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I'm addicted to Madden Football
I buy the new version of Madden for PC just about every year. I wish they would expand/ enhance the scouting drills for the draft, but I have greatly enjoyed this game, as always. It's th only way I can get my favorite team to win the Super Bowl.

Almost Too Late To Be Great
This is a great game if youre not prepared to wait until August of 08 or are interested in single player mode. The online capabilities may be out of question after this summer is over but the gameplay and graphics are phenominal. I totally recommend this game to all football lovers. The price is definitely worth the most rewarding football gaming franchises in history.

The best madden I played in years!!!!!
I haven't played Madden football games since the late 1990's. But Madden 08 is the best football game I have ever played. You can play teams in retro Jersey and the soundtrack is very nice too. This version of Madden had improved than the other madden I had played in the past. I give this game 5 Stars; It is just like playing a real football game on your computer.!!!!!!!!!!

Great graphics, but gameplay too easy.
Challenge me, CPU!!!

I'm on the All Madden level, and I'm routing all of my CPU opponents by half time, and just running out the clock in the second half (That's right. I never run up the score. I believe the football gods are always watching...).

I'm using the Oakland Raiders, who aren't the greatest team in the league. The only team that put up a fight against me in my first franchise season is the Colts. Naturally so, they're the Super Bowl champion as of the production of this game. I still wind up beating them, but they're the only team that gets within a touchdown of me.

Played New England in the second season of my franchise, and killed them by half time, as well. Come on. As much as I enjoy my Raiders pummeling Tom Brady for a sack 5 times, we know this isn't realistic. On past Maddens, the All Madden level is supposed to be pretty much the real time level, where some knowledge of football, i.e., audibles, formation subs, etc., is required to even make a game of it. I am an experienced player, but this year's version is way too easy. It's taking the fun out of it.

This is the PC version, so I'm playing solo most of the time. I hope they're not just designing the games for online competition, now. I don't always like to play online. They should make the CPU challenging enough, especially on the higher levels, to make the game a challenging and rewarding exercise. I'm not getting that from Madden '08.

Stick With Madden 07
I've gotten used to being dissapointed by recent Madden releases but 08 was supposed to be different, right?....Wrong, dead wrong for the PC version. Other than a couple mediocre graphic additions it is essentially just a roster update. If you've heard about changes to franchise mode, player weapons, etc. forget about them, because absolutely nothing changes from the 07 version. I'm especially dissapointed by franchise mode...in my opinion the only aspect of the game worth playing more than a couple hours. For some reason Madden thinks players improve by playing on winning teams...rather than teams win because players improve. Four years into the season every player on the saints, rams, patriots, colts and any other team with a couple playoff appearances has awareness ratings of 99. The salary cap is so high you never need to cut a player, and while drafting the CPU teams still offer ridiculous trades every 30 seconds. Screens are still ineffective, defenders turn into blockers, receivers can't stay in bounds, quarterbacks can't evade rushers, and don't even think about the tuck rule. I'm definitely not buying another madden for PC until they make some major changes. If you have the option, the PS3 gameplay is probably tops (in the next generation systems 08 is a decent improvement).