Okay, so the phrase used is actually fight for every yard, but that’s not important. What is important is just how impressive this pigskin-simulator is shaping up, graphically. As Peter Moore says:
We’re hitting the real sweet spot of development for this generation of consoles as the team is really hitting its stride in squeezing every ounce of power and capability from the hardware. In fact, the Madden team is taking such dramatic strides this year that we’re in the position to go deep on features and details earlier than we’ve ever done before.
That screenshot looks to be pushing the boundaries of what sports games can look like, and hopefully the Madden team can improve upon other aspects of the game just as noticeably. For comparison’s sake, here’s a screenshot from Madden 09:
So is Madden 10 really going to look that much better? You be the judge!
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