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This is my favorite version of the series but it still isn't as good of a football game as it should be. The Superstar mode is cool and I enjoy the create-a-player and create-a-team, but there is so much that should still be there. I like how many different teams are in the game, however, and can't deny how many hours I have put into the game.
I'll be honest, this is probably the only Madden game I'll be playing until EA releases a competent football simulation game. I don't play any superstar or mycareer modes. I skip ultimate team and myteam altogether. The only game mode I ever play or ever see myself playing is franchise or myleague. On strictly a feature basis, that leaves me to the last feature rich franchise mode in the series, Madden 08 on the Playstation 2. I picked this game up a little under a week ago and I find it a lot more enjoyable to play than the other Madden games I own. The difference in features is unbelievable, the gap in franchise mode depth is shocking, and most surprising of all, the gameplay may actually be better on a Playstation 2 version of a Madden game from 2007. Of course, the graphics are way better in the modern Maddens. However, do graphics make the game? No. That would be putting a nice paint job on a shitty car. Modern Maddens are just shitty cars. I'll stick with the 16 year old game that actually tried to create a fun experience rather than suck money out of children through ultimate team. Madden 08, Playstation 2, maybe the last Madden game I will ever play.
This was the version of 08 I played. It took a small step back from 07 but I’d pretty much give it the same score. Only difference is 07 had better tunes.