Madden NFL 19

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2.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 62 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 62
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  1. eacanblowme
    Oct 3, 2018
    0
    Game looks good. That's where my praise ends. We all paid EA to be their beta testers for this trash. Graphical glitches everywhere (just look around online), the sliders are beyond messed up and some don't even seem to change anything, Same old bugs that console users have reported for Years have gone ignored yet again. This isn't EA being cool about it and bringing Madden back to PC.Game looks good. That's where my praise ends. We all paid EA to be their beta testers for this trash. Graphical glitches everywhere (just look around online), the sliders are beyond messed up and some don't even seem to change anything, Same old bugs that console users have reported for Years have gone ignored yet again. This isn't EA being cool about it and bringing Madden back to PC. This is EA trying to sell more copies of the same recycled bs that pissed everyone off last year. Never again. If this is how you're going to make and sell a "AAA" game, you aren't wanted here. EDIT: I suppose calling ourselves beta testers is unfair, as EA isn't going to actually fix any of this.… Expand
  2. SilentHightimes
    Aug 23, 2018
    0
    Micro MUT garbage, no real updates to the actual game, lots of **** cutout.
  3. michdb
    Aug 24, 2018
    0
    even the madden back to pc after 10 years this game is a joke the NFL should stop the exclusive NFL contract and allow other companies to make a football game with NFL license ea only care about the ultimate money, the franchise mode still like a 2009 game if you compare how deep is franchise mode on nba2k18
  4. Initials4k
    May 18, 2019
    1
    Worst madden I have ever played. I got it on sale for 14.99 9 months after its release because I havent played one in 5 years and even with the discount it wasnt worth the buy. The animations are the worst I have seen, even after all the patches in any video game and cant believe it was released the way it was.
  5. Lilahkiz
    Aug 16, 2018
    0
    Don't pay attention to those PAID reviewers this game is trash.

    Bad animation Cheesy story mode Pathetic catches Screentearing (IN 2018!!!!) Microtransactions for a $60 game no surprise from EA EA Ultimate team is worth $800 million? lol Ugly textures Lazy Highlights Characters having the same face in character creations (Im dead serious) Pathetic presentation starting games.    Don't pay attention to those PAID reviewers this game is trash.

    Bad animation
    Cheesy story mode
    Pathetic catches
    Screentearing (IN 2018!!!!)
    Microtransactions for a $60 game no surprise from EA
    EA Ultimate team is worth $800 million? lol
    Ugly textures
    Lazy Highlights
    Characters having the same face in character creations (Im dead serious)
    Pathetic presentation starting games.
    EA's Executives stole 46 million from people and went on retirement.
    Halftime report doesn't show you the best moments you had.
    Our favorite gaming journalists sucking EA's balls again suckering everyone to buy this piece of trash.
    Every year sports games are getting worse and worse since 2013 or heck back in 2006 but it got better since then but in 8th gen consoles plz don't buy sports games from EA.    … Expand
  6. pigsonthewing
    Aug 16, 2018
    1
    do NOT buy unless you like contributing to millions in profit for EA through this micro-transaction ****
  7. Bogardicuss
    Aug 13, 2018
    1
    Visually pretty, shallow in depth.
    PC version has more bugs than a 2 week old dead carcass.
    This is what happens when a developer does not do the work. I am certain it was not ready for release, yet they released it anyway. Beta testers told them it was not ready.......... I went to the EA site to try and find a fix for some of the bugs, what I found was overzealous moderates deleting    Visually pretty, shallow in depth.
    PC version has more bugs than a 2 week old dead carcass.
    This is what happens when a developer does not do the work.
    I am certain it was not ready for release, yet they released it anyway.
    Beta testers told them it was not ready..........
    I went to the EA site to try and find a fix for some of the bugs, what I found was overzealous moderates deleting any post that did not paint this pile of trash as anything but exceptional.
    I refunded the title.    … Expand
  8. italo151
    Aug 17, 2018
    0
    Again, Madden, who's number one focus is MUT. They remove systems then add them in years later and call them new. As long as we gamers continue to support it it will never change! Let us make a real change.
  9. sgtcruiser
    Aug 11, 2018
    1
    Madden 19 tells a story about a company that is set in its ways. This game just feels like it lacks content. That isn't to say you cant find things to do but what you are provided is just the bare minimum of an experience.

    The franchise mode is exactly what it has been for years. I haven't played a madden since 16 and i can honestly say i wouldn't notice any differences between the    Madden 19 tells a story about a company that is set in its ways. This game just feels like it lacks content. That isn't to say you cant find things to do but what you are provided is just the bare minimum of an experience.

