Good Guys From Bad Tips?

Ok, now that all the Madden hype is over and everyone who really wanted it got it here is what I think of the game, so far. This yeah the goal was to sort of make the game more beginner friendly, and easier to use. This comes with some pros and cons. The only big gameplay feature added was the GameFlow , which basically replaces the “ask madden”. Sometimes the feature picks obvious plays that the defense will certainly be able to  tell that you a often found myself just changing out of the play all together. Another weird thing they changed is that there is no more turbo. I know it sounds weird but the the players adjust the speed themselves which after a while didnt seem like that big of a deal. Another thing, which at first thought probably sounds like a big deal, but the new addition of Gus Johnson more than makes up for it with more energy and liveliness. But here comes the bad… The new AI changes makes it far too easy to play offense now. The new dual analog control makes running the ball more fluid and boosts to the offensive line AI helps them get blocks and hold blocks. While hot routing and changing defensive line controls have been made that much more difficult because there is an extra step with the new all in one d-pad control. Also, I noticed was that they just did not do anything with the Franchise and Superstar modes. I know a lot of people who do not rush to buy the new Madden every year because they fear it will just me the same game they bought the year before. EA’s lack of new features in these modes does not disprove this theory. And the last bad thing was the over aggressive advertising within the game. Every time I turn around there was an old spice or verizon add somewhere within the game. It began to feel a little cheesy and repetitive. All in all Madden 11 is a great game to just pick up and play. The controls and gameplay are incredible, but as far as it being a deep experience to last until Madden 12, who knows?

Pros:

Cons:

• Cheesy advertising throughout the game
• GameFlow feature needs tuning
• Offensive AI is just too good now
• No new additions to franchise and superstar modes
• Same Madden experience