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. Thomsnell13
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is very fun and the new yard is great... problem are just trolling at this point,
    also I’m in no way associated with EA    … Expand
  2. MeNafen
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Embarrassing how little madden has changed in gameplay interactions and lack on innovation. Same game for the past 5 years
  3. pantsmcgee123
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Possibly the most disgraceful and intentional disregard for consumer requests mankind has seen in the history of gaming. horrible disgusting atrocious product.
  4. MattNeutz
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Fix franchise mode! If you enjoy paying $60 for a copy and paste of last years game this is for you! This franchise has made almost no improvements since the beginning of the PS4 a truly astonishing FU to its fans. For the love of God do not give EA your money.
  5. ThnksNDrnks
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Terrible. Just absolutely terrible. Wasted purchase. Trying to resell for $15
  6. Richarddewayne
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Copy and paste and so many bugs and glitches terrible game. No changes to franchise mode just a money grab by EA
  7. Cdubs
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    I want franchise mode to actually be good again. It's been virtually unchanged for 6 years. Listen to your audience.
  8. EA-SUCKS
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    garbage nuf said Sub to soft drink tv .
  9. Scarxscar
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Madden is trash. Don’t buy it.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!fix your game
  10. Ajpacman117
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Madden 21 is an absolute joke and embarrassment to the NFL and countless NFL fans across the world. The game is literally a copy and paste from last years already abismal madden 20 but only worse. Madden trys to shell and hide their awful and buggy gameplay by adding arcade modes like superstar KO and the yard and adding X factor ability’s to madden 20. Ultimate team is a cash cow that manipulates children to spend real money on virtual cards. The commentary is repetitive and terrible and repeats lines and has been the same since madden 18. Face of the franchise is pathetic with a cheesy storyline that is very linear and no matter how you play or what you do the story will end the same. You then will just play franchise mode for your career and have a scenario engine that is awfully implemented and scripted. Franchise mode has been virtually untouched for several years and ever since madden 13 they have gotten rid of features of franchise mode from 10-15 years ago. You can’t create a team, you can’t track historic stats, there is no depth and training camp and radio show like there was in Madden 07. The sim engine is broken. You can’t even view a team a player played for when viewing career stats. The menus in all modes are horribly laggy although that may be fixed in next gen. The trade logic is awful and you can’t trade for a half decent player without trading half your team and you can’t even trade more than 3 players. The draft scouting is awful and just 3 clicks of a button instead of past madden where you can meet and scout players in training camps and combines. Oh yeah you got the gameplay absolutely awful it is buggy and animation based and player movements are scripted and on field control of your players are very limited. There are many bugs and glitches and the AI fundamentally doesn’t know what they are doing. EA signed the exclusive rights to create a simulation game but they have made anything but that. They have added all these arcade modes and haven’t updated franchise their only simulation mode, in many years. EA should be embarrassed this is a horrible game Do not Buy!!!!!!… Expand
  11. thatbearsfan
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    The same ole' game. Same bland franchise mode. Basically Madden 17 with a roster update. Complete disappointment year after year. NFL needs to remove EA as its sole license holder. I have zero fun playing this game but rather continue to reflect and think what a good NFL video game could look like.
  12. HiggsyB97
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    This is the game the NFL deserves for allowing a publisher to have exclusive rights.
  13. Football2k17
    Aug 30, 2020
    8
    I encourage anyone basing whether or not they get the game just off of these reviews to at least try the game for themselves. The franchise community is upset (reasonably so) and they won't be happy regardless of what the game is like until they get the features they want. Props to them for fighting for what they feel like they deserve but at the same time i don't personally believe theyI encourage anyone basing whether or not they get the game just off of these reviews to at least try the game for themselves. The franchise community is upset (reasonably so) and they won't be happy regardless of what the game is like until they get the features they want. Props to them for fighting for what they feel like they deserve but at the same time i don't personally believe they are leaving reasonable and honest reviews.

    A game shouldn't get a 0 unless it literally does not function at all which 100% is not the case. There are definitely bugs and other things that could be improved but here is my honest review of the game...

