Madden NFL 13 Review (PS3/360)

[HandsomeJack]

I like the review. It was well-thought out, fair, and overall I have no qualms with the score. That being said, I have now read several professional reviews, here and on other sites, and as yet there has not been a single mention of the complete lack of customization, as is exemplified most glaringly by the inability to edit players. I realize this may not be as big a deal to some people, maybe even most people, like it is to me, but even if it is far down on the list of complaints about the game, I feel that is incumbent upon websites as influential as this one to mention such flaws. Otherwise EA will never make it a priority to address them as they should.

[Tyrant8RDFL]

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So let me ask this question. If editing players , fantasy drafts, and some AI fixes were brought back, what score would you guys say then? 9.0? Those all sound like fairly easy fixes.

Speaking for myself absolutely not. It would still be a 7 for me. Game play fixes will raise my score not franchise features.

We still have zig zag running, and what scars me is when you watch them (EA)playing their own game in the videos they love how they run

[myownsun]

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One thing I think I disagree with is it being the best Madden ever. On this gen, yes. But I think Madden 05 takes the crown for best ever.

YEP that was the BEST Madden IMO!

[Jwest85]

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I see u haven't been on this site that long, so I'll let that pass. I haven't said anything that is wrong in that respect. Unless u just play Madden and except what they give u. There have been other football games that simulate football alot better than Madden on next-Gen, and that's what we want as a community....simulation and as close as possible.

I apologize for calling you an Idiot. I was out of line. The knitpicking just gets really old. Theres a lot of it on this site right now.

[wheelman990]

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You guys crack me up when it comes to Madden. The nit picking is insane.

Yet games like the Show and NBA2k have entire portions of the game not working. No problem.

Yet every year those games are the best ever and Madden doesn't compete. Really.

Jut on a competitive level and finding out how good you really are. I'll always give Madden one thing. Online is going to work. 2k and the show. Out the box. Not likely.

If you really got into Madden. Not just looking for the crossing route a slant or a screen pass. There is a deep game of football in there.

But hey. Keep worrying about the halftime show and the announcers.

I came to play football. Not watch a halftime show.

LOL.

Ya who needs a properly working offensive and defensive line? Who needs running animations that don't ice skate around and float? Who needs NBA 2k like presentation when we can have no haltime or post game show(and nobody has a right to care how the game looks or sounds now, right?)?Who cares about the loss of generation old features(custom cam, custom stadium music, custom celebration, working penalties, custom player editing, and more)? Who cares about all the glitches popping up?

Really guys, I just don't see why you are nit picking this game. It's clear this game is superior to NBA 2k basketball who has killed the competition by being so great, and the show who has done the same on PS3.


BlackRome.....are you being real here man? Put aside love/hate feelings of EA. You really believe what you just said?

[Goldmember2]

Is OS still doing the in depth reviews that took a couple days to publish? I always enjoyed that deep deep break down.

[daniel77733]

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Horrible review. Doesnt mention any of the glitches/bugs/problems in the game. When Josh Looman says that its better to play CCM online because there's no patch that can fix the off-line CCM, you know its far from the greatest Madden of all time.

The best Madden of all-time is Madden NFL 2005 and this is coming from someone who preferred 2K5 at the time. That should tell everyone just how bad this franchise has gotten in the last eight years. I love how for the negatives, that no review has listed "no editing" as a negative when in fact its a huge negative.

8.5? 7, maybe 7.5 tops but thats even pushing it. And as far as NBA and MLB go, they have problems but they dont have the same problems eight years in a row because you know, they actually fix them. EA/Tiburon does not care enough to fix them. Hell, they use us, the consumers as the testers and they STILL dont fix the problems.

In the end, this is just another review that doesnt really review any of the negatives in the game. If so many gamers here are having so many problems with the game, how is it that reviewers miss them? Or do they just ignore them and act as if they dont exist?

Reviewers everywhere really need to start being more impartial and actually break down the game they're reviewing. Sadly, that never happens anywhere.

[videlsports]

I think this review should be a 9 or 9.5 Madden is e xcellent this year, I love the infinity engine and the passing game.

[Tyrant8RDFL]

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You guys crack me up when it comes to Madden. The nit picking is insane.

Yet games like the Show and NBA2k have entire portions of the game not working. No problem.

Yet every year those games are the best ever and Madden doesn't compete. Really.

Jut on a competitive level and finding out how good you really are. I'll always give Madden one thing. Online is going to work. 2k and the show. Out the box. Not likely.

If you really got into Madden. Not just looking for the crossing route a slant or a screen pass. There is a deep game of football in there.

But hey. Keep worrying about the halftime show and the announcers.

I came to play football. Not watch a halftime show.

LOL.

The problem here is that your not truly hearing us. You see a negative response and it upsets you, so you assume we are complaining about little things when the reality is we are complaining about the misrepresentation of the sport. The lack of authenticity.

