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Madden NFL 10 | 
| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 612
Format: CD
Platform: PlayStation2
Genre: football_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: PlayStation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
Dolby ProLogicII
DualShock
Memory Card
Vibration
Voice Support
MPN: 19022
Model: 19022
UPC: 014633190229
EAN: 0014633190229
ASIN: B001UU1WLA
Publication Date: August 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | All-new playbook formations for the 2009 season bring the latest play calling trends into the game, including the wildcat. | | • | The Fight For the Fumble mini-game where you battle your opponent in a fast-paced action to recover a game-changing fumble. | | • | Customize player moves allowing you to control your team like never before by assigning custom moves to the analog stick for every position on the field. | | • | All-new Commentary where you experience the excitement of every snap with all-new color and play-by-play by Chris Collinsworth and Tom Hammond. | | • | An all-new impact camera that reveals the action and emotion of the NFL as the camera shakes from the impact of a big hit and when the crowd noise reaches a fever pitch. |
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Product Description
Madden NFL 10 PS2
Experience first-hand what it's like to Fight for Every Yard in Madden NFL 10. With the all-new Pro-Tak™ animation technology, players have more control over the outcome of each play. Whether driving a receiver towards the first down, or battling for a fumble at the bottom of a pile, the play won't end until the whistle blows. Add to that the most immersive broadcast presentation and online innovation to date, and Madden NFL 10 captures the authenticity and emotion of the NFL like never before.
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Screenshots:
Updated playbooks.
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Impact camera.
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Control customization.
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Fumble mini-game.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 18
 Great Upgrade Over Last Year December 27, 2009
D. Christensen (Mancos, CO, US of A)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Alright, some background. I own the previous 2 madden games ('08, '09). I am a fairly avid gamer. I like sports, shooter, and "kiddy-type" games :) I've only played this game three times so I will update it as I get more familiar with gameplay.
Initial impressions: Features 2 cover athletes as opposed to 1 with previous editions. Game art on the back is fairly misrepresentative of the real thing (the real thing is much better). Manual is thorough, as with other EA titles.
Alright, now for the real thing. The UI, which is completely different than last year, is a great improvement over '09, which was a great improvement over '08. This is the one area where EA gets it right every time.
New Features/good stuff: This game has commentary by Tom Hammond (play-by-play) and Chris Collinsworth (color). Chris Collinsworth is an improvement over John Madden, but Hammond is a serious downgrade from Al Michaels. Why I say this is because Hammond just doesn't have that fire like Michaels had in previous games. Another newbie is the control stick, which allows you to customize right analog stick controls anyway you want for each type of position. I prefer the standard controls that utilize other butoons for right now, but as I play more, I may catch on and use right stick for more things. I think it is just another move by EA to make the game more frinedly to those people (unlike me) who aren't diehard and need simplified controls. One reason (if the only one) that I get the latest Madden version is the updated rosters. I am not connected to the Internet on my PS2, so I don't get the live updates, and trading and creating the newest additions to your favorite team can be a big pain. Also on the subject, this game has newer fromations. With the emergence of the Wildcat formation in th '08 NFL season, I think it was a wise move on EA's part to include it in this years game. In previous versions, you needed to create the fromation and plays for it, which is HUGE hassle. Also there is the Fight for The Fumble minigame, which occurs whenever there is a fumble. But please note that this minigame only takes place when there are multiple players from each team near the ball. I think this feature is a good one because in previous editions, there would be a fumble, and it would take about fifteen seconds to recover it because the players act as if the ball is on fire or something. The minigame essentially consists of a series of button mashing. Whoever mashes the most gets the loose ball.
Now for the bad stuff: They eliminated the player weapons feature in this game, which I really liked in previous versions because if I was playing as a team that was unfamiliar to me, I would know who the good players are. Now, you just have to take the time to go to the coaching screen and look at the overall rating of the players in question. They have instead a hot-cold meter thingy (similar to NBA 2K9) that tells whether a player is doing well (red up arrow) or bad (blue down arrow). If a player has a fiery arrow pointing up, try to get the ball in his hands. If he has a icy blue arrow pointing down, don't even think about it. I much prefer the player weapons over hot-cold deal, but you may think otherwise. I haven't tried the Superstar or Franchise modes yet, but will update when I do.
Overall, it's a tossup between "Do I want all the cool new features Madden 10 has to offer?" or "The updated rosters just aren't enough to tear me away from Madden '09" I like this game a lot better than '09, but you may not. I would reccomend trying it out someplace before you buy, just to make sure that you really like the interface and other new features. Like I said, I will update this as I play the game more, and will provide more info. Happy gaming!
--Update--
I have been trying out Rushing Attack, one of the minigames, and it is quite similar to previous years, and with that similarity is one thing that has eaten me up since '08: the fact that created players, traded players, or depth chart rearrangements that put in a different player have absolutely no effect. It simply has the players that start on the default depth chart, and there is no way you can change that. This is not a HUGE deal, but I like to be able to use players that I've created or traded. Trades and creations are playable in all other modes (except Superstar). I think EA should listen to this cry from a poor gamer in the boonies and change it with Madden '11. The secret to winning in Rashing Attack is not using your favorite team, but finding a team that you hate, who has a good RB, and a hard hitting safety. Another new feature that I forgot to mention in the original part of my review is the score thing at the top of the screen in games. It is symetrical in this year's game and looks similar to a flattened, upside down pyramid. Also, when you choose teams for any game mode, the team logos are sort of glowing and the colors are deeper. A very cool feature. One other thing is this year, and '09 too, I believe, excluded the rotten NFL Europe teams that were playable in '08. I never used them, primarily because I thought it took away from the fact that this was an NFL game. And because none of the NFLE teams had an overall of over 60. And all the regular NFL teams were at least 70 overall. And, this game does not have Brett Favre once again because it was made in the three months that he was retired. So you will have to create him (you can find his attribute ratings online from '08). Like I said in the original review, I will continue to update.
