Madden NFL 21

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0.3

Overwhelming dislike- based on 5792 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 85 out of 5792
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 5792
  3. Negative: 5,673 out of 5792
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  1. Afeltsy
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    The same recycled game year after year. Big changes need to be made. EA needs to lose the licensing or incredibly overhaul this game and the team in charge of development. A new game engine needs to be developed, it’s 2020!
  2. brandonkinsey
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    madden loves labeling their game as a"simulation" football game but the only connection this game has with football is the nfl license that ea for some reason has. but if you love players clipping into each other, running backs getting warped into tackles and offensive linemen with the iq of rocks, then you'll love madden 21.
  3. joey2324
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    There's a reason why its the worst rated game of ALL TIME. Truly baffling that after 15+ years, Madden takes substantial steps back. I believe NFL will terminate its contract with EA after this horrendous release. Not even remotely excited about Next Gen release. Thanks to EA for sucking the passion out of ever touching another Madden title.
  4. jjs2000
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Same exact thing as the 10 years before, should be a crime that they can continue to sell the same thing year after year.
  5. Tdizell
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Not much effort put into the game. Major glitches,non-football plays and a lack of creativity makes for a really horrible gameplay experience. This just isn’t a good game. It has been this way for for than a decade now. I was excited to purchase this for my son but my son wasn’t very excited because he read all of the negative reviews. We both see why the negative reviews were posted.
  6. Manta_Rey3
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. #NFLdropEA . EA is a bunch of COPY AND PASTE MOTHERF******!!! EVERY SINGLE F****** YEAR! ALL YOU DO IS MAKE NEW GAME MODE FOR MICRO TRANSACTIONS! HORRIBLE!… Expand
  7. Blackout2-1
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Madden has been Horrible for the entirety of the PS4 era. Frostbite engine doesn’t work it’s meant for FPS games. The Franchise mode is what me and my brothers used to look forward too. We never play it anymore because it is so horrible and copy and past from Madden 13. EA needs to Give up the NFL tights and let 2K do it the right way!!!
  8. Jblum
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This game is so bugged it’s unplayable this will be my last madden for a while.
  9. Kingsean275
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Already knew there wasn't any new franchise improvements, but the immense amount of glitches in this game is beyond sad. Do not waste your money
  10. samuel_b26
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Madden has been one of my favorite games ever since my dad brought home madden 08 when i was young. I grew up loving this game and playing it every year. I know how a good football game should feel. That is why i am confident in saying this is the WORST football game i have every played. MUT and the yard are solely there to inspire in-game purchases which is greedy and unnecessary. WhileMadden has been one of my favorite games ever since my dad brought home madden 08 when i was young. I grew up loving this game and playing it every year. I know how a good football game should feel. That is why i am confident in saying this is the WORST football game i have every played. MUT and the yard are solely there to inspire in-game purchases which is greedy and unnecessary. While franchise mode is given bugs and glitches that make it infuriating to attempt to play. face of the franchise gets my hopes up every year as i hope EA can finally capture what it would feel like to go through the process of being a young player in the NFL. Instead it is an uninspired, extremely boring, and rushed experience in which nothing is accomplished plot wise and the user has little to no control over any decisions other than how much of an idiot your guy looks like and maybe your number (if your lucky). I still don’t know why they can’t give you a name that the announcers can say, a voice option that doesn’t sound like the voice actor got paid $5 for a day of work, and an actual user decision past draft day. All of the game modes and extra stuff aside the gameplay itself relies solely on animations. You maybe thinking, “all sports video games rely on animations.” To which i would respond to an extent. Just because there are animations doesn’t mean that the players can’t respect each others’ individual bodies. Meaning i shouldn’t be able to run through someone’s leg, another guys shoulder, and a third guys foot just so the guy in front of me can perform a tackle animation. If you watch football you know that often more than one player makes a tackle, however EA simply can not make that happen because tackles are scripted for one player at a time. I will admit that more animations may need to be made to fix this problem rather than taking them out all together. However, if that is the case then why hasn't EA added more animations over the past few years? I have played each new madden for 4 years straight and i swear there have been maybe 2-3 new animations for tackling or ball carrying respectively. There are many more gameplay problems but, the animations issue I feel is the most pertinent. Clearly, EA has gotten far too comfortable with having the licensing deal with the NFL and have decided to suck the money from their few remaining fans, rather than listening to those that have loved football, video games, and dare I say Madden for years! I love madden but i now believe it is time for the #NFLdropEA… Expand
  11. Speedyboy
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This game is horrible, it’s a slower and laggier version of the game last year... do not spend money on it. (Played the 10 hour trial and didn’t finish it)
  12. Charly234566
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Just supporting the cause. EA schemes need to end and we need to send a message
  13. DinFireBebop
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Unfinished garbage fire with more bugs than a roach infested home. Copy and paste like usual NFL games. Don't purchase!
