM PLAY LIKE IN NLH 09 THAT WOULD BE SICK AND VERY FUN AND LIKE THE VIEW WOULD BE IN THE HELMET OR NEAR. AND I THINK ITS GAY THAT WHEN U THROW A DEEP PASS AND THE CORNERBACK ISN'T LOOKING AT THE BALL BUT HE KNOWS EXACLTY WHEN TO SWAT. AND ONE MORE THING. TIP TOE WOULD BE SICK BECAUSE I HATE IT WHEN U THROW A PERFECT PASS TO TO SIDELINES BUT HE KEEPS RUNNING OUT AND ITS INCOMPLETE MEANWHILE HE CAN TIP TOE IT.

                                                    THANKS - MIKE

• DBZMASTER22 said March 13, 2009

  I Think The PA System Should Be Used For Recievers When They Are About To Take A Big Hit Or Catch A Ball Out Of Bounds. If Hes Coming Across The Middle And He Goes For The Catch Without Seeing The Hit Coming The Ball Will Be Knocked Loose(Or At Least He Should). Also When The Reciever Goes For A Fade Route. On Madden 09 When I Throw A Fade Route The Reciever Doesnt Try To Catch The Ball At The Hightest Point Most Of The Time. And When He Does Go For The Ball He Goes For Some Kind Of Low Catch Giving Him Zero Chance At The Ball.

• storm7100 said March 13, 2009

  I suggest that hot routes not be allowed until the offense is set; unless the team is losing by multiple scores and/or there is less than two minutes left in the half/game.  This will not stop, but will slow down the online players that continually glitch the system.

• blakehite85 said March 14, 2009

  Ok, I have a few suggestions.

  1a. During a game, the score ticker should look like the score ticker on whatever channel its on. (CBS, ESPN, Fox, etc.)

  1b. The announcers should be the same as the ones on CBS, ESPN, FOX, etc.

  2. At the end of a week in Franchise, there should be something where you can go to Sports Center and watch highlights of the week with the guys.

  3. When injuries happen, you can actually see them. ex. If someone breaks their leg, you can actually go back in the replay and see when and where they broke it.

  4. Superstar should be improved somehow. It just seemed like it wasn't enough.

  5a. Graphics of grass should be a tiny bit better.

  5b. Graphic of players should be a little bit better ( I can see you guys are already working on it but yeah).

  5c. The net behind the field goal post should move or react wherever the ball hits it.

  5d. Make the fans 3-D and give them better reactions/movements to what happens on the field.

  5e. The players on the sidelines should look better and should have real jersey numbers.

  6. During a challenge, make it to where you can see the coaches on each side of the screen and the play being reviewed in the middle just like it shows on tv. And after the review is reversed or if it stands, show both coaches reactions.

  7a. Make the create-a-player / create-a-team features sort of combine by being able to make a player and putting them on your created team. Not just being able to rename a player thats already been created on the team.

  7b. Make the create-a-stadium feature a little better putting in a lot more changeable details such as changing the color of the seats, better backgrounds, etc.

  7c. Put more available logos into create-a-team. I like most of them, but there is just not enough.

  7d. Put more jersey styles into create-a-team so that there is more variety to choose from.

  8a. MORE MADDEN MOMENTS!!! Madden moments were one of the best things you guys have ever put into the Madden series!

  8b. This is just a suggestion, but, it would be really cool if you could have one Madden moment from each game of the 2008 season. Just a suggestion!

  Concluding my suggestions, I would like to say, I love the Madden series and I have no problems or disagreements with it. Im not complaining about anything, I'm just giving ideas on how to improve it. I don't know if you guys are even gonna have time to read this but it would mean a lot to me if you at least tried one of these ideas. Thanks EA!

• CLUTCH360 said March 14, 2009

  The players I know are primarily concerned with getting more realistic gameplay.  Madden is already a great game and getting rid of unrealistic gameplay should be priority one.  Here are a few examples:

  1. If a player runs his quarterback straight backwards with his eyes facing away from the play there is no way that quarterback should be able to turn at the last second and complete a pass without even having his eyes downfield.  

  2. The depth perception seems to be off (if I throw a pass 25 yards down the field a 250 lb linebacker standing 15 yards away from me should not be able to leap and intercept a ball that should be 12-15 ft. over his head.

