Madden 07 Reviews & General Discussion

There current gen may have more features but looks really dated after playing next gen for a few days. The superstar mode is suprisingly a lot of fun so far for those who haven't tried it.
 
I was on the fence about buying this game, but now I defnitely won't be picking it up after all of these complaints. You would think after 15+ years of making this game they could make a super high quality game, but no, they didn't.

I love exclusive licenses! Madden wasn't that great when 2k games were coming out, and judging by the last two years they're just getting worse.

I suppose I'll see how Saint's Row turns out for my 360 fix. I want to thank you guys for all the comments which have persuaded me not to buy this piece of shit.
 
Yes, you can challenge plays and I would disagree with anyone who thinks this game is garbage but everyone is entitled to their opinion of course. To each his own. It's not the greatest game ever but it is a solid, entertaining game of football. I'm having a blast with it so far.

Sweet sig gofishn, did you make that? Where did you get it and is there one for the Heat?
 
Then again there are those group of people who are busy enjoying the game not leaving any time to post how much they enjoy this game. I'd be one of those.
 
[quote name='gofishn']You can challenge plays in the 360 version.[/QUOTE]
He couldnt do it online. Thats what i was talking about. Maybe on the single games you can. Or maybe he just didnt find it.
 
[quote name='Pratt75']
Sweet sig gofishn, did you make that? Where did you get it and is there one for the Heat?[/quote]

yea that is nice.. have they released the dolphins theme on the marketplace yet?
 
For the 360 owners out there, I didnt like 06 on the XBOX 1, and I wanna get GRAW for XBL play, but is madden 07 a better buy?
 
[quote name='help1']For the 360 owners out there, I didnt like 06 on the XBOX 1, and I wanna get GRAW for XBL play, but is madden 07 a better buy?[/quote]

I thought 06 played better on the 360, but that was just me. I don't know if that helps at all.
 
[quote name='help1']For the 360 owners out there, I didnt like 06 on the XBOX 1, and I wanna get GRAW for XBL play, but is madden 07 a better buy?[/QUOTE]

I think it all depends on your hardcore taste. If you like NFL games over squad based shooters then Madden is the choice and vice versa. They're both good titles, so you might want to rent them first or borrow from a friend.
 
[quote name='help1']For the 360 owners out there, I didnt like 06 on the XBOX 1, and I wanna get GRAW for XBL play, but is madden 07 a better buy?[/quote]
I say go with madden but then again I dont really enjoy playing ghost recon games. This game is a lot better then the xbox version (06). Personally I was getting bored of the old gen versions of madden and the 360 version is really good. but at the end it comes down to if you wanna play a squad based game or a football game.
 
after having played madden 07 a couple hours, i will say that i have enjoyed ncaa 07 quite a bit more

anyone else?
 
Please add me to your freind list if your looking for people to play 360 madden 2007, fyi Im a Madden newb looking for other noobs OR some one to teach me skills.
 
I just picked this game up and it is HOT! I am loving the new superstar mode where the camera is on YOU every play your in. I got drafted by the 49er's though :(. Luckily, I demanded a trade and went to the Bears. They could use a WR(which I am) anyway :D
 
Rented it last night and played it today. It was a lot of fun, but the constant slowdown or stuttering when itgoes from the gameplay to picking your plays is annoying. The ratings for almost all the teams are way too high, but I guess it doesn't matter too much. All I've played is a quick match, but most things seemed alright.

Ah, Staind's post reminds me that I really enjoyed seeing T.O.'s celebrations. Good stuff to see.
 
[quote name='Pratt75']Yes, you can challenge plays and I would disagree with anyone who thinks this game is garbage but everyone is entitled to their opinion of course. To each his own. It's not the greatest game ever but it is a solid, entertaining game of football. I'm having a blast with it so far.

Sweet sig gofishn, did you make that? Where did you get it and is there one for the Heat?[/QUOTE]


I honestly can't remember where I got it from. It was from one of the custom gamercard sites, I can't remember which.
 
[quote name='gofishn']You can challenge plays in the 360 version.[/QUOTE]
I couldn't believe it. I was playing last night and I actually had the booth review a play. It went in my favor so I was happy about it but I was surprised it happened because I don't think I remember that happening in previous versions.
 
Forgive me if this has been discussed ad nauseum, but regarding the Hall of Fame players and your roster:

I will have had to save the roster prior to opening up any of the players with my Madden Gamer Level in order for them to not show up as FAs in Franchise?

So basically, if I didn't save my roster before I advanced in Madden Gamer and started a Franchise I'm stuck with FA Hall of Famers?
 
[quote name='SteveMcQ']Forgive me if this has been discussed ad nauseum, but regarding the Hall of Fame players and your roster:

I will have had to save the roster prior to opening up any of the players with my Madden Gamer Level in order for them to not show up as FAs in Franchise?

