Ahhh August. The summer's end looms, and tempering that disappointment, the start of another football season is eminent.

Capitalizing on the jittery excitement is Madden 09, the latest in the most storied (and most ancient) of football video game franchises.

Our friends over at Gamervision.com have done a review of this latest in the greatest of series.

Sure as the sun rising every day, you can bet every August another Madden video game will be out. This year the game celebrates its 20th anniversary of big hits and big plays. 2009 marks the fourth year of the Madden monopoly on NFL football, and the fourth year of the game on next-gen consoles. Last year’s effort was a splendid work, but looked even better coming after two years of mediocrity on the 360. While Madden 08 was a good game, there were still plenty of features that fans felt should’ve been included. The Monday before this year’s game released was probably the most grueling wait of my life. After getting it home at 12:45 AM, only one question remained: Was this going to be the game next-gen football sim that Maddenites have been looking for?

Click here for the full review.