EA Sports, Not in the Game: Madden 2007
Today marks the in-store debut of this year's latest itineration of the popular John Madden football series, Madden 2007. This also marks the last day you can still sell your copy of Madden 2006 for a decent price. The NFL exclusive license and engaging gameplay has become an icon to video game football and is a stapel item in dorms across national campuses.
My take on the series is that buying a copy of Madden is a lot like buying a computer: Buying a bargain basement edition that's 4 years outdated is practically pointless (in this case, severely outdated rosters) while the latest and greatest will put a massive dent in your wallet but will be good enough to last you a few years. The Madden series in the past few years has come under scrutiny for offering too little new features and updated rosters while charging around $50 per copy.
Where I think the problem is that Electronic Arts isn't offering too little, rather they have so many ideas that not all of them make it into the game. Here now, 20 content items and features that did not make it into Madden 2007:
My take on the series is that buying a copy of Madden is a lot like buying a computer: Buying a bargain basement edition that's 4 years outdated is practically pointless (in this case, severely outdated rosters) while the latest and greatest will put a massive dent in your wallet but will be good enough to last you a few years. The Madden series in the past few years has come under scrutiny for offering too little new features and updated rosters while charging around $50 per copy.
Where I think the problem is that Electronic Arts isn't offering too little, rather they have so many ideas that not all of them make it into the game. Here now, 20 content items and features that did not make it into Madden 2007:
Twenty Madden 2007 Omissions
1) Authentic ACL tearing sound effect
2) Training Camp drama simulator
3) Chad Johnson "Burn List" Fold Out Poster
4) Outback Steakhouse gift card
5) Madden 2007 Fantasy Football
6) Tommy Maddox's State Farm agency appears on the map in NFL Superstar mode
7) Carolina Panther Cheerleaders mugshot loading screen
8) Drew Rosenhaus and HBO's Arliss are unlockable NFL Superstar agents
9) John Madden will verbally call you a wuss for selecting the QB Kneel play against another human player
10) Pat Summerall drinking game using recycled audio from Madden 2001
11) Bo Jackson appears as an unlockable character, however his overall rating is so high that he is banned from tournament or season play (Tecmo Bowl, anyone?)
12) If at anytime bros greatly outnumber hoes in a dorm room, the game will stop and Madden will kick onlookers out
13) EA Sports Arena Football table diving
14) Arizona Cardinals stadium with limited features; full features would have taken up an entire disc with only two teams allowed on, both being teams Arizona can beat: San Francisco, and Arizona
15) The Hit Stick and The Truck Stick now meet The Drum Stick; Madden will eat turducken on any Thanksgiving day game played
16) Tiger Woods game engine used for field goals; You're better off going for 2, fckr
17) Recycled audio from Madden 1993
18) Keep with realism, New England beats the crap out of Mike Vanderjagt for each field goal missed
19) Kicker Jose "Smalls" Cortez may be traded with warning or prior acknowledgement
20) Frank Caliendo is actually John Madden
1) Authentic ACL tearing sound effect
2) Training Camp drama simulator
3) Chad Johnson "Burn List" Fold Out Poster
4) Outback Steakhouse gift card
5) Madden 2007 Fantasy Football
6) Tommy Maddox's State Farm agency appears on the map in NFL Superstar mode
7) Carolina Panther Cheerleaders mugshot loading screen
8) Drew Rosenhaus and HBO's Arliss are unlockable NFL Superstar agents
9) John Madden will verbally call you a wuss for selecting the QB Kneel play against another human player
10) Pat Summerall drinking game using recycled audio from Madden 2001
11) Bo Jackson appears as an unlockable character, however his overall rating is so high that he is banned from tournament or season play (Tecmo Bowl, anyone?)
12) If at anytime bros greatly outnumber hoes in a dorm room, the game will stop and Madden will kick onlookers out
13) EA Sports Arena Football table diving
14) Arizona Cardinals stadium with limited features; full features would have taken up an entire disc with only two teams allowed on, both being teams Arizona can beat: San Francisco, and Arizona
15) The Hit Stick and The Truck Stick now meet The Drum Stick; Madden will eat turducken on any Thanksgiving day game played
16) Tiger Woods game engine used for field goals; You're better off going for 2, fckr
17) Recycled audio from Madden 1993
18) Keep with realism, New England beats the crap out of Mike Vanderjagt for each field goal missed
19) Kicker Jose "Smalls" Cortez may be traded with warning or prior acknowledgement
20) Frank Caliendo is actually John Madden
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