In general the Madden NFL 10 is a more realistic and enjoyable game. And true to its realistic nature, it has always had a few good and bad that has been troubling the entire series. Passing the ball is very realistic and the Pro-Tak adds to the games glamor quotient. Besides this, the lined menus work well to navigate easily and the online franchise works excellently well. The AI is a lot better this time, but on the trend of a bit more fixing to get it just right. The referee cut scenes need to be minimized a little more. And above all the commentary needs a lot more improvement.

In both the offline and online versions, the game tweaks are very obvious. Like advertised the Pro-Tak looks very realistic. It’s interesting to watch the players struggle to pull down the ball carrier which resembles real game. And the game avoids too many breakaways and because of this it seems to have a poor down-field blocking form. All these add up to the setbacks and though it does happen similarly in the real NFL, here it happens more often and makes it very unreasonable.

This causes a lot of gaffes which also happens in the real NFL but since they appear too often in this game, it makes it unreasonable. Also there are a lot of setbacks and naggings ranging from inconsistencies to turnovers on the part of the AI controlled defenses.

Compared to other versions the fatigue factor plays a more significant role. When the star player is constantly targeted and the balls are aimed at him, he goes down sooner. Another feature is the unfortunate punishments given for repeated play calling due to injuries. Overall, the look and feel of the game is much refined and the improvements in finer details like the players models are easily noticeable.

Also here the fatigue plays a higher role than in previous versions. This helps to make the star player go down by constantly focusing your balls at him. Unfortunately this game calls for punishment in cases of repetitive play calling with injuries. The look of the game is more improved and refined with finer details in terms of player models such as patches, and the presentation elements that add to the TV broadcast feel.

One clearly understands that EA wants to go down to fundamental basics of the game with Madden NFL 10 and has tried many constructive changes.

The running game is perfect while the passing game is more improved than any other previous versions. Considering the Pro-Tak system and the online franchises, it’s no surprise why everyone likes to get involved in this game. Another great feature is the two player and co op over the Internet. The camera and the positioning need a lot of improvement. Also, setbacks like the naggings on the AI defense mechanism should be taken care of. But in spite of all these, this game is not so bad and if a little of refinement can be made this is the best game ever made.

Die hard NFL fans are going to enjoy this game. Others may want to rent Madden NFL-10 for Xbox 360 before they buy it. Find more game reviews and information on video game rental sites at GameRentalCentral.