Madden NFL 20

 PlayStation 4
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1.4

Overwhelming dislike- based on 633 Ratings

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  1. KingMarsch
    Apr 28, 2020
    0
    Biggest **** game ever made! Has nothing to do with football at all. Every step is triggered by animations and an algorythm machine in the background. Example: Make a pass to a really wide open receiver - the cpu decide if its a catch or not! You want blocks from your lineman zzzz nope they stupid like the last five years! EA cares for your money you spend on MUT! Gameplay does not exist!Biggest **** game ever made! Has nothing to do with football at all. Every step is triggered by animations and an algorythm machine in the background. Example: Make a pass to a really wide open receiver - the cpu decide if its a catch or not! You want blocks from your lineman zzzz nope they stupid like the last five years! EA cares for your money you spend on MUT! Gameplay does not exist! How the F can one LB pass rush and at the same time he will intercept you 10 yards upfield! Look at the develpoer RG then you will why this game is what it is....GARBAGE! FU EA… Expand
  2. Sponers
    May 6, 2020
    0
    This franchise has made next to no improvement in over a decade, if anything the games have lost features at every release.
    Despite showing improvement over Madden 19, Madden 20 is underwhelming to say the least.
    Franchise is barebone and boringly repetitive, features that were in such games a decade ago are nowhere to be found, nothing feels realistic or immersive and you'll find    This franchise has made next to no improvement in over a decade, if anything the games have lost features at every release.
    Despite showing improvement over Madden 19, Madden 20 is underwhelming to say the least.

    Franchise is barebone and boringly repetitive, features that were in such games a decade ago are nowhere to be found, nothing feels realistic or immersive and you'll find yourself dumbfounded at every turn at how some most obvious things aren't included.
    personalization is next to inexistant.

    The gameplay itself is shameful, the user vs user experience basically consist in a small array of meta plays that you can use over and over.

    The User vs CPU experience is the worst video game experience i've had. The game feels scripted, lacks logic and is solely animation dependent. EA seems to struggle with balancing difficulty and their solution seems to add a threshold to your players. Speed is limited, movement is limited and all players seems to lack awareness. On the other hand the AI players feel like a superstar all team, movement, speed and blocking is superior to anything you can accomplish and ratings seem to have little to no effect on them. Making the whole experience extremely frustrating.

