Likewise, the controls to kick a field goal have also changed. Usable blockers include fullbacks, tight ends and even offensive linemen. This is a very innovative implementation and if you've got a good blocker, you can pick up some major gains. But much as we’d like to run the whole show, at some point we always have to make our peace with the machine.You can now use the blocker to create the path that you want then, by pressing the circle button again, you can switch back to runner.
So consider this the hidden philosophy lesson of Madden 07: The computer isn’t as smart as we are - never was, never will be. The design of sports games is all about managing the tension between those incompatible roles. You’re trying to experience the fun of being the person in charge while simultaneously being the hero who gracefully executes the perfect play.
It’s the paradox inherent in all team-sports video games: you play an unruly combination of the coach and the athletes. If you can take control of three guys on the field, you begin to wonder: wouldn’t it be even better to control four? Or five? At what point would the complexity overwhelm you? Even the most jittery, A.D.D.-addled 14-year-old couldn’t micromanage all 11 players at the same time. Granted, the game is a bit more hectic: switching back and forth between three players, during plays that last barely a few seconds, requires some frenetic multitasking. In an instant, your running game becomes a powerful, flexible tool.Īnd sure enough, when I tried out a test copy of Madden 07, passing was just as easy, but I had far more success with running plays than ever before. As soon as you make your hit - presto - you can change back into the ball carrier. Now when the ball is snapped you can change into an offensive lineman and try to blow a hole through the defense. Normally in Madden, you begin play as the quarterback, and as soon as the ball is passed or handed off you can automatically take control of the running back or receiver. In Madden 07, there’s an intriguing solution: For the first time, you can play as someone other than the ball carrier.
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