Head Coach demo calls plays on Marketplace
by Richard Mitchell 
{ Aug 28th 2008 at 4:15PM }
We sort of get the feeling that anyone interested in NFL Head Coach 09 probably already picked it up in the special edition of Madden 09, but for those of you that haven't, there is a demo on Xbox Live Marketplace right now. The standalone version of the game is releasing next week, so if Madden isn't you're cup of tea, you might give the demo a whirl.Besides, armchair quarterbacking is too physically taxing. Armchair coaching is where it's at.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
vidGuy @ Aug 28th 2008 4:55PM
The game is a ton better than the first Head Coach. If you play fantasy football, are a stats freak, or just enjoy doing the contract stuff in Madden, this game is worth checking out. I find myself playing Madden a lot more and I'm glad I picked it up in the special edition instead of paying full price for it, but it's an ok standalone.
Plus, you can design plays and import them into Madden.
Stupendous52 @ Aug 28th 2008 5:49PM
I was wondering - how well does the play import work? Is it fairly easy to make decent/effective plays?
vidGuy @ Aug 28th 2008 6:31PM
Play import is pretty good, but it's not perfect. Pass plays work great, but when you make a run you have to choose from a canned QB+RB action. So you can't adjust what way a QB roles and hands off, or which hole the RB will hit, other than the ~200 choices given. It may seem like a lot but it doesn't work out well. I was trying to make a Triple Option play and it took forever and still didn't run right.
A cool feature I didn't know about before buying the game: you can share plays with other HC players. So you can download a well designed play, then import into Madden.
s.tillings @ Aug 28th 2008 6:46PM
Wow!!!! A sports update by Richard. Is this some sort of an early Freaky Friday type thing where you switched places with Xav? What can you tell me about Tiger Woods 2009?
As.I.Dive.In @ Aug 28th 2008 6:55PM
Just picked up the special edition for $50 at Target, which is insane considering Madden alone was still priced at $60. It was marked as clearence so someone sure as hell didn't know what they were doing.
ANt @ Aug 29th 2008 10:53AM
Target cleared the version out of their stock this week, it's been all over the web.
Andrew @ Aug 28th 2008 7:08PM
Unless you are a stats geek this game is not for you. I consider myself a pretty big football fan but this game is boring for me.
blank964 @ Aug 28th 2008 9:46PM
I played the first one on PS2 and I got bored within an hour.
Matt @ Aug 29th 2008 1:35PM
this game is terrible, i bought the madden collectors thinking it might be ok this time.. but its not