Madden NFL 10 Review

[gopadres]

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Now I'm really excited since OS gave it a good review! First Madden game since 2005 that I've bought on release day. I'll be playing all day and night this weekend.

[lmarshalljr04]

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LOL, you'd be in here screaming bloody murder if he rated it a 6.

the game is bad...its lucky it got a 7.5 by Gamestop....It is a 4 in my book..The game is ****ty

[Segagendude]

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the game is bad...its lucky it got a 7.5 by Gamestop....It is a 4 in my book..The game is ****ty

Wow. Great contribution. We're all much smarter after reading that well thought out opinion. Outstanding job.

[Ankido]

Not bad on the review but I disagree with the score. I understand they've taken leaps and bounds to change the game with a few features but that doesn't mean they've fixed important stuff like broken animations and blocking.

You might want to edit out the "king of football" bit. It's the ONLY football game on the market. How can it be the king?

8.8

[bears5122]

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9 seems too high. It may be the best football game there has been ever, but lets face it, football gaming is still miles behind the leaders in other sports. The 9 puts it in the same range as other top sports games which seems a real stretch. I feel the series is going in a positive direction and they made a lot of upgrades, but the franchise was in really bad shape last year.

I guess I don't see it in the same league as games like The Show and the NHL series. Both games were vastly superior sports gaming experiences yet rated right around the same. I don't even know if it hits the level FIFA is at which received an 8 last year. FIFA has better gameplay for its sport and right around the same issues with it's franchise/manager mode. I thought FIFA was underated though and deserved an 8.5. That would probably put Madden around the 7.5 or 8 category which compared to the 6.5 I give last years is a great improvement.

[dbrandon]

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The amount of people disagreeing with the review scores in both this thread and the the other review threads (all of which have been overwhelmingly positive) and then typing in the same post that they don't yet have the game is astounding. If you don't have the game you have no business calling out anybody for their review scores.

You tell us buddy.

[wheelman990]

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Madden 2010 was a improvement. But there is no way its a 9 score, that was just a gift. At very best, Id give this game a 8. There are to many broken gameplay issues, unfinished and unrelated presentation issues, and glitches.

"Now, if some of you want to crown there A**, then go ahead! But they(EA) were, who we thought they were, and we let them off the hook!"

Cardinals Coach,
-Dennis Green

[spankdatazz22]

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I understand what you are saying, but I just don't fell a reviewer goes into a review of a game and tries to compare it to a game that came out 5 yrs ago or a few years ago.

And I'd agree. But the fact that older and/or more disadvantaged games compare favorably to Madden at this point makes it a factor. It's kind of stretching it to be understanding in year one or two. It's pretty much unforgiveable in year five. Imo that should factor into how Madden is being judged and weigh negatively against it [appropriately]. Not giving a rating that infers that Madden has somehow become as good as the best sports games in other genres, when it's not being held to the same standard those other games are.

[asu666]

EA has turned Madden from zero to hero in a single season. Good job guys and thank you.

[DaReapa]

Well said. Madden has finally reached a point to where it should have been AT LEAST 3 years ago. That's one thing that makes me shake my head at reviews of recent iterations of Madden. The games have solely been rated based on the amount of improvements that they've made over previous versions, rather than being based on where it should be from a quality standpoint at present.

[Mr. White]

Wee bit too generous, but still a solid review.

[BrownsFan72]

I am finally very happy with this game. I would give it a 8.8. Great review.

[swiftychampleone]

I totally agree that Madden should have been at this point 3 years ago. For all things Madden has done, I applaud their effort, but NFL 2K5 already does those things for me. The Extra Point needs work and commentary kills this game. Franchise Mode still needs a shot in the arm. All the Dev team needs to do is look at NFL 2K5 and Madden 05 on how Franchise mode should work.

However, I MUST say that Madden is finally a step in the right direction for the first time in 5 years. If they build on this game, Madden 11 will be my first Madden game in 5 years.

[SteelCityChamp]

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I have been playing ESPN NFL 2k5 and APF 2k8 faithfully because Madden hasn't been fun for me on the next gen systems (PS3). After I did a lot of reading, watching a lot of videos and reading a lot of reviews, I went and purchased the game last night at midnight at my local gaming store. Well.....I like it a lot. I would have to say that, IMO, this is so good, I don't think I will be playing 2k5 and 2k8 for a long time. I tried out some different slider sets and tweaked them to my playing style and I have to say, bravo. I am not going to compare it to the older games because they are apples and oranges. Sometimes we can be over critical as 2k5 fans. I went into this thinking, how does this game play, look, and feel. I am surprised that I like it as much as I do. All I have to do is get used to playing defense again and all should be good to go. I would give it almost a 9. One thing I would change is Tom Hammond. YUCK! But not a deal breaker. The only other thing I would like to see is more of a TV broadcast appearance. I can't trash the game for those 2 things. Finally, a game I can play and enjoy without forcing myself to. Maddens 06-09 weren't all that good but Madden NFL 10, I am pleasantly surprised and excited to play a great game that has eye candy ta boot. My 2 cents.

[Zimmy]

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Loving this game.
I am playing my first game.
The lowly Buc's franchise.
Preseason against the Titans.

Titans go up 14-0 as I am learning the controls, etc.
Using everything at default, accel clock, 20 seconds, 12 minute qtrs.

For the first time in a long time, I am having fun playing defense.
The new R stick control, I actually feel like I am making a difference at the line.
Winslow at TE is a beast and almost unstoppable.
Yet to see if that is a problem with every TE, since my backups did well also.
I expected Antonio Bryant to be more of a threat but I am guessing the producers didn't watch a Buc's game last year.
Vince Young is God Awful, throwing 3 picks against my backup defense, 1 for a pick 6.

Punt returns are much more realistic to me also.
The graphics are a big step up, I can see every name clearly.
The uniform picker is sweet but it still seems a little limited.
For instance, the Bucs used to wear white jersey's and orange pants, I can't find out how to get that combo.