- no ability to create player and have it use generic photo pictures of players. it puts a black blank picture for created players unless you have gameface.

? hopeful title update #3 may address:
+ offline multiplayer single team play ability
+ edit rosters for CCM

+ + 2nd season of CC - Commentators in game talk about a new coach for the bears and new coordinators! nice work EA!
+ player negociations is awesome! but i am no good at it LOL
+ + + XP player improvement system is awesome!
- - don't have a way of knowing whom was the SB champion the year before.
+ + + Physics engine is amazing!
+ + running game is realistic! bumping into blockers, fitting in what seems like NON holes but realistically depending on attributes, back can slip on by! AWESOME!
- challenge system works well when it works. i can't tell when i can and can't use it. hopeful better next year
+ + + draft is awesome! the news hub is awesome in showing the breaking news
+ + + scouting is AWESOME! nice addition, please don't pull this!

- - - - about 2 hours in I get a menu lockup. it hangs. Though the ticker below keeps passing by, I can't do anything to move it. bummer. very frustrating. SAVE OFTEN.

- going into negotiations and coming out it resets where you were, so you have to find where you were again.
+ legecy scores of players and coaches add's to reason why to keep playing
+ brian billack is coming back to coach. nice!

- - - NO watching over games in playoffs
- - hard to tell whom you are playin in the playoffs
- - - can't play Pro Bowl
- - - can't watch superbowl?

- having difficulty understanding the autosubs still.

- gameface requires you to send your face ONLINE when i have a camera right here for ps3. dumb.
- MUT is REALLY confusing
- - - legendary players are in MUT and the have to be collected and then activated and crap to be used in CC and even then I don't know how it works. CONFUSING AND STUPID.

- cut scene/half time there are times when the quarterback looks over and his eyes roll back in his head, strange. quite unnerving.

- menu's for viewing player's salarys needs work. confusing.
- resigning a player leaves the user with little information to what they were paid before and what the average market prices are for players in his position.
?? I think the CPU is upgrading my players even though I am not 'manually' upgrading them? ??
+++ commentators so far in week5 noted that I was undefeated and talked of that challenge the teams have. it is more specific then last year. starting in the right direction.
- - auto substitutions are confusing and don't seem to work. can't tell. don't know how to read them.

--- preorder code from amazon didn't work. code was larger then box to put code into.
- confusing autosubs section for team
- challenge flags are confusing in wether i can use them or not.

+ face expressions of players in replay are well done!
+/- coaches on sidelines, though don't have headsets

- preseason commentary doesn't highlight or talk about new rookies.
- preseason auto substitution. wish i could set whom was team 1, team 2, and team 3.
+++ crowed sounds are awesome! feel perfect! It felt like i was actually at the packer game!
+ Actual ARod line calls
++ instant replay is awesome to see how the line did in run plays and feels great!
+ like the delay in changing plays. realistic.
+++ very dynamic crowds! awesome!
+++ commentary is best in years! surprised as on Real TV not much of a fan of simms and company, though great here!
++ love the implementation of scouting. can't wait to see what the draft looks like
+ HUD follows up and coming players from NCAA and whom is looking like a great draft pick etc.
++ HUD twitter follows negotiations on contracts being signed etc.

Full Madden 13 game (2 games into CC with packers)

+++ PRESENTATION feels amazing!
+++ physics engine is light years better then previous Maddens! amazing!
+++ running game with physics engine is awesome! no suction blocking!
- after the play physics engine keeps tripping people LOL
+++ practice mode in CC is now worth playing!
++ HOF is awesome the way it is implemented. Wish it had more legends in it
+ legends in HOF
- still wish we could add legends (multiple) into CC
+++ contract negotiations with players feels awesome!
+++ HUD news and twitter from fake EA is awesome. feels like I know what is going on in the season!

- - - NO EDIT ROSTERS
* Josh Looman has mentioned this is being worked on for M14 or is being considered.
- - - NO BROADCAST MODE for watching your team in CPU vs CPU
- - - NO BROADCAST MODE OR WATCHING OTHER TEAMS PLAY GAMES
- - - CAN'T WATCH SUPERBOWL IF YOU ARE NOT IN IT

Madden 13

++ Commentary Team
++ animation of Commentary team
+++ HUD throughout game is awesome! nice work!
+++ Crowd sound FX sounds good and seemed qued in the right way! dynamic and REAL!
+++ coaches and players coming out of retirement to play or coach again! nice! (hope Favre stays home!)

Madden 13 upgrades from M12 (played only DEMO and watched Youtubes on full version)

+++ DRAFT MODE w/ Trey Wingo and new HUD!
+++ Physics Engine
- halftime show lame
?? pre-aseason commentary talk about rookies in commentary ??
++ Franchise mode is now Connected Careers
+++commentary
+++ draft commentary
+++ twitter feed & news
+++ coaches history and stat
++ Legends unique and useable sort of
++ MUT looks playable this year, no real money needed? not sure yet
- no NCAA DRAFT import
- multiteam offline Connected Careers
?? team helmets for pro bowl ??
--- NO Create-A-Player Mode for multiple creation of players for Connected Career
--- Can only play legends as User
?? can only play coachs are user ??

Madden 12 + confidence/consistancy setting is awesome. now that i understand it.

madden 12
- export team can't be reimported into franchise mode
- no tournament mode for non franchise users
+ commentary on player achievements throughout the year (ex. suh has 10 sacks this season)

madden 12
- instant replay follows ball missing most of the action
- CAP can't fill out all ratings leaving the rest 65
- CAP can't reedit physical look of player after creation
- halftime show is a waste of time. animation exact every time
+/- player intros are nice idea but execution gets old quick (same animation)
- CAP creation limit

Madden 12 after time has proven a nice 85% finished game.
- missing good commentary
- gameplay errors that calculate holding penalties where it places the ball 1st and 5 and other such errors.
+ emotion on players faces
+ stadium shots from blimp
- no extra point
- probowl is stale and still has no way of doing actual team helmets
+ awesome FA mode
+ combine modes awesome
+ cut days and preseason has a reason! awesome job!
+ injuries are more realistic
- camera angles of passing replays follow the ball not the play making it hard to enjoy
- CAP doesn't allow full editing of players
- can't delete a CAP

madden 12 is awesome. - glitch audio spike that happens during play is bad and has never been fixed. +works great otherwise.

with the early release of Madden in peoples hands, it would seem the game has amazing features but commentary and preseason substitutions show a lack of detail. does it take away front the game? sure, but does it frustrate? not sure. i will tell of it more from my perspective when i get the game.

(MUT) Madden Ultimate Team. The idea of digital football cards representing players, nice. getting legends, nice. can i get legends via pay for digital download separate from this MUT? can I use them in Franchise play? I need more info. any thoughts where I look?

Madden 12 is looking like a winner! It has my preorder! standard edition for me Unless there is a legendary player for Franchise mode edition or version.