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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.95
Buy New: $47.59
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New (19) Used (4) from $43.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 95
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 15545
UPC: 014633155457
EAN: 0400009415612
ASIN: B0012N94P6
Release Date: August 12, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Very fun for beginner/occassional players as well as more experienced. October 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love football and enjoy video games but I'm not going to spend hours and hours learning how to press a five button combo to spin and juke down the football field. This is so much easier and more intuitive. Snap your hand back to hike. Make a passing motion to pass... hard for a bullet, soft for a lob. It's so easy a kid can play it! Anyone old enough to play decent catch with a real football can play this game at the easy modes. Go to 5 on 5 and it's even easier.
Meanwhile, the harder modes provide more of a challenge for adults without loading up on super complex button combos. The controls require more fiddling at that level but it's not so difficult that it ruins the fun. It still has the basic football hike, pass, run feel to it. Quite fun.
If you don't like the celebrations, turn them off. I did.
 Great game, but Madden is better on other systems October 4, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great game and the All-Play mode is great. The Wii version of Madden does not stack up against other versions. Wii does have some features the other versions lack such as % on 5 and party games. Worth the buy but don't expect a PS3 or 360 expierience.
its ok... i guess October 1, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Madden NFL 09 is the best out of all the previous Maddens on the wii. But there are still some things about this version of Madden that I really do hate!
1. Too kiddy. I mean really, its good if youre like 7 and just learning about football, but refs being miis, having to do stupid TD celebrations after you score, sack, or intercept, and Madden as a mii? What about for those hardcore gamers EA? Before the Wii came out I bought Madden for the Gamecube. It was AWSOEME! Why cant you stop trying to "fix" the game and just leave it alone.
2. Graphics. They are okay but theyre not 360 or PS3 graphics.
3. FIX THE SUPERSTAR MODE! I recently had a 14 year career with the Raiders RB Darren McFadden, and I had to retire! I couldnt take it anymore! Add the mirror mode back, I would like to choose my own number. And ever since you guys came up with Superstar mode, i sim the offseason and it takes really long. It takes me like almost 10 minutes to get from the first to the tenth!
4. ALL-PLAY. WTF? WTF? I mean really, its good if youre like 7 and just learning about football, but you cant be making these games to easy.
5. 5 on 5 mode. I tried it once cause i was really bored, Giants vs Jets, and if you make a bad tackle they will score a touchdown, and wtf with the big heads? They are not cool!
But the things i do like are that the Franchise Mode is as great as it was all the previous years. And call your shots is cool.
 Best madden for the Wii till date! September 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just bought my copy of Madden 09 a couple of weeks back and this is the "fun"nest Madden that I have played on the Wii. I love the fact that you can create your own routes for the selected plays. The customized celebration is a cool extra feature in the main game. Apart from that, the party game mode and the new 5 on 5 mode add quite a bit of variety to this version of the Madden franchise. Overall, this is a great pick for the Wii. Highly recommend it!
Casual Gamers Finally Welcome September 20, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
There are an incredible number of options to make this game as simple or as complex as you'd like. That's very refreshing considering how complex football games, especially Madden, became over the past decade.
First, the "All Play" option simplifies the game to the lowest common denominator. There are just a few motion controls for offense and a few for defense. Passes automatically go to the first open receiver yet you retain the basic option to throw left, right, or down the middle. Defense is even simpler. Wiggle the wiimote just before a hit to land a "Big Hit" to try and force a fumble. Basic running moves include sprints, spins, and jukes.
Next, there are 3 playbooks to choose from. Madden's recommendation, the Basic Play Book, and an Advanced Playbook. Choosing the Basic Playbook gives you about a dozen plays on offense and defense. No more scrolling through screen after screen of baffling formations, routes, and coverages. Also by default in "All Play" mode there is no play clock, which means you can take your time selecting your play.
The motion controls add an element to the game that is very fun, especially for the quarterback. A quick snap of the wrist throws a bullet, while a large sweeping motion lobs a bomb. It's a great feeling to drop back and lob a pass to a wide open receiver for an 80 yard touchdown. The motion-control passing controls are very satisfying in this regard.
If this is all too simple for you, you can disable "All Play" and play with all the Advanced Options that hardcore gamers are used to, including setting men in motion, formation changes, audibles, stiff arms, and on and on and on. Of course you can adjust just about every element of game play including quarter length, injuries, penalties, fatigue, and so on.
The game naturally allows you to advance at your own pace. After you've mastered "All Play" with the Basic Playbook, start using the Advanced Playbook. Mastered that? Turn off "All Play" and enable the Rookie difficulty mode. Mastered that? Move on to Pro. Then All Pro. Then All Madden!
Outside of an ordinary football game, you can play a 5-on-5 game, play in Franchise mode, play in Superstar mode, play trivia in Party Mode -- it just goes on and on.
Years ago many of these football video games just became too complex for the casual gamer. Madden All Play finally changes that and allows the game to be legitimately casual, fun, and enjoyable. Yet, you can slowly adapt the game to become more and more complex, if you want.
Hardcore gamers should still find everything they're used to just by disabling "All Play" and choosing an appropiate difficulty level.
The best football game on the best platform. Highly recommended.
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