Madden NFL 12 for the PlayStation 2, not for the Xbox 360 or PS3, was a super underrated game, and the last of its kind. Songs that need crediting: Foewi - Close Wonder - Lakey Inspired #retrospective #SOFTDRINKTV #game #review #sdtv
The PS2 was great for this sort of thing. NCAA football went all the way to 2011 on PS2. And NBA2k went all the way to 2012. It says a lot about its longevity as a console.
I ever played Madden NFL 12 PS2 back in 2016, Brandon. Man, 7 years after playing that game its still FAR above all PS5 EA SPORTS games. Even better than F1 22!
harsh reality. so sad. i remember a day where we expected the newest game that was about to come out was going to be the best game. and it usually was.
I learned football on this era of games, an amazing time. Haven't played a Madden now since 2019. I had no idea 12 went this hard on PS2, I wish we were still in that time.
just go back Bro.. And 2008 on PC has sooo many oldschool roster downloads. My favorite is the complete 1999 season. Super Kurt Waqrner Rams,,Vikings RandyMoss,,DougFluite Bills. The NFL was banging that year.. 2008 was the last year madden was on PC until a decade later.. so it gets love for sure.
Or get yourself the s23 add and emulator and you can play right from your phone and broadcast it to your TV. I'm using my son's PS5 controllers. I literally just downloaded the game today.
I remember "settling" for Madden 12 for PS2 because my 360 had the red ring of death (another hidden gem) and then being blown away by how great the game was
Another cool feature in this game that wasnt in older ps2 maddens was player momentum. Players could get hot or cold depending on performance and it would give stat boosts in game
There's something about the fluidity of the running that always got me excited to play. It felt like speed translated the best with this engine. I think I played some franchises 80-100 years, what an amazing era of madden games. Recent gen madden is horrific.
@gth804f I did too. Right now, I have a few Fran Modes going on Madden 08. I have one with the OAKLAND Raiders where Mike Vick is like 36-37yrs old, and still the #1 QB in the NFL. His spd & acc regressed to 60, BUT his Thp, Tha, & Awr are all 99s. And he's still "sort of" elusive when he needs to be
Madden 08 on ps2 is definitely a top pick of mine for GOAT Madden overall. I want to give Madden 12 another shot, I posted on this video why I haven't played it, but I may tough it out just to go back to it and play a Fran Mode. I think I already have a team set-up, just can't remember if it was my Hometown Phila Eagles or if I was using the Raiders on 12
@@gth804f Yes, all of the Madden franchises cap you out at 30 years max (for the 2k series its 31 years). I'm thinking the original commenter probably meant they did about 100 years combined between many different franchises over the years.
Owned this for the ps2, swear I played franchise mode until the disc quit working. Was a solid game. Turned a 7th round qb in to a stud that topped the league in stats
Madden 12 on PS2 was great. I remember playing with my Dallas Cowboys 🤠 on Family play. Lots of fun. It was a deep game with loads of options and depth. Unlike Madden nowadays.
Softdrink man I remember when u were contemplating on quitting this channel and tryna do other things but I’m so glad u stuck to doing sports content. It’s a goldmine of content I wouldnt even think about but u spmehow have a knack for coming up wit these great video ideas!! Your journey as a content creator is an interesting one and I’ve seen a good chunk of it and I’m happy for you man!! Love your vids and keep doin what u love, even if its not sports related! ❤
@@nonyabizz3533 right I'm glad somebody said that I always think about that every time somebody brings up that the reason its gone cuz they rebuilt it when they made the first one on 360 rebuilt the engine and everything it just didn't make sense it it couldn't be rebuilt or transfer over or rebuilt and transferred over
When I watch these old Madden videos it does make me pray that the new Maximum Football game is at least able to hit the same fun & exciting feeling these games gave us. The modern Madden's have sucked any enjoyment out of playing a football game.
This game is so nostalgic for me. I remember playing this so much when i was younger. Sadly the game broke then the ps2 slim did. So i moved on and started playing madden 11 for the ps3 and both games are so underrated in my opinion
This game is very nostalgic. I played it for about 5 months and had a good time. I always went more towards Madden 07-09 on the PS2 though. I believe those were better imo.
THANK YOU for including the part about the create-a-play mode. That is my favorite mode in Madden that they got rid of. I agree 100% that they should have that mode in newer games, but disable it for online play because of the possible glitch plays that could be made. THANK YOU THANK YOU for including that. My favorite part of playing Madden is making my own playbooks and I feel like they have a lot of work to do to make that a much better mode. Ive been watching you videos for a while man, thank you for the great content. I thought Madden 08 was the last Madden to have create-a-play. Im gonna buy this game right now
I've been waiting for this video for so long! Thank you so much for making a video about a completely forgotten game; Madden 05-08 at least have a cult following, but 09-12 on PS2 have nothing.
This game will always be my go-to, even if it is 13 years old. The reason why I stay true to this game comes down to the customization. It is nice to be able to do practically anything I want when it comes to creating my own team to rosters that are up to date.
Hey man I love your videos I've watched almost all of them. I want to bring up something that keeps popping into mind everytime I see an upload of yours. There are only so many retro sports games. There is an end. I'd personally be open to other types of content from you, because you're very entertaining and insightful. Cheers
Super sim was added in the 09 games on both NCAA and Madden. It's hard for me to go back and do a franchise on anything older because of the lack of super sim
This is one of the most well made videos I’ve ever seen. I make videos of the old Maddens on TikTok, but this is a different level. I played Madden on PS2 until Madden 10 came out, then I played them on newer gens. I feel the same way about the franchise, the PS2 engine and features puts the other versions to shame. I never had Madden 12 on PS2, and you’ve convinced me to go get it. It’s sad what Madden has become, but I’ll always play the old ones.
