Madden NFL 21

 PlayStation 4
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. hunterjaxson
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    It is the same boring game that we have been given the last 10+ years. EA seems to be okay with producing a game that is absolutely awful and they do not plan on making the game better. The amount of animations in this game is absolutely absurd. They use the frostbite engine which is specially designed for first person shooter games not football games or sports games. EA continues to notIt is the same boring game that we have been given the last 10+ years. EA seems to be okay with producing a game that is absolutely awful and they do not plan on making the game better. The amount of animations in this game is absolutely absurd. They use the frostbite engine which is specially designed for first person shooter games not football games or sports games. EA continues to not pay any attention to details and the gameplay is awful. Independent companies making "non- simulation" game pay close attention to what EA is doing to their games and their community and you will make a better game than madden. They sold us on ideas that were never put into the game and should have lost the license to make a simulation football game. I want a refund for this game.… Expand
  2. RedOreo
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Do not waste your money on this game. It’s been the same game for the past 10 years!!!
  3. DeliciaDoBrasil
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Não muda nada, não vale a pena pagar preço cheio em um jogo que é a mesma coisa do seu antecessor, se querem lançar atualização de nome de personagem lançar uma dlc… Expand
  4. BigRed_cg
    Aug 30, 2020
    1
    I've been playing Madden since 2004, and unfortunately this game over the past 4 or 5 years has just become so bad. It is like each year you pay $60 for basically an updated roster. Im giving it a 1 score because the gameplay is a bit more realistic to me. I truly hope they add updates to franchise and the game as a whole during the 21 season as they stated. But my hopes aren't high.
  5. Jc318
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They put zero effort into the game. Franchise is borderline unplayable. It’s like they just copy and pasted Madden 20 and touched up the graphics and added some bull**** mode that most people don’t care about. The core of Madden was always franchise and they forgot that.… Expand
  6. JonSisk
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Game is unfinished, copy and paste of last year, #NFLdropEA. This game is just to get money from mut, all other modes are not even looked at..
  7. Lukerozich
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Same as madden 15. Same as madden 16. Same as madden 17. Same as madden 18. Same as madden 18. Same as madden 20.
  8. HighTopBoi
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Due to the shady monopolization of the NFL license. EA has been making uninspired and lackluster games for years. This installment is just an continuation of the same broken gameplay physics, and glitchy animations that encapsulates the EA Sports madden franchise. The only way to make football games amazing again. Is too get the NFL too realize its mistake and drop EA sports #NFLdropEA
  9. Neo_
    Aug 30, 2020
    1
    Ea is a piece of crap company that makes crap products year after year and hide it with expensive advertising pathetic.. the NFL needs to terminate their contract with garbage can EA don’t buy this game if you played madden 06 then you’ve already played this game
  10. rjhnsn
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game trash, animations still interrupt actual physics. Gameplay hasn’t been realistic in years.… Expand
  11. Tmoe
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    I’ve been playing this game for well over 15 years and I’ve had enough..I played the trial and couldn’t play it for more then 15 minutes at a time it’s filled with bugs the gameplay is still atrocious and it’s heartbreaking to see what this series has become..The fact it’s considered a simulation game is utterly sad..AI still doesn’t work..O line can’t block right just to name a fewI’ve been playing this game for well over 15 years and I’ve had enough..I played the trial and couldn’t play it for more then 15 minutes at a time it’s filled with bugs the gameplay is still atrocious and it’s heartbreaking to see what this series has become..The fact it’s considered a simulation game is utterly sad..AI still doesn’t work..O line can’t block right just to name a few things..For the first time in 15 years I won’t be buying this game and I won’t again until there’s a major overhaul in gameplay and franchise..#NFLDropEA #FixMaddenFranchise… Expand
  12. Pietai
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    #NFLdropEA #NFLdropEA #NFLdropEA #NFLdropEA #NFLdropEA #NFLdropEA #NFLdropEA #NFLdropEA
  13. clintclark
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    I actually liked madden 20... but this game is a million steps in the wrong direction. Same old product EA puts out every year but this time it just feels even more lazy. I feel like I wasted my money. Please NFL drop EA’s exclusivity rights.
  14. Kohdi_
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    The fact that the NFL has accepted this type of effort to be put in their flagship football game. EA hasn't cared about Madden for over a decade. Once they figured out a way to create a cash cow, they ran with it and never looked back. Its sad and unfair to the community who has tried to stay by this companies side through all their **** ups, and the thanks they give is a spit in the faceThe fact that the NFL has accepted this type of effort to be put in their flagship football game. EA hasn't cared about Madden for over a decade. Once they figured out a way to create a cash cow, they ran with it and never looked back. Its sad and unfair to the community who has tried to stay by this companies side through all their **** ups, and the thanks they give is a spit in the face every single year with a copy and paste with a new cover athlete. STOP BUYING THIS GAME!! Madden 21 is the worst Madden to date and everything on Twitter proves it! #NFLDropEA… Expand
  15. ShadowRush2112
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    My Grandfather smoked his whole life. I was about 10 years old when my mother said to him, 'If you ever want to see your grandchildren graduate, you have to stop immediately.'. Tears welled up in his eyes when he realized what exactly was at stake. He gave it up immediately. Three years later he died of lung cancer. It was really sad and destroyed me. My mother said to me- 'Don't everMy Grandfather smoked his whole life. I was about 10 years old when my mother said to him, 'If you ever want to see your grandchildren graduate, you have to stop immediately.'. Tears welled up in his eyes when he realized what exactly was at stake. He gave it up immediately. Three years later he died of lung cancer. It was really sad and destroyed me. My mother said to me- 'Don't ever smoke. Please don't put your family through what your Grandfather put us through." I agreed. At 28, I have never touched a cigarette. I must say, I feel a very slight sense of regret for never having done it, because this game gave me cancer anyway.… Expand
  16. Greenscale07
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Actually worse than Madden 20. At this stage, a fundamental revamp is necessary -- or Madden needs some competition.
