{{pp|small=yes}} {{short description|2008 video game}} {{Infobox video game | title = Madden NFL 09 | image = Madden NFL 09 Coverart.jpg | caption = Cover art featuring Brett Favre in a Packers uniform | developer = EA Tiburon | publisher = EA Sports | engine = | released = {{Video game release|NA|August 12, 2008|AU|August 14, 2008 <small>(PS2, PS3, PSP, X360)</small>|EU|August 15, 2008 <small>(DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360)</small>|AU|August 21, 2008 <small>(Wii)</small>|NA|September 25, 2008 <small>(Mobile)</small><ref name="ignmobile"/>|JP|September 25, 2008 <small>(PS3, X360)</small>}} | genre = Sports | modes = Single-player, multiplayer | platforms = Xbox<br />Xbox 360<br />PlayStation 2<br />PlayStation 3<br />PlayStation Portable<br />Wii<br />Nintendo DS <br /> Mobile phone | series = ''Madden NFL'' }}
'''''Madden NFL 09''''' is an American football video game based on the NFL that was published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. It is the nineteenth annual installment in the ''Madden NFL'' video game franchise. The game was released for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, and mobile phones. It was the last video game for the original Xbox,<ref>{{cite web |last=Rignall |first=Jaz |title=System Swan Songs: The Last Games Released on the Greatest Consoles |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/system-swansongs-the-last-games-released-on-the-greatest-consoles |website=USGamer |access-date=25 July 2019 |date=December 27, 2015 |archive-date=25 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725122909/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/system-swansongs-the-last-games-released-on-the-greatest-consoles |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the last ''Madden'' game to be released for the Nintendo DS.<ref>{{cite web|first=Peter |last=Moore |url=http://itsinthegame.ea.com/archive/2008/04/01/madden-20th-anniversary-and-more.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404004932/http://itsinthegame.ea.com/archive/2008/04/01/madden-20th-anniversary-and-more.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 4, 2008 |title=Madden 20th Anniversary and More! | EA SPORTS |publisher=EA Blogs |date=April 1, 2008 |access-date=September 19, 2011}}</ref>
Unlike the previous versions, the game was not released for the PC. EA Sports has said that they are "retooling the PC version" after not making 09. Despite these claims of 'retooling', PC users were again ignored the following for most of the 2010s as no Windows version of ''Madden NFL 10'' to ''Madden NFL 18'' were released. In June 2008, EA Sports announced that for the year 2009, the ''Madden NFL'', ''NCAA Football'', ''NASCAR'', ''NHL'', ''NBA Live'', and ''Tiger Woods PGA Tour'' series would not be shipped for Microsoft Windows.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://itsinthegame.ea.com/archive/2008/06/14/sports-on-the-pc.aspx |title=Sports on the PC - Peter Moore Blog |website=itsinthegame.ea.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615043410/http://itsinthegame.ea.com/archive/2008/06/14/sports-on-the-pc.aspx |archive-date=15 June 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Andy |last=Robinson |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/192214/peter-moore-comes-clean-on-ea-sports-pc/ |title=Peter Moore comes clean on EA Sports PC |magazine=Computer and Video Games |date=July 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113134103/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/192214/peter-moore-comes-clean-on-ea-sports-pc/ |archive-date=January 13, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref>
The Wii version of the game is titled ''Madden NFL 09 All-Play'' and was launched under EA Sports' new ''All-Play'' brand exclusive to the platform, taking a slightly different approach to the game and taking advantage of the motion controls.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.easports.com/read/20080627-allplayrelease.xml |title=EA SPORTS Unveils Wii-Specific "All-Play" Line of Games |publisher=EA Sports |date=June 27, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080629202210/http://www.easports.com/read/20080627-allplayrelease.xml |archive-date=June 29, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref>
The game features quarterback Brett Favre on the cover. When the game was announced, Favre had retired as a member of the Green Bay Packers, making him the first non-active player to be the cover athlete. However, a week before its release, he came out of retirement and was traded to the New York Jets. As a result, an alternative cover was made available.
