However, I am going to ask anyway. But first let me give a little background. For the first time in my life (I am 29 years old) and have played Madden every single year since 92 I did not buy Madden or NCAA Football this year. I used to be in love with this series. I used to do rosters for NCAA Football back on the old XBOX and one of my favorite things to do was import my rosters. I would play NCAA and Madden simultaneously. It was great. Then the 360 happened. And I lost interest. I bought Madden 06, played it a couple of times and put it on the shelf. I bought Madden 07, played it a few times and did the same thing. I bought Madden 08 really without thinking about it because it was what I always had done and maybe played it five times. However this year I did not buy Madden 09. So (I didn't mean to ramble on for that long)...should I buy this game? Overall is it worth it? I've read the Operation Sports review which leads me to believe I would enjoy this game.
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It's a improvement over 08, but is not worth it IMO. I went out and bought it, had to wait a entire month for the second patch to have it go from a horrible game to a mediocre game. Then the DLC gave some glimmer of hope. After being misled for another month by some devs on here, we finally get the news that there is NO DLC. Sold it that same day. -
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Agreed. I sold mine due to the boredom factor. Every game is the same, be it preseason or even the Super Bowl. Crowd noise is like......well, let's just say the crowd is livelier at Ford Field in real life!
Let me answer the OP as so many others will------rent it first.Comment
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^ Perfectly stated. The game is ok but its boring. There is absolutly no difference from playing the Patriots to the Raiders. It all feels the same. Teams dont have their true-to life identities.
When I play against the Steelers/Ravens I want to feel pressure that I would not feel playing the 49ers. But in Madden 09 that simply doesnt happen. All teams feel the same. And Franchise mode is terribly bland and boring.
Like most of us, if you buy it you probably will enjoy it for a day to maybe a week but in the end it will become boring.
Unless you are an online player then who knows it might be enjoyable to you.Madden25 next gen cant come soon enough!!!Comment
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Decent game, both this and NCAA got about 150 games total from me. Can't put my finger on it, but it just didn't have that "it". 100 of those games were from NCAA, but because I was in an online dynasty.
I truly wouldn't pay more than 30.00 dollars for it at this point of the season, maybe even less.Comment
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My opinion - want a more complete football game with decent graphics? NFL 2K5Comment
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Going from Madden 08 on PC to Madden 09 360 was like night and day. The gameplay on 09 is great. The only reason I am still not playing it is because of the lack of accelerated clock.
I was overall pretty satisfied with the purchase. It was sad that there are so many missing features from last gen but overall the game is a major improvement.Comment
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Buy it if your into online play. Don't even rent it if your a franchise/owner mode type of guy. Imo, outside of head-to-head games online, everything else about this game is broken.GT EarAssassin
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the gameplay is solid, but the franchise mode is average at best and game is extremely boring. The lack of presentation and "atmosphere" really hampers this game.
I suggest renting the game before dropping money on it.I can't shave with my eyes closed, meaning each day I have to look at myself in the mirror and respect who I see.
I miss the old days of Operation Sports :(
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Thanks for the responses. Overall how it the gameplay? I could probably look past the lack of atmosphere because I am used to it from previous Maddens. It can't be any worse. Also I can just blast my surround sound.Comment
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the gameplay is solid with a few bumps in the road, most notably being the insane accuracy of the QB. Also, some odd moments like the cpu punting when in field goal range and then there is the fatigue issue and the inability of the cpu to challenge plays.
If you can look past the boring atmosphere, then you could probably enjoy the game.I can't shave with my eyes closed, meaning each day I have to look at myself in the mirror and respect who I see.
I miss the old days of Operation Sports :(
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What about this replay thing? I read somewhere that you can replay any play after it is over. Is that true? If so that would help to make the game more realistic. In other words this would prevent countless 3rd and long conversions if you could just use a mulligan.Comment
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I would say not to buy the game. I sold mine after the final patch came out and I realized at least for me I would never be happy with it. In fact, as long as you have 08 keep playing that because at least 08 has the cpu sliders (which 09 doesn't). If 09 had the cpu sliders I would say it would have definitely been worth it but as it is now I would say a big NO to buying it.Comment
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The gameplay is not solid, the receivers warp to the ball when being lead makes man coverage useless and is a game killer for me. I can deal with boring presentation, average franchise, but not bad gameplay. And warping players was a game killer for me...
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