I got Madden '09 at the midnight launch; it's ALMOST a perfect game of football as far as pace, intensity, etc. The running game is very responsive, run defense and tackling are tight, call your shots mode is friggin' awesome, and the game really makes you play proper formations to avoid getting burnt.
That being said, I still grudgingly took it back because I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO CONSISTENTLY MANUAL CATCH!!! Oh, that, and if I call the right defense to stop the deep ball, I can't manually swat without KNOCKIN' THE HOLY MESS out of the receiver. Is there ANY way to consistently perform these actions? This was not an issue in 08 OR 07. What gives??? I got sick of calling the perfect pass play, throwing it to the open receiver, and watching it either bounce of tha idiot's head or get picked because he wouldn't respond. I also couldn't stand stopping the opposition on 3rd down, calling the appropriate pass defense, trying to swat and watching helplessly as tha jackass tried to kill the receiver.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. I would be willing to get 09 again if I knew it was actually possible to manually control the receivers and defensive backs. As it is right now, it's the equivalent of saying, "oh, the triangle button will only work right SOME of the time when you push it." That kind of unresponsiveness is unHEARD of on the average controller, and unACCEPTABLE in a game where execution is key. It should not be overlooked just because it's on the Wii.
Could somebody please give me some feedback; hopefully some good news???|||if your close enough to user swat it just go up for the pick it usually works for me. And as for catching you just got to have good timing|||So it's not possible to swat deep? I got it to work a few times, but it seemed pretty random. As far as manual catch, I practiced in both practice mode and tutorial until I damned-near got carpal tunnel syndrome. I'd say i could get it to work about 70% of the time; and even then it seemed that the game was adapting to my motions, like some twisted type of immune system. I would do the EXACT same motion that worked 8-9 times before, and then nothing. These are things that should not even be left up to chance, and I know EA can DO it, because it worked in 07 and 08. Why would they change something that worked so well previously???|||it's all timing.|||So you're saying there's a way to time manual swats and catches CONSISTENTLY???? If so, please enlighten me. I've been practicing the timing for a solid WEEK, and it's not my controllers. The game registers the motions differently at different times. Can anybody catch/swat 100% of the time with the EXACT same motion??? Most of the people I've played let the computer do it, but I can't accept not being able to control the receivers/defenders. I SO wanted to keep Madden(ing) 09, but this situation is a deal-breaker. Am I the only one that's noticed this????
Also, I've noticed a glitch with the challenges: If one team turns the ball over and it gets reversed, they get stuck with defensive audibles until (I believe) a touchdown or the end of the period. This has happened to me consistently. Anyone else experienced it?|||defense is timing always be a safety much easier. offense you need to have the edge on the inside corner by looping tight and late and dont overrun it. If its you and the safety in a cover 2 zone you need to loop around to the inside and you will jump and catch. my favorite mind game is looping the other way if they also manual and it works wonders. Play me and you'll see plenty of chesey crap like this|||that loopy thing doesn';t work with me GB. is that why you stopped playing me. or was it because i know how to stop all three plays that you know how to run?|||I'm not talkin' about strategy or runnin' routes. I have no problem getting open. It's the actual motion control to catch and swat. I'm not buyin' the timing theory; the game just has poor recognition in these areas. I get open on offense, perform the motion that the game previously recognized as correct, and the ball bounces off my friggin' head or gets intercepted. I worked it up to recognizing my motions about 70% of the time, but that's a big 30% of busted plays after workin' hard to spring my receivers. Sometimes ya only get one shot to go deep or medium, and this is provin to be very unreliable.
Same thing wit' pass d. Ya only get one chance to stop somebody on 3rd and long; and I call the perfect play for the situation, the qb throws it, and I swat because I don't wanna risk blowin tha interception, and BOOM!!!! Big hit for no good reason, def pass interference, and messed up field position to top it off. Friggin' ridiculous. 08 was responsive, 07 was damn-near perfect (kicking was the only thing that needed work); IF IT AIN'T BROKE, WHY BREAK IT????
So again, I'm asking: Am I missing something???? Is there some magical thing I'm not doin' to properly catch and play the ball on defense? Or do we just fall prey to lazy programming this time around?
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