  14. Gfbaylor
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Pre-ordered this game for the deluxe 80 dollar edition so I could play a few days early and get a good feeling of the game. I’ve been playing madden since 2006 when I was a kid, and I don’t think I’ve ever been more disappointed in my life by a video game ( and that’s coming from someone who was excited for alien colonial marines). The ups:
    Not very many to be brutally honest. The yard is    Pre-ordered this game for the deluxe 80 dollar edition so I could play a few days early and get a good feeling of the game. I’ve been playing madden since 2006 when I was a kid, and I don’t think I’ve ever been more disappointed in my life by a video game ( and that’s coming from someone who was excited for alien colonial marines). The ups:
    Not very many to be brutally honest. The yard is a super fun game mode that I hope makes a return in the next game.... New jerseys? We’ll let’s move on.
    The downs:
    I said the yard is a great game mode (which it is), however the glitches that occur almost every single game push me away from being so sucked into it. The face of the franchise mode was beyond disappointing for a handful of reasons. The choices during the mode really don’t change a thing, the combine is just a bunch of QuickTime events that don’t affect your performance at all. It’s also set on rookie mode the entire time, so it’s extremely easy. And the plot of the story doesn’t really make any sense. Plenty of other issues with that mode that I don’t want to go super in-depth about. Franchise mode is literally the same as Madden 20 but with the blue menu. Literally. And that’s my favorite mode so a huge let down for me. I’m not much of a mut player but my friends who have it say it’s the exact same as previous years but I don’t know for sure. I’d give it a 1/10 but it would just be injustice.    … Expand
  15. Thedude40831
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Madden 21'continues the trend for ea sports and gets even worse. Its really sad to see.
  16. PMRSpecial
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    As someone who has played every single Madden up until now, I'm fed up with the disrespect that they show to the real consultation of their football game. Before microtransactions, it was all about Franchise Mode and how real of a game they could make, you know, simulation.. But after stripping the game of of every good feature and giving us a bare bones game since Madden 13 andAs someone who has played every single Madden up until now, I'm fed up with the disrespect that they show to the real consultation of their football game. Before microtransactions, it was all about Franchise Mode and how real of a game they could make, you know, simulation.. But after stripping the game of of every good feature and giving us a bare bones game since Madden 13 and constantly lying to us saying that your adding new features, but really just giving back a few of the many features you all took away in the first place. No one asked for the yard, but I'm sure that was a knee jerk reaction to 2K coming out with their non simulation titles. And also adding back in certain equipment and only make it available to purchase in the yard but not including it in the actual game was pretty dumb.... Sadly I'm not purchasing this game or any other until something is done.... #NFLDropEA… Expand
  17. X3thanjrx
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Has to be the worst madden to date. So many glitches. People running with ball om heads even on there crotch.... Zones still terrible everything feels sluggish. Nothing changed just repasted skin and new rosters. #NfldropEA
  18. Jaybuck
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    There’s not much positive to this game. It’s full of bugs everywhere. Face of the franchise is the sorriest excuse for A career mode i have ever played. The Yard is filled with ridiculous and honestly stupid gameplay and i have no idea how people can enjoy it. Franchise mode didn’t get touched at all. The gameplay is sloppy, pursuit angles and blocking AI are still terrible. The only twoThere’s not much positive to this game. It’s full of bugs everywhere. Face of the franchise is the sorriest excuse for A career mode i have ever played. The Yard is filled with ridiculous and honestly stupid gameplay and i have no idea how people can enjoy it. Franchise mode didn’t get touched at all. The gameplay is sloppy, pursuit angles and blocking AI are still terrible. The only two positive things about this game are 1. Being able to throw out of a sack (which is embarrassing that it’s taken this long to get such a simple gameplay feature) 2. Tackling animations are better (no, tackling itself is not better but when you do somehow tackle someone, the animations are much smoother) but if you like MUT it’s the exact same as the last 3 years just different pack animations and the same rotated players so i guess there’s that. Oh but it’ll take you hours just to set up your lineup because the menus are so freakin slow and having a separate menu just to upgrade, view attributes or compare players is the most annoying thing about it. I absolutely 110% regret putting faith in EA that maybe the game would be better than this at launch but here we are. **** trash.… Expand
  19. Rayelvis21
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This game is terrible! EA and the NFL totally dropped the ball!!! Unlike the NBA and 2ksports this game has set football gaming back 20 years!!
