EA Sports Madden Two Player Set - PnP TV Games

by Jakks Pacific

Product Features

• Two action-packed sports classics- Madden Football '95 and NHL Hockey '95
• Simply plug the controller into your TV and play
• No game console required
• Built-in memory lets you play entire seasons and save your stats

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 9.6 x 12 inches ; 12.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0001HYSFK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,227 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Product Description

Plug directly into your TV - no console necessary!Product InformationHit the turf and get into the action!  Madden 95 puts you on the field withthe big hitters!  You are a sleek fluid tailback on a wide field withplenty of room to run behind your massive pulling guard.  You are aquarterback in the shotgun who can look off two receivers and hit the third -with no passing windows.  You are a head coach with a 48 player roster -substitute anytime but beware of over 100 possible injuries.  Net stopSuper Bowl!  Relive pro football and hockey action from the '90s! Activities IncludeTrade PlayersRun a trade through the G.M. and shake up the league.  Will he approve #11for #10?  You're the boss you create your team to lead you to the StanleyCup Finals.Full 84 Game Season ModeCompile season player stats.  Get hot and capture authentic season awardsincluding the Hart Ross and Vezina trophies.Take One for the Team#91 fakes a shot #12 lays down a drop pass #28 even hits the ice to block arocket shot from the point. Hockey ActionWatch the goalies make the dramatic save from inside the net stone theopposition with a double pad stack or rob the top shelf iwth an awesome sticksave.Stanley CupIt is not your ordinary cup...it's the Stanley Cup...And only the victors of afull grueling season get their name engraved on it.  That's 84 games ofslap shots board checks hot rookies and mid-season trades.  Strap on yourskates and hit the ice!Product Features Built-In Memory - Save Stats Play Entire Seasons Choose from 59 Teams Strategy Windowless passing option forces QBs to read zone or man coverages Read and react to offensive holes and defensive pursuit angles Action Ultra-competitive computer opponent 3D rendered players and moves; straight arms high steppin; QB slides Counter options that fake; misdirection runs Depth

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Reliving my college days..., February 7, 2005

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MC MLXVI (Raleigh NC) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: EA Sports Madden Two Player Set - PnP TV Games (Toy)

Back when I was a student at Va tech, my roomates and I used to play the Sega NHLPA 93 game a lot. Then we bought NHL 95. After graduation I acquired the PC version, NHL Hockey 95, which I still have, but trying to get it working in XP was futile. My cousin and I used to play the PC version a lot. Until this came out I hadn't played the game for 2-3 years. Forget the football, but the hockey is worth the price alone. I'd almost completed a season the week after I'd bought it. The only drawback is that they took out the player names... but all the stats are there. I don't remember everything about the original, but it seems they took out some other stuff too, like skill level (Rookie, Pro, All-star... maybe some other stuff). I think they just used the All-star level for this game, because its harder than I remember... the defense is very tough. I really have to fight hard for points. It just makes a win all that more fun... and a loss all that more devastating. Anyway, I would recommend this to anyone who is a fan of the old game... or a fan of hockey period. It doesn't have all the fancy graphics... but the gameplay and fun-factor are all there.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall good, but buyer beware..., February 6, 2005

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Thomas J. Underwood "Jay Bird" (McKinney Texas) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: EA Sports Madden Two Player Set - PnP TV Games (Toy)

I just picked this up last week. I had to have the two player version so my wife and I could "bond".. All in all I like both games, but the lack of player names on both titles, while understandable due to licensing, is unfortunate. While I know most of the NHL top level player and ALL of the Flyers from NHL 95, and at least all of the Cowboys of Madden 95, I don't know enough-- it is still of fun diversion to spend a half an hour or so before bed. The controllers, while basically faithful to the original clunky Genesis models, feel squshy on the directional controls and the butten lack the tactile respone I remember..But hey, that was -- geez TEN YEARS ago..I look forward to more of these plug and plays by Jakks and everyone else..

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hockey is good, football is not, January 28, 2005

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Craig M. Ryan (St. John's, NL, Canada) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: EA Sports Madden Two Player Set - PnP TV Games (Toy)

A near-perfect translation NHL '95, and a not-so great port of Madden '95. I'd originally heard that FIFA '95 (soccer) was supposed to be on here too, but I guess it never made it to the final product...

I got this last night - the hockey had some ommisions from the original (like the players NAMES - here you only get the jersey numbers; I assume there was a problem with licensing, possibly related to the current NHL lockout?!), but otherwise was still the same great game, and is a ton of fun to play.

The football, however, was barely playable. You can barely read the plays, and there's hardly any sound (no crowd noise, poor 'Maddenisms'), and even the music at the title screen isn't the classic music - it's just the re-used hockey music.

Design / implementation-wise, I thought they could've made it so you could daisy-chain the controllers together, but no - the single player version of this is a completely separate product - if you want to play two player you have to buy the two-controller version - you can't add on at a later date. This is unfortunate because these games (in the original Genesis versions) supported 4 players, which of course ups the fun factor by A LOT, but isn't possible they way Jakks decided to put it together.

I will continue to love this product for the hockey game, but I won't even look at the football game again. If you're an old-school fan of NHL'95, then this is worth the cash, but I just wish they could have left out the football and enhanced the hockey (like putting in the players names - it's hard to remember who's who from back in '95!).