Madden NFL 21

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User Score
0.3

Overwhelming dislike- based on 5792 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 85 out of 5792
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 5792
  3. Negative: 5,673 out of 5792
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  1. MrBlowUp
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This game is so bad it literally forced me to create an account just to give it a 0/100. It’s the same game, sure its football and what can you expect, with a game mode nobody asked for. Franchise mode is dull. FOTF is lifeless. They should fire/sue whoever photoshopped the new jersey’s on players who joined new teams.(Tom Brady, for example) They gave the community none of what it wantedThis game is so bad it literally forced me to create an account just to give it a 0/100. It’s the same game, sure its football and what can you expect, with a game mode nobody asked for. Franchise mode is dull. FOTF is lifeless. They should fire/sue whoever photoshopped the new jersey’s on players who joined new teams.(Tom Brady, for example) They gave the community none of what it wanted and asked for, and if you’re seeing this big of an outpour from your fans (the only people who care about your game) after them giving you literally 4 years to fix everything, you know you f**ked up. Shame on you EA.… Expand
  2. IamRonBurgandy
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Franchise is garbage. EA is basically scamming consumers as they are only updating game modes which bring them additional revenue via micro transactions. Please, US government, put regulations in place that prevent loot box mechanics.… Expand
  3. OhWowWeWoo
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    As a football fan and someone who grew up playing the Madden Franchise, it really pains how little they change Madden year by year for the past 5-7 years or so. FRANCHISE SUCKS MAJOR BUTTHOLE. Here is a list of a few things we still need and still want fixed after many years of asking, not only in FRANCHISE but GAMEPLAY ALSO.

    * More customization (customize new players looks, customize    As a football fan and someone who grew up playing the Madden Franchise, it really pains how little they change Madden year by year for the past 5-7 years or so. FRANCHISE SUCKS MAJOR BUTTHOLE. Here is a list of a few things we still need and still want fixed after many years of asking, not only in FRANCHISE but GAMEPLAY ALSO.

    * More customization (customize new players looks, customize new teams and stadiums)

    * More Season/Career stats (like a list of all the previous superbowl games, seeing when a player joined a new team and naming what the team is)

    * Better AI clock management - Why would AI call their final timeout with like 14-20seconds left in the game when in IRL the team would call that final timeout with 3-2 seconds and then make a field goal for the win.

    * Slot receiver stats are overpowered - We keep seeing a bunch of mediocre slot wide receivers outperform the Best recievers in the game like Julio Jones or D-HOP every year

    * AI players who are losing the game still don't run out of bounds when they need to, they don't even attempt to run out of bounds.

    *Better Weather system - In IRL, in games, the weather can change sometimes right? lol, in one quarter of the game its cloudy, then next quarter it starts to rain. We need better Mother Nature in Madden.

    *When Quarterback scramble and get hit, they fumble like 80% of the time even when I change their carrying rating to 99. Fix that

    *Better Superbowl Celebration. You guys have had the same old celebration for the past 4-5 years frame by frame that lasts for like 30seconds. Change something up please.

    PS. NO ONE CARES ABOUT FACE OF THE FRANCHISE    … Expand
  4. Hughesy
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This game is so poor as it has always been. There has not been 1 improvement to the game. They literally made "The Yard" to compete with 2ks new title that hasn't even been released. Sim game that competes in an arcade gamemode just shows how lost the executives are on this. The devs are not at fault.
  5. Doogiehouser11
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This game is glitchy as it’s ever been. They took very little time to make sure things were correct before the release and seem to have forced this new game mode down our throats that to be perfectly honest in my opinion get away from what made the game great and thats the ACTUAL game of football thru simulation and competitive game modes now it’s an arcade based game which isThis game is glitchy as it’s ever been. They took very little time to make sure things were correct before the release and seem to have forced this new game mode down our throats that to be perfectly honest in my opinion get away from what made the game great and thats the ACTUAL game of football thru simulation and competitive game modes now it’s an arcade based game which is disappointing when knowing the simulation and competitive gameplay is why made this game as successful as it’s always been. If I wanted to play an arcade style game I’d of rebooted nfl blitz. It’s not what’s expected from an ea series game.… Expand
  6. papap0st
    Aug 31, 2020
    2
    This game is a technical mess full of glitches and bugs. There is 0 attention to detail as there are plenty of misspellings, wrong info, and copy/paste everything.

    Some improvements come in the form of general gameplay improvements. But the technical mess of everything around them overshadows anything positive. Misaligned players, broken plays, etc. I've experienced more issues in 2    This game is a technical mess full of glitches and bugs. There is 0 attention to detail as there are plenty of misspellings, wrong info, and copy/paste everything.

