Electronic Arts EA Madden NFL User Manual

MADDEN NFL 13

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WHAT’S NEW

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CONTENTS

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KiNECT

Use Kinect voice commands to command your team at the line of scrimmage.

SOCiAl iNTEGRATiON

Link your profile to Facebook® and Twitter™ for a truly social Madden experience. Post the score from your latest game and stay connected within the Madden Universe! To remove the association of your Facebook account with account at Facebook.com, go to Privacy Settings, and remove the

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app.

GRiDiRON ClUb

Get all the latest Madden features in one place, including Madden Moments Live, Pro Game Tip Videos, updated rosters that match the real NFL Season, NFL.com Fantasy Football, and Loyalty Awards!

CONNECTED CAREEERS

You’ve never played a career mode like this. Connected Careers gives you an unprecedented level of control over your career as a coach or a player. Get ready for the deepest

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experience ever.

GAmE FACE

You’ve played the game, now get in the game. Take a digital photo of your face and use it as your created player’s profile photo! Visit www.easports.com/gameface to get started now!

NEw PASSiNG ENGiNE

Lead receivers and put the ball exactly where it needs to be with the revamped and updated Total Control Passing mechanic.

PlAy-ACTiON AbORT

For the first time ever, you can abort out of a play action animation in the face of a blitz, allowing your QB to throw a quick pass.

NEw USER CATCh FUNCTiONAliTy

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ball. Press position to make the catch.

PRimA® PRO TiP

Hold Y rather than just tapping it to give yourself a longer catch window.

makes it easier than ever to click on the receiver and make a play on the

B with the ball in the air to switch to the intended receiver and get in a better

COMPLETE CONTROLS

PlAy CAlliNG

GAmE

FlOw

GameFlow allows players to pick plays like a true NFL coach. By matching plays to situational game plans, plays can be tailor-picked automatically for each down. In the game settings screen you can choose a playcall style: GameFlow or Conventional.

You can even change your GameFlow to be heavy on run plays, heavy on pass plays, or balanced between the two. On defense, you can be conservative, aggressive, or balanced.

CONvENTiONAl

You may also choose to call plays in the traditional and forth between the two Play Calling styles.

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manner, or switch back

OFFENSE

Motion player

Snap ball Switch player Flip play

Call audible Fake snap

Show play art

Pre-play menu

Switch direction of run play

Quiet crowd

Hot route

Offensive line shift

Throw the ball

Total Control Passing

Pump fake

Pump fake to specific receiver

Play Action Abort

Throw ball away

QB scramble

(behind the line of scrimmage)

QB avoidance (when in the pocket)

Switch to receiver Catch ball Dive for ball Make sharp cuts (only in CC and OTP)

PRE-PLAY OFFENSE

A B X

z ^

h J/F H

m q

THE PASSER

X/A/B/Y/z (tap button for lob pass/

hold button for a bullet)

L in any direction + X/A/B/Y/z

X/A/B/Y/z

y + ^ h

^ +

THE RECEIVER

B Y (hold) X (hold)

Stiff arm

THE BALL CARRIER

Spin Showboat

Jump/hurdle Dive/QB slide Protect ball

Pitch ball

Juke

Truck

Fake pitch

Sprint (when auto sprint is turned off)

A B B (hold when running inside the

opponent’s 10 yard line on a breakaway touchdown)

Y X (tap to slide/hold to dive)

z y J/F D

H z

hURRy UP OFFENSE

You can call a no huddle offense at the conclusion of the previous play by holding Y. This rushes everyone to the line to repeat the previous play. Holding rushes everyone to the line to spike the ball and stop the game clock.

B after the play

hOw TO hOT ROUTE

Press m to bring up the receiver buttons, and then press the corresponding receiver button and move

C or press in the appropriate direction using the on-screen callouts.

QUiCK liNKS

Enabling Quick Links turns the Strategy Pad off and allows you to make pre-play adjustments without using manually enable them.

. Quick Links are turned off by default, so you must

hOw TO USE mOTiON

Press B to highlight an eligible player, and then move L or press s/o to send that player in motion.

NEW

FADED RECEivER iCONS

The receiver icons appear faded for the first few moments of the receiver’s route. This indicates the awareness of the receiver. The receiver won’t be looking to catch the ball within the first five yards of a long streak pattern, for example. Wait for the icon to be fully lit before attempting to pass to be sure that your receiver is actually ready to receive the pass.

hOw TO USE liNE ShiFTS

Press h and bring up the Pre-Play menu, and then press s/o to open the menu to shift your defensive line or linebackers.

blUFFiNG PlAy CAll

To bluff your playcalling during multiplayer games, hold the button that corresponds to the play you wish to select. This secretly selects the appropriate play. Continue holding the button while scrolling to other plays in order to bluff your opponent, and then exit the playcalling screen by releasing the button.

hOw TO FliP PlAyS

To flip a play, press X and then pull ^.

hOw TO CAll AN AUDiblE

Press X and then the button that corresponds to the audible you wish to call. See more audibles by pressing

X again and selecting an audible with A.

DEFENSE

Defensive Assist

AGAINST THE BALL CARRIER

Switch player

Dive Strip ball

Strafe

Hit Stick

AGAINST THE RECEIVER

Defensive Assist

Switch player Hands up/bat ball

RUSHING THE PASSER

Swim move

Bull Rush

A B X

y w

A (hold before the snap and throughout

the play)

B Y

J/F H

Choose a player to control

PRE-PLAY DEFENSE

Defensive adjustments

Show play art

Show/hide pre-play menu

Pump up crowd

Line shifts

Linebacker shifts

Hot Route

Coverage audible

B/A (tap to change players one by one

or hold and move through defenders)

w ^ h D s o q m

L/press to scroll

hOw TO AUDiblE COvERAGE

Calling a coverage audible allows you to adjust specific aspects of your coverage at the line of scrimmage. After calling a coverage audible, put your defensive backs into press or loose coverage, show blitz, or shift your safeties.

bAll hAwK

Ball Hawk is the most effective way to attempt manually to intercept or swat the ball away from the intended receiver. After the pass has been thrown, simply click on the defensive player and hold Y for an aggressive attempt at an interception, or hold z to try for a swat. Be warned, your defensive player is risking it by taking the most aggressive path to the ball in the air. If you’re late getting to the spot and the receiver comes away with the catch, he may have an open field in front of him!

hOw TO USE DEFENSivE hOT ROUTES

Defensive Hot Routes are great for making coverage decisions with pinpoint accuracy. You can give individual players direction on the fly, instructing them to move to a hook or flat zone, blitz, curl to flat, go into deep zone, switch to man coverage, or QB spy/contain.

SPECiAl TEAmS

ON ThE KiCKiNG TEAm

Move H to start filling the kick meter. Move D while the indicator is at the top of the gauge for maximum power. To achieve the perfect kick, make sure that C remains centered while performing the motion.

ON ThE RETURN TEAm

The receiving team can call for a fair catch by pressing Y when the kick is in the air, meaning that the line of scrimmage is at the point where the receiver catches the incoming ball. If a fair catch is not signaled, than players proceed as normal.

SUPERSim

Supersim allows you to simulate any part of the current matchup at any time. This option is available from the Pause Menu or from the Playcall screen. You may cancel Supersim at anytime. In addition, you can watch the CPU play out the down by selecting WATCH PLAY.

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