Madden NFL 09

"None of this seems to matter, though, when it's 3rd and goal and you need a touchdown to beat your best friend. These competitive moments fuel Madden NFL's legacy, and 2009 celebrates this tradition with great looking and immensely enjoyable football games as well as a bevy of modes that'll keep you scoring touchdowns throughout the rest of the year."

"We were definitely hoping for some of our biggest gripes from last year to disappear, but unfortunately a few remain. While players become gloriously caked in mud during rain-soaked games, for some reason the field never changes a bit (to be fair, though, snow games look beautiful)."

"The Madden series has been so good for so long that the bar for each yearly release is extremely high. And it's because standards are so high that, while it's still great, Madden 09 could have been better."