Played it all night from since the release at midnight, and I loved every minute of it.

User Rating: 9.5 | Madden NFL 09 X360
To me, they made a huge leap from last years game. The visuals are amazing, especially with my 1080p Sony XBR4. Game play seems to be more solid. People are complaining about the AI, they need to learn how to switch off the AI and control the players themselves. It really isn't that bad anyways. Some of the voice overs from madden and the other guy could have been better, but its a lot better than the radio crap they had the last few years. Collinsworth is flawless with his presentation. The feature they could have left out are the rewinds. There shouldn't ever be rewinds and do overs in football. That's just messed up. Overall, This is a step up from the last few years, and they are going in the right direction. There are a few small bugs that can and probably will be fixed with the first live update of the game. This game is definitely worth the day off from work I am taking today.