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Should it be cited that Green Bay also suffered? They did not have a winning record one year after being a play away from the super bowl. They also got rid of a HoF QB. —Precedingunsigned comment added by 146.186.44.207 (talk) 21:56, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
There was a year that the game was not produced. I'm almost certain it was the year that the original PlayStation was released. They had difficulty setting up the 3D graphics and missed the deadline. It resulted in everyone being fired and nearly ended the franchise. Does anyone know what year this was? It may have been 1991.
1991 was the year before Madden was even released for Sega. 1996 is the year you are thinking of. I actually however have the Super Nintendo version of this game, it wasn't released on Playstation.Vinnyxvincent 21:35, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
An article of this length, on the biggest games franchise around, and there are no sales figures? Good grief people! Get to work! - Posted by Anon
I wanted to say that actually the Madden series has been a yearly thing since 1992 not 1997 as noted on the article here.
There was never a missing year. it ha been released every year since 1989. The orignial games were exclusive to PC. Just because it didnot come out for the PS1 does not mean it did not get made, it did. —Preceding unsigned comment added by146.126.61.241 (talk) 03:18, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
--So you argue, despite the fact that ray lewis did get hurt and the curse has held true more times than not, that It can't be valid. Go back and look at all the covers again... Eddie George was a joke for the rest of his career after his madden cover, constantly getting injured year after year. The rest speak for themselves.. __________
That section is just a joke. This year pretty much confirms that there isn't a "curse." A couple of months ago, a contributor added was trying to find a way to make the "curse" still alive by saying Ray Lewis had a bad year which isn't true because he had a minor injury near the end of the season. I removed it. Ray Lewis had a "decent" year for himself stat-wise.
The last contributionthat I just deleted said that the Ravens were cursed because they weren't in the playoffs. The AFC was competitive that year so it would be hard to be in the playoffs. However, the Ravens were in contention during final games of the regular season despite having no offense. They lost their top 2003 wide reciever to free agency (Marcus Robinson) and still were in playoff contention. I consider that no curse. --Anonymous Cow 02:53, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Amen to that! ---
In response to that^, the article was written to inform. The reader has to know the facts, and they can decide whether the curse lives or not. Ray Lewis got hurt during the Colts game. If you saw the game you would know he was kept going to the sidelines. They ended up losing that game, and the next, and that took them out of their run for the playoffs. Ray Lewis was a big factor, as he always is. His wrist caused them to miss the playoffs. The reader must decide if the curse caused this, not you. -MaddenDude
--- The curse is still on: Ray Lewis was injured, along with before that not playing anywhere near up to his old calibre of football, being pushed around by blockers left and right.
Don't be fooled by his jumping and jawing-- while still in the upper echelon of MLBs, Lewis wasn't half the player he used to be, last year. -FYI
Hey man, Try to not get pushed over left or right by a 300 lb OL...and being 245, hey he just needed a defensive tackle who took care of atleast one blocker and Haloti Ngata did it and in 2006 he had 164 tckls and 2 ints...say not too many ints but stopping a ball carrier cold 164 times in 16 games is great for any defender
lol, guys, its something to joke about. No one truly believes in the Madden curse, its just kinda curious to see if it keeps happening. Who is going to be the first to break it? And yes, Ray Lewis had a bad year after the Madden cover.
some speculate that due to Terrell Owens performing the Ray Lewis dance, the curse became confused and Roy Williams was the vessel through which the curse's might was exacted. This, of course, refers to the 2005 cover. -Nod 02:51, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
Adding arguements against the curse should be considered. For example: In order to be on the cover, a player must have had a "successful" season, often based on statistics. So if the his'/his' teams statistics are high, there is less room for statistical improvement and more room for statistical failure. Therefore it is likely he will have a "bad" or "jinxed" season and this phenomenom will be attributed to the Madden curse. MafiaCapo 20:57, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
MafiaCapo - excellent point. Perhaps we may want to point out that it's only the 3 QBs (Culpepper, Vick, and McNabb) who have all seen major injuries in the season in which they were the cover athlete. The "regression to the mean" idea is a good one, combined with the "unlucky QB injury" effect. The most striking thing may actually be the lack of team success in the cover year, which is universal (every team did worse in the cover year than the year before). Again, regression to the mean, but it's so consistent that it may be worth pointing out. Thoughts? Thesurfshop19 13:58, 17 May 2006
Wait, are you trying to imply that sports players and/or fans AREN'T superstitious?? What planet are you from?? Seriously, yeah it's a joke, but with sports people being more than normally interested in that kind of thing, it makes perfect sense to leave the section in about "The Madden Curse" completely aside from the fact that it's a pretty well-known phenomenon. You can argue all day long about whether it's "true" or not, but the fact is, it's a piece of folklore that has now been tied to the Madden football video game so we might as well at least document the details. 71.251.91.27 23:52, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
Don't bother editing into this if your not going to be mature enough to sign your additions--Indiearmy 12:10, 10 October 2006 (UTC) Shaun Alexander continues the curse
Alexander definetely continues the curse, last year he set a record with 27 touchdowns... How many does he have this year? Look at his yards. In Fantasy Football getting Shaun Alexander screwed nearly every owner. Whether you believe in curses or not this is valid information to have on this site.
