John Madden Football, that name is noted to history. His time coaching, the great players, quarterbacks, games, and.. a video game? Yep at the time, he self-admitted he didn't know what a video game was but little did he know how strong that brand was going to be.. on other systems besides the Super Nintendo. Yeah this game kicked off the Madden franchise on Super Nintendo as well, and went through until Madden NFL 98. What did John Madden Football do well? What doesn't it do well? All that and more below.
Positive:
1. Graphics: The field and the jersey colors are actually quite good overall. EA did well with this aspect of the game to make those actually good.
2. You get the sense of the game: Yes I am again grasping at straws when I say this and luckily I don't have to for the Madden on SNES series anymore. Yes you get a grasp of the game early on at least what it will be like for the SNES.
Negatives:
1. Choppy frame rate: This game is so choppy and it shows badly right away. Every play is choppy and it is such a struggle overall to deal with.
2. Slow: Yep this game is slow and choppy, and yes that is easily not a good combo for any game but definitely not a good combo for a Super Nintendo game.
3. No NFL/NFLPA license: Yeah this doesn't help the cause to the just lackluster game. No NFL or NFLPA license mean no players, no official names, no anything really that resembles having a good quality game here. If you want quality even without both, look at the Genesis version of this game and it will be noted why that game sold so well.
Overall rating/Rank:
I can't give the SNES version of John Madden Football higher than a 4 out of 10. The slow, choppy frame rate and speed to the game make it just bad. Yes they did okay with the graphics but you got a sense early on this was what Madden on SNES was going to be, just a mess. Look to the Genesis for these games and that is what I will say about it. Overall, 490th is what I will rate John Madden Football
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