Madden NFL 06 review

Graphically, this is another example of "fair for PSP, but a far cry from PS2" visuals. Everything is jaggy, and it's sometimes hard to distinguish which players are on which team if the uniforms are too similar. Given how sexy-looking some of the other PSP games are, it's tough to look at this and not think it should at least comb its hair or put on a more stylish outfit.

Worse still are the small, one-second loading delays that slow down the "paperwork": gameplay menus, team selection, the pause screen, and even thumbing through the playbook. Luckily, there are a few PSP-specific extra points: some exclusive Mini-Camp games and the ability to move your franchise mode save game between PSP and PS2, to soften the blow.