Genesis

John Madden Football '92

Die ausgezeichnete 3-D-Perspektive blieb, der ausgeklügelte Spielverlauf ebenso. Football-Laien werden im neugestalteten Handbuch mit den Grundbegriffen vertraut gemacht - eine lobenswerte Neuerung. Trotzdem: Wer schon den Vorgänger hat und nicht zu den totalen Football-Freaks zählt, kann sich die 120 Mark sparen. Neulinge sollten allerdings zur 92er Variante greifen.

Now you can select from all 28 professional teams (plus an All-Madden team) and a ton of plays. Weather conditions, including the white asphalt "snow" and rain, really affect gameplay. You can play head-to-head or with a teammate, and players can be injured or substituted. Other nice features include tipped-passes, unsportsman-like conduct calls for late hits, and an easy-to-use instant replay feature. The impressive 80-page(!) manual contains not only complete instructions for playing the game, but also descriptions of all the formations and pages of team statistics! Madden '92 was made after the season where the referee's calls could be overturned, and this feature is included. Of course, there's no way two people playing against each other are ever going to agree to overturn a call! The game has a wicked sense of humor as well. When a player is injured, a ambulance comes speeding out onto the field, running over several other players in the process!