<s>
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
'	I-Device
96	I-Device
is	O
a	O
football	B-Application
video	O
game	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
1995	O
NFL	O
season	O
,	O
licensed	O
by	O
the	O
NFL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publisher	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
intended	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
licensed	O
NFL	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
delayed	O
and	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
published	O
only	O
for	O
previous-generation	O
consoles	O
,	O
PCs	O
,	O
and	O
handhelds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
has	O
been	O
boosted	O
and	O
can	O
now	O
hurry	O
in	O
two-minute	O
drill	O
situations	O
,	O
spike	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
and	O
cover	O
the	O
receivers	O
with	O
better	O
efficiency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
16-bit	O
console	O
and	O
portable	O
versions	O
,	O
a	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
Football	B-Application
:	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
well-received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
improved	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Device
'	I-Device
96	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
NFL	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
sports	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
scores	O
of	O
9.5	O
and	O
9.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
EA	O
listened	O
to	O
players	O
and	O
has	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
best	O
16-bit	O
football	B-Application
game	O
ever	O
made.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
hard	O
as	O
hell	O
"	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
speed	O
bursts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
deemed	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
definite	O
improvement	O
from	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
poor	O
effort	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
more	O
solid	O
player	O
graphics	O
,	O
faster	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
tougher	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
remarked	O
that	O
while	O
Sega	O
's	O
Prime	O
Time	O
NFL	O
was	O
still	O
the	O
best	O
football	B-Application
video	O
game	O
in	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
'	I-Device
96	I-Device
was	O
the	O
best	O
two-player	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
found	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
a	O
somewhat	O
mixed	O
blessing	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
mean	O
and	O
nasty	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
They	O
judged	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
to	O
be	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
faster	O
animation	O
and	O
inclusion	O
of	O
drills	O
specific	O
to	O
each	O
position	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
top-ranked	O
SNES	B-Application
football	B-Application
cart	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
panned	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
in	O
a	O
brief	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
Madden	O
features	O
no	O
NFL	O
license	O
,	O
old	O
lineups	O
,	O
and	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
improvements	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
'	O
96	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
made	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
criticisms	O
of	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
noted	O
had	O
better	O
control	O
but	O
was	O
still	O
"	O
a	O
below-average	O
attempt	O
to	O
bring	O
football	B-Application
into	O
the	O
handheld	O
arena.	O
"	O
</s>
