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I love how easy the controls are to adjust to for this game, so its playability is good. The variation in difficulty could be a bit more challenging, and the scheduled games in the franchise mode don't change at all once you get past the first season, in fact, I hear it is the exact same schedule every season. I do love the Cribs part about this game and the things you can purchase. All-in-all, I enjoy playing this game. It's a bummer the NFL is only sticking to Madden for the next few years since ESPN does a pretty good job with their sports video games, not to mention their trademark sportscasters like Berman and Kolber who make this more fun than it already is.
It is just like how I use to play this game. One of my favorites on the PS2, and now I have it for the Xbox 360.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
While this game may be older, not a next-gen console release and not have the best graphics, it's still a model football game. This game should have set the mold for future releases, had the NFL decided to set a monopoly and signed exclusively with EA Sports to produce Madden as the only NFL title. What's great about this game is the way it keeps you playing. Not only can you build your franchise and play several seasons though, but you can build your "crib". Basically, you'll have a penthouse that you can decorate with team memorabilia that you unlock. You unlock the items by earning points based on your performance in the games you play. You'll also add furniture and mini-games - like darts - as you go. Another great thing about this game is that it really seemed to be the first game that would remember how you and other players tend to play. If you and your friends have profiles in the game, the CPU will remember the style you play. If you run more often than pass, run the same several plays on average, etc, the computer remembers this. In turn, if you want to practice against your friends without having to endure embarassment or heckling, you can play against their profile and the CPU will play almost exactly as they would. This leads to the next feature...while it's not the best, you can play celebrities profiles and teams. The celebrities have all-star teams, so it's definitely a challenge, but it does get annoying that they have to talk all the time after plays. Plus, when you beat the celebrities, you'll get their teams and other unlockables. So this seems like a lot, but there's more! Like I said, the graphics might not be the best there is (especially compared to the next gen consoles), but they're pretty good. The gameplay is basically similar to anything released within the past few years. Perhaps, though, the best feature which I have yet to see anywhere else is the trophy room. You'll have a room where you'll display trophies you earn in game play. These trophies range from things such as a perfect season, NFC/AFC champ, super bowl champs...or position trophies like earning a set amount of yards as a running back or QB...or player trophies - for these, you'll have to accomplish a certain set of goals as a particular players. Some of these trophies you can earn with relative ease, others will keep you playing forever in an attempt to collect them all. If Madden followed the crib mode and trophy features, I'd bet it would be even more critically acclaimed then it already is. Put this all together and you get a football game that, while a few years old, is still a great title...and could even be the best!Read full review
I have to say, I am not the biggest sports game fan in the world, I pretty much like to play Halo, Call of Duty 2, Splintercell, Etc... But I am a Real time Football fan, so I decided to try this out, after all, if I didn't like it I could resell it here on eBay. and so I bought it, and have been playing it around once our twice a week ever since! Multiplayer is pretty much what I play, since I have friends that come over, and the quality of graphics rivals new games such as Halo or Burnout Revenge. You can always read the listings here on eBay to learn more about it, but overall I would recomend this to any Xbox owner as a Party game or single player as well.
I used to be hooked on the classic Techmo Football Games on Nintendo. This game surpasses all those. You control everything! You can trade, edit, and even create players. You have to manage salary caps. You negotiate with players after their contracts expire,if desired. Also, if you chose you can release them to the free agency. All 32 teams are represented in this awesome game.There is a draft in the game, so new players can take the place of other players that retire. Their is a crib that rewards you for several achievements.The crib unlocks cheats that can be bought through catalogs. For example, you can buy a cheat that will alow you to kick a field goal all the way from your 20 yard line. This game is the only reason I bought an x-box.
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