So basically, if I didn't save my roster before I advanced in Madden Gamer and started a Franchise I'm stuck with FA Hall of Famers?[/QUOTE]

I think you can delete your profile and it'll fix it. Also, I think you can use the roster available online (set up a game online) and then use that for your franchises and such.
 
[quote name='doubledown']So, any patch yet? I have still yet to put the game in...been busy the past couple of days.[/QUOTE]

I still haven't see a patch.
However, the problem is not that the players don't fatigue. It's is that in the play calling menu it doesn't tell you that they have fatigued. So they get tired and get weaker, but the off the field indication is not working.
 
[quote name='Calico']I still haven't see a patch.
However, the problem is not that the players don't fatigue. It's is that in the play calling menu it doesn't tell you that they have fatigued. So they get tired and get weaker, but the off the field indication is not working.[/QUOTE]

I don't think they actually get tired though, at least if they do its not in the traditional way. A lot of people don't buy EA's statement that its just the meters being off.
 
I haven't played Madden in almost 2 years now. Its kind of hard teaching myself how to play again. Mostly in just figuring out what plays work and such.
 
Well got my first hang up today. I was hoping they had this fixed from last year but apparantly not. "Disc is unreadable" and of course it happened in the 4th quarter. I'm starting to think that either A) the 360 is too weak to play this game since it lags and has such a bad framerate or B) the game is just buggy or C) both. I've already sent in my 360 once and I thought I had a good one but maybe not :whistle2:(
 
Can you not save replays? If you can't that's fucking ridiculous. I just intercepted the ball with Lofa Tatupu on the 1 yard line and ran it all the way back for a touchdown... I wanted to show all my friends how cool I am... :cry:
 
wierd thing happened to me. I threw on hail mary and was about to score with nobody around me so I hit X to dive into the endzone and my reciever stops and falls forward slowly like he's going to do a snow angel and lands just inches from the goal line. Has this happened to anyone else? I think he was supposed to land in the endzone but was just a little short.
 
i've done this a few times during the minigames when i'm about to score and i hit the dive button. i've never not had the guy fall in the end zone though...

[quote name='DT778']wierd thing happened to me. I threw on hail mary and was about to score with nobody around me so I hit X to dive into the endzone and my reciever stops and falls forward slowly like he's going to do a snow angel and lands just inches from the goal line. Has this happened to anyone else? I think he was supposed to land in the endzone but was just a little short.[/quote]
 
[quote name='help1']With all these glitches, Should I even bother with madden 07? I can get it for 47 (including tax)[/QUOTE]

These aren't really big purchase breaker things. If you like a good game of football, have fun playing football videogames, etc.. Then go ahead and pick this game up, it won't disappoint you at all.
 
[quote name='Technique']If you like a good game of football, have fun playing football videogames, etc.. Then go ahead and pick this game up, it won't disappoint you at all.[/quote]Unless you have a previous Madden game or NFL 2k5.
 
[quote name='DT778']wierd thing happened to me. I threw on hail mary and was about to score with nobody around me so I hit X to dive into the endzone and my reciever stops and falls forward slowly like he's going to do a snow angel and lands just inches from the goal line. Has this happened to anyone else? I think he was supposed to land in the endzone but was just a little short.[/quote]I just barely made it into the endzone with one of my big guys once. However, my smaller guys can really leap. I remember Julius Jones (RB) hurling himself a quarter through the endzone from the one yard line. It was really cool to see.
 
[quote name='DT778']wierd thing happened to me. I threw on hail mary and was about to score with nobody around me so I hit X to dive into the endzone and my reciever stops and falls forward slowly like he's going to do a snow angel and lands just inches from the goal line. Has this happened to anyone else? I think he was supposed to land in the endzone but was just a little short.[/quote]Odd, so you didn't get the TD. I've had that animation, only it was a TD. My guy stops right outside the goalline and then lets himself fall in. Pretty cool.

And no, it doesn't look like you can save replays. Crappy, I know. Had a 106yd INT return for a TD the other day.

As for the rosters, I'm just gonna leave 'em. I'm already up to level 7 and I don't feel like resetting all my progress just to have the FA pool reset. I'll try downloading the recent rosters they uploaded. Hopefully that works.
 
yea i ve had that animation as well...mines was a td..

ok well just a few complaints so far..

the menus suck big ass... how do i change the quarter length in franchise?

seeing the bench constantly clapping is annoying as well
 
Does anyone else get the impression EA is being lazy on purpose because they don't have competition? When they had the NFL2K series to compete with, the GameRankings score for Maddens would be 90+.

Ever since they bought out the license, ratings have been in the 70s/low 80s. Reviews bitch that the game is glitchy, incomplete, and nothing extraordinary. Can't really blame EA though. Millions will still buy the game even if there's nothing new added -- heck even if certain things are deleted.
 
[quote name='Silencer']Does anyone else get the impression EA is being lazy on purpose because they don't have competition? When they had the NFL2K series to compete with, the GameRankings score for Maddens would be 90+.

