better than next gen
The general gameplay is great there are all kinds of modes including Franchise, Superstar, and a bunch of mini-games. There are a bunch of creation modes too nothing new but still awesome like create a player, create a fan, create a team, and create a playbook.
The graphics aren't half bad for an Xbox game I like the menus the best though the new blue see-through ones are stupid and hard to navigate. I like the old ones where you choose your favorite team and the players flash on the screen.
The soundtrack is great I like all the music from rock to rap to old school NFL films music.
If you have an Xbox you must have this game it is really cheap now (like 15 bucks on gamestop.com) since it is an Xbox game and it is old. So buy it!