<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
06	I-Application
is	O
an	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
16th	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Madden	O
NFL	B-Application
series	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
,	O
named	O
for	O
noted	O
color	O
commentator	O
John	O
Madden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Madden	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
06	I-Application
introduces	O
the	O
Superstar	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
an	O
NFL	B-Application
player	O
from	O
his	O
rookie	O
year	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
retirement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
athlete	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
evaluating	O
pairs	O
of	O
judging	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
IQs	O
,	O
occupations	O
,	O
and	O
hobbies	O
,	O
whether	O
their	O
child	O
would	O
excel	O
in	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
or	O
by	O
importing	O
a	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
06	I-Application
featured	O
EA	O
Trax	O
integration	O
that	O
includes	O
Avenged	O
Sevenfold	O
,	O
Tech	O
N9ne	O
,	O
Memphis	O
Bleek	O
,	O
Slim	O
Thug	O
,	O
Disturbed	O
,	O
Foo	O
Fighters	O
and	O
many	O
more	O
hip	O
hop/rock	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
could	O
import	O
their	O
created	O
player	O
from	O
Own	O
The	O
City	O
mode	O
in	O
NFL	B-Application
Street	I-Application
2	I-Application
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Superstar	O
mode	O
after	O
finishing	O
the	O
game	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
starts	O
as	O
an	O
18-year-old	O
rookie	O
in	O
NFL	B-Application
Superstar	O
mode	O
and	O
attributes	O
are	O
given	O
by	O
how	O
development	O
points	O
were	O
distributed	O
in	O
NFL	B-Application
Street	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
draft	O
classes	O
from	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
06	I-Application
could	O
be	O
imported	O
to	O
franchise	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
save	O
file	O
from	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
06	I-Application
,	O
they	O
can	O
unlock	O
the	O
Madden	O
Challenge	O
Bus	O
in	O
Burnout	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
;	O
a	O
gameplay	O
demo	O
of	O
Revenge	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
85.26	O
%	O
and	O
88	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
;	O
84.11	O
%	O
and	O
86	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
83.07	O
%	O
and	O
86	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
;	O
76.61	O
%	O
and	O
78	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
;	O
74.55	O
%	O
and	O
74	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
74.14	O
%	O
and	O
75	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
69%	O
and	O
71	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
;	O
66.67	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
Mobile	O
version	O
;	O
and	O
63.22	O
%	O
and	O
66	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
and	O
EA	O
developers	O
both	O
view	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
06	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
undisputed	O
lemon	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
"	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
concurrent	O
shift	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
passing	O
cone	O
was	O
so	O
unpopular	O
that	O
it	O
disappeared	O
in	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
09	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
lackluster	O
soundtrack	O
(	O
a	O
recurring	O
complaint	O
)	O
,	O
claiming	O
the	O
game	O
plays	O
very	O
similarly	O
to	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2005	I-Application
if	O
the	O
QB	O
Vision	O
cone	O
is	O
turned	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
already	O
have	O
a	O
V	O
Cast	O
phone	O
,	O
Madden	B-Application
06	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
a	O
bad	O
way	O
to	O
go	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
06	I-Application
was	O
2005	O
's	O
only	O
NFL-Licensed	O
football	O
videogame	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
2004	O
deal	O
between	O
the	O
NFL/NFLPA	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2006	O
,	O
Madden	O
—	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
under	O
contract	O
as	O
color	O
commentator	O
for	O
ABC	O
's	O
Monday	O
Night	O
Football	O
—	O
moved	O
to	O
NBC	O
to	O
join	O
their	O
Sunday	O
night	O
NFL	B-Application
coverage	O
beginning	O
in	O
the	O
2006	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
06	I-Application
features	O
neither	O
Al	O
Michaels	O
nor	O
Madden	O
in	O
the	O
announcing	O
booth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
positives	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
the	O
right	O
stick	O
being	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
QB	O
Vision	O
feature	O
and	O
different	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
alone	O
sold	O
590,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$28	O
million	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
period	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
48th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
