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. EAIsHistory
    Sep 11, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoiler Alert. EA only listens to 1% of their demographic. Way to overrate a player to stay relevant. It’s so sad to see a company try this. Way to slap every other player that’s not in the game right in the face. I’d type more but this game isn’t worth my time anymore...… Expand
  2. ImTheChad
    Sep 11, 2020
    0
    It’s time EA has a change in leadership. They’ve proven they can’t even get the simplest of sports games down. AFTER 30 YEARS! Move on, (p.s please for the love of GOD don’t renew your Star Wars license).
  3. titus619
    Sep 11, 2020
    0
    Same cash grab trash. My money MATTERS. Still playing NFL2K5. Recycled garbage every year.
  4. DamienJones16
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    Same game for the past 6 years now. Only difference is there are even more glitches. I can't even finish a game of franchise. This is officially my last Madden
  5. Shender
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    I dont rate games on here but I've never seen this in a sports game. I played for 10 hours and there is literally NO discernible update from last year. I played MUT last year and thought it was okay. I was even excited for this year but I'm glad I have EA access and didnt buy it because this is a worse game then last year. Exact same gameplay...worse menu's...worse card design...more bugs
  6. Talon67
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    It's the same game as last year. Only insignificant changes where made. Added a non-NFL player to the game. Should worry more about making the game better instead of making it political.
  7. Alex_Bro
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    Баги, лаги NFL20 и все те самые прелести игры.
    Говно короче не советую.
  8. JoTheGambit
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    Same game for the past 5 years! Waiting for Segas NFL 2k series to come back!
  9. p00platys
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    New year, same game but somehow even worse. They only thing that ever improves are the animations, but even they come with their share of new glitches. What a joke.
  10. JohnnyOCD
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    Same lazy cut and past game we have seen and played year after year. Save your money people.
  11. uhlinyaface
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    This is without a doubt the worst madden game of all time. Way too many glitches. Franchise is the same as last year. FOTF has some of the worst writing you will ever find in any game. Stay very from far from this hot garbage. EA should be ashamed and embarrassed.
  12. Csylvester21
    Sep 10, 2020
    4
    My opinion the game is a little bit better than 20 but madden 21 is not that great. The game feels more like a arcade then simulation. Like for example, when you get a first down the fans in the stadium scream “first down” just like they do on superstar KO which nobody on earth will say that at a NFL game. And the pass rush system can be very overpowering as well.
  13. BiggestMerg
    Sep 10, 2020
    1
    I thought that Madden NFL 20 was a step in the right direction for EA's exclusive football game. The gameplay was drastically improved from '19 and franchise mode received some notable additions, but Madden NFL 21 did not move in the same direction as it's predecessor. There are too many bugs, franchise mode is exactly the same, and ultimate team is completely pay-to-win, as per usual. EAI thought that Madden NFL 20 was a step in the right direction for EA's exclusive football game. The gameplay was drastically improved from '19 and franchise mode received some notable additions, but Madden NFL 21 did not move in the same direction as it's predecessor. There are too many bugs, franchise mode is exactly the same, and ultimate team is completely pay-to-win, as per usual. EA is trying to build off of a VERY bad foundation, which will eventually crumble. Madden 21 is the game finally doing so.… Expand
  14. NxtDoc
    Aug 29, 2020
    3
    Madden NFL 21 is nearly the same game as Madden NFL 13 on the PS3. Same animations, body sculpts, and gameplay. Thr graphics a poor.. I am not sure how they can not be better, they are only slightly better than Madden 13's, with just a resolution boost.

    Franchise Mode is yet again neglected, in favor of new ways to take money from idiots who spend money on UT. The Yard is unwelcome, I    Madden NFL 21 is nearly the same game as Madden NFL 13 on the PS3. Same animations, body sculpts, and gameplay. Thr graphics a poor.. I am not sure how they can not be better, they are only slightly better than Madden 13's, with just a resolution boost.

    Franchise Mode is yet again neglected, in favor of new ways to take money from idiots who spend money on UT.

    The Yard is unwelcome, I am not sure why some critics praise a new mode, after the mode most play FRANCHISE is neglected...

