![]() Matt: Do you pick the player to use in The Gaunlet or is it just a randomly generated player specific to that level?ĭanny Doeberling: In Gauntlet, you choose a team and opponent once you enter Skills Trainer mode. If they enjoy it, I would like to do some more fun and crazy things. ![]() While we don’t currently have any similar plans for Madden NFL, we’ll see how fans respond to the Gauntlet. Mixing a bunch of fantasy elements and still having an authentic golf experience seems like the best of both worlds. ![]() Granted both of those are Frostbite, so there's a connection, but could we see something similar in Madden NFL 15?ĭanny Doeberling: I love what EA SPORTS PGA Tour is doing. Matt: What are the chances of incorporating elements from other EA-published games into The Gauntlet? We saw with PGA Tour elements from the Battlefield series being thrown into the fantasy course. Hopefully, the response from the Madden community will be positive and we can do more like this in the future. I always enjoy these offbeat, unique features, they’ve always been some of my favorites. Some of the things you mentioned we have done in the past on Wii or on Madden NFL Arcade. ![]() This started as a side project for us and people were having so much fun with it, we knew we had to get it in the game. Has the creative ideas from Gauntlet sparked any conversation about this sort of thing?ĭanny Doeberling: With an established brand that tries to capture authentic football, you have to be creative when it comes to doing something out of the ordinary. And what comes to mind are things like "Big Head Mode" or "Tiny players" - fun little modes/settings you can turn on just for the heck of it. Matt: I don't know why, but when I read about The Gauntlet and it's kind of zany twist on what is usually a very serious football game simulation, it makes me think about other fun things EA could do with the game. Players can also earn achievements/trophies in both Skills Trainer and the Gauntlet mode. There are 48 tutorials and drills so it should be enough to keep a Madden player busy. But are there any other incentives to complete this arcade-challenge? Like, will it unlock any additional modes or special game features?ĭanny Doeberling, Assistant Producer: For completionists, Skills Trainer rewards the player for earning bronze medals for every drill in each category. Matt: Skills Trainer is great for newcomers to learn the basics, while The Gauntlet provides a fun way for franchise veterans to challenge themselves. So we spoke to Madden NFL 15 assistant producer Danny Doeberling. And every five stages of The Gauntlet, there's a Boss Level with a "unique, offbeat" challenge.Īs EA explains, the purpose of The Gauntlet is to "provide a fun, approachable way for new users to learn Madden, as well as giving franchise veterans tools to make themselves better and truly challenge their Madden prowess."īut even with the video briefly explaining the new mode, we still had some questions. Set up like an old-school arcade challenge, you must complete 40 levels of challenging obstacles with a limited number of attempts (lives). Last week, EA Sports released a video for Madden NFL 15 that introduced us to the Gauntlet, a new mode that offers a series of unique challenges to test your skills in all facets of the game.
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