It is that good. John Madden football is the most successful sports title of all time. There are 3 reasons why I think people continually purchase the lasted version of this title year in and year out. What this means is the controls for running the back, throwing a ball, tackling an opponent, etc are all very intuitive. At first glance, one might think that the number of options are too many to master, but in fact, the positioning of the buttons seem to make sense when actually used.
All controls are fully customizable as well.
Secondly, Madden chocks it s games full of neat stuff. After you take the Cleveland Browns to their 5th straight Super Bowl title on the hardest setting, one might think that they would be tired of the game and that it might be time to put it on the self. Well, they would be absolutely wrong. This title brings you back again and again. The franchise mode alone is it s own separate game.