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Madden NFL 99

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Madden NFL 99
Developer(s)EA Tiburon
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesMadden NFL
Platform(s)PlayStation,Nintendo 64,Microsoft Windows
ReleasePlayStation
Nintendo 64
  • NA:September 22, 1998[2]
  • EU:January 1999
Windows
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player,Multiplayer

Madden NFL 99is a football video game released for thePlayStation,Nintendo 64andMicrosoft Windows.It is the first multiplatformMaddengame to be fully 3D and polygonally based (and the second one following the N64-exclusive,Madden Football 64) and is also the first game to feature Franchise mode. The game's commentary is byJohn MaddenandPat Summerall.The American version of the game features John Madden himself on the cover, while the European version usesGarrison Hearstinstead. The game was the top-selling PlayStation sports video game in 1998 in North America, having sold 1.1 million copies on the PlayStation.[4][5]

Gameplay[edit]

Features[edit]

  • The game is the first to feature the concept of covering the ball while running and the chop block and "clothesline" techniques, which were later scrapped and moved to players simply tackling ball-carriers. Although players' heights resemble their real-life counterparts, all players share the same sized physiques. The game includes twelve historic teams, including the 1978 Steelers and 1985 Bears and secret teams such as the Tiburon sports team and NFL All-Star teams from each decade. The Cleveland Browns, who were a year away from rejoining the league, can be accessed for exhibition games via the password "WELCOMEBACK".
  • This is the firstMaddengame to feature Franchise Mode, in which the user can control their team for 15 seasons, complete with realistic NFL type schedules consisting of alternating inter-conference divisional opponents. The user is able to trade, sign/release and draft players. Drawbacks to this feature include only one player/team owner being allowed to participate during the same franchised season, and the second prohibits any created players from being added to specific teams or to the free agent pool.
  • This is one of the few PlayStation games to support twomulti-tapsallowing for up to eight players to play simultaneously.

Free agents[edit]

  • Created Players fromNCAA Football 99can be put in the game as free agents and put on other teams in Quick Game Mode.
  • Gary Zimmermanappears as a free agent despite being retired at the beginning of the season.
  • Pepper Johnsonis listed incorrectly as a 24-year-old twelve-year veteran, which would mean he would have been a 12-year-old rookie.

Rankings[edit]

TheDenver Broncoshas the best team overall in the game with a score of 92. The worst teams in the game are theNew York Jetsand theMiami Dolphinswith a score of 70. The best offense in the game belongs to theGreen Bay Packerswith a score of 95. The best defense in the game belongs to theSan Francisco 49erswith a score of 97. The best special teams in the game belongs to theNew England Patriotswith a perfect score of 100.[citation needed]

Development[edit]

In early 1998Electronic Artsannounced that, following the 1997Madden Football 64's lack of an NFL team license due toAcclaim Entertainmentholding exclusive rights to NFL games on theNintendo 64for that year, they had ensured that the Nintendo 64 version ofMadden NFL 99would sport the NFL license.[6]

Reception[edit]

The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video gamereview aggregatorGameRankings.[7][8][9]Next Generation,however, said of the PlayStation version, "It can be argued that this year'sMaddenwas better thanlast year's,but the fact remains that compared to its main competitor, the gaming experience has become mediocre. The gap that had existed between theGameDayseriesand theMaddenseriescan now only be described asGrand Canyonsize. "[34]

Kevin Cheung ofHypergave the PlayStation version 82% in its December 1998 issue, calling it "the best NFL sim anywhere."[29]An issue later, Matt Adamsons gave the PC version 85%, calling it "the best NFL simulation money could buy."[41]Martin Kitts ofN64 Magazinegave the N64 version 88%, saying, "Maddenis still great stuff, but it hasn't really changed significantly enough to warrant another 92% rating. "[42]Steve Bauman ofComputer Games Strategy Plusgave the PC version four stars out of five, saying, "The perfect synergy of hardcore action and cerebral simulation hasn't been reached yet, butMadden 99is as close as anyone has ever managed to get, and as its management features evolve, it will no longer be, 'I guess we'll have to wait until next year.' Now it's more like 'I can't wait until next year.' "[43]

During the2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards,Madden NFL 99was named as a finalist by theAcademy of Interactive Arts & SciencesforPC Sports Game of the Year,which ultimately went toFIFA 99.[44]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^InElectronic Gaming Monthly's review of the Nintendo 64 version, two critics gave it each a score of 9/10, and the other two gave it each a score of 8.5/10.
  2. ^GameProgave the Nintendo 64 version two 5/5 scores for graphics and overall fun factor, 4/5 for sound, and 4.5/5 for control.
  3. ^GameProgave the PC version 4/5 for graphics, 4.5/5 for sound, and two 5/5 scores for control and overall fun factor.
  4. ^GameProgave the PlayStation version two 4.5/5 scores for graphics and sound, 4/5 for control, and 5/5 for overall fun factor.

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