Madden NFL 10 Blog: A Deeper Look into PRO-TAK

[Vikes1]

Pro-Tak looks very impressive.

I love defensive minded football...and the thought of seeing players in Madden, swarming to the ball, and actually being involved in the tackle looks great.

This imo, is a great step in making Madden different from years past.

[Valdarez]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheWatcher

Looks hot to me. I can see how some may view it as not violent enough, because there may not be as much upper motion as they may like.

You mean like a bunch of big guys hugging each other? jk

I think you're right, the HB needs to lower their body to brace for impact, and then get stood up if the defender gets lower on them or can lift them up, thus driving them back.

So far all of the ProTak videos have showed us guys getting stood up and stopped. In the next round of videos, it would be very kewl to see a guy lowering his head and finishing off his run, pulling the pack forward with him (and to see it from multiple angles). I have a feeling we're going to have to wait until they get it tuned more though.

[Netherscourge]

Weight should absolutely be a factor in directing gang tackles.

It doesn't have to determine skill vs. skill as far as some things go, but regardless of skill - small lineman are easier to push around then 300 pound mammoths.

I don't care if it's a no-skill deadweight player - you try pushing around 300 pounds and see how far you get!

[Triathlete_201]

I'm very impressed. Good job!! Tackling system looks to be the best ever.

[tonynyy]

Sweet stuff.

I hope they find a way to account for leverage in these battles though. It would make using the cover ball feature useful and reflect what real football battles are about.

[ghostlight85]

I'm not gonna flip or anything because obviously it's still being tuned and such... but unless my eyes deceive me there is a pretty significant glitch in the lendale white video. There's some motion blur and such, but it appears to me that #92 for the ravens comes in from the left side and glitches to the opposite side and possible even takes the place of the player who initially stood up white at the goal line. Also, I can't tell where or how Reed became involved in the play. I'm sure this kind of stuff will get fixed. Maybe it's not even there and I'm seeing things.

EDIT: ok, I think Reed initiated the tackle, the transition was just very awkward when 92 came in from the left. It seemed that he and Reed swapped spots instantaneously.

Regardless of that, the blog is awesome. The feature is awesome. As I've been saying for a while now, if they make the game they conceptually see in their minds, this will be a treat for us gamers.

[ghostlight85]

In the Ravens vid, it seems that 92 is large enough and had enough momentum going into the collision that he probably should have knocked the pile to the ground toward the right side.

I'm curious, do you have to hit stick the pile to knock it down, or will simple weight/momentum be enough in many cases?

[Glorious Arc]

Looking at the White clip again, I was happy to see that Ray Lewis doesnt just connect into the back of White and push him into the endzone. Instead he slightly over purses the play then turns and tackles him from the side.