    Ultimate team is a Pay to Win mode, matchmaking is a nightmare and forces you to either spend a ridiculous amount of time building a team or pay it for in game content. The pack system resemble online gambling and should not be allowed on a game with such a large age range.    … Expand
  3. Bainlogan
    May 7, 2020
    0
    EA has been doing nothing to their game since 2016. The madden community is sick and tired of the ignoring of major issues/ lack of features, in favor of the virtual gambling targeted towards children in “Ultimate Team.” For a company that makes billions of dollars they basically release an updated roster dlc with only new features that change nothing about the horrific gameplay issues.EA has been doing nothing to their game since 2016. The madden community is sick and tired of the ignoring of major issues/ lack of features, in favor of the virtual gambling targeted towards children in “Ultimate Team.” For a company that makes billions of dollars they basically release an updated roster dlc with only new features that change nothing about the horrific gameplay issues. There is no skill in this game it is all about running the “money” plays that are basically impossible to counter unless you yourself are running glitch plays. A sad fall from glory that was the 2k football games.… Expand
  4. Alexmartin47
    May 9, 2020
    0
    Worst game in existence. The game is almost decided right after the coin toss. The game rewards people who do the same **** 20 times in a row but makes it impossible for people who try to choose the right play for the situation. If madden is going to keep being made, it shouldn’t be by EA. Here’s an example of how bad it is:
    I was playing with my friend and I ran up the score real quick so    Worst game in existence. The game is almost decided right after the coin toss. The game rewards people who do the same **** 20 times in a row but makes it impossible for people who try to choose the right play for the situation. If madden is going to keep being made, it shouldn’t be by EA. Here’s an example of how bad it is:
    I was playing with my friend and I ran up the score real quick so it was 42-21 at halftime and I get the kickoff. Tell me why the returner fumbles it on a hit that’s not even a hit stick. Then his guy picks it up and three guys try to tackle him but he breaks through all of them. I get the ball back and guess what? Another fumble. He takes it back bc somehow Juju can now moss Earl Thomas. I get the ball again and I scramble with Lamar and guess what? Another fumble. He turns it around and scores after James Connor jukes our three linebackers at once. It’s tied now. He makes a 56 yard field goal to win it. I hate Madden so much.    … Expand
  5. pmcg06
    May 14, 2020
    0
    A game that thrives off of microtransactions instead of user enjoyment is a travesty. The game has fewer features then it did a decade ago and has only increased the number of bugs and glitches. Leaves me feeling defeated, because of gameplay flaws, scripted plays, triggered animations, lack of depth, empty “new” additions, old useless features (challenging plays??), the list goes on - andA game that thrives off of microtransactions instead of user enjoyment is a travesty. The game has fewer features then it did a decade ago and has only increased the number of bugs and glitches. Leaves me feeling defeated, because of gameplay flaws, scripted plays, triggered animations, lack of depth, empty “new” additions, old useless features (challenging plays??), the list goes on - and yet developer continues to ignore our concerns and demands. I have high hopes that the NFL will not renew the exclusive agreement so that it will force EA to start putting out a product that listenes to the fanbase and proves to us that they deserve our $80. One can dream.… Expand
  6. Xman78
    May 16, 2020
    0
    This madden like the last 4/5 maddens is awful! the developers are so lazy they forgot to put the banner up for the patriots 6th Super Bowl at the beginning of the season until damn near October. The defensive backs make spectacular jump ball catches when wide receivers play horrible defense in janky animations. Black QB's especially miss wide open throws when under zero pressure andThis madden like the last 4/5 maddens is awful! the developers are so lazy they forgot to put the banner up for the patriots 6th Super Bowl at the beginning of the season until damn near October. The defensive backs make spectacular jump ball catches when wide receivers play horrible defense in janky animations. Black QB's especially miss wide open throws when under zero pressure and both feet are set...its amazingly depressing. throwing to the running back in the FLAT is tragically unrealistic many times the running backs run out of bounds at aggressively dumb speeds and a routine catch generates a loss of yards, incompletion or both. Sometimes the running back just gets hit in the face or stomach unresponsive. This usually happens when the running back is in the best position to make a big play. Or my favorite he just drops the ball. The madden animations are so trash its hard to even be competitive some teams just get better animation plane and simple. The advanced audibles put the players so far out of position if you guess wrong its like your giving away yardage. This game is awful from head to toe. I can not even say it looks good anymore because thats all it has is good visuals of the players physical makeup and uniforms and so on. However overall the game is a tragic disaster with plays that don't work challenge feature and instant replay that doesn't work.… Expand
  7. Duranduran
    May 17, 2020
    0
    If you are rating this above a 5 you’ve most likely never played a down of football in your life. The blocking schemes never make sense the defense moves in unnatural ways and the ai is not smart enough to realize then when you’ve run the same play on them 15 time you’re probably gonna run it again even on all madden. Besides the fact that it doesn’t play like a football game there aren’tIf you are rating this above a 5 you’ve most likely never played a down of football in your life. The blocking schemes never make sense the defense moves in unnatural ways and the ai is not smart enough to realize then when you’ve run the same play on them 15 time you’re probably gonna run it again even on all madden. Besides the fact that it doesn’t play like a football game there aren’t enough animations so the gameplay is glitchy and unnatural. On top of that the game has fewer emery’s I’ve experiences and game modes then it did ten years ago. I cannot understand who is rating this game above a 5 because it’s just not good. For years ea has been releasing the same trash game disregarding their customers complained and selling the game at an outrageous price tag. Not to mention this has all stemmed from eas monopoly on the genre. Forgame… Expand
  8. deej02
    May 18, 2020
    0
