Madden NFL 13

Madden NFL 13
Cover art featuring Calvin Johnson
Developer(s)EA Tiburon
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Composer(s)Colin O'Malley
SeriesMadden NFL
EngineInfinity[5](excluding the Wii U, PlayStation Vita and the Wii ports)
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
PlayStation Vita
Wii
Wii U
Xbox 360
iOS
Release
  • NA: August 28, 2012[4]
  • AS: August 28, 2012 (PS3, Vita, X360)[1][2][3]
  • AU: August 30, 2012 (PS3, X360)
  • EU: August 31, 2012 (PS3, X360)
iOS
  • NA: November 1, 2012
Wii U
  • NA: November 18, 2012
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player
Multiplayer

Madden NFL 13 is an American football video game based on the National Football League, published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. EA's Chief Creative Officer, Richard Hilleman, said that defense would receive various changes in mechanics and controls, one of the first known changes in the game.[6] The 24th installment of the Madden NFL series, the game was released in 2012. For the first time in the series, the game was officially released in Brazil, due to the explosive growth of the sport in the country.[7] This was the last Madden game to be released on the Wii, the first and only to be released on the Wii U and PlayStation Vita, and the final in the series to be available for non-mobile phone handhelds and Nintendo systems. It was the first game of the series since Madden NFL 2002 to not feature EA Trax and instead only had instrumental music, which was met with criticism.[8]

A 64-player fan vote tournament to determine the cover athlete began on March 7, 2012. The vote-in round matched up a pair of teammates from each of the 32 NFL teams, the winners of which were seeded in a 32-player bracket. The cover features Calvin Johnson of the Detroit Lions.[9]

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  4. ^ "Calvin Johnson wins NFL 13 Cover Vote". New Game Network. April 26, 2012. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  5. ^ MJD (August 28, 2012). "Madden '13 Review: This year, things feel different". Yahoo! Sports Canada. Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  6. ^ Taormina, Anthony (February 23, 2012). "'Madden NFL 13′ Receiving Big Changes on Defense". Game Rant. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  7. ^ "How Popular Is American Football In Brazil (Detailed Connotation!) - SportBlurb". 2021-10-12. Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  8. ^ "The Madden NFL 13 Soundtrack is a Massive Fail". Archived from the original on 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  9. ^ "Calvin Johnson of Detroit Lions wins 'Madden 13' cover vote over Carolina Panthers' Cam Newton". ESPN. April 25, 2012. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.