[Graphik]

For the most part, all I ever wanted out of current gen Madden is a graphical facelift and a decent presentation. It looks like my prayers have been answered with the 360 version so with that I'm appreciative. The gameplay has always been there, it just needed a cosmetic touch up.

One thing that disturbs me is the lack of features. I know, I'm probably the first guy to cry about EA gimmicks but its not like the gimmicks were bad to begin with. They just needed to be expanded upon. I dont know about many of yall but its hard for a game to keep my interest without a few out of game features. Franchise mode sounds promising with the stat tracking but what it needs is more variables. Variables found in the likes of practice mode or player development. Of course I want the ratings of the players to play out well but it could'nt hurt if a few out of game experiments played a role in my teams sucess. I guess I'm asking for to much for this years iteration. I expect 07 to be more indepth.