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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.gameinformer.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Madden NFL 10</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/default.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 1.5.134.12297 (Build: 5.5.134.12297)</generator><item><title>Wiki: Madden NFL 10 Guides</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/w/guides/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:27:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:376</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>Guides for Madden NFL 10</description></item><item><title>Blog Post:  How Can you watch New York Jets vs. New York Giants live brought cast</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/b/user_reviews/archive/2011/12/24/how-can-you-watch-new-york-jets-vs-new-york-giants-live-brought-cast.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:1575766</guid><dc:creator>AlexBrownn09</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Name: &lt;/span&gt;Madden NFL 10&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Platform: &lt;/span&gt;Xbox 360&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;1 to 4 Players&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Developer: &lt;/span&gt;EA Tiburon&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Publisher: &lt;/span&gt;EA Sports&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;h1 class="title entry-title"&gt;                        &lt;a href="http://livesportsnfl.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-new-york-jets-vs-new-york-giants_7812.html" rel="bookmark"&gt;Watch New York Jets vs. New York Giants  live brought cast&lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;/h1&gt;  &lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;"&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black;font-size:9pt;"&gt;W&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:9pt;"&gt;elcome to watch &lt;a href="http://thelivetv.org/"&gt;&lt;b style="color:#20124d;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;NFL 2011 week 16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; matches between &lt;a href="http://thelivetv.org/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#38761d;font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Live New York Jets vs. New York Giants &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; online&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://thelivetv.org/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#38761d;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;FOX-CBS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:9pt;"&gt; Channel&amp;nbsp; on your Laptop; ===== &lt;span style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thelivetv.org/"&gt;just follow our streaming link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;   ===== Ensure that you must be 100% satisfied in our service. 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Really not that hard to do the vikings run a lot. The trophy will unlock after the game. If your having trouble with this one play around with the sliders. Example turn off the offsides penalty and just tackle him when the balls handed to him.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;3.&lt;b&gt;Buzzkill&lt;/b&gt;(Intercept a pass intended for Randy Moss)5 min quarters,ALL PRO(No pro bowl, no co-op)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Not that hard. You could just play the patriots a lot and you could get it. Or if you are struggling with the trophy change Tom Brady&amp;#39;s stats to really low numbers and you could intercept him all day. Trophy will unlock a couple seconds after you do this. If you hadn&amp;#39;t intercepted Tom Brady before you should also receive the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Mr not so perfect trophy.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;4.&lt;b&gt;Fight for the fumble&lt;/b&gt;(win possession of the ball in a fumble pile-up)5 min quarters ALL PRO(No pro bowl, no co-op)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Not that hard to do when you get put in the fumble mini game that wants you to button mash just win the mini game and the trophy is yours. If you do this in the endzone and Get a TD you will also get the &lt;b&gt;Look what I found! &lt;/b&gt;trophy as well.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;5.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;I will edit this a little more later ;)&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Blog Post: Madden 10 Wii</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/b/user_reviews/archive/2010/08/16/madden-10-wii.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:12:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:458372</guid><dc:creator>Ja13</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Personally, I have no objections to this game.&amp;nbsp; I find it very fun.&amp;nbsp; Yes, it&amp;#39;s VERY annoying that you have to use codes to get Franchise and Super star mode, but really, isn&amp;#39;t this better then some of the previous ones?&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;An example might be that this game feels more realistic in the throwing then just pressing a button, like in the previous madden games.&amp;nbsp; For those that actually DO like pressing the button, doesn&amp;#39;t Madden have that?&amp;nbsp; HHMMMM?&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Also, it is Cartoony, but so were the other games.&amp;nbsp; In Madden 09, the 5 on 5 was player&amp;#39;s with big heads!&amp;nbsp; Who wants to play THAT!?!?!?