I have been a madden fan since the Gamecube days and I loved it. I had the gamecube for a long time and loved madden 06. The first madden game I got for xbox 360 was 08 and i did not get that same felling I got when playing 06. Now that I have Madden 12 the feeling is back. I love all the game modes and franchise is great. One downside I think is that Franchise menu is too simple. You will know what I mean if you get the game. Overall this is the best madden ever. I do think you should the ea season ticket too.