Madden NFL 09 for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

Madden 2006, the first next gen football game. This was a sight to behold, graphics were good, gameplay was smooth, it wasnt a perfect game, but it showed what the future holds in next gen gaming. Ever since, i have been extremely disappointed, and have gone from a diehard madden fan, to a diehard madden skeptic.

I cant buy these games without renting them anymore. Where is the new physics engine? the new graphics? the better gameplay? the realistic-ness of football? 2009 is the first real attempt at doing something different with the gameplay, the graphics, the realistic-ness. As good as a lot of the reviews are for this game, in my opinion, it still falls short.

I am not an online gamer, that aspect of any game is a low priority to me. I am a franchise playing fanatic. Although madden has gotten better, it still hasnt done enough with the actual reason people buy and play these games, for the football. Who cares about the new features! All you need to see is a replay of 1 play and you'll realize its not realistic .I dont know how the quarterback throws the ball when hes not even touching it, the physics look awful. Wanna make it more realistic? How about having the quarterback actually grip the ball and go through a real throwing motion. That might be something to work on in place of the virtual trainer. How bout a crowd that looks real and interacts as the game goes on in place of the madden IQ. How bout having them run with the ball like actual humans instead of twitchy robots in place of the rewind feature, and whatever happened to the actual coaches on the sidelines?

But there are good qualities to this game. Yes, the graphics are better. The stadiums look better. The players actually look like themselves, stadium/team specific TD celebrations, seamless transition from a spin to a juke. Overall, its better, but still lacking

EA shouldnt have exclusive rights to the NFL..competition breeds excellence..2K is better where it matters..in game physics