![]() Create your dream team with the Madden Ultimate Team mode or take on friends and other players in local or online multiplayer games.Introducing The Yard, a more laid-back mode based on backyard football with matches that can be just as intense as pro games.Enjoy next-generation features such as the expanded X-Factor mechanic, live playbooks, running enhancements and more.Create your very own player and watch him start his career from the draft and then on his way to make football history. The right stick also offers better control on those skill moves to dodge and juke away from defenders with the all-new Skill Stick controls.The legendary Madden NFL series returns with a new next-generation title experience for American Football fans and gamers. Players are more aware of their surroundings, particularly in relation to the first down markers and other players in general between downs. There are the usual tweaks under the hood as well, but these feel smaller and less meaningful than in previous years. Whilst we won’t be getting a follow-up to ESPN NFL 2K5 – and we still wait for that to be knocked off its perch at the top – 2K will be focussing on “non-simulation” football. It feels that this mode was rushed through production as an answer to the news that 2K are regaining a licence for NFL games. You can also link this up to Madden Mobile via your EA account to share gear and ranks. Progressing in The Yard unlocks additional locations, and there is the promise of more being added throughout the year. This does have a side effect though: tracking which members of your team are who and where can be tricky – at least when playing single player The Yard is primarily aimed at teaming up in groups of three for a multiplayer blast. So, providing you have enough Cred, you can kit your created player out in whatever you can afford. The Yard also allows you to fully customise your avatar there are no team uniforms here. You earn points per uniquely created stadia, with it featuring a much more arcade-style gameplay with many rule variations. This mode features a similar method of challenge-based gameplay such as MUT. It is how football used to be played on the playgrounds, or in the streets, and brings back those memories. ![]() When attacking, your CB quickly changes into your WR and vice-versa. This brings the Madden experience into a format you grew up playing 6-v-6 dual role football. It is probably best described as the Madden version of Volta from FIFA 20, echoing NFL Street and Blitz. The biggest new addition this year though is The Yard. This condensed form will also benefit from the ‘live’ service, with additional content drops throughout the year. This is a much more fast-paced gridiron experience featuring 5-minute games against online opponents, with a goal to keep winning and improving your team in this constantly evolving game mode. Previously added as a post-release addition in Madden NFL 20, but now available from the beginning in 21, is Superstar KO. Character models in Madden look very unusual when they are not wearing a helmet and team uniform. Voice acting for the most part is good enough, but character designs are rooted in the uncanny valley. It also seemingly doesn’t matter what your performance on the field is like you could be sacked on every play as the back-up QB and still make it to Draft Day. The story that is present though is thread-bare, and far from an original tale. If you prefer your football a bit more Friday Night Lights rather than just on the field, this is the mode for you. This time around Tye Sheridan – of X-Men and Ready Player One fame – is your rival, alongside Robert Patrick, Snoop Dogg (again) and more. Once again Face of the Franchise mode returns, offering a story-driven football experience starting from High School, through College, the NFL Combine and Draft, and then many storylines as a star of the NFL. Progress in MUT, Franchise and Face of the Franchise is also transferred over thanks to the Cloud. That’s because by purchasing Madden 21 on Xbox One, players get free upgrades to the Xbox Series X version, should they choose to upgrade to the next generation. Hopefully this is just a problem on the Xbox One version of the game, and the increased firepower of the Series X wipes away these issues. It is also in MUT that the menus fail to keep up with controller inputs. Having the option to opt-in to a tutorial at the start to go through the basics is crucially missing. Collecting players is all well and good, but little is done to explain how to use the consumables, or what exactly they do. The menus all feel shifted to one side, with very little explanation from the off. Without exposure to the mode from years previous it may leave new players with a headache. MUT is arguably the draw of Madden for most players nowadays but it can be a confusing experience for newcomers.
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