The 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition of ''Madden NFL 09'' includes ''NFL Head Coach 09'', an alternative case, an exclusive version of ''John Madden Football '93'' with updated teams and rosters and bonus video content and clips. A demo of the game was released on Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network. The standard version and the anniversary package were released on August 12, 2008. A Spanish-language version of the game was released on September 17, 2008 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms, featuring ESPN Deportes announcer Álvaro Martín.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/games/madden-nfl-09/xbox-360-14251057 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026103437/http://www.ign.com/games/madden-nfl-09/xbox-360-14251057 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |title=Madden NFL 09 En Español - Xbox 360 |publisher=IGN |access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref>
==Cover athlete== On April 23, 2008, David Letterman revealed that former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre would be the cover athlete of ''Madden NFL 09'' on the ''Late Show with David Letterman''. Despite Favre's later unretirement and trade to the New York Jets about five days before ''Madden NFL 09'' was officially released in North America, the game's cover still featured Favre wearing a Packers uniform. Instead of reissuing the packaging completely, on August 12, 2008, EA made available a free alternative cover of Favre in a Jets uniform from their website that players were able to download and print.<ref name="favrejetscover">{{cite web |url=http://www.easports.com/madden09/fullsite/news.jsp?itemID=favre_download |title=New Madden NFL 09 Packaging Available Now! |publisher=EA Sports |date=August 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080816024608/http://www.easports.com/madden09/fullsite/news.jsp?itemID=favre_download |archive-date=August 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> At first the new covers were available for all the consoles except the Xbox, Nintendo DS, and Wii, which use an alternate cover. On September 15, 2008, EA made available a cover shot specifically for the Wii that had Brett Favre as a Jet.<ref name="favrejetscover"/>
Favre was a playable character in every version of ''Madden NFL 09'' except the Nintendo DS version. On the Wii, PSP, and PS2 editions, he was not on the Jets roster, but available on a historic team, the 2007 Packers. Players could transfer Favre to the free agent roster pool, and pick him up on any of the 32 NFL teams for the 2008 season. A roster update for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions on August 12, 2008 placed Favre on the New York Jets roster as their starting quarterback.<ref name="favrejetscover"/>
Like all other games of EA Sports' 09 season, the "All Play" version of ''Madden'' seen on the Wii features a different photograph of Favre with different graphics and artwork than the other versions of the game.
The Anniversary Collector's Edition does not feature a cover athlete - it has a larger version of the Roman numeral XX logo shown in the top-left corner of the game's standard cover. This edition of the game was only released in North America.
Roberto Garza, a guard for the Chicago Bears, is the cover athlete for the Spanish version, ''Madden NFL 09 en Español''.<ref name="autogenerated2"/>
==Presentation== Play-by-play and color commentary is provided by Tom Hammond and Cris Collinsworth, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/videogames/news/story?id=3366051 |title=Favre chosen for Madden 09 cover |publisher=ESPN |date=April 25, 2008 |access-date=April 25, 2008 |archive-date=April 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429141221/http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=3366051 |url-status=live }}</ref> Al Michaels and John Madden are still the play-by-play and color commentary for the Wii, PS2, Xbox, and PSP versions. EA designers have confirmed that John Madden does play a part in ''Madden 09'' as the person describing instructions to the Madden IQ. Madden guides the player on advice and other things to help raise his or her Madden IQ. Madden also appears in Mii form in the Wii version of the game, suggesting plays to run in the game's "Madden's Pick" feature, with a specific reason so new players can learn to call their own plays. Lastly, Madden appears at the start of a game where he describes the teams and the matchup.
