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Madden NFL 06 on Xbox 360 (2005)

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Average rating: 52%
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2.5 stars out of 5
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Certificate: Certificate: 3
User collections: Achievement heaven 1000/1000, Descent Xbox 360 Games & Easy Achievements, Easy 1000GS Games!, Easy xbox 360 achivements
Developers: ELECTRONIC ARTS
Format: Xbox 360
Number of players: 1
Released: unknown
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Brief synopsis of Madden NFL 06

If youve never been near a video game console before then you might not be aware that Electronic Arts John Madden franchise has dominated the world of American Football games for many, many years. As another season of everybodys favourite armoured pigskin possession sport lumbers into view, as ever, it is accompanied by the equally intimidating frame of another Madden NFL game.

The constantly evolving franchise now offers a whole years worth of improvements devised by the sport-loving boffins at EA. This time around theyve excelled themselves. Your Quarterback is your teams most important member, and the new QB Vision control allows you to use the right analogue stick to pick out receivers deep in enemy territory. Likewise the QB Precision Placement feature enables you to guide your forward players into a position to receive your killer forward pass. Basically, this system makes the Quarterback work more realistically than ever before and youll no longer be able to snap out a quick long pass in a direction your man wasnt even looking in. Quarterbacks have a defined cone which shows what they can see, and players with better vision stats have a wider cone. The precision passing feature gives you extra control over the throw, allowing you to choose whether it will reach him high or low, left or right, to enable you to keep it out of the reach of the defenders hes up against.

Then theres the Truck Stick Control, which allows you to run flat out and give big hits, breaking through the tackles of those who try to stop your man. And the Superstar mode allows you to create your own NFL superstar and guide his life on and off the field. You get to choose your own agent, and develop a persona as your superstar becomes the nations hero.

The game is presented in a more convincing broadcast style than ever before, and you get new camera angles and commentary, as well as cut-scenes that emulate the style of a TV football show. With some worthy new features making this Madden play more differently than the series has for some time, this edition of one of EAs biggest and most popular franchises deserves praise.

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Rated - 2 starsShould be more

IanLov from Dunoon , 29/04/2007

This game should have been more than it is. The game only last a few hours so if you bought this game you would be mighty disappointed.

I know nothing about American football and yet i was able to get teh achievements and win without losing a game so it cant be that challenging for anyone.

I would say stay away from this game

  18 out of 19 people found this review helpful

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Rated - 4 starsEasy 1000

Ian Blundy from Reading England , 07/05/2006

Never played an American Football game before really enjoyed this plus it an easy 1000 gamer points well worth renting good game

  6 out of 8 people found this review helpful

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Rated - 3 starsachieve

A customer from nottingham , 14/06/2007

the only reason to rent this over the newer madden 07 is for the really easy 1000 gamer points, 2 games and you will have got the needed points and then about 4 hours simming through the franchise mode to complete the set

  5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

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Rated - 1 starwhat the..

bobochimp700 bobochimp700 from Washington , 05/03/2008

Well i dont know anything about American football, so that not a good start, but i heard this was an easy 1000points so i gave it a go.

Very dull i managed 260 points after about 30mins couldnt be bothered to carry on. if your interested the info for 1000 points is at

http://www.jakeludington.com/xbox/20060329_1000_xb ox_360_achievement_points_in_6_hours.html

  3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

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Rated - 2 starsI DUNNO????

DEFJAMGAZ from Teignmouth [Highly rated reviewer] , 04/10/2008

I actually enjoyed it... but for the life of me, i couldn't bloody understand it lmao. I found it really great fun running with the ball avoiding everyone, didn't understand why i couldn't pass the ball like in rugby tho!. Graphics ain't to bad for an 06 EA game online has been disconnected now due to the latest Madden games. Definitally worth a rent and as a plus an easy 1000 gamerpoints to your score =D

  3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

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Rated - 3 starsachieve

A customer from nottingham , 14/06/2007

the only reason to rent this over the newer madden 07 is for the really easy 1000 gamer points, 2 games and you will have got the needed points and then about 4 hours simming through the franchise mode to complete the set

  5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

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