    Some improvements come in the form of general gameplay improvements. But the technical mess of everything around them overshadows anything positive. Misaligned players, broken plays, etc. I've experienced more issues in 2 weeks with this game than I did all of last year.

    Don't even waste your time in the "career" mode. The developers clearly didn't.    … Expand
  7. Toorichforoux
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is awful, they added an Arcade Mode game in the yard which does nothing for me wanting a simulation style football game. Considering that EA has the EXCLUSIVE rights to make a Madden 21 game, this is unnaceptable. #NFLdropEA… Expand
  8. Davidl9566
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Less content and more bugs than last year. And face of the franchise is embarrassingly bad.
  9. Noahm1510
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    The same terrible broken game from last year. The only change made is the arcade “Yard” mode which doesn’t follow NFL rules and is more comparable to Arena football. Still the same animations as last year. Don’t buy this game!!! #NFLdropEA #FixFranchisemode
  10. Ejh2020
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Same trash as usual. EA only cares about milking Unsuspecting kids on the microtransactions. I won’t give EA another look until something drastic happens - greedy bastards.
  11. Boomheel
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This game is attrocious. No attention to detail. No drastically needed changes for franchise mode, no gameplay improvements. It’s a copy and paste almost entirely from last year.
  12. sikavuka21
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This game is so broken. What a waste of $60 . 2k need to come out with there football game so there can be a competitiveness between them and EA
  13. LordTarkus
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Bad game ea try again. Greedy publisher. Same game as the last but you have to pay. Don’t buy please.
  14. DanJohns
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This is the WORST game I have ever played in my entire life. I have been playing since Madden 13 so sadly I have never played a good madden game. But the game has been significantly getting worse gameplay-wise every single year. I have gone back and played NFL 2K5 and even without nostalgia, It is 100x the better game. I have been playing for over 8 years and I still haven't seen aThis is the WORST game I have ever played in my entire life. I have been playing since Madden 13 so sadly I have never played a good madden game. But the game has been significantly getting worse gameplay-wise every single year. I have gone back and played NFL 2K5 and even without nostalgia, It is 100x the better game. I have been playing for over 8 years and I still haven't seen a coaching tree in franchise. I don't understand why can't they just make the game like NCAA Football 14 which is still the best sports game I have played to date. I can't believe Madden 21 is made by the same company that made that game. If EA wants to make a terrible arcade gambling game for 5-year-olds than don't use up the exclusive sim NFL license. Why not just drop franchise mode and just have MUT and get an exclusive NFL arcade license. The yard is a Walmart version of NBA2K's park which I love. I just don't understand why EA couldn't just add one feature to franchise mode every year instead of taking away one feature of franchise mode each year. The face of the franchise mode is maybe the most cringe storyline I have ever seen. It's like the developers at EA saw how good 2K's mycareer is and said let's see how we can ruin this. The next thing is that I don't understand how people expect the gameplay to be realistic when the engine that Madden runs on isn't even made for a football game. The frostbite engine was made by EA in 2008 for first-person shooters. It was used in a lot of the Battlefield games. In 2017 EA starting acting like this engine was some new technology that was going to fix gameplay in Madden 18. They literally put it on the back of the box. This is why the gameplay in a football game made 16 years ago is better than this. The receivers in 2K5 could actually run a fade to the back of the endzone. The worst thing is as the game get's worse the price goes up. For me to even think about buying this game next year it Franchise mode needs to have a Coaching Carousel with Coaching skill trees, advanced scouting with descriptions for each player, advanced stat-tracking with year to year stats, more accurate simulation, more detailed and customizable relocation options, player morale where they could demand a contract extension or a trade, training camp, position battles, more accurate trade logic, non-op X-Factors, NFL rule changes (like in NBA2K), and modernize outside linebacker and defensive end specifications,. They also would have to fix the gameplay by making an engine specifically for football games. Lastly, make the yard exactly like the park in 2k and make it 3v3 and all online players (not CPU) instead of 6v6. The sad thing about all of this is that the people at EA won't even care about this awful user score because they are too busy making racks off five-year-olds using their mom's credit cards. In response to a low user score EA sports employee, Clint Oldenburg said " well 2 is better than 1". This is why I have no hope for EA to make a good football game ever again. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! Its a waste of a hard-earned $60. That's all I have to say… Expand
  15. Mike5253
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An update thats worth $60 NO THANKS! BRING BACK 2k, y’all should actually make a game every other year...… Expand
  16. Sinzey83
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Glitchy as **** Don’t buy the game. Just go spend $2 on madden 16. It’s the same game.
  17. Kpleder
