Madden 11

[Clutch Ravens]

[quote name='BloodRaven' timestamp='1281355215' post='447039']
I've already lined up two weeks off work.. and my girlfriend is already resigned to her fate as a footnote for the next few months.
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Good to see you've got your priorities straight.

[KyKobra]

Played the demo and hated it
I don't think I'm buying it this year I'll stick with 2010.

[Milton145]

IGN gave it an 8.0

[thewarden86]

I was told I can't pick up my reserved copy until after 10pm tonight.

[thewarden86]

[quote name='Marc2k6' timestamp='1281213731' post='446317']
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[center]Now it is game time![/center]
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lol. His face is priceless! Probably the same face we all get about this time of year.

[TheRavenouseD2008]

ok I am getting mine 10 am tomarrow stupid store wont do midnight release cause the mall in york is run by penny pinching idiots . anyone know how much a used mic at eb is for the 360?

[thewarden86]

[quote name='TheRavenouseD2008' timestamp='1281394944' post='447464']
ok I am getting mine 10 am tomarrow stupid store wont do midnight release cause the mall in york is run by penny pinching idiots . anyone know how much a used mic at eb is for the 360?
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$20.00? Or that may be what a new one costs. Do they even have used?

[Clutch Ravens]

Uuuuuuurgh, 3 more days.

Living in the UK officially sucks.

[Shawn`]

Franchise mode hasn't been touched or modified.

That's when I knew I wasn't going to be spending $60 on this game.

[TheRavenouseD2008]

it hasnt been touched but the additions to the ingame make it worth it for me only having madden 2009

[RavensPunkXVX]

As far as I see it, people will always complain so from what I see and hear about the game, I just come to the conclusion not to care. I just like to get it for the updated rosters, online play/franchise, and play football with my Ravens.

3 more hours!

[RavensPunkXVX]

Overall, our team owns on this game haha. Kindle is a BEAST! I played my first preseason game against Panthers. On ALL-PRO, Ima have to step it up. Used a mix of starters/bench. I won 55 to 20, but the D was fantastic haha.
6 Sacks
1 INT - (Cary Williams haha)
5 FF - All Recovered, 2 by Kindle
3 TDS

But what excited me most was the linebackers! All of them are good on this game. I would cut right through the line, untouched.

The connection with Flacco and Boldin is great too. Overall it is a fun game, unless you wanna knit pick, but I just wanna run over people via Kindle. :]

2 things did seem like real life to me. In first quarter, Webb goes out with an injury for 7 weeks and Carr can't return kicks haha. He fumbled one, cost us a TD!

[XxSizzleXx]

I like how they are setting up the Online Team Play. They let you choose what group of players you want to run, so you could control linebackers on D and running backs on O and you can play with up to 3 people. If anyone is interested in playing some OTP just let me know as I'm pretty excited for this gameplay.

[TheRavenouseD2008]

I will be at the Galleria right at gate opening to get my copy . so the Rating by ravens fan at this point is ?

[PuRock]

Showed up to work and there is my Amazon box with Madden sitting inside. Didn't even have to go to a store. Sweet.

[theFRANCHISE]

[quote name='PuRock' timestamp='1281447021' post='447775']
Showed up to work and there is my Amazon box with Madden sitting inside. Didn't even have to go to a store. Sweet.
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I love Amazon so much.

[PuRock]

[quote name='theFRANCHISE' timestamp='1281448167' post='447781']
I love Amazon so much.
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Same here. I'm so Amazon and Google Branded.

[Clutch Ravens]

Mine's been at the "Packing" stage for the last 6 freakin' hours.

Is it humanly possible to take that long to put a Box containing Madden into another box?

[theFRANCHISE]

[quote name='Give it to Clutch Clayton' timestamp='1281449136' post='447792']
Mine's been at the "Packing" stage for the last 6 freakin' hours.

Is it humanly possible to take that long to put a Box containing Madden into another box?
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Sometimes, they don't update release-date delivery or one-day shipping info as quickly as other orders for new releases. I remember mine said it was still "In Transit" for last year's Madden when I already had the box in my hands.

[Clutch Ravens]

[quote name='theFRANCHISE' timestamp='1281449296' post='447793']
Sometimes, they don't update release-date delivery or one-day shipping info as quickly as other orders for new releases. I remember mine said it was still "In Transit" for last year's Madden when I already had the box in my hands.
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Technically it isn't release-date delivery as it isn't due out here until the 13th.

I, however, am impatient and am hoping to have it tomorrow or the 12th. It's from a site called Play.com which tends to deliver the game 1-2 days before release.

[Marc2k6]

[quote name='thewarden86' timestamp='1281394453' post='447457']
lol. His face is priceless! Probably the same face we all get about this time of year.
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Man, I wish he would let me play my Madden 11! He is a game hawk!

[BloodRaven]

Wow, exclusive previews have shown a rating drop and I'm hearing all about the rushing/tackle breaking/slider issues.

[FlaccoFlicker]

copy is on it's way home now,can't wait to pop it in

[J-man]

I went to a midnight release at Gamestop, despite feeling like poop and going out pass my curfew (shhh, dont tell my parents). Stood in line, got it, and played it for 4 straight hours. It's really fun.

My first online game was ridiculous against your average Eagles fan. I was losing two possessions in the 2 minute warning, and thanks to Anquan Boldin and Todd Heap (and the dude going for it on 4th down, what a idiot) I came back and won it with 16 seconds left.

I also like how the Madden Moments with the Ravens are usually help the Ravens win. Like beat the Colts the first time ... makes you kinda pissed though.

Other then that, step up from last year. I'll give it 9/10.

Also, is anyone else experience a lot of injuries? Or a lot of fumbles? It seems to be happening to me.

[BohBalmerOsbohs]

So, Superstar Mode and Franchise mode has been untouched. Awesome...

[theFRANCHISE]

[quote name='BohBalmerOsbohs' timestamp='1281463416' post='447887']
So, Superstar Mode and Franchise mode has been untouched. Awesome...
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That was one of my biggest deal-breakers at first, but at least they admitted early in the game's development that they were focusing on other areas of the game this year. Still not much of an excuse since other development teams have done more from year-to-year (just look at the other branch of EA Sports that did the FIFA series), but at least they were blunt this time around.

[J-man]

[quote name='BohBalmerOsbohs' timestamp='1281463416' post='447887']
So, Superstar Mode and Franchise mode has been untouched. Awesome...
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I'm going to wait to play franchise until the final roster update. But what more were you looking for?

[theFRANCHISE]

[quote name='J-man' timestamp='1281463679' post='447896']
I'm going to wait to play franchise until the final roster update. But what more were you looking for?
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I would've liked a more immersive experience. I still believe that if they had just taken NFL Head Coach and combined it with Madden, they'd have a solid franchise mode.

[BohBalmerOsbohs]

I was expecting the great Job they do to NCAA.

[theFRANCHISE]

[quote name='BohBalmerOsbohs' timestamp='1281464148' post='447902']
I was expecting the great Job they do to NCAA.
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This is the inherent flaw that EA Sports has in managing their football games, as they have maybe a 10-month overlapping development cycle for both titles on an annual basis, and their development teams share members so the workload is being stretched thin. They need to refocus and reassess their development teams, taking the guys most instrumental in the success of each franchise and keeping them there permanently. Start with the idea guys and work your way over to the programmers and all of the guys involved in the inner workings of each game.