&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;I also have Madden 07 for PC, and I find this game much more simplifed and easier.&amp;nbsp; No, you can&amp;#39;t make a play or playbook, but that was too complicated anyways, right?&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;All in all, I find this to be a step up from the previous Madden games.&amp;nbsp; So if you want a fun multiplayer expirience, then get this game, but make sure to be armed with cheat codes!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Blog Post: Madden 10 best sports game yet.</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/b/user_reviews/archive/2010/05/03/madden-10-best-sports-game-yet.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 05:34:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:317021</guid><dc:creator>ReaperScout2012</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Gotta give madden 10 some love, the game is an all out riot get some pizza and some buddies and you&amp;#39;ll be on your way to the ball game right in your own living room. I loved the hit stick feature and the franchise mode was great. All the way around madden is cool. &lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>File: Madden NFL 10 Super Bowl Trailer</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/m/madden_nfl_10_media/192936.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:192936</guid><dc:creator>Jeff Cork</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Why watch the big game when EA Sports has already predicted its outcome?&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Blog Post: Madden NFL 2010</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/b/user_reviews/archive/2010/01/03/madden-nfl-2010.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:03:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:151588</guid><dc:creator>jkc33</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;This game is very enjoyable, drastically changed from 08 and 09.&amp;nbsp; Graphics are excellent. The AI is good to.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Some of my problems with all madden games are the inability to tackle AI&amp;#39;s.&amp;nbsp; I mean their guys break about 5 tackles per run.&amp;nbsp; I dont know if that is just me, but it happens in all madden games I have played.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Blog Post: Still needs alot of work to catch up to 2K5</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/b/user_reviews/archive/2009/12/30/still-needs-alot-of-work-to-catch-up-to-2k5.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:147366</guid><dc:creator>jonathan surber</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;This game has alot of Pro&amp;#39;s and &amp;quot;fixes&amp;quot; from the last few installments in the current gen series, but for me, for every step forward they seem to take many many steps back. I enjoy the attempts to give us something new in each installment, however I would much rather prefer the items that are severely broken be fixed before anything new becomes implemented. The gang tackle for instance, sounds good on paper but feels very broken. At least once a game, I have tackled an opposing player with 4-5 defensive men only to have him ALONE slip through the middle of the entire group and score a 50-60+ yd TD. I have seen this happen perhaps once a season, not once a game a week.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt; Also the O-line blocking is shot. Completely and utterly shot. It seems I have to adjust my sliding coverage on EVERY play if I wish to get ANYWHERE (and I do mean ANYWHERE) on a run or pass play. As an experiment, I went and played with a team with a &amp;quot;good&amp;quot; offensive line and running back. After my game, I averaged .7 yards a carry on over 15 attempts. No matter what the formation or direction I ran, there were 2-3 unblocked defenders to meet me in the backfield. I even had a D-lineman &amp;quot;intercept&amp;quot; a handoff between the QB and HB because 3 of my O-lineman shot up out of their stances to all block one man, leaving their 2 assignments completely blown. And these constant blown assignments do nothing for the passing game either. I can&amp;#39;t count how many times I&amp;#39;ve blown a pass or been sacked immediately on the snap(regardless of being under the center or in shotgun) only to be chidded by the commentary for &amp;quot;taking too long in the pocket&amp;quot;. I play this game on All-Madden, because the other modes are too easy on the AI control. There is no middle ground. If I am on All-Pro there is a hole big enough for a truck to run through and I can get the 10 seconds in the pocket achieve on every drop back. Switching to All-Madden doesn&amp;#39;t only take away the advantage, the game forces the O-line act as if they aren&amp;#39;t even there. The seperate sliders in the game options for adjusting the blocking and blitzing effectiveness of the players controlled by the computer do not really make a difference either. A difficulty setting should be much better coordinated then this.