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 enlarge | From: EA Sports
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $3.80
You Save: $16.19 (81%)
New (11) Used (11) from $2.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 8444
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Windows Xp
ESRB: Rating Pending
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.1
MPN: 100722
UPC: 014633151350
EAN: 0014633151350
ASIN: B000E1B2SO
Release Date: June 20, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: BRAND NEW, SAME DAY FIRST CLASS SHIPPING WITH TRACKING NUMBER.
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| Customer Reviews:
 I don't wanna register January 2, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This game is too easy, completely unrealistic, and fatally flawed. I think it was rushed to market and not carefully designed. I specifically chose this game because I enjoy the "franchise" aspects of Madden more than the button mashing game play. I am the target market for this game, and I should have liked it. In fact, I did like it at first. I chose the Texans as a first team, since the fun part of this game should be rebuilding a poor team from the ground up and watching it ascend to glory. I carefully retooled the O-line and D-line, and added some key players through free agency. Then I drafted carefully, picking up Lienart and several other good players. I didn't do a bunch of wacky trades to create a fantasy team, but rather used the resources available to build a better team. But, it appears I did my job too well. As soon as the season started, I realized that I had created an unbeatable team. Opposing teams could rarely muster more than 150 yards of total offense. In nearly every game, my team picked off the QB multiple times, often running them back for TD's, and sacked the QB regularly, and just generally stopped the opposing offense from moving the ball. I would say that at least half of the drives end in a turnover. The mighty Texans picked off Peyton Manning 7 times. Enough said. My offense didn't play too well (my halfbacks put the ball on the ground 1-4 times per game), but they didn't need to.
I gave the game another shot, this time choosing the Vikings and doing my best to match the actual roster that the Vikes played with in 2006, getting pretty close to the real deal. But, once again, the same unbeatable team (as opposed to the 6-10 actual Vikings), the same 7-10 turnovers per game, the same lack of offense (okay, that matches the actual team, but it's just a coincidence) with the same result overall-- two games into the season and I was on my way to an almost certain superbowl victory. And I uninstalled the game from my computer so that I won't be tempted to waste another second of my time on it.
There are numerous flaws in the game, some that are just nuisances, and some that make it unrealistic to the point of being silly (I think the biggest one being that star free agents will stay on the market indefinitely, always there for you to pick up at your leisure). The whole handling of player signings and contracts lacks depth and realism. I realize it's just a game, and can't match reality perfectly, but the intention of a "simulation" game, I think, is to bear some resemblance to reality, rather than to require the player to suspend all reasonable disbelief.
Yuck! December 29, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been waiting for years for a game like this. How completely disapointing. Shame on you EA Sports. Only 4 1/2 games into a season and I'm done. Just for a few examples, in only 4 1/2 (thus the half) games, the game has locked up requiring a reboot and loss of the game. One of my coaches quit during the season, but I can't replace him since I don't that the "hire coach" task on my calendar. Likewise I get a bunch of emails about trade offers from other teams, but I can't call the team because I don't have a "trade" task on my calendar!! For a game that's so ridiculously detailed, why can't I call the other teams or coaches during my office hours!? It takes hours for the draft for instance (it's all in real time), but I can't do these simple things. Oh, and what's with the 5 minute quarters? Isn't this supposed to be the NFL? The opposing team calls their plays with 30+ seconds left on the clock. I could go on and on and on. Avoid at all costs.
Horrible and Buggy Ovall very bad November 13, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game had great promise for game play as an excellent Sports Strategy game. Problem; numerous bugs, the network play is just terrible and as you can see by the price drops everyone knows it. You cannot do a direct connect and have to log into the EA network. Which would not be bad if it was not DOWN ALL THE TIME. I would not mind the single player game play but thats not what I purchased the game for. Multiplay is why this would have been a great game. Poor Graphics, Poor Networking, and Overall Very Poor Game Play. Sorry EA but this one will be in the bargain bin at $5 in no time.
 good but not amazing November 10, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a manager and coach program the game is really good, but the fun factor is missing for me, yet. You gotta do so much busy work in your office hours etc. but sometimes you don't have to do nothing, so...
Filled with bugs. October 12, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Get this game if you enjoy spending 40 hours + preparing your team for the regular season. It is kind of fun, I enjoyed it although it was very tedious. However like Paul, when I get to game 2 of the season all a sudden scores start becoming 0-0 and when I try and coach my next game its two other teams on the field from a game thats already played and not my Cowboys! I tried patching, reinstalling. Tech support says my saved game files corrupt? Oh great, I go back to my saved game before the draft, sim to game 2 same thing. The only thing that works is going back to my saved game 3 hours into this and starting over and spending another 30-40 hours hoping it doesnt bug up again? No thank you. Nice try EA but next time playtest the game before releasing.
I looked for a patch as soon as I installed the game. Couldnt find one on the EA site. Only after contacting technical support did I get the link for the patch. Thanks for nothing.
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