Madden NFL 21

 PlayStation 4
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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. DropEA
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Same old same old. EA doesn’t care about its Madden game, which shouldn’t be a surprise to really ANYBODY. Really wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt and try playing it, but I can’t anymore. Worst Madden to date, and that’s saying something. Can’t believe I wasted money on a trash heap of a game.
  2. mtb211
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    The gameplay has so many bugs just as it did last year. You still cannot throw a fade route, Franchise mode is LITERALLY the same EXACT thing as last year. I played the game at a friend's house and I could not get over how bad it is, its worse than last year. Don't buy the game, The NFL should drop EA sports
  3. Kclinton
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Another year of copy paste Madden, I’ve been playing Madden games since 99 as a kid and I’ve never seen such a complete and total disregard for fan requests and quality control. I can’t count on both hands how many times I’ve encountered massive bugs and I only have like 10-12 hours recorded playing. Crashes, freezes, texture failures, missing lines on the field I mean the list goes on andAnother year of copy paste Madden, I’ve been playing Madden games since 99 as a kid and I’ve never seen such a complete and total disregard for fan requests and quality control. I can’t count on both hands how many times I’ve encountered massive bugs and I only have like 10-12 hours recorded playing. Crashes, freezes, texture failures, missing lines on the field I mean the list goes on and on. Praying NFL drops EA because clearly with no competition it’s going to allow these money hungry developers to copy and paste this buggy trash year after year knowing that people will buy it because it’s the only option to play a “realistic” NFL video game. Unbelievably disappointed.… Expand
  4. TablesideART
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This game is trash nothing has changed besides one new game mode and thats sad because i skipped last years madden it was so bad im gonna skip this years too i bought it and this is the last madden i can live without a football game if its gonna be trash like this
  5. asedwards96
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolute trash, why are they allowed to constantly pump out hot garbage like this… Expand
  6. dylanmcneill
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Worst Madden I’ve ever played. Frame rate constantly drops, story mode is lazy and boring, franchise mode sucks, X-factors make players overpowered, tackle animations are awful, and plays feel like you have no control over them sometimes.
  7. JoseS674
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    As a kid who grew up playing madden games, madden 21 disgusts me. I grew up a Ultimate Team lover, starting from scratch and building the best team imaginable was a goal of mine from year to year. Of course this goal was never reached because of the extremely high player costs and being a "pay to win" game, on which I spent no money. Last years Madden game was a train wreck that neverAs a kid who grew up playing madden games, madden 21 disgusts me. I grew up a Ultimate Team lover, starting from scratch and building the best team imaginable was a goal of mine from year to year. Of course this goal was never reached because of the extremely high player costs and being a "pay to win" game, on which I spent no money. Last years Madden game was a train wreck that never seemed to be fixed and this years madden looks worse than the last. I am glad I have not spent $60 on a broken, animation based game that has set outcomes before the ball is even snapped. I hope that this NFLdropEA movement will bring us "Football Lovers" a game that we can finally enjoy.… Expand
  8. Redskins34
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    ............................................................................Let 2K take over the NFL game!....................
  9. bruinsluva
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Literally the same game since 2015. Gameplay is scripted and boring. Background characters like the crowd and the props in the yard have textures from 2008. The yard was fun for literally 1 game then it got old very quick. Franchise mode is super shallow and gets boring after 1 season. NFL needs to drop EA from making their games. Just a huge cashgrab.
  10. rtr4thegreat8
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    To say this game is garbage would be an understatement. Easily the biggest rip off year in and year out, this recycled piece of trash has managed to get less immersive, less playable, and less fun over the last 15 years. EA should be ashamed of the **** cash grab they pull every August. They are disgusting.
  11. Puzzles301
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Please NFL just drop ea... It’s horrifying to see what this series has come to
  12. 2k5forlife
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've wasted my money yet again thinking this was the year madden gets good again #dropEA please ive already given up on the NFL and NBA madden was my escape from my 60+ hours a week. Didn't realize 60$ wasn't worth you guys making a game… Expand
  13. BillyBobWow
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Terrible........................................ just terrible.

    #NFLdropEA
  14. JohnnyJ808
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    I loved playing madden 17 back in 2016, that is also the last year they really changed anything. Franchise mode has become a joke with no tracking year by year history, no way to see who's retiring really even on your own team, the same customization options since Madden 25, and bugs that makes me think that they're using Fifa's code for the ball physics from how bouncing and glitchy it isI loved playing madden 17 back in 2016, that is also the last year they really changed anything. Franchise mode has become a joke with no tracking year by year history, no way to see who's retiring really even on your own team, the same customization options since Madden 25, and bugs that makes me think that they're using Fifa's code for the ball physics from how bouncing and glitchy it is for a football game. In other modes players wear the wrong jerseys, in some formations all the players play the wrong positions with the QB becoming center and the LT becoming your slot receiver. Bugs that have been in the same since once again Madden 17. Absolutely disgusting how EA has treated this franchise and it's sad that NCAA 14, a game that was supposed to be Madden's junior back in 2013, is better gameplay wise, franchise wise (being able to track history, coaching history, customize almost every detail especially with teambuilder, etc.) then Madden in 2020. #NFLdropEA… Expand
  15. kohawk74
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    The game itself may not be bad enough to justify this rating, but it is fully deserved due to the lack of effort put into improving from previous editions. It is legitimately insulting at this point.