EA's relationship with ESPN also enables tie-ins with different ESPN shows.<ref>[http://forums.ea.com/mboards/thread.jspa?threadID=365603&tstart=0]{{Dead link|date=May 2015}}</ref>
The quarterback's passing cone, which debuted in ''Madden NFL 06'' and fans disliked, disappeared in ''Madden NFL 09''.<ref name="thefranchise">{{cite web | first=Patrick |last=Hruby | url=https://www.espn.com/espn/eticket/story?page=100805/madden&redirected=true | title=OTL: The Franchise | publisher=ESPN | date=August 5, 2010 | access-date=January 23, 2015 | archive-date=February 17, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217221122/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=100805/madden | url-status=live }}</ref>
The game's soundtrack features 26 songs from various artists such as Shinedown, Disturbed, Innerpartysystem, The Offspring, Trivium, Wale, Kardinal Offishal, Linkin Park, K'naan, Gym Class Heroes and Busta Rhymes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hayward |first=Andrew |url=http://www.1up.com/news/madden-nfl-09-soundtrack-revealed |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204150230/http://www.1up.com/news/madden-nfl-09-soundtrack-revealed |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-12-04 |title=Madden NFL 09 Soundtrack Revealed |publisher=1up.com |access-date=2012-08-13 }}</ref>
==Reception== {{Video game reviews | DS = true | PS2 = true | PS3 = true | PSP = true | XBOX = true | X360 = true | WII = true | na = true | Destruct_PS3 = 7.5/10<ref name="destruct">{{cite web |author1=Samit Sarkar |author2=Brad Nicholson |url=http://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-madden-nfl-09-101523.phtml |title=Destructoid review: Madden NFL 09 (PS3, X360) |publisher=Destructoid |date=August 28, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-date=March 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325084604/http://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-madden-nfl-09-101523.phtml |url-status=live }}</ref> | Destruct_X360 = 7/10<ref name="destruct"/> | EuroG_X360 = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |first=Dan |last=Whitehead |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/xbox-360-roundup_1?page=5 |title=Xbox 360 Roundup (Page 5) |website=Eurogamer |date=October 30, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529065233/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/xbox-360-roundup_1?page=5 |url-status=live }}</ref> | GI_PS3 = 8.25/10<ref name="gi">{{cite magazine |first=Matthew |last=Kato |url=http://gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/8699E8F7-20F4-44CA-B64D-651D366B4D28.htm |title=Madden NFL 09 (PS3, X360) |magazine=Game Informer |issue=185 |date=September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125095046/http://gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/8699E8F7-20F4-44CA-B64D-651D366B4D28.htm |archive-date=January 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref> | GI_X360 = 8.25/10<ref name="gi"/> | GamePro_PS3 = 4.5/5<ref name="gamepro">{{cite magazine |first=George |last=Jones |url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps3/games/reviews/206515.shtml |title=Review: Madden NFL 09 is here and it's freaking amazing! (PS3, X360) |magazine=GamePro |date=August 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080816230022/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps3/games/reviews/206515.shtml |archive-date=August 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref> | GamePro_X360 = 4.5/5<ref name="gamepro"/> | GameRev_X360 = C+<ref>{{cite web |first=Chris |last=Andrien |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/madden-nfl-09 |title=Madden NFL 09 Review (X360) |publisher=Game Revolution |date=September 26, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529212948/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/madden-nfl-09 |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpot_PS3 = 8/10<ref name="gspot">{{cite web |first=Aaron |last=Thomas |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/madden-nfl-09-review/1900-6195642/ |title=Madden NFL 09 (PS3, X360) |website=GameSpot |date=August 11, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-date=January 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110235151/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/madden-nfl-09-review/1900-6195642/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpot_X360 = 8/10<ref name="gspot"/> | GSpot_WII = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |first=Aaron |last=Thomas |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/madden-nfl-09-all-play-review/1900-6196141/ |title=Madden NFL 08 All-Play Review |website=GameSpot |date=August 18, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-date=January 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121091049/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/madden-nfl-09-all-play-review/1900-6196141/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpy_PS3 = 4/5<ref name="gspy">{{cite web |first=Gerald |last=Villoria |url=http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/madden-nfl-09/898087p1.html |title=GameSpy: Madden NFL 09 (PS3, X360) |publisher=GameSpy |date=August 12, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-date=May 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530003429/http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/madden-nfl-09/898087p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpy_X360 = 4/5<ref name="gspy"/> | GSpy_WII = 4/5<ref>{{cite web |first=Gerald |last=Villoria |url=http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/madden-nfl-09/898692p1.html |title=GameSpy: Madden NFL 09 All-Play |publisher=GameSpy |date=August 13, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-date=May 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530004947/http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/madden-nfl-09/898692p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | GT_PS3 = 8.7/10<ref name="gt">{{cite web |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/sb0tkv/madden-nfl-09-review |title=Madden NFL 09 Review (PS3, X360) |publisher=GameTrailers |date=August 14, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529070123/http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/sb0tkv/madden-nfl-09-review |url-status=live }}</ref> | GT_X360 = 8.7/10<ref name="gt"/> | GameZone_PS3 = 8.8/10<ref>{{cite web |first=Eduardo |last=Zacarias |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/madden_nfl_09_ps3_review |title=Madden NFL 09 - PS3 - Review |publisher=GameZone |date=August 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210100209/http://ps3.