  3. A running back should not be able to consistently truck 300+ lb DTs, DEs, and huge LBs in succession.  I've seen Maurice Jones Drew do this consistently on this game but this can't be done in real life (especially not for 4 quarters).  

  4. If a player consistently runs the same 2 or 3 plays the AI should kick in so that the entire defense will adjust vs. letting players exploit flaws and glitches.

  5. When a receiver or running back runs a route they should understand the game situation, i.e. where the first down marker is and where the sidelines are.  They should NEVER run their pass routes out of bounds.

  On the subject of glitches;

  Once the season begins and the glitches are identified there should be more patches to fix them.  People are still finding ways to cause glitches and the system should pick up on this and eliminate these losers from the game.  When they tamper with the system continuously they should be penalized with multiple losses each time and they should be locked out for a period of time.  

  There should also be some sort of notification placed on their profile so that good, honest players will know to avoid playing these losers who don't know the game of football (only how to manipulate a video game).

  Overall Madden is a great game and addressing some of these issues will make it even better.

• GSpro said March 14, 2009

  Hey guys, first off I just wanted to say what a wonderful franchise you have here! I've been buying Madden each year since Madden '99 for the N64. However, there are alot of flaws in this Madden. Here's a list of what bothers me most:

  1. When your punter punts the ball and one of your guys down it inside the 10 (say it's a 50 yard punt), if you look at the thing where it says the last play. it will say "so and so" punts it for 6 yards.

  2. Or if you get a loss of yards, it never says he is stopped for a loss, it ALWAYS says again of 1 yard.

  3. When you get progression at the end of a franchise season, the WR's ALWAYS turn into a hands receiver. I ended up with all 5 of my WR's being iconed as Hands WR.

  4. I hate the Rewind feature!!

  5. I always control the Middle Linebacker on defense, I can have a DE with 99 finisse or a DT with 99 power move and the computer controlling them hardly ever get a sack!

  6. When I use the Pittsburgh Steelers in a franchise, I always think team colored gloves would be like the yellow ones they use in real life, yet they list their team color black.

  7. I would like to see the team colored cleats back. =)

  8. Why is there never a blocked punt or a blocked field goal?!?!

  9. When you go to boost up your O-Lines's run block or pass block, why can't you boost up their strength?!

  10. Punters/Kickers should have the Punting/Kicking training camp like they had in the regular XBox version. I can't understand what bech pressing has to do with kicking power.

  11. Where's all the WR reverses?!

  12. Why can't you edit a players facial appearence or their hair style?

  13. No pregame team introductory.. it goes right to the coin toss.

  14. Why can NBA Live '09 have cheerleaders and halftime shows but Madden can't?

  15. I'd like to see a halftime show, sorta like Chris Berman's in NFL 2k5.

  16. I'd like to see the team newspaper and email come back.

  17. Also, where it says an evaluation of your starting lineup, like it used to on the regular Xbox version.

  18. Need much more icons for create a team!

  19. Also, needs way more color choices then just 10 or 12 colors.

  20. I don't mind Collinsworth, but the other guy they have paired with him is annoying! Why change Al Michaels and Madden?!

  21. It's rather annoying how some players don't even have a picture of themselves.

  22. Is there any possibility that after a franchise season, can their be real players you can draft? Like in Madden 10, Colt McCoy can be drafted.

• CLUTCH360 said March 14, 2009

  One other thing, please get rid of Collinsworth.  He's a horrible commentator.  How about Madden and Al Michaels?

• madden09fancool said March 14, 2009

  ea sports madden10  please add all commentator because im tire of collinsworth madden al michaels it just its getting old more commentator like you go on the play menu choose what commentator

• Vjlboogie said March 15, 2009

  My suggestions are for the online play mostly

  1> The commentary needs to be more extentive. When you play for hours every day it gets old quick.

  2> In the lobby I would like there to be a mid room lvl 10-19 or something

  3> Being able to know wind direction before you pick a play is good. You dont know which way the wind is blowing if you dont kick the ball.

  4> I like the feature of seeing your players stats while picking a play i would like them to be a little more detailed and maybe see the opponents stats would be good too. It would be helpfull to know if they can only throw to one person or one person is getting all the int's.

  5> My wife would also like you guys to add female avatars she does play madden too

  6> When you the side of the field you wanna play on the wind direction is never right.

