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Madden NFL 09 Member Review for the Xbox360

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cobra1656
10/21/08
PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION
EMAIL TO A FRIEND
GENRE Sports 
PLAYERS 1- 8 
PUBLISHER Electronic Arts 
DEVELOPER EA Tiburon 
RELEASE DATE  
E Contains No Descriptors

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I have to disagree pretty strongly with some of the complaints here.  The AI is pretty dumb, but I don't think it's nearly as bad as this is suggesting.  55 speed linemen will not catch 95 speed receivers unless you are dicking around.  If you are getting beat by a 78 rated quarterback either their recievers are better than your defensive backs or you are running the wrong defense.  Overall the game is way better than '08.  At least we don't have to listen to the retarded radio broadcast for play by play any more (not that Cris Collinsworth is all that great). 


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