Madden NFL 21

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0.3

Overwhelming dislike- based on 5792 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 5,673 out of 5792
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  1. Calrizzy
    Sep 6, 2020
    4
    Bug filled mess that has no ambition, no innovation, and just a copy and paste effort from the last few years,,, EA has dropped the ball a long time ago and seems like they dont care for their audience.... how can you be a multi million/billion dollar developer and yet dont even try...smh
  2. KingNyx
    May 23, 2023
    0
    (Originally made in 2020) I didn't get the chance to announce it last year but Madden NFL 20 was horrendously bad in gameplay and engagement. Madden NFL 21 literally copies most if not all things that were in Madden NFL 19. The gameplay, and physique of players has always been unrealistic since about Madden NFL 13 or 15. It infuriates me how terrible the games are scripted and not all(Originally made in 2020) I didn't get the chance to announce it last year but Madden NFL 20 was horrendously bad in gameplay and engagement. Madden NFL 21 literally copies most if not all things that were in Madden NFL 19. The gameplay, and physique of players has always been unrealistic since about Madden NFL 13 or 15. It infuriates me how terrible the games are scripted and not all about realism. This game series since Madden NFL 13, has been beyond trash.

    EA is infamous for being the worst at developing games. Enough is enough, it started with Battlefront, and NBA Live, and it all ends in Madden.    … Expand
  3. zVista
    Jan 16, 2023
    0
    Such a joke. EA keeps recycling the same garbage each year, charging $60 while expecting us to buy microtransactions that become nullified when the next annual release comes out.

