Metareview: Madden NFL 12

Game informers snippet got it right. Still gave it a score too high though....

It's surprising that a game that is "largely similar" every year constantly gets decent scores, considering a sequel to a regular game, that is similar and hardly unchanged, gets a bad score. Sequels get more time but even Maddens over a couple years don't change that much. I don't mind Madden. I've purchased my share, but now you can almost guess the score of a Madden game, regardless of what was added to it.

IGN 'its basically the same game. 8/10'
IGN on Dynasty Warriors 'it's basically the same game. 4/10'

I really feel for some people "myself" included that if they make some minor changes and tweak the graphics a bit, people are going to pick it up. I believe EA knows this and maybe they don't break their backs to put everything they can into a new season of madden. Just my thoughts

Just keep beating that dead horse EA, once madden gets its zombie mode though you're f*cked.

I'm just amazed Brian Dawkins is still playing. Isn't he like 48??

Really Gameinformer? Was that little jab at the Eagles necessary?

Roster update.

Everyone who doesn't play Madden loves to say it's just a roster update each year. Anyone who actually plays knows last years game sucked compared to '10 because the core gameplay changed too much. They dumbed it down to the point of not being playable.

Madden Games have been terrible since 06. That was the last madden i actually enjoyed. The madden 12 demo was complete and utter garbage. The Madden series as a whole needs a makeover. They have all been terrible this generation aside from 06.

As a Giants fan, I approve of Game Informer's review

Madden12 = Gamefly Rental

Enough with the hipster-like love of NFL 2k5. Although it had a ton of features not pertinent to the game (crib, paper football, etc.) the main mode, franchise was incredibly gimped.

Does anyone recall the issues with progression? Or maybe that your team played the same schedule every year?

Revisionist history has turned NFL 2k5 into the ultimate underdog, but I'm guessing most people that comment about it only played it in passing, or didn't play it at all.

Yes, Madden offers minimal updates every year, but it is also our only option.

No clue why people say the game looks great. I play the demo and played a bit with last seasons, and the textures are muddy and the shadow renderings are lousy. Just like NHL, the graphics are outdated.