  7> Also if you pick Play Now can we get a little more break down stats of the person we are about to play.

  8> What happen to fair play? You can't  go for it on 4th and a billion and you can onside kickit unless you're down. Online needs that. I hate it when your playing someone and you stopped them on 3 and 10. They call a no huddle because they seen an opening and go for it.

• Vjlboogie said March 15, 2009

  Oh yeah i forgot what ever happen to the super teams. Those were cool the mummies and cereal team that you won for madden cards. Need to bring back some of the lighter side of madden for when i need a break from playing online. To all you glitchers and cheeser players. Its a game you didnt win if you cheated.

• Freepopp said March 15, 2009

  I have been playing Madden ever since Super Nintendo, let's say 18 or 19 yrs, I have every copy.

  Even tho Madden has come a long way, there is still room for improvement. Yesterday I was playing online, the QB passes to the halfback, the halfback tries a one hand grab one foot inbounds & one foot out, the ball hits his hand & drops, the ref comes out with an official booth review, & grants the back a catch.

  I was playing online again this morning, beating the crap out of this guy, he pulls the plug, I continue to play against the puter, The EA servers booted me off, says that the game would not count against me, yeah right! I received a loss.

  Even tho it's only a game, I'd rather lose by playing than from a puter glitch.

  Now, if someone pulls the plug, regardless if it's a pull or a quit, that person should receive a loss POINT BLANK!!! Don't force the innocent player to continue vs the puter. Give that innocent player an option of taking a win or continuing vs. the puter, then if they lose? it's their fault if they chose to play vs the puter. Don't force us to play the puter after we have been cheated. If we wanted to play vs the computer we wouldn't have never chosen to play online.  

  There are connection issues with online play, constantly getting booted from the servers, when I call playstation they say it's the EA servers, when I call EA they say it's a playstation issue. Whoever, this needs to be resolved, after all we do pay big buxx to the console makers & the game makers.

  Online play continue, finally... there shouldn't be 10 pauses per game(five per half) people have no consideration for the guy on the other end. There should only be 2 pauses per half. These pauses allow people to enter their cheats. Again they don't care about the person on the other end, they continue to make the person wait. not good!

  I am a loyal Madden fan, but seriuosly considering not buying Madden 2010. Not because of the game, but because there are too many frustrating issues within the game since online play came on the scene. I quit playing online for the final 2yrs of PS2, but decided to get back into it thinking PS3 had resolved these issues, silly me. I guess it's time for me to retire...

• GuddaMD said March 15, 2009

  Man at least if anythang make sure dat when u play online dat its bein played on ALL MADDEN not no damn PRO.*** i kno dat ah solve most of our issues naw mean.              Gudda signin out  

• LukeCunningham22 said March 15, 2009

  Hello, my name is Luke Cunningham and i am an avid madden player scense Madden 03.  I hope that I could give you some ideas that you could forward into this upcoming madden game.

  First of all, one thing i would like see in the new Madden is first person vision. I think that it will up the intensity and bring in more cutomers. Having the first person vision would probably get more sales. I once played ESPN football and i liked the first person vision in it.

  Secondly, i would like to see you guys put in online spectating as on Call of Duty.This is a good idea because i have time when others want to watch me play and we dont know how. So please take this into consideration.

  As others have said, too many INT's are dropped. I beleive in any given game i would have more dropped picks than tackles! ( of corse im being sarcastic)but yeah.

  I dont know what it is, but this most recent madden game has really unrealistic rushing game. I don't know how to explian it but yeah.

  One aspect of the game that isn't stressed enough is the music. Im sorry to tell you this but it sucks. Please try to get better music or at least some more variety.

  Lastly, i want you guys to change the policy on the online games. When the opponent of a person quits or "loses connection" that person who quit should receive a loss as before, but the other person sould receive a win...duh.

