Madden NFL 09 will ship on August 12th, and commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the series, there will be a special edition of the game shipped at the same time. The Madden NFL 09 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition will contain the Madden NFL 09 game, along with NFL Head Coach 09, and some exclusive gameplay from the history of the Madden franchise.
There's no news on gameplay changes or who the cover athlete will be yet, but we have a sneaking suspicion it's going to be someone dressed in blue, most likely Eli Manning, or maybe Tom Brady. Either way, we're hoping the curse holds up.
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EA has been selling the same game for at least the last 3-4 years - hence all the extra marketing they've been doing in that span with tournaments and such.
I just don't understand how/why people flock to this franchise every year when all the really get is a roster update - which could be handled with a simple download.
Go Pats!
I might've bought NFL Coach 09 if they made it for the wii, never palyed Madden before except on maybe 1 or 2 occassions
I'm thinking it'll either be AP if he accepts or someone like Kellen Winslow or Braylon Edwards. It'd be nice to see a te on the cover though.
Has Mario Kart evolved past a racer were you shoot turtle shells at each other.
Every game we play is the same game over and over with slight variances in story and mechanics. Every fighting game and FPS are the same game. Every RPG is the same, a bunch of inventory checking and turn based combat. The Madden Franchise is no different, every year some change happens, some great like being able to break routes to take advantage of hole in coverage and some bad like QB vision. Honestly I ask the haters how much change do you expect in a game based in reality around FOOTBALL. Until Football changes I don't think Madden needs any drastic changes.