Madden NFL 06

Madden NFL 06
Cover art featuring Donovan McNabb
Developer(s)	EA Tiburon Budcat Creations (PC) Exient Entertainment (DS/GBA)
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Series	Madden NFL
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2 GameCube Xbox Xbox 360 Microsoft Windows Windows Mobile PlayStation Portable Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS Mobile phone
Release	August 8, 2005 Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2 & Xbox NA: August 8, 2005 EU: September 16, 2005 (GC, PS2, Xbox) EU: September 30, 2005 (DS) JP: December 1, 2005 (PS2) Mobile NA: August 11, 2005 Windows NA: August 17, 2005 EU: September 23, 2005 PlayStation Portable NA: September 20, 2005 EU: December 16, 2005 Xbox 360 NA: November 16, 2005 EU: December 2, 2005
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Madden NFL 06 is an American football video game which was released in 2005. It is also a launch game for the Xbox 360. It is the 16th installment of the Madden NFL series by EA Sports, named for noted color commentator John Madden. The product features former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb on the cover. It is the first Madden game for the PlayStation Portable and Xbox 360. The game also features WWE and UFC superstar, Brock Lesnar as a playable character for the Minnesota Vikings.

Madden 06 introduces the Superstar mode, which allows the player to create and take control of an NFL player from his rookie year all the way to retirement. An athlete can be created by evaluating pairs of judging, based on their IQs, occupations, and hobbies, whether their child would excel in the NFL or by importing a player. Superstar mode is essentially Madden's Franchise mode seen through the eyes of this athlete. Rather than manage the team's front office, the player manages the career of his athlete.

It also features the new QB Vision Control. A cone, appearing as a spotlight emitting from the quarterback, simulates his field of vision. To make an accurate pass, the quarterback must have his intended receiver in his field of vision. Passing to a receiver not in the cone reduces pass accuracy significantly. The size of the quarterback's vision cone is directly correlated to his Awareness rating.

However, this has been criticized by many fans because it may resemble some bias that EA Sports and the Madden series itself is frequently accused of. A player can shift the vision cone with the right analog stick, or focus the cone on a specific receiver by holding a shoulder button and pressing the button assigned to that receiver. This change also met with the poor reception. Although the passing system adds a whole new level of realism, it also makes the game significantly more difficult for players playing teams with less-aware quarterbacks. These players will be forced to improve their reflexes in order to be competitive, as throwing outside the QB vision cone results in a very weak and inaccurate pass.