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Madden NFL 09 All-Play | 
| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $40.48
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Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 162
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 15545
UPC: 014633155457
EAN: 0014633155457
ASIN: B0012N94P6
Release Date: August 12, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | See Description tab for more details | | • | For Play on Your Nintendo Wii | | • | Published by Electronic Arts | | • | Game Genre: Sports, Game Sub-Genre: Football | | • | John Madden Theme |
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Product Description
Madden NFL 09 delivers its most complete NFL football package ever. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or picking up the game for the first time, you will enjoy a unique yet challenging experience, thanks to the innovative Adaptive Difficulty Engine, which tailors the game to match your playing style. Instantly improve your game with the all-new virtual Training Center or incorporate feedback with EA SPORTS BackTrack, allowing you to learn from your mistakes on the fly. With a new broadcast presentation and online leagues, plus more than 85 new features and enhancements, Madden NFL 09 is the most authentic and adaptable game in sports video game history. An all-new Adaptive Difficulty Engine assesses your proficiency in the core skills areas of football. An innovative, Virtual Training Center allows you to fine-tune your game in a holographic environment, while EA SPORTS BackTrack provides customized feedback, giving you a chance to learn from your mistakes. Take what you've learned and run the play again with EA SPORTS Rewind. Set your sights on the Vince Lombardi Trophy in an all-new network television-style broadcast as Cris Collinsworth and Tom Hammond call the action from the booth. A more immersive and visually stunning presentation package also includes a new Options OnDemand Picture-in-Picture playcall window giving you access to a wealth of stats, customized tips, and in-game options--all at your fingertips without having to pause the game. Make a run for the postseason for the first time online. Featuring trades and statistical tracking for Online Leagues, up to 32 teams can battle it out using all-new flex scheduling. With an enhanced graphics engine and new player models, linemen battle in the trenches with more bulky physiques while backs and receivers fly around the field with a more sleek and slimmer look. Featuring the most realistic-looking grass and field turf ever in a sports game, new weather and
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Two decades ago Madden NFL exploded onto the scene with staggeringly authentic football action and a strategic, by-the-playbook approach to the game previously absent in sports video games. With Madden NFL 09, 20 years of innovation culminate in a new apex in the series' groundbreaking realism. Savor the pulse-pounding excitement as Madden NFL 09 delivers an intense, real-world pro football experience like only legendary coach John Madden can. The action of the gridiron comes alive with stunning graphics, innovative plays and multiplayer competition that thrusts you into the center of the game with no nonsense and no mercy. | | Key Features
- Step into the world of pro football like you can experience only with the legendary John Madden
- Play like a pro no matter what your skill level with the Adaptive Difficulty Engine that tailors your experience to suit your proficiency
- Hone your skills in the Virtual Training Center, featuring a holographic environment designed to help you fine-tune your game
- Execute plays and celebrations like never before with the Total Control Animation System that delivers the most authentic gameplay ever in the series
- Receive customized feedback from EA Sports BackTrack to learn from your mistakes as you play and correct them so you can achieve total dominance on the field
- Access stats, customized tips and in-game options without pausing the game and losing your momentum by using the new Options OnDemand Picture-in-Picture
- Battle it out on the gridiron with up to 32 teams in Online Leagues,complete with trades and statistical tracking
- For 1 to 4 players
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Total Control Animation System
View Image | | | The NFL bursts from your screen with multiplayer action and gameplay that pushes you to the limit, no matter what your skill level. In Madden NFL 09, the play is more realistic than ever before with the all-new Total Control Animation System. Execute instantaneous combo moves, bobble catches, user-controlled celebrations and more for a game that looks and feels like it's straight out of the NFL. Stadiums leap off the screen to dazzling effect with an enhanced graphics engine that delivers turf and grass so realistic you can almost feel it give beneath your feet, as well as authentic weather and stadium lighting effects. New player models more genuinely replicate the real physiques of the pros, from sleeker receivers to bulkier linemen, to provide an even more authentic experience on the field. Immerse yourself in the full NFL experience with an all-new network television-style broadcast featuring Cris Collinsworth and Tom Hammond. The new Options OnDemand Picture-in-Picture window gives you instant access to stats, tips and more without having to pause the game. Plus, for the first time make a run for the postseason online as you battle among up to 32 teams. Live the NFL experience in all its brutal glory with Madden NFL 09 as you savor the thrill and punishment of professional football like you can find only in this renowned series. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
Very fun for beginner/occassional players as well as more experienced. October 15, 2008
I love football and enjoy video games but I'm not going to spend hours and hours learning how to press a five button combo to spin and juke down the football field. This is so much easier and more intuitive. Snap your hand back to hike. Make a passing motion to pass... hard for a bullet, soft for a lob. It's so easy a kid can play it! Anyone old enough to play decent catch with a real football can play this game at the easy modes. Go to 5 on 5 and it's even easier.
