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Dolphin Stadium in Madden NFL 10

Posted on December 17, 2008 at 02:52 AM.

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Has anyone else noticed what they've done with the endzones at Dolphin Stadium?

Fans are now present at field level at the back of the endzone with photographers in front of them. This allows for some nice moments for players to embrace fans or hand them footballs or simply acknowledge them.

Check out this photo of a recent touchdown:

Isn't that an exciting visual? I think so.

And guess what? I want this detail in Madden 10. Am I confident it will be? Unfortunately, no. I'm hopeful, but it's this level of detail that's been all too absent in the past. That's not the way it should be. The nuances of each stadium should be in the game.

Here are some other things I'd like to see in the Madden 10 version of Dolphin Stadium:

The LED ribbon board (the largest in the world) on the correct level.
The Ring of Honor featuring the names of legendary players (which can't be displayed now because the LED ribbon board is incorrectly occupying its space). It should at least look like the names are up there, and those names include Dan Marino, flanked by his record-setting stats.
The two HD scoreboards showing the action on the field or close-ups of fans or cheerleaders.
The aqua and orange flags being run across an endzone after a score.
The Marlins baseball diamond on the field in Franchise Mode. It's not pretty, but it's reality. And it's been done before. The first Head Coach game had the diamond at Dolphin Stadium. It was a nice touch.

I want to be impressed by the game's obsessive attention to detail, not simply relieved like I was this year when I found out the Dolphins had their all-white uniform back.

Comments

# 1 Pappy Knuckles @ Dec 17

At first I thought you were saying that was a picture from Madden NFL 10. I was like "HOLY @%#% THAT LOOKS AMAZING!". Then when I did a double take I realized it was a real picture lol. I agree with you though, it's those little things that really add autheticity to a game.

# 2 vaughn99 @ Dec 17

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	I want to be impressed by the game's obsessive attention to detail, not simply relieved

Good post. I agree emphatically.

Would love to see more accurate proximity to the field for the stands for both Madden and NCAA -- they do this much better in FIFA, so we know it's possible . . .

There's so much that could be added to the stadium interior builds and dynamics of the game(s) -- why did they put all the work into the "fly by" sequence at the introductions of games (usually incorrect views I might add) when they're still getting things wrong on the field?

Oh -- and PLEASE add different levels of sideline characters: think USC or Dallas Cowboys games as opposed to the rest of the league(s).