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. Bushtrimmer87
    Sep 16, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible. They really don't need nfl exclusiveness anymore. Ea a shame to the nfl, a shame to the videogame industry. They might as well get into the slot machine business. It's companies like ea that kill the industry. I can definitely see ea releasing another et game.… Expand
  2. rebluze
    Sep 16, 2020
    0
    This is atrocius its the same game from last year please do not buy this game spent your money on another game like Ys or something like that
  3. Maddentrash
    Sep 17, 2020
    0
    This game is just the same exact game as last year. But they slap a new cover and call it good
  4. iTzBRAFF
    Sep 17, 2020
    0
    EA refuses to update the best part of a "simulation football" game. The franchise mode has gone untouched for multiple madden entries now, and EA only wants to focus on the microtransaction piece of the game, (no surprise there considering EA only wants your money and doesn't care about their product.) Any simple research can prove EA has copied and pasted elements of madden 19 and 20 intoEA refuses to update the best part of a "simulation football" game. The franchise mode has gone untouched for multiple madden entries now, and EA only wants to focus on the microtransaction piece of the game, (no surprise there considering EA only wants your money and doesn't care about their product.) Any simple research can prove EA has copied and pasted elements of madden 19 and 20 into this one. EA continues to add new modes when they can't even fix/update the current ones. NFL please listen and drop EA.

    Big slap in the face to everyone who paid extra to play the game 3 days early to give thousands of copies of the game for free on launch because they needed to boost the crap review that they rightfully earned. No refunds, no nothing. Just a "thanks for your money, loser."    … Expand
  5. cuddy07
    Sep 17, 2020
    0
    Where do we even start. This game is beyond a disappointment. Honestly shameful that the nfl is okay with ea making products this terrible. Madden hasn’t been good since madden 13, but this is truly a new low. Ultimate team is an online casino. Gameplay is buggy and animation based, not to mention plays nothing like real football. Franchise mode is literally franchise mode since madden 17.Where do we even start. This game is beyond a disappointment. Honestly shameful that the nfl is okay with ea making products this terrible. Madden hasn’t been good since madden 13, but this is truly a new low. Ultimate team is an online casino. Gameplay is buggy and animation based, not to mention plays nothing like real football. Franchise mode is literally franchise mode since madden 17. Axis football, a game coded by one person, has a deeper franchise mode and more customization than any madden since madden 12. New mode is another way to monetize the game, and isn’t very fun. #EndMaddenMonopoly so we can have good sim football games, not this garbage.… Expand
  6. Vikingsfan
    Sep 17, 2020
    0
    Worst game I’ve ever played. EA should refund everyone that has purchased this piece of crap.
  7. Sea24n3
    Sep 17, 2020
    0
    Ima get to the point, people are playing nfl 2k5 other than this game. That game came out in 2005. This game came out 2020 August. Game has too many glitches. The preview trailer shows so many cool things about the yard and fixes and amazing stuff. So i got the MVP version. $100 to EA for a game i havent played for 2 weeks
  8. alexbmoura91
    Sep 19, 2020
    0
    Series has just gone downhill for the last 10 or so years.
    its always the same game with very lazy cover ups and bad gameplay
  9. SaadMirza
    Sep 19, 2020
    0
    Very very lazy game. It seems like EA has lost interest in making sports games now and they still have balls to charge you this game 60$ when you can buy older versions which are way better than this one for 10$. Hope they get bankrupt.
  10. ThatDudeLite17
    Sep 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly, madden has just become a copy paste game with roster updates and stat changes. This year, we have a new game mode that is absolute garbage and adds nothing to the game. The only redeeming quality of the game is...you guessed it, nothing. Complete waste of $60.… Expand
  11. Apprenta
    Sep 19, 2020
    0
    80$can waited to download, launched the game and got told my account can’t access any service to the game for a ineligible account and ea help was obviously no help don’t recommend buying any ea game due to the bad ea servers
  12. Thehomie890
    Sep 20, 2020
    0
    This is by far the worst game EA has came out with, knowing they have competition coming up with 2k their master plan was to add “The Yard” and that thing flopped horrible. You have EA now having MUT tournaments and releasing cards that are impossible to buy unless you spend thousands of dollars on. You no longer are able to play the game for free and be comfortable playing online. Meta isThis is by far the worst game EA has came out with, knowing they have competition coming up with 2k their master plan was to add “The Yard” and that thing flopped horrible. You have EA now having MUT tournaments and releasing cards that are impossible to buy unless you spend thousands of dollars on. You no longer are able to play the game for free and be comfortable playing online. Meta is now running 3 down line Allen and safeties as linebackers, and your O line can’t block a safety. Game is not fun and you have to rely on animations to win. No skill in this game. No one is original running their own schemes because the game is so broken everyone runs the same formation and play because they are simply BROKEN. FIX THE GAME!!!!!… Expand
  13. Asap88
    Sep 21, 2020
    1
    So I am dying to know why EA sports continue to use an unrealistic algorithm to dictate coverage. For example: If I am in a 4WR set with 3 wideouts running verticals and one coming across the middle. How is it that the DB on the far right with deep zone response abilities (meaning he can not get beat deep because he has no help) break on the ball being thrown to the crossing receiver?????So I am dying to know why EA sports continue to use an unrealistic algorithm to dictate coverage. For example: If I am in a 4WR set with 3 wideouts running verticals and one coming across the middle. How is it that the DB on the far right with deep zone response abilities (meaning he can not get beat deep because he has no help) break on the ball being thrown to the crossing receiver????? It is impossible!!!! The wide out the DB is covering is Ty Hill for KC so the only way he'd have a shot at covering him is sprinting north but instead your telling me that he drops his responsibilities the second I throw the ball and not only does a average DB get into position... he actually picks the ball off????