    I think the addition of "The Yard" along with SuperStar KO from the previous Madden was a good addition in that it allows a fun casual gaming experience where you can just kickback and have fun. I think some of the new animations put into the game have been great so far and have been a breath of fresh air after seeing the same animations all year in Madden 20. The tuning of the user defender has definitely made defense more difficult but at the same time it opened much more passing lanes and requires the defender to think a little more on defense than in previous years. I also like the addition of the zone drop adjustments. I feel like it helps give the defender more control over the cpu defenders and once people get a hang of them, I think it will help prevent constant crossers or similar routes from constantly being open. There were a lot of small things added that I think help improve the game compared to last year like new ball carrier moves and move animations, ability to throw before getting sacked, tuning of contains, nerfed blitzing 7 players, etc.

    As for cons of the game, my absolute biggest complaint is the testers of the game. I think the game would be so much smoother, less bugs, and better overall if EA would select a few people from each sub community in Madden and have them test out the game. The people who play hours a day and create content for the game will know much better of what to look for bug wise than any game tester would. There are definitely some bugs in the game (that I don't understand how they were even created) but it was just released and as long as they are fixed promptly I'm not going to complain too much about it. I think pass rush will need tuned but I have a feeling its bad right now to help prevent last years defensive meta from being prevalent again this year. Another thing that needs to be improved is the CPU pursuit angles, often times they will take bad angles which usually takes that defender out of the play. I only speak from my personal experience and strictly game play since I don't play franchise much but I have seen their complaints and I do think EA should add more features, I think it would help make some of their fan base happier and it will make the franchise experience better for the players. In the past EA has had a bad habit of making the game worse throughout the year via their updates. If they can avoid messing up the game while fixing the visual bugs, I think this game has the potential to be one of the best Maddens in recent years. Currently I like the game gameplay wise, just needs cleaned up (which brings me back to my point about having actual Madden heads be the ones to test the game),

    I give it an 8/10 at the moment but obviously that could go down depending on future patches.    … Expand
  14. Jake-Snake94
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Same rehashed nonsense year after year, its an utter embarassment. #selltheteam EA
  15. xPosey
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    This game is straight up trash..... It is the same recycled stuff from last year with some very small improved gameplay machanics. Do Not Buy This Game.....just wait for 2K football game
  16. nfcsouth25
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m very disappointed in easports. They don’t listen to the fans. It’s time for 2K… Expand
  17. Cotton911
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Complete trash from start to finish. Nothing done to Franchise mode at all, glitches for menus and loading screens, Face of the Franchise sucks and the Yard gets boring after a couple games. Luckily I borrowed this game from my friend before he returned it already because I would hate to give EA any money or support for this lazy game. … Expand
  18. Ivbabz
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Main thing I want redone in franchise is the player contracts. There’s a lot wrong there. I mean, why is the majority of re-signings done during the season? How often do re-signings actually happen during the season IRL? Sometimes, but not often. Why can’t you restructure contracts? Why isn’t there RFA? These are things that were in the game 10 years ago but not now? It’s irritating to meMain thing I want redone in franchise is the player contracts. There’s a lot wrong there. I mean, why is the majority of re-signings done during the season? How often do re-signings actually happen during the season IRL? Sometimes, but not often. Why can’t you restructure contracts? Why isn’t there RFA? These are things that were in the game 10 years ago but not now? It’s irritating to me that because they leave out the realism of player contracts I either have to let players go, turn off the cap, or cheese the contracts by editing them.