    The franchise mode is exactly what it has been for years. I haven't played a madden since 16 and i can honestly say i wouldn't notice any differences between the games. MUT is pretty much a money grab. A "my player" experience is non existent. I was searching for an online match for 20 minutes and still could not find one and was never able too. Whilst the graphics are good and the physics and mechanics have improved over previous iterations of the game, it is in my opinion that not enough substance has been provided.

    I wanted to like this game, i truly did. But i could not find myself having fun while playing. There was no immersion while playing a single player franchise mode, the inability to have the computer call the plays for me as a running back totally took me out of the game. Another key factor was the mouse pointer bug, this would cause the mouse pointer to randomly appear in the middle of the screen and move players around. (apparently a common bug since pre-release)

    Once again, these are only my opinions. I have since returned this game, since there was honestly not enough content to enjoy past the first few hours. Maybe on console with a few friends it would be more enjoyable, but as a PC title you need to be able to be enjoyed as a single player experience.

    I have to rate this madden at a 1/10, due to the fact it held my attention for such a small amount of time. If i am comparing this to my experiences in Madden 16 i would say buy that and update the rosters.

    Thank you for reading my review.    … Expand
  10. BrutalJones
    Aug 10, 2018
    1
    I hadn't played Madden in nearly 10 years on PC and was excited to finally try the game out again on my preferred platform, with my franchise, the New York Jets, and their new wunderkind quarterback Sam Darnold. It's a great time to buy the game, I figured!

    And I promptly wished there was a refund option on Amazon the second I started playing it. If you want a game locked at an awful    I hadn't played Madden in nearly 10 years on PC and was excited to finally try the game out again on my preferred platform, with my franchise, the New York Jets, and their new wunderkind quarterback Sam Darnold. It's a great time to buy the game, I figured!

    And I promptly wished there was a refund option on Amazon the second I started playing it.

    If you want a game locked at an awful framerate (running at around 30 while the framerate ticker mysteriously was reading around 90 fps for me) and feeling completely strangled with an awful, uneditably narrow field of view, then buy this game. It looks no different from the game I played literally 10 years ago. I'm really not exaggerating here; this looks like Madden '08 on PC with updated menus and rosters. They've done nearly nothing to the engine, the graphics look exactly the same. It plays exactly the same. The only noticeable difference is that the menus are much more difficult to navigate. It does not take advantage of PC hardware whatsoever, which is a joke because games like the Fifa series look stunning on PC.

    Now I know what everyone was complaining about when they called each new year of Madden a "glorified roster update". What a ridiculous waste of money it was to purchase this. **** EA and **** this stale franchise. I'm so disappointed.    … Expand
  11. Colig54
    Aug 19, 2018
    0
    Not fit for public consumption. Close the restaraunt, they said this was a new dish, its yesterdays food reheated by microwave, lukewarm, at a premium price $60 - and its more full of bugs than most betas. EA and the NFL only care that their $800 million cash cow was released on time enabling millions of children in america to take their first steps into online gambling with maddenNot fit for public consumption. Close the restaraunt, they said this was a new dish, its yesterdays food reheated by microwave, lukewarm, at a premium price $60 - and its more full of bugs than most betas. EA and the NFL only care that their $800 million cash cow was released on time enabling millions of children in america to take their first steps into online gambling with madden ultimate team, you too can take your first baby steps down the road to gambling addiction by buying "packs" of virtual cards that in 12 months will be rendered obsolete, zeroed, deleted as they re-release the same game again next year.
    It is not often that a game developer is so transparent in its lack of effort and pure greed with the first patch issued only resolving a few issues in the gambling section of the game. Disgusting, the NFL should be ashamed as should all EA employees, they should be ashamed to be associated with this gargantuan disaster that will surely be looked back upon as a sorrowful passage in unregulated gaming history.
    Zero is too lofty a score for this bug-filled, amateurish pile of horse ****    … Expand
  12. goodreverend2k1
    Aug 17, 2018
    3
    Madden..Back on PC, YES! But, no this game is a joke.....glitches, glitches, glitches, card pack after card pack. Everything tries to lead you to MUT. Single player story mode feels super tacked on. Halftime show they said was reworked. And it still sucks. No game highlights, you still can't review much, sidelines WTF,etc., etc. Just bad. I only tried it because it's back on pc. I'm done,Madden..Back on PC, YES! But, no this game is a joke.....glitches, glitches, glitches, card pack after card pack. Everything tries to lead you to MUT. Single player story mode feels super tacked on. Halftime show they said was reworked. And it still sucks. No game highlights, you still can't review much, sidelines WTF,etc., etc. Just bad. I only tried it because it's back on pc. I'm done, I say SAVE YOUR MONEY.… Expand
  13. Allexio
    Aug 18, 2018
    0
    DO I play sports games?
    no.
    Will I stand up for gaming consumer rights?
    Hell f*cking yes.
    This microtransaction bs has gone on long enough. It got to the point where it infected other genres than sports games and this is the source of the infection that needs to be treated before it tries spreading again.
    EA needs to learn that people have had it enough with its sh*t.
  14. TheLastofElves
    Oct 6, 2018
    1
    Built my first PC this year and was content on not buying Madden, then EA announced Madden coming back to PC. I subscribed to EA access and got the week trial thankfully a week is long enough to see how effortless EA is with their games and focuses on Microtransactions above all else. Madden 19 no different than last years. Controller support on PC is brutal and hard to get working atBuilt my first PC this year and was content on not buying Madden, then EA announced Madden coming back to PC. I subscribed to EA access and got the week trial thankfully a week is long enough to see how effortless EA is with their games and focuses on Microtransactions above all else. Madden 19 no different than last years. Controller support on PC is brutal and hard to get working at least with a DS4. Framchise mode and everything other than MUT has basically been untouched. MUT gives you a whole new season of paying for a game that should be free with thr ridiculous amounts they make from these fake cards. Plenty of people are still buying these ripping themselves off which unfortunatlet hits the part of the community that wants something different and more out of Madden. The great game it use to be back in PS2 days. Ever since EA got the rights to NFL it has been down.… Expand
  15. The7StarGeneral
    Aug 18, 2018
    4
    This game is basically a cut and paste of Madden 18 with some minor gameplay and slight visual improvements. The game looks nice until the bugs arrive. It also has the heavily marketed new CFM menus and repeating animations.

