PS3 and Xbox Madden 10 has really taken football video games into the twenty-first century. And for that, video game console owners across the globe can rejoice at this particular development. Now, thanks to the technological breakthroughs of the past few years, playing PS3 and Xbox Madden 10 is as close to the real thing as you will get at this point in time. Even more impressive are the different modes that PS3 and Xbox Madden 10 has, such as Superstar Mode, Franchise Mode, and The Extra Point wrap-up show (part of Franchise Mode). It is features like this that turn PS3 and Xbox Madden 10 into more than a football video game. This is the most incredible simulation of football that can be played on a video game console.

Sure to please gamers worldwide is another popular feature of the game, PS3 and Xbox Madden 10's soundtrack. PS3 and Xbox Madden 10's soundtrack has decided to utilize some popular tunes from decades gone by, showing respect to the classics, as opposed to only playing current hip-hop and rap. Certainly, a brilliant concept from the people at EA Sports, this is. They have decided to tweak the formula, and put songs that a slightly older and wiser audience will both appreciate and recognize, as they have realized that the Madden 10 target audience has more diverse tastes in music. When some of those tunes begin to play, you will feel like you are down on the playing field, about to make the touchdown, believe me.

Just take a look at these song titles on PS3 and Madden 10's soundtrack, and you will be impressed: "Can't C Me" by 2Pac, "Heads are Gonna Roll" by Airbourne, "Them Bones" by Alice in Chains, "Created a Monster" by B.o.B, "Revolution" by Bang Camaro, "Sabotage" by Beastie Boys, "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath, "Get 'Em Up" by Cypress Hill, "Unsung" by Helmet, "Aces High" by Iron Maiden, "Painkiller" by Judas Priest, "I Am the Bullgod" by Kid Rock, "Reckoning" by Killswitch Engage, "Blind" by Korn, "Divinations" by Mastodon, "Hate Me Now" by Nas featuring Puff Daddy, "Breed" by Nirvana, "Walk" by Pantera, "Shut 'Em Down" by Public Enemy, "Guerrilla Radio" by Rage Against the Machine, "Gaia Bleeds (Make Way for Man)" by Set Your Goals, "Duality" by Slipknot, "Sugar" by System of a Down, "Before I Die" by The Vanity Plan," and "Cheah Beah" by Young Dre The Truth.

Perhaps you need a little perspective, then, if the overall presentation of PS3 and Xbox Madden 10 does not leave you absolutely stupefied. While I won't pretend that it is not a little unfair to contrast the best of today's games with the best of the older games, it can assist today's hardcore gamer into really comprehending how far the industry has come since the beginning. But to fully understand why PS3 and Xbox Madden 10 has been given all of the accolades from the video game world, you need to inquire any first generation gamer to tell you what the first football video games were like. Football video games were not exactly advanced in the alleged golden age of video games - and in case you were wondering, no, they were not so golden when they were actually taking place. Signature throwing styles for quarterbacks, Superstar Modes or Franchise Modes, those simply were not in existence. Instead of actual NFL athletes, there were only these crude abstract graphics to depict football players. A far cry it was, from PS3 and Xbox Madden 10, where realism is the name of the game.

PS3 and Xbox Madden 10 has revolutionized the video game world. After playing this one, football video games will never be the same to you. The level of detail is astonishing, even for today's football video game. In the history of football video games, PS3 and Xbox Madden 10 will go down as one of the all-time greats.