<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
07	I-Application
is	O
an	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
NFL	O
that	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Tiburon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
to	O
debut	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
as	O
launch	O
titles	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
Madden	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
series	O
,	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
07	I-Application
makes	O
a	O
few	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
game	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
string	O
such	O
evasive	O
moves	O
together	O
,	O
piecing	O
together	O
a	O
juke	O
left	O
with	O
a	O
hop	O
step	O
backwards	O
(	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
analog	O
stick	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
or	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
C	O
stick	O
for	O
Gamecube	B-Application
)	O
to	O
elude	O
defenders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
players	O
can	O
either	O
do	O
a	O
cut	O
move	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
using	O
the	O
L1	O
or	O
R1	O
buttons	O
respectively	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
wider	O
juke	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
by	O
flicking	O
the	O
Right	O
Analog	O
stick	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreeMotion	O
Controls	O
:	O
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
07	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
at	O
EA	O
Canada	O
rather	O
than	O
Tiburon	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
unique	O
control	O
scheme	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
completely	O
redone	O
to	O
complement	O
the	O
motion	O
sensing	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
07	I-Application
featured	O
the	O
Superstar	O
Mode	O
and	O
Franchise	O
but	O
the	O
Tony	O
Bruno	O
Show	O
was	O
absent	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
possibly	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
contractual	O
issue	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Gamecube	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
also	O
did	O
not	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
edit	O
the	O
players	O
appearance	O
or	O
attributes	O
or	O
change	O
the	O
numbers	O
on	O
their	O
jerseys	O
,	O
but	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
did	O
allow	O
one	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
this	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
NFL	O
Europe	O
teams	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
next	O
gen	O
games	O
came	O
without	O
the	O
league	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
versions	O
each	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
entertainment	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Madden	O
gameplay	O
has	O
always	O
been	O
spectacular	O
and	O
it	O
gets	O
better	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
offensive	O
line	O
and	O
running	O
back	O
controls.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
six	O
,	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
one	O
six	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
27	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
giving	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
five	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
total	O
of	O
27	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
07	I-Application
won	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Traditional	O
Sports	O
Game	O
and	O
for	O
Best	O
New	O
Control	O
Scheme	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
cited	O
for	O
this	O
selection	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
other	O
versions	O
that	O
feature	O
more	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
and	O
online	O
play	O
capability	O
,	O
is	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
FreeMotion	O
controls	O
,	O
which	O
provided	O
a	O
fresh	O
take	O
on	O
play	O
mechanics	O
that	O
the	O
editorial	O
staff	O
felt	O
had	O
grown	O
stale	O
after	O
years	O
of	O
minimal	O
year-to-year	O
adjustments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Original	O
Game	O
Mechanic	O
for	O
the	O
FreeMotion	O
controls	O
used	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
07	I-Application
combined	O
sold	O
1.9	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
title	O
that	O
month	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
07	I-Application
sold	O
2.8	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
1.1	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
07	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
EA	O
Sports	O
:	O
07	O
Collection	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
2006	O
EA	O
Sports	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
