Madden NFL 12

Football is one of the greatest sports around, and since the earlier days of video games, the strive to make the perfect copy of the game has been present.  Madden NFL is really not the best football franchise, but it has the monopoly due to the exclusive NFL license.  Let't take a look at the 2011 edition.

 

GAMEPLAY

 The football gameplay we expect is here.  There are some minor gameplay changes from 11, including the sun setting in real time.  Play selection in the classic style found in the SNES-PS2 era games is complicated making finding your play harder.  This is fixed by using GameFlow, which gives you 3 options on offense and defense.  Tackles look good, but are still pre-scripted as in older games, so sometimes it's a choppy movement.  I never have mastered the advanced controls, but I doubt that you will even need them to play.

 

GRAPHICS

Great graphics, the players actually look like themselves, and every wrinkle can be seen on the jerseys.  Grass is in 3D and the closer fans in the stands are not flat.  The surroundings to the stadiums are what is actually there. 

 

MODES

Sadly from what I have read, this is the last Madden to have franchise mode.  It also has superstar mode, season mode and play now.

 

AGE

You gotta know the game enough to play.

 

CONCLUSION

MADDEN NFL 12 is a decent football game, but has nothing on ESPN NFL 2K5.  With not that innovative gameplay, but great graphics, I give this one 7 out of 10.

 

DETAILS

Developed by EA Tiburon

Published by Electronic Arts

Released in 2011

Rated E

For PS2, PS3, PC, and Xbox 360