ok ill admit i like Madden alot regardless what critics say im going to get it just like any other sports game there is BUT there  not always good for instance madden 07 was not very good. 08 was pretty good but now folks its time for MADDEN 09. i myself have not played it so therefore this is a preview ill make my review later but overall The gameplay is pretty much flawless since gameplay is the most impportant element in  a game. but i did hear the defense is TOO good.overall the gameplay is very good and boy the graphics are OUTSTANDING nevr seen better sports graphics then MAYBE mlb 08 the show for PS3 but im a 360 owner. now to the online portion of the game still alot of reports of disconnets and **** i just got xbox live in december and i did fairly welll i didnt play much madden 08 online im more of a franchise guy (we Will get to that later) and my 08 record was hmm il say it was 20-12 not bad not great. and the leauges are a piece of **** yea it keeps track of stats and records but a 32 GAME SEASON yeah right if u read my last blog it explains the leauge to a bigger constent. now to the madden 09 Modes first the most important one Franchise mode. i loved franchise mode on the old gen versions of the game i love the tony bruno show i love the newspapers i love how u can relocate i love the offseason but let me remind i have a 360 now all that i said above is GONE G-O-N-Eits been gone since i moved to next gen systems (madden 07) and i WANT and NEED a top of the art franchise mode they IMPROVED two things player progression and made free agency a LIL different before i had live i played sports games more then any other types of game and i still do. but im not one of those guys that get 500 wins in madden online i bet this year ill only play bout 100 online so i look foward to franchise mode and when they dont add anything at all im *****. overall the modes are allright madden moments is a fun feature and the virtual trainer can become addicting but  overall this is what i look for in a sports game
1.gameplay
2.Modes
3.Graphics
4.presentation
5.little thing example field degradtion
heres my overall review of madde
Gameplay: A
Modes:C
Graphics: A-
Presentation: C+
little things:C-
Overall Madden 09 is a B+
future maddens that i think there adding not what i hope what i think there adding
Madden2010: i heard they are improving online leauge 09 was merely a test and of course they will make tweaks with gameplay but unlike 09 they dont have to spend most of thier time on it and i heard they are drassiticly improving Franchise Mode (yes) because some people solely buy the game on that
Madden2011; only thing i heard was a possible online franchise mode right now for the producers its just on a piece of paper for possibilties nothing certain.....post comments on what u think