New Madden 09 pics show triumph, failure and mustaches

48 Comments by Ross Miller Apr 30th 2008 2:30AM
Filed under: Sports

Electronic Arts has unveiled an assortment of reportedly in-game Madden 09 screenshots. The snapshots include almost catching the ball, almost avoiding a tackle, almost making a tackle and other-in process moments that will make you ... what's this? Wow, we've lost our train of thought staring at this gorgeous mustache in front of our eyes. We offer no explanation for our fixation. Check out the gallery.

Gallery: Madden 09

Our alternate headlining image.

Tags: american-football, ea, electronic-arts, football, madden, madden-09, sports

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(Page 1) Reader Comments

Orionsaint: Apr 30th 2008; 2:39AM

Sweet, it looks like previous Maddens. Here's my $65 dollars EA, duh!

kevinski: Apr 30th 2008; 12:05PM

Yeah, and thank God they finally decided to include mustaches! Until this moment, I was thinking that EA would never get around to adding mustaches, since it likes to do the bare minimum with its exclusive NFL video game license and all...

spoo: Apr 30th 2008; 12:20PM

It's cool to hate on Madden.

Gbogdan: Apr 30th 2008; 1:00PM

No, it's cool to make the same game every year.

GI-Joe: Apr 30th 2008; 2:43AM

Sweet! I can't wait to buy another new roster!

Seriously though. This shit looks the fucking same as the last two years of Madden. Does anyone still happily buy the new Maddens anymore? I mean even the fans of the series have to have a second thought when they go to pay another 65 dollars.

Shmil: Apr 30th 2008; 2:47AM

Yes people still buy the games. They are called football fans. They are a strange breed. and unfortunately they are partly the reason why video games are as popular as they are today. Yet i hate them so very, very much.

Imadogg: Apr 30th 2008; 6:13AM

Seriously fuck madden. Bring back ESPN NFL 2K!

riggs: Apr 30th 2008; 8:35AM

co-sign imadogg, nfl2k5 is probably one of the best football games ive played and it was 20 bucks right.

FrankTheCrank: Apr 30th 2008; 9:31AM

Imadogg, dream on, EA just re-up'ed their exclusivity with the NFL, it's another 5 years.

EA's got it like that and you're going to like it, so pre-order your 20th copy and STFU.

kbomb1upc: Apr 30th 2008; 10:53AM

It's funny to see everyone complain about Madden but then it goes out and sells Millions of copies. I've been playing Madden since 95 and I will be the first to admit that Madden has become sort of bland, but last year I thought they did a great job (besides the whole 30 frames per second thing). But be realistic guys, there is no sports game that adds brand new features and gameplay updates and all that other crap every year. Even my favorite basketball game (NBA 2K8) has been almost the same since its days on the PS2. Everyone just gives Madden crap because it’s made by EA and it sells like hot cakes. But if anyone has been paying attention, they've added a butt load of feature last year and hopefully again this year. I still prefer college football over Madden any day, but Madden is always a fun addition. And finally, what other game with this kind of appeal has a one year development cycle...

New Madden 08 features
Weapons Icons
Hit Stick 2.0
New PlayerAnimations (i.e. Mid Air collisions and gang tackling)
New Superstar Modes
New Player Attributes
Trophy Room
Gameplay Update (i.e. blocking schemes…even though they still suck)

CGamble20: Apr 30th 2008; 12:26PM

Well, what we meant was that we want features that WEREN'T in previous gneration iterations.

Kyattsuai: Apr 30th 2008; 2:49AM

Looks like they're planning on taking that "stache" stat from Mario and Luigi. Take THAT, Backbreaker!

Chase: Apr 30th 2008; 2:53AM

Two reasons to buy Madden 2009: Cris Collinsworth and Tom Hammond.

[/horribleterriblelie]

colin: Apr 30th 2008; 3:03AM

i have an incredible urge to cut that grass ... ea, are you listening??? field mower 09, with microtransactions so you can buy the tractor attachments instead of earning them by simulating the summer season. with 4 achievements worth 250g each. pressed the a button, pressed the b button, pressed the x button, pressed the y button. the last one is a bit tricky.

Vodnik: Apr 30th 2008; 3:17AM

Madden is so FTL. It's the epitome of milkage. I dunno why anyone would buy this crap.

