It all started when I looked at the xbox Madden details page and notice something sticking out at me. Then I noticed a few more things. Take a gander:
Madden 08 details---------------Madden 09 details
Players: 1-2---------------------------------Players: 1-4 - ok good so far
Players Co-op: 1-4-------------------------Players Co-op: 1-2 - this is not better
Multiplayer Versus-----------------------Multiplayer Versus - same
System Link: 2-16 - Sorry in an effort to make the game more fun system link has been removed
Dolby 5.1 Surround----------------------Dolby 5.1 Surround - same
HDTV 1080p------------------------------HDTV 720p - WHAT!!! I would love to hear the explanation on how the graphics will be better
Storage Device----------------------------Storage Device - yah
2 Players ----------------------------------2 Players - yah
Leaderboards-----------------------------Leaderboards - yah
Player Stats-------------------------------Player Stats - yah
Voice Messaging-------------------------Voice Messaging - yah
Voice Support---------------------------Voice Support - yah (sorry my yah's are so repetitive, just like the features in these two games - hmmm!)
--------------------------------------------Online Tournaments - now online tournaments may cause me to buy this game, before you could only screw up someones game online - now you can screw up a whole season.
"EA GAMES - screw up everything"