Ricky Frech
DualShockersMadden 20 Review — This X-Factor Ain’t Enough
Published 7/30/2019
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PS4 / PC / XONE - 8/2/2019
Madden NFL 20
Feel like an NFL Superstar in Madden NFL 20. Be the Face of an NFL franchise where the decisions you make matter in your journey to become an NFL Superstar in ‘FACE OF THE FRANCHISE: QB1’. Feel the emotion, personality, and power of NFL Superstars with ‘SUPERSTAR X-FACTOR’, an all-new abilities progression system that reveals special abilities for today’s most exciting NFL Superstars heightening the level strategy and excitement in every game.
- Developer
- EA Orlando
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
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Critic avg
76
26 scored reviews
Total coverage
26
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Score range
40–100
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 76 across 26 scored reviews, with a 60-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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26 included scored reviews
90–1002 reviews · 8%
80–8911 reviews · 42%
70–7911 reviews · 42%
Below 702 reviews · 8%
Showing 21-26 of 26 matching critic reviews. 26 total critic reviews. Page 3 of 3.
Chris Jarrard
ShacknewsMadden NFL 20 review: No love for the game
Published 7/30/2019
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40
-36 vs critic avg
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Read originalEd McGlone
TwinfiniteMadden 20 Review
Published 7/29/2019
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70
-6 vs critic avg
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Read originalWill Borger
GamingBoltMadden NFL 20 Review – On the Shoulders of Giants
Published 7/28/2019
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80
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalTyler Treese
Game RevolutionMadden NFL 20 Review | Back to the same ol’ glitchiron
Published 7/28/2019
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60
-16 vs critic avg
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Read originalNathaniel Stevens
Digital ChumpsMadden NFL 20
Published 8/17/2017
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80
+4 vs critic avg
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