Madden NFL 09 Review

[Qrashman]

Very fair review. Pretty much spot on from what I've been seeing over the past few days of playing. The Robo QB isn't as much of a problem as other people are saying, but the CPU QB seems to make the completions when it counts, e.g. every 3rd down attempt

[El Greazy 1]

I really respect the reviewer for his opinions. In fact, I've been searching the internet & various forums for 09 reviews (I'm not going to rush out and buy fool's gold) and this is by far THE BEST review I've come across. Great job!

I agree with other posters on here that the AI out-of-bounds issue was glossed over. It, to me, is a gamebreaker because I'd rather lose a game due to me being short-sighted with my gameplan and not because the CPU was too dumb to stay in bounds.

I also agree with the patching issue. EA, especially with the Madden franchise, uses it as a crutch instead of a last resort. While I greatly appreciate that technology has reached a point where we can fix flaws in games, it still irks me that games, especially a big time franchise that sells millions like Madden, are allowed to be shipped & sold without enough testing & quality control.

[Maukey]

Best review on Madden period, and one of the best reviews I've ever read! Job well done.

[Shock6822]

Great review, I'm looking forward to picking up the game today.

[Tomba]

yes have to agree graphically this games gotten a major overhaul BUT more so towards the last gen look of the game. more moviesh so to speak...

8.5 though? i don't know many critics gave 08 9's and i'm BAFFLED rto see this game getting lower just baffled...

[Pierzynski 12]

08 was terrible IMO. How the hell that got a 9 is beyond me.

I'm happy with my purchase this year. 09 > 08 by alot.

[asu666]

Good review but I didn't see anything on if the Owner Mode was back in full force this year. I stuck with the Xbox version last year because the Owner Mode was so stripped down on the current gen versions.

[TCrouch]

Sorry about that...knew there would be some things missed. As for 09 being lower than 08, I didn't review 08, sorry.

Owner mode is there. At the end of the offseason before advancing you are put in owner mode where you can upgrade the stadium, hire and fire staff, relocate, etc. I've never been big on setting ticket prices and whatnot, but there were graphs and charts and all kinds of financial data. Not sure if that's "full on owner mode" for you or not, but that's pretty much what it entails.