I played this game for about a week and then returned it. People joke about Madden games all being the same, but going from to this from even Madden 11 is a huge leap...off a cliff!
Connected Careers is a dud mode that doesn't get the appeal of Franchise Mode right, there's basic features gone like Create-a-Team, the gameplay isn't particularly improved, half of the soundtrack is re-used from Madden 11 with most of it being NFL Films pieces that could be used without much cost meaning gone are the days like Madden 07 where the game had a KILLER soundtrack, and the Wii version I played also had crap graphics. Play any Madden from Madden 05 to Madden 12 and you will have a superior experience to this lump of coal.
Connected Careers is a dud mode that doesn't get the appeal of Franchise Mode right, there's basic features gone like Create-a-Team, the gameplay isn't particularly improved, half of the soundtrack is re-used from Madden 11 with most of it being NFL Films pieces that could be used without much cost meaning gone are the days like Madden 07 where the game had a KILLER soundtrack, and the Wii version I played also had crap graphics. Play any Madden from Madden 05 to Madden 12 and you will have a superior experience to this lump of coal.
I guess they’re just gonna get away with putting out the same game every year until the end of the NFL or video games, whichever comes first.
GooeyScale: 50/100
This was a madden
terrible madden
Megatron!
I still have the Christmas picture of me unwrapping this. That disappointed face still rings true today.
I do remember playing this madden a lot when I was younger. Wasn't that great tho
Only giving it 3 stars because it has Calvin on the cover.
I owned one of these I don't fuckin know, they're all the same shit
This game was the one that made me drop the series
Gamepad support is great in this game, but unfortunately last Madden on a Nintendo Console as of right now.
It's Madden post-PS2/GameCube/Xbox era... of course, it is awful. This one is especially heinous with its "new and improved" physics engine... You can't even play a single series without seeing some whacky ass shit: players repeatedly stumbling over each other, weird graphical glitches, impossible limb movements (my players were breaking limbs on seemingly every play), etc.
Typical EA trash.
Typical EA trash.
Spent a ton of time on this one, but it was mid. 5/10
The downfall of Madden starts here, the series does not get any better for so long and the new engine is so bad.
when football lost its fun no good ball