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iOS Madden NFL 12 updated to include whole new game mode and local multiplayer

Let’s all ‘toss around the pigskin’. Or something.

iOS Madden NFL 12 updated to include whole new game mode and local multiplayer
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A fresh update to EA’s Madden NFL 12 for iOS has arrived today, adding a whole new game mode as well as local Bluetooth multiplayer and gameplay optimisations.

Touchdown Challenge is a brand new game mode that gives you two minutes to score the game-winning touchdown. It’s a new, shortform take on the game that seems as though it would be a perfect fit for portable play.

Players loading up the game today will also notice the introduction of local multiplayer over Bluetooth. Football fans can now compete to see who is best at ‘touching downs’ in the iOS ‘ending zone’. With the ‘ball’ (which is not shaped like a ball).

Finally, EA claims that the update includes a number of more general improvements to the gameplay, with optimisations including a "better running game". I have no idea what that means.

The update is available now for Madden NFL 12 [download] and Madden NFL 12 for iPad [download]. Newcomers can pick up the games for £2.99/$4.99 and £6.99/$9.99 respectively.

James Nouch
James Nouch
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