Madden NFL 25 Reviews
While the name is familiar, Madden NFL 25 features plenty of smart additions to make this a great year to pick up.
Madden NFL 25 makes some great strides forward in Madden Franchise Mode including breakout scenarios, updated draft scouting and draft day experience, and the addition of new male and female coaching options. Franchise Mode feels the most "alive" it has in a number of years. You can also transfer your College Football 25 Road to Glory player into Madden Superstar Mode to continue their journey to the pro level. While the game suffers from some QOL issues, sound balance issues, and small gameplay glitches; Madden NFL 25 is the best we've gotten in specific avenues in a while.
Football is played on the field and this is clearly where the development team focused with Madden NFL 25. The changes to the physics are meaningful and can create opportunities that weren't previously available in the series thanks to BOOM Tech. Getting a perfect hit with Hit Stick 2.0 can be satisfying thanks in part to sound of the pads and the visual cue. Receiver and defender interactions when going for the ball are engaging and the offensive line play is fantastic. The steps EA has taken to make Madden look and sound like Sunday are clear. The holdback comes down to the same experience with the modes in the game, albeit some surface level changes. The new broadcast options and the presentation updates help Madden NFL 25 to feel different.
An improved year for the big dog of Gridiron games – but unless you have to play as a pro, there's simply no reason to choose this over College Football 25.
Madden NFL 25 is a step in the right direction for the franchise and we hope EA keeps this momentum going to make the next entry even better.
Madden 25 is the latest game in a series that appears to have either run out of ideas or simply has no interest in coming up with new ones. Small new additions do little to inspire excitement and a major overhaul feels desperately needed, and is the least that fans deserve.
Madden NFL 25 is doing something right this year and has listened to fan feedback. However, as is so often the case, they only listened with one ear and didn't really improve in every corner. This is particularly noticeable in Franchise mode and the mischievous focus on Ultimate Team. On the field, however, many of the changes are quickly noticeable for long-term fans and are welcome, although it has to be said that you get more fun for your money overall with the college version from the same company.
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Madden 25 is a triumphant return to form for the Madden franchise and is easily the best entry in years.
Madden NFL 25 is a superior game to the previous one, whether in animations, artificial intelligence, menus or Career Mode. However, don't expect anything really new or innovative, just in-depth coverage of the NFL with no surprises.
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Madden NFL 25 shows some improvement with better presentation and UX, reflecting EA Tiburon's partial responsiveness to player feedback. However, it’s still fundamentally Madden, familiar to veterans with both its strengths and weaknesses.
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Madden NFL 25 offers several improvements that dedicated fans of the annual sports franchise have requested for years However, it doesn't measure up to the high bar set by College Football 25. Only passionate pro football fans should pick this over EA's other football game.
Madden 25 improves in nearly every category over its predecessor. Superstar mode and Ultimate Team mode are excellent, giving players ways to interact with the game of football. But it still falls due to the common issue of feeling the same year after year due to the lack of significant new content and mode additions and some frustrating gameplay changes. It is a good football game, even if we have seen a majority of it already in the past.
Madden NFL 25 looks gorgeous, has great attention to detail, and a game-changing physics engine, which takes the series to the next level.
There are a lot of on-field improvements to like in Madden NFL 25, but most were long overdue, and they don't offset all the same problems that weren't addressed elsewhere.
With College Football 25 being a ton of fun and Madden 25 taking a large step in the right direction, I can safely say that I’m excited for what’s to come. See you on the gridiron.
Madden NFL 25 truly does make some improvements over Madden NFL 24. That said, it is hard to give the game a glowing review when it isn’t even the best football game EA Sports has released this Summer. Anyone loyal enough to the Madden franchise to pick up the new version each year will definitely be pleased with Madden NFL 25, but the game isn’t a must-have by any metric.
Madden NFL 25 can officially claim the crown as the most authentic Madden game of all time. It's like EA Orlando has taken the already incredible gameplay, visuals, animations, and more of last year's game placed them on the surgery table and given them a major facelift. However, despite some of the impressive additions that were made regarding the content, you might get the impression that having much more would've sufficed. Nonetheless, Madden NFL 25 is definitely a must-have.
Always having class while still being humble, Madden NFL 25 continues the series’ grand legacy. MVPs will have a blast, while newcomers can treat this as a good jumping on point.
The comparison with College Football 25 could have been merciless for Madden NFL 25, but EA Orlando came out pretty well. To play it is arguably the best post-pandemic episode. Bringing it up to the level of the college football title requires fewer bugs, new ideas and a willingness to twist a winning formula.
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