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Which brings me to the terrible commentary. I&amp;#39;m sorry but I am not satisfied with hearing the same hashed statements for the last 2 years. I need something new and fresh, and also wish to not hear 2-3 second pause when an individual team or player is mentioned, followed later by the feat that was just accomplished. This company makes way too much money to do this this poorly. Having a year to prepare as an excuse just doesn&amp;#39;t cut it anymore. The broken mechanics should not be attempted to be covered up by better graphics and new moves and gameplay. The only &amp;quot;better graphics&amp;quot; that I saw in this game were in the sideline where I saw actual players on my team interact with the game rather than random standstill avatars. We have seen better product when they had competition. Now they are just getting lazy. The evidence is there with how much more solid of a game NCAA is from the SAME COMPANY. I enjoy playing my favorite NFL team with the new players for each year  and the updated stats from them all, but not enough to continue if this  is going to be the case. I put off buying Madden longer and longer each  year, and if this keeps up, I can see that trend continuing for me. This game is &amp;quot;the best Madden of the current generation&amp;quot; however the Madden Franchise is slowly dying.&amp;nbsp; Without competition, the company does not seem to take itself seriously anymore and will continue to not do so until it slowly stagnates and will soon be begged to be shot between the eyes behind the water cooler. And we, as tired as we are with the same old broken formula, will be more than happy to oblige.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Blog Post: Highest Replay Value Ever</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/b/user_reviews/archive/2009/12/24/highest-replay-value-ever.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:51:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:141654</guid><dc:creator>Gloan</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="white-space:pre;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Madden NFL 10 overall is a great game. The graphics are amazing on the players. Almost all the faces are recognizable and well detailed. The sound effects are great. It sounds as if you are at a actual football stadium. The main controls are easy to learn but there are some advance controls that are necessary on the hardest mode. Thats were the virtual training comes in. After completing all the courses you should be a pro. You can create your own player and team. I am not gonna lie there are a couple of glitches. Sometimes the other team wont even catch the ball but it counts as a catch. If you are lonely invite a friend on co-op mode. You will always be playing this game it is very fun. This game will last for years.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Blog Post: Madden 10 should get a 10</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/b/user_reviews/archive/2009/12/03/madden-10-should-get-a-10.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:107079</guid><dc:creator>DJ JEMANI</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;With out a doubt Madden 10 is the best game of the year &amp;amp; the game of 2009 with the biggest face lift ! This game is better every year but the drastic change it has from 2009&amp;nbsp;to 2010 is amazing .&amp;nbsp; the only thing this game could use is helmets popping off during a hit . Madden 10 is so good that even people that do not like football enjoy this game . the 8.75 it was given is a shame &amp;amp; and it is clear the people that gave it a 8.75 are not into football.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Go get this game&amp;nbsp;because unlike MW2 this is worth 65 bucks.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Blog Post: Madden 10</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/b/user_reviews/archive/2009/11/20/madden-10.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:48:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:88528</guid><dc:creator>Luis</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I hear the game is pretty good&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Blog Post: Much Better Than 09</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/b/user_reviews/archive/2009/11/03/much-better-than-09.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:64789</guid><dc:creator>joe0511</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I personally think that Madden keeps getting better every year and this year is no exception. The franchise mode is superb and the new Pro-Tak system is great.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Wiki Page: All Madden Stats</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/w/guides/all-madden-stats.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:26:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:667</guid><dc:creator>Drew Silver</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;arial black&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;avant garde&amp;#39;;font-size:small;"&gt;Ok, so we&amp;#39;ve all played Madden 2010 for either 360 or PS3. After a full season on All-Madden have you noticed your stats leave something to be expected? Well it&amp;#39;s very simple in terms of offense. In five easy steps i&amp;#39;ll show you how to create a simple offense that keeps you from that dreaded under .500 winning percent.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;arial black&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;avant garde&amp;#39;;font-size:small;"&gt;1) Put #1 WR at #3.