Madden NFL 09

Football legend Brett Favre graces the cover of Madden NFL 09, the 20th installment of the popular football franchise. Tailor the game experience to your own personal "Madden IQ," rewind and retry key missed opportunities, and take on your friends in the improved online leagues. Our launch center will be regularly updated with expert strategies from SportsGamer, and will also be the home of the latest news, previews, videos, and our review.

Madden NFL 09 Reviews

A few key gameplay additions and enhancements make this year's Madden great despite some unseemly flaws.

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Madden NFL 09 Features

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Madden NFL 09 Game Guide

Become the ultimate field general with GameSpot's comprehensive Madden 09 game guide. Inside you’ll find full Madden 09 team rosters and ratings, analysis of all 32 NFL teams, tips for offensive and defensive formations and playbooks, exclusive in-depth offensive and defensive strategies from the experts at SportsGamer, and the complete list of Xbox 360 achievements.

301 Comments

  • Joemama246

    Posted Jan 2, 2009 5:49 pm PT

    Guys, lets me honest, this game sucks. WE buy it every year , thinking it will be better, and it slowly gets worse, it is decent, but has no efort put in at all. I think EA should be kicked out the door with its tail between its legs. If a new company were to make a football game, it could probably put Madden OOB.

  • 6321466

    Posted Nov 3, 2008 7:44 am PT

    how is american football played?

  • jhuuueee

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 5:50 am PT

    Great game. I've played this on psp and so far, this is the best sports game i've ever played. Better than NBA live.

  • hihi2221

    Posted Aug 31, 2008 5:08 pm PT

    http://www.associatedcontent.com/slideshow/7070/ball_python.html?cat=53

  • DANNY3717

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 1:08 pm PT

    bleedgreen215

    do you have it on 360 or ps3?

  • bleedgreen2-1-5

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 7:17 pm PT

    DANNY3717

    this game is amazing, i would get it if i was you but then again i already have it

    i dont know whats up with everyones game freezin but mine only did it twice

  • chance92

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 8:21 am PT

    my damn disc keep freezing!

  • DANNY3717

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 3:51 pm PT

    damm i dont have the game yet but i will....is this game very good ?

  • bleedgreen2-1-5

    Posted Aug 26, 2008 5:10 pm PT

    yo man my gamertag is bleedgreen215, ive only played a few time online on my friends account cuz i was at his place

    i am 3-1
    2 wins with the eagles, a win with the vikings and a loss with the lions

  • KingOfKinGS8807

    Posted Aug 26, 2008 1:41 am PT

    yo bleedgreen u been playin online yet? im niicee yoo b4 i lost my recent game (cus i was on the phone and distracted) i lost my first game and then after tht i had a 5 game win streak and was already Ranked after i beat a ranked dude by a point cus i went for two.But now my streak is over.Girls can be very distracting esp with ur madden game lol But yeahh Againn.If anyone wants a true challenge kingofkings8807 psn.You better have a all madden iq of atleast 600 to play me tho my team (steelers)is loaded with weapons offense and defense.Andd bleedgreen my cuz has a 360 mayb i can play u sometime online wats ur account for live?

  • bleedgreen2-1-5

    Posted Aug 25, 2008 6:44 pm PT

    bgeezus

    yeh man it froze on me the first time i played it and one time i threw a pass and my guy dropped it, then it froze

    only twice
    how often duz it freeze for you?

  • BGeezus

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 4:23 pm PT

    Is anyone else having freezing problems.. I took my first copy back and got a sec'd but the same thing, I assumed that it might be my box but on my day off I played GTA for 9hrs just fine WTF is up with that?

  • KingOfKinGS8807

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 6:18 pm PT

    yoo does any have a online franchise league goin on and needs more ppl to join? Lemme know..kingofkings8807 psn

  • chance92

    Posted Aug 19, 2008 11:25 pm PT

    forget espn 2k5 its garbage compared to this game

  • chikkkenbutt

    Posted Aug 18, 2008 12:32 pm PT

    LUVVVV ITTTTTT!!!!! yo 2k5 ppl.... get the hell over it it's not coming back. damn! kingro10.... u should definitely get this if u want the most realistic football game ever. running is a lot harder but i think it's the fact that u have to pass a lot more than u run... when the defense isn't stacked then go with the run. also, use the line shift, it helps.

  • kingro10

    Posted Aug 18, 2008 2:23 am PT

    looks cool not a football fan but allways wanted to try should i buy this?

  • bleedgreen2-1-5

    Posted Aug 17, 2008 9:58 pm PT

    yo man i feel ya on the running

    i can only do good with adrian peterson and westbrook. holes close up way quick

    i put favre on the jets and in my franchise as the eagles it say favre is a rookie, .......................another 15 years of favre i guess?

    Go Eagles! this game is killer! and please stop pumpin 2k5 im sure is 2008 isnt it? move on!

  • tsunami19

    Posted Aug 17, 2008 7:13 pm PT

    game looks cool.

  • king23_

    Posted Aug 17, 2008 5:07 pm PT

    ESPN NFL 2K5.

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