Ever since they bought out the license, ratings have been in the 70s/low 80s. Reviews bitch that the game is glitchy, incomplete, and nothing extraordinary. Can't really blame EA though. Millions will still buy the game even if there's nothing new added -- heck even if certain things are deleted.[/QUOTE]

You make a good point but I think part of it too is that they're still getting a feel for the 360's hardware. As far as glitches go, its world's better than the bugginess of Madden '06 so at least it seems like they're getting a handle on things.
 
Ok, I finally got a chance to play yesterday. The game is good, with a few annoyances. The menus are bad....I could not figure out how to go back at one point, it was like I was stuck at the SAVE screen. It still amazes me how people can screw with menus, and screw them up. Oh well, as long as I can play my franchise easily, I'll be happy.

Anyways, the gameplay is good....I think NCAA 07 is a little better, seems faster or something, but they are almost identical.

The fatigue issue is a BIG factor also....they really need to fix this SOON. Also, hopefully some GOOD rosters come out soon. I D/L the online roster, but I have not checked it....I'm going to assume it's pretty much the same.

Besides that, a fun game....I cannot wait to start my franchise, but I may have to wait for a roster update.
 
[quote name='gofishn']You can challenge plays in the 360 version.[/QUOTE]

Yeah you can challange a play but i dont think you can online lost a game last night over a drop that they claimed a fumble. guy dint have control of it. Next i dont think you can do replays online as well. I guess EA wanted you to just play the offline modes. If im wrong please forgive me. Maybe its just me that cant find these options but i looked everywhere. This game blows. I hate EA for buying the rights to NFL now they are putting up trash. This game should have been a 20 game.
 
Waaaahhhhh :)

Maybe they ditched replays online to save on lag issues. I still think the game is good...just a few small issues.

Much better than 06 on the 360
 
As you can see from the messages that have sent back and forth they make no mention of knowing the problem and spend more time trying to get me to debug the game that should have debugged a long time ago by other people.

Discussion Thread
Customer 08/23/2006 05:36 AM
I noticed when playing Madden 07 for the xbox 360 that the fatigue NEVER goes down even though fatigue is marked as on. I even tried to play a play, turning off fatigue and then turning it back on and it doesn't work. This is extremly annoying bug and takes away from the whole experience from the game. Now I only experienced this in franchise mode and I havn't tested the other modes. Is there any way through xbox live that this issue can be fixed??? Please get back to me ASAP on this issue.
Thanks,
David

Response (Leonard B.) 08/24/2006 01:51 AM
Hi David,
Thanks for writing us at EA Technical Support. I understand that you are currently having game feature issues with Madden NFL 2007. I apologize for your situation, and the inconvenience that this causes you. And thank you for bringing this to our attention. I owuld like to ask if this feature worked before? If so when did the issue first occur? does it happen regardless of the team you play as? Have you tried starting a new game without loading the game save data and seen if the issue persists? This will help us rule out corruption in the game save data.
If starting a new game without loading the game save data resolves the issue then it may be likely that the game save data may have been corrupted and needs to be deleted.
Power on the X-Box 360 without a game disc inside to display the X-Box console.
Select Memory.
Select Hard Disc.
Find and delete any save file with a name matching the game you are having trouble with.
Once all of the save files have been removed, restart the console with the game disc inside.
Try playing the game.
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Customer 08/24/2006 04:44 PM
Thanks, I only played as the Dolphins in Franchise mode. I deleted all files and restarted the system. I tried to play a game from the play now selection and chose to play as the Eagles. I lead the Eagles down for a TD having McNabb(QB) running the ball on every play. I checked the fatigue through the entire game and it didn't change. I did double check the settings to make sure that Fatigue was set to on during the game. Has anyone at EA tested this game?
This is incredibly annoying.
Dave

Response (Cyrous D.) 08/24/2006 09:47 PM
Hello Dave,
Thank you for contacting Electronic Arts Technical Support. I’m sorry if the previous responses have not addressed the issue you are having with game. Did you try playing the game on another Xbox 360 if the issue persists? Do you have any controllers or memory units hooked up to your system that are not manufactured by Microsoft?
Try the steps below to resolve any issues pertaining to this sort of miscommunication:
1. Unplug all non-official peripherals.
If you own any non-official X-Box peripherals, make sure they are unplugged prior to starting the console.
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2. Check your configuration.
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Cyrous D.
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/\ /\ Yeah those are funny. Like i said before this game REVOLUTIONIZES all football games to come. I would much rather play a 2k sports game than this Crap. 2k should make a NCAA football game since they are out of the NFL. I know they would be an overall better game. I hate madden ever since it came out on the next gen systems. I would much rather play TECMO BOWL than this.
 
Exactly, I almost bought this game on Wednesday, but I read here that on top of the poor presentation (why not use the ESPN licence?) and menus, NO TWO PLAYER CO-OP?
Wow, that's a deal-breaker for me; it seems like a really easy thing to add to a game, too.
Oh well, back to NFL2K5 for me; I really wanted to get this game, too :(
 
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