For the most part these recommended controllers are no longer available in retail stores.Ī good thing about playing MADDEN over the years on the various systems is that the game has tended to keep the play controls in the same location.Īs you can see most of the major game console system controllers are quite similar in form (except for Nintendo's who always tries to be the leader in controller innovation), and MADDEN takes advantage of this in their standard button layouts.įor example to call for a 'Fair Catch', the button to press is 4 on the PC, Δ on the Playstation, and Y on the XBOX. Five years is a long time in computer terms and the controller market has changed. Within the MADDEN NFL 2004 PC documentation, the Logitech Dual Action was the reference model gamepad.

* Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows * Thrustmaster Firestorm Wireless controller * Thrustmaster Firestorm Dual Analog Gamepad The Original MADDEN NFL Compatible PC Controller (Recommended) List Also, if you want to play with another person console style, then at least one of you will have to use a gamepad controller.Īlthough a good gamepad or two is a significant expense, an important consideration for the many of us who are unemployed, if one is going to pursue this MADDEN hobby, then one should do it right.įive years ago the game engine used in the modded versions of MADDEN was designed to be played with certain popular (at the time) dual analog stick gamepad controllers. Since the vast number of games played of MADDEN are played on consoles, I'll bet that most people would be comfortable with using the gamepad controller. If you compare the gamepad controls versus the keyboard controls listed in the user manual, then you'll see the gamepad has a bit less to memorize, and is perhaps a bit more intuitive. Once you make the decision to learn MADDEN on the PC, you will in short order be confronted with an important decision:

One really has to want to play a football simulator to learn all of the intricacies of MADDEN. Because North American football is a rather complicated game compared to say South American football (soccer), the MADDEN NFL simulator is very complex and it has somewhat of an intimidating learning curve.

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