Doug Flutie's Maximum Football 2020

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Doug Flutie's Maximum Football 2020 is a football sandbox game with an overhauled gameplay experience, including improved AI, animations, and passing game. The game also features a full play designer for both offense and defense, and an enhanced college dynasty mode with updated statistics and new bowl games.

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Play Modes

Local Multi-Player Play with friends in the same physical space using split-screen or multiple screens
2-Players Play with one other player, either online or locally, in a cooperative or competitive game mode
Multi-Player Compete or cooperate with other players online
Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo
PvP Player versus Player - Fight against other players in real-time, often in arena-style combat
Split Screen Play with multiple players on the same screen, often with divided or shared screen real estate

Reviews

52%

Audience ScoreBased on 61 reviews

gameplay9 negative mentions

The game offers great customization options, allowing players to create teams, logos, and even mod for real college teams.
The college dynasty mode is engaging and provides a fun recruiting experience, making it a decent alternative for college football fans.
Despite its flaws, the game can be enjoyable if approached with the right expectations, especially for those looking for a non-Madden football experience.

The gameplay is clunky and filled with bugs, leading to frustrating experiences such as poor player controls and awkward animations.
There is a lack of essential features, such as commentary, camera adjustments, and proper game settings, which detracts from the overall experience.
Many players report that the game feels unfinished and lacks polish, making it hard to recommend at full price.

gameplay
32 mentions
13 % positive mentions
59 % neutral mentions
28 % negative mentions
The gameplay of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players criticizing its clunky mechanics, awkward controls, and poor AI, which detracts from the overall experience. While some appreciate the physics-based approach and find certain aspects, like the dynasty mode, enjoyable, the general consensus is that the gameplay feels underdeveloped and lacks the polish seen in competitors like Madden. Overall, players express a desire for significant improvements in future iterations to enhance the gameplay experience.
- “Both the on-field gameplay and the dynasty mode recruiting and management are addicting and fun.”
- “The gameplay is all physics-based and enjoyable.”
- “The gameplay and animations can get a little wonky at times, but it's not game-breaking by any means.”
- “Its pretty bad, the gameplay is just awkward.”
- “However, the gameplay itself is pretty bad.”
- “I was hoping for a game at this price to show a little bit of competition, but the gameplay and AI falls flat on its face.”
graphics
10 mentions
30 % positive mentions
40 % neutral mentions
30 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many users noting that they are subpar and lack polish, especially in comparison to top-tier titles like Madden. However, some players appreciate the visuals as decent for a small development team, suggesting that while improvements are needed, the gameplay experience compensates for the graphical shortcomings. Overall, the consensus is that the graphics are not a strong point, but they do not detract significantly from the enjoyment of the game.
- “The graphics also look a lot better than Axis Football, and the physics make a lot more sense.”
- “The graphics are good, and the gameplay is easy to pick up.”
- “Decent graphics and in-depth recruiting/dynasty make it a blast to play.”
- “It's not very appealing visually, and the sound is much worse than the visuals, but there is something about the gameplay that really works for me.”
- “They get a pass, but bad graphics are bad graphics.”
- “Poor graphics and animations.”
stability
2 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with frequent glitches and awkward gameplay mechanics, such as players running away from the ball and phasing through defenders. Users report persistent issues like snap glitches and limited running moves, which detract significantly from the overall experience. Despite the potential for creative play, these stability problems undermine the enjoyment of the game.
- “Awkward, fidgety, and glitches constantly.”
- “I know it is a small team, but receivers run away from the football when it's thrown to them, they can phase through defenders, there are limited running moves, and constant snap glitches (I had the ball fumbled because the running back ran in front of the ball before it reached the quarterback). I loved creating plays, but as soon as you tried to run them, the gameplay ruined it.”
optimization
1 mentions
0 % positive mentions
-200 % neutral mentions
300 % negative mentions
Users have noted a lack of optimization settings in the game, which may hinder performance adjustments and overall gameplay experience.
- “There are no optimization settings available, which makes it frustrating to adjust performance.”
- “The lack of optimization options really hampers the overall experience.”
- “Without any optimization settings, the game struggles to run smoothly on lower-end hardware.”
atmosphere
1 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
The atmosphere is likened to that of a high school football game, suggesting a more casual and less intense environment than what might be expected in a more competitive setting.
- “Instead, it feels more like high school football in terms of atmosphere.”