Easily the best Madden in years but it still lacks in some places
Pros:
players actually look like themselves rather than a s**t smeared face and weird bodies | a rewarding super bowl victory celebration | new running/control system (the animations are sick) | Game-flow | still a great game of football | co-op online is fun | online period is great | the madden ultimate team is a nice feature.
Cons:
same god damn franchise mode, I can think of tons of new features and ways to improve this mode. | creating anything in this game still sucks. they need to add a LOT more depth to their create area | one minute I'm tackling the HB running with the ball, next minute a stiff arm hurls me 20 ft. from where I was | the kicking system is pretty easy...maybe a little too easy, the analog sticks are naturally harder to control than a timely press of the x button and the heart thumping, pulse pounding, screen shaking, last minute field goals haven't returned | and last but definitely not least is the half hearted attempt ea puts in these games...release a new game every 2 or even 3 years and just have updated rosters and we'll be fine. believe me I was still playing madden 10 up until this game's release...I wont get bored as long as I have the right players. And having a game with tons of new features as opposed to 3 will be a lot more rewarding
Presentation-7/10-Lack of new features hurts this game a lot!
Graphics-8/10-Game looks great in motion, and players are actually starting to look like themselves.
Sound-7.5/10-Commentary gets annoying, but is it ever any different? everything else sounds good.
Enjoyment-9/10-Its still my favorite sport and it is still fun to play and while franchise mode isn't anything new it still is somewhat satisfying to play. And everything online is great!
Overall: 8.0/10