OTHER FEATURES & DRAWBACKS:

MADDEN: FEATURES: Playoff mode features "games in progress" scores and highlights; passing windows make QB'ing easy; more player control than others, allowing spins, dives, and jumps; true-sounding on-field action; accurate team jersey colors for home and away; audibles vary from team to team.  DRAWBACKS: Quiet crowd, desolate sidelines; weak computer opponent.

MONTANA: FEATURES: 10,20,30,40,50,60 minute game options; very animated referee; good music; computer suggests "Joe's Play".  DRAWBACKS: Dull graphics; passing requires flipping through eligible receivers; limited kicking game; no player stats.

DITKA: FEATURES: Practice field goal kicking; substitution of any player, even in wrong positions; "Get Ready" message on change of possession; good crowd sounds; bullet passes or lobs; 3,5,10,15 minute quarters.  DRAWBACKS: "Freeze" passing mode ruins game momentum; no control of defense on kicking game; team jerseys often do not emulate NFL colors; no play selection for defense on a punt; very choppy and undetailed graphics.

MADDEN 92: FEATURES: All the features of MADDEN I intact; computer player adapts to your style and plays accordingly; instant replay allows isolation on selected player; close-to-first-downs are measured with the chain; endzone and QB sack dances; bullet passes or lobs; QB injuries produce ambulance on the field; digitized crowd cheers and boos home team; open games allow weather and field type selection.  DRAWBACKS: ?

MONTANA II: FEATURES: "Sports Talk" announcer has 250+ word vocabulary; "Zoom" mode scales players to 6x size; "Dream Team" drafting allows you to acquire superstars from other teams; 2 player teammate options allow one player to be offensive coordinator and the other to be defensive; 16 week season plus playoffs.  DRAWBACKS: Pass receivers drift off the screen; team jerseys often do not emulate NFL colors; players seem to "glide" on the playfield.