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

Doug Flutie's Maximum Football 2020 screenshot

52%

Audience ScoreBased on 122 reviews

gameplay18 negative mentions

The game offers great customization options, allowing players to create teams, logos, and even mod the game for different leagues like NFL and CFL.
The college dynasty mode is engaging and provides a fun recruiting experience, making it a decent alternative for college football fans.
Despite its flaws, some players find the gameplay enjoyable and appreciate the physics-based tackling mechanics.

The gameplay is often described as clunky and awkward, with numerous bugs and poor mechanics that hinder the overall experience.
Many players report issues with controls, including unresponsive buttons and a lack of intuitive gameplay mechanics, making it frustrating to play.
The game lacks essential features such as commentary, proper animations, and a polished presentation, leading to a feeling of incompleteness.

gameplay
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The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players criticizing its clunky mechanics, poor AI, and awkward controls, which detract from the overall experience. While some appreciate the physics-based approach and find the on-field gameplay and dynasty mode engaging, others feel it falls short compared to competitors like Madden, citing issues such as erratic player behavior and frustrating gameplay loops. Overall, the game shows potential but requires significant improvements to its gameplay foundation to be truly enjoyable.
- “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.”
- “The gameplay itself is pretty bad.”
- “Customization and dynasty modes are the only good thing about it; the gameplay is horrendous.”
- “I was hoping for a game at this price to show a little bit of competition, but the gameplay and AI fall flat on their face.”
graphics
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many users noting that they are generally poor and lack appeal, especially in comparison to top-tier titles like Madden. However, some players acknowledge the limitations of a small development team and find the visuals acceptable, particularly when considering the enjoyable gameplay and improved physics over similar games. Overall, while the graphics are not a strong point, they do not detract significantly from the overall experience for some players.
- “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.”
- “Poor graphics and animations.”
- “If they could fix those even a little, it would be a much better game, even with the lower quality when it comes to the graphics.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting frequent glitches, awkward animations, and erratic player behavior, such as receivers running away from passes and players phasing through defenders. These issues significantly detract from the overall gameplay experience, making it difficult to execute plays effectively. Despite the potential for creativity in play design, the technical problems overshadow the enjoyment.
- “I know it is a small team, but receivers run away from the football when it's thrown to them, can phase through defenders, have limited running moves, and there are 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.”
- “Awkward, fidgety, and glitches constantly.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game lacks optimization settings, which has led to user frustration regarding performance adjustments. This absence of customization options may hinder the overall gaming experience for some players.
- “There are no optimization settings available, which is really disappointing.”
- “The lack of optimization settings makes it hard to tailor the game to my system.”
- “Without any optimization options, the game runs poorly on my hardware.”
atmosphere
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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 larger or more professional setting.
- “Instead, it feels more like high school football in terms of atmosphere.”