The glitz, glamour and presentation are all as comprehensive and atmospheric as ever (although as always it's nowhere near as good as it is on console), and the gameplay is as authentic an experience as an American Football fan could need.įor nearly 14 years players have spent their time playing defense waiting for their chance at chucking the ball and running it. Otherwise though, it's pretty much the same game as before. The career mode (or franchise mode', hammering home the capitalist nature of the American sporting system) is far more involving than before and you have a far clearer idea of what's expected of you. As is the norm with EA Sports titles, each new year brings a clutch of new 'features' - the main ones here being improved defensive controls and a 'storyline' mode, which really just equates to ongoinq newspaper reports and the EA Sports Radio program blaring away between games, telling you how great your team is or where you're going wrong. You see, EA Sports has finally got around to addressing the only real issue that people have had with the Madden series to date - namely that the defensive game is piss-poor.
