Madden NFL 20

 PlayStation 4
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1.4

Overwhelming dislike- based on 633 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 633
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 633
  3. Negative: 552 out of 633

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  1. Blessed5512
    Aug 12, 2019
    0
    Its already been stated in other reviews posted. I mean...practice in game-day uniforms? Really? Madden is repetitive trash. Its a sad era for pro football games.
  2. Benniex
    Aug 12, 2019
    0
    This my last madden buying this **** is trash every year s/o Ryan Moody Brodie speak facts
  3. Dhdudjd
    Aug 12, 2019
    0
    Horrible game... most animations make no sense, tons of bugs in the commentary. Online gameplay is a complete waste of your time with dull solo challenges
  4. ThaDeal
    Aug 12, 2019
    0
    They think we are fools, and only want money from Mut. Its sad that NFL would allow EA to continue this robbery
  5. Trophiehunter
    Aug 13, 2019
    0
    Update franchise add new animations how many years in a row are you going to make tiny changes and call it a new game....
    not worth $60
  6. MaddenISBAD
    Aug 13, 2019
    0
    Same game different year. Still making millions of dollars and producing repetitive trash. Previous platform Madden games held a higher standard.
    Animations are bad, and transitions to those animations aren't any better for today tech.
    The halftime show is still forgettable There is no weekly wrap-up show The injury presentation isn't realistic for a franchise concept Players use game    Same game different year. Still making millions of dollars and producing repetitive trash. Previous platform Madden games held a higher standard.
    Animations are bad, and transitions to those animations aren't any better for today tech.
    The halftime show is still forgettable
    There is no weekly wrap-up show
    The injury presentation isn't realistic for a franchise concept
    Players use game day jersey in practice mode.
    There are still some gaffes in stat tracking
    Even the training and development aspects I complimented could be better if presented with more flair.
    You still can't create a team
    Still missing the sandbox options like complete relocation, rule changes and league expansion.
    You also can't watch a game in franchise mode
    Franchise mode is washed.
    No historical stats
    Create a players is completely dated.
    Graphics aren't evolving.

    EA just needs to scrap it all and take a look back to previous years and or the 2K series of sports games mixed with today's tech and start this overhaul asap.    … Expand
  7. kncruz
    Aug 13, 2019
    0
    I can't even fathom someone rating this positive without getting paid to do it. This game is absolute garbage. Absolutely unacceptable. The audacity to put out something like this is a sheer slap in the face to fans. I mean holy crap, you barely have to play it before you get bored due to a lack of any semblance of significant changes, on top of getting pissed off because nearly everyI can't even fathom someone rating this positive without getting paid to do it. This game is absolute garbage. Absolutely unacceptable. The audacity to put out something like this is a sheer slap in the face to fans. I mean holy crap, you barely have to play it before you get bored due to a lack of any semblance of significant changes, on top of getting pissed off because nearly every egregious issue effecting the authenticity of gameplay has carried over into this game. Do NOT waste your money. Please, I beg you. DON'T do it. Do not enable them to keep swindling you. I could go on and on, but if you don't believe me, just go out on youtube and look for yourself. I mean good God. Are you kidding me, EA? Fans, feel free to take a look at these so you can make an educated decision to NOT buy this trash. https://youtu.be/XDXeEl4Szis https://youtu.be/coqtTzJbm_g… Expand
  8. jmorris__
    Aug 13, 2019
    0
    If I could give this a negative score I would. Not to mention the players look ridiculous as they run, and with the same animations we've seen the past 5 years. The stadiums and crowds looked better on last gen consoles. This is embarrassing.
  9. AcunaMatata27
    Aug 13, 2019
    0
    No notable improvements from last years AND 18. Horrible animations, with unrealistic player AI and Bad offensive linemen blocking and Ai
  10. Thorage
    Aug 14, 2019
    0
    Releasing games with minimal, cosmetic changes to it and charge for them full retail price as for a completely new product should be banned and prosecuted. I am not even starting here on ridiculous monetization aspects of it concentrated on exploitation of modern, let's be honest not very smart kids....
  11. ZenInChaos
    Aug 14, 2019
    0
    EA sports has left madden in a completely sad state of disarray. This game is a pathetic joke. Gameplay mechanics are sloppy and embarrassing, even football games from 15 years ago have better mechanics. I can’t believe people actually got paid to make this game. Do yourself a favor and buy madden 99, more features at a cheaper price. EA, please. Either actually watch some football gamesEA sports has left madden in a completely sad state of disarray. This game is a pathetic joke. Gameplay mechanics are sloppy and embarrassing, even football games from 15 years ago have better mechanics. I can’t believe people actually got paid to make this game. Do yourself a favor and buy madden 99, more features at a cheaper price. EA, please. Either actually watch some football games and understand how madden should look&feel, and then do that, or give up your license and let another company take a swing at it. Madden games have been absolutely horrendous for the last 8-9 years at least. All madden is to you is a cash grab with your stupid Madden ultimate team. I will NEVER buy another EA madden game until the mechanics are more fluid and lifelike, and AI actually understands how to properly defend/run routes, etc.