    just awful. there is nothing else to say. simulation football games should NOT have a 'meta'. You want a good game? Buy the original xbox and get NFL 2k5. 15 years later and madden is still attempting to compete with a 15 year old game. All of their "new" features are in many maddens on the original xbox and ps2, like the pro bowl. its CRAZY how the hardware we have now is so much better,just awful. there is nothing else to say. simulation football games should NOT have a 'meta'. You want a good game? Buy the original xbox and get NFL 2k5. 15 years later and madden is still attempting to compete with a 15 year old game. All of their "new" features are in many maddens on the original xbox and ps2, like the pro bowl. its CRAZY how the hardware we have now is so much better, yet this game lacks the depth that 2k5 had. EA needs to just quit making football games and end their exclusive rights deal with the NFL.… Expand
  9. okboomerslol
    May 22, 2020
    0
    Madden Nfl 20 is a bad game . It is very bad in fact it some of the ways that ea can't make a game litearlly the game is broken bug franchsise mode not even depth no mouth guards or even training camps. Face of the Franchise is terrible nothing almost just bad cutscnes that you cant even skip . also there is only 2 playoff games and that is it . After that all you do is play normal maddenMadden Nfl 20 is a bad game . It is very bad in fact it some of the ways that ea can't make a game litearlly the game is broken bug franchsise mode not even depth no mouth guards or even training camps. Face of the Franchise is terrible nothing almost just bad cutscnes that you cant even skip . also there is only 2 playoff games and that is it . After that all you do is play normal madden 20 . Wehat the heck it doesn't make any sense. Ulimiate team oh god where do we start. JUst terrible it is litreallry gambling gambling yes. Cause you pay coins to get cards and then the more they spend the more they earn . It's a shame that madden 20 is so bad that madden 08 on the playstation 2 was better and the xbox orginal espn 2k5 is the best. They don't care it is techially gambling but they make a lot of money. But how because children. Make them money . Children can't controlling gambling and it is illigeal . At a young age they dont have any control thyey keep spending and spending it is illigeal . They don't care at all it doesn't feel like real football . The game is bad like I kept gettng fmbales from the line of scrimmige . As a result of that it is just annoying and just bad thank god I didn't spend 60 dolalrs. they are just terrible. Faces aren't accurate if you look a lamar jackson he is way differnet in madden20 .People say it is bad and say that it is trolls . People say that that never happend and this game is better. Well it has happpend in pro football 2k8 the lalast 2k game it is jsut amazing thanks to the nfl giving the the license they cant make it. They removed reffers for no reason
    like what the hell no reffers. I bet in madden 21 it would be reffers back in the game for a dlc Like come on the new feautre they litearlly add was the pro bowl .PRO BOWL YAH RIGHT. That is terrible like what every game had the pro bowl since madden 12 but in madden 13 it was gone . It just shows that they are careless. The guy asked why there was no pro bowl it was annyoing to put 32 teams and the jpacks or something like what. They can but lazy. Only a few people work there all they care about money. How about the nfl . Well the nfl knows this and don't care cause the nfl wants to make as much money as possible and don't care about the children . Just terrible. PLAY MADDEN 4-8 IS THE BEST MADDEN ESPN 2K5 IS THE BEST FOOTBALL GAME OF ALL TIME MADDEN 12 WAS LAST THE OK MADDEN BUT THE CREATE A TEAM IS GONE AND RELOCATIONS. lIKE WHAT UP TO MADDEN 12 YOU HAD CREATE A TEAM AND CREATE A play back then . What happend to ea.Like what why is the critcs saying that it is amazing like what. seriously like why are they gigving them 8/10 9/10 like right step in the direction they aren't . Some say the best I clearly can think that they are just not real football fans and saying that is just super crazy . They add x factors and it is just bad it was good at first and I liked it . But now it is just overpowered how can tom bardy throw 100 yards or beckman jr throw no interceptions it Just doesn't make sense in fact it makes it more tiering it makes no sense. They made 800 mil ad couldn't make new faces litearlly 2 or the same still. Here are some reviews tnhat people say madden 20 is a 10 out of 10 that measn you dont really like football Just ignore all of the bad reviews, if you're a die-hard Madden fan then you'll love this game! Each year Madden just gets better and better, though the music is a bit lackluster this year that doesn't take away from the exciting hard hitting action! Get in the game!!!. I don't know what you are saying but the game is **** like **** **** Like I don't know why it is good it hasn't been good since 12 was the last good madden. Like I don't care if people disagreee but the punchline is that madden 20 is bad and hopefully.HOPEFULLY NFL CAN EXPAND THERE LICENSE TO OTHER GAMES HOPEFULLY 2K CAN MAKE A XFL GAME THAT IS GOOD AND MAKING EA A AD GAME I HOPEFULLY DO IT .    … Expand
  10. Craiggypooh
    May 26, 2020
    0
    If you are looking for a game that is solely based on animations and unrealistic football this is the game for you. Nothing is good about this game other than EA sports getting the names of the players right. There's no referees the sidelines are not real people and the players do the most unrealistic things for no reason such as missing blocks that are not hard to miss and many more.If you are looking for a game that is solely based on animations and unrealistic football this is the game for you. Nothing is good about this game other than EA sports getting the names of the players right. There's no referees the sidelines are not real people and the players do the most unrealistic things for no reason such as missing blocks that are not hard to miss and many more. Tackling doesn't even matter because if you don't get the right animation you are screwed and the players that will try to help tackle will have no effect whatsoever. Madden USED to be good when it had competition from 2K but I guess they got lazy and just cared about the money. 2k please we need you.… Expand
  11. bduermusic
    May 27, 2020
    0
    created an account just to say how much I hate this game and series. Haven't had fun with Madden since '12. Would rather play head coach or madden 08 on pc than this garbage. no depth to franchise mode, all their energy seems to go to MUT. I do not find MUT fun or appealing. Bring back squads with regular teams. Bring realism, depth and consistency to franchise mode. At the very least,created an account just to say how much I hate this game and series. Haven't had fun with Madden since '12. Would rather play head coach or madden 08 on pc than this garbage. no depth to franchise mode, all their energy seems to go to MUT. I do not find MUT fun or appealing. Bring back squads with regular teams. Bring realism, depth and consistency to franchise mode. At the very least, make me feel like you give a **** about anything other than getting as much money as you can from me.… Expand
  12. Jamesv023
    May 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Please fix the game. Some of your player base still want to play franchise and career mode You know… Expand
  13. IHateMadden
    May 31, 2020
    0
    All this game cares about is selling MUT packs. It is a sad break from a game that had such a long tradition of success pre Madden 13. Shame
  14. rp3
    Jun 17, 2020
    0
    Hadn't played madden in a few years and decided to give it a try because of a few positive reviews.
