Along with the new art style, this year's Wii Madden game also revamps the controls and adds a few new things.
This year's iteration of Madden on Wii is being developed by the series' main team, Tiburon, for the first time. Madden NFL 10 also features a unique new style that presents a larger than life take on the popular American sport. Every graphical aspect of the game has been touched on in the over exaggerated new style.
The players themselves have been shaped to reflect various position stereotypes. The quarterbacks are broad-shouldered heroic types; the offensive and defensive linemen are hulking refrigerators; the wide receivers and defensive backs are sleek and skinny. Though very cartoon-like, the new style maintains enough realism to avoid feeling over-the-top.
Like previous Wii iterations, Madden NFL 10 will retain the tried-and-true PlayStation 2 gameplay and Wii motion controls. This time, though the controls have been refined over the past three years, a few changes have been made.
First and foremost, many of the motion controls have been changed. Instead of featuring multiple gestures, the game will now only feature two, which will perform the most fitting maneuver for the situation. For instance, if you're a defensive back and you do a gesture, you'll swat the ball down. Also, some of the moves, such as the spin move and the juke, have been mapped to buttons to make it simpler.
The passing game has been totally revamped. Instead of the mixture of motion controls and button pressing, Tiburon has changed the passing to a point-and-click interface. Players now hike the ball and use the pointer to select a receiver, and then press a button to throw the ball. The old passing style will still be available for players that prefer that.
Last year added the Call Your Shots mode that allowed players to change their offensive player's routes right before the snap. This year adds the same mode to defense. Players can now select a defensive player and quickly change him to a zone, man-to-man, or blitz defense.
There will be more announcements to come as Madden NFL 10 gets closer to its August 14 release, including concrete information about the new multiplayer party modes.