    To the NFL; please. Cancel ea’s exclusive contract and let 2K or some other company make a madden game. They’re a garbage company and don’t give a damn about the sport of football, or gamers playing the football game. They’ve bastardized this once good franchise with subpar performance, and an insane greed for money. We need a community proud to buy this game, and you’re not helping by allowing EA to screw gamers AND the NFL (after all, it is your organization they’re using. Doesn’t look good for the NFL either.)    … Expand
  12. Firegoodell
    Aug 14, 2019
    0
    Madden gets worse every year. Yeah the game looks pretty and the graphics are nice but the gameplay is utter trash. They don’t want to put money into the game to make it better but they fool kids into buying this game every year.
  13. RickieLong_
    Aug 14, 2019
    0
    I Stopped Buying Madden 5 Years Ago, And Never Planned On Getting It Again. My GF Suprised Me And Bought it For Me, And Sure Enough, Absolutely No Progression Whatsoever. Horrible Gameplay, Presentation. Stale Animations, Sideline Players Look Terrible Still. The QB1 Mode Had So Much Potential But Falls Very Short. 15 Years Later And EA Still Hasn’t Topped ESPN 2K5. Final Rating: 0
    Zero    I Stopped Buying Madden 5 Years Ago, And Never Planned On Getting It Again. My GF Suprised Me And Bought it For Me, And Sure Enough, Absolutely No Progression Whatsoever. Horrible Gameplay, Presentation. Stale Animations, Sideline Players Look Terrible Still. The QB1 Mode Had So Much Potential But Falls Very Short. 15 Years Later And EA Still Hasn’t Topped ESPN 2K5. Final Rating: 0
    Zero Rating For A Company Who Gives Zero Effort. Give The License Up Already EA    … Expand
  14. Egghead254
    Aug 14, 2019
    0
    I honestly created a user just to write an honest review. I’ve been playing madden since as far back as I can remember which was M 02’.
    I can tell you right now this game has been moving backwards and anybody who's been playing this game knows that. People who just started playing this a couple years back DO NOT understand why this game has gone so low because you are the target audience    I honestly created a user just to write an honest review. I’ve been playing madden since as far back as I can remember which was M 02’.
    I can tell you right now this game has been moving backwards and anybody who's been playing this game knows that. People who just started playing this a couple years back DO NOT understand why this game has gone so low because you are the target audience now. This game is at its worst and I refuse to take part in this circus of a game. Use to be at every midnight release, Madden was a household name it’s a shame how low they’ve cane!    … Expand
  15. TripleC19
    Aug 16, 2019
    0
    They dont care... game full of terrible animations while everything is scripted
  16. DontBuyMadden
    Aug 16, 2019
    0
    This game is a complete mess. Animations is what makes this game run and it will bail you out time and time again. There’s no skill involved and the glitches don’t even get me started which the glitches. This game isn’t worth $60 this isn’t worth $40 this is at best at 20-30$ game if you’d like to see how broken this game is look up RyanMoody21 he shows you how glitchy and broken the gameThis game is a complete mess. Animations is what makes this game run and it will bail you out time and time again. There’s no skill involved and the glitches don’t even get me started which the glitches. This game isn’t worth $60 this isn’t worth $40 this is at best at 20-30$ game if you’d like to see how broken this game is look up RyanMoody21 he shows you how glitchy and broken the game is it’s disheartening to see how far gone this franchise has come I’ve been playing since madden 99 on my gameboy… Expand
  17. OG_Ron420
    Aug 17, 2019
    0
    Bring back 2K football already this game should not be released very buggy terrible gameplay and online is worse everyone uses glitches and goes for it on 4th and long and use rpo glitch
  18. Dauce00
    Aug 17, 2019
    0
    this game sucks. Animations, tackling, etc, the "roboqb is back"; Blake Bortles can go 24-25 against a top tier defense. EA is a joke and Madden is a joke. Madden truly haven't been good since '08. Honestly save your money and buy NBA2K.
  19. Crzytea
    Mar 28, 2020
    0
    Bad, bad game. Games fee scripted. If you go near a SS who is a star underneath him you will fumble the ball even if you cover it up. Joey Bosa will always get 5 sacks a game even if you double team him. I’ve played madden since 2003 and this is the worst one yet. Do not pay money for this game. We cannot allowing EA to keep making **** games.
  20. GothamCity92
    Aug 18, 2019
    0
    This may be the worst madden I’ve played in years and here is why....they don’t call flags that they should be calling such as personal fouls when you are clearly running out of bounds, roughing the passer. The game doesn’t call touchdowns because it gets stuck in animations. For example I had a guy who caught the ball took two steps into the end zone and since it’s stuck in an tackleThis may be the worst madden I’ve played in years and here is why....they don’t call flags that they should be calling such as personal fouls when you are clearly running out of bounds, roughing the passer. The game doesn’t call touchdowns because it gets stuck in animations. For example I had a guy who caught the ball took two steps into the end zone and since it’s stuck in an tackle animation he gets hit the ball goes flying he loses the ball....no touchdown. Also the game has trouble saving... it’s been countless times when I’m playing career mode and I have a really big game I come back and it hasn’t saved in fact it will make me play a game I’ve played THREE GAMES AGO! It never saved the progress and it’s the most frustrating thing ever. I have a scrambling QB whose speed is on 99 yet the linebackers are waaaay faster than my QB and tackle him always immediately when they are in pursuit of me scrambling outside the pocket. I loved madden but I uninstalled this garbage. Idk how IGN keeps giving this game an 8/10 year after year smh… Expand
  21. DakotaHiggins
    Aug 19, 2019
    0
    Same game as last few years I wish they would put efforts like the 2l franchise. Focus on what players want, customization, new game modes, realism. This year was disappointing idk how they keep doing it.
  22. Wincollector92
    Aug 19, 2019
    0
    Where do I start? It seems like every year there's bugs all over the place like a multi billion dollar gaming company is too dumb or lazy to fix the same rehashed game that comes out every year with a refreshed generic paint job of a main menu, and updated roster.

