Aside from the removal of a few frivolous bells and whistles (read: Tony Bruno Show), this year's version is just as good as (if not slightly better than) versions from yesteryear on the PS2
All in all, this year's version of Madden on the PS2 is just as good, if not better than PS2 versions of Madden from this past decade.
If you're like me, however, and like to play offline Franchise mode with the occasional local (same-couch) offline two-player matchup, this version is superior to the HD versions in more than a few ways
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The Franchise Mode is just as good, and the gameplay and AI have been tweaked for the better
While those don't exactly hurt the gameplay I've got to mark down the overall score another star due to fact that this is just flat out lazy on the part of EA
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There seems to be this growing myth that EA used to be this great, innovative company, and now they are just lazy bums who rest on their laurels and put minimum effort into their games these days.
Awesome company to do business with
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Well, news flash people--it's always been like this, aside from maybe a small handful of pivotal moments, like when their NBA series changed from "Showdown" in '94 to "Live" in '95, or when Madden went from PS1 to PS2.
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But overall I gave 1 star for EA's intentional decision to make a less-than-stellar product in an attempt to manipulate the very fans who made Madden what it is today
Great product as described
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But my Madden buddies who have played the PS3 version haven't given it the most glowing reviews, suggesting I should stick with the PS2 due to PS3 version glitchyness.
A year went by, I read some favorable reviews of Madden '10 for the PS3, and I decided to give my beloved football franchise another chance
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It's even more unfortunate that they actually removed very important features, like online play and roster updates, thinking it would force our hands in buying next gen consoles.
I absolutely love this feature
My only real complaint is the fumble feature
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