Beckett Madden 09 guide is out

[swaldo]

I stumbled across this at my local magazine stand...

http://www.beckett.com/item/62017722/

Subjects include:

1. Screen shots.
2. Madden card Gallery.
3. Preview with producer Dan Castorani (3 pages.)
4. How Madden 09 adjusts to your skills (3 pages.)
5. The 20 year Madden history - includes top 5 innovations and flops.
6. NFL rookies talk about being in Madden.
7. Madden Bowl champ Devin Thomas.
8. Description of Madden weapons & list of players with respective weapons in Madden 09 (2 pages.)
9. Interview with the man in charge of creating the ratings. (2 pages.)
10. The biggest movers & shakers from last year to this year.
11. Team guide & playbooks which includes overall ratings for key players on each team (34 pages.)
12. NCAA 5 cover players.
13. NCAA 09 preview.
14. Music guide & interview with EA's Steve Schnur - includes a list of artists and tracks in Madden 09.

[frankplastictrees]

Had no idea Beckett even put anything out like this. Might pick it up though, it'd give me something to read at work.

[Spanky]

Does this replace the annual Prima guide?

[swaldo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Spanky

Does this replace the annual Prima guide?

No, this is a very stripped down version. The Prima guides have much more info - especially the team playbooks.