Raikage (LDF CRAB BATTLE!!!): Apr 30th 2008; 3:43AM

What's with all the static in the background?

Oh that's High Definition!

Orionsaint: Apr 30th 2008; 4:29AM

I hope the critics don't hold back on reviews, games like Madden and even the Gran Turismo series, need a wake up call. Enough is enough already. Releasing the same garbage every year with new rosters. Gran Turismo still has no car damage! I think we're entitled to more by now.

BIGGEN: Apr 30th 2008; 4:41AM

i don't quite understand buying it year after year either. dude on my friends list bought '06, that's all he played til '07, THAT'S all he played til '08, well, you all see the pattern. the only other game he played was the bioshock DEMO.

don't get me wrong, football season rolls around and i get all twitterpated with football excitement, so i rent madden and college football, play it for a couple weeks, then i ya know, watch the football.

matthew_neitzer: Apr 30th 2008; 6:35AM

I can't believe you just compared Gran Turismo to Madden. 8(

BTW http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/04/03/gran-turismo-5-prologue-to-get-downloadable-damage-this-fall/

Fox318: Apr 30th 2008; 8:12AM

@mat

Only took them 10 years.

matthew_neitzer: Apr 30th 2008; 8:41AM

@ fox318 (Written in a friendly tone) :D
:D :D :D
I really don't want to discuss this, because I don't care that much. However, I'll say a few things. First, at least they are doing it. Second, in order to get all those cars in the game, they have to come to agreements with the manufacturers. I don't think they would like the idea of people seeing their beautiful cars crushed. (They are weird like that) I am sure it took a lot of convincing to get this in place. And finally, everyone knows that Polyphony is made up of a bunch of perfectionists. I'm gonna leave it at that. The only reason I am saying anything is because it seems people these days get really upset about weird things, and I think that it is perhaps because they don't have all the info. :D

Vcize: Apr 30th 2008; 10:15AM

Can you play old versions of Madden online after the new versions come out?

ScottyGEE32: Apr 30th 2008; 7:14AM

Really, wouldn't DLC for roster updates be one of the best uses for DLC so far?

Ignatius: Apr 30th 2008; 8:55AM

Not if EA wants to keep making $60 at retail every year.

F1shBone: Apr 30th 2008; 7:34AM

Wow, the graphics are still awful. Didn't they pay a billion dollars for the NFL license? You think they could throw a few bucks into making the actual game.

Matt B: Apr 30th 2008; 8:46AM

meh

GRANTED: Apr 30th 2008; 8:50AM

damn there's so much hatred for madden. if you don't like it, don't buy it. why does anyone care if "EA keeps pulling this shit", if you all can see so clearly, then avoid the mistake of $65 for an updated roster. maybe they dont change a lot because (wait for it)... they still sell millions of copies without fail. and if they changed too much, it might turn off the football-hungry fanbase.

what, exactly, would all of you suggest EA "innovate" for this year's madden?

for the record the only sports game i own is winning eleven.

xFenixKnightx: Apr 30th 2008; 9:03AM

The last one I bought was 06. Still play it sometimes, I'll buy a new Madden next year when it has the Euphoria physics engine thankyou very much.

Phranctoast: Apr 30th 2008; 9:04AM

Has EA finally had enough experience with the PS3 as to not make a half assed port?

kbomb1upc: Apr 30th 2008; 3:33PM

Yes Madden will run at 60 fps on the PS3.

Paul: Apr 30th 2008; 9:35AM

Do they have a picture of Randy Moss taking a play off?

In all honesty though, I bought the 2K series yearly, because I think it played the game at a faster speed, and it was an all-around better game. This was the first year I've thought about buying Madden, but since Brett Favre's on the cover, I don't think I can.

Yes, I'm refusing to buy a game based on the athlete on the cover because he was the QB of my divisional rival.

Martin (MKWii 3737-9909-8021): Apr 30th 2008; 9:54AM

And, he's gay. Let's not forget this.

jaybird1905: Apr 30th 2008; 9:39AM

I was a loyal Madden fanboy until last year ... buying every Madden since 1995.

