-Estimate difficulty: 7.5/10 (Platinum Difficulty Poll)
-Offline: 25 (11 11 2 1)
-Online: 17 (15 1 1) Unachievable due to server closure
-Approximate time: 100+ Hours
-Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 8 different Connected Careers, Numerous Online Head-to-Head games, 20+ Madden Ultimate Team Games, 5-10 Play Now exhibition games, and 1 Madden Moment
-Missable trophies: None
-Glitched trophies: All online unachievable due to server closure
-Cheats disable trophies: N/A
-Difficulty affect trophies: No
-Online Pass Required: Yes
***Download the latest patch as it will let you be an Instant Starter in Connected Career Mode***
Welcome to EA Sports annual football game Madden NFL 13. This year's edition unlike previous editions puts a greater emphases on playing online head-to-head games and playing different positions to beat the legacy scores of football greats in the new Connected Career Mode. Trophies are much harder this year and the platinum is very time consuming requiring you to play many games both offline and online. Connected Career Mode is a grind for each different career, and is best for you to play on All-Madden difficulty. Following the road map and guide below should help you to becoming a Madden NFL 13 Master
Walkthrough:
Step 1: In-Game
Here you can go after the easy In-Game trophies to get yourself some quick trophies. Decided on which trophy you want to go for first, and set up a Play Now game on Rookie difficulty with however long quarters you need. Most In-Game trophies you do not need to complete the game, while others only unlock after the game is finished. For which trophies unlock after the game, please refer to that trophy in the trophy guide. These are the following trophies you will unlock:
- The Penitent Man Shall Pass
- Made Ya Look
- Let's Get Physical
- Matt Flynn's Arcade
- Verizon Scoreboard Overload
- Pass the Salsa
- Gronk Spike
- Tebowing
Step 2: Madden Ultimate Team Step unachievable due to server closure
From the Main Menu select Madden Ultimate Team (MUT). Here you will create a new MUT team for this year's edition. In MUT, you will be given a starter pack and your goal here is to play games and earn coins. Coins are used to purchase new packs of cards that will give you new players, contracts, playbooks, stadiums, uniforms and coaches. The goal here is to play 20 games and have a MUT team rated 85 overall to earn the following trophies:
- This One is Easy. We Promise
- Single Riders Only
- MUT Maniac
- This One is Hard 2.0
Step 3: Online Play Step unachievable due to server closure
Time for some online play. You can try and boost the online trophies or not, it is up to you but it is at times very difficult to find your boosting partner. There are some tips in the trophy guide that can help you have a better chance at finding your boosting partner. From the Main Menu select Play Online. Choose to play Head-to Head and select Play Now as you ONLY can play Ranked matches to earn the trophies. You DO NOT have to win the games you play as ONLY the points you scored count towards the trophies. The goal here is to score a cumulative total of 600 points scored in Ranked games. In the process of earning 600 points, you will unlock the following trophies:
- Online Level 1
- Online Level 2
- Online Level 3
- Online Level 4
- Online Level 5
- Online Level 6
- Online Level 7
- Online Level 8
- Online Level 9
- Battle Tested
Step 4: Connected Career Mode Step unachievable due to server closure
From the Main Menu select Connected Careers. This is where you will spend the majority of your time in Madden. Here you will play eight different careers with the goal of beating the legacy scores of football greats at a certain position on offense and defense. It is best to play all careers on All-Madden, but you can play on Pro difficulty too. You must also check to make sure you have a gameface with EA sports to earn the following trophy:
- You're In the Game
- Vince Lombardi Award
- All Madden
- Hall of Famer
- 80 Overall
- 85 Overall
- 90 Overall
- MVP! MVP! MVP!
- Joe Montana Award
- Montana's Mountain
- Emmitt Smith Award
- Jerry Rice Award
- Shannon Sharpe Award
- Peak Performance
- Reggie White Award
- Lawrence Taylor Award
- Deion Sanders Award
Step 5: Clean Up/Misc.
Now it is clean up time and you can go after any trophies you have left from previous steps. This is also the time to explore Communities and Madden Moments.
- Belting - Unachievable due to server closure
- Welcome to the Community - Unachievable due to server closure