John Madden Football is a video game developed by High Score Productions and published by Electronic Arts exclusively for the 3DO.
| John Madden Football | |
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| Developer(s) | High Score Productions |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Director(s) | Kelly Pope |
| Producer(s) | Michael Rubinelli Scott Orr |
| Designer(s) | Ernest Adams Happy Keller Michael Madden |
| Programmer(s) | Monte Singman Steve Sim Craig Reynolds Derrick Yim Emmanuel M. Berriet |
| Artist(s) | Bob Rossman Chuck Austen Michael Becker |
| Writer(s) | Jamie Poolos |
| Composer(s) | Rob Hubbard |
| Series | Madden NFL |
| Platform(s) | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
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John Madden Football features contemporary NFL teams, and historical football teams, as well as an all-Madden team of the best contemporary players, and an all-star team of historical players.[2]
Development and release
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In 1995, Atari Corporation struck a deal with Electronic Arts to bring select titles to the Atari Jaguar CD,[3] with John Madden Football among them but this version was never released due to the commercial and critical failure of the Atari Jaguar platform.[4][5]
Reception
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Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it four stars out of five, stated that "This is simply the best arcade-style football game currently available."[2]
Entertainment Weekly gave the game a "B" grade and said "This game's on-screen players are huge, the generous video clips are broadcast-TV quality, and there are enough obscure play options to satisfy Monday- and Tuesday- morning quarterbacks. But anyone willing to learn the difference between a quick slant I formation and a single-back halfback sweep is going to want more incisive commentary from Madden than, 'Now that was great defense!'"[6]
In 1996, GamesMaster ranked the game 10th on their "The GamesMasters 3DO Top 10."[7]
Reviews
edit- GamePro (Jun, 1994)
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (May, 1994)
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Jul, 1994[8]
References
edit- ^ "3DO Soft > 1994" (in Japanese). GAME Data Room. Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- ^ a b "Finals". Next Generation. No. 1. Imagine Media. January 1995. p. 90.
- ^ "CVG News - Atari's Cat Gets The CD - Big Cat Claws EA Deal". Computer and Video Games. No. 163. Future Publishing. June 1995. pp. 12–13. Archived from the original on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ Wallett, Adrian (September 23, 2017). "Darryl Still (Atari/Kiss Ltd) – Interview". arcadeattack.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ^ CRV (August 6, 2017). "Blog:Legal Brief: Atari vs. Sega". gdri.smspower.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ EW Staff (January 14, 1994). "Shelley Duvall's It's a Bird's Life". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "The GameMasters 3DO Top 10" (PDF). GamesMaster (44): 75. July 1996.
- ^ "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". www.kultboy.com. Retrieved 2023-08-27.