Madden 10 reviews

I'm liking the game so far but I can't run the ball for shit. I'm averaging 3 yards a pop with Portis. I've tried running inside, outside, and out of every formation possible but can't get anything consistent going.

Perhaps you're in need of training camp to improve your hand-eye coordination?

Are there any noticeable bugs in the game? How annoying is Collinsworthless?

It's alright

I'm liking the game so far but I can't run the ball for shit. I'm averaging 3 yards a pop with Portis. I've tried running inside, outside, and out of every formation possible but can't get anything consistent going.

I agree. I could break some stuff off in "Pro," but on "All-Pro" I am getting shut down in the run. I do think the game is big step up over last year.

I'm just not getting any holes to run through. I regularly get hit at the line before I even get going.

Graphics wise though the game is gorgeous.

I like how they have the throwing motions down for all the starting QBs, nice touch.

Graphics wise though the game is gorgeous.

I like how they have the throwing motions down for all the starting QBs, nice touch.

Agreed on both counts. I love how they've got JC's throwing motion and stance down, it makes it feel so much more realistic.

My big gripe with the game was the "my skill" thing I did. I hadn't played Madden since '08 came out so I was slightly rusty but I didn't do too good on the skill thing that determines your skill level.

But for some reason when it came to the pass defense it rated me as a mid-All Pro. The only reason for that was because I was pretty successful at using my d-line guy to get pressure on the qb and force a bad throw. But as a result of it scoring me high in the games I've been getting lit up on pass defense despite getting pressure on the qb. I couldn't win my first two preseason games in franchise mode because it made Joe Flacco and Roethlisberger look like Tom Brady, gunslingin' the ball all over the place. I can't get picks or sacks or fumbles either, not to mention on the rare occasion I do force a fumble I'm usually too late on playing that fumble pile minigame they got so it usually gives the ball to the other team.

Another thing I was looking forward to was seeing if I could edit packages in the playbook to make certain players play in certain packages. In years past lets say I wanted to make Marcus Washington play end when my nickel d package was on the field well I could do a subsitute and he would play at left end or w/e whenever I ran that package. I was looking forward to taking Orakpo and putting him as the LDE when I wasn't running the 4-3 so he would have a better shot at more sacks when he wasn't on the field as a linebacker but you can't do that apparantly. Maybe they reorganized it or something but I couldn't find it which is disappointing.

I've been messing around with the sliders and I can finally run the ball and avg more than 2 or 3 yards a carry.

Agreed on both counts. I love how they've got JC's throwing motion and stance down, it makes it feel so much more realistic.

My big gripe with the game was the "my skill" thing I did. I hadn't played Madden since '08 came out so I was slightly rusty but I didn't do too good on the skill thing that determines your skill level.

But for some reason when it came to the pass defense it rated me as a mid-All Pro. The only reason for that was because I was pretty successful at using my d-line guy to get pressure on the qb and force a bad throw. But as a result of it scoring me high in the games I've been getting lit up on pass defense despite getting pressure on the qb. I couldn't win my first two preseason games in franchise mode because it made Joe Flacco and Roethlisberger look like Tom Brady, gunslingin' the ball all over the place. I can't get picks or sacks or fumbles either, not to mention on the rare occasion I do force a fumble I'm usually too late on playing that fumble pile minigame they got so it usually gives the ball to the other team.

Another thing I was looking forward to was seeing if I could edit packages in the playbook to make certain players play in certain packages. In years past lets say I wanted to make Marcus Washington play end when my nickel d package was on the field well I could do a subsitute and he would play at left end or w/e whenever I ran that package. I was looking forward to taking Orakpo and putting him as the LDE when I wasn't running the 4-3 so he would have a better shot at more sacks when he wasn't on the field as a linebacker but you can't do that apparantly. Maybe they reorganized it or something but I couldn't find it which is disappointing.

Think you can still do that, check out the in-game subs.

The only other thing I don't like about it is having to pay like 10 extra bucks if you want your franchise players to do the maximum progression, or if you want to have a good training staff, etc. I mean we already had to pay 60 bucks for the game, now we have to pay 10 more if we want to receive the best improvements in franchise mode? Franchise mode is my bread and butter so that's why I'm kinda upset about that.

Edit: Thanks for the tip Matty, I'm gonna check that out.

Think you can still do that, check out the in-game subs.

I was looking but I can't find it. I went under the coaching tab, but it's not in audibles or defensive assignments. I could assign him to guard a specific player if I wanted to but unless I'm mistaken you can't sub him in on certain packages.