Saturday, August 30, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Watch Out Favre!
It looks like EA has decided to find another loop hole with their Madden cover athlete. Apparently finding retiring Pro Footballers did not help, now they are turning to co-host of the Start Button News podcast Kyle Fulton.
Roster updates will be showing up on the 360 and ps3 shortly...
Monday, August 18, 2008
Madden 2009 Review
This is year twenty for the Madden franchise, and while many people consider each new edition as just a $60 roster update, this game is more than just a roster update.
Now there was a big to-do about the cover athlete Brett Favre, and if you listen to the podcast you should be up to date with the latest on him. Since he was traded to the New York Jets, this prompted EA to create a new cover with Favre in a Jets uniform available for you to download an print off.
Now one of the new "features" to this year's edition is the ability to rewind. Basically this gives you a do over, and in single player having it once is alright, but having it as unlimited has proven to be not only cheap, but also the only way the Lions can make it to the Super Bowl. Now if you happen to be playing against a friend...TURN IT OFF BEFORE YOU START!!!! This is the worst feature to be allowed in multi-player. I can force a fumble or an INT but with a tap of the button it brings the play back for a do over. After the second game of trying this feature, my friend and I agreeded to no use this ever again in multiplayer.
The graphics look great, there is always a improvement over the previous year's installment. However, and this is nitpicking on my part, but at the begining of the game when they show the stadium that the game is going to be played. Now being from Detroit, I know the area around Ford Field. I am really dissapointed on how horrible the stadium look and the fact that they have the wrong building in the skyline. More so that they have the buildings in the wrong locations.
This is a nice an full game, but it gets old kinda quick. Maybe Madden 2010 will be better... but without having any compition, I have my doubts.
7 out of 10
Now there was a big to-do about the cover athlete Brett Favre, and if you listen to the podcast you should be up to date with the latest on him. Since he was traded to the New York Jets, this prompted EA to create a new cover with Favre in a Jets uniform available for you to download an print off.
Now one of the new "features" to this year's edition is the ability to rewind. Basically this gives you a do over, and in single player having it once is alright, but having it as unlimited has proven to be not only cheap, but also the only way the Lions can make it to the Super Bowl. Now if you happen to be playing against a friend...TURN IT OFF BEFORE YOU START!!!! This is the worst feature to be allowed in multi-player. I can force a fumble or an INT but with a tap of the button it brings the play back for a do over. After the second game of trying this feature, my friend and I agreeded to no use this ever again in multiplayer.
The graphics look great, there is always a improvement over the previous year's installment. However, and this is nitpicking on my part, but at the begining of the game when they show the stadium that the game is going to be played. Now being from Detroit, I know the area around Ford Field. I am really dissapointed on how horrible the stadium look and the fact that they have the wrong building in the skyline. More so that they have the buildings in the wrong locations.
This is a nice an full game, but it gets old kinda quick. Maybe Madden 2010 will be better... but without having any compition, I have my doubts.
7 out of 10
Saturday, August 02, 2008
*yawn* Is it time to come back?
This is the first blog post in over a year, and what a year it has been. Kyle and Porter both bought PS3's. I myself found my 360 starting to go on the blink. I have also graduated college, which is most of the reason there has been so little content coming from the Start Button Crew.
But dry your eyes mate! New material is here. Already we have two audio podcasts and more just waiting to be recorded. Go check them out one of two ways
1. http://startbuttonnews.podomatic.com
2. Go to the iTunes store, and search for "Start Button News"
Go do it now.... We will wait for you!
--Keith Dotson
But dry your eyes mate! New material is here. Already we have two audio podcasts and more just waiting to be recorded. Go check them out one of two ways
1. http://startbuttonnews.podomatic.com
2. Go to the iTunes store, and search for "Start Button News"
Go do it now.... We will wait for you!
--Keith Dotson
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