    This game has been and will continue to be a poor excuse of a football game. 1) A linebacker at the 10 yard line can't intercept a pass when the receiver is at the 34 yard line. 2) One handed tackles while on a block are not that common in the NFL.

    3) Stop making lower ranked teams drop passes or make the receiver not even attempt to catch the ball because I'm play Baltimore or Seattle. 4) Y'all should really make the end zone bigger because fade routes or back corner routes are a complete joke. 5) Allow teams with good special teams to effect the game. 6) In real football humans make mistakes D line mid sacks. Why can't Qb evade sacks better. All these things are the short reason why Madden 21 sucks. If EA makes no effort to fix this I'm completely done with all EA games.    … Expand
  14. Hammerhead1470
    Sep 21, 2020
    0
    I’ve had this game for less then 24 hours and already regret it. Not only are there no new features, the game has become unplayable. The menu shouldn’t freeze when you cut a player, and a wide receiver shouldn’t be able to warp through a pack of ten players for a touchdown. EA says it’s AI improvements are game changing, they definitely are. The AI knows your every move, and even better isI’ve had this game for less then 24 hours and already regret it. Not only are there no new features, the game has become unplayable. The menu shouldn’t freeze when you cut a player, and a wide receiver shouldn’t be able to warp through a pack of ten players for a touchdown. EA says it’s AI improvements are game changing, they definitely are. The AI knows your every move, and even better is the fact they the AI will never punt, even if they are inside their own 40 or inside field goal range. I’ve never regretted buying a madden until now. I’m just gonna go play some NFL 2K5 and some NCAA 14 until madden decides to focus less on its micro transactions and more on the fan base that has been behind them for years.… Expand
  15. bobbobbob234444
    Dec 14, 2020
    0
    Played the free kickoff version. THIS IS NOT SIMULATION FOOTBALL. if this is the game they want to make fine, but release the exclusive rights to an NFL simulation game so those of us who want to play a realistic, deep, engaging football simulation can.
  16. yogisha
    Sep 22, 2020
    0
    DO NOT BUY. Extremely buggy, full of loot boxes, my aunt bought the game for me, I hate her guts!
  17. Apcosta09
    Sep 22, 2020
    0
    Didn’t do anything to franchise or creation center. I can’t even play the rest the of the game because I have **** internet where I live. You used to get crass of completely different teams which made you want to unlock all the cards with different challenges on single player. Now they only do cards in ultimate team so they can make money and everyone uses the same damn players to out gameDidn’t do anything to franchise or creation center. I can’t even play the rest the of the game because I have **** internet where I live. You used to get crass of completely different teams which made you want to unlock all the cards with different challenges on single player. Now they only do cards in ultimate team so they can make money and everyone uses the same damn players to out game the game. Madden completely disregarded everything that made this game great in the early 2000’s. MAKE MADDEN GREAT AGAIN.… Expand
  18. Mkid
    Sep 23, 2020
    0
    It's the same bad game a new number
    Hhyyttrghdg Harris's does did have hair code does all
  19. marsalis
    Sep 23, 2020
    0
    When you put out a game and have to update it TEN times a month and some change after its release, then you have not created a finished product. Imagine how tired we are. I’m an every day football fan that loves football and I have been playing Madden since I was 5 years old. I am tired of EA trying to coerce children into micro-transactions. It’s sickening. You put more effort intoWhen you put out a game and have to update it TEN times a month and some change after its release, then you have not created a finished product. Imagine how tired we are. I’m an every day football fan that loves football and I have been playing Madden since I was 5 years old. I am tired of EA trying to coerce children into micro-transactions. It’s sickening. You put more effort into involving micro-transactions than your actual gameplay! This is bad, and EA should be ashamed. However, they won’t be. Because they know they are a monopoly and they will continue to piss off day one fans like me. I’m sick of it and I hope EA burns to the ground someday. Karma is coming.… Expand
  20. amontbriand
    Sep 23, 2020
    0
    EA has somehow found a way to make wide open dropped passes happen more frequently
  21. Rolly33
    Sep 23, 2020
    0
    Honestly just broken. Not worth even $20. Not realistic, so many glitches. Just horrible.
