Madden NFL 22

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  1. Jisaacs91
    Aug 19, 2021
    3
    Can't overlook what they've done to franchise so good work to them on that, lots more to add but this is the right step in the right direction. Gameplay tho, way to heavy on animations are scripted outcomes. Double tackles by defenders, Dline suction tackling your RB when you're not even close to them(same for DBs) and let's not even get started on how little the defense plays, zones areCan't overlook what they've done to franchise so good work to them on that, lots more to add but this is the right step in the right direction. Gameplay tho, way to heavy on animations are scripted outcomes. Double tackles by defenders, Dline suction tackling your RB when you're not even close to them(same for DBs) and let's not even get started on how little the defense plays, zones are nothing and man coverage gets beat when you have speed advantage(insert scripted animations) Oline still can't block and pulling guards/full backs still run right past thier assignments and you get tackled for a loss. The game needs to be rewritten with coding and needs to take a year off to give us a football simulation game that we deserve.… Expand
  2. Smilleyy
    Aug 18, 2021
    1
    ONCE AGAIN THE GAME IS TRASH, AS EA STILL CONTINUES TO GET AWAY WITH HIGHWAY ROBBERY FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS NOW?!?!? WHAT COMPANY GETS WORSE AT MAKING ANYTHING FOR 18 YEARS….TO BE THIS FAR BEHIND ON ADDING BACK FEATURES FROM 18 YEARS AGO??? A BILLIONAIRE COMPANY MISSING ALMOST 200 FEATURES FROM A DECADE AGO?!?!?……. ITS LIKE IF THE NEXT GRAND THEFT AUTO THAT COMES OUT IS SET IN A CUL DE SACONCE AGAIN THE GAME IS TRASH, AS EA STILL CONTINUES TO GET AWAY WITH HIGHWAY ROBBERY FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS NOW?!?!? WHAT COMPANY GETS WORSE AT MAKING ANYTHING FOR 18 YEARS….TO BE THIS FAR BEHIND ON ADDING BACK FEATURES FROM 18 YEARS AGO??? A BILLIONAIRE COMPANY MISSING ALMOST 200 FEATURES FROM A DECADE AGO?!?!?……. ITS LIKE IF THE NEXT GRAND THEFT AUTO THAT COMES OUT IS SET IN A CUL DE SAC WITH JUST A 2 BLOCK RADIUS….SOMEONE HAS TO STOP THIS!!! EVENTUALLY!!!! SOMONE CALL THE COPS OR SOMETHING PLEASSSSSEEEEEE LOL…..EA WILL CONTINUE TO GET AWAY STILL SINCE SITES LIKE IGN LIE EVERY YEAR ABOUT HOW TRASH THE GAME IS ! HASHTAG #NFLDROPEA AND #MADDEN22 on social media PLEASE lol….I GAVE IT A 1 because AT LEAST they have the NFL uniforms the right color……….?? 18 YEARS?!?!?!!?? BEHIND?!?!?!?… Expand
  3. Stopmeplzz
    Aug 18, 2021
    1
    Still feels like the same game it has been for 9 years with new and old bugs within. Franchise at this time is literally unplayable because the home team never has any points or stats post game. This is sad because not amazing franchise took some good steps to start being enjoyable in the next few years if ea stayed committed. Face of the franchise is as cringy as ever with characterStill feels like the same game it has been for 9 years with new and old bugs within. Franchise at this time is literally unplayable because the home team never has any points or stats post game. This is sad because not amazing franchise took some good steps to start being enjoyable in the next few years if ea stayed committed. Face of the franchise is as cringy as ever with character models looking like they're on the 360 while it is short and shallow with most of it being within Maddens god awful franchise. Superstar ko is literally untouched but ea took teams out the mode. Ultimate team is still a mobile game full of micrograms actions and the same crappy gameplay. Like always online is horrible because of a annoying meta plays the defense can't stop. There is a new game mode called championship series but I didn't touch it since it took me straight to ultimate team. And the yard is untouched.recommend you buy it So not buy this game it is not worth it.… Expand
  4. BringBackNcaa
    Aug 19, 2021
    1
    First of all, I‘d like to point out the positive fact, that EA has reacted to their community by apparently trying to improve their Franchise mode. Hashtags such as #fixmaddenfranchise were trending and it is good to see them actually responding to this.

    However, the only difference you can actually feel in this game, is the different layout of menus and little additions such as the    First of all, I‘d like to point out the positive fact, that EA has reacted to their community by apparently trying to improve their Franchise mode. Hashtags such as #fixmaddenfranchise were trending and it is good to see them actually responding to this.

    However, the only difference you can actually feel in this game, is the different layout of menus and little additions such as the homefield advantage. This community desperately asks for a more in depth customization of their playing experience. The staff options are decent, but they were not even among the top 5 additions, that this community frequently asks for. I understand that EA or the NFL has concerns about customization aspects, such as creating a team with jerseys or adding tattoos. Yet these are the little things, that are possible on a technical side and EA had this stuff in their games over a decade ago.