    The AI plays dumb and runs away from receivers like a waterboy scared to get hit by the football, plus you have supposed new    Where do I start? It seems like every year there's bugs all over the place like a multi billion dollar gaming company is too dumb or lazy to fix the same rehashed game that comes out every year with a refreshed generic paint job of a main menu, and updated roster.

    The AI plays dumb and runs away from receivers like a waterboy scared to get hit by the football, plus you have supposed new features that have been here 10 years ago. Like your fan base are stupid drones and will eat any garbage you spew out.

    This gets a zero from me because of pure laziness, insult of intelligence and mind numbing stupidity on EAs part. Can't wait until their license is stripped away.    … Expand
  23. markperez112
    Aug 19, 2019
    0
    What in the actual f*** EA!? You literally copied and pasted Madden 19 (which was horrible btw) on to a new CD. I gave this game two weeks and I was absolutely disgusted!!!! I can’t even make a list of everything wrong with this game. You have monopolized football fans and now the whole world hates you. Everything you added was shallow and not even fun!!! All you did was switch out oldWhat in the actual f*** EA!? You literally copied and pasted Madden 19 (which was horrible btw) on to a new CD. I gave this game two weeks and I was absolutely disgusted!!!! I can’t even make a list of everything wrong with this game. You have monopolized football fans and now the whole world hates you. Everything you added was shallow and not even fun!!! All you did was switch out old crappy rap songs for new crappy rap songs, added a shallow story mode that actually made last two years story modes seem like a “good story,” stripped the play books, oh and the pro bowl is back? Cool! NOT!!! It’s ONE game! You added one game with different 32 helmets, bravo guys. Good job copy and pasting. Horrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wasted my money. Thanks for robbing money from me for the past 3 years.… Expand
  24. scubaxxdan
    Aug 20, 2019
    0
    I loved Madden so much for so long, since they can't make a game with any depth, I went ahead and bought an xbox original and PS2 so I can play games that are fun and make sense. Games that were made to seem like they actually cared about the players, not the same thing with the same problems year after year.
  25. Abscess2
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    When will people stop buying buggy rushed games from EA? I have boycotting EA since Battlefield 3. Join me and they will start making good games again.
  26. Beeman88
    Aug 23, 2019
    0
    How so little effort can be put into improving a game is astounding. EA cashes in year after year on people who have never had the chance to see what a real football game could look like. Madden was best in '08 when they made it immersive. Thanks for the garbage, EA. It sure is in the game.
  27. Youngmoe305
    Aug 23, 2019
    0
    Game feels like a roster update that does not respect real life football principles.
    I’ve been playing madden since 05 and the lack of depth in franchise is astonishing.
  28. DanielKilledEli
    Aug 26, 2019
    0
    If it is a new game, why does it still have the EXACT same bugs?