    The PC version that I have has bugs upon bugs upon bugs. Example: When I withdraw my offer to extend a contract in CFM, the game crashes in Cloud and goes to an    This game is basically a cut and paste of Madden 18 with some minor gameplay and slight visual improvements. The game looks nice until the bugs arrive. It also has the heavily marketed new CFM menus and repeating animations.

    The PC version that I have has bugs upon bugs upon bugs. Example: When I withdraw my offer to extend a contract in CFM, the game crashes in Cloud and goes to an undefined screen in Offline. Another example: In booth review replays, the feet go through the ground, you can't tell what the CPU is registering as feet inbounds and often calls it differently than it looked. The News Feed in CFM is a joke. It often is contradictory to itself or not relevant. The idea that they are dedicated to CFM seems like just a marketing point with nothing behind it in the actual game other than repeating animations of a pacing coach in his office.

    We are still extremely limited in customization. Madden NFL 08 for PC had a TON of customization in the game. They have not expanded the experience of moving a team in CFM. They don't even give you basic jersey customizing that games in 2013 and before had. Custom stadium editor, Play/Formation editor of some sort, Radio show in CFM menus, customizable field art, these are all features that previous Madden games had that are not in this game in 2018. 2K5 even had customizable stadium music where you control the playlist for first downs, touchdowns, etc. CFM needs more customization. Relocation teams need more customization control.

    The Real Player Motion does make the overall gameplay feel like you are actually controlling your player instead of triggering rock, paper, scissors scripted animation moments. Yet, these scripted animation moments are still there and have been documented, but the transition to these moments is smoother.

    The Halftime presentation is sad. NFL 2K5 is still superior. A Madden producer in an interview ripped on how 2K5 did it because he is tired of people telling him about it. He said that if they can't do it right, they won't do it. I'm sorry that doesn't make sense when I have a buggy game for $60. You have the same animations over and over again in other areas, but you can't put it in halftime? Sure.

    Longshot is basically a movie that you play games between the scenes. No thanks. Until it becomes something of a real player controlled RPG with real choices that effect the game with a person that I create, I will not be playing, or counting as a plus, this mode.

    And of course, I don't play the pay-to-win MUT. Microtransactions in a $60 game is ridiculous. Especially since we don't see a quality improvement across the game from the revenue it brings in.
    And why should the NFL or the NFLPA (player's union) care. They get the money from MUT too. That is all that matters it seems.

    The strong point of Madden 19, and Madden 18, is the commentating. The effort the team has put in to making it less repetitive and more dynamic comes through every play. It is the one part of the game that I would give a 8 out of 10 for. Include the fact that they are updating it continually, it makes it the most enjoyable part of the game. Expanding the commentating for CFM related moments would make that score go higher, but it is pretty good right now.    … Expand
  16. Petrik87
    Oct 12, 2018
    1
    I really loved madden when I was playing It on PS3. Now I play only PC games so I was really looking forward to new PC version of Madden after many years.

