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Madden NFL Football (sometimes mislabeled as Madden NFL 3D[1]) is a sports video game for the Nintendo 3DS which was developed by EA Sports.[2] The game was developed by EA Sports from North Carolina in Raleigh.[3] First images of the game were shown by IGN in February 2011.[4] The game was released as a launch title for the Nintendo 3DS on March 22, 2011, in North America (whereas the release date had been scheduled for March 27, at first[5]).
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Logo for Madden NFL Football
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| Developer(s) | EA Sports |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
| Series | Madden NFL |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player multiplayer |
The game inherits features from past Madden games. Other than the traditional 11-on-11, the game also features a 5-on-5 mode, returning from Madden NFL 09 All-Play on the Wii. The 5-on-5 mode can also be used in Season Mode.[6] The game also features GameFlow, a feature from Madden NFL 11 where the AI automatically selects the play depending on the game situation.[7] Players also can select whether or not to include GameFlow, or play with an arcade version. Standard versions are also available.[8] From Madden NFL 10, also from the Wii, is Spotlight Moment, where the game goes into slow motion whenever a critical event occurs.[9][10] Also from the Wii games, players can Call Your Shots, where players press the Y button to call their own routes for the receivers.[11]
| Aggregator | Score |
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| GameRankings | 50%[12] |
| Metacritic | 49/100[13] |
| Publication | Score |
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| G4 |   [11] |
| Game Informer | 6/10[14] |
| GamePro | [15] |
| GameRevolution | C−[16] |
| GameSpot | 4/10[17] |
| GameTrailers | 5.1/10[1] |
| Giant Bomb | [18] |
| IGN | 5/10[19] |
| Nintendo Life |   [6] |
| Nintendo Power | 6/10[20] |
| Nintendo World Report | 6/10[21] |
| USA Today |  [22] |
The game was met with very mixed to negative reception upon release, as GameRankings gave it a score of 50%,[12] while Metacritic gave it 49 out of 100.[13]