If your looking for a fun sports game on the Wii, Madden NFL 07 is one of the best to get.
The gameplay in Madden is pretty simple, but complex too. The Wii-mote is used to do things like hut the ball, throw to a receiver, call for a fair catch and deliver big hits. The buttons, on the other hand, are used for changing into another person on defense, selecting a receiver, diving for a tackle, and other things too. The controls take some getting used to, after your first two or three games you should get them, but there are many different other things you can do that are a little more complex. You can call audibles, try to strip the ball, etc. Overall though, the controls are pretty simple.
There are many different modes in Madden. There's the franchise mode, Hall of Fame mode, network mode, minigames and more. When you first turn on the game, it will automatically take you to the tutorials and teach you how to play. It takes about ten minutes to finish this, depending on how many times you try each tutorial. A quick rundown on wach of the modes: Play now is a simple pick-up game with a computer or your friends. Franchise mode is where you choose a team and go through the season with them, and you get to set merchandise prices and stuff. Hall of Fame mode is where you choose your parents and create your superstar, and take him through seasons trying to get to the Hall of Fame. Network mode is something I havn't played yet, and I don't think I'm going to. Then there's multiplayer and single player minigames, like rushing attack, the most fun one, where you try to get you half-back to get a touchdown while the middle linebacker and safety try to stop you. The graphics in Madden are pretty good, but has some glitches every now and then. The player models are done pretty well, and the movements are appropriate. Sometimes though, when a player is tackled, he randomly pops back into standing position and walks away. And when a player gets injured, sometimes they hold the wrong part of their body. Like when " Shaun Alexander appears to have hurt his elbow," he's actually holding his stomach.
The sound in this game is done well. They match what's going on in the game, and come out clearly. The Wii-mote sounds could use some touch-ups, but all the same, it still sounds pretty good. Overall Madden NFL 07 is a great game for the Nintendo Wii. It's gameplay is great, the graphics are done okay and the sound sounds good. Any sports fans that own a Wii should check this game out.