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Madden is the way I'll play..... |
| geO from so.Cali from Ontario-CA-USA says (18/Aug/2003): |
-Personally i think that this Madden compared to last years is not everything id hoped for b4 i bought it. I love the new plays and formations, but the graphics are basically the same (besides a little more detail). on the back of the game cover they advertise 100's of new animations....ive probably seen 20 at the most.
-i agree with a lot of people by sayin the soundtrack is not impresive at all...i want everyone to know i hate that track that screams "If i was on offense i would be a tackler..." i had to turn that OFF...thank god for JUKEBOX
the new features of owner mode is pretty cool, and love over charging them rich asses for their seats...and i give the middle decks low prices, cuz thats what id would like in reality.
so why i give it an 8 instead of a 10 is basically it didnt amaze me as much as 2003 did when i first played that one. if you're wonderin if you should buy it...do it...its worth the cash. but dont expect a totally new game with totally new commentary. you'll still get classics like "just put your hand up and WHAP it down!"
-i like the ideas of one reviewer of putting highlights of other games into the half-ass half-time show...that sounds dope (or at least have a real segment of each of the actual cheerleader squads shakin it) or just anything to keep me from pushin start to skip the damn part.
-the feature i jock most from this is the Playmaker Control, that is what really gets me about this game, and how you can make more decisions out on the field.
-the most hated feature is the 4th quarter "computer sudden shift to SUPER-TEAM" to get a victory....makes me want to brake the damn thing! i thought it was just me, but after reading some other reviewers complain, makes me kno that im not the only one getting spankt in final minutes.
-I recently heard of a rumor of the MADDEN cover curse....(who ever is on it will have a bad next season or get an injury)...well the news of Vick's injury really sucks and i hope he puts an end to the curse. if its even true...
-thats my 2cents
-peace!
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this game kicks @$$!!! |
| Josh from MIAMI FL says (18/Aug/2003): |
Madden 2004 is the best football game I've played so far. The only thing I don't like is that when you play defense you can't see what formation the computer is going to pick. So if the cpu goes with 4 receivers and you go out with only 2 CB's then linebackers have to adjust, but that's no problem for me cause I am playing as MIAMI and Dolphin's defense kicks < remove me > at $$. which sucks cause there some lb's that can't keep up with receivers. Owner mode is really fun cause it let you move your team to a different city and build new stadiums. Overall I give it a 9.9
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Here comes fluke plays 2004 edition |
| Stomper156 from ST.Catharines Ont. says (18/Aug/2003): |
madden football has a great franchise mode even though when you scout players you don't get any stats. The gameplay itself has the classic fluke play mode, i was playing the eagles online it was 3 and 29 the eagles were on there own 5 i called deep cover and McNabb made the miracle through and Pinkston the miracle catch. I'm sorry but this kind of thing happens on a regular basis which takes away from the game. If you want fun ya maybe realistic simulation not a chance, It also feels that if you d'ont use playmaker you get penalized you can call a run defense move the team to the side of the run but the back the back can still get 5 yds unless you bring the house.I think there should be some kind of tendancy awareness for your team if a guy does the same thing over and over your team A.I should increase lets face it you've played those guys that have three plays all game .
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Best Madden Yet! |
| Mike from Qtown, PA says (18/Aug/2003): |
I will keep this in short words: This madden is better then all the rest, and puts sega games to shame. Darnit! Just when I beat Unlimited Saga and get one night's rest Madden comes out, Now I won't sleep for another week or so...
Graphics 8
Sound 10
Gameplay 10
Lifespan 10
Funfactor 10
Overall 10
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HOW COME???? |
| Mike D..... from NEW YORK says (18/Aug/2003): |
madden just keeps blowing the competition away every year. this game takes football video games to the next level. i just have 1 problem. how come they never get the draft picks right??? the patriots are supposed to have the ravens pick in the next draft and they dont. i just wish they could have set that up right. other than that madden 2004 is the best game PERIOD
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Getting closer to where we want it! |
| dazzy from Minneapolis (MN) USA says (18/Aug/2003): |
Let me say first and foremost, that Madden 2004 is a great game. The new owner mode is great and the salary escalations are very realisitc. It makes it very complicated, however.
I agree with the users that say there are some problems with this game. I am glad I can finally edit the names on my 98 Vikings, but what is with the fake numbers? That is dumb. We all know that Cris Carter was number 80, don't label him as #3.
How come every tackle looks the same? Guys never land on there stomachs when they are tackled. (Unless they want the wind knocked out of them.)
I love the other reviewer's idea of having highlights from other games. If they are having trouble finding guys to lend their voices, hire me! I'll work for peanuts!
Thanks for putting Vick on the cover, cuz I love to see the Falcons go down! Will you put Warren Sapp or Derrick Brooks on next year? I want to see the Bucs falter.
Overall, the game is great, but some of the popups are annoying. Sometimes I don't want to see my total yardage, just the route that my fullback is running.
