Giving you a multitude of options whichever gameplay mode you're in, the only thing difficult about learning this game is adjusting to the wealth of controls.
Whether you're running past your opponent's defense, or setting up a pass, there's a lot to learn for the novice player. Football title fans should have no problem picking up the new edition. Outside of the football game itself, you'll see the same wealth of options that was offered in NCAA Football '07 , this time meant for big time NFL gameplay training. They'e even put in a mode similar to the Create-A-Legend mode from NCAA, where you're trying to train a player up to become a first round draft pick, and then become a fantastic professional player.
The presentation in this game is top notch, although it is still a bit early to see what a system like the Xbox could really do.
Of course, this is a sports title, so you wouldn' normally expect it to really push the pixel boundaries, but eh, you never know. Especially after that mediocre basketball game we saw last year.
It provides a strong primary gameplay mode, something that's complex and yet easy to get into, while still rounding out the game with enjoyable minigames. I liked it, maybe you will too. Talk about power of the people after several gaming journalists and fans bel lyached about next-gen Madden lacking again! Browse games Game Portals. This may sound like a really small insignificant tweak, but when you've got 11 defenders after your HB, the distance in which animations are executed can make a huge difference - anyone who plays NCAA on the consoles will know this first hand as that game creates a sense of "big play on any play" due to the fact animations are only executed when players get very close, creating more open room, therefore producing more big plays.
What this does is it helps separate the Reggie Bush's from the Kevin Barlow's, particularly when coupled with the Highlight stick. Don't fret though, it doesn't really make ball movement easier as defenders move more freely and fluently also. What it basically does is it separates the playmakers from the regulars on both sides of the ball with a bit more consistency than before, giving players with exceptional ability more room to showcase it.
As usual, we also see a bunch of new animations for 07 but this year it seems EA went further than the norm as there really are a lot of new tackles, catches and jukes. Outside of the cool "get skinny" situational juke animations, the most impressive of these new animations are definitely the new tackles, which seem to mainly be a collection of realistic feeling wrap-up tackles, as well as a few dynamic "tap the button now to break this tackle" type tackles.
However, despite the impressive and superior tackling system which featured years ago in the now dead ESPN NFL 2K series, EA have still failed to introduce any real gang tackling to the Madden series, but it has got to be coming up on their list soon, right?
When it comes to the graphics, Madden 07 PC is still a mixed bag. While the grass doesn't have any actual 3D effects going on like in the version, it still looks great. Outside of this, the lighting has been tweaked, as players and stadiums appear slightly darker with more vibrance. To cap it off, it seems HeadGateStudios have done a good job optimizing the code in 07 PC - I would think even lesser gaming PC's will play 07 PC quite nicely with max or close to max visual settings.
However, this year the keyboard and mouse controls have been revamped, by using the 'WASD' system of movement, and holding down the shift key to simulate the right analog stick. If you ask me though, anyone wanting to play in 'Classic' mode and not 'Coach' mode with a keyboard and mouse would have to be nuts, as 07 features native support for quite a few nice controllers, including Microsoft's USB Xbox controller. You'll need a wired one for this until MS release wireless PC controller support anyway , but it is well worth it.
Not only is this, in my opinion, the best controller out there, but the actual "A", "B" etc icons show up in Madden 07 PC in the game, so it feels like you're playing an Xbox in this regard. You'll never have to learn which is button 1 and which is button 8 on unlabelled PC controllers again. The future of Madden on the PC is up in the air. Or do they let HeadGateStudios keep the current game and introduce the next generation content at their own pace?
After all, does the PC really need a new engine, why can't they just tweak and add the new stuff to the current DX9 engine? In any case, that's looking down the track, what happens in the future has little to do with 07 PC, which I can happily say is the best Madden PC yet.
It's not without its problems but it is good to see EA outsource a new proven PC team in HeadGateStudios to do the behind the scenes work as the game was in dire need of some attention behind the scenes. Features PC fans have been requesting for years have arrived, making 07 PC a very well rounded game.
In fact the array of small features and enhancements, particularly in the actual gameplay, have really summed up to create a very playable game. It's a shame it has taken EA so long to finally give the PC gamers something to be excited over, but hopefully 07 is a sign EA are becoming a little more serious about their PC audience. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses.
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