--Update--
It's been a while since I've updated, and in that time I have found some invaluble facts about this game. First, for all you Vikings fans out there, Adrian Peterson IS the BEST running back on this game. He's too fast, too big, too agile, too strong. I could go on like this, but you get the point. Another thing is many people will be tempted to write off this game because there is apparently no defense. On the contrary there is more of a defense than in both the previous two editions. The difference is that on '08 and '09, you can call an all-out blitz on every play and your DB's will still manage to pick it off. This year, defensive playcalling requires a brain. I recommend doing some practices to familiarize yourself with how you must call defensive plays. If you call a blitz on third and long, you'll get burned by the reciever. You call a back-off, prevent play on first and ten, you'll get burned by the RB. Another invaluble asset is the Skill Drills. They will help you hone your skill in passing, running, pass defense and run defense. If you utilize these, you will be able to make every tackle, break every tackle and thread the needle through the toughest D. You then do a practice, to test your newfound abilities. The controls for Madden are so in-depth, it has taken me three years to perfect all of my skills, with repetetive redoing of the Skill Drills. If you are good, you will be able to start the play (on defense) as a defensive end, get pressure on the QB, the after the throw, switch to a DB, intercept it, break a few tackles and have a TD. The preplay controls are fairly useless, unless you are really good and can read the offense/defense, figure out what audible to use and make a play. On offense, you can motion eligible players, send reciever on a different route than originally designated, shift your offensive line protection, switch the direction of a run play, or simply audible into a completely new play. On defense, you can spotlight a reciever to shut him down, shift linemen, shift linebackers, call new types of coverages for DB's change any defenders assignment, or change plays completely. Another ingenious idea by EA is the following: There is music on the game. It is trashy death screamo metal. However, you can change all the music to NFL Films themes. These instrumental tracks are very recognizable, as they are played in many NFL commercials. I find it very relaxing as I'm runnig for touchdowns in rushing attack (The only game mode in which music is played). The music is only played on the main menu and submenus. I have nothing else as yet, so game on!
--Update--
I noticed the other while doing a practice something really awesome that has been nonexistent in previous versions, and that is the overall fluidity (I don't know if that's a word) or smoothness of the gameplay. The first aspect of this is what I call pick-up tackles. One player starts to take down the ball carrier, he gets him about halfway down, and then another player "picks up" the tackle, and usually drives the ball carrier back a yard or two. Let give the situation where I observed this: I was playing a practice as the Colts on defense. I was playing against the Browns. I was controlling Dwight Freeney, the left end, when Brady Quinn, Browns QB, takes off running. In most situations, I would have switched to a linebacker or defensive back to make the tackle, but I didn't because Dwight Freeney is so fast. I came up behind him (Quinn) and used the strip ball tackle type to force a fumble. I was on Quinn's back as Bob Sanders came and hit Quinn head-on, thus picking up the tackle. But that's not all. Braylon Edwards was coming hard to give CB Kelvin Hayden a bonecrushing block. But after Sanders picked up the tackle, Freeney kept going and went over Quinn's back, rolled and took out the legs of Braylon Edwards and saving Hayden from some considerable pain. In previous Maddens, Freeney would have taken down Quinn, and simply bumped into Sanders, and Sanders wouldn't have moved. BUt EA has considerably upped the fluidity of the gameplay, which is surprising for a PS2 game, and it is leaps and bounds funner (more fun, whatever, you grammar freaks :)) This game is super fun!
An actual difference. September 30, 2009
DFC (TX)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I am one of the gamers that is still holding on to his Playstation 2. I have enjoyed Madden through the years but I also agree that a few editions do seem the same. I was surpirised to see that Madden 10 actually had some improvements. The player movement is more fluid than 09. They are graphically the same but they tackle better. The fumble recovery system is a challenge and keeps you on your toes. The commentary is fresh because you're not listening to the same comments from years past. Collinsworth and Hammond are not too bad.
I think this may be the final installment for the PS2. If so, they went out strong. I hope EA will continue to make the PS2 versions for a few more years. If you are a Playstation 2 person, this edition is worth it. Trade in your 08 or 09 and pick up this one.
My grandson loves it December 28, 2009
Cheryl K. Newlun (Reedsburg, WI)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It was a gift for my grandson and he plays it for hours non-stop. I guess that means that it's great!
AWESOME!!! September 22, 2009
DAN JACKSON
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
THIS GAME IS TONS OF FUN FOR ALL AGES. EVEN FOR NON-FOOTBALL FANS IT IS ENTERTAINING. I PLAY THIS GAME EVERYDAY FOR HOURS ON END. I HIGHLY RECCOMMEND THIS TO ALL SPORTS FANS.
Wow, wow, Wow. January 1, 2010
Brie
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This game is another stress reliever for my husband. he has been collecting Madden games since the begining.
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