But for christ sake, enough is enough. DLC rosters is the best idea I've ever heard ... except EA will probably find a way to still dick consumers over. Charge more for the better players? Pay per player? I think I just got a job at EA ...

tjlenz: Apr 30th 2008; 9:44AM

Did anyone look at the shoulder? I didn't know people could bend like that. I wish more games allowed characters to bend to their full potential, all those game developers not doing what Madden does.

kbomb1upc: Apr 30th 2008; 10:27AM

Everyone cries and complain about Madden but every sports game is pretty much the same year to year. Even 2K at its best was very similar to previous verisons of the game. So don't give me this crap when everyone just want to bash Madden when the entire sports genere does the same.

zero2dash: Apr 30th 2008; 10:30AM

Fuck EA and fuck Madden.

Bring on Tecmo's update to Tecmo Bowl.

Donald: Apr 30th 2008; 11:49AM

If it doesn't have Bo Jackson engaging in surprise sex with every NFL team to the tune of 800 yards rushing, do not want.

Worst Review Ever: Apr 30th 2008; 10:35AM

What do you guys think is a better name? Molestache or Pedosmile?

oren: Apr 30th 2008; 10:49AM

very funny headline- check out thecheappop.com - they have tons of
stuff on mustaches, even a book about them!

Orionsaint: Apr 30th 2008; 12:23PM

GRANTED, it's not hate for Madden. It's hate for lazy ass companies making millions off lazy programming and the public buying into to it.

zero2dash: Apr 30th 2008; 12:43PM

Actually I hate Madden (the game of course).
I haven't liked Madden since the Genesis days.

The only post-16bit football game I've liked was the NFL2k series.

bigC24: Apr 30th 2008; 2:16PM

"It's cool to hate on Madden"

Too true. EA is adding a great amount of new features this year, so everyone has decided to just bash the graphics (Of a game that is far from finished, mind you). Grow UP people. I almost hope that EA buys Take Two so the rest of you can just shut up about the 2K series already. It's dead, it's gone, Madden was better anyway.

Squirrel3D: Apr 30th 2008; 6:11PM

But your opinion is not gonna make me buy Madden 09.

Orionsaint: Apr 30th 2008; 2:32PM

EA adds new features to Madden every year. Whoopidy Doo! When it gets down to it there's only so much you can add to a football game. In the end it's still Football, but at least give us a new game engine. Every game generation. EA builds a Madden engine and lives off that engine for 5 to 7 years. Lazyass mofos!

TreyIM: Apr 30th 2008; 2:36PM

Yea, so many of u are such dorks and drones, following what everyone else loves to do, and, in this case, hate on Madden AND EA.
I'll admit that Madden has been my primary football game ever since I could actually get Madden money together. First played the original console Madden on the Genesis but I know it's fallen off, at times. I got into NFL Gamebreaker on the PS, for a couple seasons, instead of playing Madden as much AND even dabbled in the 2K series. Admittedly, I didn't even LIKE the first 2K game but I gave it a chance and years of dev. THEN liked it, after they improved on it.
Basically, what I'm saying hear is - STOP BEING EFFING STUPID ALL THE DAMN TIME, DORKS! HA! Do your own thinking, be objective (uhh, too big of a word for u??) and stop following what your clown friends and other dummies say just to be cool, cuz your not, dork. Enjoy your day!

Vcize: Apr 30th 2008; 2:45PM

Well, at least they're giving us online leagues this year complete with stat tracking and trading.

After being a hardcore Madden fanboy from 1995-2005, then selling off the last three within a week of getting them because they were so awful I thought this was going to finally be the year where I was able to hold off altogether.

Those online leagues will probably suck me back in though, damnit.

Madden Luv biatch fuk all yall haters!: May 14th 2008; 8:36PM

madden is the shit no matter what.even if it is wit EA yall will still be going out to buy that dam game no matter how much shit you talk about it so STFU and get on your knees and give it up for madden HOES!

diddy0826: Jun 11th 2008; 11:56PM

alot of u people need to research before opening your mouths. i loved the 2K series, but madden has gotten better. Not just features but graphics. And the last 2K allpro football really sucked. it was full of glitches. they didnt even try to fix. madden comes out each year trying to work on what u guys sit on ur asses and complain about. too bad u dont have the education to acually do something about it.

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