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Sound:
1) More commentary from Pat and John (especially
for the N64 version)
2) Call out players' name and announce the score
after a scoring drive
3) End the 1st and 2nd Half with some sort of ending
comment
4) Louder crowd noise in close game situation and
even during kickoff after a TD
5) Music should play after every TD and during
kickoff
6) Bring back players taunting after a TD or after
a big play (e.g "It ain't over yet, baby!")
Feature:
1) Career stats tracking for each individual player
2) Allow created players to be used in Career Mode
3) Introduce and display "Starting Lineup" before
every game
4) A Halftime Show that include an "auto" display
of team comparison stats and show key players for the 1st Half of the game
(do the same for the Post Game Show)
5) End the 1st and 2nd Half with players running
to the entrance celebrating, taunting, ect.
6) A Post Game Show that include a quick highlight
of other games still in progess
7) Team celebrations after every TD or big play,
not just a single player celebrating.
8) Before each game, show comparison of the two
teams "current" ranking, offensively and defensively and their other "current"
season stats as well
9) Include in-game stats that compare players'
current game stats with their current season stats (...or compare players'
current game stats with their last week stats)
10) Real-time crowd noises and comments from Pat
and John during "replay" of the game
11) A better "Passing System" that include better
ball trajectory. (..receivers shouldn't stop running with the ball
coming at them and shouldn't always have to jump up to get the ball)
12) Defense "tipping passes" should be reduced.
(...not all players should have the awareness of jumping and tipping passes).
13) Gang tackle where two or more players are needed
to bring the RB down
14) Put coaches and players on the sideline to
give it a real atmosphere. (Hey, it's in the game)
15) Make players running back and forth from the
sideline during substitution (this feature is already in older versions
of Madden, why'd take it off?)
16) A "History Mode" that lets you continue and
relives history greatest games. (...a la QBC feature)
17) More better distance camera views or better
yet, a custom camera view.
18) Allow an option to access "instant replay"
without going to the main screen (...like pressing combination of buttons)
Weather Effects:
1) Dynamic weather (e.g. Sunny...then cloudy...then
rainy)
2) Water splashing when players hit the turf hard
3) Dirt or dust flying off of players' feet while
running (N64 can do this kind of special effects)
4) Ground that leave mark after a drag tackled,
ect.. (N64 can do this kind of special effects)
Miscelleneous:
1) A better scheme for "saving game." (...No
more saving it manually)
2) Show which players of your team have made it
to the Pro Bowl
3) Make the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl game a "special"
game (louder crowd noise or something...)
FOOTBALL ATMOSPHERE
There is simply not enough football atmosphere when it
comes to football video games, and even so in Madden 99. And this
is what? ..the sixth incarnation of Madden...and still we have not witnessed
a game where atmosphere dominates and can be portrayed like the real thing.
Atmosphere is an important element in Madden's game to make the game looks
and plays like the real thing. It draws you into the game even more.
Lack of atmosphere in Madden 99 really turn you off! I highly suggest
EA to focus on game atmosphere in Madden 2k since they have already created
an excellent based engine on gameplay, AI, and an excellent stats tracking
system. Here are some football atmosphere suggestions:
1) Intro of the game (...this is very important
to draw the player into the game; say something like, "Welcome to 3Com
Park, where the Niners are looking to battle the Cowboys." ...Intro should
start up with music or with the loud crowd cheering; Take NBC or
FOX intro as an example)
2) Forget about the coin toss. This is one
thing that ticks me off and really diminish the atmosphere of the game.
When the game start, a coin should appear flipping on the screen, and user
should just press the corresponding buttons to guess for "head" or "tail."
And the game should start off with a kickoff. This way, you don't
have to go to the center of the field which is really annoying. When
you're watching a real NFL game on TV, you don't see coin toss often anyway.
The game simply start off with a kickoff.
3) Starting Lineup intro (...show pictures of player
on screen and let Pat Summerall introduce them); Say something like, "Here
is the starting lineup for the 49ers...(show pictures)." "And here's
the starting lineup for the Cowboys...(show pictures)."
4) Show the player getting emotional when there
is an incomplete pass or when there's a TD, or when the defense gettin'
frustrated. (e.g. Show the QB pumping his fist when making
a TD or defender helmeting one another...or some sort of frustrating animations.)
5) After the play is dead: If a defender
is attempting a cheap shot at an offense player...show the offense player
gettin' into his face...OR when a RB running over a defender or WR caught
a 1st down pass, show them "trash talking" with some sort of animations
right in front of a defender. OR defender "trash talking" after a
BIG tackle. Also, when a pass is incomplete or when a RB has been
tackled, WR or RB shouldn't stand still and stear into the background.
This really makes them look stupid and unrealistic. Instead, what
they should do 100% of the time is, they should slowly walk back to the
huddle. Also, show player helping player up after a tackle.
6) Celebrations: When there is a TD,
there should be team celebrations, not just individual player doing his
thing. Let there be high-fives and pats on the back. Every
TD should have a celebration and "trash talking"...unless of course if
the team is really realy behind and so TD celebration is unnecessary.
Team celebrations include not just for TD, but also for sacking and intercepting
and stopping a 3rd down situation, ect..
7) Crowd noise: Crowd should be loud
in
close game situation or when the home team is winning big. When the
home team is really REALLY behind, crowd should be very quiet or even boo.
Players on the field should be able to interact with the crowd. (e.g.
when Ken Norton raise his arms urgent the crowd to get into the game, the
crowd should get VERY loud).
8) Put coaches and players or camera crew, anything
on the sideline. (...It's about time!)
9) Show players running back and forth from huddle
to sideline when there is change in the lineup.
10) Once a while, Pat Summerault should announce
the score, time remaining, wheather field goal is good or not, ect..
11) End the first half, with some sort of ending
comment by Pat. Show players heading to the locker, not back in the
huddle.
12) Pat should say something like, "Here's a comparison
stats for the 1st half of the game....(show stats popping up on screen)."
13) Show a highlight or two from other games still
in progress.
14) Pat should start the 2nd half with some sort
of comment. (e.g. "Niners are up by 3 as we begin the second
half." OR "Niners are killing the Boys in the first half."
15) GANG tackle. (e.g. two or more players
needed to bring down a RB).
16) Weather effects: Dynamic weather...sunny,
cloudy, then rainy. Let there be fog in the game to block off vision
in deep field. There should be light rain and pouring rain.
Show water spashing off of players' feet as they run or hit the turf hard.
17) Also, end the game with some sort of ending
comment. (e.g. "That's it, the 49ers had defeated the Cowboys
in a score of 35 to 10" OR "Time expired, 49ers had beaten the Cowboys"
OR "The final score, 49ers 35, the Cowboys 10"; "Until then, this
is Pat Summerault w/ John Madden saying so long from EA Sports studio!").
18) Show highlight of other games around the league
still in progress or better yet, let the users have the option of entering
and playing other games still in progress. ATMOSPHERE...ATMOSPHERE!!
Madden 99 flaws:
