The latest official NFL gridiron game since Madden 13 last year, the 25 in the title refers to the number of years since the first game in the franchise, John Madden Football back in 1988. 25 years of Madden is celebrated in loading screens with nostalgic screen grabs from previous installments, chronicling when certain game-changing features were added. But perhaps I’m getting ahead of myself. Sorry sports fans, but for the benefit of our local demographic, American football is the one that’s not like our football at all but is a bit more like rugby except with brightly coloured helmets and shoulderpads and usually fireworks at the end.
Electronic Arts has used its Madden NFL franchise to simulate the winner of each Super Bowl every year since 2004. This year, Madden NFL 17 predicts the Patriots will beat the Falcons with a score of 27-24.
Now, a CPU vs. CPU game is not the most scientific way to place bets on a team, but the series’ predictions have been proven more correct than wrong. Starting with Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004, let’s look back at every prediction to see how accurate of a sim Madden truly is.
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Why didn't they include a free version one of the classsic madden games in each madden 25?