one of the better maddens and the last really good one that changed anything for the better. The legends and the all madden teams were so fun to paly with and the franchise was actually fun. Ultimate team was still in its early stages at this point.
When the same basic idea gets outputted worse and worse it becomes boring, this could kill a series if done wrong, they could have ruined everything here but it somehow didn’t work that way. Should of.
Frostbite ruined this game. It's great on 360.
This is the Madden game I keep coming back to. The gameplay just feels the best in the series to me. The running game is overpowered but fun. The controls feel responsive. Even though the game says Ignite on the box, it was the first year, and it still feels like the Infinity engine (a good thing).
Franchise mode is also a lot of fun with 30 years of preprogrammed draft classes and storylines. The menus look good while also being quick and snappy. It's fun to look through the news feed (which uses screenshots from the game) to see what is happening around the league. Scouting and drafting is undercooked and a bit of a chore.
If you have the choice between PS4 and Xbox One, PS4 looks noticeably better when side-by-side. For unknown reasons, the color balance in the Xbox One version feels off. Fields and uniforms sometimes appear too bright, and even things like names and numbers on the back of jerseys are jagged and less legible than the Playstation version.
The game allows you to play as NFL legends in Superstar/Connected Franchise mode, but as usual, you are confined to controlling just one player. Not allowing these legends to be used normally in the game feels like a missed opportunity, but it's still a blast to be able to play as Barry Sanders and company outside of MUT.
Madden 25 stands out for its unusual name and being an anniversary year. It's also one of the better games in the series.
Franchise mode is also a lot of fun with 30 years of preprogrammed draft classes and storylines. The menus look good while also being quick and snappy. It's fun to look through the news feed (which uses screenshots from the game) to see what is happening around the league. Scouting and drafting is undercooked and a bit of a chore.
If you have the choice between PS4 and Xbox One, PS4 looks noticeably better when side-by-side. For unknown reasons, the color balance in the Xbox One version feels off. Fields and uniforms sometimes appear too bright, and even things like names and numbers on the back of jerseys are jagged and less legible than the Playstation version.
The game allows you to play as NFL legends in Superstar/Connected Franchise mode, but as usual, you are confined to controlling just one player. Not allowing these legends to be used normally in the game feels like a missed opportunity, but it's still a blast to be able to play as Barry Sanders and company outside of MUT.
Madden 25 stands out for its unusual name and being an anniversary year. It's also one of the better games in the series.
biased as first real madden i got into, but man, this is the GOAT of all madden games for me. Ultimate team was so peak with my bro, we used to spend all our parents money ripping pro packs. a better time. the game also wasn't as broken back then either.
Madden team gonna be shitting bricks when they have to name 2024's game. 6/10
The Madden game that lets you simulate the ultimate gamer fantasy: running the ball on the goal line with Marshawn Lynch instead of throwing a FUCKING PICK in the Super Bowl. What the FUCK Russell.
Also has my GOAT Barry Sanders on the cover.
Also has my GOAT Barry Sanders on the cover.
Used to play on PS3 a lot. The game was the beginning of the decline of the series, but a lot of the retro content was fun.