Those who have graced the cover of EA's "Madden Football" video game is an elite club within the elite club of the National Football League.
Five club members, Daunte Culpepper, Marshall Faulk, Ray Lewis, Shaun Alexander, and Vince Young gathered in Manhattan recently to celebrate the game's 20th anniversary -- a franchise almost older than some of the stars featured in the game.
"I don't know when it first came out," said Quarterback Vince Young. "But it means a lot, a whole lot, a dream come true to be on the cover."
"I think the game is great," said Running Back Shaun Alexander. "I used to play it all the time back when I was younger and just trying to learn all the new things about it, but then after 2007, that was when the game hit the peak, so I've been just playing that ever since."
The soon-to-be-released "Madden 09" boasts more than 85 new features, according to developers, including artificial intelligence to help even things up when a new player faces off against a veteran.
"We've created, this year, the first sports game that adapts to you," explained Chris Erb of Electronic Arts. "So if you're new in the franchise and come in and play for the first time, it's going to realize that and make the game easier for you to play."
"Madden 09" hits shelves on August 12th for the Mac, PC, every console, and handheld for between $30 and $60. A special collector's edition will be available for $80 and includes the "NFL Head Coach" game, as well.
And the latest blockbuster big-screen animation is also rolling onto the little screen in your living room. "Wall-E," the game, should help satisfy even the most disappointed child or adult, disappointed that the film ended after just about an hour and half.
The game is rendered so well you almost feel as if you're directing the action from the actual movie, cleaning up and then throwing blocks of trash in order to manipulate construction site machinery and battle security drones.
It's recommended you play the game after seeing the movie though to better understand why you're doing the things you're doing and so you have a better understanding for the environment.
"Wall-E" is also available on the PC, Mac, and all the consoles and handhelds and will blow between $20 and $50 from your "Wall-E"et.
- Adam Balkin
July 01, 2008
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