Reception
| Reviews | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Game Informer | 8.88/10 (PS3/Xbox 360) |
| GameSpot | 8/10 (8/10 for Wii) |
| IGN | 8.8/10 (8.8/10 Wii) |
| Official Xbox Magazine | 8/10 |
| Playr | 8/10 |
Madden NFL 09 for the Xbox 360 received a 8 out of 10 rating from Xbox Magazine, as well as four out of five stars and Game of the Month from PlayStation: The Official Magazine. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions got an 8.8/10 from IGN and the Wii version got an 8.6 out of 10, receiving only 0.2 points less than its Sony and Microsoft counterparts from IGN.com X-Play gave Madden 09 a 4 out of 5. GameSpot gave Madden NFL 09 an 8 out of 10, for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. GameSpot gave the Wii version 8.0/10. Official Nintendo Magazine gave the Wii version 87%.
As of September 30, 2008, the game has sold 4.5 million copies, according to Electronic Arts. According to the NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track, and Enterbrain, the game has sold 2.958 million copies in the United States, 35,000 in the United Kingdom, and 1,000 in Japan, respectively, for a total of 2.994 million copies as of October 1, 2008. The Xbox 360 version was the 18th best-selling game of December 2008 in the United States. It was also the ninth best-selling game of 2008, selling in excess of 1.87 million copies. The PlayStation 2, 3, and Portable versions were the second, seventh, and first best-selling games respectively for their respective consoles of December 2008 in the United States.
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