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steven787 on 12 August 2007
jlauro said:
Of course it has at least a 9. EA has an embargo on any reviews that isn't greater then 8.9 overall for Madden 08. (They can't stop from having lower reviews, but they just can't be published until the game is released...)

It's not really an embargo, it's them saying something like: "If you put up a review before it comes out that is below 90, we won't give you any press privelages anymore."



I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.

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naznatips on 12 August 2007
Legend11 said:
hunter_alien said:
I wonder what rating will the PS3 version get , especially because its just a 360 port :(

Who told you it was a 360 port? It's not, each game was built on each platform from the ground up.


Yep, this is true.  360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS, and PSP were all made individually from the ground up.  There are NO PORTS at all this time.  



endimion on 12 August 2007

so does it mean PS3 sucks ???? lol just kidding :) hey after all it's the MS section we can tease a little :P



sinha on 12 August 2007

I found the only review for the Wii version so far on Metacritic (80 from Gamedaily) to be quite revealing:

"Buy it because you crave a more interactive experience as well as modes that you can't find in the other versions. With 22 mini games, trivia and fun controls..."

Finally, something for all the Wii owners who have been waiting for more mini-games!

To make each version unique to the console, the 360 game should only be playable from a first person perspective, and the PS3 version should be delayed until November.

 



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Sqrl on 13 August 2007
sinha said:

I found the only review for the Wii version so far on Metacritic (80 from Gamedaily) to be quite revealing:

"Buy it because you crave a more interactive experience as well as modes that you can't find in the other versions. With 22 mini games, trivia and fun controls..."

Finally, something for all the Wii owners who have been waiting for more mini-games!

To make each version unique to the console, the 360 game should only be playable from a first person perspective, and the PS3 version should be delayed until November.

 


 Actually some of the minigames in madden are the best reasons to buy it. 



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Dodece on 13 August 2007

Personally I never have and never will trust Madden reviews. The series gets all sorts of special treatment by the press. For instance if any other game developer were to salvage ninety percent of the previous game in a series, and drop in ten percent new material. Well that developer would be throttled by the press. However EA gets away with it.

The question isn't whether the game is good or not. I expect the game to be as good or better then the last game in the series. After all it isn't like there are going to be some radical alterations. The question is whether the new game is that much better that I should spend twice the money to pay for it. I always think reviewers should go with that system.

When you think about it there are always two Madden games on the shelves. The one that is half the price it was last year, and the new one coming out that has driven down the price. So you have a choice, buy the new expensive Madden, or save your money buy last years Madden. Madden should only be rated against Madden. Obviously lazy methodology will never be punished anyway. When you do it like that you at least force EA to strive with each new game in the series.



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HappySqurriel on 13 August 2007
Dodece said:
Personally I never have and never will trust Madden reviews. The series gets all sorts of special treatment by the press. For instance if any other game developer were to salvage ninety percent of the previous game in a series, and drop in ten percent new material. Well that developer would be throttled by the press. However EA gets away with it.

The question isn't whether the game is good or not. I expect the game to be as good or better then the last game in the series. After all it isn't like there are going to be some radical alterations. The question is whether the new game is that much better that I should spend twice the money to pay for it. I always think reviewers should go with that system.

When you think about it there are always two Madden games on the shelves. The one that is half the price it was last year, and the new one coming out that has driven down the price. So you have a choice, buy the new expensive Madden, or save your money buy last years Madden. Madden should only be rated against Madden. Obviously lazy methodology will never be punished anyway. When you do it like that you at least force EA to strive with each new game in the series.

I'm not sure that is entirely true ...

Sports games, racing games and fighting games are built off of incremental improvements and the fan base seems to be thrilled by that; very rarely does a game in these genres do anything revolutionary yet they also never seem to get punished for it. From a gameplay perspective, Shooters, RPGs and Real time strategy games are all just clones of copies of original games from years past and rarely add much in new gameplay.

There only genres I see that change dramatically between sequels and across series are platformers and adventure games



DonWii on 13 August 2007
sinha said:

I found the only review for the Wii version so far on Metacritic (80 from Gamedaily) to be quite revealing:

"Buy it because you crave a more interactive experience as well as modes that you can't find in the other versions. With 22 mini games, trivia and fun controls..."

Finally, something for all the Wii owners who have been waiting for more mini-games!

To make each version unique to the console, the 360 game should only be playable from a first person perspective, and the PS3 version should be delayed until November.

 


I don't mind mini games on the side...

Good humor, though.