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IGN: Madden X360 Impression

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http://sports.ign.com/articles/616/616081p1.html

Hopefully we get a video of this.
E3 2005: Madden Next Gen
Shaun Alexander and the Seahawks shown in the new demo.
by Jon Robinson
May 18, 2005 - Shaun Alexander has a scar on his chin. I noticed it when I was interviewing him Super Bowl week, and I noticed it once again during the Madden 360 demo where he is the featured player.

And for anyone who wondered what EA would do with the exclusive NFL license, it's in details like the scar where it pays off.

Because of the exclusive licensing deal, EA has been granted unprecedented access to the NFL players, and have actually used head-scan technology for 150 of the top players in the league. And the results are simply unbelievable. From the scar on Alexander's chin to the scratches on his neck to the cut of his hair to the red in the corner of his eyes, if you've seen Shaun Alexander in real life, you'll be left dumbfounded by the comparisons. Even details down to the different stitching in his jersey is noticeable.

In fact, the level of player detail is ten times that of the current generation, while the level of details in each stadium is 50 times greater.

Taking a tour of Quest Field, you can even find any seat in the house, move the camera up to that seat, then check out the view from your favorite seats. You can even check out the view from the field box by where TO signed the ball with his infamous Sharpie. The artists working on the game visited every stadium two times this year to capture ever nuance, every banner, every speaker, every power box on the side of a random wall (seriously, there are even power boxes), to the interiors of the luxury suites. Even all the scoreboards are accurate and working, as the double Quest scoreboards displaying the offensive and defensive statistics will be updated throughout the game.

But while stadiums are cool, it's the player movement and animations that are going to be the key to Madden's success. From stiff arms to growls and snarls, to the way Shaun Alexander gets hit low by Brian Dawkins and flips into the end zone on his head, Madden for the Xbox 360 looks to be capturing the spirit and excitement of NFL football.

And while EA Sports paid an obscene amount of money to grab the NFL exclusive, it looks like the move is really paying off.

Working closer with the league and its players than ever before, EA is hoping o deliver the most authentic football videogame ever created, right down to the scar on Shaun Alexander's chin.
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This is about the only thing that can save the 360 launch.

Funny how every player on the field looks better than a person in top spin.
 
They have games at E3??? Madden is the ultimate system seller, for microsofts sake it better be good. I still think the lack of EA support is what really killed dreamcast.
 
Redbeard said:
But is it an order of magnitude greater?
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Do you know whan an order of magnitude is? If you did you would see that the quote in the article says it is an order of magnitude greater...

If you still don't know an order of magnitude is 10 times greater so if a number is 5*10^5 the next order of magnitude would be 5*10^6.
 
DMczaf said:
Uh...is Tiburon holding me to my bet? :(
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Okay, I really only lurk around here, so I probably missed it, but can someone give me the quick-and-dirty about this "bet" I keep reading about? I have a general idea with the "Unzipping Soon" tag and whatnot, but can I get the details?
 
Battlezone said:
Okay, I really only lurk around here, so I probably missed it, but can someone give me the quick-and-dirty about this "bet" I keep reading about? I have a general idea with the "Unzipping Soon" tag and whatnot, but can I get the details?
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Let's just say he'd be renamed Slurpy if someone in this forum didn't already have that name.
 
Battlezone said:
Okay, I really only lurk around here, so I probably missed it, but can someone give me the quick-and-dirty about this "bet" I keep reading about? I have a general idea with the "Unzipping Soon" tag and whatnot, but can I get the details?
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When EA revealed "Madden Next-Gen", nathkenn said the game right now looks better then the commercial. I was dumb enough to say "I'd give everyone at Tiburon a blowjob if the final game looks better then that!"

...

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chinch said:
whatever you say.
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Dude
90% of the games look like hires xbox games. :lol

Look i was hyped for x360.. but almost all the games look like garbage xbox ports.
THIS actually looks good. Next gen if you will.
 
it's the player movement and animations that are going to be the key to Madden's success. From stiff arms to growls and snarls, to the way Shaun Alexander gets hit low by Brian Dawkins and flips into the end zone on his head, Madden for the Xbox 360 looks to be capturing the spirit and excitement of NFL football.
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This, IMO, is what it's all about. Hopefully it's as impressive as it sounds, because in my eyes the action on the field is really all that matters.

