It is that time of year again, when everything on TV starts to dry up, it gets hot out, and men across the country start to get antsy. Yes, the National Football League pre-season is starting up soon, which means that Madden ’11 is going to be out soon as well too. They just released the Madden ’11 Demo for PS3, and Xbox360 last night for free in their respective online stores.
I was playing an unhealthy amount of Madden ’10 last year, and the differences between the games are pretty easy to spot. It took about 10 minutes to get used to the new announcer but other than that same great game with a few improvements.
Madden 2011 Features:
- A new announcer for the play-by-play, Gus Johnson (well known for his March Madness coverage on CBS).
- 6 player capability instead of 4 in all previous games
- “Ultimate Team” is a combination of card collecting, fantasy football, and regular gameplay. It is an improved version of what came out during playoffs for Madden ’10
- More realistic controls – Madden ’11 tackles seem much more realistic and more control is put into the control sticks rather than the buttons.
- “GameFlow” is the biggest new feature Madden ’11 which acts more like a real NFL game – You create a game plan at the start of the game for different scenarios based on the opponents weaknesses and instead of choosing a play the coach will tell you via headset which play to use and how to pull it off.
- Faster game play, when using the GameFlow system you can spend about half the time to complete a game as less time is wasted choosing between 350 plays for each down. For those that don’t like the idea of this, of course GameFlow is completely optional but it is a cool feature after you play with it for a bit.
I was a big fan of the new controls in Madden 11, the buttons obviously still do the same job but now you don’t need to rely on them as much. When I was playing my buddy I was getting destroyed by his control stick jukes and he was doing a great job of working through the seem. The Jets could quite possibly be my favorite team this year simply because they have such a powerful lineup of running backs; I was averaging near 6 yards per carry which makes it very easy to go straight down the field.
The game for whatever reason just seemed slightly more realistic than Madden ’10, the graphics are about the same but I think the ambient sounds and better tackling system was what made it feel just a little better. Every year EA changes just enough things in the game to make it so that people end up wanting the new version, and once again they have succeeded.
The Madden 11 demo allows you to play full matches but you can only do so as the Jets or the Colts. I enjoyed the demo was great but as always it just left me wanting more and made me start looking up stats for when the season starts back up in full. I want more football, more sports, and I want the new Madden game once it comes out in a couple weeks. Pre-order Madden ’11 directly from EA to avoid the lines.
Madden ’11 Release Date: August 10, 2010 – Available for PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, and Wii.
It is that time of year again, when everything on TV starts to dry up, it gets hot out, and men across the country start to get antsy. Yes, the National Football League pre-season is starting up soon, which means that Madden ’11 is going to be out soon as well too. They just released the Madden ’11 Demo for PS3, and Xbox360 last night for free in their respective online stores.
I was playing an unhealthy amount of Madden ’10 last year, and the differences between the games are pretty easy to spot. It took about 10 minutes to get used to the new announcer but other than that same great game with a few improvements.
Madden 2011 Features:
-
A new announcer for the play-by-play, Gus Johnson (well known for his March Madness coverage on CBS).
-
6 player capability instead of 4 in all previous games
-
“Ultimate Team” is a combination of card collecting, fantasy football, and regular gameplay. It is an improved version of what came out during playoffs for Madden ’10
-
More realistic controls – Madden ’11 tackles seem much more realistic and more control is put into the control sticks rather than the buttons.
-
“GameFlow” is the biggest new feature Madden ’11 which acts more like a real NFL game – You create a game plan at the start of the game for different scenarios based on the opponents weaknesses and instead of choosing a play the coach will tell you via headset which play to use and how to pull it off.
-
Faster game play, when using the GameFlow system you can spend about half the time to complete a game as less time is wasted choosing between 350 plays for each down. For those that don’t like the idea of this, of course GameFlow is completely optional but it is a cool feature after you play with it for a bit.
I was a big fan of the new controls in Madden 11, the buttons obviously still do the same job but now you don’t need to rely on them as much. When I was playing my buddy I was getting destroyed by his control stick jukes and he was doing a great job of working through the seem. The Jets could quite possibly be my favorite team this year simply because they have such a powerful lineup of running backs; I was averaging near 6 yards per carry which makes it very easy to go straight down the field.
The game for whatever reason just seemed slightly more realistic than Madden ’10, the graphics are about the same but I think the ambient sounds and better tackling system was what made it feel just a little better. Every year EA changes just enough things in the game to make it so that people end up wanting the new version, and once again they have succeeded.
The Madden 11 demo allows you to play full matches but you can only do so as the Jets or the Colts. I enjoyed the demo was great but as always it just left me wanting more and made me start looking up stats for when the season starts back up in full. I want more football, more sports, and I want the new Madden game once it comes out in a couple weeks. Pre-order your copy of Madden ’11 directly from EA to avoid the lines.
Madden ’11 Release Date: August 10, 2010 – Available for PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, and Wii.
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2 Responses to “Madden 11 Demo– Madden 2011 Review, Cover, Release Date”
I would not recomend this years Madden to anyone. They took out the individual offensence audibling and made it a whole formation audible. This is a big blow to people who love to come to the line and change one route. Play factor 5 out of 10. Sure they beefed up the side line stuff but who really cares about that. Its not the actual game play. I would say NCAA College football 2011 is a much better buy. At least they didnt kill that game yet
Ok let me first say that this is the first time I have EVER commented on any Madden game whatsoever. However after getting this game for my birthday and hearing some of the reviews I just had to say what a total disappointment this game truly is. I pretty much play franchise mode and in that mode a few things have improved. One is that the trading of players is much more difficult. If you want to trade for that particular player its going to cost you more than it used to to get him however I think that is much more realistic.
That said I agree with the above responder. Gameplay in this version of Madden has taken a step back into the dark ages of madden, more like 1998 style or something. This is the worst Madden I have ever seen since I have been buying it. I dont think it even deserves a 5 out of 10, at best a 4 if not a 3 out of 10. Horrible AI….Plays that should be stopped by defenses especially running plays go for 5-10 more yards than they should. Running backs that have no skills will still get you the first downs you want and you can basically run the ball all day. Passing seems ok if you dont want to audible or hot route a receiver, if you do then its 2-3 more steps that before….many more delay of game penalties due to trying to get what you want done.
The new kicking interface is LOUSY. the computer AI is the worst I have seen in a Madden game in years. Madden 10 was finally getting close to the old 2k5 game of yesteryear that was so good. NCAA Football 11 brought that even closer and then Madden took a GIGANTIC step back as far as realistic game play is concerned. If you want realistic game play and an interface that is not a piece of CRAP stick with the old madden 10. Madden 11 in my opinion gets a rating of 3.5 out of 10!!!!
Like the above respondent said go out and but NCAA 2011 if you want to get your football fix this year!!