    To summarize my point: it‘s the same game as every year, with some different menus. The gameplay and graphics changes are hardly noticable. Their "additions“ simply can‘t change the fact, that you get bored after less then a single season in Franchise Mode. Safe your money guys and lets just hope that the upcoming NCAA will simply copy everything they had in 2014 with better graphics. It‘s sad, but that would already be a huge improvement compared to every Madden after Madden 25. And if there is one wish I can ask for:

    Keep those Madden developers as far away from the NCAA-game as possible. Please EA, just do it for your community. It will be worth it.    … Expand
  5. Farmjone
    Aug 19, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely trash this company doesn’t care about quality and this game is gonna make you develop a gambling habit cause you can’t play it unless you have 4-5,000 dollars to spend on packs don’t buy it it’s for real a roster update copy and paste trash just like they do every year! Sad that the last good one was 05… Expand
  6. thomwim
    Sep 13, 2021
    1
    I played the free trial this weekend and it's still the same trash as the last few years. Poor physics, the menu music is all rap, not enough customization (except your own avatar), the same boring commentary...
  7. Awesome98Black
    Aug 25, 2021
    1
    I was cautiously optimistic about this game releasing. This game is one of the most broken games I have ever played. All of the franchise improvements have been built upon a broken engine. The should be no reason where I can still see the coach flash in the background when upgrading players. Franchise improvements are shown but are thrown to the side dude to many game breaking bugs andI was cautiously optimistic about this game releasing. This game is one of the most broken games I have ever played. All of the franchise improvements have been built upon a broken engine. The should be no reason where I can still see the coach flash in the background when upgrading players. Franchise improvements are shown but are thrown to the side dude to many game breaking bugs and glitches. Simulation is broken to where I play a game and win and it counts as a loss. Blocking AI is still not great, safety logic is still broken. Overall I am a football head but Madden makes it difficult to play Sense the game is just bad.… Expand
  8. Cboice
    Jan 30, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the worst madden by far! Same game as previous years with worst game play ever. Freezes, crashes and bugs plague this game making it stressful instead of enjoyable. Not to mention the pre launch of this game promised features still not available in the game. Worst madden game of all time.… Expand
  9. Discotekka
    Sep 22, 2021
    1
    EA is just lazy and doesn't even try to put out a complete game. Even the changes it boasts are minimal and lackluster. 3 weeks in and rookies still have no profile pic. Something small but it just shows how little they care to give you a finished product.
  10. DustyBalls
    Oct 19, 2021
    1
    This game is yet another huge flop from EA. Buggy and horrible gameplay, terrible story mode, some pointless multiplayer game modes that hardly add onto the game, and probably the worst offender out of them all, an extremely FLAT franchise experience. That was apparently one of their biggest priorities and it still sucks. No care, no passion for the game. The soundtrack is ass like usualThis game is yet another huge flop from EA. Buggy and horrible gameplay, terrible story mode, some pointless multiplayer game modes that hardly add onto the game, and probably the worst offender out of them all, an extremely FLAT franchise experience. That was apparently one of their biggest priorities and it still sucks. No care, no passion for the game. The soundtrack is ass like usual unless you really want to listen to trash rap all day because that’s all that’s on the soundtrack. After playing hours on this game trying to find any redeeming qualities, I can tell you that there is none.… Expand
  11. Rhern26
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    This has to be the worse game of all time. It’s time madden stops taking our money for a new roster each year. That’s really all we buy it for because we always expect the same trash of a game with pay to win MUT mode. Franchise mode is terrible as always. The game is broken. No skill or football knowledge needed whatsoever. TRASH. Save your money and DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
  12. omengod
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    Do NOT BUY MADDEN 22!!! EA is stealing your money! The gameplay is atrocious! Still no Classic Rosters in 2021!
  13. IxAMxNIGHTMARE
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    Can I rate this in the negatives? The game isn't really about football at all. Soon as you start, EA starts advertising Ultimate Team with pop ups that say things like "Get your FREE Tom Brady". If you accept the offer they start you off making sure that you can't possibly lose vs the cpu and before you know it you're building a team. From there you become addicted to spending money as youCan I rate this in the negatives? The game isn't really about football at all. Soon as you start, EA starts advertising Ultimate Team with pop ups that say things like "Get your FREE Tom Brady". If you accept the offer they start you off making sure that you can't possibly lose vs the cpu and before you know it you're building a team. From there you become addicted to spending money as you try to get better players so you can finally start to dominate online.
    While the RyanMoody21 and SoftDrinkTv YouTube channels exposes just how fake fixed & garbage this game is. Allow me to explain further on this monopoly.

