Calling plays is any good team's lifeblood in pro football. That's why in Madden NFL 09 (Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, DS, PC, PS3), EA Sports made sure that this year's interface would get a revamp to take it into the thick of things in the next-gen console era. New technologies have been integrated with some old-school elements for more convenient and accurate field control. Details after the jump.
Football is heading into its new season and EA Sports' Madden NFL 09 (Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, DS, PC, PS3) is looking good in its dash to its August 12th launch. Over at the game's official blog, Daniel Castorani posted a cool read on what's in store for this year's edition in terms of features. We were pleased to know that Play Call was on top of the devs' priorities.
We all know how vital calling plays is to this sport, and Castorani said they aimed at no less than the stars when it came to what they wanted for the game. Hurdling technical and creative barriers, the following objectives were met in the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions:
- Make it look totally different- a Next Gen feel
- Use Picture-in-Picture technology to provide On-Demand Content
- Give hardcore players more options including Substitutions
- Provide simpler play calling for less experienced users
- No More Pausing! Integrate pause menu options
- Improve the Bluff System (hiding plays)
- Provide Shortcuts to commonly used functions such as Replay and "Challenge Play"
- Incorporate Instant Replay
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Via Madden 09 blog