Madden looks good, but I think they could have put more time into the mechanics of the game, come on EA are you serious.

User Rating: 6.5 | Madden NFL 09 X360
By mfortune | Review Date:
Well, it is another year, and Madden has been letting me down on the new systems, so why did I think anything would change. The graphics look good, and all the new features are great, but I feel that it is harder than ever to control your player with the D-Pad or the Toggle Stick. I actually feel like I'm on roller skates when I try to move my defender, and I find it hard to control the players on the field offense and defense. Maybe I need to get used to it, but I just find that the game almost plays itself and the feel of the game is just off the mark slightly...

I don't understand with the new technology we have we are going backwards with the Madden series. The PS2 version made giant leaps in the standard to football play, but with the new series on the Next-Gen systems has fell of with just making the game fun, simple, and great smash mouth football. I think you guys at EA need to take a look at what made the game good during the PS2 era, and take some notes or something. Maybe next year will be better. This is my first real attempt to play Madden on the new system with the goofy menus and all, but I can't make any more excuses for EA. They lose mad respect for not taking advantage of the technology, and making a game that runs smoothly and is enjoyable to players. I hope Socom doesn't let me down.

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