Call an exterminator! This is one BIG BUG!

User Rating: 2 | Madden NFL 09 PS3
By rayrob11 | Review Date:
So much hype, so much expectation, so little delivered. Madden 09 show stopping flaw comes wrapped in a bug that caused my PS3 to crash not once, not twice, but five times before I had enough and took my collectors edition copy back to the retail store. The bug not only makes the game unplayable, but my PS3 would not respond to anything but a hard reset (not very healthy for the system).

Where the bug exhibits itself:
I started the first game in franchise mode, and during the second quarter, the game freezes on the play calling screen. From the audio clues, the game is continuing to run in the background but I could not select a play. I could not pause the game to exit. I could not access the PS3 desktop. Even the eject or power down button on the console would not respond. The only option here was to remove AC outlet power from the console and restart the system. Did I mention this happened 5 times before I called it quits? I like to give EA benefit of the doubt.

Is this an isolated case? Definitely not. I've been pouring over various forums on-line where from what I can tell this is happening to hundreds of people who have posted and maybe thousands more who have not. Still sceptical? Just type in "Madden 09 freeze" and you'll get a taste of what I've experienced.

I've been a Madden NFL fan since 1990 but rushing a game to market with a bug of show stopping severity and high probability of occurrence is just plain irresponsible. Since taking the game back a week ago, I've tried to log on to EA Sports web-site to see if they have released a hardware or software fix. No such luck.

Bottom Line: Caveot Emptor (latin) - Buyer Beware!!!

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