9.4 /10 1 Votes
5/5 Emuparadise Initial release date 22 August 2000 | 9/10 IGN 9.3/10 GameSpot Series Madden NFL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre(s) American football simulation Platforms PlayStation 2, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Developers EA Tiburon, Electronic Arts, 3d6 Games Publishers EA Sports, Electronic Arts Modes Single-player video game, Multiplayer video game (online support) Similar Madden NFL games, EA Sports games, American football games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Madden NFL 2001 is an American football video game. It is the third in the Madden NFL series to include an NFL player, Tennessee Titans running back Eddie George, on its cover (the first being Madden NFL '95, which featured Erik Williams and Karl Wilson along with Madden himself). It is also the first game in the Madden NFL series to appear on the PlayStation 2 game console. This is the first Madden game to feature NFL Europe teams.
Contents
Madden nfl 2001 ps1 gameplay hd
Features
Madden NFL 2001 includes several customizable modes. Players have the ability to create a play, create a player, run a franchise, and collect Madden Cards, allowing players to perform certain actions during gameplay (for example, adding 5th downs, or limiting the CPU-controlled team to 3rd downs). The cards can also alter individual player ratings, unlock special stadiums, and unlock Hall of Fame and All-Madden teams.
Note: Only the PC Version allowed the player to create a team via the rosters menu and the N64, Playstation, and Playstation 2 versions have Madden Cards (297 total).
The best teams in the game overall were the Jacksonville Jaguars and the St. Louis Rams with a score of 95. The worst team in the game overall was the San Diego Chargers with the score of 70. The best offense in the game belongs to the St. Louis Rams with the score of 95. A 3 way tie for the best defense in the game belongs to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Baltimore Ravens and the Jacksonville Jaguars with scores of 95. The best special teams in the game belongs to the Denver Broncos with the score of 95.
The game also contains 35 Great Games that unlocks the additional teams and stadiums.
Teams and Stadiums
Madden NFL 2001 comes with over 60 teams and over 40 stadiums. Most of the teams and stadiums are fictional like the Mummies and the Marshalls. Each fictional team has its unique type of player [for instance the mummies players would be mummies, and the marshalls players would be actual cowboys]. Fictional Stadiums are like Hot Stove Stadium for example. The list however is extensive and Madden NFL 2001 has the most teams ever in the Madden series with over 120 teams. Only about 60 of those 120-something teams will be featured in this list cause the other teams are just the teams of the past era's and decade [like the '93 Bills for example]
Reception
The game was met with universal acclaim to mixed reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 90.78% and 91 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version; 88.65% and 90 out of 100 for the PlayStation version; 84.82% and 89 out of 100 for the Nintendo 64 version; 79.36% and 78 out of 100 for the PC version; and 62% for the Game Boy Color version.
Official UK PlayStation Magazine gave the PlayStation version a score of nine out of ten and the Starplayer Award and said that it "expertly mixes arcade action with sim-deep stats and playbooks". In Japan, Famitsu gave the PS2 version a score of 35 out of 40.