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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $44.40
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Avg. Customer Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 41
Platform: Playstation 3
ESRB: Rating Pending
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: PlayStation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
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)
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Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed
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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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 Same Madden, Great Polish, Room "4" Improvement... September 7, 2008
I will try to be to the point with this review and address the things that have changed and/or are different from the last few installments of the franchise.
[Madden IQ / Virtual Trainer]
The first thing you will do when you start up Madden is get your Madden IQ. The Madden IQ is basically an overall rating and assesment of your Madden skill level. It is used primarily in the game as a way of letting the game constantly stay up to part with how good you are, but always be just tough enough to help you improve. For example, if you have a very strong running game, but lack skill in the passing game, the AI will auto adjust and have a more stout defense and give you opportunities to make plays by passing the ball. It makes these adjustments very well and it is never overly easy or overly difficult on you.
The Madden IQ is also useful for playing relatives and friends. They can obtain a Madden IQ by running through the same assesment program you did when you first started up Madden. This will make sure that even a veteran madden player can have a good game and a good time playing with somebody who is new to the game. The virtual trainer is a good way of improving specific skills that you have trouble with that are keeping your Madden IQ lower than it could be.
[Graphics Engine / Animations]
The graphics engine received a much need and well done graphical overhaul. Overall, the player models look very clean and not every player's build looks the same.
The animations in this year's installment are top notch. A new and improved branching animation system combines with a slight ragdoll system to make sure that tackles are very realistic. Being wrapped up by a tackler and attempting a dive at the same time looks very realistic and the physics work just as they should. A situation like that shows a player stretching forward and losing momentum and the tackler drags them down. This also goes for gang tackles, mid air hits, and even low tackling. The players on the field tackle, get tackled, and get smashed the way they SHOULD.
There is STILL room for improvement though. Players still occasionally get stuck in catching animations that lead them out of bounds. This is a frustrating issue that has been in the game for years now and still has not been fixed completely.
[Beefed Up Defense]
This year's defense is the toughest to run and pass against of all the years of Madden. Gone are the days of tossing the long ball all game long and rare are the games that end up looking like NBA scores. The defense is smart and learns your playstyle better than ever. Safeties are smart and will stay put and over the top when they SHOULD. It takes a good running game to set up the medium and long balls. Good running is also rewarding on the end up being able to set up the play action pass. This year, it is to your advantage to hit the practice mode to improve your running and passing games, it is the only way you will be able to consistently see the W at the end of the game.
[Online Mode]
The online mode has seen the inclusion of online leagues. The leagues work exactly as you would expect... but ONLY that way. You can get 32 people together and play through a set of games that lead up to a champion trophy but that is pretty much as complex as it gets.
Normal online games still suffer from slight lag issues and there are already a few cheap glitches that hurt the online experience when you encounter people who use these religiously.
[Madden Moments]
Madden moments take you back to some of the best moments of the 07-08 season and recreates them for you to finish and make come true. For example, you will find yourself playing with the giants with just under 2 minutes to play and are expected to put together the Super Bowl winning drive, just like Eli Manning did. This mode comes complete with special animation like the miracle catch made by David Tyree to help get a critical first down. You will see all the year's greatest moments here, but it essentially boils down to you winning the game with however much time left. There are no special requirements for you to do (you can win the super bowl without even having Tyree in the game).
[Everything Else]
Beyond this, much of Madden 2009 remains the same as the past. The controls still feel just as tight as they always have and even with Madden IQ and Virtual Trainer, newer players will still find themselves battling to stay on top of the gigantic learning curve.
The reason the game receives only 4 stars from me is because even though it is probably the best Madden game to date, it still feels very much the same and does not pull me back night after night, weekend after weekend wanting more. After a week and a half, I found myself feeling like I did in September of 07 holding a copy of Madden 08: underwhelmed.
If you are a hardcore Madden fan, you can't miss what is the best installment of the game ever. If you are new to the franchise, there is no better time to jump in and get playing. If you are a Madden fan who found himself feeling underwhelmed the past 2 seasons, this game may not be for you. It STILL feels like the same old Madden... and I don't know how much of a good or bad thing that is.
 not that great September 7, 2008
well i expected a lot from this game
it is just average
seriously
i played the demo
that is all i needed to play to be able to say that this game is bad
graphics are not next gen
i am happy i did not buy this
So unrealistic it may make you angry. September 5, 2008
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It truly is a sad day for NFL video game fans. Way back in the day we used to have options. Tecmo and Super Tecmo Bowl for a quick and fun arcade experience, and games like Madden on the Sega Genesis for a more realistic approach.