It's sad to think that the 6th Generation of consoles was seemingly the peak of gaming. I guess the hardware for those consoles are just WAY more powerful than the PS5 and the Series X.
Thanks, I love your retros, but this one hit different. I am a PS2 loyalist and I'll take it to my grave. I have every single Madden for PS2 except 09 and 10, because I played 08 so vigorously. Got 11, thinking it would be the last one along with NCAA Football 11. Well, to my surprise, walked into the 'ol Wal-Mart in August of 2011, and what do you know? A Madden 12, for the PS2, with Peyton Hillis on the cover, released without much, if any, fanfare. The most pleasant surprise of this game was that they still allowed you to import a NCAA 11 draft class. If you wanted it to align with Madden 12, just import a class from the 2011 season in NCAA Football. Actually, maybe the most pleasant surprise was the gameplay. I've seen animations and tackling in this game that I haven't seen in any other title. I saw Demaryius Thomas (RIP) do a double toe-tap in the endzone near the sideline for a TD. I saw Fred Jackson of the Bills run through 2 Jet DBs at the same time. This game is highly underrated and for $39, seems like a bargain now.
This Madden was memorable cause they held some event down in NYC at Bryant Park that year where you had to sign up for something and received a free copy of Madden. Core memory unlocked. Different times indeed.
I remember having madden 11 and 12 on 360 and my cousins still had a ps2 and they got so hype when they got madden 12 on ps2 and just remember thinking how different the 2 are
Only played M12 on ps3 but I'm gonna have to pick the ps2 version up and give it a go. The gameplay shown in your video reminds me of 06 on the ps2 which might be my favorite madden ever, with the ps3 version of M12 as my #2
I LOVE PS2 Madden 12 for every reason you listed. My personal favorite though is Madden 11 PS2 simply because I like the rosters and soundtrack better. Long live PS2 Madden!
Madden on ps2 brings back so many good memories. Each madden got better. It was actually exciting when a new madden came out. The last madden I played on ps2 was 05
This might sound crazy but wouldn't a PS5 or series console have enough power to run a built-in emulator if EA wanted to include one of these games in a bundle in the future. I'm talking about something entirely different from retroarch and Dev mode. I would love to see one of these PS2 Madden's be bundled together in the next decade that can run at 4K resolution. I would be streaming it and updating its rosters every year if it got that type of support.
@@Mainsterrbro I remember I made like 20 plays across 3 custom formations. I actually recall making a version of the brotherly shove and it was just as broken as it is in real life. Just giving the player options, even if people don't buy it for them, or even use them is important.
@@Mainsterrthe Madden series has fallen off so hard for the lack of attention to detail stuff like that, create-a-fan, an actual uniform creator, and an actual ability to make everyone look different. Now everyone looks essentially the same. I remember making 7 foot 415 pound player and loving how different he looked from other players
Also: Almost all the helmets in 12 would had failed the current helmet standard, and the old helmet worn by Tom Brady (Style 1) would be the first to be banned or grandfathered out of the league.
Personally I always go for Madden 11, purely because NCAA 12 wasn't released on PS2. I like playing full player careers, starting in college. So I've chosen to use Madden 11 since in the end, both are amazing and 11 has all the features I want. If I want a franchise mode, I just boot up NFL 2k5
Only issue with Madden 10,11,12 on PS2 was if you played alot of seasons in franchise mode after awhile your coach and certain players would start looking glitchy and cringy.. mostly because by those games they stopped testing it because they had already been out on PS3/Xbox 360..by year 3 your coaches face would look colorful 😂
You are right about different versions being different. I have Madden 11 on the Wii, and it is not the same as the video you made about it on Xbox 360 and PS3.
I noticed that FIFA and Madden NFL 2002 came for the GameCube then later both the 07 games came for GameCube then Madden 08 for the GameCube. Later on Madden and Fifa 10-12 came for the PS2
Honestly the perfect madden would be… Roster edits pre Madden 17 Rating progression of Madden 19-24 Online rosters, drafts, etc of Madden 13-24 Creation suit of Madden 06-12 And then have the ability to import DNA like NBA 2K does to bring realism to your draft classes and online rosters.
You can really tell how much heart and soul they've put in each game! You should review NBA 2K12 for the PS2! It's not really that great tbh (2K China and Virtuos kept decade-old bugs and did bare minimum on the rosters), but I still have fond memories of it
madden on the Motorola is crazy to see lol. Can we ever get a Madden Mobile review?? I had fun playing that game when it first came out but after awhile it wasn’t the same.
I played Madden 2012 for PS2 far more than any other football game ever. My best friend and I both think that this is, by far, THE BEST football game ever. Thank you so much for making this video. The A.I. is the best in this version ( as for all PS2 Maddens ) You get some big time modern players, as rookies ... and, .. you still get some HOF Legends. Much A.I. in many areas are pretty mind blowing. You ROCK , @SOFTDRINKTV
Superstar mode was almost perfect in 08 through 10, on PS2. However, they had a very annoying bug that didnt let teams resign their own players or even hit FA and bring some big names in. I dont know if they fixed this in 11 or 12, but if anyone know, pls comment
