Only NFL Game This Year Gets Lukewarm Response

aendeuryu writes "The first reviews are in for Madden '06, and the reception is underwhelming -- it's scoring an average rating of 79% on gamerankings.com (at the time of this submission). The reviewers on Gamespot (7.8) and 1up.com (9.0) have different takes on the game, but the readership of both sites doesn't (7.4 and 7.8 respectively). Gamespot's criticisms put the game in a less-than-exciting light: the new QB-vision feature adds realism but takes away from basic fun, and (perhaps most damning) the graphics rate a 7 out of 10 on what was supposed to be a next-generation title. Normally, a mediocre game release isn't a big deal, except that, because of EA's negotiated exclusivity deal with the NFL, this is the only NFL title you'll get to play this year. So, what are the players to do?"

Comments

Re:I'm shocked!

[TrappedByMyself]

The quality of a product dropped after it became a monopoly?

It did? Hmmmm, lets actually look at the Gamespot scores over the years.

Madden NFL 97 6.4
Madden NFL 98 8.1
Madden NFL 99 8.8
Madden NFL 2000 7.4
Madden NFL 2001 7.0
Madden NFL 2002 6.7
Madden NFL 2003 9.2
Madden NFL 2004 8.8
Madden NFL 2005 8.8
Madden NFL 06 7.8

Hmmm, seems pretty inline doesn't it? It's amazing what facts can do to FUD.