Madden NFL 2006

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• All-new season options - Sign free agents, complete trades and deal with salary caps
• Choose defensive plays and modify pre-snap assignments with Defensive Playmaker Control
• Enhanced game flow with the dual screens - Play choices are displayed on the top screen while the game action happens on the bottom screen
• All the great gameplay you've come to expect - Season Mode, Quick Game, Two-Minute Drill
• Wireless multiplayer action as you go head-to-head with friends without having to hog the TV -- plus all your plays and information are hidden on your screens!

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00083G5C6
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4 x 0.8 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 8, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,841 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #12 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Sports > Football
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Experience everything you've come to expect from the most groundbreaking franchise in sports video game history in a whole new way when Madden NFL 06 comes to the PSP handheld. A fully featured Franchise mode lets you build a team and call the shots or import and play an entire week of games from your PlayStation 2 franchise. Find an online opponent from across the country via a wireless network or challenge friends across the room to a head-to-head wireless match-up. With 18 mini games that include 10 PSP exclusives, Madden NFL 06 offers more ways than ever to play the complete and authentic handheld NFL experience.

Features:

• The new QB Vision Control lets you scan the field, look off defenders, and make perfect throws using your quarterback's unique field of vision.
• QB Precision Placement allows you to put the ball exactly where you want it. Lead the receiver to an open area, throw it behind him so he can come back to it, or throw a jump ball and let him go get it.

Product Description

Experience everything you've come to expect from the most groundbreaking franchise in sports video game history in a whole new way when Madden NFL 06 comes to the PSP handheld. A fully featured Franchise mode lets you build a team and call the shots or import and play an entire week of games from your PlayStation 2 franchise. Find an online opponent from across the country via a wireless network or challenge friends across the room to a head-to-head wireless match-up. With 18 mini games that include 10 PSP exclusives, Madden NFL 06 offers more ways than ever to play the complete and authentic handheld NFL experience.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A decent game of football, but you might want to rent first..., September 26, 2005

By 

John M Spangler (Bryan, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Madden NFL 2006 (Video Game)

Playing Madden in the palm of your hand is a nice feeling, but if you're like me, it doesn't feel totally right. The controller setup for the PSP simply does not fare well with Madden PSP, or probably with any football game for that matter that would ever come out. The lack of a true analog stick hurts the control as football requires precision. But for what we get, it gets the job done. Due to the lack of buttons, they did away with the hit stick and truck stick on both offense and defense. There is also no longer any "play maker control" for your defense as you can't change their direction before the play. The the rest seems to be there, spin, head down, sprint, dive, etc.

The game suffers from a plethora of "stuttering" throughout the game and it took me nearly 5 minutes to simulate through the "pre-season" games on the franchise mode. Simming games should take maybe a minute, but 5 minutes? At the beginning of a matchup, you'll think the game is crashed, but it's actually still loading, well after it's done loading. The game seems to hicup between different transitions of the game. For example, when my defender intercepted a pass, about a "2" second delay initiated, it somewhat takes the flow away from the game, and it happens more than it should. It also occurs on dropped passes, fumbles, turnovers, sacks, etc. It should have been fixed before leaving the doors of E.A., but they wanted their money fast. When it's not stuttering, it seems to play basically pretty smooth. It looks better than a PSOne game and probably not as good as PS2 title. It's somewhat in between, but the player models actually look very good. The passing game is pretty smooth and the running game works well too. But once again that controller might give you fits, especially on defense. I just can't used to the control scheme.

The sound is pretty basic and the crowd noise is actually quite bad and reminded me of the old days of cartridge football. Fan reaction is basically non-existent as they don't seem to react after a big play or touchdown, E.A. defintely skimpped here. Al Michaels and John Madden say their still infamous, allbeit annoying commentary.

As a whole, it still plays and feels like Madden in the palm of your hand, and fans of the series will like the ability to take this on the road. I actually liked playing the coach mode through a franchise that lets you choose the plays, line formations and let the computer make the play itself. It's kind of like being a coach, and I had fun with it.

The controls are not feeling right at home with me though and most will want to stick with the console version. Some will divulge into the "Franchise" and mini-camp modes to keep themselves entertained, but me, I'm stickin with my console to get my Madden fix, at least this year anyway. I give it a 3, out of out 5.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars More bugs in a day than in all other games for a year, October 12, 2005

By 

Graham Wills (Naperville, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Madden NFL 2006 (Video Game)

Essentially, that's the review. I have eight other games and only one of them has ever crashed the system on me. Madden does it regularly. Now I can cope with the annoying bugs mentioned all over the place, and the slow load times, and frequent pauses, becasue when it works, it's great.

But when OUT-OF-THE-BOX, it comes up with a "load failure" message and then proceeds to crash on the second franchise game of the season every time, killing the system, this game becomes my first ever 1-star rating.

Well done, EA. This sets a new low for production quality.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Madden for PSP is terrible, September 29, 2005

By 

Mavrick (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Madden NFL 2006 (Video Game)

Everyone has reviewed this game expressing the shut-down bug. I will attest to it as well. It's terrible. I have already returned the game. My local store bent their rules and accepted the game back for a refund. Lucky for me or I would have been stuck with a terrible game.

The potential for this game was great it just failed to deliver. I would consider picking it up again if the bug is fixed. Madden for PS2 this year is terrific. It's unfortunate EA took advantage of me by shipping a game full of bugs. I will think twice before I spend money on another EA product.

I must add that EA's customer service is horrendous. The tech support department responded to my emails with suggestions like "try power cycling your PSP" and "try it out in another PSP and see if that still happens." Not to mention it's very difficult to find a number to call and once you find a number to call don't be surprised if the point the blame at Sony. That is what they did with my call. Lucky for Sony I am smart enough to realize that this problem is with the EA game and not the Sony PSP device.