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Madden 13 blows 2/10 would not play

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TylerDurden Grand Master

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You at least had some kind words for it. Anyone is Greensboro want it on 360? fug this game.

LOL, I'm just trying not to shade anyone's opinion one way or another. I'm trying to be optimistic about it, but as I said, my experience in career mode so far is extremely disappointing. Great, I got my face in the game, but the game itself plays like crap right now. Trying to get under a kickoff to return it is a joke. The AI keeps causing my guy to run away from it when it's at like 10 yard line. By the time I get my guy back there, the ball hits him in the chest, and thanks to the new engine he sprawls out on the ground to get it without me pressing the dive button or anything. It's fairly frustrating.

I like underdog stories, so I made my guy an undrafted FA. So far, I've wasted my time doing practice drills and only doing returns on kicks and punts, yet I've seen no action on offense 3 games in - AND I'M STILL ON THE TEAM, lol. Unrealistic.

And from what I've observed, the passing game will be exploited big time because the total control passing was revamped, but the stupid AI for the defenders was not - from what I see. Throw a bullet 50 yards downfield and if the receiver catches it, even well-covered, it will most likely go all the way. The defender has very little time to react, and if he does, the controls are so sensitive he most likely will move too far one way or another and end up completely out of position.

And the run game sucks. I think you get tackled for losses much more than ever before... At least in career mode....

I'm trying to be patient because each year they've "revamped" it, it took some getting used to and then I'm all good. But, this feels like a VERY different game with a lot of nuances to get used to.

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I am loving the game , especially our playbook. option plays are awesome. tobert trucks people. i am having no problem running the ball. i havent played career mode, but i normally don't play modes like that.

Any advice on running the triple option? I know how to pitch it, but I can't figure out how to go with the 1st option of just running up the gut (handing the ball off).

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Any advice on running the triple option? I know how to pitch it, but I can't figure out how to go with the 1st option of just running up the gut (handing the ball off).

Haven't played this year's Madden, but I know in NCAA (on PS3, at least) you hold X after you hike the ball to hand it to the fullback.

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I am loving the game , especially our playbook. option plays are awesome. tobert trucks people. i am having no problem running the ball. i havent played career mode, but i normally don't play modes like that.

What mode are you playing? Offline or Online?

I was talking specifically about career mode (as a RB)...

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Two things really annoyed me, Silatolu having an animal in his helmet and career mode. Played as Cam and during the first practice I noticed that the GM had signed Cedric Benson. So basically a backfield of Williams, Stewart, Benson and Tolbert.

That was another thing... I was playing as a RB in career mode and without updating me on it, apparently we signed Ryan Grant, Amendola (the WR from the Rams), Cut LaFell, Traded for Issac Redman and then cut him after two preseason games... WTF?

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WTF.... If you change your playbook (add plays or take out) it messes up your kick off return again this year(same as last year), you only have one play to pick from did madden ppl not fix this bug?!?!? Now if people see you have your own playbook they can just onside kick couse you cant stop it.. wow..

On a side note yea you hold down the hike button to give it to your 1st back on the triple option and other options. I cant get the triple options to work in a real game but the read option works really good if you know how to use it.

The ref is still turned the wrong way when you get a flag (just like in the demo) witch I think is funny seeing the back of his head as he tells you what the flag is for, but if you can over look the things like the wrong unis for the Panthers and lil stuff like that ill give this game a 6/10 just really hope they patch up all the bugs and fix the tackling.

One good thing they got the OLBs on the right side this game the last two Maddens they would put the players on the wrong side, see they trying...lol

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