John Madden Football '92

John Madden Football '92, released as Pro Football in Japan, is a football video game released by Electronic Arts Sports Network in 1991. It was the second Madden title released for the Sega Genesis, following the original John Madden Football from the previous year, starting the tradition of annual installments.

John Madden Football '92
Developer(s)	Park Place Productions
Publisher(s)	WW: Electronic Arts Sports Network JP: Electronic Arts Victor
Producer(s)	Michael Brook
Designer(s)	John Madden
Programmer(s)	Jim Simmons
Composer(s)	Michael Bartlow
Series	Madden NFL
Platform(s)	Genesis
Release	NA: December 1991[1] EU: 1991 JP: November 20, 1992[2]
Genre(s)	Sports (American football)
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

New aspects of this version include instant replay, two-player cooperative play, quarterback injuries, highlights, and more audibles. There are also new play modes, such as pre-season games, regular season games, playoffs, and sudden death, which was a way to simulate overtime in NFL games. Quarter lengths have been adjusted in this version to be set at 5, 10, or 15 minutes. As in previous versions of the video game, there are no NFL or NFLPA licenses for authentic teams, player names, and stadiums. Teams are organized by city name and colors.

Development and release

John Madden Football '92 was released in December 1991.^[1]

Reception

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
AllGame	[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	36/40[1]
MegaTech	95%[4]

Award

Publication	Award
MegaTech	Hypergame[5]

MegaTech gave the game 95% and a Hyper Game Award, saying that "you'll enjoy it, even if you don't care much for the sport".^[6] In October 1992, Mega placed the game at #1 in their Top Mega Drive Games of All Time.^[7]