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;arial black&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;avant garde&amp;#39;;font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span style="white-space:pre;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Plain and simple. He is better than a nickel back will ever be. Plus most routes the slot runs are crossing or hitches. This will cause great mismatches in your favor as well as give you a chance to get rid of the ball before the coverage gets to you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;arial black&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;avant garde&amp;#39;;font-size:small;"&gt;2) Fast HB=DISASTER&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;arial black&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;avant garde&amp;#39;;font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span style="white-space:pre;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Get bulky, and do it fast. A HB like Sproles will suffer greatly running up the middle and lets face it the toss in Madden spells nothing good for offense. A good HB to consider trading for is Turner from the Falcons. He has decent speed with good break tackle. Which on All-Madden you need to push the ball up the middle to kill pressure.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;arial black&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;avant garde&amp;#39;;font-size:small;"&gt;3) Don&amp;#39;t be affraid to throw it away.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;arial black&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;avant garde&amp;#39;;font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span style="white-space:pre;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;If you see a zone coverage. More times than not you will get picked. So roll out and if the WR doesn&amp;#39;t open up just chuck it outta bounds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;arial black&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;avant garde&amp;#39;;font-size:small;"&gt;4) Don&amp;#39;t test a 99 CB&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;arial black&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;avant garde&amp;#39;;font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span style="white-space:pre;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Nuff said&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;arial black&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;avant garde&amp;#39;;font-size:small;"&gt;5) Fighting for an extra yard isn&amp;#39;t worth it on the 50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;arial black&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;avant garde&amp;#39;;font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span style="white-space:pre;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;If you are at midfield just go down. 2 things can happen here. 1 you fumble, and 2 you get that extra yard or so. Which in perspective isn&amp;#39;t worth the risk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;#39;arial black&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;avant garde&amp;#39;;font-size:small;"&gt;Ok so there you go, again these aren&amp;#39;t guidelines on how you should play but just helpful tips if your struggling against that tough All-Madden D&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Wiki Page: Quick Fundamentals: For the Arizona and Pitsburgh fans</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/w/guides/quick-fundamentals-for-the-arizona-and-pitsburgh-fans.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:14:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:596</guid><dc:creator>Redemption 0121</dc:creator><description>&lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:large;"&gt;Madden Nfl 10 quick fundamentals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Now many of you (who are reading this) already played Madden a lot, so some of this may not be news, but for others these two helpful hints can really help out.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;Arizona:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Now Arizona&amp;#39;s team mechanic is basicallly built upon the QB throwing the right throws to gain yardage. With this, there&amp;#39;s really no need to run the ball a whole lot. Mainly focus on throwing to the Cornerbacks as well as the exulberant (as well as one of the covers showcased player) Larry Fitzegerald. His stats are great, as well as his chance of catching ubscurd balls in heavy coverage. Good luck.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffff00;"&gt;S&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;teeler&lt;/span&gt;s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;: Now the Steelers (the superbowl champions), are a pretty good all around team, that can throw and run well. But for this team, the QB has great ability to run it himself. You can simply go for a passing play and when you see a pocket open, scramble quickly to get through it (which is pretty easy for the qb given his size, and speed) and you&amp;#39;ll be gaining major yards in no time.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;~ Quick Fundamentals for the Cardinals and Steelers Fans!!&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Wiki Page: Madden 10 Giude</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/w/guides/madden-10-giude.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:50:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:530</guid><dc:creator>Issa David</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Madden Users,&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="white-space:pre;"&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;This is a small guide, but I have found some things that could help you in Madden 10.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1. Get the real Madden guide, If you are a first time Madden user, I highly recommend the Madden guide, I know, this is supposed to be a Madden guide, but this is a small one.