  Thank you for your time, i hope my ideas can be relayed into the new game. Please emailme for more information and explination on my ideas at: lukecunningham22@gmail.com    

• BiggtimeOT said March 15, 2009

  Im a lifelong madden fan, let me start by saying that.  I am pretty happy with Madden 09, but I'm also a former college football player and an All-state high school offensive tackle.  I get pretty in depth when i play the game and me and my friend like to break down certain plays I.E. Interceptions, fumbles, sacks, ect...  I wont beat a dead horse about the interceptions because i think people have already said enough about that.  My main issues are player AI.  Sometimes players on the field just do about that worst thing they possible could in a given situation.  1st, there is absolutly no common sense with the offensive line.  Sometimes when they begin their dropstep they dont engage the defenseman and they watch without doing anything as he shoots the gap and gets a sack or a tackle.  Also they need to fire out of their stance when its a run play, its a fundemental rule of offensive line play that seems to be lacking from the game.  

  This is a theme throughout the whole game, players do not even do the most fundemental things a football player is taught from an early age!!! Recievers dont come back for the football or they will stand and watch as they let the defensive back slide in front for an easy interception.  Also recievers seem to cut there routes off at the WORST times, just as their clearing a zone to become wide open they will stop and just stand there while the quarterback throws the route the reciever was running to nobody but a waiting DB.  There just needs to be better QB to WR chemestry.  

  Also sometimes players fumble for no apparent reason.  Me and my friends will go back to the replay and watch as hes being tackled and the ball just pops out.  There will be no hands around it or anything, he just drops the ball.  

  Players also seem to run there routes straight out of bounds sometimes.  This mainly happens with RB when you throw to htme outa the backfields but its absolutly rediculous to think that this would ever happen in a game.

  On the defensive side of the ball, too many INT's are dropped.  Im the type of player that if I make a mistake and throw it to a defender, I want it picked off not bobled around by a usually sure handed pro bowl defender only to be dropped.  Players are out here dropping balls that any middle school football player would be able to catch.  Its just a little frustrating.

• LukeCunningham22 said March 15, 2009

  Hello, my name is Luke Cunningham and i am an avid madden player scense Madden 03.  I hope that I could give you some ideas that you could forward into this upcoming madden game.

  First of all, one thing i would like see in the new Madden is first person vision. I think that it will up the intensity and bring in more cutomers. Having the first person vision would probably get more sales. I once played ESPN football and i liked the first person vision in it.

  Secondly, i would like to see you guys put in online spectating as on Call of Duty.This is a good idea because i have time when others want to watch me play and we dont know how. So please take this into consideration.

  As others have said, too many INT's are dropped. I beleive in any given game i would have more dropped picks than tackles! ( of corse im being sarcastic)but yeah.

  I dont know what it is, but this most recent madden game has really unrealistic rushing game. I don't know how to explian it but yeah.

  One aspect of the game that isn't stressed enough is the music. Im sorry to tell you this but it sucks. Please try to get better music or at least some more variety.

  Lastly, i want you guys to change the policy on the online games. When the opponent of a person quits or "loses connection" that person who quit should receive a loss as before, but the other person sould receive a win...duh.

  Thank you for your time, i hope my ideas can be relayed into the new game. Please emailme for more information and explination on my ideas at: lukecunningham22@gmail.com    

• kendogg1miami said March 15, 2009

  Plz plz plz bring back the year teams. I hated '08 (my first madden w/ps3) because there were no year teams. We have year team tournaments here.With year teams they are all strong (and fun) so the winner is usually the one with the best game plan. Please bring back the year teams

• x12tigertwix said March 15, 2009

  thats cool and all but how about a college baseball game?

• Freepopp said March 15, 2009

  You developers should spend a season(2010) playing online with us, & you will know what you will need to do to fix things. There's nothing like getting cheated @ your own game... until you can solve this pull crap there's really nothing you can do to make it better. You guys act like it's so hard to program in your game a disconnect loss or a quit loss. I mean we should boycott Madden until you figure it out! I like Resident Evil, Farcry, Fear, Call Of Duty, we don't have to buy ur game ya know...

• Nims612 said March 15, 2009

  PLEASE DO THIS:

  THese are my suggestions

  -Apperance(apply to allgame modes)-

  Different Helmet, Helmet manufacturers, and facemasks(thers DNA, schutt, adams, Ladanian Tomlinsons Helmet & facemask, Chris Cooley Helmet and FM, Pennstates Helmet and FM, Revoltion)

  -Towels(I see alot of players during games with towels and I think it looks cool)

  -Different Color shoes and/or different company shoes(this mean there should be as many choices in shoe color as there is for the visors because again I see it a lot during the games that I watch. It doesn't even have to be the hole shoe it can be like(If on the Falcons or any other team) a section holds red for example). Same thing with Gloves

  -Editable hair style

  -Better hair animation(for people with dreads, etc. On madden 09 I see that every player with loger hair has it tied with looks extra stupid to me. Like Polamalu's hair is not tied plaese change it).

