http://kotaku.com/5233341/ea-shows-off-madden-10-for-wiis-genre+defining-art-style (article)
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2009/04/madden_wii_bodies.jpg (players)
Gallery below (all linking to the large versions by default):
- http://kotaku.com/photogallery/madden10wii/1008098540?viewSize=thumb1280x1280
- http://kotaku.com/photogallery/madden10wii/1008098535?viewSize=thumb1280x1280
- http://kotaku.com/photogallery/madden10wii/1008098545?viewSize=thumb1280x1280 (close shot of the crowd, not exactly cutouts, but I can still understand this is because trying to make the crowd look good would just be a drain that only impress graphics whores)
- http://kotaku.com/photogallery/madden10wii/1008098550?viewSize=thumb1280x1280
- http://kotaku.com/photogallery/madden10wii/1008098555?viewSize=thumb1280x1280
- http://kotaku.com/photogallery/madden10wii/1008098560?viewSize=thumb1280x1280
- http://kotaku.com/photogallery/madden10wii/1008098483?viewSize=thumb1280x1280 (real-time shadows, so there is at least that... for those who care)
- http://kotaku.com/photogallery/madden10wii/1008098488?viewSize=thumb1280x1280
EDIT: Forgot to add this to compare: http://bulk.destructoid.com/ul/130286-preview-madden-nfl-10/fitz_render01-noscale.jpg
That's the look of the HD versions, and personally, it's uncanny valley creepiness.
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