Unlike modern day NFL(where Franchise Mode is the only option), Season Mode allowed you to play out just one season(In Madden NFL 08, it was the 2007 season), but it had so much flexibility. With Madden, the whole game revolves around Ultimate Team and offline grinding is virtually impossible unless you go through Ultimate Team.ħ) And lastly, again on the DS, one mode I am very surprised does not get mentioned is Season Mode. And even better, with pack pulling, you can apply a certain card/variation for just 1 game(i.e. All you have to do is play a game and reach certain accomplishments, and the harder the difficulty, the more currency you got. For those who have not played Madden NFL 08 for the DS, in any mode, there is in-game currency. Create a Play was even better, although it was restricted with just a couple of options of what each player could do(I know NFL Head Coach has more flexibility with this, but I have not gotten around playing it).Ħ) Going back to the DS here, I just loved offline grinding. Dear god, why was this feature dropped after Madden NFL 12? I just marveled over creating a team coming from my home city with all the bells and whistles. Besides the duo of Gus Johnson/Cris Collinsworth in Madden NFL Football, this game had the best commentary.ĥ) Create a Team/Create a Play. But really, who doesn't love Al Michaels and John Madden commentating? It just felt like I was watching Monday Night Football from the mid-2000s. Oh lord, what happened to commentators in recent years? I especially loved Jim Nantz/Phil Simms on Madden NFL 16, but Brandon Gaudin/Charles Davis has taken it way too far in Madden NFL 18. And I especially loved Situation Mode in Madden NFL 08 for the DS, where historical scenarios would play out(i.e Immaculate Reception, the Comeback, and the Greatest Game Ever Played).Ĥ) Al Michaels and John Madden. No flexibility, all planned out, and no degrees of difficulty. In Madden, it's just in Madden Ultimate Team, and it is very boring. It allowed me to set up hypothetical scenarios that I can play out in real time. Another mode I thoroughly loved was situation mode. There were only 6 of them in 2006 and NFL Europe went defunct in 2007, but it allowed me to play against teams in Quick Play mode internationally(Sure, Madden NFL has the international series at London, but it's just one city)ģ) Situation Mode. There are also some notable single-season teams there, but due to NFLPA restriction, it just shows No. Both teams have a chock full of Hall of Famers from the AFC and the NFC, and probably the two best in the game. Two teams that gave me awe was the AFC Hall of Fame Team and the NFC Hall of Fame Team. I will admit, the first time I played the game, I checked out the teams right away. The NFL draft combine, a depth chart that you can put yourself as a de facto starter in your rookie season(The modern day Madden NFL has no flexibility in Depth Chart), and perhaps my favorite feature is that you control your lifestyle out of the NFL(Franchise Mode today is just Super Bowl, Offseason, Preseason, and then the Regular Season).Ģ) Hall of Fame teams. Now sure, Franchise Mode, in Madden NFL 22, has the opportunity to be a player in Franchise Mode, but Superstar did it a whole lot better. NOTE: I do bring up Madden NFL 08 for the Nintendo DS, just because that game gave me so much memories.ġ) The obvious one is Superstar Mode. One of my all-time favorite Madden games to play is Madden NFL 07 for the PC.Īnd boy, in the 15 years since those two games came out, many features have dropped:
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