Not even close!!!
the graphics are ancient and dont hold up at all. The is no sense of collision, no stiff arming. Fells and looks like your ice skating. Everything that was graphiclly wrong with the PLaystation one versions of the game back then youll find here.
The controls are hit and miss but mostly miss. You work it like other maddens except dont get use to hit and truck stick becaue youll suck at this game badley if you relied on them before. Youll truly appriciate how far the series has come since the old days. Its like madden appriciation week playing this one. The kicking system stinks and should either be re worked or taken out all together. Its a good Idea to use the stylus to kick but unless you can draw fast and straight your screwed.
There is a good side you can play the mini games. which to me is more fun than playing an actual game. The music is good considering its cart based and madden and michaels make their odd ball comments every now and again.
Bottom line this game is probably not worth buying just rent it oh yeah you cant. Sucks to be you if you bought it and it sucks to be me. Oh well maybe like the dolphins or cardinals next year.