BackBreaker Demo

Backbreaker has gotten it right from the door as far as basic gameplay and football concepts in action but these are the issues I see with it

1.The game is not as in DEPTH as Madden 11 will be as far as ratings system even though all the 4 ratings on Backbreaker mean something unlike what many believe about the many ratings on Madden/ game modes/ online modes/ no NFL, NCAA license equals no NFL, NCAA players/ very limited playcalling/ no spectucalar catch animation from what I've seen even though I've seen some awesome catches/ no motions/ no hot routes but they have 4 audibles instead of 5/ no formation audibles/ etc., etc.

2.Backbreaker does not have nanos (THANK GOD) but OL play aka blocking does need work even though no suction blocking and no circles being run around them lol, too many sacks, interceptions, and blockers knocking down the ballcarrier too often, as far as blocking field goals and punts blocking needs to be better and more concentrated to blocking up the middle as in real life but it's no awful blocking

3.I need a better feel playing with an OL or DL so I know I'm not totally irrelevant and actually consistently underperforming how the CPU would use the same player if I use that player correctly (probably just me with bad timing and not enough time playing the game but blocking as an OL in either the passing, running, or special teams seems to be impossible to do well at all lol)

4.Throwing animation and ability to throw a low ball needs to be improved even though lead passing and route based passing is more evident than Madden/ also you can't go full speed as a safety upfield to defend an in or crossing route then turn around on a dime and defend and pick off a deep ball (such a good thing that Madden has epically failed on that hopefully locomotion fixes) but with that said yes coverage can be improved on Backbreaker but no psychic route jumping or psychic anything which is another epic failure of Madden/ also no best of both worlds knock the ball away and then latch onto through suction to the receiver in mid air

AGAIN Backbreaker has to improve coverage without causing even more INTS or psychic pass defender LOL (VERY HARD task but I have faith)

5.Graphics and getting away from the poorly assumed moniker just like Blitz can be improved on but their create a team mode and again camera angles are simply sweet especially pregame with the ability to switch them/ that is another putting Madden to shame moment lol/

6.CPU can be very dissatifying to play due to the ease on the highest level to beat the CPU but the CPU does not cheat you to try to beat you unlike Madden and even on Madden people found relative ease to beat the highest level CPU because of the AI flaws and cheese the found and exploited vs the CPU in the game/ no clear cut exploits in Backbreaker but still too easy to beat the CPU (another VERY HARD task to get a challenging CPU without having them overrule football principles) I believe as the game gets more in depth this issue will be resolved as the CPU will have more intelligience and options at it's disposal

7.It's Backbreakers first year out and it's marketing could not have been close to Madden's marketing

Grades for Backbreaker and the assumption of what Madden 11 will be on their respective curves: Backbreaker- A+ Madden 11-B-

Backbreaker is an A+ due to it's first year out, NEVER lying to the customer, football NOT being put into compartments but a full gameplay based on physics which SHOULD be the core of any SIMULATION football video game

also Backbreaker is WAY more open to their consumers (hopefully if they ever get bigger they won't shutdown the responsiveness and caring they show their community), Backbreaker understands football principles and the possibilities of how INCREDIBLY AWESOME, FUN, and SWEET SIMULATION their game can be is just limitless giving it an A+ with no major drawbacks and a MUST buy for all simulation football fans

Madden 11 receives a B- minus barely staying in the Bs due to marketing and the known name and improving every year but deceiving their customers, buying out the competition to be lazy and dominant, and generally giving their customers recycled features and calling them new

Madden 11 will be an improvement as they feel the heat of the Supreme Court decisions, Backbreaker and 2k fans, their own customers and sells dropped, they got good feedback from their community and will be implementing what they were asked to do (even though it's always way too limited especially based off their sales, customer support, and capabilities), possible lockout for the NFL and licensing agreement running out (make as much money as possible with the NFL while we can)

Madden 11 is VERY in depth as far as features but implementation and the actual fun and realism they bring is always questioned-prime examples: ratings, Madden arcade, Madden cards revitalized in a new form lol, making us pay for once free things- how much fun is that and where is the business ethics involved?

sounds like Madden 11 will be another INCREDIBLY AWESOME edition to all the glitchers, cheaters, cheese players, unknowledgeable concerning football using 1 play successfully all game, and generally the arrogant and disrespectful players I've come across who/

all who have bought Madden year after year KNOW Madden 11 will not leaps and bounds better than Madden 10 nor do many think that's a fair expectation with football still being pretty much the same lol and only feeling only so much improvement is humanly possible

my issue with that is yes there is only so much a people can do with a video game but Backbreaker has helped me see the light and if Madden cannot gameplay wise eradicate for the most part the glitches, cheese, and cheats and make actual football strategy mean WAY more than it has meant than they have only improved aesthetically and have not addressed the major REAL issues plaguing their brand

again I've loved Madden the game and the announcer John Madden forever basically but John Madden doesn't make the game and EA has definitely deceived it's customers because they are either unwilling or unable to produce the kind of game they can and should have been done

again EA always promises so much and brings tragic flaws galore to the table but still sells due to unjust hype, mercy, hope, and marketing

Point: I feel EA's ideas are for the most part TOP NOTCH but their implementation of them are less then acceptable with the kind of MONEY they receive from their customers

If Backbreaker took it's physics and seriousness along with care for the consumer and joined forces with Madden's ideas, popularity/marketing, and in depth ratings and modes the game we've been looking for could be out in 2-5 years (if we were extremely blessed next year LOL)

I'm just saying both games have their positives but Madden in my humble opinion is NOT as good as Backbreaker because Backbreaker's gameplay is miles ahead of Madden

Gameplay aka how a game plays when you play it is the most important part of any game. That's why Backbreaker is better than Madden.