  --Franchise--

  -Player Progression Sucks(enough said. Its too much work to train the player. I have to do two trainings to make my guy go up one stat. wtf. Keep the training there but the progressions a player gets in game should show by its self)

  -Better Superbowl Entrance and Ending(the junk with the gatorade sucks i feel less happy to win the superbowl than in a normal regular season game)

  -Pregame and postgame ESPN show about the playmakers of each team.

  -Random-

  -More plays

  -Create-a-play(book) mode( with no limit to the plays or at least the maximum that any other playbook has)

  -Better play by the D-Line(or equal play..why is it that Osi Uminyura can be in my backfield on almost all pass plays when im playin against them but when i use the giants he gets teabagged

• swillz13 said March 15, 2009

  also one more thing when ur using the qb when move him around he should set his feet when he stops and when u get hit as ur throwing the passes should have terrible spirals and be easier to intercept.

• swillz13 said March 15, 2009

  a couple things i would like to see is a better job on the jerseys make them more relistic especially the buc jerseys the helmets look brown when the are supose to be pewter. also i think when u practice they should wear practice uniforms not the ones they wear on gameday. and also in superstar mode have diffrent types of practice. like one day go to the weight room the next half pads and the next full pads. some thing like that. also i would like to seee the abilty to take a picture of your self and put it into the game and also what u guys should do for superstar mode so ur guy can get drafted in the first round is make the rookies on the team but when u go to superstar mode it's randomized so that way they don't get drafted to the team that originally picked them and u get the chance to get drafted in the first round. also have more game modes like little mini games like they have in ncaa like u guys should do that mascot mash up but instead ur using the nfl mascots. also i said earlier that u should have a street game mode were u pick the team but ur not wearing gear and ur not playing in a stadium.also add way more options for creating ur guy Heres the following equipment u should add.

  1. more helmets/facemasks. u guys need to add all the new helmets they have out now and the new face masks also i would like to see diffrence in sizes because the rb face mask is a bit longer then lets say the 3-bar face mask.

  2.more gloves/cleats. u need to add way more gloves because the ones now suck i mean i want to be able to get cutters or nike and more. same thing with the cleats also we should be able to pick from a little colour picker.

  3.sleeves/arm accesories. u should be able to pick if u want short sleeve t-shirt style or long and also be abnle to pick if its tight or baggy. also be able to select were u want to wear those little arm band. do u want them on ur elbow,ur forarm, or ur bicep. also make the elbow pads and rubber pads smaller and take off that weird coloured strip on the side of the rubber pad.

  4.better visors. no offence but the visors in all the madden games suck i mean u guy got to make them better i mean look at the people who made ncaa theirs are amazing. u got to add those clips that attach them to the helmet.

  5.mouth guards. u should be able to get those lip mouth guards in the game and have the ability to pick if it has a strap or no strap.

  6.ability to pick ur qbs voice. i think when u create a qb u should be able to pick what voice he has instead of having the preset one.

  7.hand towels/hand warmers. u guy should add the hand warmers and hand towels to the game to help make it more relistic.

  thats all for now i hope u guys consider my ideas because i want this madden to be actually relistic.

  p.s. make superstar mode a bit harder and make it harder to make the hall of fame also show when u break records and have ur team mates, coaches and fans congragulate u when u break them.

• Blac24 said March 15, 2009

  Another way to make the game more realistic would be to let emotions play a bigger factor in the game such as when a player is frustrated, they may become more powerful but would also lose accuracy or ball carrier vision due to lack of concentration.  Also, what if a player showed signs of pain, or injuries before becoming completely disabled from a simple shoe-string tackle. Some kind of way to let the user know what areas are taking a beating so they'll know to switch in another player to help reduce the chance of injury.  Maybe that would be too much to ask for but it sounds good when your late in the first half and your star player goes down from a ankle-tripping tackle.

