Madden NFL 06 (Xbox 360)

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Description

The football masters are back once again and ready to blow you away with some of the best features ever.

All new major passing offense and passing upgrades like the all new QB vision.

Brand new single-player mode lets you experience the life of an NFL player by earning one of more than 60 Personas ranging from MVP to Movie Star.

New robust (online) features: share files via your EA Locker and instantly find a solid match-up with improved matchmaking. Also check your EA SPORTS Fantasy Football stats in game.

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There are 44 other screenshots on file for other versions of this game.

Alternate Titles

• "疯狂橄榄球2006" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)

Part of the Following Groups

• EA Sports games
• Madden series
• NFL licensees

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The Press Says

Next Level Gaming	Nov 17, 2005	82 out of 100	82
IGN	Nov 15, 2005	8 out of 10	80
GamePro (US)	Dec 07, 2005	4 out of 5	80
1UP	Nov 18, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Game Informer Magazine	Jan, 2006	7.75 out of 10	78
Video Game Talk	Feb 01, 2006		70
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Nov 27, 2005	7 out of 10	70
Game Shark	Dec 27, 2005	C-	42
3DAvenue	May 22, 2006		40
TTGamer	May 22, 2006	4 out of 10	40

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Trivia

EA cover curse

Donavan McNabb in the 2005 season opener suffered a sports hernia that would eventually require surgery. He decided to hold off on the surgery until a groin injury in the tenth game of the year ended his season.

Lawsuit

On 28th November 2005, Pernell Harris sues Electronic Arts over the NFL Superstar mode in Madden NFL 06. He claims to have met with the company in 2003 to discuss his game Heart of a Champion, in which players guide an athlete from high school to professional football. He accuses EA of breaching an "implied in fact contract" by using those features without compensation and violation of a confidentiality agreement.

Server shutdown

On 1st September 2007, EA closed their servers for multiplayer games, for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Windows, PS2 and PSP versions.

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2005 – PC Sports Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)

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Related Web Sites

• Madden NFL 06 (Official website)
• X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for Madden NFL 06.)