  16. riley24
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    I haven't played a Madden since 18 and its the SAME game! I bought it because Face of the Franchise seemed like a fun game mode. Plus they have Nebraska as one of the very few schools that you can choose from. However, its just awful no other words to describe it. I don't buy Madden every single year because i know that from year to year they are generally the same but this is the first iI haven't played a Madden since 18 and its the SAME game! I bought it because Face of the Franchise seemed like a fun game mode. Plus they have Nebraska as one of the very few schools that you can choose from. However, its just awful no other words to describe it. I don't buy Madden every single year because i know that from year to year they are generally the same but this is the first i bought in 3 years and its still the same if not worse!… Expand
  17. AaronNAaronDuo
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This game is literally a roster update. The glitches are still here. The ignorance of big modes that make Madden a "simulation" game like Franchise Mode. The animations are bad. They don't care about any type of level of detail to the point where I think they don't even care about this game anymore and just try and make as much money off microtransactions.
  18. Cjlopezz
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    I truly hope after years of EA’s copy and paste $60 roster update of a “football game” that we are now much closer to the reality that the nfl will finally drop them and end the monopoly ea has had over the football video game genre. Do not buy this game. Go buy yourself a nice pair of shoes or grocery shopping.
  19. TAlderm1
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Feels like I’ve been paying for a new cover and the rookies and updated stadiums for years now. Fed up.
  20. ChampionStyle
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    terrible terrible game, face of the franchise is terribly written and unplayable. Franchise is boring. Save your money.
  21. johncena69
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Trash djejeejrrrjrjrjrjrjrjrjrjrjrjrjrjrjrjjrrjrjrjrjrirnrirbrurbrurbrurbrurhrj
  22. Marquavion
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    The game has been a copy and paste. I’m franchise mode nothing changed but the color scheme. They didn’t even change when you won the Super Bowl in franchise and it still had madden 20. Players ratings are inaccurate. They only change game modes that make them money but some people buy to play franchise simulation football. YOU SHOULD NOT BUY THIS UNFINISHED PRODUCT
  23. arizonaron115
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    this game really sucks. just straight up copy paste of the last 3 maddens. Glad the community has finally gotten sick of EA's BS
  24. Kbg713
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Awful, very little to no care went into this game. An absolute sham! I cannot believe they charge $60 on this game, it’s an insult to video games and American football along with the intelligence of all fans of the franchise.
  25. drewsuf13
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Riddled with glitches and technical problems at launch, an absolute embarrassment. EA clearly does not care about making a playable game, much less a decent one.
  26. Joethegoat
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Do not play this game. I repeat, do NOT play this abomination of a game. The gameplay is so glitchy and abysmal. You suction cup to your lineman when running, you trip and fall and play is over. Blocking is incompetent. Zone coverage players don’t cover and stand still. This is a disaster. The spelled Seahawks wrong. Multiple typos that should NEVER EVER be the case. So little yet so largeDo not play this game. I repeat, do NOT play this abomination of a game. The gameplay is so glitchy and abysmal. You suction cup to your lineman when running, you trip and fall and play is over. Blocking is incompetent. Zone coverage players don’t cover and stand still. This is a disaster. The spelled Seahawks wrong. Multiple typos that should NEVER EVER be the case. So little yet so large because of how little they care. And they have micro transactions advertised everywhere. Like you can’t navigate without them selling you something… Expand
  27. Prodigy_r4ptor
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    This game is garbage it is madden 20 with a new number in fact madden 20 was better when I started a new franchise my coaches head was rainbow also the franchise was awful nothing changed it was so scripted the ball would teleport back into my hand I had big expectations for this year after #fixmaddenfranchise but they just ignored us so I’m wondering if they even play their own games andThis game is garbage it is madden 20 with a new number in fact madden 20 was better when I started a new franchise my coaches head was rainbow also the franchise was awful nothing changed it was so scripted the ball would teleport back into my hand I had big expectations for this year after #fixmaddenfranchise but they just ignored us so I’m wondering if they even play their own games and see how bad it is I hope next year they don’t have exclusive rights to simulation actually I hope they have no rights to simulation and can’t make a non generic game… Expand
  28. Djb123
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Gameplay is BROKEN, quality of a free mobile game. There’s no improvement at all, I would rather play madden 12 is insanely better than this. This should tell you a lot that if a game almost a decade older is better than the current one. Too bad EA puts no effort into the game at all. They said they were gonna put more effort into Franchise last year TOTAL BS. #NFLdropEA #FixMaddenFranchise
  29. Tyler3187
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Absolutely zero has been done to improve franchise mode. Nearly every aspect is broken, dated or both. Custom coaches use the same preset Appearance options that have been in the game for 5 years. Scouting is a joke and player progression has next to mother to do with on field performance.
  30. Esedia679
    Sep 6, 2020
    0
    What a piece of garbage. Bugs everywhere, and lazy developers focus on new game modes instead of focusing on being a good simulation game, which it has exclusive rights to be.
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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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