    Trade system needs fixed too. A draft pick trade value chart exists. It’s more a guide than a rule IRL, but it would make pick trading much more realistic. I wouldn’t think that’d be that hard to implement.    … Expand
  19. pplH8me
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Needs to add more to franchise mode. OL and blocking in general continues to be a problem.
  20. Tresork0227
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible game. Keep rating these at 0. The NFL needs to see this so they can reopen the license. Franchise Mode is still terrible. Gameplay is atrocious. Nothing but a new and improved menu design… Expand
  21. klee111287
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    This game is terrible. Starting from the fact that this game has not changed much over the years, it is just not worth getting. The new mode is pretty much the only reason one might consider it. Face of the franchise is a bust this year and the regular franchise is just terrible.
  22. AdamAdaxx
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    trash game to many glitches basically same game as madden 20 and have not fixed any of the problems with previous games #NFLdropEA
  23. LukeBirch
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Franchise is stagnant, MUT is pay to win, Face of the Franchise is worse than Longshot somehow with no logic at all, Gameplay has regressed. Only reason Madden is still so widely brought is because they have exclusive rights to the NFL. They have become complacent and the game has been suffering for years now. Another terrible game from EA Sports and this will not get better until theyFranchise is stagnant, MUT is pay to win, Face of the Franchise is worse than Longshot somehow with no logic at all, Gameplay has regressed. Only reason Madden is still so widely brought is because they have exclusive rights to the NFL. They have become complacent and the game has been suffering for years now. Another terrible game from EA Sports and this will not get better until they lose exclusive rights… Expand
  24. RChase
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    EA needs to create a new football game from the ground up, ditching their animation based gameplay system (which in my opinion makes this game unplayable and extremely unrealistic) and develop a physics based system. This game is an embarrassment and honestly EA shouldn’t legally be allowed to sell it as a “Football simulation” because simply, it’s not.
  25. Seansay11
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Virtually nothing has changed from the last two years. The yard is cool, but holy **** it’s bad.
  26. Thundercock
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    EA should be ashamed of themselves. This is a lesser version of the same damn game. Nothing has changed except for now it's glitchy and choppy. I have bought madden every year since 2005. In the past I have been disappointed by a lack of new features but this year there is literally nothing different. I was robbed of my money to play the same game. I am done with EA sports after this. AEA should be ashamed of themselves. This is a lesser version of the same damn game. Nothing has changed except for now it's glitchy and choppy. I have bought madden every year since 2005. In the past I have been disappointed by a lack of new features but this year there is literally nothing different. I was robbed of my money to play the same game. I am done with EA sports after this. A boycott is the only way to gey through the heads of these numbskulls.… Expand
  27. BlueNation11213
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Copy paste job from the past few year's. The Yard is okay at best. Not worth your money if you have Madden 16-20.
  28. TitantraderZ
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    No you can't rate a game you've never played! >:(
    haha score go 0 xd111111
  29. Kingjon
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the most abysmal excuse for video game since ET for the Atari. I am mortified that I spent money for MVP and then unwisely on a bundle, mostly just because my girlfriend wanted to see me open them. My team looks great on paper, but that's where it ends. Good luck trying to play online, unless you have time to restart the app, get locked out while matchmaking, restart the app just to have it lock up again. Both MLB the show and 2K21 provide a product that while is monetized at least works. I cannot stress enough to anyone thinking about buying this game to never buy this again, until EA decides to get their collective heads out of their own asses and provide a product worth paying for. This is something I was looking forward to in the midst of a pandemic but what I ended up with was a lighter wallet and a game that doesn't work . Thank you EA for the good memories but you left this life long fan extremely upset and disappointed for the last time. Oh. I did give you one star for making McCaffrey almost as nasty as he is in real life.… Expand
  30. AirForceHusker5
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What to say about this horrible game...biggest offense is not touching franchise at all. I know they have “promised” updates post launch but this is the main mode of the game. The best mode in my opinion.

    Face of the Franchise is absolutely ridiculously. Anyone with a modicum of football knowledge would realize it. No college coach would incorporate a two QB system. And no coach would tell his QB that just won a national championship to switch positions so that the other guy who is on a literal hospital bed can be the starter. Like, it just doesn’t make any sense at all. Use your goddamn common sense EA. Tons of glitches, bad AI, spelling mistakes. There’s issues at every level of this game. Something you could expect from a low tier Indie company, but not one of the biggest video game companies in the world. Such an embarrassment and someone needs fired for rolling out this hot drivel.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

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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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