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;2. Play with injuries and the salary cap off. When you are five years into your Madden franchise you will get over $60 million in cap penalties, I have started 10 franchise and every one of them is the same, and I did every franchise different. With this feature off, you can build your team the way you want. &amp;quot;Injuries&amp;nbsp;are a part of the game,&amp;quot; but too many players get injured in Madden, play with this feature off, It does count as cheating, because the CPU will also have injuries off.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;3. Know your team. Before picking your team, understand who they are and what they are about, If you want to change them, make sure you have the players in place so you don&amp;#39;t have any losing seasons, scout prospects and and pick them in the draft. Know if your running backs are power or speed backs. If you prefer a combination, play with Adrian Peterson of the Vikings. Same deal for quarterbacks, if play like gunslingers use Joe Flacco of the Ravens, if you like to run the west coast, use Drew Brees of the Saints, if you want a combination , then use Peyton Manning of the Colts.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;I hope this helps&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Blog Post: Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360)</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/b/user_reviews/archive/2009/10/03/madden-nfl-10-xbox-360.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:04:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:8722</guid><dc:creator>bpfx216</dc:creator><description>&lt;p style="text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://gameinformer.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.15.21/6114.madden-nfl-10.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://gameinformer.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/610x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.15.21/6114.madden-nfl-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:left;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Madden has been down in the dumps for quite some time now. The biggest complaint with EA Tiburon&amp;rsquo;s football game has been that ever year, it feels the same. Not enough innovating features were added, and gamers just felt like they were paying a steep price for a massive roster update. This changes with Madden NFL 10. [E]&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;This year&amp;rsquo;s version not only takes home the Vince Lombardi trophy of this generation&amp;rsquo;s best football game, but possibly challenges NFL 2K5 for the best game in football history. The fantastic visuals are &lt;br /&gt;enough to make anyone feel like they are watching the big game on Sunday night. Everything is there. From the referee&amp;rsquo;s debating a call, players getting chewed out by their coaches, quarterbacks on the telephone discussing what they did, and even a brief pregame show, displaying the stars on each team preparing for the game. Statistics are shown during the game comparing the best of the two team&amp;rsquo;s stars at a particular position, as well as one team&amp;rsquo;s best three players during that particular game. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;In addition to the fantastic in game visuals, you&amp;rsquo;ve got a solid play by play from Chris Colinsworth and Tom Hammond. The combination of the two does give a more authentic feel to every game, but they do feel a bit bland at times, often being very redundant. After the second quarter, there is even a half time show to inform the player of what is currently going on around the league, which is a nifty feature, particularly when you&amp;rsquo;re in a tight playoff race in Franchise Mode. Despite the fact that the voice acting is pretty atrocious, it gets the job done.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Speaking of the Franchise Mode and horrible voice acting, another new feature in Madden 10 is the Extra Point. Basically, it&amp;rsquo;s a recap of everything that happened in the league the previous week. No highlights are used, which was a letdown, but besides that, it&amp;rsquo;s pretty fun to be able to watch it from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://gameinformer.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/610x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.15.21/6661.the-extra-point.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Extra Point at work.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Franchise mode definitely evolves with year with the online franchise, which adds plenty of replay value for you and your friends. The debut of this long overdue, and delivers on most fronts. Some will be disappointed to see that free agency and the draft aren&amp;rsquo;t exactly what they&amp;rsquo;d want it to be, but the live fantasy draft can be a blast. However, if you are able to look past a few things that need improvement, the online franchise can be a lot of fun. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Madden NFL 10 has a lot of oohs and ahhs, but where it truly hits home for any football fan is the game play. The game runs more efficiently then it has ever before, with the game speed slowed down a bit, which really impacts when you should hit the hole running the ball, and waiting for the right moment to throw a juke or spin. In addition, the offensive and defensive lineman play has certainly been enhanced, with more realistic pockets being formed. To counteract that, defensive linemen now maneuver the opposing hog with the right stick. Depending on the caliber of the players, difficulty has a great variation. &lt;br /&gt;Swim arms, spin moves, and uppercuts have never been this fun to use. