Madden NFL Arcade does a great job of providing a more casual, arcadey experience for football fans that long for the days that NFL Blitz ruled the arcade football genre many years ago. The modes that are offered are a bit lean and emphasize local or online multiplayer heavily, which is the key to whether this game is worth the $15 for you. The multiplayer is mostly balanced with a quick speed that makes it easy to be stuck playing this for hours if you're not careful.
If you find yourself liking the demo, it's an easy recommendation for a full purchase while those that aren't persuaded by the demo probably won't be thrilled by the rest of the game.
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Baseball’s great, but it has nothing on football. It’s been more than six months since the Saints won the Super Bowl, and ever since that moment, we’ve dreamed about the start of the 2010 NFL season. It’s taken a while, but this Thursday, we’ll finally get to watch the gladiators of the gridiron smash the hell out of each other when the Vikings play those Saints in a rematch of the NFC Championship. From that point on, it’s all about hot wings, lazy Sundays, Monday Night Football and of course, lots of video games. Madden’s the big dog on the block, but you can also score your pigskin fix online with the following sports games.
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In today's Ten Days To Madden countdown, Gameplaybook looks at the arcade games that really made a difference for the Madden legacy.
