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''Madden NFL'' is an American Football Video Game series developed by Electronic Arts Tiburon for EA Sports . The game is named after Pro Football Hall Of Fame r John Madden , a well-known Color Commentator for NBC Sports and formerly a successful Super Bowl -winning Coach during the 1970s with the Oakland Raiders . According to NPD, '' Madden 06 '' for the PlayStation 2 became the best selling game in the United States for 2006 , selling over 1.8 million copies. '' Madden NFL 07 tops list of 2006 best sellers '' EVOLUTION version).]] version).]] version.]] The game has greatly grown over the years, adding many new features. Among these is voice commentary, allowing players or watchers to hear the game being called as if it were a real game on TV . The commentary is by John Madden teamed with his regular broadcast partner, which meant Pat Summerall (Madden's partner during his days at CBS and FOX during the early 1980s on through the early 2000s) until he retired; the role is now filled by Al Michaels , John's current broadcast partner on '' NBC Sunday Night Football '' (and former partner from 2002 through 2005 on '' ABC Monday Night Football ''). 1990s When the Sega Genesis gained popularity in the early 1990s, EA tried again. Producer Richard Hilleman brought in veteran sports game designer Scott Orr , who had founded the mid-1980s Commodore 64 game publisher GameStar , and had led the design of their best-selling sports games. The team of Orr and Hilleman designed and led the development of what is today still recognizable as the modern ''Madden Football'', the highest revenue-generating video game series in North American video gaming history. Early versions of ''Madden'' were created by external development studios (including Park Place Productions and Stormfront Studios ) but by the late 1990s development was brought in-house and centralized at EA Tiburon in Orlando, Florida . 2000s There are multiple modes of game play, from a quick head-to-head game to running a team for a whole season or even multiple seasons. Online play, which was a new feature for ''Madden NFL 2003'' (in this versions there are also mini-camp challenges) was only available for users of the PlayStation 2 console or a Microsoft Windows PC until early 2004 . At E3 2004, Microsoft and EA Sports released a press statement announcing that games made from July 2004 on would now be Xbox Live -enabled. In August of 2004, EA Sports released ''Madden NFL 2005'' and this game and all future versions of ''Madden'' became very popular games on Xbox Live. Also, starting with '' Madden NFL 2004 '', EA Sports created the new ''Playmaker'' tool, using the right analog joystick found on many controllers. This allows the players to make pre-snap route adjustments, as well as defensive alignment adjustments, thus adding more realism to the game. In '' Madden NFL 2005 '', EA Sports further utilized the right analog joystick on defense by creating the "Hit Stick", an option on defense that allows the controlled player to make big hits that can cause fumbles. When running the ball on offense, the runner can control the direction in which the blocker is going. When the quarterback has the ball the joystick can be used to make receivers alter their routes mid-play. In '' Madden NFL 06 '', the "Truck Stick" was introduced. This feature allows the offensive player to lower his shoulder and break a tackle, or back juke to avoid one. Another new feature is the 'Superstar Mode', which allows the player to take control of a Rookie, and progress through his career. This includes an IQ test, interviews, workouts, the NFL Draft, hiring an agent, and other aspects of a superstar's life. EA also introduced the ''QB Vision'' feature in the 2006 installment. With this feature, a cone of spotlight emits from the quarterback during passing plays, simulating his field of vision. To make an accurate pass, the quarterback must have his intended receiver in his field of vision. Passing to a receiver not in the cone reduces pass accuracy significantly. The size of the quarterback's vision cone is directly correlated to his Awareness and Passer Accuracy rating; Peyton Manning and Brett Favre see nearly the entire field at once, whereas an inexperienced quarterback such as J.P. Losman or Kyle Boller will see only a sliver of the field. This feature also allows for "Precision Passing". With Precision Passing, users can pinpoint where the ball should go. It can be thrown high, low, left, right, etc. In '' Madden NFL 2007 '', EA introduced ''Lead Blocker Controls'' which allow users to control blockers during running plays. In addition, EA redefined the Truck Stick into the ''Highlight Stick''. With the Highlight Stick, users can have their running backs perform different running moves and combos, instead of just bowling over defenders. Truck Stick features still exist for bigger backs, but not for smaller backs who would never realistically use them anyways. Instead, more agile backs perform acrobatic ducks and dodges to avoid tackles. In '' Madden NFL 08 '', the ''Weapons'' feature was added, allowing super star players to be noticed. Randy Moss, for example, is a Spectacular Catch receiver, allowing him to make amazing one-handed grabs. Peyton Manning is a Smart QB, letting read the defenses play after they repeat the same play. Reggie Bush is an Elusive back, making him more agile then most players. Devin Hester has Speed, making him faster than others, complimenting the fact that he has 100 speed; the first to have a 100 rating. Licensing The NFL Coaches Association sells the rights to have NFL coaches' names appear in the "Madden NFL" games. New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick does not appear in the game because he is not a member of the NFL Coaches Association. On December 13 , 2004 , EA Sports announced it had secured exclusive rights to the NFL and its players' union for the subsequent five years, precluding any other third party from selling a football game using NFL players, teams, stadiums or other licenses. CRITICISM Annual updates and prices |
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