gamecca • review
there was nothing worse than pulling off an 80 yard pass, and your opponent rewound the play while you gloated! NFL player, coach, author and commentator, John Madden, announced his retirement from professional broadcasting this year. EA Sports have assured fans of the series that the games franchise will continue despite
Reviewer’s Rating:
Hardcore < > Casual
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Madden’s retirement. Another continuation (for the trivia fans) is that the Madden Curse appears to have continued, as Troy Polamalu (Strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who features on the cover with Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals) sprained a ligament in his knee shortly before the game was released. Polamalu continues a long line of players who were injured shortly before or after appearing on the cover of one of the titles in the series. Madden 10 has really improved on the basics, which (for me) makes it more playable and keeps me interested. They’ve captured the essence of the sport, whilst making it fun and challenging for newbies to American Football. I’ve also rarely been in love with in-game music, but the EA Tiburon team has really put together such a fantastic collection of tracks from Iron Maiden, 2 Pac, Black Sabbath, Slipknot and many other great bands, it’s hard to switch the game off. g
American Football may not be huge in South Africa, but the Madden NFL 10 experience is one well worth going through. issue 4 • october 2009
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