It's our first sports game review of the site, and up for grabs is Madden NFL 10. The game promises an online co-op mode for two players. We promise our review isn't filled with too many football cliches, but really, how could we not at least use some?

I've been hitting the gridiron, almost nightly, in Madden NFL 10's co-op mode.  We'll be having a full review of that later this week, but until then you'll want to check out GameTrailer's coverage of the mode.

Members of the Madden team go in detail about some of the tweaks they made for the two player co-op, special cameras, unique achievements, and co-op moves.  

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Somewhere down the field, your buddy runs free.

With the inclusion of an online co-op mode in this years Madden game, comes the inclusion of co-op Achievements.  Interestingly enough, the PlayStation 3 trophies for the game are entirely different and none are co-op specific.

The good news for gamerscore lovers are the three achievements total 165 points total, and with the exception of one of them - should be fairly easy to complete.  

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"Cover me!" "That phrase, I don't think it means what you think it means."

2 guys walk into a bar, and talk football. Sounds pretty standard, right? Well, Destructoid.com's Samit Sarkar spoke with Madden 10 Lead Designer Ian Cummings to get the low-down on what to expect! NFL fans will be excited to learn that Madden 10 has an "NFL Franchise" system, where 32 people join up for some online rumble time according to real NFL schedules. Though this isn't exactly co-op, new innovative ways to bring players together is fine by us!

Co-op is brought up as a way to bring new gamers into the mix, and to be honest, this gamer is much more interested in a sports game that can be played Co-op with a buddy! Co-op was the corner stone of this installment of Madden, and we're excited to see this implemented (finally). They mention starting with 2 players to work full team co-op into the game sometime in the future, 11 player co-op would make for one amazing Co-op night! Updated graphics and animations as well as new gameplay engines, including a new blocking system have been included to make Madden 10 the definitive football game of this gaming generation.

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He just wants to share, Co-op style.

Hut, hut, hike! ShadokatRegn passes to BApenguin, Touchdown Co-optimus! After 9 installments, Madden NFL 10 will finally have online co-op! Although the spirit of football is competitive, it's refreshing to finally see co-op open up in a popular sports game. Game developers talk about the decision to add co-op to the long-running Madden franchise, emphasizing playing with others and having fun instead of competition with the usual trash talk.

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