Very fair review- the goods and the bads- here!!!
The Good-
Madden '09 brought the first online Madden to the Wii, and while people quitting on you can get annoying, Nintendo has done a great job of letting you finish your game.
A large online community means that you'll practiclly always find another person to play online!
All-Play mode lets beginners and little kids also get into the game!
Excellent EA Sports Track- Including Lincoln Park, The Offspring, and many more great bands!
Online rosters update every time you sign onto Wi-Fi, so you're usually always playing with an updated roster online!
5 vs 5 mode is very fun, whether you're a beginner or a veteran!
Party mode lets you have mini-game tourneys, and lets you see who's the mini-game/5 vs 5/trivia king!
Instant replay is still in, but a new telestrator mode lets you draw on the play, showing everybody what happened to make that big play happen for you!!
For advanced players- ability to shift defences, and audible/hot route offensive plays is now better than ever, especially with the call your shot feature!
The Bad-
Trivia mode isn't very fun, and was a big disappointment
If you somehow get disconnected during a game, it has bad results on your respective online ranking.
Sometimes the QB dosn't always throw to the button you press, causing a lot of unfair pass plays.
Kicking controls are mostly correct, but sometimes questionable when playing a computer opponent.
Making a fan, a playbook, a team, and a player are no longer options, which were big parts of the game before, this was very dissapointing.
Franchise and Superstar modes are about the exact same as before.
Overall Review-
A fun game, especially with the online play! However, nothing that's extra exiting to gamers without Wi-Fi, even with the addition of 5 vs 5.
My bottom line- If you like online play, and like madden, this is a great game to buy, although slightly disappointing at times. If you don't have Wi-Fi capability, then spend your $50 on a different game.