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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $44.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 13
Platform: Playstation 3
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: PlayStation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 15462
UPC: 014633154627
EAN: 0014633154627
ASIN: B0012N7BSI
Release Date: August 12, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | See Description tab for more details | | • | For Play on Your PlayStation 3 | | • | Stay Connected with Online Gaming Capabilities | | • | Published by Electronic Arts | | • | Game Genre: Sports, Game Sub-Genre: Football |
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Product Description
Madden NFL 09 delivers its most complete NFL football package ever. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or picking up the game for the first time, you will enjoy a unique yet challenging experience, thanks to the innovative Adaptive Difficulty Engine, which tailors the game to match your playing style. Instantly improve your game with the all-new virtual Training Center or incorporate feedback with EA SPORTS BackTrack, allowing you to learn from your mistakes on the fly. With a new broadcast presentation and online leagues, plus more than 85 new features and enhancements, Madden NFL 09 is the most authentic and adaptable game in sports video game history. An all-new Adaptive Difficulty Engine assesses your proficiency in the core skills areas of football. An innovative, Virtual Training Center allows you to fine-tune your game in a holographic environment, while EA SPORTS BackTrack provides customized feedback, giving you a chance to learn from your mistakes. Take what you've learned and run the play again with EA SPORTS Rewind. Set your sights on the Vince Lombardi Trophy in an all-new network television-style broadcast as Cris Collinsworth and Tom Hammond call the action from the booth. A more immersive and visually stunning presentation package also includes a new Options OnDemand Picture-in-Picture playcall window giving you access to a wealth of stats, customized tips, and in-game options--all at your fingertips without having to pause the game. Make a run for the postseason for the first time online. Featuring trades and statistical tracking for Online Leagues, up to 32 teams can battle it out using all-new flex scheduling. With an enhanced graphics engine and new player models, linemen battle in the trenches with more bulky physiques while backs and receivers fly around the field with a more sleek and slimmer look. Featuring the most realistic-looking grass and field turf ever in a sports game, new weather and
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Two decades ago Madden NFL exploded onto the scene with staggeringly authentic football action and a strategic, by-the-playbook approach to the game previously absent in sports video games. With Madden NFL 09, 20 years of innovation culminate in a new apex in the series' groundbreaking realism. Savor the pulse-pounding excitement as Madden NFL 09 delivers an intense, real-world pro football experience like only legendary coach John Madden can. The action of the gridiron comes alive with stunning graphics, innovative plays and multiplayer competition that thrusts you into the center of the game with no nonsense and no mercy. | | Key Features
- Step into the world of pro football like you can experience only with the legendary John Madden
- Play like a pro no matter what your skill level with the Adaptive Difficulty Engine that tailors your experience to suit your proficiency
- Hone your skills in the Virtual Training Center, featuring a holographic environment designed to help you fine-tune your game
- Execute plays and celebrations like never before with the Total Control Animation System that delivers the most authentic gameplay ever in the series
- Receive customized feedback from EA Sports BackTrack to learn from your mistakes as you play and correct them so you can achieve total dominance on the field
- Access stats, customized tips and in-game options without pausing the game and losing your momentum by using the new Options OnDemand Picture-in-Picture
- Battle it out on the gridiron with up to 32 teams in Online Leagues,complete with trades and statistical tracking
- For 1 to 4 players
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Total Control Animation System
View Image | | | The NFL bursts from your screen with multiplayer action and gameplay that pushes you to the limit, no matter what your skill level. In Madden NFL 09, the play is more realistic than ever before with the all-new Total Control Animation System. Execute instantaneous combo moves, bobble catches, user-controlled celebrations and more for a game that looks and feels like it's straight out of the NFL. Stadiums leap off the screen to dazzling effect with an enhanced graphics engine that delivers turf and grass so realistic you can almost feel it give beneath your feet, as well as authentic weather and stadium lighting effects. New player models more genuinely replicate the real physiques of the pros, from sleeker receivers to bulkier linemen, to provide an even more authentic experience on the field. Immerse yourself in the full NFL experience with an all-new network television-style broadcast featuring Cris Collinsworth and Tom Hammond. The new Options OnDemand Picture-in-Picture window gives you instant access to stats, tips and more without having to pause the game. Plus, for the first time make a run for the postseason online as you battle among up to 32 teams. Live the NFL experience in all its brutal glory with Madden NFL 09 as you savor the thrill and punishment of professional football like you can find only in this renowned series. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 Madden Has Been Re-Born August 15, 2008
First off, I'd like to state that this game isn't just a port over like last year's version. What we have here is a legitimate next-generation football game that sets the bar high for all sports titles.
Let's talk about the good things in this year's installment of Madden. Foremost, the visuals are absolutely stunning this year. From the menu screens to on-the-field action, you will be amazed by the attention to detail. The all new tackling engine added many more realistic tackles and the overall player animation are greatly improved. The new, improved graphics definitely take full advantage of the PS3's capabilities. Also, the new commentary is fantastic. Tom Hammond is a bit monotone, but Chris Colinsworth delivers one of the best performances by a commentator in a sports game. Colinsworth handles the EA Backtrack feature which is great. Backtrack happens after a sack, interception, etc. and Colinsworth breaks down exactly why the previous play failed, different options that would've allowed the play to succeed, overlays of the offensive and defensive play chosen for that particular moment, and other things that will better allow you to see what you did wrong on offense. Finally, the ability to audible at the line without giving away that you changed the play. An all new audible system allows you to change your play completely without tipping off the defense. The offense can call an audible and absolutely nothing changes from the original formation you chose. It is certainly a grand addition that was needed for many seasons.