    Please do not support EA and buy this dumpster fire.
  4. JackalopeThundr
    Sep 10, 2022
    2
    Sadly, Madden has not changed much over the years. I will play it on Game Pass and try a season or two, then realize it does not change and I remove it and move to something else. I think it would be cool to let you to have more creativity in the game: Build your own team or have a fantasy draft, create your own schedule each season, or even be able to move divisions or cities if youSadly, Madden has not changed much over the years. I will play it on Game Pass and try a season or two, then realize it does not change and I remove it and move to something else. I think it would be cool to let you to have more creativity in the game: Build your own team or have a fantasy draft, create your own schedule each season, or even be able to move divisions or cities if you really want. Something so I do not play 6 games versus the same teams each season. Now it is fun to try and destroy everyone and break records but that is only fun for so long.… Expand
  5. Iwantfood
    Jun 15, 2022
    3
    Fully updated the game is better but still a total mess ya franchise did get some needed things added but the gameplay is horrible, face of the franchise is better but still not good, the acting was terrible, the yard is cool but the gameplay ruins it
  6. random_dude96
    May 2, 2022
    0
    bugs and glitches everywhere. Animations are broken. Realism? Yeah, forget about that. And Franchise is still so barebones that I just can't bear playing it. Fix this game. We deserve better than whatever this is.
  7. Xston
    Mar 23, 2022
    0
    Trash just worthless crap that electronic arts just rebrands and releases every single year
  8. Patmoamagaman11
    Mar 1, 2022
    1
    Devs have suck to new lows with this trash. Buggier and glitchier than all hell. This series has been on a serious decline for the last ten years. I didn't care too much about buying a new one every year when it was some solid gameplay, but the devs are so lazy and clearly don't care at all anymore. They just want to milk us fans. Thanks Obama!
  9. ColeScrim13
    Dec 13, 2021
    0
    Franchise way worse and way to buggy NFL2K5 a game from 2004 that cost $3 is better than this $60 game
  10. TheThickness
    Dec 1, 2021
    2
    Another year another half done madden game. Very disappointed with franchise mode, they need to put more effort in that and stop only caring about madden ultimate team.
  11. viscid
    Nov 17, 2021
    2
    no game modes accept the cash cow mut, a forgotten about franchise mode, a terrible story mode, and a bunch of random crap nobody plays, and dont even get me started on the gameplay... its not realistic at all, its basically 100% animation based, the gameplay seems like its scripted, the same things happen every game, and it basically forces mut into your face expecting you to spend 100sno game modes accept the cash cow mut, a forgotten about franchise mode, a terrible story mode, and a bunch of random crap nobody plays, and dont even get me started on the gameplay... its not realistic at all, its basically 100% animation based, the gameplay seems like its scripted, the same things happen every game, and it basically forces mut into your face expecting you to spend 100s of dollars to make a semi decent team, overall madden hasnt been good for almost a decade, just a cash grab and no companys will be able to make nfl games till like 2026 so have fun with madden for the next 4-5 years… Expand
  12. ArthurTeles
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    ea gananciosa ea gananciosa micro transaçao micro transaçao
    ea gananciosa ea gananciosa micro transaçao micro transaçao
  13. CoochieCakes
    Nov 11, 2021
    0
    oh look a vending machine has better gameplay and better graphics and better presentation than madden nfl 21.
  14. Chardii
    Nov 1, 2021
    0
    This game is si incredibly **** unbelievable how ea literally does nothing for this game year after year
  15. Ryanl23
    Oct 17, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the warts game ea sports has ever made. Every time you play a game you throw a interception or fumble on every drive down the field.… Expand
  16. ThatGamerDude
    Sep 22, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was playing superstar KO and I was at the last game and I was doing amazing and yet when I played my opponent he left and it acted like I left and it made me reset, madden is so bad it’s a joke of a franchise … Expand
  17. JuanfraLAR
    Sep 21, 2021
    0
    Better than 18-19-20 and 21. But still trash that's not worth buying. EA just don't care about the game, they just want to milk money out of MUT enthusiast
  18. thecoolreviewer
    Sep 15, 2021
    0
    Any given play can be a complete failure or TD because of the terrible physics and dated CPU AI. Ending scores and statistics of games played are more often questionable than not, leaving you wondering what the numbers would say if the game worked properly. Playing a full game without feeling cheated on at least a single play is impossible. Holding - offense!
  19. BallzyDan
    Sep 13, 2021
    0
    20 years later, Madden 01 for PS2, is still better than this dumpster fire, that is nothing more than a money grab
  20. Akamyab
    Sep 8, 2021
    0
    Another giant pile of garbage by EA, I can’t wait till they lose this license.
  21. Caydin_Walker
    Sep 5, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I couldn't bring myself to play it after the Snoop Dogg appearance. I physically got ill from the amount of cringe it produced.… Expand
  22. Slimpapi305
    Sep 3, 2021
    0
    Madden has been terrible since 2013 , the franchise mode still sucks after all these changes , I love football and dont get the real football experience playing madden , since Ultimate team came out madden has been down hill , nfl needs to give madden some competition , let 2k make a football game
  23. CspotReview
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    A sport game's first purpose is to keep score accurately and it can't even do that.
    20 year Madden player. 15 year Metacritic user.
    First review I've ever left here. The glitches are criminal- the franchise mode is a punchline.
  24. Shaqery
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    Again! Thrash gameplay! Thrash Server! Thrash Game! Thrash EA! **** useless company. I hope your actionares and bosses get cancer :)
  25. Rockyisonfire
    Sep 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible just terrible feels like 19,18,17 EA needs to take at least 2 years and start from scratch… Expand
  26. leznis
    Aug 28, 2021
    0
    It's awful so called "critics" rated this game 50,60/100.
    Game hasn't changed any bit, they didn't even care about many bugs that are still happening in the game. EA's just f-ing with fans, and they are going to ruin this whole series.
    I really hope devs will wake up soon and won't try to bribe critics.
  27. LennyBlack
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a bad game which, given how deep we are into things simply should not be. This isn't a 'simulation football game' in any way. It's just a glorified cash grab by EA to take advantage of those who really don't know any better and love to kill money on card packs for Madden Ultimate Team. The game is mostly unchanged from last year's, apart from The Yard which I care to the sum of zero about. They hit you with that the second you boot up. I've been a Franchise Guy since way back when. It's what got me hooked to the game in the 00s and it's a big reason why I like so many others, are fed up with the hollowed out thing in front of us. This simply isn't worth even half the price tag they're asking for. It's just not. You can only resign players after Week 3 of the regular season which isn't even close to how it's done in real life. This was done better in the PS2 days, most notably Maddens 04-10. There's no discernible team logic by the CPU when it comes to drafting or free agency. The game has the worst stat tracking of any game out there, even worse than its PS2 counterparts and given that we're literally a year away from the first ones dropping on PS5, that's a very bad thing.