Now if you feel madden represents the sport accurately. Then hey enjoy brother no one should steal your joy, but the truth is Madden is not accurately representing the sport, and the only ones they are truly fooling is the casual gamer, because a person who truly understands the game knows how off madden is with representing the game of football.

[thegoons21]

Not a lot of negatives in this review. IMO DB interaction is still unrealistic and the infinity engine is still pretty wonky (unrealistic collisions and momentum on tackles). I think the reviewer left out a lot of the negatives that should be mentioned.

This may be the best Madden to date but I expect more mentioning of the negatives here at OS. This reads like an IGN review.

[wheelman990]

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Why does NBA 2k12 get a pass for there online play being horrible? I would rather be able to play a game with my friends, than enjoy 30 seconds of presentation

I don't think they should get a pass for it, but I still think its the very best game of basketball ever, and extremely authentic, polished, and well done. I also realize reviews are subjective to a point. But i can also step outside the games I prefer and judge a game for what it is/isn't. Also, it's the best basketball game ever with competition. No NBA exclusives, they earned it.

I'd give NBA 2k12 a 9. Online gamers might go 8 or 8.5 or less, who knows?

The thing is NBA 2k12 is a fantastic complete game. very polished. So good of a game that NBA Live is gone. That is not a attack, just explaining how good that game is. EA doesn't even know if it wants to try and touch it. Think about that, it has wiped out competition because of how good it is? How do you sugar coat that? How can I elevate NBA 2k any more then that fact?

To sit here and pretend NBA 2k is in the same boat where madden is at, is crazy IMO.Do you really believe EA would have wiped out the NFL competition this generation if there was no exclusive? Have you played Maddens 06-12? Don't know what else to say, those games were bad man.

Again, not attacking, not trying to hurt feelings. I 100% apologize if I do. I know there are bashers, I like to think I'm someone who tries to be real. When 2k or Madden make a bad call, I will call them out for it. If this Jay Z thing goes wacky for 2k, I'll voice my opinions about it. 2k the last two years has knocked it out of the park overall for me.

Anyway, I'll just move on. Don't want to stir things up. Just give it a thought I guess, and see if any of my words make sense. Thanks for reading through my comments, and again I apologize if I offend. Not my intention.

[Tyrant8RDFL]

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I apologize for calling you an Idiot. I was out of line. The knitpicking just gets really old. Theres a lot of it on this site right now.

Nice job on the apology!

Let me ask you a question?

You say we are nit picking on the game of Madden. Is mentioning how off the line play is nit picking or a very important aspect of the game that needs to be represented properly in order to get a true NFL experience?

Is asking for true player running animations with proper physics and momentum nit picking?

Is asking for the AI to call a game correctly in the closing minutes of the game nit picking?

Just a few questions I would like for you to answer. The only thing I see is guys in here asking for a authentic game. There is nothing wrong with that? Do you agree or not?

[atc43]

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I agree with many other posters here, good review but he left out a lot of the issues in the game. As for the grade, if we are looking at it in terms of past Maddens this gen then...

M06 - 5, M07 - 5.5, M08 - 5.5, M09 - 6, M10 - 7, M11 - 7, M12 - 7.5

Id give Madden 13 that 8/8.5, strictly comparing its body of work to past Maddens this generation.

But in terms of representing the sport of Football I Give Madden 13 - 7.5 which like others have stated isnt a bad score at all and shows that they are indeed making progress. The other Maddens from this gen(especially 06-09) would get their grades bumped down in this criteria.

When people say Look at 2k Basketball or MLB The Show they say it because those games deliver the most compelling and realistic experience of the sport theyre trying to simulate. 2k indeed has its flaws but what game doesnt? The difference between say 2k and the Live series is that it represents Basketball much more effectively. Ive never even played The Show and i see how great of a game that is just by watching videos.

It makes me wonder if there was a competitor for Madden would it end up like the Live series is now? I mean 2k became the more "sim" of the 2 over the years and Live stayed with its slightly arcadey, for lack of a better word, gameplay style. And look where Live is now. Would madden be in the same shoes as Live if there was a competitor? We'll never know. But all we do know is that Madden is finally headed in the right direction. By no means is M13 Polished Marble, it is however, a solid stepping stone.

[Behindshadows]

Great review picking mine up at midnight.

[Jwest85]

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Nice job on the apology!

Let me ask you a question?

You say we are nit picking on the game of Madden. Is mentioning how off the line play is nit picking or a very important aspect of the game that needs to be represented properly in order to get a true NFL experience?

Is asking for true player running animations with proper physics and momentum nit picking?

Is asking for the AI to call a game correctly in the closing minutes of the game nit picking?

Just a few questions I would like for you to answer. The only thing I see is guys in here asking for a authentic game. There is nothing wrong with that? Do you agree or not?

1.Yes
2.Can be fixed with a patch.
3.No video game is authentic (thats why its a video game)
4.Don't Agree
And dont tell me nba 2k12 is authentic because the game play is not that great. The passing is horrible and the dribbling is sickening. Live had much better dribbling.