The Curse never started Eddie George had a the best year of his life when he was on the cover. With carrer highs in rushing yards. And as far as him being injury plagued, he did miss a start until 2004.
Also, Marshall Faulk really slowed down after he was on the cover. And the year that McNabb got on the cover he got hurt and the team went 6-10 because of his injury. Mcjrb 23:23, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
What about Favre? I mean, after 17 years and last years play-off run, you gotta think he would be prime time for the curse. But he's on the Jets now so its basically like they drafted him again, because there's so much to learn on a new team, like there always is. My predictions for this year: Favre will lead his Jets to a playoff run, especially since Tom Brady who's team is in the Jet's division, is injured. ````User:Alethiometryst 05:50, 19 September 2008
Jets missing the playoffs is clearly because of the curse, just accept it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.134.88.5(talk) 13:21, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
I remember having my N64 copy of the game and I see John Madden and no one else on the cover. Is there any truth of this or are my eyes pretty bad?
Can someone please upload the one with Barry Sanders on the cover? Thanks. --Josh 03:50, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
The criticism section is basically a rant against the Madden games and would be better off deleted. John 00:48, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Wikipedia isnt the Soviet Union; there many, many legit complaints you can file against the series. -Oyeah
There are legitimate complaints to be made, especially since EA has bought exclusive license for NFL games, but I agree that the section is not as NPOV as it could be. There are specific instances of blatant serious bugs in various platforms over the last couple of years (2006 PSP version had a season-ending save-game bug, and 2007 Xbox 360 version has serious QB bugs when playing in Superstar mode) that could be pointed out as shoddy QA from a company that perhaps doesn't care as much as they could if they had competition. 71.251.91.27 23:46, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
I think this phrase needs to be changed "The NFL has similar exclusivity deals concerning virtually all of its licensing (DirecTV, Reebok, CBS, Fox, etc.)" It doesn't make sense seeing as the presence of both CBS and Fox means that there is no exclusivity on the TV market.
Is the reason Belichick is not featured in the game ('NE Coach' instead) the same reason as Parcells'? Haven't been able to find any info on it... -VetteDude 18:47, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
He's not apart of the NFL coach assocation which is the reason why he isn't featured I believe.
How many Madden games has there been? From the first paragraph it sounds like there has been about 15. 1 in 1989 and then one a year since 1992. Is that right? -- OoberMick 12:14, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
The game has been released continuosly since 1989. It has not always made it to every system, the first few years Madden was a PC game, but it has been made every year without interruption. —Precedingunsigned comment added by 146.126.61.241 (talk) 03:16, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
22 —Preceding unsigned comment added by72.24.207.77 (talk) 09:31, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
Before Eddie George in Madden 2001, there were two more cursed items :
-- Garrison Hearst in Madden 99 (appears on PAL Playstation cover), who promptly barely survived a heavy car crash. -- Dorsey Levens in Madden 00, who quickly got from All-Pro to a journeyman backup.
I got photos of both somewhere if proof is needed.
"After regularly averaging nearly 4 yards per carry in his first five seasons and rushing for over 1,300 yards in each one, he averaged only 3 yards per carry and rushed for career lows of 939 yards and 5 touchdowns in the 2001 season." That sentence is quite misleading. Can somebody edit it please. Also he only had 12 TDs in 2002, not 14 as the paragraph would suggest.RealFerrari 22:19, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Why is there a section bashing Madden here? One of the criticisms, that the game lackd career records, is false; the career records function has been added for Madden 06 on Xbox 360. I own the game and I have seen the career records. Overall, this section is irrelevant and should be deleted. John 01:27, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
No way, the comments about late-game comebacks and the CPU teams becoming unstoppable within the 2 minute warning is definately noteworthy. I can't tell you how many times over the years i've been playing Madden that a running back/receiver has suddenly become superman and broken 8 tackles on his way to the end-zone. Not to mention terrible quaterbacks morphing into Joe Montana.
Maybe you just need to improve your skills. I can't tell you how many times i've been in a game that got worse for the CPU over the last two minutes. I mean, there is a difference in that the CPU is going to strike for the win by throwing touchdown bombs instead of running it up the gut, but I don't beleive that there are any significant AI changes.
shouldnt it be noted, that Stormfront previously had the license?