    X Factors are great... that's about it

    I had to adjust my previous score of 5 because EA thinks they can patch in the mediocre QB Kaepernick and the critical reception will go away. NO F YOU EA. Fix Madden    … Expand
  15. Hjajaka
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    Ton of glitches nothing new but the yard and their fix was to add **** Colin Kaepernick who is better than half the starting qb
  16. Anthonydtt
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    Oh look it’s just a copy and paste from the last year all they did was make the screen color a little blue everything is still glitchy everything is still terrible everything is literally still madden 13 yeah good job for $1 billion company
  17. jross098
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    Same game as every other year. They just copy and paste stuff and make you give them money for it. Boring game and i don't recommend.
  18. Jerome17
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    Meh game... The graphics is good... Nothing to make it worth the money.....
  19. GeneralShadow
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    The game has no improvements from Madden 20. Political messages everywhere, Franchise mode literally untouched, and now multiple microtransaction modes in the game The Yard and Ultimate Team. EA has shown they do not care again.
  20. sickyoungin
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    the game doesn't worrrrrk.....release it later if its gonna be unfinished. the community has been telling ea what to fix and they dont listen.
  21. Addydoes
    Sep 10, 2020
    1
    I struggled writing this review because I attempted to include something positives. The issue however is, this game is overwhelmingly putrid. If most of us were as bad at our jobs as these developers, we would have been fired eons ago. The game play lacks realism. Its ironic that EA has the exclusivity to make the only simulation football game, with the goal of mirroring real football butI struggled writing this review because I attempted to include something positives. The issue however is, this game is overwhelmingly putrid. If most of us were as bad at our jobs as these developers, we would have been fired eons ago. The game play lacks realism. Its ironic that EA has the exclusivity to make the only simulation football game, with the goal of mirroring real football but the product they have product is anything but that. This game is rule by glitches and bugs. If you’re looking for a game to test you knowledge of understanding football and its complexities, well this is not it my friend. The game is nonsensical and appears scripted. You as the user are left to a crap shoot and at the mercy of the CPU. Whatever Madden deems fit normally occurs. As a lover of football games this is heartbreaking. Overall.... THIS GAME IS A JOKE. If you haven’t purchased it I suggest you don’t, it may cause you to have a brain aneurism.… Expand
  22. Gbacon12
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    Lazy. Franchise is the exact same except they made it blue. Gameplay got worse somehow. This isn't a new game. It's a patch update
  23. Butpuppet
    Sep 10, 2020
    1
    I hate no7. Beaky diffrent from last years iteration. Done w the same grind in the same ol game. Bring back blitz!
  24. Flickitfar
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    It has so many bugs and issues, The game play actually got worse. It is extremely disappointing. Considering they stopped working on Madden 20 w/ 3-4 months to go in the cycle to work on Madden 21 and they were able to create a worse product. Do not recommend. Do not buy.
  25. Anjamal
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    same game 3 years in a row. Same bad gameplay same pay to win system. Put some effort in EA.
  26. aj_lock1
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    Trash!!! COD is cool but then they ruin it by brining back the super user picks. Franchise has been trash and is still trash. How can a billion dollar company not get the simplest football concepts right??? Save your money! Receivers don't animate. Game is super buggy. I'm just blown away at how they could put out such a bad product year in and year out.
  27. six70two
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    Just sold my copy for 40$ of OFFERUp ....Madden im done im done supporting you for the past 15 years im done seeing constant features being deleted and brought back as "New" im tired of franchise mode being ignored im tired of created players not being able to be truly modifiable i tired of regular players you have licenses to looking nothing like they do in real life im tired of theJust sold my copy for 40$ of OFFERUp ....Madden im done im done supporting you for the past 15 years im done seeing constant features being deleted and brought back as "New" im tired of franchise mode being ignored im tired of created players not being able to be truly modifiable i tired of regular players you have licenses to looking nothing like they do in real life im tired of the bugs/glitches im tired of the laziness in terms of recycled animations which in turn ruin gameplay most of all im just tired of the disrespect you show your consumers some of which like myself have supported you for YEARS but like i said after today 09/10/2020 im done Goodbye madden thanks for the memories and the last near decade of nightmares… Expand
  28. challsup
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    The NFL needs to find a more driven company to make their simulation football game. EA becoming lazy is an understatement. People do NOT care about flashy dances and mircro-transactions. We want the CORE GAME fixed. Bugs are everywhere, nothing works correctly, game modes are DULL, online stats are GONE, players are mislabeled, franchise mode is unplayable.... I can go on and on. ThisThe NFL needs to find a more driven company to make their simulation football game. EA becoming lazy is an understatement. People do NOT care about flashy dances and mircro-transactions. We want the CORE GAME fixed. Bugs are everywhere, nothing works correctly, game modes are DULL, online stats are GONE, players are mislabeled, franchise mode is unplayable.... I can go on and on. This game is an embarrassment to the game of football. The last good madden game was 15 years ago on the PS2... its is 2020! EA needs to go.… Expand
  29. Serenityinaz12
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    Get woke - go broke. You put loser Kap in the game, take you L you absolute clowns.
  30. KillahMJ
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    Well, 2 is better than 1! Well, 2 is better than 1! Well, 2 is better than 1!
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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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