Customer Reviews

Madden NFL 2000

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Even though I only rented this game for 5 days from a local rental place, that was more than enough time to see that this was definitely a good game. I liked mainly everything about it, from the easy gameplay to the good graphics. There were only a couple of things that made me hold off on giving this game the full 5 star rating. First, the music, although OK, became redundant to the point that I turned it off and left it there. Second, even though there is a Sudden Death option (first team to score wins), if you want to play in the Exhibition, Season, or Playoff modes, you're going to be playing for a while. The minimum time for one of these games is 20 minutes (4 quarters of 5 minutes each), and that does not count the time that you spend choosing your plays. I wouldn't mind this as much if there was some sort of way to save mid-game, and come back and finish it up later. There is a password feature that lets you continue your current season or playoff run, but no way to save in the middle of the game. Other than those two things, I absolutely loved the game, and I would recommend it to others.

I purchased Madden 2000 before the Thanksgiving holiday as I knew that traveling would get quite monotenous. At first getting used to the running plays was difficult but with practice running became the cornerstone of my offense. Passing takes a bit getting used to as well but with a passing window format you can quickly see who is downfield ready to catch the perfect pass from QB Steve McNair of the Titans. Yes, I said the Titans. The new expansion teams are included and add to the excitement of the game. That is, the teams you are playing against are the teams you are watching on Sunday, Monday, and in some cases Thursday. One improvement I feel that could be made is in the format of plays. While each play is drawn out and is easily understandable, I find that moving from one to another is a little confusing at first. The first time you are making a final drive in the last 20 seconds of the game is where you'll ask, how do I stop the clock.....how do I kneel....time out. This is where you will find yourself fumbling with button after button. After a while you get the hang of it but it does take some time. Madden 2000 is exciting and helps you get through a week without a Thursday game.

When I picked up Madden 2K for the Gameboy I was interested in seeing how EA/THQ can pull off the solid football game that is present on the PSX and PC.

This game plays surprisingly well considering the power of this little system. The playbook for offense and defense gives you a strong core set of plays. I was able to find most of my favorite plays that I'm accustomed to from Madden on the PSX. The only main difference that may shock some game players is the use of the old Genesis passing windows for pass plays. This is logical considering that there is only two buttons. I think an option for directional passing like in NFL Blitz would be cool. Also the players names are not present-instead the numbers are used. This may cause problems for people who do not follow NFL football closely.

The graphics in Madden 2000 are average. The game models are very limited due to having eleven players on each team but overall they moved quickly and played the way I'm accustomed to. The Gameplay reacted like other Madden versions and there seems to be different player ratings for speed and ability. Most of the player moves are included in the game as well (spin, turbo boost, hurdle and dive).

Overall I like Madden 2000 on the GameBoy. I have spent countless hours of enjoyment playing this game.

I thought this game was pretty bad. This is because I played soccer for the old Attari, which is at least 15 years old, and the graphics were just as good, only the gameplay was more realistic. this game is simple. One guy gets the ball, another guy runs into him, he falls down, end of play. Without lighting it's impissible to see anything. Also, Some things aren't realistic like 80 yard punts. Worst of all, there are no levels. I've played games and even with the worst rated teams, which by the way all of the teams are just as good, all of the games I creamed the other team by over 50 points. Madden for the N64 was very good, but for game boy it was bad.

This game is typical of Game Boy games, flat, no challenge and a general piece of garbage. Game Boy Color is just another twist on a washed up 80's style arcade game. Now that we are almost to the year 2000 I think it's about time we give up on inferior products like Game Boy.