Currently, there about 50% space in this article dedicated to the supposed Madden curse than to the history of the franchise, which I would think would be the most important thing for the article to cover. A lot of stuff in the section isn't specifically history. It covers the business side okay, but has almost no info on how the game itself has evolved. I'm going to make a chart of all the games so far and which systems they were on, but if someone more knowledgeable could include information about when key features were introduced and its rivalry with other NFL titles, that would greatly imrove the article. Ace of Sevens 07:01, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
many believe that it was done in order to prevent their main competition, SEGA and Take-Two Interactive/2K SportsESPN NFL 2K series from making another game. When the NFLPA/EA Sports contract expires in the 2009-2010 season, unless prevented by a contract extension between EA and the NFL/NFLPA, the series will be known as 'NFL 2K--', due to EA's purchase of ESPN rights in the series.
This article has 3 references. Also known as pitiful. Thanks for your attention. Axem Titanium 22:11, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
missing a few weeks in not severe enough to be classified as "the madden curse"—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Indiearmy (talk •contribs) 08:16, 26 September 2006 (UTC).
Umm.. so he is out from a range of "indefinitely" and "1 game", can you guys please just use something vague and stop changing it until he gets his next CT scan?
"Coming off a record-season, Alexander had gotten off to a slow start in 2006, failing to reach 100 yards in any of his three games. He has rushed for 187 yards on 65 attempts (a 2.9 average) and two touchdowns. " Quoted From Yahoo Sports. If last season's mvp only has 2.9 avg on a loosing team then I think we can fairly say he IS important to the Seahawks and he IS injured. By the way, injury keeps him out till Oct 22nd game. That's more than 2-3 weeks!
Shaun absolutely needs to be on the Curse List. Whether he misses 1 week or 16, an injury is an injury, and it occured after being on the cover of Madden. User:Minizilla 14:00 14 October 2006 (EST)
Indiearmy, please stop. It is obvious that Shaun has an extensive broken foot injury. He is once again out for another week. 1- 2 months is a significant injury. Let it be known that Vick came back after his broken leg also. Yea, Shaun will come back, but he wont be the same. And a bye week does count as a week in your so called 'football terms'.
If he isn't considered "cursed" like the others, Indiearmy, then what can you call this? Currently it is November 20 and Alexander still hasn't returned, not to metion that the Seahawks quaterback, Matt Hassellbeck, is injured and has missed the past few weeks as well. And one more thing, pre-Madden Alexander missed a total of 0 games in his 6-year career. Post-Madden he has missed already 6 games. So if this series of events can't be considered to be a part of this supposed "curse", then I have no idea how to classify it.
No kidding look at his stats last year and then look at him this year... Alexander was the biggest bust in Fantasy Football this year. People take Fantasy Football very seriously as usually there is quite a large stake of money to be had, and I for one will not draft anyone from the Madden Cover and I am not alone. You must be crazy to not think Alexander is not carrying on the curse. Tyler
He missed 6 games, and played 3 with an injury, and still almost got 1000 yards....which most RB's don't do playing every game, and you're trying to tell me he was cursed? 24.17.186.152 04:52, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
It was easily the worst statistical year of his entire 7-year career (doesn't matter if he finished up strong at the very end), and the first and only time in his entire career in which he's had to miss any time because of injury (prior to his "madden year" he was well known as an iron-man. Now that's out-the-window). Anyone who says he doesn't belong on the list is either clueless or employed by EA Sports.
Whats the status of the QB Vision on all consoles. It is on or off? I have the PC version where it is on.
I don't think the "QB Vision" section in the criticism makes any sense whatsoever.
On PS 2 the QB Vison Cone is optional, that is untill you decide to go All Madden and then it is on default (Must use). I agree with the cirticism on the QB vision cone. In the manual (purchased at $16.99) it refers to an (optional) trigger to control the vision cone. I use the standard PS 2 hand held which does not have a trigger or if does, the writer was refering to something else as a trigger which was not made clear to users (Is there another type of controller that has a trigger?). I would like for someone with experience to provide an explanation as to what was ment to be the trigger on the hand held controller, how best to use it or other tips in being able to best use the vision cone to throw passes before being sacked on every pass play. Not being able to pass because of the vision cone makes the game useless to many that want to play at the All Madden level because you are going to lose to the computer which does not have a humans problem in using the vision cone. What about it? Anyone got an answer?
