This Madden title come very short of the first down in its DS debut.
Gameplay: Not the worst, but far from the best. They really could have done a better job with this. When kicking thew ball you tap the screen to stop a power meter and an accuracy meter. Sounds OK right? Wrong. It doesnt respond as quick as needed to be most of the time, but thank god you can substitute this action with the A button. Snapping and throwing the ball is the same as every football game out there, but it just doesnt feel right on the DS. So all I can say is that its just average. 5/10
Graphics: Madden usually has well done graphics though never the best on the current system, but for the DS it is absolutely awful. The character models are so boxy and blocky when they run the arms just move like that of those on an old GI joe( just back and forward), the arenas all look the same and if you look close enogh at the sky its actually in the shape of a box, and dont even get me started on collision detection. 3/10
Sound: Yet another awful thing about this title. You would think that a madden title would have commentary, well think again the only commentary you get is hearing John Madden saying "This is what footballs all about" over and over and over etc. Long story this games is better played with the sound all the way down. 4/10
Value: It has all the teams like any other madden game, it has the season mode, but with the lack of many other extras like in the other Madden games theres not much to be had with this one. 6/10
Tilt: With unresponsive gameplay, horrible graphics, bad sound, and the worst collision detection I think Ive ever seen this game is not fun to play at all. Sorry Madden but ty again next year. 4/10
Ive been playing madden for ages and never had I played one this awful. I dont recommend anyone buy or rent this, or borrow from a buddy, avoid at all costs. This Madden title come very short of the first down in its DS debut.