Madden NFL 10

Madden 10 propels us into the next decade with procedural awareness. Madden 10 introduces a physics based player interaction engine known as Pro-Tak that features gang tackles, improved OL/DL play, and WR/DB interactions.

PlayStation Portable

Wii

Madden 10 Cover Athlete

The official cover announcement was made on Friday, April 24th at the NFL Draft. Two athletes are on the cover for the first time in series history. The cover athletes are Larry Fitzgerald, Wide Receiver of the Arizona Cardinals and Troy Polamalu, Safety of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The cover athletes embrace the motto of Madden NFL 10: "Fight For Every Yard."

The candidates for Madden NFL 10 cover athlete were:

Adrian Peterson, Running Back (Minnesota Vikings)
Ed Reed, Safety (Baltimore Ravens)
Ben Roethlisberger, Quarter Back (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Brandon Jacobs, Running Back (New York Giants)
DeMarcus Ware, Line Backer (Dallas Cowboys)
Matt Cassel, Quarter Back (Kansas City Chiefs)
Larry Fitzgerald, Wide Receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
Peyton Manning, Quarter Back (Indianapolis Colts)
Troy Polamalu, Safety (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Developer Interaction

Lead Designer of Madden NFL 10 Ian Cummings posted the first in a series of blogs during the halftime show of Super Bowl 43. Throughout the development cycle, news on various updates and improvements such as Procedural Awareness and changes to the speed of the game. The first screen-shot of Madden NFL 10, revealed by EA Sports president Peter Moore, displays a number of changes to the game.

Refs patrol the field.

A chain gang runs on the field to measure first downs.

Super Bowl patches on uniforms.

Super Bowl sidelines display team colors.

Single-digit numbers sit on the yellow line of the Steelers' helmets. Last year, the number was incorrectly to the right of the stripe.

Enhanced secondary team colors.

Big Ben is now equipped with a towel. Towels are one of the most requested enhancements. Gamers are demanding!

Injuries have been revamped in Madden NFL 10 to be more realistic. The outcome of an injury's severity is delayed rather than immediate. Trainers will run out onto the field and in serious cases, the injury cart. The user is prompted when a player can return to the field, but with the risk of re-injury.

Presentation has received a much needed upgrade as well, both on the field and off. Franchise mode now has The Extra Point, a week summarizing highlight show similar to the one found in ESPN NFL 2k5. Players are shown warming up before the game as well tailgating fans. Finally, the USAF Thunderbirds will fly over the Super Bowl.

Madden Ultimate Team

In January, EA released a new gameplay mode, Madden Ultimate Team, that was downloaded as a patch for free. The mode is played like a card game, the player is given a large deck of bronze cards to begin with. Four levels of card packs can be purchased through the store, either with "coins" that you make through the mode, or they can be purchased with real money over Xbox Live/Playstation Network. The games are played with every player that you have in your deck of cards in either CPU matches against real football teams, or other users online against their Ultimate Team card deck. Each card can suffer from an injury or run out of games for their contract, both can be healed with an injury card or contract card. Other ways to find players for your team include an auction house and a deals of the week section.

Team Ratings

Team	Offense	Defense	Overall
Bears	84	85	85
Bengals	84	77	81
Bills	81	83	83
Broncos	81	78	82
Browns	80	82	82
Buccaneers	79	80	80
Cardinals	89	85	88
Chargers	89	85	86
Chiefs	84	75	80
Colts	91	82	87
Cowboys	87	83	86
Dolphins	85	78	82
Eagles	88	84	86
Falcons	89	77	81
49ers	79	81	81
Giants	85	86	86
Jaguars	82	82	83
Jets	81	87	85
Lions	78	77	78
Packers	86	84	85
Panthers	87	82	85
Patriots	90	86	89
Raiders	75	83	81
Rams	81	80	80
Ravens	83	84	84
Redskins	85	86	85
Saints	89	80	84
Seahawks	83	85	85
Steelers	89	89	90
Texans	84	82	83
Titans	83	84	84
Vikings	80	86	84

Ratings: Top 10 by Position

Quarterback

Peyton Manning             99
Tom Brady                       98
Drew Brees                     97
Kurt Warner                     94
Ben Roethlisberger 93
Donovan McNabb          91
Philip Rivers 88
Carson Palmer 87
Jay Cutler                         87
Tony Romo                      87

Running Backs

Adrian Peterson           97
Michael Turner               95
LaDainian Tomlinson 94
Brian Westbrook            94
DeAngelo Williams       94
Clinton Portis 93
Steven Jackson             92
Frank Gore                      91
Brandon Jacobs           90
Thomas Jones              90

Wide Receivers

Larry Fitzgerald 99

Andre Johnson              98
Steve Smith                    97
Randy Moss                 96
Reggie Wayne             95
Anquan Boldin               94
Roddy White                   94
Brandon Marshall         92
Calvin Johnson             92
Terrell Owens                91

Tight End

Tony Gonzalez 98

Jason Witten                  97
Antonio Gates                95
Chris Cooley                91
Kellen Winslow             90
Heath Miller                    88
John Carlson                 87
Zach Miller                      86
Owen Daniels                86

Defensive Players

Nnamdi Asomugha (CB)       99
Albert Haynesworth (DT)          99
Ed Reed (S)                                99
Troy Polamalu (S) 99
Patrick Willis (LB)                      98
Jared Allen (DE)                        98
DeMarcus Ware (LB)                98
Kevin Williams (DT)                  97
Ray Lewis (LB)                          97
Julius Peppers (DE)                 97