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Calm ourselves people. |
| A gamer from Chico, CA says (13/Nov/2004): |
its a freakin' game, don't take it so seriously. Everybody is compplaining about how unrealistic the players are. "Oh, Michale Vick is unstoppable". Who cares, how would you like to play a game with every person not able to catch, run or throw, it would just be boring. Its neccesary to make some over the players better to make the game more exciting.
And, if you are complaining about the graphics, how about you make a football game with better graphics. Then you can whine about how bad these graphics are.
I loved this game, and i can't wait to get 2005. 2004 is the best football game ive played by far, because, there are so many different modes to choose from, francjhise makes this game replayable over and over again. Online play is a great way to communicate with other players, and learn new strategy, (ecspacially if you have a headset),and play now mode is really fun when you are just playing with a friend.
GRAPHICS:10
GAMEPLAY:10
ONLINE PLAY:10
OVERALL:10
*The ONLY thing i dislike about this game is John Madden's commentary every play. It is fun making fun of him though . =D
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ITS A TRUE GAMERS GAME |
| Erik from Minnesota says (29/Jun/2004): |
Most of the reveiws here are extremly DUMB and child like. Madden isn't for little kids that arnt mature enough to fully appretiate Maddens amazing qualitys. Some of you deslike the announcers John Madden(who the game is named after) and Al Michals if you dont like these anouncers then you must be crazy because these announcers are possibly the greatest of all time.(Just like at there history) Next the gameplay wich is by far the best. You need actual football intelligence to completly understand its extremly realistic gameplay(thats why some of you dont like it).Its graphics seem to always be better than the rest of that years games. People have to realize that its not easy to creat realistic grass, faces, stadiums, jerseys, helmets, and actions. Yet EA still makes them better and better every year. The sound is about 95% realistic because 5% of things said on a football feild arnt allowed in E rated games more like T rated. So if you enjoy realistic games Madden IS for you. However if you Dont care about quality and just like simple games where 5 year olds can win than get a different game like HALO
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Why do you play? |
| J-rome from Santa Fe, NM, USA says (20/Jun/2004): |
most other football games are designed so you can compete no matter how bad u suck. madden has no computer assistance and the strategic parts are more important than anything. if you watch football alot and play football games alot, madden is THE closest to the real thing. ESPN, Fever, NFL2k and most other football games are more arcade style to me. Madden is never fun for my cousins and friends cuz they have no chance of winning. In, madden you have to actually pay attention to the defense you pick and where U're personal is positioned. Most other games u win by using the same 5 or 6 plays everytime. and All Madden i a bitch to beat unless u're team is better than the rest.
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Madden in riverside CA |
| xxriverside006xx from Riverside, CA says (29/Apr/2004): |
man i see all these people talking about all madden being hard to beat. do yourself a favor and get rid of the game. all madden is not hard to beat. i paly with about 5 friends and we all love madden. and where would madden be with out him anounceing. i like maddens taunts it pisses you off when you dont know what your doing wrong but trust me its that your doing something wrong if you keep getting scored on. learn your audibles and playmakers. this by far is the best football game there is. espn/fever no competition
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Madden 2004 is the exact same as it's previous 3 installments! |
| Brent from Milwauke, Wisconsin says (16/Apr/2004): |
Let's face it... in 1995 we had Madden defeated once by sega sports NFL 95. Since then.... it had four years of number one rated football. Those were good years for madden, and then Sega comes out with the NFL 2k series. Little following at first... but still rated better than madden for the past 4 years on every reviewing site. Finally, madden has gotten overtaken and is finally being outsold... and with good reason, the game hasn't changed in years.
Graphics: 4/10
Let's not lie to ourselves... they could be worse... but this is the XBOX version we're talking about... and hands down... it doesn't do what the XBOX is capable of doing graphically... all it is, is the exact same gritty game for the PS2.
Sound: 1/10
Sorry... but listening to Madden talk has gotten old by now... his prime years are over
Control: 7/10
The control was not all that bad... with the new playmaker features make it tolerable...
Replayability: 8/10
Franchise mode makes this one playable for a long time to come.
Overall: 4/10
With two other football games out there now outranking madden (ESPN NFL Football and Fever 2005)... you have to believe Madden's run at the top is finally tumbling...
