Madden NFL 07 | |
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Developer(s) | EA Tiburon EA Canada (Wii) HB Studios (Wii) Exient Entertainment (DS/GBA) |
Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
Series | Madden NFL |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Xbox Xbox 360 Microsoft Windows Nintendo DS Game Boy Advance Wii GameCube Mobile phone |
Release | August 22, 2006 |
Genre(s) | Sports |
Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Madden NFL 07 is an American football video game based on the NFL that was published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. It is the first in the video game series to debut for the PlayStation 3 and Wii consoles as launch titles and the last Madden game to be released on the Game Boy Advance. Former Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander is on the cover.
Just as in the previous titles in the Madden NFL series, Madden NFL 07 makes a few additions to the general game play.
The seventh generation version of Madden NFL 07 featured the Superstar Mode and Franchise but the Tony Bruno Show was absent in this game possibly due to a contractual issue, but he was in the Wii, GameCube, Xbox, and PlayStation 2 versions. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions also did not allow the player to edit the players appearance or attributes or change the numbers on their jerseys, but the Wii version and PlayStation 2 version did. Though, the Xbox 360 version did allow one to create a player. The franchise mode is not as deep as the previous generation versions, as Owner Mode is not present. Fantasy Draft and Two-Player co-operative play are missing as well. Also this game would be the last appearance of the NFL Europe teams in the Xbox version, next gen games came without the league teams. [3] [4]
The soundtrack features 35 songs from various artists such as Audioslave, Rise Against, Keane, Wolfmother, Lupe Fiasco, Cord, Crime Mob, Thirty Seconds to Mars, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Trae tha Truth.
Aggregator | Score | |||||||||
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DS | GBA | GC | PC | PS2 | PS3 | PSP | Wii | Xbox | Xbox 360 | |
GameRankings | 70% [5] | 63% [6] | 82% [7] | 80% [8] | 84% [9] | 76% [10] | 80% [11] | 80% [12] | 82% [13] | 81% [14] |
Metacritic | 70/100 [15] | 68/100 [16] | 82/100 [17] | 80/100 [18] | 84/100 [19] | 76/100 [20] | 78/100 [21] | 81/100 [22] | 83/100 [23] | 80/100 [24] |
Publication | Score | |||||||||
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DS | GBA | GC | PC | PS2 | PS3 | PSP | Wii | Xbox | Xbox 360 | |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.67/10 [25] | N/A | 7.67/10 [26] |
Eurogamer | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/10 [27] |
Game Informer | N/A | N/A | 8.25/10 [28] | N/A | 8.25/10 [28] | 7.75/10 [29] | N/A | 7.75/10 [30] | 8.25/10 [28] | 7.75/10 [31] |
GamePro | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.5/5 [32] | 4.5/5 [33] | N/A | 4.25/5 [34] | 4.5/5 [32] | 5/5 [35] |
GameRevolution | N/A | N/A | B [36] | N/A | B [36] | B− [37] | N/A | N/A | B [36] | B− [38] |
GameSpot | 7.7/10 [39] | 6.5/10 [40] | 8.1/10 [41] | 7.8/10 [42] | 8.1/10 [41] | 7.9/10 [43] | 7.6/10 [44] | 8.4/10 [45] | 8.1/10 [41] | 7.9/10 [46] |
GameSpy | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4/5 [47] | 4/5 [48] | 4/5 [49] | 4/5 [50] | 4.5/5 [51] | 4/5 [48] | 4/5 [52] |
GameTrailers | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.7/10 [53] | N/A | 8.7/10 [54] |
GameZone | 7.2/10 [55] | N/A | 7.9/10 [56] | 8/10 [57] | 9/10 [58] | 8.2/10 [59] | 8.5/10 [60] | 8.7/10 [61] | 8.6/10 [62] | 8.8/10 [63] |
IGN | 6/10 [64] | 7.5/10 [65] | 8.3/10 [66] | 8.3/10 [67] | 8.3/10 [68] | 8.3/10 [69] | 8/10 [70] | 8.5/10 [71] | 8.3/10 [67] | 8.5/10 [72] [73] |
Nintendo Power | 7.5/10 [74] | 7/10 [75] | 9/10 [76] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.5/10 [77] | N/A | N/A |
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/10 [78] | 6.5/10 [79] | 8/10 [80] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/10 [81] | 8/10 [81] |
PC Gamer (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 85% [82] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The A.V. Club | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | A− [83] | N/A | N/A | N/A | A− [83] | B− [83] |
Detroit Free Press | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/4 [84] |
The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms except the DS and Game Boy Advance versions, which received "average" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]
AllGame gave the PS2 and Xbox versions each a score of four stars out of five and said of the entertainment, "The Madden gameplay has always been spectacular and it gets better with the new offensive line and running back controls." [85] [86] IGN gave the 2D edition of the Mobile phone version a score of 4.5 out of ten and called it "a mess" and "a let-down and a bad call for all involved." [87] However, the same website gave the 3D edition of the same version a score of eight out of ten and called it "a far superior product over the 2D edition -- it's the only download you should consider if you want at some mobile Madden." [88] In Japan, Famitsu gave the PlayStation 2 version a score of one six, one eight, one six, and one seven, for a total of 27 out of 40, [89] while also giving the Xbox 360 version a score of one seven, one eight, one seven, and one five, for the same total of 27 out of 40. [90]
In December 2006, all versions of Madden NFL 07 combined sold 1.9 million units, making it the best-selling title that month in the United States. [94] Overall in 2006, the PlayStation 2 version of Madden NFL 07 sold 2.8 million units, making it the best-selling video game that year in the US, [94] while the Xbox 360 version sold 1.1 million units in the US. [94] The game sold more than 7.4 million copies in the United States by August 2007 [95]
In November 2007, Madden NFL 07 was included in EA Sports: 07 Collection along with other 2006 EA Sports games.
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