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. Wyatt1313
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    #NFLDROPEA #NFLDROPEA #NFLDROPEA #NFLDROPEA #NFLDROPEA #NFLDROPEA #NFLDROPEA
  2. frostypotato
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Getting your 60 bucks changed into coins at the bank then counting it all out for every purchase you make for the next few days at the register while people get angry at you for holding the line would be a much more desirable experience than this game.

    TL;DR: you are better off buying an actual football and calling up some friends.
  3. YummyVeggies
    Sep 5, 2020
    0
    The only modes that had any bit of effort (still little effort) are the modes filled with micro transactions. The gameplay is buggy, franchise mode was untouched, and they are charging $20 dollars for a set of clothes in The Yard mode after charging $60 for the game. This is highway robbery and absolutely sickening. It’s also curious that Madden seemed to put any of its effort into TheThe only modes that had any bit of effort (still little effort) are the modes filled with micro transactions. The gameplay is buggy, franchise mode was untouched, and they are charging $20 dollars for a set of clothes in The Yard mode after charging $60 for the game. This is highway robbery and absolutely sickening. It’s also curious that Madden seemed to put any of its effort into The Yard, which is an arcade style mode. 2K was just given the rights to make non-simulation football using the NFL license. Either stick to simulation football and actually make it better or give up the license, EA. I’m giving this a 0 because to me, this game is unplayable. The years of complacency have cumulated to this score.… Expand
  4. Davey-Gravey
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Same copy paste bulls#%t every year with more and more microtransaction **** with nothing the fans want. DONT BUY THIS GARBAGE.

    Wasn't the quote "2 is better than 1"?
    Well now you're on the way to a big fat "0"
  5. Wattsmn14
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    This is the worst madden of all time. There is absolutely no attention to detail whatsoever. Do not buy!
  6. KingMagnanimity
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Sad cash grab needs to just go away,..........................................
  7. naaikak
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Two may be better than one, but anything is better than this game. Less mechanics than before, same cut scenes as as the last five, and as many glitches as fallout 76. This game isn`t a good football game in the slightest.
  8. Willyc283
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    This game is absolute trash. It’s the same glitchy product that madden has copy and pasted for the past 5 years. No improvements to franchise mode, even the yard, the new mode EA added, is monetized along with MUT. All this company cares about is profit. Nothing else. #fixmaddenfranchise #NFLdropEA #Endmaddenmonopoly.
  9. Co6ra
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Stopped playing after madden 18
    Seeing this is so upsetting EA has no excuses
  10. DivineAscian
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Total crap, copy and paste game that gets worse every year. They only care about mut lootboxes and not us franchise fans and never listen to feedback..... #NFLdropEA #EndEAMonopoly #EndMaddenMonopoly
  11. Yoshighomi
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Can we have NFL 2k back?! The developer says "2 out of 5 stars is good enough and better than 1." You have to be kidding me... This is why I no longer "Invest" in sports games. Competition is needed in order to prevent laziness. Bring 2K back!... Bring 2K back!

    Thanks to everyone who bought the game and provided their feedback before others suffered.
  12. MrNebula4
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    This game sucks. They've copy and pasted the same game for years and at this point there's just no point in buying it. If you have madden 17, you have madden 21 without updated rosters. The game is $60, and it's not worth $10. Don't buy it or u stupid
  13. Lonestar325
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Madden 21. It's just Madden 20. For the past five years or so Madden has been forcing this **** down our throats. No matter how bad Ultimate Team is, it's the same game. I honestly feel sorry for whoever actually enjoys it because they are brain dead and pathetic zombies to EA Sports.
  14. MolecularAudio
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    This game is literally just a patch rebranded as a full new game that does not fix anything, offer anything new or redesign the games systems.
  15. Malonish
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Same reskinned game but somehow gets worse every time. Enough is enough and that's why it gets a 0.
  16. Kyako
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Completely tone deaf. Bugs and glitches riddle the game and they have the nerve to make jokes? The game is broken from the core and we've had enough.
  17. Royal_psychoX
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
  18. Ellieavo
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    They have just changed a few tiny details from the last 4 maddens, added more and more micro transactions and haven't improved the game or franchise mode one bit. It is just rinse and repeat for this game. Won't be buying the next version.
  19. GT1013CJW
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Its the same game but worse. Cant even play for 30 minutes without crashing!
  20. Dragonscoils
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    If Madden wasn't making close to a BILLION dollars a year it wouldn't be like this. Hello! Of course they couldn't care less if people create a stink as long as people keep buying it like it was crack!
  21. COLEx81
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Same game. Same problems. Nothing new. Microtransaction hell. EA has put a gun to the head of the Madden franchise and executed this series. Sad. This series used to be a lot of fun and had fond memories playing it for hours with my brother and Dad as a kid.
  22. Hashjedi710
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    "innovative gameplay" says EA lol this franchise is a huge joke and I hope the NFL actually takes back their license and we will see who's the ones with the last laugh
  23. TJFarns
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    About as bad as it gets. Don't waste your time, money, or anything else on this heaping pile of uninspired trash.
  24. Trustwang
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Hey, 2 is better than 1.
    Hey, i don't play this but hell, with so much money milking from player, still telling us they can't improve the bloody game =.=
    EA...i used to thought you are good..how wrong i was,
  25. Paarfus
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    This is the worst madden I’ve ever played. It should be a crime for E.A. to release this.
  26. Jayples
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    DO NOT BUY THIS.

    It's So bad I deleted it off my PS4 in disgust. Leaving aside ALL the many gameplay issues, '21 is just Madden 20 re-reskinned (some of the assets even still say Madden 20). With yet another full year to learn from the legitimate criticisms of the last release EA have chosen to just asset flip Franchise Mode again - the only part of this game that is close to an    DO NOT BUY THIS.

    It's So bad I deleted it off my PS4 in disgust.

    Leaving aside ALL the many gameplay issues, '21 is just Madden 20 re-reskinned (some of the assets even still say Madden 20). With yet another full year to learn from the legitimate criticisms of the last release EA have chosen to just asset flip Franchise Mode again - the only part of this game that is close to an actual NFL experience.

    Instead, the entire NFL simulation football experience has to be consistently downgraded to a side feature for yearly releases of EA's NFL branded pachinko machine micro-transaction marketplace. This is a weak arcade game at best.

    Yard and UT should be free-to-play releases. I didn't pay £60 to access the goddamn EA store...
    Think I'm being too harsh? Well on day one, do you want to buy a pair of blue shorts with a gold lightening strike down them and what looks like a golden pee stain down one leg? Great - that'll be £120 worth of EA points please... seriously...

    Hot garbage.

    I'm done with Madden in its current state. Based on the last decade of releases, Madden is a once in a console generation game at best.    … Expand
  27. AnotherJB
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Another copy and paste job with zero effort from EA. More work went into this review than EA did with Madden 21.
  28. Lmrp7
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    The same game.. but actually worse, don’t give them your hard earned money.
  29. Superbad130
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    same game lol. ea really said control c + control v lmao. i don't even play madden this game is just a bad game..
  30. spicycannoli
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Yet another cash grab piece of crap from EA. They should be proud of themselves for setting the bar so low for future titles. Well done EA! We all applaud you!
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63

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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