Madden has become soulless. Routine. Flaccid. It’s to a point where the minor, niggling issues that remain each subsequent year – even with leniency allowed for pandemic-era development – pile on. There’s the listless, indifferent career “story” that’s a distressing waste of time. There’s an identity crisis where Madden cannot decide between arcade flourishes and… Continue reading Madden NFL 22 (Xbox Series X)
This year’s edition of the NFL’s carefully controlled videogame product focuses on QB1, a thin story concerning a college player pushed into a starting spot in his senior year – one game before the National Championship. Then, into the NFL, of course. It’s sports fantasy drivel, thinly formed but allowing people to live vicariously through… Continue reading Madden NFL 20 (Xbox One)
Two percent of college football players make it to the NFL. High school? 0.09%. Google “NFL dreams” and up come a litany of stories of kids and adults refusing to quit. The NFL relies on a dream for recruitment. One day, that dreamer will escape poverty, play for the Dallas Cowboys, make millions in shoe… Continue reading Madden NFL 19 (PS4)
Dr. Bennet Omalu, known as the “Concussion Doctor,” recently stated that letting kids play football is child abuse, citing a “100% chance of brain damage.” The NFL doesn’t care. Neither do the citizens of Mathis, Texas in Madden 18’s ‘Longshot’ story mode. In the previous census, Mathis’ population came in under 5,000 people. Small city,… Continue reading Madden NFL 18 (PS4)
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