Now for the sub-par stuff from Madden 09. For those who like to mimic an actual football season, you'll be saddened to know that the Franchise and Superstar modes were virtually untouched. The menus were polished up, but there aren't any new features and some of the nagging flaws from years past remain, such as lack of player progression. Another issue is with the Madden IQ system that allows the game to "adapt to the individual player". The concept is awesome, but the system is broken as the testing is far too easy. By that I mean that a person that is new to the Madden series could pick up a controller and do very, very well on the IQ test; which then sets the difficulty levels to All-Madden and such. Like I said, the concept is phenomenal, and with some tweaking from EA, the Madden IQ system definitely has some potential in the future of sports games. Lastly, the online leagues and all the hype that came along with it. Basically, the online league feature is very disappointing. There is no stat tracking and you cannot have any CPU controlled teams. Like the IQ system, the online league feature has a ton of potential to be one of the best features of the Madden series.
As you could see, the good stuff outweighs the bad; and even the not-so-good parts of the game are just a few fixes away from being fantastic. Overall, the game is much improved on year's past and doesn't feel like a "re-furbished" game. Instead, Madden 09 plays and looks like it was completely rebuilt for the better. Definitely recommend for die hard Madden fans as well as the casual gamer, or even the beginning football gamer.
better than last years, still room for improvement. August 15, 2008
its still hard to control your receiver once the ball is in the air and it seems like it takes awile for rb's and wr's to pick up speed. I noticed they have taken some offensive plays away also, It would be nice in practice mode if you could switch offensive playbooks to test them all out. The game is better than 08 so its making progress on the ps3.
 Kinda of sucks August 15, 2008
I have been a Madden fan since it came out some twenty years ago. This one kind of sucks compared to last years. The graphics are great, but there is no control on the camera. You can switch between classic and action, but even in classic view it does its little action view of the line. You have to constantly press the r1 button to get the camera to settle down. There are way too many cut scenes, your players dancing on the screen and stuff. The plays are the same as last year but going through them and selecting your play is a little more difficult and tedious. Time is of the essence, you have to call audibles, move players around, and such. I don't have time to keep stopping the camera. It also seems that at no matter what difficulty I set it, my receivers keep dropping balls, I have opposing lineman in my backfield as soon as I hike the ball. The computer players seem to catch every ball thrown to them. I have no problem sopping the run, but stopping the pass is tough. Will update later when I finish another few games.
 Are you serious? 20 years, bravo bravo August 15, 2008
Wow, so 20 years of Madden football. How appropriate to put an NFL legend on the front cover, and not some pedestrian hyped up player. Since I just got a PS3 I figured I'd try my hand at this series again, considering I hung up the proverbial controller back in 2005. The good: Playmaker mode is on point, the Madden IQ feature that tailors gameplay to your skills......or lack thereof......the broadcasting team is awesome, kudos to Colinsworth and Hammond. The bad: The A.I. is still shoddy, and makes some knucklehead moves at times. Outside of that, I love watching this game, not just playing it, but watching it on my 1080p lcd screen. I know the game is only 720p supported, but you couldn't even tell. I'm glad to say that I'm back in the starting line-up with this series, perhaps it will become a staple of mine in August again.
Wow!! But...sticklers beware. August 14, 2008
This game is easily the best next-gen effort made by the Madden team yet. Graphically, as well as gameplay and features...Madden 09 has more going for it than does any of it's predecessors. You can say what you want about some small things that pop up from time to time that may annoy the more "detail-oriented" types out there, but Madden is officially on top of the next-gen world right now, hands down.
The new graphics are amazing! They really did go all out this time. Everything from the grass to the crowd animations are a complete treat for the ol' peepers to behold. The players look more realistic than they ever have before, which may or may not be such a great thing. I wouldn't mind scrapping some of the photo-realism for a more proportional and natural "feel" to them and their movements. Some guys just look too frail to be playing pro ball. But I'm nit-picking this one a bit...AMAZING graphics!!
I do have a big gripe about the running game though. My god it's hard to run on this freaking game!! I'll take my lumps for a while and chalk it up to needing to get used to the new Total Control Animation (T.C.A.) feature...but this better get easier to do quick or I know what I'M looking for an improvement in next year. Which reminds me...the T.C.A. is a new feature this time through, and for the life of me, I didn't see a tutorial for it anywhere. There's a bit of a glitch if you ask me. You implement an integral new aspect to the gameplay and then you don't let anybody in on what is OBVIOUSLY a big secret...how to utilize it properly. Hopefully I just haven't explored the cavernous expanse that is the MENU system on this one enough. It needs to have an accompanying tutorial in there somewhere.
Other than that...its only little things like the REWIND feature that you should be able to turn off in your Settings somewhere, but you can't...and the solid blue field that appears for endzone celebrations. (It should be an outline...not a giant blue blob)
All-in-all...I love the game and plan to play the bejeezus out of it in the coming weeks and months, as I'm sure plenty of you will do. Enjoy!!
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