Madden NFL 2006 PlayStation Portable

Madden NFL 2006 PlayStation Portable

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 23, 2006 | 4 out of 4 found this Madden NFL 2006 review helpful

Pros: Highlight stick and lead blocker controls are useful gameplay additions; load times are generally less cumbersome than in last year's game; end 2 end minigame is pretty amusing.

Cons: Gameplay bugs get in the way; the presentation is very much like last year's game; franchise mode is still slow as molasses to play through; commentary is sometimes incorrect.

Madden 07 on the PSP includes just about every gameplay feature that was added to this year's console games, such as the highlight stick, a new kick meter, and lead blocking controls. The highlight stick is a new version of the truck stick used f...or runners on offense. Here, you can use the analog stick (while pressing triangle at the same time) to pull off the sorts of crazy jukes and steps that star running backs are so well known for, and on top of that, depending on the type of back you're playing, you can opt to use more-powerful moves or more-finesse-based maneuvers. This feels like the natural evolution of last year's truck stick, though most experienced Madden players will be able to get by just as easily using the button-based moves. Besides, the implementation of the feature on the PSP is kind of clunky. For moves that require precise timing, having to hold down a button and use the stick at the same time doesn't work particularly well for those who haven't practiced relentlessly. But if you take the time to learn how to use the stick, you can be a very hard runner to stop. Read more Less