  22. CanadianUSSR
    Sep 23, 2020
    0
    Lol im just reviewing it because its a 0.2 on metacritic lmfao xdddddddddddd
  23. Rockyisonfire
    Sep 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible just terrible feels like 19,18,17 EA needs to take at least 2 years and start from scratch… Expand
  24. Tyrtl
    Sep 24, 2020
    0
    The game gets worse and worse every year but still, somehow, EA is the only company that can make simulation football. The last time a different company could, NFL 2k5, it was widely considered a vastly superior game (and still is in my opinion) and instead of making their game better, EA bought exclusive rights so they could be the only game. This started a 16 year decline in quality andThe game gets worse and worse every year but still, somehow, EA is the only company that can make simulation football. The last time a different company could, NFL 2k5, it was widely considered a vastly superior game (and still is in my opinion) and instead of making their game better, EA bought exclusive rights so they could be the only game. This started a 16 year decline in quality and content. Ea should be dissolved as a company because football isn't the only thing they've ruined with their feed and ineptitude. This game is trash, has been and always will be as long as they own the rights. #NFLDROPEA… Expand
  25. Dickdrizzle7
    Sep 25, 2020
    0
    Wait until it’s free next year this game is pure garbage like it’s atrocious really. Seriously save your money and time.
  26. Young1993
    Sep 25, 2020
    1
    Rushed bs game. EA milking everyone each year. Consistently dropping passes wide open, bugs and glitches all over it. Franchise mode hasn’t changed in years. Don’t buy itz
  27. Landontamo1
    Sep 25, 2020
    0
    It's not that the game it self is bad it's that EA sports is very lazy they are pretty much charging you $60 every year for the same game
  28. Ozstrike
    Sep 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An unlawful monopoly exists when one firm controls the market for a product or service, and it has obtained that market power, not because its product or service is superior to others, but by suppressing competition with anticompetitive conduct.

    EA is a monopoly, and they know it. That’s why each year they produce the same game they did the year before. Only thing different are the rosters. Each year the same players get the good cards and upgrades. But a player the goes off in real life that no ones heard of... EA says nah we only got you as a gold player and we don’t wanna do our job and create a better card for you. And no tribute to other famous hall of game legends because they don’t want to make new content because they already made and use the players from last year. These new LTD players in mut: Ex.Brandin Cooks Going for 2 million coins. EA wants you to buy thousands of dollars in packs to get a “chance” at getting him. Yet people don’t have the money to do that, they buy coins from a 3rd party for cheaper to be able to buy the card. Guess what you’re permanently banned! Banned because you went a cheaper route than EA Monopoly plan to take as much of our money as they can. On top of coin selling being against the rules since they don’t get a slice of the pie, (PROMOTING) the buying and selling of coins are against the rules! YET hop on any Madden YouTube influencer/content creators !!!ALL!!! I REPEAT !!!ALL!!! promote the buying and selling of coins but are not banned. EA is a Monopoly, scam artists, thieves and absolutely selfish. When the world is in the current state that it is in & people still buy into the game because they love the sport. When people are tight on funds and only want to play a game (the only NFL game) that they want to love. EA just releases trash and spits in the face that feeds them.    … Expand
  29. vtseta
    Sep 26, 2020
    2
    For me, the lack of an adequate defensive perspective in franchise mode makes this game unplayable. Not everyone wants to be the QB!
  30. Maddenisaweful
    Sep 26, 2020
    0
    This game is just awful. The AI is terrible. The face of the franchise is terrible and makes no sense. It is simply a terrible game. The MUT mode is just a big money grab. The franchise mode is in need of a reboot but the devs just don’t care. They care more about adding a free agent who hasn’t been in the league for 5 years and making him better than half of the starters in the nfl thanThis game is just awful. The AI is terrible. The face of the franchise is terrible and makes no sense. It is simply a terrible game. The MUT mode is just a big money grab. The franchise mode is in need of a reboot but the devs just don’t care. They care more about adding a free agent who hasn’t been in the league for 5 years and making him better than half of the starters in the nfl than making the game bearable to play. Waste of money, do not buy.… Expand
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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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