anyone playing this? how hard is it to pick up? i think the last football game i had was madden 2001 it was the one with marshall faulk on the cover. its been awhile. i sucked then...is it more newbie friendly now or worse? when i watch people play it legit looks like you gotta know football in and out to be decent.
You can play Madden solo without knowing anything about football really. Once you pick up the controls you are fine. If you try to play online you need to learn an entirely new sport. Online Madden is not football, it's well...Madden. Players know what plays exploit the game and that's all they do.
Unless you play in a leagues (Online Franchise). Leagues set up rules that aim for more simulation play.