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://gameinformer.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/610x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.15.21/5807.madden-screen-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Matt Hasselbeck actually getting protection from his offensive line. Apparently Madden is not realistic in every way.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:left;"&gt;Besides these improvements, this year introduced the Pro-Tak system.&amp;nbsp; In the NFL, you are always seeing the entire team swarming to the ball, and everyone trying to get their helmet on the ball carrier. The &lt;br /&gt;team over at Tiburon has made it a point to bring this realism to Madden. No longer will one guy attempt to tackle his man while the rest of the team sits dumbfounded and watches. Thanks to this great new feature, it is possible for up to nine players to gang up on one opponent, throwing them to the ground. This also allows offensive players to join their teammate in an attempt to push the pile forward.&amp;nbsp; The tackling was even further improved with the steerable tackles. Again, depending on a player&amp;rsquo;s specific attributes, you will be able to dictate where you want to throw the opponent on the ground. This could be the difference between someone getting out of bounds and stopping the clock, or crossing the goal line to score a touchdown. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://gameinformer.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/610x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.15.21/2185.Pro-Tak.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Baltimore Ravens defense swarming to the ball, like they have been doing for the past decade. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:left;"&gt;However, the game isn&amp;rsquo;t without its flaws. The wide receiver and cornerback interactions are still almost controller breaking maddening (no pun intended). Too often, your star receiver will end up dropping the perfectly placed pass, or he simply won&amp;rsquo;t run his route. Plus, the cornerback AI is still as dumb as the Raiders drafting JaMarcus Russell. Often times, the ball will hit the corner right in the chest, and he will simply watch it hit him. In this area of the game, there is major room for improvement. Another issue would have to be the new element of Fight For The Fumble that has been added. EA Tiburon clearly has tried to make the game more realistic, and it is understood that the ball often times changes hands within a pile of angry men fighting for a lost fumble. However, they did a poor job representing this. Basically, when there is a fight for the ball, a screen pops up a long with the button you are supposed to push. The player who is able to bash their buttons quick enough, ends up with possession of the ball. This seems like an absurd concept, because it totally takes away from the strategy of the game, which football is about. I often turn the option off because to me, it is a horrible addition to the game. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://gameinformer.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.15.21/3858.Fight-for-the-fumble.png"&gt;&lt;img src="http://gameinformer.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/610x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.15.21/3858.Fight-for-the-fumble.png" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fight For The Fumble is the worst addition to Madden this year. Luckily you can simply turn off the button mashing mess.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:left;"&gt;Although the game isn&amp;rsquo;t perfect, it is as close as Madden Nation is going to get. Most of the new features work fantastically, and even those that aren&amp;rsquo;t as polished don&amp;rsquo;t interrupt the player from having a great time.&amp;nbsp; The cooler weather has come, and the leaves are certainly beginning to change colors. The football season is here, and any fan owes it to his or her self to play this game.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align:left;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Blog Post: Madden Wii Relegated To The Bench</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/b/wii/archive/2009/09/28/review.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:15:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:2944</guid><dc:creator>Matthew Kato</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://gameinformer.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.15.22/1832.bills_5F00_to.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://gameinformer.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/610x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.15.22/1832.bills_5F00_to.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://gameinformer.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.15.22/1832.bills_5F00_to.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This game is a tale of two bastardizations. In trying to satisfy both casual fans and those who want more depth, Madden NFL 10 for Wii tries to serve two masters. In the end I don&amp;rsquo;t think it achieves &amp;shy;either &amp;shy;goal. [Excerpt]&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;At its most casual, Madden becomes unsatisfying when you can&amp;rsquo;t get a play you want or if throwing only to the hot route receiver is the wrong read for your QB. The latter is dangerous as it basically treats you like a rookie QB locking on to a single receiver, ignoring the rest of the field. This can quickly become a pick six if you&amp;rsquo;re not careful.