Madden NFL 09 20th Anniversary Collectors Edition -Xbox 360

I only got the bonus disk and nothing else that was advertised

As with most of my "deluxe" video game edition reviews, I will review the extras that you get with the Collector's Edition, rather than the game itself. *Fully Playable Madden 93 Game: Turn back the clock and play the 16-bit Madden 93 game. Because I played Madden 93 fifteen years ago, I pondered to myself "WoW! I used to play this game?" This is not a game you would play for hours these days, but its nice addition to play and appreciate the past and how far the game came to this day. *NFL Head Coach 09: If you are a fan of this series, you just might have to buy the entire Collector's Edition to play it this year. *Extensive Playbook: This can certainly be useful for avid online players who might be looking for some extra weapons. There are 3 sets of extra playbooks available(Generation 1, 2 and 3.) Some of the plays go back 20 years ago! *BONUS DISK: About 2 hours total time of 8 videos. Most of them are footages from NFL Network. Therefore if you do not get NFL Network in your area, this can be another selling point. The videos and their time in minutes and seconds are as follows: Super Bowl 31 Highlights(23:41) - Packers Vs Pats Week In review: Superbowl 31(20:41) - Packers Vs Pats Week In Review: 2008 NFC Championship(14:02) - Packers Vs Giants Manning, Brady, and Favre - The Quarterbacks(16:05) - Quarterbacks of today. In Just One Play(14:37) - Join Chad Johnson as he discusses today's playmakers. Moment of Impact(12:36) - Today's defensive playmakers. NFL Greatest Follies, Volume 3(13:58) - Focuses on Touchdown Celebrations. Madden NFL Concept Gallery(2:36) - Short Madden Game Art Gallery. Bottom Line: If you can afford it and you are a Madden and NFL Fan, then definitely go for it and get the collector's edition. Also, the attractive packaging and box makes this a great gift.

This seller sold me an unreadable disc.

The last few years of Madden have been plagued by stiff "plastic" looking graphics, half-a*sed controls, untuned gameplay (interceptions/fumbles galore), and less features than the PS2 version. Now, things have changed. The game is actually fun, with responsive controls and more realistic graphics. I definitely recommend the Special Edition as Head Coach is a great addition for the true football addict - infact, I play my franchise on that (much better implemented than Madden). Madden 93 is fun for 5 minutes to understand how far the game's come. As a HUGE NFL 2k5 fan, this is the first time in years that I've really enjoyed a Madden game. Are there flaws? Yes. Some bugs kill the moment, but the improvements done in this game are truly exception. Not perfect, but a solid 4-star game. Maybe even 4 1/2 star once updates fix the problems (like adding accelerated clock and allowing for the old school PS2 "legacy" controls). Overall, the most important thing is that the game is FUN - and it has that aspect locked in spades.

All scratched up.

Game CD loose in package and scratched. Not happy

Freezes all the time. In the second year of my franchise on Madden, I can no longer train my players. Even before this, I couldn't play two consecutive games in my franchise or else it would freeze. Online games drop all the time. I assumed the 08 problems would be on the top of EA's priority list with 09, but they weren't. In fact, it's gotten worse. What EA does should be illegal. It probably is.

I received game as advertised BRAND NEW and w sticker at bottom - only problem was the fact tht the Head Coach disk was loose inside and got scratched up - we,ve been playin this particular part of the game since it was received on Wednesday and so far so good. I did get msg to clean w a soft cloth once but other than tht the game has been workin jus fine. Would absolutely do business again.