John Madden Football (1994 video game)
John Madden Football is a video game developed by High Score Productions and published by Electronic Arts exclusively for the 3DO.
| John Madden Football | |
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| Developer(s) | High Score Productions |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Director(s) | Kelly Pope |
| Producer(s) | Michael Rubinelli Scott Orr |
| Designer(s) | Ernest Adams Happy Keller Michael Madden |
| Programmer(s) | Craig Reynolds Derrick Yim Emmanuel M. Berriet |
| Artist(s) | Bob Rossman Chuck Austen Michael Becker |
| Writer(s) | Jamie Poolos |
| Composer(s) | Rob Hubbard |
| Series | Madden NFL |
| Platform(s) | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
John Madden Football features contemporary NFL teams, and historical football teams, as well as an all-Madden team consisting of the greatest contemporary players, and an all-star team of players from football's history.[2]
Development and release
In 1995, Atari Corporation struck a deal with Electronic Arts to bring select titles to the Atari Jaguar CD,[3] with John Madden Football among them but this version was never released due to the commercial and critical failure of the Atari Jaguar platform.[4][5]
Reception
Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it four stars out of five, stated that "This is simply the best arcade-style football game currently available."[2]
Reviews
- GamePro (Jun, 1994)
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (May, 1994)
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Jul, 1994
References
- "3DO Soft > 1994" (in Japanese). GAME Data Room. Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- "Finals". Next Generation. No. 1. Imagine Media. January 1995. p. 90.
- "CVG News - Atari's Cat Gets The CD - Big Cat Claws EA Deal". Computer and Video Games. No. 163. Future Publishing. June 1995. pp. 12–13. Archived from the original on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- Wallett, Adrian (September 23, 2017). "Darryl Still (Atari/Kiss Ltd) – Interview". arcadeattack.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- CRV (August 6, 2017). "Blog:Legal Brief: Atari vs. Sega". gdri.smspower.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2019-03-28.