    What I found were Bugs, canned animations, and a franchise mode that is still behind the previous generations of consoles. Madden is broken and EA has no intention of fixing it. Save your money and buy madden 12 or one of the 2k games instead.
  15. sotc09
    Jun 17, 2020
    0
    One of the worst of the Madden franchise installments by far, looking back on the games that went before it, how many of the features the community has been asking for have been implemented? Don't invest your money into a company that treats it's consumer base like cattle and until future Madden on PS5 prove they're listening to us, don't give in to the hype.
  16. justfu_kEA
    Jun 17, 2020
    0
    THIS GAME IS NOT POSSIBLE. I JUST WANT TO PLAY FOOTBALL ONLINE THEN SOME GUYS COME AND PLAYS WITH GLITCHES MAKES IMPOSSIBLE INTERCEPTIONS BLA BLA BLA. HOW COULD ANYONE INTERCEPT A PASS WITHOUT LOOKING THE BALL SINCE THROWN. MULTIPLAYER SIDE IS TRASH. OTHER WAY FRANCHISE MODE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE AFTER ONE YEAR. THIS GAME IS WORTH A CHEWED GUM NOT 60 DOLLARS. IF I HAD ONE WISH I WOULDTHIS GAME IS NOT POSSIBLE. I JUST WANT TO PLAY FOOTBALL ONLINE THEN SOME GUYS COME AND PLAYS WITH GLITCHES MAKES IMPOSSIBLE INTERCEPTIONS BLA BLA BLA. HOW COULD ANYONE INTERCEPT A PASS WITHOUT LOOKING THE BALL SINCE THROWN. MULTIPLAYER SIDE IS TRASH. OTHER WAY FRANCHISE MODE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE AFTER ONE YEAR. THIS GAME IS WORTH A CHEWED GUM NOT 60 DOLLARS. IF I HAD ONE WISH I WOULD CHOOSE TO SEND EVERYONE INVOLVED THIS GAME TO NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS AND **** THEIR ENTIRE LINEAGE UNTIL THEY HAVE A ****ING TUMOR .th… Expand
  17. Band
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    TL:DR Not recommended, better of spending $60 on Madden 16 or older (best case is madden 12 and older) and other football alternatives. If you must get this buy used.
    This game is only a patch of Madden 20 and is going for full price. Gameplay is not good, with the AI being even worse, but EA tries to hide the lack of football logic by having constant big plays and over the top    TL:DR Not recommended, better of spending $60 on Madden 16 or older (best case is madden 12 and older) and other football alternatives. If you must get this buy used.
    This game is only a patch of Madden 20 and is going for full price. Gameplay is not good, with the AI being even worse, but EA tries to hide the lack of football logic by having constant big plays and over the top animations, so I guess the gameplay is acceptable if you do not care about simulation or realism in football. Franchise is horrible, no coaching carousels which is present in Nba2k series and MLB THE SHOW (idk about other games), commentary is very repetitive and boring, with the other sports games surpassing madden easily in this category. Franchise still has no career stats tracker showing teams, which is unacceptable in my opinion. While I enjoy online heavy modes in games, MUT is an awful mode meant to milk fans. MUT is a basically a pay-to-win card trading game with RESETS every release, which makes this mode simply cash grab. If your cards stayed with you, maybe MUT would be decent, but that fact alone ruins MUT. FOTF is still glorified connected franchise, with slight improvements, but still no where near as in depth as Road To The Show or Nba2k. KO and The Yard are nice additons and decent side modes, but the bad gameplay makes nether mode worth playing. These two modes are simply in the game to give an appearance of change. Madden 06-12, was more in depth than this game is, and this game is released as the last current-gen madden before next-gen. Madden 12 was released during 360/ps3 days. This game is really a sad story of how what was once a household name for football and a must have game in the 2000's has gone to a dumpster fire. EA doesn't care about this game or the fans, but us, the longtime fans continue to criticize in the hopes of reliving the glory days of madden. EA has abandoned the community that gave rise to a golden age 2005-2009 for a community of youth and causal sports fans who have yet to realize what playing Madden 2006 on ps2 was like. There was once a day where you could create whatever team you wished for, built a team off of realistic gameplay and good trade logic, and when bored, mini camp mode existed for both player progression and for fun. The days of being good at football are long-gone, with the days of cheese and overly gimmicky and poorly tuned gameplay.    … Expand
  18. seabass1218
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    This game was a joke. I've played madden nearly my whole life and it has seriously gone downhill with its gameplay and simulation. May as well just be an arcade game at this point.
  19. aFuriaDeyMendz
    Aug 17, 2020
    0
    this game is the biggest **** that I ve ever played. this game is so dumb, nothing makes sense, broked blitzes, dumbest IA in the gaming world by far. I can write a bible of how bad this game is
  20. ShroomedApe
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    Complete trash. Came back to the franchise after 14 years off and it’s gotten worse. Bring back ESPN 2K series. What a shame that a game that’s 15 years older has better physics than the sorry excuse of a simulation football game madden 20 is.
  21. Mariolopez
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    It’s cheeks. We all know it is, but hey, at least we got snoop doggy g who we’ve been eagerly awaiting.
  22. NBA2KSucksBalls
    Jul 23, 2020
    0
    This game has gone way to Arcadey...I remember playing "John Madden Football" way back in the day, wasted alot of college time on my Fantasy Draft Franchise back in the early 2000's. Nowt his game is taking on an NFL Blitz type style and the MUT mode is ridiculous with the card updates and rating garbage. Remember when EA was" If it's in the game, it's in the game" SIMULATION STYLE.?!. NowThis game has gone way to Arcadey...I remember playing "John Madden Football" way back in the day, wasted alot of college time on my Fantasy Draft Franchise back in the early 2000's. Nowt his game is taking on an NFL Blitz type style and the MUT mode is ridiculous with the card updates and rating garbage. Remember when EA was" If it's in the game, it's in the game" SIMULATION STYLE.?!. Now the millennials have gotten a hold of it and ruined it much like they do everything else.… Expand
  23. BigBoy11
    Jul 17, 2020
    0
    This game is awful. I dont even want to talk about to be honest. This could be my review for any madden on the ps4, and for good reason. Every Madden has been buggy and each in their own special ways. Except in this case, not the good type of special. Not only that EA is probably not listening to us because they are too busy riding their yachts that millions of 12 years olds paid for withThis game is awful. I dont even want to talk about to be honest. This could be my review for any madden on the ps4, and for good reason. Every Madden has been buggy and each in their own special ways. Except in this case, not the good type of special. Not only that EA is probably not listening to us because they are too busy riding their yachts that millions of 12 years olds paid for with their parents credit cards… Expand
  24. tebowman1
    Jul 18, 2020
    0
    #FixFranchise
    #DefundMadden