With Madden 09 the only licensed NFL game in the world, you no longer have those options. For someone looking for a realistic and fun experience, over the years Madden has mostly satisfied that itch.
The problem is, in 09 EA focused almost exclusively in it's new animation system (that started w/ FIFA). The producers and developers will often been seen online congratulating themselves on how amazing their animation system works.
While it is true that the animations are better than ever, the problem is how this affects gameplay. This "branching animation system" means that players are no longer "cylinders" that you move around on the field with animations attached to them. In the words of EA, now when you press a direction on the controller you input a command to the player and the dynamic animation will decide what happens next in order to be more natural looking and have less of that "floating" feel of the former maddens.
They are correct, it does indeed look more natural. Unfortunately all players share the same system. This will result in Peyton Manning shucking players to the ground in the same fashion that Lawrence Maroney stiff arms. (Despite Manning having a stiff arm rating that is 70 points lower than Maroney)
The problem is another player comes in to tackle, you press the stiff arm button, the new animation system decides on the fly which stiff arm animation is suitable for the interaction, and boom. Peyton Manning is doing hip throws like Reggie White tossing around weak offensive lineman.
This problem affects not just stiff arms but every animation in the game, tackling, passing, running. Every player animates the same way, negating their stats and turning Brett Farve into the next Marshall Faulk.
Inside linebackers will leap 42" into the air and intercept passes with their backs turned.
Essentially the only stat that matters is as usual the speed rating. To make matters worse there are dozens of freezing issues, crash bugs, franchise bugs, clipping issues etc...
Once I had to watch a replay 10x over because I was amazed that the football had literally passed right through the chest of my TE to appear on the other side, and get intercepted. A condescending Chris Collinsworth can not wait to do an "EA BACTRAX" on that play and explain what I did wrong.
The problem is I didn't do anything wrong, the football phased through the TE like Martian Manhunter.
Clearly EA recognized that the game is cheap and broken, so they included the ability to "rewind" and erase any play. You can of course turn this feature off but you have to wonder why would they make a feature that allows you to reverse time in a realistic sports game?
Clearly the answer is people realized that Madden 09 is no longer a fun game, its frustrating and cheap. The Offensive line can not block the CPU pass rush and even an All Pro Left Tackle will get beat for 3+ sacks per game on All pro or All madden.
There is nothing you can do about it either. If you hold in running backs or TEs to block, they will simply miss the blocking assignment about 60% of the time.
in the real NFL if you miss a blocking assignment even 2 times a game, chances are you will get cut. In madden 09 the best blocking RBs in the game will miss 2x PER DRIVE!
Near Good is as best as I can say September 4, 2008
Wow football fans another year is upon us. And here we are with another madden football game. First why do I not like it? because I don't really like Bret Farvreh. I didn't say he is a good player I just do not like him or the fact that he is on the cover in the wrong uniform. Packers is past for him. Plenty of other talent to choose from for the cover why not a bunch of players on the cover? DUH! Second too much flash and not enough substance. From the backtrack to the replay why is it even there? You know you make a mistake when you actually make a mistake. It sounds like cheating to me especially if you are playing someone else. What's with the ball jumping into the centers hands and the QB skating/floating under the center. You would think the programmers or someone in there EA quality control center would have caught this a long time ago during the pregame development stages. After I have seen this I can't help but chuckle every time I have play a game, which has only been a few games as I grew tired of this incarnation quickly. As with other reviewers it seems Madden is in love with himself and not in a good way, but in an arrogant one. As of now I suggest anyone looking to play this be beginners or little children because hardcore video game footballers might pass on this one. I sure wish I waited to spend my money on this seasons NBA LIVE boy I hope that at least a little better than the last one cause these poorly made football games are killing me. Goodluck.
 Bad frame rate September 4, 2008
I got this game a few days ago. I tried to play the franchise mode. The game kept on freezing for a second then continue running. It became unplayable after a while. Too much freeze.
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