<s>
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
09	I-Device
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>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
produced	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
Madden	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
claims	O
of	O
'	O
retooling	O
 '	O
,	O
PC	O
users	O
were	O
again	O
ignored	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
as	O
no	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
10	I-Application
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
EA	O
Sports	O
announced	O
that	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
,	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
,	O
NASCAR	B-Application
,	O
NHL	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tiger	O
Woods	O
PGA	O
Tour	O
series	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
shipped	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
titled	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
09	I-Device
All-Play	I-Device
and	O
was	O
launched	O
under	O
EA	O
Sports	O
 '	O
new	O
All-Play	O
brand	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
taking	O
a	O
slightly	O
different	O
approach	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
quarterback	B-Application
Brett	O
Favre	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
20th	O
Anniversary	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
of	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
09	I-Device
includes	O
NFL	B-Application
Head	I-Application
Coach	I-Application
09	I-Application
,	O
an	O
alternative	O
case	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
version	O
of	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
with	O
updated	O
teams	O
and	O
rosters	O
and	O
bonus	O
video	O
content	O
and	O
clips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Spanish-language	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2008	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
,	O
featuring	O
ESPN	O
Deportes	O
announcer	O
Álvaro	O
Martín	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
David	O
Letterman	O
revealed	O
that	O
former	O
Green	O
Bay	O
Packers	O
quarterback	B-Application
Brett	O
Favre	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
of	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
09	I-Device
on	O
the	O
Late	O
Show	O
with	O
David	O
Letterman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Favre	O
's	O
later	O
unretirement	O
and	O
trade	O
to	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Jets	O
about	O
five	O
days	O
before	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
09	I-Device
was	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cover	O
still	O
featured	O
Favre	O
wearing	O
a	O
Packers	O
uniform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
the	O
new	O
covers	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
consoles	O
except	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
use	O
an	O
alternate	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
EA	O
made	O
available	O
a	O
cover	O
shot	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
that	O
had	O
Brett	O
Favre	O
as	O
a	O
Jet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Favre	O
was	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
every	O
version	O
of	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
09	I-Device
except	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PS2	B-Device
editions	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
on	O
the	O
Jets	O
roster	O
,	O
but	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
historic	O
team	O
,	O
the	O
2007	O
Packers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
roster	O
update	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
placed	O
Favre	O
on	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Jets	O
roster	O
as	O
their	O
starting	O
quarterback	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
other	O
games	O
of	O
EA	O
Sports	O
 '	O
09	O
season	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
All	O
Play	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
Madden	O
seen	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
features	O
a	O
different	O
photograph	O
of	O
Favre	O
with	O
different	O
graphics	O
and	O
artwork	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roberto	O
Garza	O
,	O
a	O
guard	O
for	O
the	O
Chicago	O
Bears	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
for	O
the	O
Spanish	O
version	O
,	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
09	I-Device
en	O
Español	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Al	O
Michaels	O
and	O
John	O
Madden	O
are	O
still	O
the	O
play-by-play	O
and	O
color	O
commentary	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
designers	O
have	O
confirmed	O
that	O
John	O
Madden	O
does	O
play	O
a	O
part	O
in	O
Madden	B-Device
09	I-Device
as	O
the	O
person	O
describing	O
instructions	O
to	O
the	O
Madden	O
IQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
Mii	O
form	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
suggesting	O
plays	O
to	O
run	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
Madden	O
's	O
Pick	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
specific	O
reason	O
so	O
new	O
players	O
can	O
learn	O
to	O
call	O
their	O
own	O
plays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
quarterback	B-Application
's	O
passing	O
cone	O
,	O
which	O
debuted	O
in	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
06	I-Application
and	O
fans	O
disliked	O
,	O
disappeared	O
in	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
09	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
09	I-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
86.45	O
%	O
and	O
85	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
84.67	O
%	O
and	O
83	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
81.78	O
%	O
and	O
82	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
80%	O
and	O
80	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
70.33	O
%	O
and	O
67	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
;	O
66.50	O
%	O
and	O
66	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
;	O
and	O
65.67	O
%	O
and	O
68	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
18th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
December	O
2008	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
3	O
,	O
and	O
Portable	O
versions	O
were	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
seventh	O
,	O
and	O
first	O
best-selling	O
games	O
respectively	O
for	O
their	O
respective	O
consoles	O
of	O
December	O
2008	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
09	I-Device
,	O
consumers	O
began	O
reporting	O
several	O
freezing	O
errors	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
