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This is the last little update I'll do before I review the game, but after five additional games with the Madden IQ system, I have to deduce that it's broken. My IQ, which started above 600, is now a very steamy 477. The last game I played I only threw a whopping 3 interceptions, which brings this year's total up to 37 INTs in less than ten games. I still have yet to manage more than 50 yards rushing in an entire game, and my ego is hurting. I've been playing this series forever, and I just don't understand what the hell Tiburon was thinking.

And please don't turn on Madden Rewind. It has to be the most annoying contextual interface thingy ever.



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Damn I was hoping this'll be the Madden to get. At least you can turn of the IQ thing.
I would hope that no one would actually turn on Madden rewind against anybody but the computer. Because sometimes, there are just those freak occurrences (so characteristic of a video game) that you need do-overs for.
What is "Madden Rewind"?
Brad - are you a big NFL fan? Give me a sports background here
Again, can you go into options, turn off the Adaptive AI and set the difficulty to say All Pro and try that for a game or two and see if you feel any differently?
I bring this up because I'm playing this way and it's plays much better btw.
Madden not being that awesome is not something new. At least it will probably only be another 24 years until another studio gets to take a crack at creating an NFL game.

What's everybody else who's played this take on the adaptive AI?
Soooooooo.......you're reviewing the game Brad?

With Samit, riiiiiiight?

(nervously taps fingers on desk)
Thus far most people agree with you Brad and have turned off the adaptive difficulty.

Still it does a lot of things right, I've been knee deep in practice for awhle now since I've never played a Madden game.
I'm getting a good feeling for the up and coming review.

:D
Looks like I'm waiting for the new tecmo bowl
i just played my first game with 8 min quarters and i didn't throw any int's. the cpu threw 3. what team are you using?
@ cronosblade: What happens when you set the level instead of using the adaptive AI is that it's either too easy at one level or too hard at the next one up. It's like being between sizes in clothes...or is that just a girl thing? Anyway...it's great to not have any interceptions and score 40 points, but that's really no more fun than throwing 12 interceptions in one game. I was hoping the adaptive AI would help out those in-betweeners like me...and it has against real people so far. Maybe that's because my Madden IQ was pretty low (darn defense).

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