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r34506.htm |archive-date=December 10, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref><br />(Es.) 8.7/10<ref>{{cite web |first=Mike |last=David |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/madden_nfl_09_en_espanol_ps3_review |title=Madden NFL 09 En Espanol <nowiki>[sic]</nowiki> - PS3 - Review |publisher=GameZone |date=October 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231055424/http://ps3.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r36500.htm |archive-date=December 31, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref> | GameZone_X360 = 8.9/10<ref>{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Knutson |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/madden_nfl_09_360_review |title=Madden NFL 09 - 360 - Review |publisher=GameZone |date=October 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216160536/http://xbox360.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r34506.htm |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref> | GameZone_WII = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |first=Anise |last=Hollingshead |url=http://wii.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r34506.htm |title=Madden NFL 09 All-Play Review - Wii |publisher=GameZone |date=October 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218094051/http://wii.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r34506.htm |archive-date=December 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref> | IGN_DS = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |first=Mark |last=Bozon |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/12/madden-nfl-09-ds-review |title=Madden NFL 09 DS Review |publisher=IGN |date=August 12, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529073307/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/12/madden-nfl-09-ds-review |url-status=live }}</ref> | IGN_PS2 = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |first=Jeff |last=Haynes |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/12/madden-nfl-09-review-4 |title=Madden NFL 09 Review (PS2) |publisher=IGN |date=August 12, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529073322/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/12/madden-nfl-09-review-4 |url-status=live }}</ref> | IGN_PS3 = 8.8/10<ref name="ignrev">{{cite web |first=Nate |last=Ahearn |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/12/madden-nfl-09-review-3 |title=Madden NFL 09 Review (PS3, X360) |publisher=IGN |date=August 12, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529073309/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/12/madden-nfl-09-review-3 |url-status=live }}</ref> | IGN_PSP = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |first=Jeff |last= Haynes |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/15/madden-nfl-09-review-2 |title=Madden NFL 09 Review (PSP) |publisher=IGN |date=August 15, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529073312/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/15/madden-nfl-09-review-2 |url-status=live }}</ref> | IGN_X360 = 8.8/10<ref name="ignrev"/> | IGN_WII = 8.6/10<ref>{{cite web |first=Mark |last=Bozon |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/08/madden-nfl-09-all-play-review |title=Madden NFL 09 All-Play Review |publisher=IGN |date=August 8, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-date=June 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602221717/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/08/madden-nfl-09-all-play-review |url-status=live }}</ref> | NP_WII = 9/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Madden NFL 09 All-Play |magazine=Nintendo Power |volume=232 |date=September 2008 |page=85}}</ref> | OXM_XBOX = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Madden NFL 08 (Xbox) |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |issue=87 |date=September 2008 |page=71}}</ref> | OXM_X360 = 9/10<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Casey |last=Lynch |url=http://www.oxmonline.com/article/reviews/editors-choice-gallery/madden-nfl-09 |title=Madden NFL 09 (X360) |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |issue=87 |date=September 2008 |page=68 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408085109/http://www.oxmonline.com/article/reviews/editors-choice-gallery/madden-nfl-09 |archive-date=April 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> | PSM_PS3 = 4/5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Review: Madden NFL 09 (PS3) |magazine=PlayStation: The Official Magazine |issue=10 |date=September 2008 |pages=74–75}}</ref> | rev1 = 411Mania | rev1_X360 = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web |first=Rod |last=Oracheski |url=http://411mania.com/games/madden-nfl-09-xbox-360-review/ |title=Madden NFL 09 (Xbox 360) Review |publisher=411Mania |date=August 13, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121091049/http://411mania.com/games/madden-nfl-09-xbox-360-review/ |archive-date=January 21, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> | rev1_WII = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web |first=Sean |last=Garmer |url=http://411mania.com/games/madden-nfl-09-wii-review/ |title=Madden NFL 09 (Wii) Review |publisher=411Mania |date=September 10, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121091049/http://411mania.com/games/madden-nfl-09-wii-review/ |archive-date=January 21, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> | rev2 = ''The A.V. Club'' | rev2_PS3 = B<ref>{{cite news |first=Russ |last=Fischer |url=http://www.avclub.com/article/madden-nfl-09-6899 |title=Madden NFL 09 (PS3) |newspaper=The A.V. Club |date=August 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080824010040/http://www.avclub.com/content/games/madden_nfl_09 |archive-date=August 24, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref> | GR_DS = 66.50%<ref name="grds">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/945509-madden-nfl-09/index.html |title=Madden NFL 09 for DS |publisher=GameRankings |access-date=May 28, 2015 |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907015324/http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/945509-madden-nfl-09/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | GR_PS2 = 70.33%<ref name="grps2">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/945507-madden-nfl-09/index.html |title=Madden NFL 09 for PlayStation 2 |publisher=GameRankings |access-date=May 28, 2015 |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907183031/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/945507-madden-nfl-09/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | GR_PS3 = 86.45%<ref name="grps3">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/945505-madden-nfl-09/index.html |title=Madden NFL 09 for PlayStation 3 |publisher=GameRankings |access-date=May 28, 2015 |archive-date=April 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426024212/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/945505-madden-nfl-09/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | GR_PSP = 65.67%<ref name="grpsp">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/psp/945508-madden-nfl-09/index.html |title=Madden NFL 09 for PSP |publisher=GameRankings |access-date=May 28, 2015 |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907065254/http://www.gamerankings.com/psp/945508-madden-nfl-09/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | GR_XBOX = 80%<ref name="grxb">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/949622-madden-nfl-09/index.html |title=Madden NFL 09 for Xbox |publisher=GameRankings |access-date=May 28, 2015 |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907065245/http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/949622-madden-nfl-09/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | GR_X360 = 84.67%<ref name="grx360">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/945504-madden-nfl-09/index.html |title=Madden NFL 09 for Xbox 360 |publisher=GameRankings |access-date=May 28, 2015 |archive-date=April 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421190204/http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/945504-madden-nfl-09/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | GR_WII = 81.78%<ref name="grwii">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/wii/945506-madden-nfl-09-all-play/index.html |title=Madden NFL 09 All-Play for Wii |publisher=GameRankings |access-date=May 28, 2015 |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907070943/http://www.gamerankings.com/wii/945506-madden-nfl-09-all-play/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | MC_DS = 66/100<ref name="mcds">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/madden-nfl-09/critic-reviews/?platform=ds |title=Madden NFL 09 for DS Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=May 28, 2015 |archive-date=November 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103232727/http://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/madden-nfl-09 |url-status=live }}</ref> | MC_PS2 = 67/100<ref name="mcps2">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/madden-nfl-09/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Madden NFL 09 for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=May 28, 2015 |archive-date=May 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508050039/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/madden-nfl-09 |url-status=live }}</ref> | MC_PS3 = 85/100<ref name="mcps3">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/madden-nfl-09/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=Madden NFL 09 for PlayStation 3 Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=May 28, 2015 |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226231417/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/madden-nfl-09 |url-status=live }}</ref> | MC_PSP = 68/100<ref name="mcpsp">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/madden-nfl-09/critic-reviews/?platform=psp |title=Madden NFL 09 for PSP Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=May 28, 2015 |archive-date=November 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116045033/http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/madden-nfl-09 |url-status=live }}</ref> | MC_XBOX = 80/100<ref name="mcxb">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/madden-nfl-09/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=Madden NFL 09 for Xbox Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=May 28, 2015 |archive-date=May 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510184812/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/madden-nfl-09 |url-status=live }}</ref> | MC_X360 = 83/100<ref name="mcx360">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/madden-nfl-09/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Madden NFL 09 for Xbox 360 Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=May 28, 2015 |archive-date=May 