    I used to be pretty good and played on the highest difficulty. This year I am really disappointed. This game lost many improvements they made in previous versions, physics seems very weird. I am not able to win any game due to    I really loved madden when I was playing It on PS3. Now I play only PC games so I was really looking forward to new PC version of Madden after many years.

    I used to be pretty good and played on the highest difficulty.

    This year I am really disappointed. This game lost many improvements they made in previous versions, physics seems very weird. I am not able to win any game due to tragicly made offensive mechanisms. Players cant catch the ball. Linebackers are standing on the ground doing nothing so I get sacked almost every play. When I throw long balls they almost always end with interception but short ones too. These mechanism are very unreal. If anyone played real life football or any other ball game he/she knows how hard is to steal or intercept the ball.
    Defensive players run faster than offensive players, etc..

    This has been the worst Madden experience I ever had and Im really sorry for the game which I loved once.    … Expand
  17. Rekerof
    Jan 17, 2019
    0
    The worst madden game yet imo. You can't play defense no point in even trying really, on offense you can use the same quick slant and drive right down the field which is so boring and if you try to throw something else the cpu defender will pick off everything. It doesn't matter if your wr beats him deep somehow he will get magic speed and pick it off or borderline run over your wr toThe worst madden game yet imo. You can't play defense no point in even trying really, on offense you can use the same quick slant and drive right down the field which is so boring and if you try to throw something else the cpu defender will pick off everything. It doesn't matter if your wr beats him deep somehow he will get magic speed and pick it off or borderline run over your wr to catch it, no flags ofc lol what a joke! I have more fun in simming franchise than i do actually playing the game.… Expand
  18. punkingindrubli
    May 26, 2019
    0
    unskippable cutscenes in longshot mode. gave me retina cancer and now i am suicidal.
  19. IVIushroom
    Jan 5, 2020
    0
    I was very excited to try a football game on the PC for the first time in a decade. I was innocent to EA's crap for the most part going in. At first the game feels great because of how good it looks. You don't realize much if any of the now blatant errors in the physic-defying AI, or their programming/logic. You don't realize the scripted animations or scripted referee/penalty outcomes.I was very excited to try a football game on the PC for the first time in a decade. I was innocent to EA's crap for the most part going in. At first the game feels great because of how good it looks. You don't realize much if any of the now blatant errors in the physic-defying AI, or their programming/logic. You don't realize the scripted animations or scripted referee/penalty outcomes. Once you've played a few full games, you start to notice HUGE issues.I'll list some off the top of my head.
    1: Defenders act more like ball-catchers than the ball-catchers do. This game is INTERCEPTION HAPPY GALORE!

    2: To go along with :1, the ball-catchers will literally keep running or stop and make little to no effort to catch a ball if it isn't exactly in their run path. It's SO annoying and unrealistic.This is the worst in the redzone. Trying to pass in the redzone for a TD almost always requires a money play or a blatantly wide-open receiver

    3: Linebackers jump the height of the Eiffel Tower to catch unrealistic picks CONSTANTLY. It's incredibly frustrating when this combines with Quarterbacks not having realistic ball arcs. It turns throws that should be catches into interceptions on an AT LEAST an every other game basis.

    4: Online Multiplayer (including Franchise) is almost unplayable. The input lag is so bad and the game suffers from constant disconnections from the EA server.. Literally don't bother.

    5.) Franchise Mode is weak and bare. The 'owner mode' is a joke. It's sad how bad a game can regress from games made 10 years ago that were far more in-depth and involved than this pile of feces.

    Don't get this game, OR Madden 20. Madden 20 is literally the same game with minor tweaks and a roster update. Just like this was of 18. Also Longshot is boring and stupid.    … Expand

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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. GameStar
    Aug 31, 2018
    77
    For newcomers, Madden NFL 19 is a bumpy start for their new favorite hobby, with veterans benefiting from the ongoing uptrend.
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  2. Game Debate
    Aug 20, 2018
    75
    For those who enjoy Madden, I think it's definitely worth a buy over the console versions, particularly if EA Sports can fix the jittery over-60fps gameplay. Most of us like the flexibility that PC gaming offers just in the options alone. Once the few bugs are ironed out (including Madden having issues connecting to EA servers, repeatedly), I think the game will be absolutely brilliant. They have made a great attempt at a comeback on PC, it just ends up being marred by some minor glitches which can prove immensely frustrating.
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  3. GamingTrend
    Aug 13, 2018
    90
    Madden NFL 19 is a fantastic entry into the long-running series. The new Player Movement System and air collision system lead to far more fluent gameplay and animation while MUT comes in better than ever. The MUT challenges are enjoyable and offer a great way to start building your team and a new emphasis on training and chemistry allows for more strategy. New or returning, Madden NFL 19 is a must buy for football fans.
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