    Terrible franchise anymore, sorry to see this once great franchise end up like this.
  25. mottimus
    Jul 19, 2020
    0
    Where to begin...
    If you strip this game bare of its graphics and semi realistic animations, EA has basically stuffed the same cash cow down our throats for the past 20 years or so. Pros-
    Pass animations are nice Cons- -X-Factor abilities are a highlight of this installment but about 90% of them are worthless/don’t work when you need them to -The receiver catch rate is atrocious on    Where to begin...
    If you strip this game bare of its graphics and semi realistic animations, EA has basically stuffed the same cash cow down our throats for the past 20 years or so. Pros-
    Pass animations are nice

    Cons-
    -X-Factor abilities are a highlight of this installment but about 90% of them are worthless/don’t work when you need them to
    -The receiver catch rate is atrocious on All-Madden, which is the only mode realistic enough to play - it’s even worse when you have a created QB and you can’t control the receivers at all so you just have to pray that they don’t bobble it or fumble it
    -Speaking of receivers, their first defense against a contested catch is to volleyball the ball up in the air so one of the 4 DBs surrounding him can get a gift-wrapped pick - this happens maybe once a week in the NFL, it can happen several times per game in Madden 20.
    -The amount of fumbles, picks, and sacks in this game are laughable - it feels like the game has played the “Fumbleitis” card from back in the Madden 01 era when cheat cards existed
    - Defensive pass rushers > elite pass blockers all day- yes, you will be sacked several times a game because the OL will let the DE through uncontested - your QBs X-Factor ability to dodge incoming DB blitzes has never worked either -Your DBs will blow coverage on almost every long conversion attempt by your opponent’s offense - the only way to avoid this is to User Lurk with a defender, which ironically still leaves huge holes in pass coverage
    -The computer opponent will suddenly get a huge momentum shift in the second half when they are losing and go into God mode, I’m assuming so the game stays close - trash QBs will have a perfect passer rating in the second half -You’ll be tasked to put up 400+ passing yards as a game goal against an elite secondary, resulting in you only being able to reach all of your weekly goals only a couple of times a season
    -QB accuracy is a dumpster fire when there is any pressure at all
    -Most games you have to take what the defense gives you, no matter how much you study defense and make pre snap adjustments

