Not So Mad About Madden
Madden NFL 07 was released yesterday. For many video game fans, Madden Day has become something of a holiday. As both a football fan and video game fan, you might think that I would be excited about the release of latest version of the game. In truth, I couldn’t care less.
I first played Madden about 10 years ago when I was still in college. I really wanted to like the game. A couple of my roommates loved playing it and I was a football fan so I thought I would enjoy it too. One day, when no one was around to mock me as I played it for the first time, I loaded up the game. I decided to play with the Green Bay Packers as I was a big Bret Favre fan at the time.
It was a debacle. I couldn’t pass the ball. I couldn’t run it. I couldn’t even play defense. After about 5 minutes and a couple of turnovers, I was down 14-0. Needless to say I started getting frustrated. After the computer scored a third touchdown I turned off the game and decided to hang up my video game cleats.
A few years ago I decided to come out of retirement and give Madden another shot. This time I even tried out some of the practice drills. But once again, once I started playing an actual game, my team looked like the Houston Texans.
So for yet another year, Madden Day came and went without me. That’s ok, NHL 2K7 Day and NBA 2K7 Day are just around the corner.
I first played Madden about 10 years ago when I was still in college. I really wanted to like the game. A couple of my roommates loved playing it and I was a football fan so I thought I would enjoy it too. One day, when no one was around to mock me as I played it for the first time, I loaded up the game. I decided to play with the Green Bay Packers as I was a big Bret Favre fan at the time.
It was a debacle. I couldn’t pass the ball. I couldn’t run it. I couldn’t even play defense. After about 5 minutes and a couple of turnovers, I was down 14-0. Needless to say I started getting frustrated. After the computer scored a third touchdown I turned off the game and decided to hang up my video game cleats.
A few years ago I decided to come out of retirement and give Madden another shot. This time I even tried out some of the practice drills. But once again, once I started playing an actual game, my team looked like the Houston Texans.
So for yet another year, Madden Day came and went without me. That’s ok, NHL 2K7 Day and NBA 2K7 Day are just around the corner.
posted by The Pocho at 11:53 AM
2 Comments:
I can't even tell you how many hours of my life I spent playing Madden '95. That would go on my short list of best video games ever, along with Ms. Pac-Man, Phantasie III: Wrath of Nikademus, and GTA: Vice City.
Phantasie III, never heard of it. I should check it out. I never thought I'd see Ms. Pac-Man and Vice City in the same list.
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