Maximum-Football 1.5 Features

New for Maximum-Football 2.0

Note: This list is correct as of August 30th, 2007. All features listed are subject to change or removal.

Graphics Changes;

Game engine is now based on DirectX 9 technology. Graphics Cards with shader 1.0 support are required.
Game as a completely new lighting system.
New Interface elements.
New persistent scoreboard.
Many brand new or improved player animations.
Custom camera angles for replay viewing.
Snow and Rain have new effects (the rain leaves little splashes on the turf).

Arcade Play Improvements;

Xbox 360 Controller specific: Graphics replace Icons marked 1 through 6 with A,B,Y,X,R,L
Xbox 360 Controller specific: Trigger passing option. This allows for throwing bullets or touch passes.
Speed Burst added. While open field running (and past the LOS), the player with the ball can have a 1 second(+-) speed burst by pressing and holding the 1 button (A).
Switching defensive players prior to the snap is done with buttons 5 and 6 (left and right thumb buttons). 5 cycles down the chain while 6 cycles up.
After the snap on defense, switching to the player closest to the ball is done by pressing the 3 button (X)
Prior to the snap on defense, you can move the d-pad (or left thumbstick) left or right to view the whole field.
On defense you must now press the 2 button (B) to attempt a tackle.
Kicking is now down in three steps. 1. Select kick height, 2. Select kick direction, 3. Select kick power.
On Defense, after the snap, pressing button 3(X) will switch you to the closest defender to the ball.
On Defense, before the snap, pressing button 4(Y) and moving the thumbstick will shift the defensive line.

General Game Changes and Improvements;

There is now considerably more distinction in player positions. Version 1.3 position names such as DB are now separated into SA & CB. Version 1.3 Linebackers were simply LB are now OLB, ILB.
New Depth Chart system. The Depth chart is now slot based to take advantage of the new player break down.
Overall game speed reduced to about 80% of Release 1.3 speeds. This does not effect the clock, only player movement on the field.
There is now an almanac of past champions and defunct teams in the leagues screens.
Databases now import based on League ID rather than file name. This should solve the problem of trying to import two different leagues that may have used the same file name.
League databases that are removed from the game folder will now be removed from the games internal league list. This cleans up the league deletion process.
On Defense, before the snap, you can shift the defensive line by pressing the 4 key (button 4) and pressing an Arrow key (thumbstick).
The computer AI will now shift the defensive line to try and counter your play calling tendencies.
2007 Canadian Football punting rules added.
Improved Pass and Run blocking.
Improved Defensive Man-2-Man coverage
Improved Zone coverage.

Play Development System;

When creating a Formation in the PDS, it now prompts you to include what running back positions you wish to use (FB,HB,RB3). 0 TE count is now an option. The remainder players on the formation are receivers with their count starting at 1 and going up.
Enabled various additional commands points.
Punters and QB's can now be moved forward and backward in the PDS, but not left and right. Those positions must be under centre.

Input Changes;