Madden NFL 10

 Xbox 360
User Score
6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 98 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 98
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 98
  3. Negative: 29 out of 98
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  1. iamcool
    Aug 14, 2009
    0
    Are Gamespot and Gaming Trend the only honest reviewers? Every review says the fundamental problems that plague gameplay haven't been fixed but they still rate it in the 80's and 90's. Honestly?
  2. knight4444
    Sep 30, 2011
    0
    Madden 10 is over all the best madden ever, but playing against the computer in madden mode is a complete joke!!!!!!! wide receivers can't catch the computer intercepts almost ever throw!!! it totally ridiculous
  3. EdR
    Dec 10, 2009
    2
    This game sucks. This franchise now sucks. It just doesn't have the right feel to it. The animations and player models are horrible. They should be much further along at this stage in the game. The team needs to stop wasting time with additional fluff like referees conversing and crowd shots and put the money elsewhere like on the field for instance. The attention to detail is just This game sucks. This franchise now sucks. It just doesn't have the right feel to it. The animations and player models are horrible. They should be much further along at this stage in the game. The team needs to stop wasting time with additional fluff like referees conversing and crowd shots and put the money elsewhere like on the field for instance. The attention to detail is just not there. First off, the audio is horrible. The play by play announcer is god-awful. Get someone with character for pity's sake. Collingsworth does all right but the guy he is paired up with is duller than your city weatherman. Also, the onfield chatter is dull, unrealistic and juvenille. Get the audio lead/creative director to watch NFL SFX. Watch real NFL games to get the thwap of shoulder pads colliding. It shouldn't sound like 'body falling' out of your typical foley library. Another issue I have is that when your player scores, he just waltzes in and stops like some dead automaton. It then goes into some celebratory animation which is fine but this should be fixed. Your player should be jacked up when breaking the goal-line in real-time and on the field. The AI is poor as well, especially in the trenches. The whole thing feels like a bubble hockey game or something like players are attached to constrained lines of movement. I think you need a whole new engine or something to alter the feel of it. For pity's sake take a year off or so and knock one out of the park. I am a longtime fan of this franchise but it is getting pathetic now. Thankfully I didn't shell out the 70 bux for it and I won't. I don't think I'll even buy it when it drops even more next year. It's just not that compelling gameplay nor presentation even.… Expand
  4. aj
    Aug 21, 2009
    3
    Eh, the fact that you have to spend an extra 20 bucks ta grab all the toted features of the game set it back a couple points. it's slower, the gang tackling is "meh", rbs still somehow manage to grab an extra 5 yards after falling down (when they clearly could not irl), player ratings are shoddy, also gone is the weapon system that i actually came to enjoy as is the rewind system Eh, the fact that you have to spend an extra 20 bucks ta grab all the toted features of the game set it back a couple points. it's slower, the gang tackling is "meh", rbs still somehow manage to grab an extra 5 yards after falling down (when they clearly could not irl), player ratings are shoddy, also gone is the weapon system that i actually came to enjoy as is the rewind system that was only in place for a single game, etcetc. seriously considering selling it off (this coming from "one of those guys" that pre-ordered the shit back in february and went to the midnight opening since the early 00's). the positives are few and far in between, but the player models/graphics all around are the best out of any madden game. instead of putting in crap music as per usual, they went with solid classics. and devin hester's still the fastest dude in the game.… Expand
  5. MarkR
    Oct 18, 2009
    2
    Horribly arcade-y. It's ironic that the most realistic graphics ever in madden accompany the least realistic gameplay yet. Tiny running backs bull over huge lineman, DB AI is non-existant, every drive ends in a TD, multiple 50+ yard plays every game. Seems more like NFL blitz than a Madden game. Will be the first Madden game I ever sell before the season is over. Waste of $60.
  6. ChrisM
    Oct 6, 2009
    2
    While the game play and visuals are improved over the previous iterations in the series, EA has murdered Super Star mode. As someone who is getting bored with the traditional franchise play, I thoroughly enjoyed Super Star mode in Madden 07, and it wasnt bad in Madden 09, but Super Star mode in 10 is pointless. Had I known this before purchasing it I wouldnt have (I checked reviews, didnt While the game play and visuals are improved over the previous iterations in the series, EA has murdered Super Star mode. As someone who is getting bored with the traditional franchise play, I thoroughly enjoyed Super Star mode in Madden 07, and it wasnt bad in Madden 09, but Super Star mode in 10 is pointless. Had I known this before purchasing it I wouldnt have (I checked reviews, didnt see anything about the gutting of Super Star mode, but all reviews said it was the best in the franchise). If you want Super Star mode, stay away from Madden 10… Expand
  7. AnonymousMC
    Aug 15, 2009
    4
    Still the same game as 09, except they have made gameplay slower than real life (a step backwards), and still far too many plays that work far too often. DB's also seem to run away from the WR at times on long passes. Not really an upgrade to 09, more a side step with more problems.
  8. JY
    Sep 11, 2009
    2
    Perhaps the most frustrating Madden to date. Madden 10 plays like a football game of the NFL 2K Franchise. Last years Madden was praised for its gameplay, something it had sorely missed the two years preceding (07, 08). This year's gameplay has taken a couple steps back rather than forward. The gameplay is slower paced as players have very dicey movements and cannot cut like in lsat Perhaps the most frustrating Madden to date. Madden 10 plays like a football game of the NFL 2K Franchise. Last years Madden was praised for its gameplay, something it had sorely missed the two years preceding (07, 08). This year's gameplay has taken a couple steps back rather than forward. The gameplay is slower paced as players have very dicey movements and cannot cut like in lsat years version. This year the game also took out the "Pass Commit and Run Commit" features. Come the end of the day, Madden's consumers purchase the game to have fun, it is one thing to try to up the game's realism but to do so at the cost of fun gameplay is not the correct path. After all it is a video GAME simulation, not the real thing.… Expand
  9. JeffJ
    Sep 19, 2009
    2
    Gang tackling is ultra fake. You basically have 185-pound guys shaking off about 850 lbs. of DTs and LBs. This game is all about breaking tackles in a bogus and unrealistic manner. Tapping the buttons for a fumble recovery will be a 1-year novelty like the flashlight mode. WTF is this? Track and Field? Playbooks are extremely rudimentary. There's not really much that's good Gang tackling is ultra fake. You basically have 185-pound guys shaking off about 850 lbs. of DTs and LBs. This game is all about breaking tackles in a bogus and unrealistic manner. Tapping the buttons for a fumble recovery will be a 1-year novelty like the flashlight mode. WTF is this? Track and Field? Playbooks are extremely rudimentary. There's not really much that's good about this game.… Expand

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#20 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2009
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#30 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2009
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#63 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2009

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 58 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 58
  3. Negative: 0 out of 58
  1. IGN
    89
    Madden NFL 10 doesn’t redefine the series or innovate in any monumental way, but that doesn’t stop it from being a truly great football game.
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  2. GameShark
    91
    In the end Madden 10 is the kind of game that I am willing to look past the shortcomings because what’s good is really, really good. It’s worth putting up with the faults in order to experience what works.
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  3. GamePro
    90
    There's a noticeable focus on keeping you actively involved in the game and it's an effort that succeeds in spades.
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