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;As you move up the difficulty ladder and add more layers to the game, you are basically jumping through more and more frustrating hoops to get access to gameplay features that are available to you more readily on the other versions of Madden. Wading through the advance play and pre-snap menus can cost you a delay of game, and not only are those pre-play options skeletal, the interface doesn&amp;rsquo;t accommodate for quick adjustments &amp;ndash; particularly on defense. Add in the difficulty passing the ball the game presents in terms of both selecting a receiver and accuracy, and it&amp;rsquo;s going to be a &amp;shy;long &amp;shy;afternoon.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;De-emphasizing the Superstar and Franchise modes from last year (they are unlockable via code), this game&amp;rsquo;s focus is on offering more multiplayer and co-op options. These include being able to play with invisibility, fast feet, lots of fumbles, and more. You can also wager showdown points before games and generate minigames during dramatic moments. I appreciate the spirit of these modes, but no matter how you shake things up, I just don&amp;rsquo;t think the gameplay can support this title.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Blog Post: Tiburon Puts Forth A Strong Team Effort</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/b/ps3/archive/2009/09/28/review.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:05:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:2943</guid><dc:creator>Matthew Kato</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://gameinformer.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.17.55/0726.p.rivers_5F00_1.bmp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://gameinformer.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/610x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.17.55/0726.p.rivers_5F00_1.bmp" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://gameinformer.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.15.23/3603.Main.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I have no trouble telling you that this is the best Madden in this generation of consoles. It&amp;rsquo;s not the most feature-rich title in the series, and not all of its previous problems have been fixed. But the game makes up for its deficiencies by offering a gameplay balance that delivers &amp;nbsp;NFL-caliber football moments without sacrificing how the game plays or feels. Add in the debut of online franchises, and the development team&amp;rsquo;s energy has gone in the right directions. [Excerpt]&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Madden 10&amp;rsquo;s inclusion of online franchises is long overdue, and it mostly performs up to expectations. True free agency is missing, and the CPU drafting leaves a skewed player pool to pick from, but real-time drafting is a blast. Just don&amp;rsquo;t let the timer run down on your pick, because you ain&amp;rsquo;t getting it back. This mode needs improvements, no doubt about it, but it&amp;rsquo;s a workable first step. As for the other new online feature: online co-op, don&amp;rsquo;t get too excited. The camera is in tight like in Superstar mode, and only the player who is the online host can call plays.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Online franchises may be the big feature, but the gameplay has not been neglected. Sure, there still is some suction. You&amp;rsquo;ll see it along sidelines and in some catches and tackles. At the same time, this Madden &amp;ndash; without some of the more obnoxious hit stick moments &amp;ndash; makes me feel more in control than in recent titles, whether that&amp;rsquo;s throwing the ball as a QB with a defender draped on me, better handoff transitions, navigating traffic on a kick return, or the subtler juke moves.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;A real standout is the game&amp;rsquo;s gang tackles, which allow some control in moving the pile, but at the same time is not too powerful. I&amp;rsquo;m a big fan of the optional minigame to recover fumbles, as well as the controller rumble alerting QBs in the pocket and the effectiveness of cornerbacks&amp;rsquo; tight coverage &amp;ndash; complete with hand fighting. I don&amp;rsquo;t think the game hits on all the gameplay improvements that the developer touted in its pre-release blogs, but it feels good to be playing Madden again.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The time spent on the gameplay is not without its sacrifices, but if the dev team had to forfeit the player training feature to devote more time to give gamers presentation that is the best in the franchise and close to the revered NFL 2K5, then I&amp;rsquo;m glad. I&amp;rsquo;d rather see the referees discussing potential TDs, post-whistle pileups, injury carts, first-down &amp;shy;measurements, and coach meltdowns, thank you very much. I&amp;rsquo;m still looking for the whole enchilada of a rich feature set and perfect gameplay, but I don&amp;rsquo;t think anyone wants Jostens rings just to say that they&amp;rsquo;re in there. At this point, the series might as well drop the Superstar mode if it&amp;rsquo;s going to continue to be as bare bones as it is in favor of time spent elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;That being said, it is absolutely necessary for the Franchise mode to be improved if this series is ever to take a bigger step forward. Practice squads, RFAs, and two free agency periods are just the start. Madden 10&amp;rsquo;s salary negotiations still offer no flexibility, the coach contracts are broken, the draft scouting info is boring, and this game doesn&amp;rsquo;t come close in this department to the advancements of EA Tiburon&amp;rsquo;s own Head Coach 09. The only things I like of the offseason options are the new player potential ratings and revamped player ratings and progressions. I expect much more progress for Franchise mode in the future.