    I could go on but you get the picture. In an attempt to make Madden 20 fresh and new, EA once again gave us another football game riddled with frustrating glitches, unrealistic gameplay due to an overpowered computer defense and the worlds worst offense, and the recycled MUT online mode that isn’t worth playing unless you want to spend thousands of real dollars and use exploitative game tactics to win.

    After playing a couple of long franchises and several created player iterations, I took the game out of my console and threw it in the trash where it belongs.    … Expand
  26. IdiotRavensFan
    Jul 22, 2020
    0
    I'm gonna beak this down into each game mode:

    GAME PLAY - Game play is awful and has many bugs. Running the ball is way to overpowered. If EA owns the exclusive rights to simulation NFL games, then why tf would EA add X-Factors? The X-Factors make the game super unrealistic. A special ability where you catch every pass over 50 yards? That doesn't happen in the NFL. EA should move off    I'm gonna beak this down into each game mode:

    GAME PLAY - Game play is awful and has many bugs. Running the ball is way to overpowered. If EA owns the exclusive rights to simulation NFL games, then why tf would EA add X-Factors? The X-Factors make the game super unrealistic. A special ability where you catch every pass over 50 yards? That doesn't happen in the NFL. EA should move off from the frostbite engine as the animations give the player no user control.

    FRANCHISE - EA is letting us play the pro bowl again. After removing it. They removed and then advertised it like it was the biggest thing to happen to the game. The Scenario Engine is super flawed and there are a lot of issue that need to be fixed. Franchise still needs the overhaul it deserves cause it can't compete with franchise modes such as 2K's MyLeague and MLB The Show's Franchise. We still don't have things like training camp, better scouting(clicking 3 buttons isn't scouting), create-a-team, and a whole lot more.

    FACE OF THE FRANCHISE: Ok. WTF is this. 2 college games. 2. Only 2. Without the NCAA games, fans have been wanting some sort of a licensed NCAA type game. But advertising 2 games is super stupid. I would've been fine with 1 full season. Acting is terrible, and the 3 voices you can choose from are corny as hell. The draft combine is just the passing drills. No 40 yard dash? No bench press? No broad jump? Also, you can only play as a QB. I understand why, as the mode is in it's first year. After you get drafted, it's just the career mode we've had for years! Nothing else after the story! This was terrible even for its first year.

    MUT - not many improvements. Still no practice mode and things like create a team like the other sports games. Micro transactions still ruin the game, and I feel like the pack odds have decreased from last year.

    SUPERSTAR KO - No one asked for it. The game takes up too many resources that EA Devs have been saying that they don't have. The reason this mode exists is for marketing. I'm not saying the mode is bad(it's kinda fun), but with problems in every other game mode, EA decides to add the **** Migos and DJ Khaled.

    This game sucks. I've hated what EA has done to a once great series.    … Expand
  27. CaseyC
    Jul 25, 2020
    0
    Very glitchy and animation dependent as opposed to skill; franchise was extremely neglected.
  28. aroko
    Aug 13, 2020
    0
    the game is trash. but what is worse than that is microtransactions. they manipulate young kids to waste a lot of money and gamble. the same game every year with less content and more cost. this is not how a video game should be
  29. DrkAsDeath
    Aug 15, 2020
    0
    Wow udder trash. Animations are outdated. You get sucked into tacklers. Lack of fluid anything honestly. Menus have changed thats about it.
  30. ianbott923
    Aug 9, 2020
    0
    This game's franchise mode is absolutely unacceptable for a multi million dollar company
  31. MaddenIsAss
    Aug 14, 2020
    0
    This game has absolutely nothing new, other than the new X-Factors. Completely neglected franchise, and only built upon MUT as that is their cash cow.
  32. bballlove88
    Aug 20, 2020
    0
    It horrible throwing mechanics there just so bad I can’t stand it. Makes me sick
  33. camyo
    Aug 21, 2020
    0
    This game is proof that EA SPORTS is in fact, NOT in the game. Zone coverage is broken and defender AI is so bad that the winner of the madden bowl ran one broken play with a punter at QB THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT. The gameplay has no physics and thus is an animation based mess that you have no impact over. Franchise is untouched, the only major difference is the presentation and the scenarioThis game is proof that EA SPORTS is in fact, NOT in the game. Zone coverage is broken and defender AI is so bad that the winner of the madden bowl ran one broken play with a punter at QB THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT. The gameplay has no physics and thus is an animation based mess that you have no impact over. Franchise is untouched, the only major difference is the presentation and the scenario engine which is you guessed it, broken. ever since 2008, it lost Create-A-Team, In Depth stat tracking, Position battles, Create-A-Play, and much more. Face of the franchise is outright bad. you go through a story for 10 minutes then just get booted into the worst franchise mode in sports games. Ultimate team is pay to win garbage, and it doesn't carry over to the next game. it is just a draw to get kids to spends there parents money on card packs. DONT BUY THIS GAME. GET MADDEN 08 OR ESPN NFL 2k5… Expand
  34. Pyromad
    Aug 21, 2020
    0
    Buggy gameplay, same glitch's since madden 25. Still lacks content compared to ps2 predecessor.
  35. Frisk_9Lives
    Aug 21, 2020
    0
    Franchise mode is an exact copy and paste from Madden 20. All they did was change the menu color. All the work that should have been done on Madden’s most beloved mode was used on The Yard.

