Madden 2011 Takes Gameplay To A New Level

If you thought that EA Sports had captured the realistic feel of playing a football game, you will be taken aback by this year's new release of Madden 2011. The cover is donned by last year's Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees, just a side note. EA sports has always been a prime catalyst for realistic movements in games, but this year there are new twists.

New Kicking Meter

Xbox 360 Game 2011

In the old Madden games, it became relatively easy to make field goals, regardless of your position on the field. As long as your kicker had good length strength, you could just aim and kick. However, the makers of Madden have finally realized this and made kicking take a little more concentration. The kicking power and accuracy are both determined by the X button. So now you must press X to stop anindicator to try and attain the adequate power and precise accuracy. Doing this well requires practice. But there's more ...

New Speed and Acceleration Technique

Yes, technique is the new word. Madden 2011 is not like the previous games where simply pressing and releasing the sprint button gives you instant speed or instant deceleration. Now you have to hold the sprint button to allow your speed to increase, and releasing the button will allow your player's speed to decrease. This is important because if you try to sprint and make a tackle, you could be going too fast, and miss the tackle for being out of control. Also if you are running the football, you want to anticipate when the hole will open up, so sometimes running without pressing the sprint button is the best options.In the previous two games it was less of an issue if you sprinted all the time. This changes with Madden 2011.

New Method for Pre-Snap Audibles

Out of all of the improvements, this one was hardest to grasp. Since the birth of the PS3 and XBox 360, Madden's pre-snap adjustments have been the same buttons. Now there is a new style for adjusting, and you have to use the directional buttons. This takes some getting used to, but after playing for a few weeks, I have actually noticed that I am able to adjust even quicker than the previous Maddens. That being said, if you want to get good at pre-snap adjustments, it will take a little bit of practice.

Madden 2011 Takes Gameplay To A New Level