Great game for all ages . easy to learn, easy to have fun Graet game.

User Rating: 8.1 | Madden NFL 07 GC
By Pdwaiter | Review Date:
All of the gameplay and control features are back from Madden 06. You’ve got the optional passing cone, all the old push button running moves, and all the rest. The highlight of the game lies in the new gameplay and control features that have been added to this year’s title. These include the all-new highlight stick, lead blocker control, and a new kick meter. The highlight stick is the right thumbstick, with which you can now pull off your nasty running moves. Flick it left or right, and you’ll juke in the respective direction. Pull it back, and you’ll pull up your runner causing the would-be tackler to dive in front of you. The coolest part of the highlight stick is the fact that the pushing it forward is context sensitive. If you’re a bigger back, you’ll try to bowl over the defender. If you’re a smaller, quicker back, you’ll try to duck under the tackle. It’s quite intuitive, and actually very exciting to pull off successfully. Lead blocker control allows you to take control of anyone on the field before the snap, and then block for the runner. You can perform drive blocks or chop blocks, depending on whether you feel like drilling a guy chest high or taking his legs out from under him. Once you lay the block, you can switch control back to the runner and take off. This system works very well, and is extremely satisfying to lay out a defender and open up a hole for your runner. The new kick meter is also a refreshing addition. To kick, you simply pull back on the right stick, and push it forward at the right time. The smoother the better. If you push it right, the ball will go right. It takes some practice, but you’ll be drilling those field goals in no time. You’ll find that, aside from these new features (which are indeed enough to justify a new game), the game plays a lot like Madden 06.

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