Gamedaily writes: "Retired Green Bay Packer and NFL icon Brett Favre headlines EA's latest pigskin effort, which includes better graphics, online leagues and compatibility with NFL Head Coach 2009.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Electronic Arts' celebrated Madden NFL series, and the publisher has something special planned for the 2009 edition. Not only did it sign former Green Bay Packer and NFL icon Brett Favre to grace the cover, it's packing the game with a stack of feature that should make it one of the best in the franchise.
As per the usual, Madden NFL 09 features "improved" visuals, but we're not just talking about revamped players. In addition to better looking athletes, the game also packs realistic looking field goal nets, flash bulbs from the crowd, camera shots outside the stadiums and beefed up weather effects. Snow actually accumulates on the ground and the players leave footprints, which eventually disappear beneath fresh powder."