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508050430/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/madden-nfl-09 |url-status=live }}</ref> | MC_WII = 82/100<ref name="mcwii">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/madden-nfl-09/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |title=Madden NFL 09 All-Play for Wii Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=May 28, 2015 |archive-date=March 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303084659/http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/madden-nfl-09-all-play |url-status=live }}</ref> }} ''Madden NFL 09'' was met with positive reception upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 86.45% and 85 out of 100 for the PlayStation 3 version;<ref name="grps3"/><ref name="mcps3"/> 84.67% and 83 out of 100 for the Xbox 360 version;<ref name="grx360"/><ref name="mcx360"/> 81.78% and 82 out of 100 for the Wii version;<ref name="grwii"/><ref name="mcwii"/> 80% and 80 out of 100 for the Xbox version;<ref name="grxb"/><ref name="mcxb"/> 70.33% and 67 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;<ref name="grps2"/><ref name="mcps2"/> 66.50% and 66 out of 100 for the DS version;<ref name="grds"/><ref name="mcds"/> and 65.67% and 68 out of 100 for the PSP version.<ref name="grpsp"/><ref name="mcpsp"/> ''IGN'' gave the Mobile phone version a score of 7.9 out of 10 and stated, "We're a little deep in the season right now, but if you still need to surround yourself with football, this mobile game is a good way to fill those down moments."<ref name="ignmobile">{{cite web |first=Levi |last=Buchanan |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/04/madden-nfl-09-review |title=Madden NFL 09 Review (Cell) |publisher=IGN |date=November 3, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529073301/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/04/madden-nfl-09-review |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated ''Madden NFL 09'' for "Sports Game of the Year".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2009&idGameAwardType=126 |title=2009 Awards Category Details Role-Playing Game of the Year |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>
As of September 30, 2008, the game has sold 4.5 million copies, according to Electronic Arts.<ref name=4.5m>{{cite web |url=http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1012492&newsId=20081030006325&newsLang=en |title=EA Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Results |website=news.ea.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106094453/http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1012492&newsId=20081030006325&newsLang=en |archive-date=6 November 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> According to the NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track, and Enterbrain, the game has sold 2.958 million copies in the United States, 35,000 in the United Kingdom, and 1,000 in Japan, respectively, for a total of 2.994 million copies as of October 1, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.npd.com/press/releases/press_081110a.html |title=Third Quarter 2008 Sales Results From Top Global Video Games Software Markets Released |publisher=NPD Group |date=November 10, 2008 |access-date=November 14, 2008 |archive-date=December 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081220052208/http://www.npd.com/press/releases/press_081110a.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Xbox 360 version was the 18th best-selling game of December 2008 in the United States.<ref name="wired">{{cite magazine |first=Chris |last=Kohler |url=http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/01/top-10-games-of.html |title=Top 10 Games of December 2008, By Platform |magazine=Wired |date=January 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119000518/http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/01/top-10-games-of.html |archive-date=January 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> It was also the ninth best-selling game of 2008, selling in excess of 1.87 million copies.<ref name="gamedaily">{{cite web |first=James |last=Brightman |url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/npd-nintendo-drives-08-industry-sales-past-21-billion-/?biz=1 |title=NPD: Nintendo Drives '08 Industry Sales Past $21 Billion |publisher=GameDaily |date=January 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117013042/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/npd-nintendo-drives-08-industry-sales-past-21-billion-/?biz=1 |archive-date=January 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> The PlayStation 2, 3, and Portable versions were the second, seventh, and first best-selling games respectively for their respective consoles of December 2008 in the United States.<ref name="wired"/>
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==Issues== Shortly after the release of ''Madden NFL 09'', consumers began reporting several freezing errors in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game. EA confirmed the issue, and stated that they would work on a patch for the two consoles to locate the source of the freezing and fix the issue. However, this problem caused many players to doubt the advantages of games being able to be patched on consoles, and instead players criticized this 'feature' for allowing companies to rush games and rely on post-release patches to fix the issues that consumers themselves find.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jeff |last=Haynes |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/05/serious-madden-problems |title=Serious Madden Problems? |publisher=IGN |date=September 4, 2008 |access-date=May 28, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924162243/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/05/serious-madden-problems |url-status=live }}</ref>
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