The most flawed game I've ever seen a multi-million dollar company put out, ever.
With that being said, Madden 12 is still fun, just not good. The changes they made to Franchise mode are welcome, considering they've been ignoring that since 2005.
The new tackling animations are good, a lot better than last years - they still need A LOT of work, however.
Presentation is godawful, they have 32 unique opening scenes - but just 1 per team, so you'll see the same thing every single time you play. Commentary has somehow taken a turn for the worse, it's bugged beyond belief. Half of the time Gus and Chris wont get anything right, such as player names, their positions, what they just did, and what just happened on the field. It's pathetic.
The menus are slower this year as well, they've actually made it a longer process to get to things, which isn't a big deal, but on top of everything that the Madden team did horribly wrong, this is a nuisance.
If you need to play a football sim you have no other choice than to buy this broken, unfinished game. If you're thinking about getting into madden for the first time, don't play this. It's not worth it.