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Too much fluff and not enough substance
posted by JMichaud (BETHESDA, MD) Sep 6, 2009
Member since Jan 2008
4 out of 6 gamers (67%) found this review helpful
There's really not many sports that can compete with the NFL for the sheer excitement of the season. Every one of the 16 games is crucial (unlike in baseball, hockey and basketball where teams can lose several games and still be considered the best in the league.)
When I got Madden NFL 10, I was hoping for the same sort of excitement; take any team, play through the season, and see how far I can get. Especially with the great controls that are utilized in this game.
However, Madden NFL 10 really irritates me because I can’t do play a season without strings attached.
The only mode that lets me do that is the “Road to the Super Bowl”. You pick a team and go through a season.
But you’re sacked with a fan meter. Do well, and you can continue playing the season. Do badly, and you could find yourself losing games for no reason whatsoever.
The first game of the season, I lost at the Giants 10-0. I won the second game against the Rams 17-7, and lost at Detroit (yes, that team) 17-14.
When I got to the fourth game, I played the Bucs and was losing 7-0 late first half when the game declared one of my players was going to get benched, and right there I lost the game. I could’ve gotten back in the game in the second half, but the AI would not let me. Why?
The other modes let you play only one game, play a bunch of simple minigames, play one game where other players knock down opposing team players like in Super Mario Galaxy, and a betting game where you bet on who will get the most first downs, rushing yards, and so on.
It's high time EA Sports realizes that not all Wii owners want mini game compilations and gimmicks with the single game mode.
Give us the ability to form leauges - or at least play through a season with our favorite team.
Madden NFL 10 is not the football simulator I was looking for, and I'm afraid future installments in the franchise for the Wii will suffer because they have to put in a lot of party games. SKIP IT.
When I got Madden NFL 10, I was hoping for the same sort of excitement; take any team, play through the season, and see how far I can get. Especially with the great controls that are utilized in this game.
However, Madden NFL 10 really irritates me because I can’t do play a season without strings attached.
The only mode that lets me do that is the “Road to the Super Bowl”. You pick a team and go through a season.
But you’re sacked with a fan meter. Do well, and you can continue playing the season. Do badly, and you could find yourself losing games for no reason whatsoever.
The first game of the season, I lost at the Giants 10-0. I won the second game against the Rams 17-7, and lost at Detroit (yes, that team) 17-14.
When I got to the fourth game, I played the Bucs and was losing 7-0 late first half when the game declared one of my players was going to get benched, and right there I lost the game. I could’ve gotten back in the game in the second half, but the AI would not let me. Why?
The other modes let you play only one game, play a bunch of simple minigames, play one game where other players knock down opposing team players like in Super Mario Galaxy, and a betting game where you bet on who will get the most first downs, rushing yards, and so on.
It's high time EA Sports realizes that not all Wii owners want mini game compilations and gimmicks with the single game mode.
Give us the ability to form leauges - or at least play through a season with our favorite team.
Madden NFL 10 is not the football simulator I was looking for, and I'm afraid future installments in the franchise for the Wii will suffer because they have to put in a lot of party games. SKIP IT.
Improved, but not perfect
posted by SergeantPope (CHARLESTON, IL) Aug 24, 2009
Member since Apr 2007
5 out of 9 gamers (56%) found this review helpful
The last Madden i played for the Wii was Madden 08. And that Madden wasnt really clear on how you play the game. On this Madden it tells you much better on how your supposed to play the game. The graphics are a bit better. I dont remember if Madden 08 had online, but online in this game is much appriciated and is very fun. In this game a few big add ons were put into effect. The big one was Coop which is pretty fun and you can do that online aswell. Although the camera on Coop is really screwed up and annoying. EA says they slowed the gameplay down a bit in this game, but i could tell no difference. Also this game has a lot of the features from Madden 09, but theyre a lot harder to find in this game for some reason. So overall this Madden is the best yet, but Madden games really arent very different from each other. So if your stretched for money buy Madden 09 or 08, because its basically the same. If you have $50 to blow, buy this.
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