(Hey, are custom stadiums in the 360 version? It would be pretty cool if the stadiums are so detailed to have a lot of options, etc.)
 
BigGreenMat said:
Do you know whan an order of magnitude is? If you did you would see that the quote in the article says it is an order of magnitude greater...
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I was just poking fun at the fact that they didn't say "order of magnitude", cause everyone's been using the phrase.
 
dem said:
Dude
90% of the games look like hires xbox games. :lol

Look i was hyped for x360.. but almost all the games look like garbage xbox ports.
THIS actually looks good. Next gen if you will.
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Moron. List them, please.

Lots of 360 games look flat-out amazing (Gears of War, PG3, Need for Speed, Kameo, Madden). List'em or cork it.
 
DMczaf said:
When EA revealed "Madden Next-Gen", nathkenn said the game right now looks better then the commercial. I was dumb enough to say "I'd give everyone at Tiburon a blowjob if the final game looks better then that!"
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Ouch. Well, I hope they at least buy you dinner first. ;)
 
GhaleonEB said:
Moron. List them, please.

Lots of 360 games look flat-out amazing (Gears of War, PG3, Need for Speed, Kameo, Madden). List'em or cork it.
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Kameo does NOT look amazing. Unless ofcourse you find 1000 ugly models on screen to be "amazing".
Tony Hawk game looks like crap
Top Spin looks like crap
NBA2k6 looks like crap
NHL2k6 looks like crap
Whatever that Zombie game from capcom is called... CRAP
Frame City looks like CRAP
COD looks like a PC game... (understandably =P)

Sorry I cant think of any more off the top of my head.
 
Madden 360 will sell a lot of XBOX360s to those gamers who just can't wait to play a next gen Madden. This, and possibly Gears of War (assuming it plays as good as it looks) are the 360's system sellers.

Like it or not, EAs early support for 360 is going to be huge to the consoles success.
 
I heard it was going to be shown on the show floor, but thats just what i heard. I hope some shows some screens or something ;)
 
Loki said:
:lol

They'll have to rename DMczaf, "DSLczaf." :D
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:(

Oh, Charles Barkley SportsCentury was on this morning. Pippen said Jordan told him to not play with Barkley because he would never win a title. Barkley then said Jordan told him that he never said it.

Who is lying?! :lol
 
LittleTokyo said:
Madden 360 will sell a lot of XBOX360s to those gamers who just can't wait to play a next gen Madden. This, and possibly Gears of War (assuming it plays as good as it looks) are the 360's system sellers.

Like it or not, EAs early support for 360 is going to be huge to the consoles success.
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yup. Madden, NBA Live, Fifa, Tiger Woods, Need for Speed and the Godfather are going to move an awful lot of 360's in the West. Add PGR3, Kameo, PD0, Ghost Recon 3 and all the other launch games into the mix and things will get VERY interesting for 360's early sales prospects.
 
You mean you heard the actual game,11 on 11 would be on the floor?This sounds like its just a 2 man thing...I really wanna see how far along you guys are,I must have it at launch :( :P
 
Ramirez said:
You mean you heard the actual game,11 on 11 would be on the floor?This sounds like its just a 2 man thing...I really wanna see how far along you guys are,I must have it at launch :( :P
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what ign was talking about
 
you can even find any seat in the house, move the camera up to that seat, then check out the view from your favorite seats.

At the very top of the Superdome, at the 50 yard line, there's a little area behind the last row where 10-15 people can congregate. And by congregate, I mean lots of sketchy-looking 50 year olds making out. All the cig smoke in the Superdome eventually winds up in that area.

I'll be looking for that when I pop in Madden 360.
 
All talk and no videos makes fifty very sad. The stadiums sound good, although they'd be very low on my list of priorities. Hopefully they blow us away with the things that truly matter, like the animations and gameplay.
 
Gamespot just posted their impressions

http://www.gamespot.com/x360/sports/maddennfl2006/preview_6125625.html

Here at E3, EA Sports is attempting to make good on their promise on Madden NFL 06 for Xbox 360. During a brief demo shown behind closed doors, we got an inside peek at the graphical depth that will be a huge draw for the next-gen Madden. And "depth" really is the right word to describe the game's look, as this footage, while not exhibiting the sort of dramatic, cinematic style of the NFL Draft spot, was pretty darn amazing to behold.

