all madden games frustrate me.

     C'mon, the graphics are NOT incredible!  Has the years of this genre lacking softened you, Dave? There are FREE games with better grass, Older games with better models,(albeit not football games) and still others that could manage to perform better weather effects. Look at the people in the yellow shirts, for example: R:FoMs chars looked better! The cloth textures everywhere are lackluster, and the game's AA is severely lacking; even in the screenshots you can see several well defined stages of texture deterioration.  There are no real cloth physics, they are just glued to the players, just as they have been for years, and everything about the crowd is 2-D, remiscent of GRAN TURISMO 3!  Look, the seats seem to only be made with 4 triangles for Pete's sake.  The camera-men are, eh, repetitive, and glass textures are still last gen. 

     Hmm, now before you start slamming my view with the fact that there are more than a dozen full-poly characters on the field, thus upping the polygon count signifigantly, I would like to let you know that I agree. Yes, I do see that as a set-back for all team sport games. So why not make the players of higher detail, (and everything else, for that matter) then simply dial it back for the top-down, control-the-entire-game view, so that when you only have a few characters on screen (like in the replays) you can display the highest detail to take up the advantage of fewer polys on the screen. However EA probably couldn't do this, as they limit themselves to 1 year of dev-and-polish time.  Seriously get some balls, spend a little more cash, and make a better game!

screw madden 09 its the same crap from 01 its still the same plays as always only thing diffrent is the controller layout and they "F" that up. SONY need to bring there football game back to life

I have to agree with Dave's review. This is by far the best Madden game to be released. Not only are the graphics simply the best yet, but Tiburon has the PS3 framerate up to 60fps and on par with the Xbox 360.

 

Furthermore, the amount of features EA has included in Madden 09 is great. Online is great, Season Mode is great, etc. Definitely worth picking up.

This game was better. It was still, okay. Still alot of glitches.

Dont like any of the Madden games,too dam complicated.

Boring American football games ZZZZzzzzz (Actually boring sports games in general !!)

Gamewaffle, are you insane? And your comparisons just suck - might as well complain that GTA4 character models aren't on par for SC4 - that's logical! And, top down football? I thought we moved past that during the PS1 era...

 

online game LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so bad i don't even wan't to play it anymore! but first player is ok i still play that.

@7 my guess is you like running up and down a field kicking a ball into a net and thats is exciting. all those men on the field but the only contact is clipping and you cant do that  and soccer is better off for gurls

actually if you saw his whole comment you would have seen the part that said..boring sports games in general

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah... Madden is not perfect but please, Somebody name a better American Football game!!  Just one, only one. 2K was crap and their "Legend" football game proved it. It was the exact game as their 2K5, crap.

I got it about 3 days ago, and it was the best football game that I have played since like 05 for the PS2. I hated '08 because of the framerate. '09 played smoothly all the time, oh wait, h*** no, it keeps chugging when I play now. I will back up for a pass and scramble and it just studders and never plays smoothly. I am one pi**ed customer, will be returning it hoping it was just a bad disc. None of my other games lag, just this one. And it just started to happen

@7

I couldnt agree more.

 

@10

What does contact or no contact matter on a video game?  Its not real...

@10

Don't bag out the other football k, soccer rocks why bring up that argument and dave was talkin about games k.

So just die. :)

LLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!  WTF this has been an issue on ps3 always I hate it.  That's the only reason I play madden is for online.  Its not worth playing crappy glitches and lags on every game changing play.  I have the fastest internet there is to offer but I've lost more games due to connection then played.  I've emailled EA and they dont do anything.  Madden Online SUCKS Donkey D!(K.

hahaha w00t a ravens pic on the review. is that kelly gregg dominating jamal lewis?

Yh, what I meant is that playing the sports for REAL is way more fun that playing a boring videogame of them !!

Fifa 2009 ftw!!!

By far the best madden game yet!! Game is amazing!

@11 Dork. * You can minimalize a sports game, but your beloved First person shooters are about as brainless as it gets. And this time I get to turn the tables on you types. Starting with GRAW and COD4, I learned how to play console shooters and got really good. YOU dorks still suck at "complicated" Madden. And I lik the way you tried to save yourself with comment #18, but I'm not buying it. Your first comment showed your true colors (or is it colours?) * "Complicated" = "I suck at it"

good review, must-buy if you enjoy watching the football season

for those who play madden.... the superbowl game lagged like CRAZY for me.  especially when it got into the second half.  everything else was fine.  anyone get that also?

or maybe when it's the seahawks vs the colts.  that's when it always seems to lag for me

it does look a lot better, put the play of the game feels really different, im getting smoked online every game!!! maybe its cuz they give my bucs no love on the stats

BS, I want to hear from everyone who has played this game before I buy it!!    What does everyone think?   Is it better then last year?   How good is it REALLY on the PS3?

stop being a pusssy and buy it

but anyone have a problem with seahawks vs colts?

PSU rates every game Smokin', and this game isnt Smokin'..

this game sucks the way they pass and run is so slow and unrealistic i mean when will they come out with a player movment realistic football game?? ps. LAAggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

Overall, the game is not terrible nor is it great.  If they can resolve the lag issue, i would be a happier madden game player.  Online play is where it is at and EA should know that, thus making sure it is minimal.

Its going to be a RENT first, I don't trust EA anymore. This is the first time ever that I don't have an EA game. Since I bought the PS3 and EA published game hasn't been addded to my collection. Its sad, but they stink, I can't pay $60  and justify that

 

seems pretty realistic to me

LAGGGGGGGGGGG    CITYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

all it is is lag, player movement like jukes are slow and unreal

sux big time..

 In general, I think this is a giant upgrade from the past few years. I don't regret my purchase.