| Madden NFL 07 | |
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North American cover art |
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| Developer(s) | EA Tiburon, EA Canada, HB Studios (Wii), Exient Entertainment (DS/GBA) |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
| Series | Madden NFL |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Xbox 360, Windows, DS, Game Boy Advance, Wii, Nintendo GameCube |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer, Online multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | |
| Media/distribution | Blu-ray Disc, Game cartridge, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, GameCube disc, UMD, Wii disc |
| System requirements
Windows 2000 or better |
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Madden NFL 07 is the 2007 edition of the popular Madden NFL series. It is the first in the video game series to be released for the PlayStation 3 and Wii consoles. Former Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander is on the cover.
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Just as in previous titles in the Madden NFL series, Madden NFL 07 makes a few additions to the general game play. The most notable features include:
While simulating years in Franchise Mode, Defensive players attributes gradually drop while offensive players rise. Most notably on defense, the linebackers and defensive lineman show the largest decreases, while on offense the offensive line and wide receivers show the largest increases.
Players have found a glitch enabling them to get several achievements in the Xbox 360 version of the game. By choosing each team in the league then simulating all the games, they can gain Madden level achievements, Season Record achievements, and Game Record achievements without playing a single game. Most if not all of the achievements can be gained in this way. EA has not provided any updates to fix this issue.
Another changed detail doesn't affect the game, but the concession Beer has been replaced by Coffee, since it is an E rated game. Seattle, which originally served coffee, now serves 2 coffees, both with different pictures and prices.
Another trick that can be employed works usually for most players. The user simply changes the position of a player, usually causing his overall rating to heavily decrease. The user trades for that player, who's grade may have been an A+ but now is an F, and changes back to the original position. The same can be done to re-sign players to smaller contracts. These two issues began in Madden NFL 06 and remain to this day in Madden NFL 12.
The seventh generation version of Madden NFL 07 featured the Superstar Mode and Franchise but the Tony Bruno Show was absent in this game possibly due to a contractual issue, but he was in the Wii and PlayStation 2 versions. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version also did not allow the player to edit the players appearance or attributes or change the numbers on their jerseys, but the Wii version and PlayStation 2 version did. Though, the Xbox 360 version did allow one to create a player. The franchise mode is not as deep as the previous generation versions, as Owner Mode is not present. Fantasy Draft and Two-Player co-operative play are missing as well. Also this game would be the last appearance of the NFL Europe teams in the Xbox version, next gen games came without the league teams.
| Madden NFL 2007 Soundtrack | |
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| Artist | Song |
| 30 Seconds to Mars | "Battle Of One" |
| AFI | "Summer Shudder" |
| Al Fatz | "Came Down" |
| Anti-Flag | "This Is The End (For You My Friend)" |
| Atreyu | "Ex's and Oh's" |
| Audioslave | "Revelations" |
| Bishop Lamont featuring Chevy Jones | "The Best" |
| Cartel | "Say Anything (Else)" |
| Cord | "Go Either Way" |
| Damone | "Out Here All Night" |
| Dashboard Confessional | "Reason To Believe" |
| Dynamite MC | "Bounce" |
| Feezy 350 | "Playa What" |
| Glasses Malone | "Right Now" |
| Green Day | "American Idiot" Hall of Fame edition only |
| Haley Hunt featuring Goose and Reason | "Won't Stop Runnin" |
| Hit the Lights | "Until We Get Caught" |
| Keane | "Is It Any Wonder?" |
| Less Than Jake | "A Still Life Franchise" |
| Lupe Fiasco featuring Jonah Matranga | "The Instrumental" |
| Matchbook Romance | "Monsters" |
| Omnisoul | "Not Giving Up" |
| Rise Against | "Drones" |
| Riverboat Gamblers | "On Again Off Again" |
| Sam Spence (NFL Films) | (Various Orchestral Songs) |
| Saves the Day | "Head For The Hills" |
| Shorty Da Kid | "Get Loose" |
| Spank Rock | "Backyard Betty" |
| Sparta | "Future Needs" (later renamed "Taking Back Control") |
| Three Days Grace | "I Hate Everything About You" |
| Taking Back Sunday | "Spin" |
| The Panic Channel | "Teahouse Of The Spirits" |
| The Pink Spiders | "Easy Way Out" |
| The Rapture | "Whoo! Alright-Yeah... Uh Huh" |
| The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus | "In Fate's Hands" |
| The Sleeping | "Don't Hold Back" |
| Trae | "Real Talk" |
| Underoath | "You're Ever So Inviting" |
| Wolfmother | "Woman" |
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| GameSpot | |
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| X-Play | Wii: [39] |
In December 2006, all versions of Madden NFL 07 combined sold 1.9 million units, making it the best-selling title that month in the United States.[42] Overall in 2006, the PlayStation 2 version of Madden NFL 07 sold 2.8 million units, making it the best-selling video game that year in the US,[42] while the Xbox 360 version sold 1.1 million units in the US.[42]
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