I decided to take a gamble with the 13$ and give it a try. Toyed with it for a few hours on Sunday. Right now I'd give it an overall C. Only a B- for gameplay graphics (it's really not all the reviews say it is), B+ for the non-game graphics, F for options, C for gameplay, F for commentary (then, all versions of Madden get an F for that), F for sound (gameplay sound is atrocious), C for stats/standings.
May amend these ratings after a little more play, but right now I wish I went for a price-reduced Madden 10 (IF that was available at the time...I am not sure it was)
Mike