    Not only is this not a new game, but it still has the problems of the last game, so technically it still is not a complete game. The Madden franchise relies on probability and mathematical formulations rather than physics, meaning a ball is thrown up in the air to your best receiver who is wide open, he may drop it    If it is a new game, why does it still have the EXACT same bugs?

    Not only is this not a new game, but it still has the problems of the last game, so technically it still is not a complete game.

    The Madden franchise relies on probability and mathematical formulations rather than physics, meaning a ball is thrown up in the air to your best receiver who is wide open, he may drop it because mathematically he only has a 92% chance of catching it and a random number generator rather than user skill decides the outcome of many plays.

    Beyond the horrible unresponsive gameplay, every single menu is delayed, because it has to look through 10 years of bad code just to load a simple screen.

    This game ignores every mode to filter you into the Pay to Play mode, which preys on kids and adults with addiction tendencies.
    This mode is designed to make you spit out a never ending stream of money as new players are released daily, and unless you do not require sleep or any other activity other than playing this game, the only way to acquire them is by spending real world money to acquire coins which then turn into another digital currency and so on and so on.

    In the Madden 20 pay to play mode however, you cannot simply "buy" an item, you have to GAMBLE for lower items, then combine them into bigger items which can then be "auctioned" and combined to obtain an item.

    EA calls this surprise mechanics, but it is gambling. An average pack is $2-5 but better value bundles of packs can range up to $100 and absolutely nothing is guaranteed.

    If they advertise a limited time top tier card, the odds are approximately 1 in 4,705.903, to obtain that card in a random pack but they advertise a guaranteed mid tier card "or better", not revealing the odds, so you spend $1000 in a modern day carnival prize scam.

    In conclusion, this is a very poorly designed game. It has a ton of bad code piled on top of each other, the game play is extremely choppy and unpredictable and has numerous fundamental flaws, and they only mode they attempt to up keep up is designed to suck as much money as possible as fast as possible from your bank account.

    The critics may be paid to give Madden 20 a bunch of 8s and 9s but I'm not,

    Stay as far away from this game as humanly possible.    … Expand
  29. eljoshsf
    Aug 26, 2019
    0
    Garbage ass game. Receivers drop every pass, you have less than 2 seconds to throw the ball but quarterbacks have a full second throwing animation so you can’t make a proper read, and receivers still drop possession catches. Horrible game I promise do not buy
  30. FylthyPlayz
    Aug 27, 2019
    0
    Same broken plays, same broken game. I’ve lost 4 games of online play to things uncontrollable to human stick skills or even things possible in a working game. Audible glitches, offensive line play is so bad my linemen turn around and stare at my qb getting chased. This game is laughable. It’s literally become a joke to see how many issues appear on every single play. Player warps,Same broken plays, same broken game. I’ve lost 4 games of online play to things uncontrollable to human stick skills or even things possible in a working game. Audible glitches, offensive line play is so bad my linemen turn around and stare at my qb getting chased. This game is laughable. It’s literally become a joke to see how many issues appear on every single play. Player warps, clipping, AI that doesn’t work. Frostbite is ass, complete garbage. In 27 days I free to play grind an 83 overall team with an 85 defense. Corners are such a joke that the speeds can’t even compete to WR’s so you get burned on slants/crossers/levels all day and cant really do anything except pour franks hot sauce in your eyes. People glitch the same plays, same players. It’s not even football. I get in to grind challenges I cheese to win, then build a team that can’t win vs any money spent or really in general because the fumbles and game is so broken. So yeah, never ever reviewed a game, this is my first. Please do not buy this and please do not spend money on mut. It’s not worth it whatsoever. Go play ANY other game that will actually bring you enjoyment. Don’t break controllers or get frustrated you could have a stroke just because your player freezes halfway through the turf and the other team easily walks it past them. Just go buy another game. Any other game. Not this one. I haven’t even mentioned the degraded and inexplicably terrible franchise mode they have. It’s even more of a joke. For any real football fan that plays madden, I feel you. But it **** sucks and you know it. It’s not representative of what happens on sundays. EA Sports, it’s definitely not in the game.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

99
#99 Best PS4 Game of 2019
23
#23 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2019
6
#6 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2019

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Metascore
76

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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