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madden does ot again!!!!! |
| matt from Scranton USA says (21/Feb/2004): |
this game is by far the best game i have ever played with the new owner mode and playmaker control it let's you have retired players be part of your coaching staff this game also has great detail when you're playing against the computer, announcers also say the names of created teams too. this game has great graphic and good music. i give this game an overall perfect 10 for all of these new features this game is great to play all year long no matter what sport season it is
this game is the best xbox game there is out today it is far better than HALO or any other game you might like
so youhave to ask yourself one question how does madden make these great gamesevery year
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MADDEN FOOTBALL IS MADDEN FOOTBALL, DON'T COMPLAIN BECAUSE THE COMPUTER GETS TIRED OF LOOSING, IT WANTS TO WIN TO, WHY SHOULD YOU WIN EVERY SINGLE GAME?? |
| THE GRIGGUL8R from JACKSONVILLE, NC USA says (30/Jan/2004): |
Madden 04 is awesome of course, but with its greatness comes headaches. I have read about people complaining about the Playmaker controls on offense being unfair, come on control your defense yourself, don't be scared to do bad, with practice you will be unstopable, no matter what play they audible to.
I have read about people saying that it is not fair on All Madden against the computer, if you audible yourself and take the time to learn them and use your audible's you can fool the computer, but would a real team be fooled everytime, would they really win every game???? No they would not, it does not take perfection to win a Super Bowl, but it does take planning.
Some have complained about the defensive plays sucking, I have discovered you can stop anything by using Cover 2. Even big ol' Mike Vick, I know how to use him and how to stop him, hit him enough and he will go out of the game. Using Cover 2 double qb spy, play it tight by bringing your secondary in and shift both lines outward. If you have to replace one of your down linemen with the fastest player on your team, he don't have to be strong, because he will hardly ever get blocked, especially if you know your apponent is going to scramble with them.
Keep in mind, explore all aspects of the VIDEO GAME, not the game on the television. If you want a realistic game, play evenly matched teams, and acctually put feild posistion factor in. PUNT THE BALL.
From the man who has never lost a madden tournament, but has lost before...peace
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Almost perfect!!!! |
| travis from Boston says (29/Jan/2004): |
I love this game but I'm a football history nut!! I like to type in the old players names and numbers in the old historic teams but you can only do 32 teams. I want to type in all of them but for some reason the XBOX says not enough memory give me a break theres plenty of memory(MAdden is the only game I ever played on my Xbox) This really pisses me off. Next year please fix this problem let as many teams possible be saved in export mode . I still love the game though.Please add more historic teams and wheres the Giants 00' team?
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da bomb |
| Michael from Harrisonburg, virgina says (24/Jan/2004): |
These game is to much like every other game. If you wont a really fun game then get NFL STREET!!!! Beside's that the game is real cool. I really like the music in it. Mini-camp is really cool too. The playemaker control is the best thing since the Xbox. The only thing that is better on 03 is the secret teams like the monsters and marshalls. I almost forgot to talk about the EA sports bio. I really like the bio. If you like really cool football games then pick up these game. Oh ya if you wont a real good team then create a team and put all the good players on the team. Then you will be unstopable
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pretty good |
| Chris from Bakersfield, California says (20/Jan/2004): |
well madden has improved from last year the only problem with the game is that madden and Jhon Madden and AL Michals are the anouncers. other than that the game is really good i love the owner mode it makes you feel that you are in charge of the team and it prevants you from having those dream teams that are only possible in your dreams. I also love the challenges on line it is fun to beat people you dont know exept for those people that like to cheat that use onside kicks perfectly so that they get the ball every time and the only way to beat them is to intercept them every time. but other than the cheaters and the anouncers the game is the best football game out.
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good game,but could use some improvement |
| tyork from jacksonville florida bangum usa says (20/Jan/2004): |
it's the little things on the game that don't make sense to me like why is there certain players that no matter what you do you can't stop them? when you modify your teams uniform u can't have the teams logo on the helmet.why when u pick your defense if you use the 4-3 for example ther is no 3-4 formations so your stuck on plays where the 3-4 would be better.the kick metter on all madden goes way to fast on kickoffs. when you create a player if you have a last name that is different they don't say it .when you create a team if you use a smaller towns name it will only say the home team or the visiting team and if you don't use the a.i. on all madden u most likely lose its like the cpu is all madden but your rookie even if u play the worst team on the game. just a few thins i think should be changed for 05
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Stupid Cheezers |
| Good Player from Fooseball, USA says (11/Jan/2004): |
I'll give it to Madden, it's fun. Fun against people that play the "right way"... whatever that is. Its fun playing people online that you don't know. But its not fun when you challenge a high ranked player but find out he's a lame that uses every glitch on the game and onside kicks perfectly every single time. The whole point of a ranking system is to show you who are the better players, not who knows more glitches and cheats. This game is the best because you can't do anything to even get close to touching the ball... right? Whats the point of playing if you're gonna cheat? *Shrugs* Some people just gay like that.
Run defence sucks... Pass defence sucks... DBs can't catch, they'd rather let the ball hit em in the head... The Vick Show is fast but jesus, he can run for 25 yards a play if he gets around your Defensive end... yadda yadda. Good game right?
Whatever..
