Madden NfL 2007 long loading time problem

[ajaxn007]

Hi

I bought a new PS2 slim yest....madden NFL 2007 takes a long time to load and does not allow me to play. Lets me choose a team and everything but the pre game loading takes ages.

Just to let you know currently I dont have a memory card. Does this create the problem? My other games Brother In Arms and SOCOM work fine. I have no clue y this is happening. I bought PS2 for Madden 2007 and now it doesnt work

I checked for scratches on the Cd.seems fine but makes a lil creaky noise when playing(maybe i m hearing too much)./....

please help me out with this

thanks in advance

aj