EA Releases Madden NFL 12

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Are you a sucker for annual incremental updates in a moribund franchise that has been around since time immemorial? Then you’re going to love Madden NFL 12! href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/madden-nfl-12-by-ea-sports/id456080018?mt=8">For $6.99 for the iPhone version or href="http://appshopper.com/games/madden-nfl-12-by-ea-sports-for-ipad">$9.99 on the iPad you get the most recent update to the long-lived Madden games. So, what’s new this year? This is how EA is describing it:

BOOM! The most authentic NFL game franchise on Earth is back for a new season – and better than ever on iPad! With harder hitting action and beefed up rosters (over 2,500 real NFL players!) get your football fix now!

GET IN THE GAME/> Feel the impact of every game-changing tackle with smoother, harder hitting collision effects. Go deep with sharper gameplay and cleaner graphics – unbelievably enhanced for iPad 2!

AUTHENTIC NFL ACTION/> Choose from the 32 NFL teams and battle it out in their true-to-life stadiums. Make trades, track stats, and launch winning strategies from in-depth playbooks, unique to every team.

GO FOR GRIDIRON GLORY ON ORIGIN!/> Register for Origin and take your favorite NFL team to the top spot of the leaderboards. Savor every victory as you rack up challenging achievements.

MULTIPLE MADDEN NFL MODES/> Jump right in with Exhibition Mode, play through an entire 16-game NFL season in Season Mode, or relive the 2010/2011 playoffs.

Bigger rosters, better animations, and new plays. Anything else? Well, if previous editions have taught me anything, at least one standard mechanic will be replaced with something so buggy as to be non-functional.