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Unrealistic ...But I still play it everyday! |
| Shan from wheaton says (7/Jan/2004): |
Madden 2004 will make you laugh cry and brake two controllers like I have.
Trying to play against the computer in All Madden mode is a joke. I don't care what offensisive play you call, they (meaning computer) is always in the perfect defense to stop it, I dont care what defense you call, the computer will audible to the perfect play to beat it. And lo and behold if you happen to get a lead, all of a sudden you start throwing pics and funbling like crazy, but not the computer. You can only beat the computer in All Madden mode if the computer lets you. I can go on, like all of a sudden my offensive line stops blocking, and incredible one hand interseptions! Cone on. I hope the people at E.A. sports will correct problems like this. Don't get me wrong I have beaten the computer in All Madden mode, but only twice out of about 150 tries.
If I can give somebody a tip when playing. Play with the Bears, for some reason they are the best all around team in the game. Brain Urlacher has unreal speed and will stop most running plays and intercept any pass thrown in his direction, and the secondary plays well also. And on Defense A-Train takes about three guys to bring down and Kordell stweart is the second fastest running Quarterback in the game behind Vick. And then if that's not enough Marty Booker pretty much cathes everything! Happy Playing
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It was Aight |
| Hype from Small Town U No Shepherd, Texas USA says (2/Jan/2004): |
Aight see in this game It got a little better than 2003 The Owner Mode and as you can see it took the changing the logo color from NCAA and the playmaker I like it, But What it really needs to do is bring the legends back because that was one of the tight parts of 2002,and 2003 like my man Barry Sanders and John Elway, and in this game and 2003 I like the way theres the way to export the players from NCAA But what they should do is when you Create - a - Player You start him from Scratch not from all 99.But U No This was a aight game graphics getting better O yeah this game in Training Mode needs more Training Abilities U No I'm Out.
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Can you stop the long pass??!!?? |
| Travis liedle from spokane,WA , USA says (31/Dec/2003): |
You know when the computer is going to throw the ball. All you got to do is pick prevent shift line backers to the outside and the line to the outside. run the MLB write up the middel after the QB will pressure him to throw. even if u dont pressure him enough to through write away. usaly all are coverd and u get a sack. any ways madden 2004 is the BEST football game hands down. i have played them all and no other football game holds a candel to madden. also if any of u madden players think you are good runners. Try this 536 yards rushing 7 tds, all madden, 5 min quarters.
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Good game withg a lot of Agression |
| Jaron from Taylorsville, Ut, USA says (22/Dec/2003): |
I love this game, It is the best Madden so far. I find the defence very hard to run, but over all a nice improvement. I also love the way that you can change the makeup of the play call on the feild when you read the play called by the opposing team. The owners option is a good additive, that makes for a fun and diffrent look at football. I also enjoy the creating player option, It is more advanced then the past years. I also enjoy the graphics, made it seem that more real. Very good game with high quality action. looking forward to next years!! What a great game!
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Where's Barry |
| Bryan from Wisconsin,USA says (12/Dec/2003): |
I rate this game an 8 it is a great game but how do I get historic players on there I want to have Barry Sanders on my team but have no idea how to do so. Could anyone help me out if you know how to please email me at barryspeed< remove me > at hotmail.com thank you. But yes this game is one of the best Nfl games I have played none compare to madden it is more realistic then any other football games out there that I have played anyways. So if you could help me out with my question that would be great.
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Awesome, but some suggestions for next year |
| Bags from Raleigh, NC, USA says (2/Dec/2003): |
I love the owner mode, my friends and I love to take control of the owner's box with our favorite teams for as many season's as we can. A suggestion for the next one would be to have the option of sending players to play NFL Europe so that they can develop instead of sitting the bench all season and get worse. The NFL-Europe teams are already on the game and would be simple to incorporate that into the franchise/owner mode.
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its better but u expect that |
| MNman from St.Paul, minnesota US of A says (30/Nov/2003): |
it is a better game but u would expect that by now it could be a lot better so many things like defense and how when u play the computer and they r in the 2 minute drill and they score every time with a 80 yard drive in 45 seconds with a no huttle offense u cant stop it but next year it will be even better (i hope) even the owner mode needs some touches but other then that it is a good game to play
the play maker control is very good except for gamecube cause when u run and try to use the playmaker control ur too busy holding on the A button for ur turbo and cant reach the control stick so it is a good game but if u buy it id buy it for PS2
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Madden is a GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Harry Butts from Homer Alaska says (29/Nov/2003): |
madden'04 is the best one yet. And plus playmaker oh ma i always wanted to send player deep when hes actually running a cross route.Owner mode is awesome i was the St.Loius Rams and i moved them all the way to Anchoragte Alaska. So all i have to say is Madden is a GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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