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;It may only be August, but with Madden this good, football is back. Finally.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  </description></item><item><title>Blog Post: Tiburon Puts Forth A Strong Team Effort</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/b/xbox360/archive/2009/09/28/review.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:05:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:2942</guid><dc:creator>Matthew Kato</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://gameinformer.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.15.23/3603.Main.jpg"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://gameinformer.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/610x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.15.23/3603.Main.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://gameinformer.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.15.23/3603.Main.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I have no trouble telling you that this is the best Madden in this generation of consoles. It&amp;rsquo;s not the most feature-rich title in the series, and not all of its previous problems have been fixed. But the game makes up for its deficiencies by offering a gameplay balance that delivers &amp;nbsp;NFL-caliber football moments without sacrificing how the game plays or feels. Add in the debut of online franchises, and the development team&amp;rsquo;s energy has gone in the right directions. [Excerpt]&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Madden 10&amp;rsquo;s inclusion of online franchises is long overdue, and it mostly performs up to expectations. True free agency is missing, and the CPU drafting leaves a skewed player pool to pick from, but real-time drafting is a blast. Just don&amp;rsquo;t let the timer run down on your pick, because you ain&amp;rsquo;t getting it back. This mode needs improvements, no doubt about it, but it&amp;rsquo;s a workable first step. As for the other new online feature: online co-op, don&amp;rsquo;t get too excited. The camera is in tight like in Superstar mode, and only the player who is the online host can call plays.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Online franchises may be the big feature, but the gameplay has not been neglected. Sure, there still is some suction. You&amp;rsquo;ll see it along sidelines and in some catches and tackles. At the same time, this Madden &amp;ndash; without some of the more obnoxious hit stick moments &amp;ndash; makes me feel more in control than in recent titles, whether that&amp;rsquo;s throwing the ball as a QB with a defender draped on me, better handoff transitions, navigating traffic on a kick return, or the subtler juke moves.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;A real standout is the game&amp;rsquo;s gang tackles, which allow some control in moving the pile, but at the same time is not too powerful. I&amp;rsquo;m a big fan of the optional minigame to recover fumbles, as well as the controller rumble alerting QBs in the pocket and the effectiveness of cornerbacks&amp;rsquo; tight coverage &amp;ndash; complete with hand fighting. I don&amp;rsquo;t think the game hits on all the gameplay improvements that the developer touted in its pre-release blogs, but it feels good to be playing Madden again.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The time spent on the gameplay is not without its sacrifices, but if the dev team had to forfeit the player training feature to devote more time to give gamers presentation that is the best in the franchise and close to the revered NFL 2K5, then I&amp;rsquo;m glad. I&amp;rsquo;d rather see the referees discussing potential TDs, post-whistle pileups, injury carts, first-down &amp;shy;measurements, and coach meltdowns, thank you very much. I&amp;rsquo;m still looking for the whole enchilada of a rich feature set and perfect gameplay, but I don&amp;rsquo;t think anyone wants Jostens rings just to say that they&amp;rsquo;re in there. At this point, the series might as well drop the Superstar mode if it&amp;rsquo;s going to continue to be as bare bones as it is in favor of time spent elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;That being said, it is absolutely necessary for the Franchise mode to be improved if this series is ever to take a bigger step forward. Practice squads, RFAs, and two free agency periods are just the start. Madden 10&amp;rsquo;s salary negotiations still offer no flexibility, the coach contracts are broken, the draft scouting info is boring, and this game doesn&amp;rsquo;t come close in this department to the advancements of EA Tiburon&amp;rsquo;s own Head Coach 09. The only things I like of the offseason options are the new player potential ratings and revamped player ratings and progressions. I expect much more progress for Franchise mode in the future.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;It may only be August, but with Madden this good, football is back. Finally.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Blog: Madden NFL 10 - PlayStation 3</title><link>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/madden_nfl_10/b/ps3/default.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:1755</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description /></item></channel></rss>
