The game has all the cool aspects you would want but just doesn't seem to be very good. Being able to play gridiron greats seems great, but who wants to see Hall of Fame players that look 70 playing football? The graphics are not next-gen. They seem pretty dated. The game play is terrible and the play calling interface needs improvement. The announcers sound so robotic. The remix of Rush songs doesn't not make this game feel nostalgic either. I dont know how I could give this game more than a 2 rating. Although I think Madden is getting a little stale, it still is way better than this game. I believe Tecmo Bowl needs to be revived. That game had excellent replay value and didnt seem to get old, even though the graphics were blobs.
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