Madden NFL 99

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Madden NFL 99
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Developer(s) EA Tiburon
Publisher(s) EA Sports
Series Madden NFL
Platform(s) PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows
ReleasePlayStation
Nintendo 64
  • NA: September 22, 1998 [2]
  • EU: January 1999
Windows
  • NA: September 30, 1998 [3]
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

Madden NFL 99 is a football video game released for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and Microsoft Windows. It is the first multiplatform Madden game to be fully 3D and polygonally based (and the second one following the N64-exclusive, Madden Football 64 ) and is also the first game to feature Franchise mode. The game's commentary is by John Madden and Pat Summerall. The American version of the game features John Madden himself on the cover, while the European version uses Garrison Hearst instead. The game was the top-selling PlayStation sports video game in 1998 in North America, having sold 1.1 million copies on the PlayStation. [4] [5]

Contents

Gameplay

Features

Free agents

Rankings

The Denver Broncos has the best team overall in the game with a score of 92. The worst teams in the game are the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins with a score of 70. The best offense in the game belongs to the Green Bay Packers with a score of 95. The best defense in the game belongs to the San Francisco 49ers with a score of 97. The best special teams in the game belongs to the New England Patriots with a perfect score of 100.[ citation needed ]

Development

In early 1998 Electronic Arts announced that, following the 1997 Madden Football 64 's lack of an NFL team license due to Acclaim Entertainment holding exclusive rights to NFL games on the Nintendo 64 for that year, they had ensured that the Nintendo 64 version of Madden NFL 99 would sport the NFL license. [6]

Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator GameRankings. [7] [8] [9] Next Generation , however, said of the PlayStation version, "It can be argued that this year's Madden was better than last year's, but the fact remains that compared to its main competitor, the gaming experience has become mediocre. The gap that had existed between the GameDay series and the Madden series can now only be described as Grand Canyon size." [34]

Kevin Cheung of Hyper gave the PlayStation version 82% in its December 1998 issue, calling it "the best NFL sim anywhere." [29] An issue later, Matt Adamsons gave the PC version 85%, calling it "the best NFL simulation money could buy." [41] Martin Kitts of N64 Magazine gave the N64 version 88%, saying, "Madden is still great stuff, but it hasn't really changed significantly enough to warrant another 92% rating." [42] Steve Bauman of Computer Games Strategy Plus gave the PC version four stars out of five, saying, "The perfect synergy of hardcore action and cerebral simulation hasn't been reached yet, but Madden 99 is as close as anyone has ever managed to get, and as its management features evolve, it will no longer be, 'I guess we'll have to wait until next year.' Now it's more like 'I can't wait until next year.'" [43]

During the 2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, Madden NFL 99 was named as a finalist by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences for PC Sports Game of the Year, which ultimately went to FIFA 99 . [44]

Notes

  1. ↑ In Electronic Gaming Monthly 's review of the Nintendo 64 version, two critics gave it each a score of 9/10, and the other two gave it each a score of 8.5/10.
  2. ↑ GamePro gave the Nintendo 64 version two 5/5 scores for graphics and overall fun factor, 4/5 for sound, and 4.5/5 for control.
  3. ↑ GamePro gave the PC version 4/5 for graphics, 4.5/5 for sound, and two 5/5 scores for control and overall fun factor.
  4. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 4.5/5 scores for graphics and sound, 4/5 for control, and 5/5 for overall fun factor.

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