Madden NFL 12 Review (360/PS3)

[SGMRock]

Quote: Originally Posted by jasontoddwhitt

Well, sounds like I'm still going to play Madden 08 on the PC.

Was a good game. Still looks really nice too if you crank up your graphics card and force 6x AA and 16x AS

[roadman]

There isn't a sports game I haven't played on the 360 that doesn't need slider adjustments on my end. Good review, they need to be hammered on commentary. That needs to be turned around next year and beyond.

[jdburris88]

Quote: Originally Posted by coachimclutch504

Just gonna play it to kill time until NBA 2K12 comes out better yet the Demo, then Madden hittin the dusk rack LOL

bruh i'm doing the same exact thing... i'm so hyped about nba 2k12 i almost forgot that madden 12 comes out tonight if it wasn't for gamestop calling me telling about the midnight launch i would've forgot to get the game

[atomant94]

Looks like imma be skipping football this year

[razorkaos]

I was really excited about M12, with the franchise mode and presentation, but now, i feel like EA really don't like the players/customers. EA don't have respect to the sport. We just play EA Football League instead National Football League games every year. I think i'll pass this. I'll pick FIFA 12 or Battlefield 3.

[mellamoaaron]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

You are right about that but the real key is -- the greatest sports games in our genre today give the user the choice on whether they want to play a sim or arcade game. Madden forcefeeds you a style of game and takes an all or nothing type of approach. That's one of my biggest beefs with EA Football. The sliders do help, but they don't clear up the things that are horribly unrealistic whereas other games let you really tweek those aspects of the sport. It might just be an inherent problem with developing a football game or (more likely) it's something that hasn't really 'clicked' for the people involved in the process of making Madden just yet.

But let's be honest, it's a lot easier to make a basketball, baseball, or even soccer game than it is to make a football game. For what they've been able to do with this game, I think was a huge jump for the series. I absolutely hated 11 and mostly every Madden this gen outside of 08, and this one truly impressed me. I would say I haven't played a football game that is better than this.

[bukktown]

As much as this game does really good, there is something that it does absolutely terrible. Some of the bad design is borderline comical like the stats menu in franchise mode. You get this stunning in-game NFL films camera angles and then between plays you get ridiculous zoomed in RTP. I think Game Informer review mentioned that it was a game that lost its identity.

I think that this years Madden is the final nail in the coffin.

[SA1NT401]

Quote: Originally Posted by mellamoaaron

Good review, I don't agree with it though. I think this is the best football game I've ever played, hands down.

To each his own....I disagree with your point quite a bit. It's decent...that's my thoughts.

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