• CJ41 said March 16, 2009

  I HOPE EA READ THIS PLEASE LISTEN, 1 FRANCHISEMODE ON MADDEN09 WHY CAN YOU LET YOUR TEAM PRACTICE? 2 TAKE MADDEN REWIND FEATURE OFF! 3 AT THE END OF THE WEEK ON FRANCHISE MODE, LET GO TO SPORTCENTER AND WATCH THE HILIGHT. 4 LET THE SIDELINE LOOK REAL!!! 5 LET HAVE A PREGAME SHOW,HALFTIME SHOW,AND AFTER THE GAME SHOW.6 PUT BACK THE QB VISON THAT HOW YOU MAKE BETER TD'S.7 LET HAVE A PLAYOFF MODE, YOU CAN PICK THE TEAM AND WIN. .8 MAKE RIVELY GAME HARDER!!!! 9 PUT MORE MADDEN MOMENT.10 ON FRANCHISE MODE PUT BACK THE TEAM NEWPAPER AND EMAIL.11 MAKE THE SUPER BOWL REAL THE ENTRANCE,GATORADE PORING,THE PREGAME,THE ENDING,ETC. THIS IS WHAT CJ41 GOT TO SAY. P.S ON FRANCHISE LET HAVE MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.  

• XMayne said March 16, 2009

  oh yea n palkie there isnt a single person in the nfl that can cover randy moss makin it easier to defend him would make it unrealistic double coverage in have barely ever worked in real life on him either so get over it

• XMayne said March 16, 2009

  12 CJ41 speak english

  n rocket catching isnt unrealistic

  did any of u see the superbowl?

  thats how larry fitz catches the ball practically every time..

  only those who dont know how to rocket catch think its unrealistic

• XMayne said March 16, 2009

  bring back the spectacular catches like the one handers

• CJ41 said March 16, 2009

  let talk about frachise mode i been a madden fan in 2007. my frist madden was madden 07.now let talk franchise mode you can go on cumputer and check out the team website.and stop let the db's,lb,and saftey DROP INT PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS WHAT JALEN GOT TO SAY. P.S XMAYNE LEAVE ME A LONGGGEEE

• CJ41 said March 16, 2009

  13 XMAYNE IS DUMB PLEASE READ THIS XMAYE, DONT READ THIS EA. XMAYE DONT TALK ABOUT ME NO MORE.

• Timmybuk2 said March 17, 2009

  Nice work guys! Madden 10 is looking great. Though this is all mute if you release another game with issues in economics where the dynasty can't handle the money issue. So please consider only one fix and i will buy the game.

  #1 - fix the salary cap issues in franchise mode and you will have a happy customer. This error in last years game has forced me to wait this year to buy madden till i rent. it was a fatal flaw. Fix this and you have a fan again. everything else. . . is candy ;)

• COOLKID_15 said March 17, 2009

  LOOK BRINB BACK THE COLORED SPAT WRAPS FOR EQUIPMENT

  I WANT MY TEAM COLORS TAPE ON MY CLEATS IN SUPERSTAR MODE

  u guys did a good job with colored visors but i want colored tape for the cleats

  then i will be perfect

• Joseph C Jenkin said March 18, 2009

  Don't like how the bodys looked on 09 please dont have them like that

• seemeonTV said March 18, 2009

  the acuracy idea is brilliant because some ppl are using vince young and throwing perfect balls a cure-all could be qb vision and on madden 10 could online leagues be more like franchise or at least a real season and miss those days u could control everything in franchise mode like concessions i believe also u can take the crap off like fantasy football and the highlight reel

• swillz13 said March 19, 2009

  also u guys should have the chain gang come out for measurements. instead of automatically being what ever and inches. i don't think a ref could tel that with just his eyes.

• swillz13 said March 19, 2009

  u guys should have the chain gang come out for measurements

• 92010131125 said March 19, 2009

  swillz has a good idea chain gang for the measurmaents wow that be crazy  and just like nba live you should have day 2 day realisem like if the player get better  or not at all and then the teams over all and trades when it happen

• 92010131125 said March 19, 2009

  ok all i have to say is i love madden you dont have to change much but..... it would be nice if yall make the cd in to a formate so we can play music u have that format on rockband2 where you can play it from yout ps3  im now showing my 3year old son madden and it great he's a fast learner i wonder what will change when he in his teens wooooww that crazy but please i hope u can do that  thanks and think it over i think everyone will agree with me about the music sorry bye......