![]() But in its heart is a hero both supremely abled and uncertain of himself. Longshot leans hard on all the archetypes of sports mythology, from beat-up pickup trucks and earnest sidekicks to twangy high school coaches and Hall of Fame cameos. But the two pull together, and deliver a conclusion that is part Horatio Alger and part Robby Benson, with just enough wiggle room for a sharp-eyed user to sweeten the outcome. Ford, whipsawed by both the realities of the NFL and his obligations as a contracted TV performer, almost gives up on Wade. ![]() He quit college football in an emotional tailspin before he learned to read a defense. ![]() In the story’s most critical hour, Ford realizes Wade doesn’t know how to call plays because Wade was never taught that. Lemon, a former Stanford running back) in a reality TV show that represents the only shot at making the league for both, spat out another play. Jack Ford (brilliantly acted by Rus Blackwell), the dead-end ex-NFL coach babysitting Wade (J.R. Z Go.” And when I got it out of order, Devin Wade, the hero of Longshot, mumbled it back tentatively. “Strong I twins,” said the voice in the headset. It comes about a third of the way into Longshot, the inaugural story mode of Madden NFL 18, and the centerfold of sports video gaming’s most glamorous annual franchise. Somehow, EA Sports made such a rote expectation of the quarterback into a new and frightening experience for the player. It’s being asked to repeat a play back to your coach in practice. It’s not coming to scrimmage at the opponent’s 40, time running out, with no good options and the season on the line. The most harrowing moment of Madden NFL 18 is not a third-down conversion. ![]()
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