Madden and Summeral return with some new digs. Variety of commentary is still very limited, but player names manage to be injected more frequently than before and Mr. Summeral is even nice enough to tell you when the blitz is on. It seems that regardless of what they say, having those two along for the ride makes you feel warm inside. They ARE broadcast football. On-field hitting fx seems to have been turned up a notch.
Players are more vocal on impact, screaming painful shrieks upon taking brutal hits.
Tackles and spears occur with a satisfying racket. The crowd fx continue to please, remaining tuned in with home town accomplishments. Horns, bells, ref's whistles and group chants, adorn the mix for an authentic NFL broadcast concerto. Of course EA adds rock music snippets after scores and during game breaks, to keep it lively, while menu screens are highlighted with one of three Rap tracks that are user selectable. Madden supports, in addition to stereo and mono, 3D sound if you've got the hardware.