EA has decided to claim Thursday, July 21, 2008 as demo day, and has released demos for Madden 2009 and Facebreaker onto Xbox Live (PSN coming soon). We're currently downloading both on Gamervision's Xbox 360, so expect impressions shortly. Based on past years our bet is that the Madden demo will pit the New York Giants against the New England Patriots in four quarters of what I am told can be best described as "football." The Facebreaker demo, coincidentally, also pits the entire New England Patriots against the New York Giants in a game of "football," who knew!

All right, the real descriptions are below.

Madden 2009 Demo

The Madden NFL 09 Demo showcases some of the new and exciting features in Madden NFL 09.  The demo begins with the user being loaded into the all new Virtual Trainer to begin the Madden Test. The Madden Test is a Madden aptitude test of sorts, that is used to assess your Madden IQ, which drives the users custom difficulty and play settings. The Madden Test consists of 4 core game play mechanics: Passing, Rushing, Pass Defense, and Rush Defense. Gamers will be taken through the entirety of the Madden test and then given their final Madden IQ.

Once the Madden Test is completed and with the your Madden IQ decided, gamers are then brought into yet another all new feature, Madden Moments. Madden Moments allows for users to replay a team's key moment from the 2007 season. Upon entry into this mode, you'll see a brief overview of the moment, which is the Giants final Super Bowl-winning drive. With about 2 minutes to go, you will take over the reins of Eli and the Giants and begin their march to victory. Once the moment has been completed, users will be allowed to restart the moment as many times as they want.

Facebreaker Demo

The demo will include three playable characters (Ice, Sparrow and Steve), two arenas (Booty Caves and Trailer Park) and allow matches of one 90-second round. You'll be able to play against an AI opponent or a second human player - there's no online support in the demo. Although only one round there will be an option to have a rematch.

Also included in the demo is a practice mode and the ability to use EA's Game Face technology. By uploading your own photo you'll be able to map your own face onto one of the three existing characters (in the final game you'll be able to create a completely original custom character). [Via Videogamer.com]

Thanks to Major Nelson for the news.

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