Update: Official confirmation.
Update: Official confirmation.
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Posted: Apr 24th 2008 8:29PM (Unverified) said
Yeah, 2K really was the shit on Dreamcast. The gameplay was TIGHT. It's a shame they got squeezed out by EA. Weren't they selling it for $19.99?
Never buying Madden again (not too difficult, I'm not a huge football junkie), nor any EA sports games. They are a pit of mediocrity.
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Never buying Madden again (not too difficult, I'm not a huge football junkie), nor any EA sports games. They are a pit of mediocrity.
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 3:59PM (Unverified) said
If he does come back, he is absolutely assured in getting a debilitating injury.
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Posted: Apr 24th 2008 4:39PM (Unverified) said
They could put goatse on the cover and sell a bajillion copies.
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Posted: Apr 24th 2008 5:14PM (Unverified) said
"They could put goatse on the cover and sell a bajillion copies".
I wonder if that would grant it a M for mature.If they put Goatse in the cover they should also place a Stadium shaped like Goatse but they proably charge for it and people would still buy it.
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I wonder if that would grant it a M for mature.If they put Goatse in the cover they should also place a Stadium shaped like Goatse but they proably charge for it and people would still buy it.
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 5:29PM 343 Guilty Fart said
Why don't they just put John Madden eating a cheeseburger??
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Posted: Apr 24th 2008 5:37PM guttertalk said
Well, if they're going to put Favre on the cover, we can look forward to Y.A. Tittle, Sammy Baugh, and Bobby Lane. None of them have to worry about a curse.
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Posted: Apr 24th 2008 4:02PM (Unverified) said
He still may not dodge the curse. It could come out that he bet on football or drug possesion and he's kicked outta the hall of fame.
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Posted: Apr 24th 2008 5:24PM (Unverified) said
Of which he isn't yet a part of...but I got the joke.
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Posted: Apr 24th 2008 4:09PM vidguy said
I bumped that game from my Tivo to DVD the next day. The Pack played like crap against the Giants, but the Seahawks game was truly one to remember. Coming from behind, in the snow at Lambeau, crazy passes and plays... that game will be known throughout football history.
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 10:47AM GewurztraminerX said
@ Mr. Kahn -
I agree yet have mixed feelings about that as I'm a Giants AND Packers fan. As satisfying as it was to see the Giants come back and beat the Patriots so soon after their loss to them, it would have been even better to see Favre come out with another Superbowl win. Especially since it turned out to be his last season :(
But hey, Favre on the cover? Perhaps i'll actually buy a Madden game?
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I agree yet have mixed feelings about that as I'm a Giants AND Packers fan. As satisfying as it was to see the Giants come back and beat the Patriots so soon after their loss to them, it would have been even better to see Favre come out with another Superbowl win. Especially since it turned out to be his last season :(
But hey, Favre on the cover? Perhaps i'll actually buy a Madden game?
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 4:07PM vidguy said
Well, last I heard Favre hadn't officially done all of the paperwork to get out of his contracts with the Packers, so he's not retired yet. The Packers need to make a clean break from him in order to build the franchise around its new stars, but I see a long road of product endorsements, TV spots, and some guest commentating in Favre's future.
I wonder at the wisdom of this though. Favre is certainly a well-known player and deserves the HOF, but does he really sit well with the Madden crowd nowadays? But Nato's probably right, the cover athlete doesn't really matter anyhow.
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I wonder at the wisdom of this though. Favre is certainly a well-known player and deserves the HOF, but does he really sit well with the Madden crowd nowadays? But Nato's probably right, the cover athlete doesn't really matter anyhow.
Posted: Apr 28th 2008 11:49AM vidguy said
@Anthony,
Easy: Vikings. They've been floundering lately so they aren't a huge threat and I like a lot of their players, especially Adrian Peterson. My roommate's a Bears fan and I never heard the end of it from the Packers-Bears games this season. Getting a die-hard Packers fan to say anything nice about the Bears is probably as hard as getting the poster of Brett Favre off of John Madden's bedroom wall.
It's going to be hell living in Chicago next year.
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Easy: Vikings. They've been floundering lately so they aren't a huge threat and I like a lot of their players, especially Adrian Peterson. My roommate's a Bears fan and I never heard the end of it from the Packers-Bears games this season. Getting a die-hard Packers fan to say anything nice about the Bears is probably as hard as getting the poster of Brett Favre off of John Madden's bedroom wall.
It's going to be hell living in Chicago next year.
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 4:14PM Danny51990 said
wow i was almost certain that adrian peterson(from the vikings not the bears) was going to be on the cover
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Posted: Apr 24th 2008 4:27PM DonaldMick said
They learned their lesson after Vince Young, no more rookies.
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Posted: Apr 24th 2008 4:23PM The Fuzz 53 said
I guarantee he falls off his tractor or wrecks his truck sometime in the next year.
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Posted: Apr 24th 2008 5:12PM (Unverified) said
Only one man is going to break the curse, and that man is FARVE.
4AW.
Now I have a good reason to buy this year's edition.
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4AW.
Now I have a good reason to buy this year's edition.
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 5:47PM (Unverified) said
Old, prone to mistakes, over-rated, and gushed over by the media.
Perfect!
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Perfect!
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 5:48PM (Unverified) said
At least this will show whether the curse is against the player or the team. If the Pack bomb out this year, we'll know why.
Shoulda put a Dolphin on the cover - hell, we need another #1 pick just to get back on our feet...
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Shoulda put a Dolphin on the cover - hell, we need another #1 pick just to get back on our feet...
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 9:52PM mr nimblewick said
I think were doomed to bomb by the "brett favre is retiring" curse.
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Posted: Apr 24th 2008 6:03PM CynicalStrike said
Screw the cover, what dumb gameplay gimmicks and blatant product placement are we gonna get this year? Maybe a mini-game before each quarter where you have to feed your players as many Whoppers as you can to max out their stamina? ESPN NFL 2K5 is still the best football game out, sucks EA has the NFL license till 2015 or whatever.
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Posted: Apr 24th 2008 6:26PM Johnny Socko said
"But what about Brett Favvv...re...?"
Best line in that movie.
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Best line in that movie.
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 7:42PM (Unverified) said
If the pack do badly this year, it'll be the curse of "Jeff Tedford" on Aaron Rodgers.
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 12:46AM (Unverified) said
yup... just watched it.. cool. He deserves it.
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 11:48AM (Unverified) said
John Madden has had a man crush on Farve for the past ten years--that's the reason why he's finally on the cover.
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Posted: Apr 25th 2008 10:02PM (Unverified) said
Man, I haven't seen so many whiners since I attended a meeting of the democratically controlled senate.
Why is Madden #1? Because it is easy to learn, easy to play, people who don't understand football can play it, and the graphics aren't horrible.
If you whiners don't like Madden, why did you come here? Oh yeah, whiners will whine on any forum they can get the chance. Go away, play your other games and leave the fun one alone.
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Why is Madden #1? Because it is easy to learn, easy to play, people who don't understand football can play it, and the graphics aren't horrible.
If you whiners don't like Madden, why did you come here? Oh yeah, whiners will whine on any forum they can get the chance. Go away, play your other games and leave the fun one alone.
Posted: Apr 28th 2008 8:23PM (Unverified) said
This goes out to the people behind madden. Please someboby put the players tattoo back in the game. that would make the game feel more real. Please lookin that, im out peace
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