    The Yard is basically what the gameplay was made for since Madden is an arcade style game, not an actual simulation football game. It was a game mode literally nobody asked for. And you guessed it,    Franchise mode is an exact copy and paste from Madden 20. All they did was change the menu color. All the work that should have been done on Madden’s most beloved mode was used on The Yard.

    The Yard is basically what the gameplay was made for since Madden is an arcade style game, not an actual simulation football game. It was a game mode literally nobody asked for. And you guessed it, more micro transactions! They finally added mouth pieces after 10 years but you can only get them in The Yard. The blocking is still broken. Lead blocking is joke, the FB or pulling lineman will run right passed a LB and watch you get destroyed as he continues up field to block the safety after you already got stuffed. Pass trajectories are still god awful, touch passes don’t exist. The game is still HEAVILY animation dependent which sucks. It’s the reason you get sucked into blockers and get weird unrealistic stops at the 1 yard line instead of scoring. The announcers are still bad. They don’t follow what’s happening on the field very well and sometimes just flat out make no sense. Example “First and goal from the the 10 after the costly fumble but they can still pick up a 1st down.” Meanwhile I’m on my own 10 and it’s clearly not first and goal. Or, play as the Packers and hand the ball to AJ Dillon and laugh as they call him Walter Payton lol.

    As long as Madden uses the Frostbite engine I don’t think the gameplay will ever actually get better. The same issues we’ve had for a decade still exist. It’s very disheartening at this point. If you were planning on getting Madden 21 I’d wait and see what it looks like on next gen consoles if you can afford it. If not just download the latest rosters from Madden share on Madden 20 and enjoy. Unless all you care about is MUT and you’re addicted to gambling and throwing money away, then this game is perfect for you.    … Expand
  36. Nolamana
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Trash game, buggy and all. Shuga dubba. Its very pain full see this game on 900p sometimes. And its MTX system is sht.
  37. acrcclark
    Aug 24, 2020
    0
    #FixMaddenFranchise
    The game is all about microtransactions. The franchise mode has no microtransactions so the developers don't care about the mode that built the brand. Sad.
  38. LaCorte5
    Aug 25, 2020
    0
    Fix your bleeping game, quit making excuses and fix it! Franchise better, get rid of micros. Bring back superstar. Waste of money y’all waste of time
  39. Mbaran28
    Aug 26, 2020
    0
    Dont buy this game. EA, for many years, has continued to sell us the same broken game and I will no longer support this garbage. Madden 20 has less features and worse gameplay then madden 08 which came out over 10 years ago. Ea will continue to sell us the same garbage game year after year until the NFL license is made nonexclusive, allowing other developers such as 2k sports create a farDont buy this game. EA, for many years, has continued to sell us the same broken game and I will no longer support this garbage. Madden 20 has less features and worse gameplay then madden 08 which came out over 10 years ago. Ea will continue to sell us the same garbage game year after year until the NFL license is made nonexclusive, allowing other developers such as 2k sports create a far superior game like they did with all pro football 2k8.… Expand
  40. Ruthless89
    Aug 26, 2020
    0
    Full of glitches and no depth in franchise mode this game is so boring
  41. DunkonMadden
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Madden 20 is bad. Please don't buy this. It has added nothing to the game, and only serves as another bland addition to the series. Again, don't buy this. Thank you.
  42. ZaidePaine
    Sep 2, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nothing new to franchise. Barely. No create a team. Horrible game. EA Is horrible and I hate this game… Expand
  43. Kobe8-24
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Look EA, I just wanted to throw a fade route, and all I wanted to do was play a SIMULATION FOOTBALL GAME FOR CHRISTS SAKE BUT NOW I CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE THIS GAME IS GARBAGE AND DOESN'T DESERVE YOUR MONEY DON'T BUY IT
  44. beleza
    Sep 8, 2020
    0
    Tell me ONE thing that makes this game worth 60 bucks instead of zero. I've seen mobile games better than this.
  45. Maddensux69
    Sep 9, 2020
    0
    Tremendous game. Every game feels like a script is set and you have little to no control over the actual game.
  46. Fucc
    Oct 21, 2020
    0
    After 20 years of madden this is BY FAR the worst. If I’d spent $60 on steak and burned it until it was inedible? It would have been a better investment. I’ve had better experiences licking doorknobs in dive bars. At least it seems like it would leave a better taste in my mouth.

