Madden 2004: ***** (out of 5)

9/13/2003

PS2, PlayStation, Xbox, GameCube, GameBoy Advance, PC-CD (MSRP $49.99)

In the Super Bowl of football video game titles, Madden still wears the ring as champ.

If you don't own it - get it. If you own last year's title you'll want to upgrade. It's that good. The Madden series continues to raise the bar with added features - this year's most notable being the new Playmaker Control, which allows you to make pre-snap adjustments to your receiver routes, direct receiver routes during a scramble, direct down-field blocking during a run, or read the offense to deliver a crushing tackle.