Solid but no masterpiece
This year they've added precision passing and qb vision cones. Precision passing is a great feature and when utilized correctly is a great addition to gameplay. The vision cones however can get annoying and hard to deal with. Its more of a personal preference thing really, some like it, some don't. The Franchise and Owner Mode return this year and are better than ever. The minicamp games are still great and tons of fun. One of the new modes added this year is Superstar Mode. While fun at first it gets incredibly boring and just too in depth with practices and such. Superstart Mode is something I would suggest staying away from as it is incredibly broken. First of all no matter what position you play you are still forced to qb the team. Secondly you have complete control over team depth charts, so you don't have to earn the starting role. Although a cool idea, it doesn't work very well.
The big, HUGE problem with Madden is the various amounts of bugs that slipped into this years game. For example. On punt returns, your team does not block, they just stand around and watch you get slaughtered. You are forced to call a fair catch 98% of the time.
There are a lot of things wrong with this years addition of Madden, and although its a solid game you might find yourself popping Madden 2005 back into your PS2