Madden NFL 09 to add 'Real Football Intelligence', online leagues, holodeck
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Apr 26th 2008 at 8:30PM }
Some of the features highlighted include the Real Football Intelligence system, which tracks your skill as a player and provides helpful (and aggravating, we imagine) feedback, the induction of Tom Hammond and Cris Collinsworth as the new play-by-play and color commentators, and online, 32-man leagues (complete with trading, drafting, and flexible scheduling). We can only hope they'll include even more lunatic outbursts from the series ham-hearted, titular announcer.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Limezor @ Apr 26th 2008 8:38PM
Endorphin please.
Also, stop making the games so damn boring.
tmacairjordan87 @ Apr 26th 2008 8:39PM
I second that. Add euphoria or GTFO EA.
Brian Fantana @ Apr 26th 2008 10:06PM
They really do need to add Euphoria. And they said they've made huge leaps in terms of graphics. Really? Only difference I see in the new screens is that Brett Favre actually looks like a quarterback and not a tight end.
robothouse @ Apr 26th 2008 8:38PM
Don't they try to sell us on new "awesome" features every year and doesn't it always turn out to be an utter disappointment?
Matt B @ Apr 26th 2008 8:54PM
I can't stand chris "I was the best football player ever you are lucky to be in the same room as me" collinsworth. NO SALE!!!
I've been in Madden online football leagues for years, no thanks to EA. Us football junkies do it our own way.
http://www.twr-football.com
We are in our 13th season.
Matt B @ Apr 26th 2008 8:56PM
"Madden NFL 09 to add 'Real Football Intelligence"
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Bigfoot @ Apr 26th 2008 9:34PM
I wish NFL Blitz would come back. :(
a.j. @ Apr 26th 2008 9:57PM
means...3 new animations and the same drop back 60 yards, run around in circles, throw 80 yard touchdown pass gameplay online. pass.
deddyluger @ Apr 26th 2008 9:57PM
Like the leagues, hate the announcers. Why the hell cant they just get Madden to do the commentary.
Hardcore @ Apr 26th 2008 10:27PM
Umm...have you heard Madden do commentary? Not a pretty picture.
Keiichi @ Apr 27th 2008 10:21AM
Hearing that, HC. I've always thought he sounds like Garfield. If he ever asks Al Michaels to go get some lasagna - warning...
PSN: KillaKornbread (the shirt is a lie!) @ Apr 26th 2008 9:58PM
whatever. i still wont buy it. the games are always too glitchy for me. plus the fact that i suck at it doesnt help the cause either lol.
its weird though, i love watching football, i love (and was pretty damn good at) playing football, but i cant for the life of me grasp playing Madden. i can usually hang and keep it close til around the third quarter and then i get spanked. only one i was really good at was 07 on Wii and thats just cause there was no defense to speak of and i could hit a deep corner route to T.O. every possession for almost a guaranteed score.
theturtle363 @ Apr 26th 2008 10:54PM
Football intelligence? So what is that like a third of regular game intelligence? HI YO!
Squirrel3D @ Apr 26th 2008 11:10PM
*yawn*
Looks like NFL2K5 and APF2K8 will contuine to be played for another year. Sorry EA.
BigD145 @ Apr 27th 2008 12:24AM
*sneeze*cough*hiccup*
LaughingTarget @ Apr 27th 2008 12:41AM
Real Football Intelligence - Madden 09 is now capable of passing pre-school.
Brett from Atlanta @ Apr 27th 2008 1:40AM
I will remain cautiously optimistic instead of flaming madden like these other people here. I am a huge football fan, an if they can fix the problems with the franchise, then they could have the most solid sports game out there. The only things wrong with 08 IMO' was the constant fumbling, the stupid penalties and the awful ea sports radio announcing. 08 would have been a great game other than that. So I will be the first to say that I am excited about 09, besides, with it being and anniversary edition, they're kind obligated to put effort into it. The rest f you guys, who probably don't play the game and never will, stop commenting on here, because your wasting your time, and mine.
RastamanD @ Apr 27th 2008 10:22PM
"with it being and anniversary edition, they're kind obligated to put effort into it."
Now shouldn't that be done...every year.
really though madden has been terrible the last few years and the fact that there is no competition makes it worse. whats pushing them to make it better?
Michael K. @ Apr 27th 2008 9:45AM
"real football intelligence"? isn't that an oxymoron?
Keiichi @ Apr 27th 2008 10:22AM
Right up there with Microsoft Works...
scooterge558 @ Apr 27th 2008 11:48AM
WTF!!!! Madden Football but let's have two other people calling the game and adding the color commentary, why have Madden do it? C'mon get back to the way it should be with Madden doing color and analysis and Michaels calling the game, we're stuck with this game, we should have it the way we want it, not the way the producers want it.
Boilerbuzz @ May 12th 2008 12:59PM
Come on now folks. Be nice. You all know you're just waiting for the release date to finally break down and buy the game anyway.
For me, I haven't bought Madden since I was given a choice. When the actually FIX Madden and make it fun to do something other than chuck it downfield, then I'll care about anything they say.
And what is this new buzzword? Are the FINALLY copying VIP?
Edwin @ May 12th 2008 3:46PM
I have been waiting for this feature for years now. Ever since I first started playing Madden online in 2003, I have been itching for the implementation of online leagues in the Madden NFL franchise.
I am an online fiend. Ever since I was exposed to online play, I dont even touch the Franchise or Owner modes.
Anyone can master and beat the computer, but you cant beat every live Maddenite thats out there and thats what makes Madden's online play so exciting. Cant wait!
josh @ May 30th 2008 3:57PM
Madden was already one of the toughest games on the market, now they add "football intelligence" that has been there for years .. sheesh. Perhaps now I'll be able to beat my son who lives for this game.
Stats of last year's game were off when compared to actual numbers. Check if this years are closer to accurate.
http://nfl-player.info/download/