Madden 07 Wii gameplay

GreyWizzard · Post by **GreyWizzard** » 30 Aug 2006 05:37 pm

Really good video, really shows how the wiimote is going to be used during play. Graphically it looks pretty good for the system.

Sonic Jam · Post by **Sonic Jam** » 30 Aug 2006 06:28 pm

I can't help but laugh everytime I see how complicated/difficult and useless the Wiimote is.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » 30 Aug 2006 06:49 pm

Well one thing I've got to say looking at him just navigating the menu's, the pointer seems pretty damn accurate and stable... kind of like a laser pointer or something.

Pat · Post by **Pat** » 30 Aug 2006 06:52 pm

Sonic Jam wrote:I can't help but laugh everytime I see how complicated/difficult and useless the Wiimote is.

Looks fine to me in Mario and Wii Airplane , but I guess I'm more optimistic about it than some. Here's hoping theres a VC version of Speedball 2 on the MegaDrive

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mech · Post by **mech** » 30 Aug 2006 06:54 pm

I've got an idea for an even better menu navigation device: a d-pad. No no, wait, a mouse!

Anyway, what Sonic_Jam said.

and Grey, it's such a blurry video, pretty tough to tell how good the graphics are.

flipswitch · Post by **flipswitch** » 30 Aug 2006 06:56 pm

I dont know about you guys, but everytime I hear him say 'Wii' I giggle :\

Ben · Post by **Ben** » 30 Aug 2006 06:59 pm

I'm sure you could probably use the dpad to navigate the menu's, what I meant is that I've felt a little skeptical still about how accurate the Wii's pointer would be considering it uses a sensor bar and it's unfamiliar tech, seeing it in action has quashed some of my fears about how accurate it is, but it's still up to each individual game as to how it's implemented ie that Steel game having preset slashes etc.

The rest of the game kind of reminded me of a strategy game from what I saw flicking through it... is this what Madden is normally like? Setting out the plays and throws and shit? I thought it was a real time action/sports game...

edit: I had another look and did see some gameplay in it, but it seems very stop-starty... not really all that appealing. I'm biased though in that sports games, especially NFL or rugby etc has never really interested me.

Good to see that the wii is nice and accurate though.

General Chaos · Post by **General Chaos** » 30 Aug 2006 07:27 pm

I can think of no reason why the samecube couldn't run EA's current Madden engine at 480p.

Candy Arse · Post by **Candy Arse** » 30 Aug 2006 07:37 pm

Looks identical to 06 on Xbox in terms of graphics, and I mean identical.

The playcalling system is fucked, just like it is on 360. If it ain't broke don't fix it retards.

As far as gameplay goes, they really didn't show much. And what they did show...well Sonic Jam said it all. Contrary to what I initially thought when the Wii controller was first shown, this is going to be an utter abortion of a game I suspect. I question whether one will be able to make pre-play adjustments with any kind of speed like you can on conventional controllers.

selfish · Post by **selfish** » 30 Aug 2006 08:43 pm

how was that complicated, difficult, or useless?
i know nothing of madden (and don't really give a shit), but really, SHOCK HORROR TRADITIONAL BUTTON HEAVY GAME CONTROLS DIFFERENTLY ON NON-TRADITONAL CONTROLLER WITH LESS BUTTONS

Candy Arse · Post by **Candy Arse** » 30 Aug 2006 09:27 pm

Well it was useless because it's taking a complex game and turning it into an unnecessary mess.

Seems you're better off buying Madden on the original Xbox since you get the same visuals with better controls.

selfish · Post by **selfish** » 30 Aug 2006 09:49 pm

yeah, probably
i don't think madden is going to be a system-seller, but maybe it'll be nice for the three americans who buy the wii and want to play some gridiron