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Trash. Every year the game is stripped down even more, while all their effort goes into their legalized gambling mut mode. A disgrace to the human race. They truly despise their customers and just want to suck as much money out of them with as little effort as possible. With so many hurting right now, it's simply horrific they would attempt to rob people. End the monopoly.
  18. Candycake
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don't buy this game, that's awful !!! It is no different from its predecessor, at $ 60. EA is really lazy, they should have made the game new but no, this is not NFL 21, this is NFL 20.5… Expand
  19. Shawmin02
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    The worst edition of Madden ever made. Seriously... just give football to 2K. EA Sports is a joke.
  20. silentecho1189
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Same game every year. No competition = no innovation. 2k needs to come back and make a football game. Back in those days ea and 2k were driving each other forward making innovative choices, ea has no reason to try and they fail year in and year out.
  21. cjbenavidez
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Another sad year, Im seriously frustrated this is what we get. I regret that I supported EA's product. I wont make that mistake again. Buying used till they decide to put real effort into making a game. so many bugs, terrible game play, its just plain not fun and EA continues its release of unfinished games. Madden 21 is terrible! just terrible. very frustrating and sad.
  22. Nfldropea2020
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Don’t pay for this roster update. Franchise is reskinned, gameplay is buggy and animation based. Essentially it’s a Glorified gambling simulation targeted at kids, as it is has been every year on this current console generation.
  23. Bunky78
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    I've never played a worse Madden game since start of Madden itself. Born in 1978 I was one of many 80s kids growing up playing Nintendo super Nintendo. Madden came on the scene one of the very first ones to play Madden and it was good. Seems to be the last 15 to 20 years EA sports have gotten lazy. Unfortunately until they show me that they can get their head out of their backside I willI've never played a worse Madden game since start of Madden itself. Born in 1978 I was one of many 80s kids growing up playing Nintendo super Nintendo. Madden came on the scene one of the very first ones to play Madden and it was good. Seems to be the last 15 to 20 years EA sports have gotten lazy. Unfortunately until they show me that they can get their head out of their backside I will not be buying another EA sports related game.… Expand
  24. JLaCivita
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    It really is just another roster update. The franchise mode has been untouched for years. It’s time for change. The yard does not seem that appealing.
  25. Mitchyw
    Aug 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Stupid game, horrible and I hope they finally learn their lesson and make a quality game or 2k does… Expand
  26. XanderC
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This game is awful, franchise mode is terrible, gameplay is horrendous, minus a few little things its the same game every year for the last 5 years, The NFL should be ashamed of themselves for allowing a product like this to come out, please don't buy this game, its the only way they will listen.
  27. Ryanchugie
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    What can I say other than it’s complete crap and over priced and makes you have some many microtransactions I feel like it’s a mobile game
  28. benlee540
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This game is legit TRASH! Copy and Paste. EA continues to ignore all the issues, DO NOT BUY!
  29. Venomnous
    Aug 31, 2020
    1
    They are lazy. A monopoly sitting on their butt. Even in their most popular game mode they do not fix a game mode breaking glitch a week after “official launch” In squads if you try to throw a pass in the gun, no play action it will kick you off qb and cause havoc on offense for you as your teammate takes over unaware of what’s happening. To top that off the ultimate team mode content isThey are lazy. A monopoly sitting on their butt. Even in their most popular game mode they do not fix a game mode breaking glitch a week after “official launch” In squads if you try to throw a pass in the gun, no play action it will kick you off qb and cause havoc on offense for you as your teammate takes over unaware of what’s happening. To top that off the ultimate team mode content is diminishing each year. They take out competitive master and are slow with promos. Which is extremely disappointing because there was such a lack of content at the end of the year for madden 20. The same thing will probably happen again if not sooner. This is to not even mention franchise mode which is a copy and paste each year. #NflDropEA… Expand
  30. Superman_94
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Haven’t played a Madden game from EA in years. Picked this up thinking at least with all the years I missed there would be some innovation or improvements but no, it’s more broken than ever, more monetised than ever and even more of a copy-and-paste from the previous year it’s ever been. EA ruin games, scummy company that’s only reason for making 99% of the stuff they do is to squeeze asHaven’t played a Madden game from EA in years. Picked this up thinking at least with all the years I missed there would be some innovation or improvements but no, it’s more broken than ever, more monetised than ever and even more of a copy-and-paste from the previous year it’s ever been. EA ruin games, scummy company that’s only reason for making 99% of the stuff they do is to squeeze as much money out of its playerbase it can with the minimal amount of effort.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

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  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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