I ve played all the way to the Superbowl and beyond, and no one got hurt. Other than that, the final stats for my first team were almost perfect. Finally, I want to commend Tiburon for their adjustable AI gameplay feature. The AI sliders allow you to adjust all the major dimensions of gameplay, all the way from how often the CPU passes versus runs the ball, to how far a human or CPU kicker can boot the ball on a field goal attempt. Some people will argue that a good football game doesn t need a slider bar, that it should have been tweaked properly in the first place.
People play games differently from one another.
Some may pass the ball well, but don't have the fast-twitch skills to juke and spin their way to daylight. The four-year evolution, from Madden 64 to this year s Madden NFL 2001, has produced a game that has no rival on this console. Yes, the game has its flaws, most notably the anemic CPU-rushing attack and the repetitious commentary. Madden has intercepted my willpower and won t give it back to me.