• Gaming that takes you onto the field and into the locker room like never before
• Enhancements to passing game; defensive improvements; expanded online options
• Choose an agent, earn 1 of 60 personas, and live the life of a superstar
• Enhanced broadcast presentation; deliver big hits on offense
• New QB vision control and precision placement; provides hours of entertainment

In Madden NFL 2006, you've got a shot at learning about life as a successful NFL athlete. New playing dynamics and onlineoptions briung the full experience ofNFL competition to life, while the incredible new Franchise Mode brings you the agents, the endorsements, the scouts, the workouts and everything else you'll experience as a professional athlete. Smarter passing game - 35 new offensive formations and more intelligent receivers get you into the red zone more quickly Your right analog stick becomes the Truck Stick -- lower your shoulder and run over defenders New star-based rating system helps you find opponents that tracks positive&negative feedback, helping you find the right people to play against

This was a well worth purchase. It has brought hours of exciting challenges and enjoyment.

I sent this game back because it was the wrong one. I needed Madden 06 for the Playstation.

I'm sure this game is a blast like all Madden games. However; I have not been able to get it to load on my PC. I'm not surprised as it has been my experience that EA has a hard time making stable PC games. I surpass all system requirements two fold and it still locks up when loading. EA support has not been much help at all. They responded to me with the obvious, no-brainer fixes. I have given up until I reformat my PC.

Now, I'm not going to talk about how awesome or bad Madden 06 is, I'm going to talk about the only ugly part of the game, Kicking and Punting. We all know kicking can be the difference between winning and losing. Let me give you a scenario, at All-Pro difficulty, using Adam Vinatieri, 20 yards away for the win, and he miss... bad. Kicking game is very hard and frustrating, even Extra Point can be a pain in the neck. I know some of you out there will say, you guys never had this problem, thats fine, but if you look at the reviews, almost everyone got something to say about the kicking game.

Punting is also an issue. Positioning in football is very important but how in the world can my guys stand and DONT and I mean DONT block at all!!! It is very rare that I'm able to do a punt return. And if you dont call Fair Catch, its a guaranteed fumble everytime. However, if I'm the one punting the ball, the AI has this awesome special team that BLOCKS and allows their punt returner to gain decent yardage.

Now, Madden 06 is a very good game, please dont misinterpret my review, I'm just trying to inform you of what to expect and that is a very bad kicking and punting system. Everything else is awesome, and I'm still enjoying the game despite those frustrations. Enjoy!

I hadn't "upgraded" Madden since the 2003 version. I could tell I wasn't missing much. In fact, the game has taken a couple of steps backwards. Maybe it is different on the console boxes but on the PC there are a bunch of problems:

* Raymond James Stadium, home of the Buccaneers. I had to pause the game and go to the camera to zoom in on the boat in the end zone. Why? Because it looks like a grey elephant from the field!
* Raymond James, again. Tampa Bay's colors are red & black. What color are the fans dressed in? Blue.
* In franchise mode, just play 4-3, cover 3. No need to change the play call ever...you'll be the #1 defense with lots of INTs.
* People on the sidelines look like they are wearing masks and their entire animation is to move back and forth.
* Win the superbowl and the gatorade tub is dumped on the coach, but there is no graphics for the water!
* Let the play clock count down to 3 seconds and the center will always start pointing at the defense.
* As the game goes on, teams in white get the exact same stains on all their uniforms.
* Superstar mode is a great idea but a joke. You are given stupid choices throughout, and when it is time to renew your contract your choices are: let the agent choose your salary or try to leave your team so you have a choice of 5 offers. When you retire, you'd think there would we some sort of "end game" farewell. Well, sorry, it just goes back to the main menu. There is a "cell phone" option where you get messages from a veteran and your agent, etc. The messages are the SAME from one year to the next. For 12 seasons my QB superstar got the same message over and over saying "grats on being a starter now".

I never tried the online aspect of the game, but the single player options are bad.