Earlier this summer, Electronic Arts released for a range of platforms – and critics lapped it up. Special praise was reserved for the gameplay, which one reviewer said "comes as close as ever to bringing you every spin move and sternum-rupturing tackle that you see on Sundays." Another review announced, "If you want a football simulation game, this is it." But the launch of Madden 11 was marred in part by a lawsuit filed on behalf of 6,000 NFL players, alleging that EA "knowingly and intentionally" used retired players' likenesses in. That game – which sold extremely well for EA – allows gamers to control 140 "historic" teams, comprised of thousands of retired players. The players say that EA "exploited" their rights by failing to obtain proper authorization and licenses. No word yet on the progress of the suit.