  17. BenFauller
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    The game was fun but there is constant crashing during challenges so I cant even complete them. EA needs to fix their game.
  18. Saadia
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    This game is bad. They need to fix franchise mode. Mut is pay to win #NFLdropEA
  19. Crissss
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Game play is so so so so so so stale to the point where after 2 mins of playing I got pissed and deleted the game bc I wasted 60 bucks on a piece of burning **** forged by the **** at EA. I would get more satisfaction burning 60 bucks and im sure you will to
  20. Lividfexcvt
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Continued lack of updates to franchise mode including REMOVAL of older features result in this terrible rating.
  21. Homer2483
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    The same as Madden 20 but somehow worse! Would not recommend. C'mon EA make a real game
  22. Ksizzle33
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Face of the Franchise is so bad, it's laughable. And thats the only thing that's changed from last year. I've bought every Madden since '99. It's a shame that I hadnt learned to stop giving them my money until now.
  23. Mans2592
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    EA is literally the worst! They just need to get out of the gaming business! They clearly have no passion in what they do! Very sad
  24. fjtrull
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    The absolute audacity of the same copy and paste B/S being passed off for $60 year in and year out is a testament to just how awful, immoral and slimy every single employee connected to this franchise is. YOU are the problem, not the consumers. We've asked year in and year out for updates to Franchise. We have had the SAME bugs and animations for 6 straight installments. YOU. ARE.The absolute audacity of the same copy and paste B/S being passed off for $60 year in and year out is a testament to just how awful, immoral and slimy every single employee connected to this franchise is. YOU are the problem, not the consumers. We've asked year in and year out for updates to Franchise. We have had the SAME bugs and animations for 6 straight installments. YOU. ARE. GARBAGE. Do Better. Will not spend money on this again and THANK GOD steam refunded my game until you DO BETTER.… Expand
  25. Kaylonjc
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    I am with the #nfldropea movement now. It has been the same game since madden 17. It has showed no improvements to franchise or superstar mode since madden 13. Ultimate would be great if it wasn’t a micro transaction based game mode. However I realize that’s an unrealistic request. It’s just that the Whole game is focused around a game mode focused around micro transactions. We missI am with the #nfldropea movement now. It has been the same game since madden 17. It has showed no improvements to franchise or superstar mode since madden 13. Ultimate would be great if it wasn’t a micro transaction based game mode. However I realize that’s an unrealistic request. It’s just that the Whole game is focused around a game mode focused around micro transactions. We miss combine drills, getting drafted randomly, and having the game modes separate. The madden demographic is split evenly between age groups. Stop marketing it to the young demographic because you know they won’t notice how bad the game is. The embarrassing part is that it’s not even due to the corona virus. It’s due to a company’s laziness. I think and hope that this is the last straw. It’s an awful game. It sucks because it has such a great tradition with so many people. I spent more time playing madden with my father than doing anything else. That tradition has passed & not because we got older, but because the games are awful. It’s sad. As long as people buy it, we as gamers lose. So please play something else for now. EA preaches change when there’s riots but hasn’t changed madden in 7 years. Companies care more about money than thei reputation. That’s the awful truth. If you can woo me on next gen then thank you but for now its#nfldropea.… Expand
  26. BuddhaIsLit
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    I only bought it because of Lamar. The game is laggy, the menus are laggy. It's just a money grab.
  27. lightning4u23
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    If you want a good NFL Simulation Football game, you have to go back to the year 2004! NFL 2k5 and Madden 05 were 2 of the best football games ever made! What was the difference? EA had some competition! #NFLdropEA
  28. peramoure
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Same cut and paste **** every year. Prioritize "lootbox" modes to make tons of money and screw the fans by *literally* CARBON COPYING the entire franchise mode 6 years in a row. I've bought Madden for 21 years. Never again.
  29. FIVESPY54
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Awful just awful. Ea REFUSES to improve Madden and for sports gamers it’s AWFUL. I HATE EVERYTHING about this game. Even the good things are turned sour because of the lack of innovation. EA HAS MESSED BIG TIME. #NFLDROPEA
  30. deej02
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    do not buy do not buydo not buydo not buydo not buydo not buydo not buydo not buydo not buydo not buy
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  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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