Meanwhile, the harder modes provide more of a challenge for adults without loading up on super complex button combos. The controls require more fiddling at that level but it's not so difficult that it ruins the fun. It still has the basic football hike, pass, run feel to it. Quite fun.
If you don't like the celebrations, turn them off. I did.
 Great game, but Madden is better on other systems October 4, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great game and the All-Play mode is great. The Wii version of Madden does not stack up against other versions. Wii does have some features the other versions lack such as % on 5 and party games. Worth the buy but don't expect a PS3 or 360 expierience.
its ok... i guess October 1, 2008
Madden NFL 09 is the best out of all the previous Maddens on the wii. But there are still some things about this version of Madden that I really do hate!
1. Too kiddy. I mean really, its good if youre like 7 and just learning about football, but refs being miis, having to do stupid TD celebrations after you score, sack, or intercept, and Madden as a mii? What about for those hardcore gamers EA? Before the Wii came out I bought Madden for the Gamecube. It was AWSOEME! Why cant you stop trying to "fix" the game and just leave it alone.
2. Graphics. They are okay but theyre not 360 or PS3 graphics.
3. FIX THE SUPERSTAR MODE! I recently had a 14 year career with the Raiders RB Darren McFadden, and I had to retire! I couldnt take it anymore! Add the mirror mode back, I would like to choose my own number. And ever since you guys came up with Superstar mode, i sim the offseason and it takes really long. It takes me like almost 10 minutes to get from the first to the tenth!
4. ALL-PLAY. WTF? WTF? I mean really, its good if youre like 7 and just learning about football, but you cant be making these games to easy.
5. 5 on 5 mode. I tried it once cause i was really bored, Giants vs Jets, and if you make a bad tackle they will score a touchdown, and wtf with the big heads? They are not cool!
But the things i do like are that the Franchise Mode is as great as it was all the previous years. And call your shots is cool.
 Best madden for the Wii till date! September 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just bought my copy of Madden 09 a couple of weeks back and this is the "fun"nest Madden that I have played on the Wii. I love the fact that you can create your own routes for the selected plays. The customized celebration is a cool extra feature in the main game. Apart from that, the party game mode and the new 5 on 5 mode add quite a bit of variety to this version of the Madden franchise. Overall, this is a great pick for the Wii. Highly recommend it!
Casual Gamers Finally Welcome September 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
There are an incredible number of options to make this game as simple or as complex as you'd like. That's very refreshing considering how complex football games, especially Madden, became over the past decade.
First, the "All Play" option simplifies the game to the lowest common denominator. There are just a few motion controls for offense and a few for defense. Passes automatically go to the first open receiver yet you retain the basic option to throw left, right, or down the middle. Defense is even simpler. Wiggle the wiimote just before a hit to land a "Big Hit" to try and force a fumble. Basic running moves include sprints, spins, and jukes.
Next, there are 3 playbooks to choose from. Madden's recommendation, the Basic Play Book, and an Advanced Playbook. Choosing the Basic Playbook gives you about a dozen plays on offense and defense. No more scrolling through screen after screen of baffling formations, routes, and coverages. Also by default in "All Play" mode there is no play clock, which means you can take your time selecting your play.
The motion controls add an element to the game that is very fun, especially for the quarterback. A quick snap of the wrist throws a bullet, while a large sweeping motion lobs a bomb. It's a great feeling to drop back and lob a pass to a wide open receiver for an 80 yard touchdown. The motion-control passing controls are very satisfying in this regard.
If this is all too simple for you, you can disable "All Play" and play with all the Advanced Options that hardcore gamers are used to, including setting men in motion, formation changes, audibles, stiff arms, and on and on and on. Of course you can adjust just about every element of game play including quarter length, injuries, penalties, fatigue, and so on.
The game naturally allows you to advance at your own pace. After you've mastered "All Play" with the Basic Playbook, start using the Advanced Playbook. Mastered that? Turn off "All Play" and enable the Rookie difficulty mode. Mastered that? Move on to Pro. Then All Pro. Then All Madden!
Outside of an ordinary football game, you can play a 5-on-5 game, play in Franchise mode, play in Superstar mode, play trivia in Party Mode -- it just goes on and on.
Years ago many of these football video games just became too complex for the casual gamer. Madden All Play finally changes that and allows the game to be legitimately casual, fun, and enjoyable. Yet, you can slowly adapt the game to become more and more complex, if you want.
Hardcore gamers should still find everything they're used to just by disabling "All Play" and choosing an appropiate difficulty level.
The best football game on the best platform. Highly recommended.
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