Where's Lisa Guerrero? Forget Melissa Stark. She's Pregers...
I love being able to hire and fire my coaches. Great feature.
Like I said, this is a great game and close to being exactly where I want it. I want my options in my create a team and uniform modification, but I can see myself playing this game right until Madden 2005 comes out!
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Madden 2004 is the ultimate game for "franchise whores" |
| David pearson from Minneapolis, Minnesota says (18/Aug/2003): |
Madden 2004 to me, was the best football game ever made. I'm goning to talk about the Owner Mode. I've waited for a feature like this ever since "Total Control Football" way back from my PC. Setting your parking, concession, and merchandice pricing is simply genius. I'm not one to actually play the game, I just love fantasy drafting and building/upgrading my staduim( although i will play the super bowl if my team is in it ^_^). Anyways, Never get the massage chairs. They suck. 3.2m a year is not worth it. Anyways, back to the game : Owner-Mode Offseason is incredible. Hiring Coaches, scouting staff and re-naming your stadium to some corporate name is just unbeievable.
My 23rd year Texans > you.
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Footballin' Madden Style! |
| Hana_Brudduh from Kane'ohe, Hawaii says (18/Aug/2003): |
I think that Madden NFL 2004 is by far the best Madden installment yet. However, as much as this game rocks and rolls it's way to the title for this years best football video game, it could still use some improvements, well actually one. I wish the player was able to edit or create a coach and use it in the Franchise / Owners mode. I haven't reached the end of a franchise season yet, but I wish you could make changes to the coaches or edit them prior to the start of the season. I also like the idea of the training camp at the start of your franchise. I like the way EASports added it in there. Other than that, this game rocks!
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There is so much to say, but I don't want to type that much........okay maybe. |
| Shawn W. from Rapid City, USA says (18/Aug/2003): |
Where do I start? Madden has done it again. Every year I play till the next one comes out, always to the day it comes out. I am a big time Falcon fan (not just cuz of Vick like other bandwagon jumpers) for years now. Vick's speed is realistic, and so are all the linebacker speeds. Alot are as fast as running backs and possession receivers. The tackles are very nice, the new accellerated clock is perfect for time of possession realism, and the owner mode? Whoa. I am about to put the Falcons in a new Hi Tech Stadium and raise the prices of everything, everyone wants to see Vick. jk There is just a few suggestions I have, like maybe they should make Madden a linkable game. You know, so you can play w/your friends at home, w/two TV's and 2 consoles etc. Then you could only see the personell the the offense is putting on the field, like when you play the computer. And mayber look at the replays on the field while your homey picks their play or vice versa. It would take the whole playing w/your boys to a whole new level as well.
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A Great Game Full Of Bull |
| A gamer says (18/Aug/2003): |
Madden 2004 is rediculous. The computer cheats constantly. I fumbled five times in the first minute on offense and defense. The computer knows every single play that you pick, and if you audible, they shift their defense to the correct position. Their running game is a bunch of crap too. Their players are faster than yours, and they can break 100 tackles on 1 play. They intercept everything, and if they don't, you are getting sacked for a loss. In 2003, you could hardly ever get a sack, and now every play is a sack or a bullcrap rediculous cheating play by the computer. Its not the computer all the time. I think it is the game too. I played against my roommate. Out of eight passes I through, 5 were intercepted. In another game, I was losing 51-14 in the fourth quarter. I went on to score 35 points in four minutes, and only lost by a touchdown. He could not do a thing. This game is goofy. I love Madden to death, but this game is out of control.
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Off DA HEEZE! |
| DA BONE....smasher..... from Atlanta,GA USA says (17/Aug/2003): |
this game is tight, franchise mode owns, execpt i hate that 4th quarter comeback chit. i remember i was the jaguars, vrs GALAXY!! i whoops a$$ until they made a oober comeback from 79-0, all the way to 79-69,i couldnt believe it, anyways MADDEN IS THE BEST FRANCHISE OUT THERE.
Watch out, once the Dolphins become Vancouver Dolphins, they are a super team:) O YEAH 1 THING, I LIVE IN ATLANTA, THE NEAREST BY FT.GORDON, IF U DONT BELIEVE ME BUT, I FACED MICHAEL VICK ONLINE! EMAIL ME AND ILL GIVE U A MPEG OF MICHAEL VICK LOSING 2 ME BY 30 POINTS!!!(no joke)(serious)
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Madden is #1 |
| Colton from Chicago says (17/Aug/2003): |
I always thought Microsofts NFL Fever was the best until I got Madden 2004. I don't think i could go back to playing Fever after playing Madden 2004 but I still think X-Box owns PS2. PS2 may have better titles but the controls and game play just isn't as good as the X-box! by the way... the kid from Georgia you are an idiot... you have no proof that it is michael vick and why would he be playing it online? and mike hunt... your name my cunt is not funny, you are 13 and you are better than no one. you are one of those people that used to play nfl fever online and and create your own team so it's rated 100 so stfu you dumb ass.
