| Madden 11 to feature online scouting |
ESPN Videogames has reported details of a new feature that online gamers will welcome to Madden NFL 11.
With "Madden NFL 11," EA Sports is tracking your every play in order to deliver scouting reports to your online opponents. So now, whether I'm playing against a "Madden" vet in Sacramento or a newbie in Denver, all they need to do is order up my report and they'll know my tendencies as well as the people I've been playing "Madden" against since high school.
"Online scouting tracks all of your play-calling and what you like to do in different situations," explains producer Donny Moore. "We're tracking every online game that you play: online ranked, unranked, and 'Madden Ultimate Team' head-to-head."
Importantly, it seems that this feature will be free in terms of actual cash but require the collection of online credits - obtained through completing online games - in order to access.
More details can be found here. |
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| This is a welcome feature but it doesn't go quite as far as I would have liked. The inevitable comparison to make is that with NFL 2k5 and the impressive 2k Sports VIP feature. One of the most useful aspects of the VIP was not only the depth of information that was tracked but also the fact that a VIP could be downloaded and then played against. I would have liked to see EA do something similar to that and allow me the opportunity to play somebody else's profile, based on their tendencies. In fact I would have liked them to go even further and allow me to download and watch a recording of a game that my opponent has played - or be alerted to when a user is playing a game and allow me to "tune-in" and watch it in realtime. |
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