Is Madden 09 too noob-friendly?
Catering to new players runs the risk of alienating the fanbase
Casual Player: "Without Rewind, it would take me forever to actually win a game. And Back Track let’s me know how I might want to re-play a down so I can improve my game. It’s like having my own personal Madden coach. Isn't one of those guys on that HBO recap show?"
Hardcore Guy: "Rewind isn’t so bad, especially since I can re-do that one play the game screwed me over on. Perfect season, here I come. Great update to the commentary, too."
Casual Player: "I hated when the screen didn’t show your receivers or let you know if they were covered. And better graphics make a better game, right?"
Hardcore Guy: "Even I disliked the camera, big ups on the new look for passing. I’d still buy the game even if the graphics and animations were same as last year, as long as the new rosters were accurate."
Sign up to the GamesRadar+ Newsletter
Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more
Henry Gilbert is a former GamesRadar+ Editor, having spent seven years at the site helping to navigate our readers through the PS3 and Xbox 360 generation. Henry is now following another passion of his besides video games, working as the producer and podcast cohost of the popular Talking Simpsons and What a Cartoon podcasts.
5 million people played Fallout games in a single day, with Fallout 76 alone accounting for 1 million, amid the TV show's massive success
15 days after Wii U servers were supposed to be shut down, the last surviving Splatoon player is still hanging on as the servers crumble around them
Al Pacino and The Guest star to play priests in a new exorcism horror movie based on a true story