If your favourite wide receiver likes to tape his left arm from wrist to elbow, rest assured he will dress just that way in Madden NFL 2001. Bringing the game to life - EA has added dozens of animations that bring the game to life, from coaches and cheerleaders on the sidelines to personalised end zone celebrations that would make John Travolta and Michael Jackson sit up and take notice. For the first time ever in a football video game, all members of the NFL Coaches Club appear in the game, shouting advice from the sidelines as well as arguing with the officials when penalty flags are thrown. The coaches come complete with their own signature playbooks, coaching styles and voices. Offensively, quarterbacks can now tuck the ball away and run on passing plays, even when they are still behind the line of scrimmage.
Quarterbacks can also beat blitzes by calling hot routes to receivers while under center.
Users can also determine whether the hot receiver will run a fly, comeback, in or out pattern. Users can then trade or risk the cards for hidden players, stadiums and power ups. Create your own team - Take an existing team and change the city name, team nickname, logo, uniform and stadium. Win a Super Bowl - Users can take control of an NFL team in season or franchise mode, the latter of which gives football fans the chance to run their own team for up to 30 years. Madden NFL 2001 gives you the chance as you can create any situation in any game and see if you fare better than the pros.