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ALMOST perfect |
| Garrison from ATL says (17/Aug/2003): |
the madden 2004 is the best madden yet. as of now, it is takes the words "total control" to the fullest. AND I LOVE IT! i've been playin it non stop so far, and there are no flaws except for one. when u wanna trick someone for and onside kick, u have to wait for the other team to set up if they catch you. it should have it so if thier not ready in time, u can kick it. people who play the game know how aggitating it is! if that glitch ic changed, it will be perfect. the playmaker takes a while to perfect, but it is TOTALLY worth it! someone e-mail me so that i can find out where i can get that thing to play online with. madden 2004 is da king of all games! ATL hoe! SWD 4 Life! BIAAAAAAA!
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best madden playa out therre |
| darius from conneaut,ohio says (17/Aug/2003): |
ite first of all this is the best football game out there.owner mode is awesome what else can you ask for i mean you can relocate upgrade and even build a new stadium....and for the idiots that think comebacks come in the 4th quarter they dont....i have awesome cornerbacks and julius peppers and jason taylor ate the end the only defense i play is quarter....strong blits the opponents average rushng is 66 yards
there passing 235 not to bad if you ask me....
ive only lost one game it was in the super bowl to buccaners and i agree with who ever brought up the turnovers i was up bye 21 and then i had 3 fumbles and 2 for touchdowns it waqs crap i was pissed but except for that AWESOME
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I LOVE THIS GAME |
| Dave from philadelphia says (17/Aug/2003): |
i love madden 2004. it is the greatest game ever made but with the new owner mode it beats outs every other madden.
the only things that i think are wrong with the game is the fact madden and al michaels sound the same as in 2003 and 2002 and the other thing is that there are way to many ninetys and eighties this makes the game uneven and less of a challenge
other then that this game is great
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excellent |
| James Jefferson Wright from Albany, Georgia USA says (17/Aug/2003): |
My only beef is that, in previous maden games, there was a daytime progression (shadows moving across the field, sunset to nightfall, etc. as the game wore on). This version does not have that. That is the only facet, however, in which this game is less up to date than previous versions.
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its not the same |
| jon from buffalo n.y says (17/Aug/2003): |
i was just as hyped as the next man but they dont let you pick the bills playbook if your any other team at the screen before the game like in the old one you hit o and change your playbook uniformsetc.... all the routes are post in and believe me i master this game every year and this year any one can score defense is not tight.
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Da' Bomb Baby, Da' Bomb |
| Greg H. from St. Louis, Missouri, USA says (17/Aug/2003): |
New owner mode, better franchises, I CAN'T say enough about Madden NFL 2004. I once played Madden NFL 2002 for the Playstation, instead of hitting each other the players went THRU each other. However now in Madden NFL 2004 the graphics are much, much, much better. The new owner mode gives me a great felling as if I'm a Team president, the new team profile where you choose your favorite team. (However, I, as a St. Lousian, chose the St. Louis Rams.) To me it was awesome having Marshall Faulk as the coverboy of Madden NFL 2003. But, this game is so much better. It might cost $50, but it's worth it. I say BUY THIS GAME!
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The best madden ive seen yet |
| Kris from wheeling wv, usa says (17/Aug/2003): |
I believe Madden 2004 is the best Madden game yet for the simple fact of owner mode. the fact you can rebuild stadiums, relocate your teams and set prices for everything is the best idea yet. The graphics on it are insane. The playmaker control thing was an awesome idea. I also like the fact i can change songs on the soundtrack i dont like and switch to the ones i do.The rap songs are pretty much annoying because they are all remixes. the sound on it is cool because the hits sound real the fun factor i give it a 10 for sure because i can sit and play it for hours on end I think the fact the created teams and created stadiums are more detailed in 2004 than they were ever before. i am a san francisco 49ers fan but because of the skill level the have michael vick at i play the game as the atlanta falcons everytime or i will go to franchise and trade jeff garcia and a round 2 pick for michael vick. and i will trade my middle linebacker and a round 1 pick strictly for brian urlacher of the chicago bears. that is all i have to say so i cat wait for madden 2005.
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whoa..... |
| Matt from houston,tx,usa says (16/Aug/2003): |
the guys at ea really put an awsome game together this time.when they mean its in the game its really in the game.playmaker is insane, the online tournements and rankin is awsome, and in franchise mode u have total control of ur team i mean total lol.but there is one problem in the game i think its a glitch or somthing when ever u get a penalty the reffs mouth doesnt move til the last 3 seconds. i have bought madden games since i cant even remember and this is the best football game ever. even nfl 2k2 and all thos other games are just boring compared to this.they have so much stuff in this game i dont know if they can think of anythin else to put in the next madden. this is definitly a MUST HAVE game....
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