<s>
Madden	B-Device
Football	I-Device
64	I-Device
is	O
a	O
football	B-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Madden	O
NFL	B-Application
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Madden	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
fully	O
in	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Essentially	O
an	O
upgrade	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
98	I-Application
designed	O
around	O
the	O
particular	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
replaced	O
the	O
2D	O
players	O
with	O
3D	O
models	O
but	O
lacked	O
the	O
full	O
NFL	B-Application
licensing	O
which	O
was	O
customary	O
for	O
the	O
Madden	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
had	O
acquired	O
exclusive	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
license	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
for	O
the	O
remainder	O
of	O
the	O
1997	O
football	B-Application
season	O
,	O
this	O
edition	O
of	O
Madden	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
real	O
NFL	B-Application
team	O
names	O
or	O
logos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
have	O
a	O
license	O
with	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
Player	O
's	O
Association	O
,	O
so	O
real	O
player	O
names	O
are	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Madden	O
franchise	O
that	O
lacked	O
a	O
full	O
NFL	B-Application
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
England	O
Patriots	O
are	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Foxboro	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Tennessee	O
Oilers	O
as	O
"	O
Nashville	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Arizona	O
Cardinals	O
as	O
"	O
Phoenix	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Minnesota	O
Vikings	O
as	O
"	O
Minneapolis	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Tampa	O
Bay	O
Buccaneers	O
simply	O
as	O
"	O
Tampa	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Carolina	O
Panthers	O
as	O
"	O
Charlotte	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
historic	O
team	O
,	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Rams	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Anaheim	B-Language
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Device
Football	I-Device
64	I-Device
had	O
a	O
short	O
development	O
cycle	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
built	O
as	O
an	O
upgrade	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
retaining	O
the	O
essentials	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
AI	O
and	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
made	O
from	O
Madden	B-Application
98	I-Application
include	O
the	O
polygonal	O
players	O
,	O
more	O
colorful	O
playcall	O
screens	O
,	O
new	O
end-zone	O
celebrations	O
and	O
taunts	O
,	O
and	O
removal	O
of	O
all	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
clips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
this	O
date	O
,	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
complained	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
's	O
official	O
team	O
colors	O
;	O
EA	O
Sports	O
slightly	O
delayed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Device
Football	I-Device
64	I-Device
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
added	O
,	O
"	O
Surprisingly	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
jump	O
to	O
3D	O
has	O
had	O
no	O
real	O
downside	O
for	O
Madden	B-Device
64	I-Device
in	O
terms	O
of	O
slowdown	O
or	O
glitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
strong	O
approval	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
some	O
questioned	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
polygons	O
;	O
several	O
critics	O
complained	O
that	O
players	O
cannot	O
wrap-tackle	O
,	O
instead	O
bouncing	O
off	O
of	O
each	O
other	O
as	O
in	O
sprite-based	O
football	B-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
noted	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
elevated	O
camera	O
view	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
best	O
played	O
with	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
appear	O
blocky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kraig	O
Kujawa	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
great	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
the	O
polygonal	O
players	O
did	O
cause	O
slowdown	O
,	O
which	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
NFL	B-Application
licensing	O
made	O
him	O
prefer	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sprite-based	O
equivalent	O
,	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
98	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviews	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
competitor	O
NFL	B-Device
Quarterback	I-Device
Club	I-Device
98	I-Device
runs	O
in	O
high	O
resolution	O
,	O
Madden	B-Device
Football	I-Device
64	I-Device
does	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
reviewers	O
were	O
greatly	O
pleased	O
with	O
EA	O
's	O
new	O
"	O
Liquid	O
AI	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
reviewer	O
ventured	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
've	O
been	O
a	O
football	B-Application
fan	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
,	O
long	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
've	O
never	O
seen	O
anything	O
that	O
resembles	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
more	O
than	O
this	O
game	O
(	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
amusing	O
,	O
since	O
this	O
game	O
does	O
n't	O
even	O
have	O
an	O
NFL	B-Application
license	O
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
Arguably	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
football	B-Application
game	O
ever	O
created	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
for	O
sound	O
and	O
a	O
perfect	O
5.0	O
in	O
every	O
other	O
category	O
(	O
graphics	O
,	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
fun	O
factor	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
publications	O
to	O
not	O
recommend	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
NFL	B-Application
licensing	O
is	O
an	O
unforgivable	O
flaw	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
analog	O
control	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
unbearably	O
frustrating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Despite	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
merit	O
as	O
a	O
serious	O
football	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Madden	B-Device
64	I-Device
is	O
the	O
fastest-playing	O
N64	B-Operating_System
football	B-Application
game	O
around	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
is	O
just	O
slightly	O
better	O
than	O
QBC	O
64	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