The demo took the form of a short movie starring Seattle Seahawks' running back Shaun Alexander. Though Alexander was the star, the demo movie actually began with a shot of Madden NFL 06 cover star and Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback Donovan McNabb. As the camera pulled back from the image, it was revealed that the McNabb picture was actually being displayed on the huge monitor inside Qwest Field, home of the 'Hawks. The camera then swung back even further until it finally found Alexander, standing in the middle of the field, staring up at the picture of McNabb.

Next, the camera spun around an astonishingly detailed model of Alexander whose pensive look made it seem that he was mentally preparing for a game against the Eagles (we'll ignore the fact that Seattle isn't actually playing Philly at home this season), visualizing each huge run he planned on taking, and every touchdown he planned to score. Cut to several shots of Alexander spinning and juking, diving around players left and right, and generally making the Eagles' defense look silly in the process. More close up shots of Alexander followed, as he ranthrough his mental prep, until finally Alexander managed to meet a clearly outmatched Brian Dawkins. The climax of the action showed Alexander leaping over the Eagles' free safety and scoring a touchdown in the process. The final shot showed the "real" Alexander staring up at the same Titantron that featured McNabb's grill; only this time it was Alexander that was featured, celebrating his mental touchdown.

Though the action on the field looked amazing, showing a nice variety of jukes, dodges, and other tricks in the running back's arsenal, the real devil in Madden NFL 06 for XBox 360's details are, well, the details. EA Sports producers took us for a quick real-time tour of both the Alexander player model and the virtual representation of Qwest Field itself and it was difficult to tell which to be more impressed with.

In terms of the player model, the virtual Shaun Alexander was virtually indistinguishible from the real former Alabama running back. The smallest imperfections in the model's facial features--such as a distinctive scar on his chin, or a stubble on the side of his head--were quite clearly evident. The same was true of the uniforms as well; zoom in close enough and you could see the ribbing on the aqua and green trim near the neckline of the Seahawks' jersey, zoom in even closer and you could make out individual flecks of the shiny paint used on the Seattle helmets. Sure, it was only one guy standing alone on a field with virtually no motion other than the movement of the camera, but on textures and lighting capabilities alone, the XBox 360 version of Madden has plenty for graphic hounds to salivate over.

The same level of detail found in the player models was evident in the virtual Qwest Field as well. Panning around the stadium, you couldn't help but notice small details such as individually numbered sections, air conditioning vents at the top of some sections, the familiar steel steps entrance that leads into the stadium itself and, of course, accurate signage galore. As an example of the stadium's accuracy, the game's producer mentioned that if you were a Seattle Seahawk season ticket holder, you could actually find your indvidual seat in the stadium based on the virtual model in the game and see exactly what the view from your seat would be like. Whether this kind of stadium panning ability will be in the final build of the game isn't clear.

In fact, the vast majority of details about Madden NFL 06's gameplay aren't clear. The EA Sports folks were only intent on talking about the look of the game, and said that details on how the game will unfold on the field, as well as any additional features, is still forthcoming. It should also be noted that we didn't see any of the revamped menu screens that were featured in the Madden NFL Draft commercial but that doesn't necessarily won't be implemented in the game once it's released.
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Cut to several shots of Alexander spinning and juking, diving around players left and right, and generally making the Eagles' defense look silly in the process.
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The climax of the action showed Alexander leaping over the Eagles' free safety and scoring a touchdown in the process. The final shot showed the "real" Alexander staring up at the same Titantron that featured McNabb's grill; only this time it was Alexander that was featured, celebrating his mental touchdown.
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What kind of fantasy land do these people live in?
 
Afterburner(!!), Sonic, AND Virtua Fighter??

FUCK AWESOME!

VIDEO PLEASE


LOL
wrong thread :lol
 
this footage, while not exhibiting the sort of dramatic, cinematic style of the NFL Draft spot, was pretty darn amazing to behold.
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Nathkenn, speak up! :lol It's funny they mention that no gameplay details were mentioned cause it made me think "Gameplay has always been there, just clean up those jaggies."
 
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