Not since the PS Vita has Madden been portable and I’ve missed the ability to play anywhere I wanted. I’ve been building my Steam library so I could have some of my favorite console games on the go with the Deck and Madden was one of those titles I really wanted to see on a portable. Saying the Steam Deck is a Switch on steroids is even an understatement. As many of you who read my reviews could put together, I don’t have a gaming PC and very rarely did any gaming on a PC, that was until last month when my long-awaited Steam Deck preorder was fulfilled. Let’s go into the one I admittedly was more excited about the PC version. Now let’s talk some video games! This review is a tale of two Madden 23s, one for the current gen Xbox Series X and the other is for PC (both provided by EA). From commentary, turkey legs and of course video gaming, his legacy is certainly eternal and will continue to usher in new fans with this franchise for many years to come. Madden has been there for my entire football fandom. I figured before I talk about Madden 23, I’d do my own tribute. As many of you probably know John Madden passed away at the end of 2021 and this year’s release features Madden returning to the cover and many little touches to thank the man. Some of my favorite memories from the late 90’s and early 00’s featured Madden and Summerall on many of the calls (including my guilty pleasure movie The Replacements). His partnership with Pat Summerall was the peanut butter and jelly of NFL commentary. I’m not quite old enough to remember Madden as a coach but I do remember him on commentary.
To many, Madden is just the title of the only football game in town every year, but to old fans like myself, Madden stands for John Madden, the former NFL head coach and broadcast announcer.
You walk into a Best Buy or Gamestop, you don’t ask the poor soul working there for the latest NFL title or if there are any other NFL games, you go and ask for Madden! There have been other football titles (I’m sure I’ll bring up this more later) but in the past decade plus, it’s strictly been Madden. Madden is synonymous with NFL video games.
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