Madden 10 - 1/22 Entry

Over the last three days, I have played Madden seriously for an extended period of time for the first time in my life.  I am really enjoying the game for its surprisingly realistic gameplay and its cutting edge graphics.  When I chose Madden 10 as my game for this semester, I decided that I wanted to play the game with the intention of finding ways to take advantage of the game, or even cheat to succeed.  I wanted to discover all those "Madden perks" that everyone always talks about - the plays no one can stop.

I created a franchise with the Miami Dolphins on All-Pro setting (Pro, a beginner level, was too easy for me).  I have played 4 games and I am 3-1, my only loss coming to the Colts.  I found it very difficult to stop Peyton Manning (he is a 99 rating in the game).  One type of advantage I have discovered though is how effective the Wildcat formation is against the A.I. of the computer in Madden - if I were playing against a friend, he likely would blitz hard every time he saw me in Wildcat, but the computer comes out in base defense - it is almost a guaranteed 4 to 5 yards every time I run Wildcat, if not more.

I'm sure in the coming weeks I will discover new ways to succeed at Madden.  The game is fun and realistic and I cannot wait to keep playing and blogging about it.