Madden NFL 2008 vs. 2009 Visual Comparison
- Posted May 13th, 2008 at 11:23 EDT by
- 31 Comments
After seeing the game for the first time at EA Canada's press event last week, we could tell right away that Madden NFL 09 had improved visually over last year's edition. To help show this, PSU.com decided we'd provide a side-by-side screenshot comparison of last year's Madden NFL 08 vs. the new Madden NFL 09.
To begin, notice that faces have been enhanced to fit NFL counterparts better, as well as jersey and arm muscles have been modified to look more realistic. Improved stadium and player self-shadow casting has been added, in addition to better field effects such as fuller precipitation, footprints in the snow, and better looking field grass.
Other improvements that would need to be seen in motion include more animations, now in 60fps for PS3, and better camera presentation. Take a look at the screenshots below and decide for yourself on how much Madden has changed. Click on the screenshots to view larger versions.
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Tha_Last_Romeo |
Tha_Last_Romeo- 8:53am BST - May 13th, 2008
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POOR... This is why I stop playing football after espn
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Turbo Teddy |
Turbo_Teddy- 9:01am BST - May 13th, 2008
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I think that the grass looks better on 09 .. Maybe I will pick this one up
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Totally Twisted
- 11:05am BST - May 13th, 2008
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for one thing ...the grass looks more defined. Look a little closer. Another thing is .....we havent even seen any videos and you guys are knocking it..lol ..don't jump yet this one will be great !
Tommyboy ;)
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bonham1985 |
ZBonham85- 12:16pm BST - May 13th, 2008
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WOW.. HATERS.. If you don't like football games then why are you even viewing this?? This madden looks ten times better than 08. If you guys have never played it then how would you know?? these arent the best pictures in the world. 09 is going to be great!!
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Towelie
- 1:42pm BST - May 13th, 2008
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Hey Bonham, you're very optimistic! There is no such thing as a good Madden game. It's all about gameplay, graphics might be all right but it's about gameplay and realism and Madden and EA lack both. Better luck with Madden 10, maybe! SonyJunkie has no taste whatsoever!
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SonyJunkie |
Bender6191- 4:23pm BST - May 13th, 2008
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I think the '09 version looks amazing, so much better than the '08 version. I have no idea what you guys are looking at. You are just bashing the game cause its EA. Everyone hates EA, but come on, this looks good. And from what ive heard from the PSu article, its sounds pretty good to me. Ive always like Madden games, never had a problem with them. Even '08 was good for me.
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Die-romantic |
Demon_King- 4:53pm BST - May 13th, 2008
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Come on this actually looks Better than espn
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humanputting
- 6:00pm BST - May 13th, 2008
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wow it actually looks closer to that render before all the next gen cosoles came out. might actually pick this up and it will be the first sports game i have ever bought.
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terminator12259 |
tacitassassin25- 9:57pm BST - May 13th, 2008
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the top two pictures are the exact same. both player models are doin the exact same thing
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TheCh0sen01 |
TheChosen01- 11:08pm BST - May 13th, 2008
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@terminator12259, lol are you kidding me? The top two pictures are not exactly the same! Yes the models are doing the same animation almost which is good when you're trying to compare different years. The grass for one thing is alot better looking just by the pictures, how can you people say it looks exactly the same? Just because you hate EA and you think madden is bad, don't assume and judge everything before you even see the game or the final product! Stop your complaining, nobody cares if you're never gonna play the game!
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prosecondbase7 |
prosecondbase7- 5:56am BST - May 15th, 2008
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The only thing I notice is better shadowing on the up close views, but you have to zoom on pics to even tell. Basically the same. The grass looks fake in both maddens lol. I love madden but game play has been getting worse so we will see about 09
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THEmanbearpig |
MANBEARPIG- 6:47am BST - May 18th, 2008
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stop complaining! if you hate madden so much why do you constantly check up on it. cant wait personally. maybe they will actually give the buccs some love on the ratings side. but i doubt it. everyone hates on 'em
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Odium_Generis_Humani
- 9:27am BST - May 27th, 2008
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Whoever said the graphics suck is an idiot. Graphics were (almost) never the problem with Madden. It's the fact that they charged you $50 (now $60) a year for what essentially is a roster update and a server fee.
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