At this point for me, its more about the tradition of buying this game than it is the game itself. I know its not a lot different year to year...but without fail, its llke seeing a robin in the end of winter. It signifies football is just around the corner. Usually myself and a few friends get the game the first day its out and play it like crazy for 2 weeks, and then it sits on the shelf until I get bored. This year, I traded in a ton of old equipment and games, so I have a Gamestop card that will allow me to get NCAA and Madden for free.