| John Madden Football '93 | |
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| Developer(s) |
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| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts Sports Network[a] |
| Producer(s) | Scott Orr |
| Programmer(s) | Mark Lesser |
| Artist(s) | Douglas Wike |
| Composer(s) | Rob Hubbard |
| Series | Madden NFL |
| Platform(s) | Sega Genesis, Super NES |
| Release | 1992 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
John Madden Football '93 is a 1992 sports video game developed by Blue Sky Productions and Electronic Arts and published by EA Sports. Based on the sport of American football, the player controls a football team in modes such as tournament play and sudden death. Officially endorsed by John Madden, it was the third Madden game for home consoles and the first one that saw a simultaneous release on both, the Sega Genesis and Super NES.
The game's Sega Genesis version was developed by Blue Sky Productions, which was simultaneously creating Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss. John Madden Football '93 adds new animations and features, and it allows players to play as and against famous teams such as the Oakland Raiders of 1976. Aside from Madden Football 64, the game was the last in the Madden franchise to lack the NFL license, which was featured in Madden NFL '94 onward.
Selling over one million units, John Madden Football '93 was a commercial success. Critics awarded the game high scores and praised its updated graphics; but several reviewers complained that little had changed since John Madden Football '92. Royalties from the game funded the expansion of Blue Sky Productions, and the company's director, Paul Neurath, later commented that the size of these royalties led Electronic Arts to develop future Madden titles in-house.
The game can be played on the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation version of Madden NFL 2002, Alongside the PlayStation versions of Madden NFL 2003 to Madden NFL 2005 alongside the collectors edition of Madden NFL 2005 on the PlayStation 2, with updated rosters and official NFL team licenses.
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