The GameDaily One-Minute Review

Celebrate Madden football's 20th anniversary with EA Sports' latest installment, Madden NFL 09. A Tron inspired Virtual Trainer helps determine your Madden IQ as well as your gridiron skills, allowing the computer to adjust to your football prowess. On-field prompts give you hints on how to avoid enormous defensive lineman. Impressive weather effects blanket the fields in snow or muck up jerseys as players slide in the mud. In addition, 34 Madden Moments challenge you to complete some of last season's most memorable games, including the Giants improbable Super Bowl victory. Tom Hammond's robotic commentary and the weak presentation fail to capture the NFL's excitement, but those are small issues compared to 32 player online leagues, Fantasy Football, Franchise and Superstar Modes. So adjust your digital chinstrap, stare down the other team and fling the football around the field. Touchdown.