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User Rating: 2 | Madden NFL 09 X360
Once again EA pushed out another winner for their pocketbooks. In the form of canned animations, fresh coat of paint, and their crappy skills equalizer garbage. HOW ABOUT FIXING THE NEVER ENDING HAND ME DOWN PROBLEMS, INSTEAD OF CREATING NEW PROBLEMS!!!

Hand me downs like the insane 20 yard cross field jump, when the comp needs that magical game tying touchdown. How about (MY FAVORITE) Defensive linemen look like their doing the blocking for the offensive team, not like I wanted to sack the quarterback. I'd rather play pushing games with the O-Lineman I just blew past. The spirit DB that footballs pass through like their not even there. How about the scrimmage line treadmill run, 225lbs + 350lbs VS 265 = lost yards. Or there is the I'm ahead fumble and wont recover, because I'm ahead in the score. The mythical 20ypc running back for the AI. The unstoppable drives, not just one but many of these. And of course don't forget the superman diving tackle.

Now I know somethings are hard to simulate, but when it works for the AI it should work for the player. My secondary looks like a bunch of lost puppies, while the AI's secondary has its act together. Am I suppose to be excited about this? This is a consistent problem for all positions in the game. NOT FUN.

Madden looks more like an easy buck for EA, than what it once was. Less money spent on development means more profit. And it looks like they stopped spending money on development back in '05.