Madden NFL 20

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User Score
1.6

Overwhelming dislike- based on 62 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 62
  3. Negative: 52 out of 62
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  1. WeekdayWarrior
    Aug 13, 2019
    5
    This is the best new gen madden so far however that is not very hard to achieve first I will go list out the positives and negatives.

    Positives +Superstar X factors make playing different teams feel different and allows players like Brady with poor physical abilities really feel elite. + Franchise player progression is much more fine tuned and development traits matter for low    This is the best new gen madden so far however that is not very hard to achieve first I will go list out the positives and negatives.

    Positives
    +Superstar X factors make playing different teams feel different and allows players like Brady with poor physical abilities really feel elite.
    + Franchise player progression is much more fine tuned and development traits matter for low overalls (a player can sit on the bench and get better and wont regress so you don't need to start higher dev players right away)
    +Face of the franchise is better than long-shot (needs a lot of work and is still shallow however)
    +Scenarios give a reason to keep veterans in franchise for mentoring purposes ( This with progression allows you to draft for the future instead of just getting day one starters)
    +Bigger differences in player ratings (you will now have starters with ovr in the 50s, drafting a overall in the 60s is a decent pick)

    Negatives
    - AI is poor (in goal line situations will play one on one coverage with a small db against your star rezone threat receiver)
    - Presentation is still awful (It was better back when they didn't have a halftime show, play 2k5 and watch their halftime show it boggles my mind how EA dosn't do better)
    - Sliders need adjusting (don't understand how community sliders come out a week after the game and play leaps and bounds over the default exp)
    - Face of the franchiser face generator is mind bogging only in face of the franchise)
    -cpu draft logic is better but still bad will never see someone trade-up to draft a qb will see early first round qbs drop into the late first and sometimes even 2nd round)
    -Too many fumble
    -Bad run logic (cpu running backs cut in terrible places)
    -Way to buggy (I have had WR routs run backwards behind the line of scrimage, ai qb will often run backwards for 20+ yard sacks,and numerous others)

    There are some other things but I will wrap it up for now, I don't play ultimate team however I imagine it is just a micro transaction grind-fest like always. My honest recommendation would be to wait until later in the year where EA updates the game and gets rid of some of these bugs if you want to get it at all. Cant believe they released it in this state. All in all it is a decent football game that is held back by being way too shallow. Keeps introducing new things like face of the franchise however are not developed enough to make a staple mode. EA madden is like drafting a QB the next draft class always looks stacked and way better but always ends up as mediocre as the current year.    … Expand
  2. ANTtheKNEEEE
    Nov 23, 2021
    5
    Happy they brought madden back to pc. but the quality of the game is barely increasing. Always seems like mut is their main focus. :/

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72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Riot Pixels
    Nov 11, 2019
    70
    Madden NFL 20 is not a promised breakthrough, just a good enough game with some novel ideas, dumb defensive AI and the abysmally awful Face of the Franchise.
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  2. Jeuxvideo.com
    Aug 7, 2019
    80
    Thanks to the MUT and Franchise gamemodes, the game offers a great density and an immersive experience, with a solid technical aspect. Unfortunately, the story mode, this year, isn't better than the Longshot mode that we saw on last year's edition.
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  3. Game Informer
    Aug 5, 2019
    75
    I like aspects of Madden 20 like the addictiveness and slightly easier progression of Ultimate Team, the way players feel, and the new abilities. But too much remains stagnant and unchanged. It’s like expecting a few free agents to change the course of an entire organization when there are key areas the franchise needs to have addressed yesterday. Instead, its roster has gotten old fast and the problems are mounting.
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