I've played every Madden since it was on the Genesis, Recently I've only played it on the ps2. I got a ps3 about a month ago and figured i'd give it a go on the next gen. Where to start? First the graphics are really great. I played one game in the rain and by the time the game was over there was so much mud on my players you couldn't see there numbers hardly, I thought that was nice. Like the title say it is almost impossible to stop the pass, no matter what play you call there is always a man open. I also don't like the way the game dumbs itself down if your not having a good game. But over all a pretty good game if my offensive linemen weren't idiots. Like my RT will bypass the DL in front of him to go for the DT that is 5 yards away. And the defense seems to know exactly what play you will call. Call a formation audible, no man in the formation will move or shift, but the defense will adjust to cover your play as if they know what you just called. Overall good game I just wish they didn't have exclusive rights to the NFL, Maybe some competition would make them work a little harder to get the bugs out that have plagued the series
since 2005.

The shipping was super speedy, and also it came wrapped in newspaper so that if someone else wanted to open it and peek at what it was they, wouldnt have been able to see. THat was really great!

I have owned this game before, traded it, rented it and bought it again. It's safe to say that although it's like others, as far as gameplay goes, I just can't forget the feeling I got when I first stepped onto the newly designed field at invesco mile high and my jaw dropped. It's still the best looking of the series and much cheaper than the finely tweaked/tuned 2010 version. This game is one of the best madden experiences out there. And it's much easier for beginners. With the replay feature and simplified play calling, this might be the most intuitive madden game to date. Even the virtual training sim is very helpful. I think the poor reviews are from those who've been madden heads for the last 20 years. And in that case, I'd say you're burnt out and there's nothing they could do to satisfy you. Maybe once they're license expires and 2k can get back in the mix, things will be different. But if you're a casual gamer and love football, you can't go wrong with 09. I truly enjoy it. Still, the close ups in 06/07 we're really cool to see.