Will Taylor

I wish I could give this game 0 stars. I am an avid franchise mode player and I run my own connected franchise leagues. part of the fun of franchise is being able to import custom created draft classes from the community and be able to have these real life players in the game. Yet somehow EA managed to create a glitch affecting these draft classes to where every player is 6'1 and 265 pounds, and you aren't able to edit their height, weight or gear. This REALLY ruins the immersion for me and frankly makes this mode borderline unplayable. I can't see caleb williams as being 6'1 265 wearing a helmet from 2005 and be even minorly content. "make or break" year huh? looks like you broke it EA, just like you broke battlefront and just like you break the hearts of fans of your games because all you care about is money.

Upon purchasing madden 22 and getting the real experience for myself, my one star review has not changed. EA pushed out yet another god awful game in comparison to the NFL and there are so many reasons why. quarterbacks throw slower depending on how close defensive lineman are to them. offensive lineman will either shut down who they block or completely ignore them entirely. receivers still cannot catch a pass in a one on one regardless of height, catch rating or arm length. Defensive lineman are completely useless at rushing the passer unless you are actively controlling one of them. Linebackers are still unable to guard a single route in hook curls (middle of the field zones), making it necessary to control one of them ALL GAME to prevent easy quick slants over the middle of the field. defensive backs do not read and react to the play in zone coverage, and just sit where their zone takes them, and they do not adapt at all in man coverage. An opponent can run 7 slants in a row and the defensive back will never react better to it any of the seven times. And that's only the problem with POSITION GROUPS, there is so much more wrong with the game I could write a book on it. And get this, the engine that madden is developed on is one specifically designed for first person shooter games, not games where physics exist and the majority of players are controlled by CPU's that don't have their own free will. Here's to hoping EA loses the rights to NFL football games forever once their license is up, and here's to 2K hopefully making good games and actually listening to their community's wants and needs instead of figuring the best way to line their own pockets.

I would give this game negative stars if I could. Player motion is not an improvement and it is the same game as last year, just different animations. Ultimate team is a complete scam as usual so don’t buy into any YouTube hype of “NEW PLAYER GOES OFF” or anything like that. Don’t waste money on this game or any of its in game transactions. Trust me I did and I hate myself for it. Just broke my second controller in 2 years. Thanks EA! Never buying or playing madden or any other EA game again I hope that whoever reads this does not purchase madden. Terrible game. Always has been. Always will be.