Actually..I think it's the best version of Madden the PC has seen in years. My experiences with the '03 and '04 versions weren't that great. While I wish ESPN would release its games on the PC, this year's Madden plays well and looks very good. Haven't encountered the bugs of yesteryear, and it runs well with my Dual Action pad. Franchise is a lot of fun too. Just wish EA would release NCAA for the PC.
One wierd thing that occurred was that, during a Franchise game, my first game against Philly was too choppy at 1280 x 1024 /max graphics/2X AA; I had to reduce it to 1024 x 768. But the second game against Washington ran beautifully at 1280 x 1024/above settings. Wierd. Anyone else with similar experiences?