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Madden NFL 07 is the latest installment in the Madden franchise. With Seahawks rusher Shaun Alexander as this year's cover guy, the running back, the second-most important member of the backfield. In Madden NFL 07, EA introduced Lead Blocker Controls which allow users to control blockers during running plays. In addition, EA redefined the Truck Stick into the Highlight Stick. With the Highlight Stick, users can have their running backs perform different running moves and combos, instead of just bowling over defenders. Release date: August 22, 2006 (Based on the 2006 NFL season.) Cover athlete: Shaun Alexander RB Seattle Seahawks, John Madden HC Oakland Raiders (GameCube, Nintendo DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox, Xbox. Madden NFL 07 - Madden Cheat Codesbr (Playstation 2) Add new comment; Add new comment. Your name (Login to post using username, leave blank to post as Anonymous). Madden NFL 07 is the 18th installment in the Madden franchise and was released on August 22, 2006 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PC. It is the first Madden game to release on PlayStation 3. It features 2005 NFL MVP Shaun Alexander of the Seattle Seahawks on the cover. Honest Game Trailers Cyberpunk 2077.

Madden NFL 07
Developer and publisher: EA Sports
MSRP: $59.99 (shop for this game)
Platform: Xbox 360 (also available for Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, PSP, PC)
Rating: E (Everyone)

If I were at EA and put in charge of Madden 07 on the Xbox 360, I would be very excited. Think about it: they've had years to work on the Madden formula, so at this point they know what works and what doesn't. In theory, Madden should be the best football simulator on the planet, with the game play honed to a fine edge. Plus this isn't the previous year's version quickly ported to the 360, which means that they're not stuck with a tight deadline to get the game out the door. Instead, they have an entire cycle to make sure all the graphics and features they had to leave out of last year's game make it in.

This is the most powerful hardware on the market right now, and EA has the chance to make a perfect Madden game, the football game that stands far above all the other sports titles on the market. This is the golden opportunity to do everything right. There are no excuses left—they have everything in their favor for this release.

So after playing Madden 07 for a few weeks, I have one small question: what in the hell happened?

I will admit that I'm not the biggest Madden player out there. I was a 2K Sports fan back in the day and I've always preferred the way the NFL 2K series played, while still respecting what Madden brings to the table. I've never been a hater, although I will admit to grousing over glitches and minimal changes from year to year over at Opposable Thumbs.

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Madden has always been the premier football simulator and has handily outsold every other sports title. Every year, the diehard football fans come out to the stores in droves for the latest title. I was very excited to get my copy of Madden 07, as I figured this would fix all the problems of last year's game and fully take advantage of the 360's hardware. This is the most expensive version, with the best graphics, so why wouldn't EA make it their flagship Madden product? Stuff it with features, make everything pretty, and you'll have the perfect combination of technology and sports gaming.

Of course, that assumes EA cares about making the best product possible. I'm starting to be a little suspicious of their motives, and after playing this game I'm just about convinced that they think they can skate by with 'just good enough.' There aren't any other licensed NFL football games on the market—and certainly none for the 360—so why make that perfect game we hoped for? That would take a lot more resources and money, and they know the market is going to be there regardless of what they do.

Playing Madden 07 for this review was an exercise in frustration, anger, and amazement that they could have gotten it so wrong. Let's dig into the game to see what it looks like when a company decides to charge a lot for a pretty game, and stretches the boundaries of how much they can shaft their customers.

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This latest madden patch updates the game to version 07, changing various things that were wrong with the 06 version. For example, all of the EATrax (sic) turned out to be made by crappy short-lived American teen rock bands. These have been replaced with more up-to-date crappy short-lived American teen rock bands, and some Keane, just so everybody's aware that EA still have lots of money. Also, the '06' which appeared in several places throughout the game has been replaced with an '07', and a few players have swapped places in the rosters. Oh, new guy on the box too.

Besides the standard updates. Madden NFL 07 adds some standard new. features to the football itself, not least of which are the lead blocking controls, allowing you to make blocks before switching back to the ball-carrier. Also added is the defensive commit. which allows you to focus your defence on a certain position to counter a predictable offence. Further attempts to map analogue pad controls to keyboard and mouse have also been made, which only serve to confuse, so stick with a gamepad.

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While Madden retains its position as the best NFL game about, and continues to present itself excellently, this update isn't monumental. It's merely the bacon topping on an already bulging turducken. That's turkey, duck and chicken.