Madden NFL 12 Hall of Fame Edition - Playstation 3

I opened up the box to find a decent condition oversize EA Madden Football card signed by the hall of famer on the front cover. I wasn't expecting the card to have the EA logo on it but it was still a cool addition to my sports memorabilia collection. I think the game itself is very nicely made and the home screen is very cool. I played it and I have no issues with it at all both online and off. The one thing that I was extremely annoyed with was the way the directional arrow was setup after a TD for a kickoff. Instead of looking at the arrow from the kickers point of view to aim the height and length of the kick you look at the field from a sideline view like you're the coach. Then it becomes really hard to see where your adjusting the arrow to. Sometimes if you move the arrow to where you think it should be to kick the ball where you want it to go, it will be like way off and it'll go out of bounds but there's no way you could have known that would happen. Besides that this game is freakin' great. I play it with my dad all the time. I give this game 9/10 even though I can only give it a 4/5 stars which is only 8/10.

The most noticeable change from Madden NFL 11 is the improved pregame presentation. Before each game begins, shaky camera close-ups give you an intimate look at your favorite players as they parade onto the field, and robotic cheerleaders who look as though they're sporting spray-on clothing dance to the delight of the frenzied crowd. The same exaggerated hoopla that an ordinary NFL contest uses to spike interest is used to ratchet up the excitement of this virtual offering, but it's ultimately a lot of frills without much payoff. The appeal fades away once you sit through the routine a handful of times, and the rest of the presentation still comes across as flat. Commentary does little to engender much enthusiasm. The duo of Gus Johnson and Cris Collinsworth returns, and they dole out the same tired cliches so often that they quickly overstay their welcome. Calls are frequently made so late that Johnson continues to hoot and holler long after a tackle occurs, which tears down the wall of believability the various pregame tricks tried to develop.

I got the game on release day. I did play the demo a few times. So I loaded up a quick match. Overall the gameplay is good, very smooth online, nice graphics. The utter lack of penalties, especially pass interference and hold is of concern. I understand people don't like lots of flags as it slows the game down, but the game I played there was more fumbles than total penalties. Pass interference is non-existent which enables cheaters to simply push off for a catch, or bump a receiver to force a drop. I'll append to this review after I play it some more.The Marshall Faulk signed card is a nice worth while addition as compared to say a plastic bust of a video game character.

Husband loves it.

I have purchased every one of these madden games there great will continue purchasing this saller sent a perfect game.

great game,lots of fun, I love it lots of fun and enjoyment a great game to have i recomment it to everyone.

i bought this game simply for the signed marshall card. its a worth it deal. love faulk. comes with a free game. y not right?

Great game that only gets better as time goes on!!!