Here's a link I found that shows a couple screens from every Madden game. Please use this link to embed pictures in each section of the new Madden Sections of Wikipedia. Thanks!
http://www.consoleclassix.com/gameinfo_johnmaddenfootball_gen.html
How do they decide who goes on the cover of the game each year?--Martin925 02:10, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
Marshall Faulk was on the 2003 cover.
i have created an article for madden '93. i am wondering if either a. it will be deleted and if it is can i post it on madden nfl. or if it can stay a seperate article.Mstare88 16:09, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
Please note, I am not trying to vandelize this page. I felt that the section I deleted was completely irrelevent in an article about the Madden NFL series. Why was there even a criticism section here at all? Everybody has problems with how video games are made and marketed, but no video game article I've seen other than this one has a criticism section in it. If you don't like Madden NFL, THEN DON"T BUY IT!!!!!!!!! If you want to complain about it. WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A CHAT ROOM!!!! 72.28.56.8300:53, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
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Guys, I understand that the highly subjective nature of the curse makes its very documentation difficult. But the complete lack of some text connecting the curse to this game misses a major part of the cultural discussion surrounding this game. A major section should be included that references the dedicated topic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by75.17.112.14 (talk) 07:22, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
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Any one can make an article or include any information about the first madden game? Funny how the images are of 2001 and 2006 (xbox 360) but none for Nes or super nintendo. —Preceding unsigned comment added byFlushinQwnzNyc (talk • contribs) 12:52, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
The original game was rleased in 1989 for the PC. Nintendo never had a game, it first appeared on SNES for the Nintendo brnad. —Preceding unsigned comment added by146.126.61.241 (talk) 03:21, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
I just added the Favre saga to the curse section. While is nmot an injury or something like that, i think is important the fact that even retired players get affected.Zidane tribal (talk) 18:47, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
That's flat out bullshit. I found the list of players and how they were affected very interesting. Somebody, get your ass on this, we need that article back. —Preceding unsigned comment added by24.46.46.131 (talk) 01:59, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
I agree--it is stupid and pointless to debate that the curse is "real". Some folks need to get out of the cave and stop being afraid of the dark already. Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx is not real, but very similar in pop culture relevance, and has its own page. Bring back the old Madden Curse page. NOW. —Preceding unsigned comment added byToddgee (talk • contribs) 19:22, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
The Madden "Curse" is real, and it is mathematically proven: it's called regression to the mean. —Preceding unsigned comment added by129.65.177.23 (talk) 19:32, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
Actually I like what was done here. Instead of working on improving the language so that the information presented there is neutral to existence of a curse, it was just removed. There are plenty of other places on the internet to get similar information, so it shouldn't be presented here in an easy to read format. Similar logic should immediately be applied toInternational_recognition_of_Abkhazia_and_South_Ossetia --12.47.208.34 (talk) 16:36, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
Ok, I added the list of players year by year and included their injuries. This may be a good compromise without re-creating the whole article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by24.17.234.90 (talk) 22:44, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
Keep - the section Definately needs a re-write, for example the sentance "because of his retirment, Barry Sanders is the only player to avoid the curse" is totally inapropriate. But the list should absolutely stay, like the guy said above, without it, it's incomplete.
I must be missing something, because the section for the in-game commentators is awful. Al Michaels was not in Madden NFL 08, so why is he credited as being "play-by-play commentator"? It seems as if other voice actors are also wrongfully listed. Why does this section exist? Can somebody fix it or, better yet, can it? ShinyHubCaps (talk) 05:11, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
I'm not seeing where this was discussed. I'm thinking it should be taken off, as well as having Dorsey Levens added to the list for the 2000 Madden Curse. Any thoughts? Infero Veritas (talk) 21:38, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
I just want to make it known I attempted to expand the curse section a little more using dates and references to the extreme. I gather there is a minority opinion here that this info should be excluded or shortened but I feel from the consensus of this talk page that users find the information interesting and notable. I also would like to include that the curse is not "My Original Research" I didn't make it up, and simple search engine search will indicate that many news outlets recognize the "madden curse". So enjoy —ASPENSTI—TALK—CONTRIBUTIONS 16:29, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
The section as-is is extremely difficult and confusing to read. Dates and Players are scattered about without any continuity. I figure given past debates is that a table-type of formatting should be done. By using a table, info can be contained into several specific parameters and can also help make the article semi-readable as well.
Example is below using the first three "Madden Curse victims"
Game Edition | Player | "Curse Effect" |
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Madden 2002 | Daunte Culpepper | Missed five games. |
Madden 2003 | Marshall Faulk | Out for six games. |
Madden 2004 | Michael Vick | Injured for 11 games due to broken leg; subsequently convicted of Dog fighting charges. |
I figure it's an idea that's time has come. And needs to be implemented.--293.xx.xxx.xx (talk) 07:12, 12 September 2009 (UTC)