    As a gamer, Madden has been a part of my life for just about 30 years. I remember playing the very first Madden on Sega Genesis and playing it every year since. After Madden NFL 12, it was clear that EA was done with Franchise because they were all in with MUT and getting every dollar possible from that. In doing this, EA has cast aside a larger number of people who made that cash grab possible by buying the pre MUT Maddens and investing time into Franchise Mode.

    Relocation has gone untouched and while the UI has the best coat of paint ever, that's IT. It's insulting to me that it took EA this long to address what we've known for years now. That Franchise Mode is on blocks and needs major work. Yet even after giving a list of things they wanna do this year and moving forward, none of that was present at the jump. Not ONE. Superstar KO literally came out of the blue last year after Madden 20 dropped. This company has created 2 new modes before even pretending that they're interested in fixing ONE.

    Gameplay is still atrocious for a wannabe simulation football game. The game froze at odd points which led to me missing at least two kicks. This is unacceptable for a digital download. This is nothing more than a Copy & Paste of 20, with a decent number of updates & patches. Especially when you consider how many of these all but broke Franchise Mode (more like Season Mode since it's nowhere near Franchise Mode from its golden age from 04-12).

    21 to me, kickstarted what I've come to call Electronic Skim Milk age with the advent of Superstar X-Factor. See, EA somehow lost the ability of conveying the really great players in the game from the really good ones so they put this in. X-Factors bring Madden kicking & screaming into the Arcade realm, as badly as EA tries to keep it grounded in simulation yet fails miserably doing so. It's very noticeable especially when it comes to those edge rushers who are all but unguardable once their X-Factor's triggered. The cover guy can't fumble once his is triggered, which again, just defies all logic & is yet another sign of how much EA has truly lost it. Commentary isn't much to write home about & has gone off the cliff since they let Nantz & Simms walk. Which as irony would have it, is right about when presentation dropped off completely. With each passing year, Madden NFL 25 looks better because of how much worse these subsequent releases are.

    Madden NFL 21 is a terrible game. Not really sure it can be put any better than that really. It's the soul snatching low point for anyone who like me, loved Franchise Mode & finds this game virtually unplayable because of the piss poor gameplay on top of the most barebones Season Mode out there. Of all the major sports games, to me, Madden's the worst of them all.    … Expand
  28. kydr3amz
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Same thing every year. Regression to the highest degree. it’s been 30 years, stop playing with us.… Expand
  29. Crafty_YT
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    A utter and complete piece of **** where absolutely nothing is improved and all is **** copied I even saw 2019 in the date sometimes, EA has completely given up on doing anything of substance and just throws out a cash grab not even worthy of a **** covered bronze medal don’t EVER but this
  30. Just_Jimi
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    Physics removed, user control functions still removed so canned animations have taken over the game. I can’t help but think how Frostbite is the cause of a lot of this. I feel like I have so little control over anything now. They are heading in the wrong direction in every way except for finally giving Franchise Mode some attention. Game breaking glitches from 3-4 years ago are all stillPhysics removed, user control functions still removed so canned animations have taken over the game. I can’t help but think how Frostbite is the cause of a lot of this. I feel like I have so little control over anything now. They are heading in the wrong direction in every way except for finally giving Franchise Mode some attention. Game breaking glitches from 3-4 years ago are all still there including some new ones. They cannot add a single new feature without ridiculous bugs behind them. It’s not just hating Madden because it’s Madden, it’s just not a fun game to me for the most reasons above.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 29
  3. Negative: 2 out of 29
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 8, 2020
    40
    Madden NFL 21 is another blatant recycling of last year’s edition of the „simulation“ of the American football. Sadly, most of the modes remained the same. Gameplay received a few minor tweaks, and in the end it still persists as a cash grab not worth anybody’s time.
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  2. LevelUp
    Sep 14, 2020
    70
    Madden NFL says goodbye to a generation with more questions than answers and with an uncertain perspective on what may happen in the years to come.
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  3. Impulsegamer
    Sep 9, 2020
    70
    For NFL diehards, there remains hundreds of gaming hours at your disposal in Madden 21. These same diehards – much like players of EA’s NHL and Sony’s The Show – will be left with the impression they’ve played this game before, however.
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