<s>
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
is	O
a	O
1992	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Blue	O
Sky	O
Productions	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
football	O
team	O
in	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
tournament	O
play	O
and	O
sudden	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
endorsed	O
by	O
John	O
Madden	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
Madden	O
game	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
that	O
saw	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
on	O
both	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Blue	O
Sky	O
Productions	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
simultaneously	O
creating	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Stygian	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
adds	O
new	O
animations	O
and	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
and	O
against	O
famous	O
teams	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Oakland	O
Raiders	O
of	O
1976	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
Madden	B-Device
Football	I-Device
64	I-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
in	O
the	O
Madden	O
franchise	O
to	O
lack	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
license	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
onward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selling	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
high	O
scores	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
updated	O
graphics	O
;	O
but	O
several	O
reviewers	O
complained	O
that	O
little	O
had	O
changed	O
since	O
John	B-Application
Madden	I-Application
Football	I-Application
'	I-Application
92	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
licensed	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
UBI	O
Soft	O
but	O
were	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
64	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2002	I-Application
,	O
Alongside	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
2003	I-Device
to	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2005	I-Application
alongside	O
the	O
collectors	O
edition	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2005	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
with	O
updated	O
roasters	O
and	O
official	O
NFL	B-Application
team	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
is	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
that	O
takes	O
place	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
in	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
offense	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
play	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
quarterback	B-Application
,	O
running	O
back	O
or	O
kicker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instant	B-Application
replay	I-Application
is	O
available	O
to	O
review	O
plays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
in	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
include	O
no-huddle	O
offense	O
,	O
overturning	O
certain	O
calls	O
made	O
by	O
referees	O
,	O
taunting	O
,	O
stumbling	O
,	O
head-butting	O
and	O
one-handed	O
catches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
updated	O
statistics	O
for	O
the	O
twenty-eight	O
NFL	B-Application
teams	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
performance	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
titled	O
John	B-Application
Madden	I-Application
Football	I-Application
:	O
Championship	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
rental-only	O
game	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
exclusively	O
via	O
direct	O
mail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
by	O
Blue	O
Sky	O
Productions	O
(	O
credited	O
as	O
"	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Technology	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
simultaneously	O
working	O
on	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Stygian	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
approached	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
soon	O
after	O
production	O
on	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
began	O
,	O
an	O
event	O
that	O
company	O
head	O
Paul	O
Neurath	O
later	O
attributed	O
to	O
contacts	O
he	O
had	O
within	O
the	O
publisher	O
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
his	O
involvement	O
with	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
project	O
Chuck	B-Application
Yeager	I-Application
's	I-Application
Advanced	I-Application
Flight	I-Application
Trainer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neurath	O
said	O
that	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
was	O
dissatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
work	O
that	O
another	O
studio	O
had	O
been	O
doing	O
on	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
publisher	O
was	O
"	O
scrambling	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
 [ replacement ] 	O
team	O
"	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
rapidly	O
approaching	O
deadline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	O
Sky	O
received	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
John	B-Application
Madden	I-Application
Football	I-Application
'	I-Application
92	I-Application
and	O
had	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
five	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
were	O
made	O
by	O
Doug	O
Wike	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
created	O
graphics	O
for	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Neurath	O
contracted	O
the	O
outside	O
programmer	O
Mark	O
Lesser	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Mean	B-Device
18	I-Device
,	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
technical	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Lesser	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
necessary	O
because	O
none	O
of	O
Blue	O
Sky	O
's	O
employees	O
had	O
experience	O
programming	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
writer	O
for	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Advanced	O
Gaming	O
believed	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
obvious	O
addition	O
is	O
the	O
digitised	O
speech	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Genesis	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
earlier	O
John	B-Application
Madden	I-Application
Football	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
lacks	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
license	O
,	O
which	O
prevented	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
official	O
teams	O
,	O
colors	O
,	O
player	O
names	O
and	O
stadiums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
competing	O
title	O
,	O
the	O
Joe	O
Montana-endorsed	O
NFL	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Talk	I-Application
Football	I-Application
'	I-Application
93	I-Application
,	O
had	O
received	O
the	O
license	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
two-player	O
mode	O
is	O
just	O
as	O
exciting	O
as	O
ever	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
full-season	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
called	O
"	O
unforgivable	O
"	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
this	O
feature	O
's	O
appearance	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
NFL	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Talk	I-Application
Football	I-Application
'	I-Application
93	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
was	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
has	O
to	O
offer	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
own	O
John	B-Application
Madden	I-Application
Football	I-Application
'	I-Application
92	I-Application
,	O
or	O
even	O
the	O
original	O
John	B-Application
Madden	I-Application
American	I-Application
Football	I-Application
for	O
that	O
matter	O
,	O
then	O
you	O
should	O
ignore	O
this	O
game	O
completely	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
writer	O
for	O
GamePro	O
noted	O
that	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
was	O
"	O
at	O
first	O
glance	O
"	O
largely	O
identical	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
;	O
but	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
once	O
you	O
get	O
down	O
to	O
serious	O
business	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
notice	O
a	O
wealth	O
of	O
All-Star	O
enhancements	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
believed	O
that	O
"	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
has	O
 [ ... ] 	O
made	O
the	O
best	O
even	O
better	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
is	O
even	O
more	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
than	O
Madden	O
'	O
92	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
hopelessly	O
redundant	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
very	O
,	O
very	O
disappoint[ing]",	O
and	O
they	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
John	B-Application
Madden	I-Application
Football	I-Application
series	O
was	O
"	O
on	O
its	O
last	O
legs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
a	O
bad	O
game	O
at	O
all	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
suggested	O
that	O
readers	O
buy	O
"	O
the	O
slightly	O
better	O
John	B-Application
Madden	I-Application
Football	I-Application
'	I-Application
92	I-Application
if	O
[	O
they	O
are ]	O
after	O
the	O
definitive	O
American	B-Application
Football	I-Application
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
,	O
a	O
GamePro	O
writer	O
believed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
major	O
improvement	O
"	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
SNES	B-Application
John	B-Application
Madden	I-Application
Football	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
now	O
roughly	O
even	O
across	O
the	O
two	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
strong	O
candidate	O
for	O
SNES	B-Application
Sports	O
Cart	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
writer	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Madden	O
'	O
93	O
is	O
easy	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
real	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
played	O
"	O
brilliantly	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
instant	B-Application
replay	I-Application
feature	O
as	O
"	O
superb	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
amazing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finishing	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
Rowley	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
game	O
available	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
concluded	O
,	O
programmer	O
Mark	O
Lesser	O
was	O
contracted	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
NHL	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
,	O
a	O
series	O
that	O
he	O
remained	O
on	O
"	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neurath	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
royalties	O
Blue	O
Sky	O
received	O
from	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
"	O
were	O
quite	O
substantial	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
really	O
the	O
royalties	O
of	O
Madden	O
more	O
than	O
anything	O
else	O
 [ ... ] 	O
that	O
allowed	O
us	O
to	O
grow	O
the	O
 [ company ] 	O
 "	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
Madden	B-Device
Football	I-Device
64	I-Device
,	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Madden	O
franchise	O
to	O
lack	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
license	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
series	O
first	O
obtained	O
with	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Michael	O
Rundle	O
wrote	O
in	O
The	O
Huffington	O
Post	O
that	O
John	B-Device
Madden	I-Device
Football	I-Device
'	I-Device
93	I-Device
"	O
really	O
set	O
the	O
bar	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
its	O
gameplay	O
was	O
superior	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
13	I-Application
.	O
</s>
