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| MADDEN NFL 06 |
Developer : EA TiburonPublisher : EA SportsRelease Date : Summer 2005 |
With the official videogame license of the NFL and its players and in its 16th year of the franchise, Madden NFL 06 offers game changing innovation and complete NFL authenticity. With more than 40 million copies sold, Madden NFL Football continues to be the #1 football franchise.
For the first time in 10 years, the Madden NFL Football franchise has revolutionized its passing game-giving Madden NFL 06 the most groundbreaking and innovative offensive arsenal ever created. The new QB Vision Control lets you scan the field, look off defenders, and make perfect throws within your quarterback's unique field of vision. QB Precision Placement lets you put the ball exactly where you want it. Madden NFL 06 brings authentic NFL passing to video games like never before.
Key Features
* Major Offense and Passing Upgrades
o Quarterback Vision Control: Look off receivers and make heads turn with the revolutionary QB Vision Control mechanic. Each QB has a different field of vision, depending on his rating. It's now tougher to hit receivers outside the QB Vision Control.
o Precision Placement: Choose exactly where to throw the ball-lead the receiver across the middle or take a little off a deep pass to set up a jump-ball.
o Additional Passing Features: Formation Specific Audibles-different audibles for different situations; Smart Routes- receivers adjust their routes to pick up first downs or cross the goal line; Head Tracking-players now turn their heads when looking for the ball-no more blind catches.
* Experience the Life of an NFL Player with NFL Superstar Mode
o NFL Superstar Mode: This entirely new single-player mode allows you to experience the life of an NFL player by earning one of more than 60 Personas ranging from MVP to Movie Star.
* Unprecedented Depth and Upgrades
o More Robust Online Features**: Share files via your EA Locker and instantly find a solid match-up with improved matchmaking. Check your EA SPORTS Fantasy Football stats in game.
o Broadcast Presentation: Improved graphics, tons of scripted scenes, and new replays and sequences.
o Truck Stick Control: Deliver big hits on offense to break tackles, pancake defenders, and clear your path to the end zone
o Real NFL Gameplay: All-new features include smart routes, defensive keys, and blocking assignments.
o Updated sound and commentary: More natural sounding commentary system, radio show improvements with new calls, and enhanced commentary from John Madden as he breaks down the game and analyzes replays.
o Franchise Enhancements: The deepest season mode to date features: Total Control Simulation-Quickly simulate results on a play-by-play basis.
o Establish a Gameplan- Practice plays to counter your opponent's strengths and exploit their weaknesses, while earning in-game attribute bonuses for your efforts during practice.
o Spawn Games: Play Franchise games online. This plus the EA Locker users to compete in Franchises concurrently.
o Improved Radio Show: Features new callers and segments from the Tony Bruno Show.
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| As you guys know I had a chance to go to Redwood Shores, CA to visit EA and play Madden 06 along with a lot of other EA games. It was a fun trip with a lot to do everyday. The hospitality of EA as always was great. They schedule this Madden Community day around what they call “Hot Summer Nights”, an annual press event that lasts an entire day and is an opportunity to walk around from station to station playing each game and also getting to talk to the product managers of each game. The Madden Community day spanned two days this year so we had a lot more hands on time with the game. Because of this I tried to get to as many other games as I could during the time we had at Hot Summer Nights. I had a lot of hands on time with Tiger, NBA Live, and FIFA and did look at some other games. In this initial write-up I am only going to cover Madden though. For info on the other games be looking in the Other Games forum for write-ups on those. So on to the good stuff.. Impressions about Madden 06! I will cover each section of the game as I think of them and just update the story as I write more. If you have question ask away. Vision and Precision I choose this first because it will be the most important thing this year and most likely will... |
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