    I once dove into a hole cut into the ice of a frozen river. It was something like 26° - I’d never want to do it    After 20 years of madden this is BY FAR the worst. If I’d spent $60 on steak and burned it until it was inedible? It would have been a better investment. I’ve had better experiences licking doorknobs in dive bars. At least it seems like it would leave a better taste in my mouth.

    I once dove into a hole cut into the ice of a frozen river. It was something like 26° - I’d never want to do it again and do not encourage it. The risk of hypothermia, violent shivering, and possible nerve damage still sounds like more fun than playing this game ever again.    … Expand
  47. Vintage203
    Dec 1, 2020
    0
    What a sad display for madden as if the game wasn't already pay to win and mediocre but this madden they managed to upgrade it with the lack luster AI and franchise mode, now I got this game for free on xbox so I didn't expect much from it but holy crap I pick this game up for 30-40 mins at a time and can't do much more because of how annoying it'll get it's either too easy or the AI is soWhat a sad display for madden as if the game wasn't already pay to win and mediocre but this madden they managed to upgrade it with the lack luster AI and franchise mode, now I got this game for free on xbox so I didn't expect much from it but holy crap I pick this game up for 30-40 mins at a time and can't do much more because of how annoying it'll get it's either too easy or the AI is so godmode that there's no way you could believe you were actually playing someone and the whole point of the mode EA did all that bs to be the only ones making football games and they did this bs… Expand
  48. climeberry
    Dec 13, 2020
    0
    Incredibly frustrating to play. Offline play on All-madden for the last few years is my mode of choice and somehow the game is worse this year than the last. The gameplay is too heavily dictated by broken animations, terrible AI, and downright flawed game logic.

    For anyone that enjoys playing QB in franchise mode, don't bother. For some odd reason, simple things like having the ability    Incredibly frustrating to play. Offline play on All-madden for the last few years is my mode of choice and somehow the game is worse this year than the last. The gameplay is too heavily dictated by broken animations, terrible AI, and downright flawed game logic.

    For anyone that enjoys playing QB in franchise mode, don't bother. For some odd reason, simple things like having the ability to go for it on 4th down is removed, which is downright irritating when you're 4th and 1, down a TD in the 4th quarter on the 50 yrd line, and the AI will instead simulate a missed FG. AI ballsecurity is also an absolute joke after the catch, regardless of who you're throwing to.

    Don't play ULT myself, but like all years it looks like a blatant cash grab dominated by broken plays that are rerun repeatedly.

    Honestly, as someone who has a pretty high tolerance for Madden BS, this game pained me as a 10+ year vet of the franchise.    … Expand
  49. Shaqery
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    **** game! **** EA. **** you EA. Recycling Bugged stupid ass **** game! Every year the same thrash. Thrash Server thrash gameplay!
  50. CoochieCakes
    Nov 11, 2021
    0
    my atari 2600 has better graphics and better gameplay and better presentation than madden nfl 20.
  51. Mvpforthree48
    Jan 19, 2022
    0
    Absolute garbage. There's not much I can say about this pathetic excuse for a game that hasn't already been said, obviously EA doesn't care about it's customers in the slightest, as they have done NOTHING to improve this series over the years. Just the same thing every year, gradually getting worse and worse. But hey, at least they're getting our money, right?
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#99 Best PS4 Game of 2019
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Aug 27, 2019
    80
    The unveiling of Superstar X-Factors had long-term fans of the series cowering, but happily they inject welcome freshness into a stalwart that had grown a tad stale. [Issue#166, p.86]
  2. Meristation
    Aug 16, 2019
    87
    Madden NFL 20 is still one of the best videogames if you want to simulate any sport but it's very clear that it needs more: more graphics, more gameplay changes, more news in its modes... X-Factor is a good new, but still insufficient to sense that gameplay is different that last year's edition.
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  3. Gaming Age
    Aug 14, 2019
    75
    Madden NFL 20 takes a step in the right direction and I really enjoyed the X-Factor additions to the series. While I still think some form of competition would force EA to make more drastic changes, I’m not optimistic with any developers taking a spin with the football genre (maybe the XFL?). If you haven’t caught the pigskin for a few seasons, Madden NFL 20 is the right route to run for this year. With the new consoles coming (most likely) next holiday, I’m looking forward to seeing what EA builds upon from Madden NFL 20 and brings over to next gen. For now I’ll enjoy taking the Broncos to the Super Bowl, while beating up the cover pretty boy, Mahomes (not bitter at all).
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