The Madden NFL series has presented realistic football action since the late 1980s. With each new version, the developers work to make the game even closer to the real-world sport. Today, it can sometimes be hard to tell Madden NFL from a real football broadcast. Readers will learn how the series got started and why football fans still love it today. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.