  20. Ferjist
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Madden 18 v. 4. The Madden dev team has been giving us the same game for the past 5 years, by slightly adjusting the UI and updating rosters.
  21. collegekicks510
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    I honestly don't know where to start. It is a very sad day for fans of football games. We went from having quality games such as Madden 2005 and NFL2K5, to Madden 21, a game that is ridiculously buggy and sports the worst gameplay features and mechanics of the series. Every year the neglect Franchise mode, add arcadey mechanics and take away realistic ones. I'm do e with Madden until it'sI honestly don't know where to start. It is a very sad day for fans of football games. We went from having quality games such as Madden 2005 and NFL2K5, to Madden 21, a game that is ridiculously buggy and sports the worst gameplay features and mechanics of the series. Every year the neglect Franchise mode, add arcadey mechanics and take away realistic ones. I'm do e with Madden until it's torn down and rebuilt. I'm done until real effort is put in. Do yourself a favor and save your money. I promise you you'll regret this purchase.… Expand
  22. Djallday
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    FOR THE 4TH YEAR IN A ROW MADDEN HAS FIGURED OUT HOW NOT TO FIX A GLITCH!!! When I make someone quit in a head to head (H2H) game after about 10 games or so there is a glitch where the user can’t see their world rank or ranks of their opponents or their own stats. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 4 YEARS. I will never buy another sports game from EA because they only copy and paste their games.FOR THE 4TH YEAR IN A ROW MADDEN HAS FIGURED OUT HOW NOT TO FIX A GLITCH!!! When I make someone quit in a head to head (H2H) game after about 10 games or so there is a glitch where the user can’t see their world rank or ranks of their opponents or their own stats. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 4 YEARS. I will never buy another sports game from EA because they only copy and paste their games. That’s it. I actively sought out to rate this game because it’s this bad folks....and I’ve never rated a game before in my life on this site! DO NOT waste your hard earned money or time into EA sports games and ESPECIALLY NOT MADDEN!… Expand
  23. ChaseS350
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Just the same game with an updated roster, EA is a corrupted company and shouldn’t have exclusive rights to NFL simulation games anymore.
  24. Carter219
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Game is horrible. MUT is the same cash grab as the past few years that’s not playable unless you spend money. The yard is a neat idea but feels completely rushed and like a setup for a new cash grabbing scheme. Career mode is fine but has dry story lines with cliche unrelatable plots or relationships. Franchise mode is... non existent. It’s the same copy and past from 6 years ago thatGame is horrible. MUT is the same cash grab as the past few years that’s not playable unless you spend money. The yard is a neat idea but feels completely rushed and like a setup for a new cash grabbing scheme. Career mode is fine but has dry story lines with cliche unrelatable plots or relationships. Franchise mode is... non existent. It’s the same copy and past from 6 years ago that somehow managed to lose features. Anything they claim to have added adds nothing to immersion, strategy or gameplay. Any conversation is one to just click through without reading because youve already seems it a dozen times before.… Expand
  25. Journeytaker123
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    I came to review bomb
  26. build3r
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    I don’t think this franchise can be fixed with the same people. Changes need to be made at the top. Listen to your employees.
  27. Mass6491
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    No new notable features. Franchise is the same as 2017. Decals on jerseys and in stadiums from 2019 are present. Buggy as hell. No real effort in improving anything other than MUT which is a slap in the face to all Madden and Football fans. We want change. You wont get that with Madden.
  28. MaddenPlayer199
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This is not a review bomb, I pre ordered this game and it is simply horrible! I am not expecting some cutting edge gameplay from madden but I atleast expect the game to work. I did not receive any of my MUT pre order bonuses and still have not even after contacting EA! The mode the Yard is actually very fun, when it actually works! I get disconnected or my opponent does more than I canThis is not a review bomb, I pre ordered this game and it is simply horrible! I am not expecting some cutting edge gameplay from madden but I atleast expect the game to work. I did not receive any of my MUT pre order bonuses and still have not even after contacting EA! The mode the Yard is actually very fun, when it actually works! I get disconnected or my opponent does more than I can actually play. Franchise mode is again untouched which is unacceptable. It’s honesty insulting the state this game is in with all the glitches and bugs. We need competition back in the sports simulation industry smh.… Expand
  29. CapScarce
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Complete garbage, buy a DS and play pictochat, you'll have more fun with that
  30. Gochanour1
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Just the same game once again. Nothing about this game is real football. Garbage. Don’t buy.
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  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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