Gamers across the country were foaming at the mouth to get their hands on the latest entry into the EA Sports’ Madden video game series, Madden 13. Originally titled John Madden Football when it launched in 1988, Madden has become a staple of the gaming community and one of the most highly anticipated releases every year.
Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick and Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice, both lifelong Madden players, sat down with USA Today to give some insight on just how realistic the game has become.
Both players raved about the playbooks, which give gamers a legit football experience without giving away teams’ actual playbooks. “I play with the Ravens because I know how (Offensive Coordinator) Cam (Cameron) uses me, and I try to use us in a similar way,” said Rice. “Every play I’ve run so far resembles our plays, just with different names.”
Unrealistic player movements and few tackle animations have been the Achilles heel of Madden for years, so much so that designers scrapped the entire game engine and introduced the Infinity Engine.
The new engine will enhance player interactions in order to create a more realistic gaming experience. This enhanced engine will result in more realistic tackles and no two plays looking the same.
While the new engine enhances the overall game play, Rice noticed some flaws with the new system. “You can actually run into your own blocker and fall,” said Rice. “I was about to break a long run in the game, and I ran into (Ravens LT) Bryant McKinnie, and I ended up yelling at him.”
Madden designer’s work tirelessly to cover each and every detail concerning their product, but unfortunately for New York Giants tackle Marcus Thomas nobody is perfect.
When Thomas went to find his player profile on Madden 13 he was shocked to see a different Marcus Thomas’ photo listed under his name. Thomas took to twitter to figure out what caused the error.
Thomas tweeted, “dear mr @EAMaddenNFL I com to you humbly sir. Can u please put the right photo of me on the madden it’s been 6years not lol maybe a giggle.”
Thomas’ tweet found its way to Madden NFL Content Producer and Rating head Donny Moore, who promised to promptly rectify the situation.
