The crowd is also quite realistic. The home crowd is loud when the home team is on defense, and quiets down for the home team's offense. By the way, for you foreign football maniacs out there, you can choose to play with World League teams from Europe. Leslie Visser is the voice on the field, talking about meaningless interviews she had with computer-graphic coaches. Nonetheless, it feeds into the realistic feel of the game.
Reality is the key word for Madden.
Any sports fan will be happy with the purchase. Everything about the game is a degree better and sharper than its predecessor. Perhaps, the best new feature is the pressure-sensitive controller used with the game. When throwing a pass, the harder you hit the button to pass, the harder the throw goes. So if you are feeling overwhelmed by school, take a break, and play Madden.