By Hector Cortez Mar 27, 2008, 23:32 GMT
Electronic Arts announced today that Madden NFL 09 will be available in retail stores in North America on August 12, including a special collector’s edition in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the franchise.
Electronic Arts announced today that Madden NFL 09 will be available in retail stores in North America on August 12, including a special collector’s edition in celebration of the 20th anniversary.
The Madden NFL 09 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition will feature full versions of both Madden NFL 09 and the all-new NFL Head Coach 09, exclusive classic Madden NFL gameplay, and an extensive library of exclusive bonus video content.Last year’s Madden NFL 08 was honored with various awards, including the 2007 Game Critics “Best Sports Game” award at last year’s E3 Media and Business Summit, “Best Team Sports Game” from the Spike TV Video Games Awards, “Best Sports Game of the Year” by GameTrailers’ 2007 Game of the Year Awards, GameSpot’s “Best Sports Game” Reader’s Choice Award, and the “Best Sports Games” of 2007 by MSNBC. Both Madden NFL 09 and NFL Head Coach 09 are developed in Orlando, Florida by EA Tiburon studio, which also produces NCAA Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR and NASCAR racing.Madden NFL 09 will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PLAYSTATION 3, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP. NFL Head Coach 09 is scheduled to ship only as a part of the Madden NFL 09 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition, which, at a price of $89.99 for the complete package of Madden NFL 09 and NFL Head Coach 09 plus additional exclusive bonus content, will ship on the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3.
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