    The game is designed to keep you online as much as possible to increase the odds that you will spend money. Its best exploit is by not matching you up against players of your skill level or simply anyone, but they make sure that you play who they want you to play AND when you play, EA will help the team that they want to win. Why? I've never heard anyone explain this yet, but if EA can keep everyone's record close to even, everyone will think that spending money to attempt to get just another player or 2 that they will be able to dominate and tip the scales on their winning percentage. It never works that way though. You still win the same amount. Your new player will perform like a true champion but other players will be slacking. The new players play hard for a month when released and then EA slows them down which makes you want to upgrade again and then you find yourself paying EA again.
    There's a number of different types of crypto currencies in the game except this is not able to be cashed in ever. It just serves to get you to again reach for your wallet.

    All of the different game modes that were a part of Madden and the fun things you could do before Ultimate Team took off are gone. You can play without Ultimate Team but Ultimate Team is EAs ONLY focus with the game.

    EA puts out a pre-order edition every year but it's never based around Madden but particularly the ultimate team mode. Every load screen is another attempt to try luring you to ultimate team mode. Right now, you can win but this is the early access period. In just a few days, as sure as always, EA will change up the online matchmaking. At that point, go check all your friends records. You can do this all the way back to Madden 15 and what you will see is that everyone wins 45 to 63% of their games.
    Save your money. The game will be free in no time. Actually EA is already giving the game away for free. Here's how: go on Twitter and type in #MaddenNFL22 or #Madden22. You'll find endless people saying that they are giving away codes to download the game for free. Those codes are coming straight from EA because only they can produce them. This is yearly. They don't care about selling the game. They want you in ultimate team so they can make tons more from you via microtransactions. While plenty of people claim to not spend on their team, this strategy is calling them liars.    … Expand
  14. Weskerfan
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    A waste of money. Same glitches from Madden 21 show up in this new release. All EA has done is slap a little make up on the pig this time around, in hopes that you keep feeding their piggybank.
  15. jchayes755
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    Madden 22 is not better than Madden 21. It is noticeably much worse. Even with everything they copy and pasted from the past, what, 8 years, it's still somehow worse. Physics do not exist in this game, at all. Defense is meaningless, TD in one or two plays EVERY SINGLE TIME. Assets from previous games are still showing off graphics displaying Madden 19, 20, and 21, instead of all of themMadden 22 is not better than Madden 21. It is noticeably much worse. Even with everything they copy and pasted from the past, what, 8 years, it's still somehow worse. Physics do not exist in this game, at all. Defense is meaningless, TD in one or two plays EVERY SINGLE TIME. Assets from previous games are still showing off graphics displaying Madden 19, 20, and 21, instead of all of them reading Madden 22. They're making more money than ever and they claim to not have the money for things they implemented easily in thew past. They claimed to be focusing on franchise mode, but it is noticeably much worse. You can't even practice anymore because it shows how Madden can't program a defense to stop the offensive play the defensive scheme is designed to stop. The game doesn't even look good, and looks nothing like what we see on Sundays. Atrocious in every single way, nothing good to say about Madden 22, what-so-ever. EA needs to be stripped of it's exclusive license or simulation football gaming will go extinct before another company gets a chance to make a simulation football game.… Expand
  16. EZ87
    Aug 26, 2021
    0
    Putting garbage players in a game for political gains is all I need to know about this game.
  17. Stolze90
    Aug 23, 2021
    0
    Dont buy its the same old madden like 20 and 21. After all its more bugged not like 20 and 21
  18. LaCorte5
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ONCE AGAIN THE GAME IS PURE AND UTTER GARBAGE. Like instated in my ps4 review: Just pure laziness and stupidity. EA…. For the love of football please give up the exclusive rights. Otherwise fire everybody, maybe then you’ll have enough “resources” to actually program a functioning logic system. Don’t waste your money just roster update your old game. It’s even worse on the next gen console. Like you can see the difference with other game developers, but ea(madden) have gone backwards. I’d rather settle for D listed titles just for my football fix, because then I can at least get a functional game. Ea you’re a dumpster fire on epic proportions. I’m sure I’ll be back next year with a hopefully a lower rating than 0…. That’s my expectations at this point… Expand
  19. FanOfFootball
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    Wow look madden 21 is out again. No wait, madden 20, oh wait, madden 15. Ah there all the same anyways. Still not worth the $60 roster update guys. Don't buy the game. EA is gonna have to do more than what they've done this year to make a good game. Just terrible. Can't even be angry anymore. Just disappointed.
  20. LastNameMoore
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    The game is straight garbage. Imagine being able to keep your job after putting this product out yearly
  21. SlimDaKang
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    This **** is pathetic is there not any famous person that can bring attention to this??
  22. outsider_0
    Mar 30, 2022
    0
    It's honestly impressive how Madden continues to make a worse and worse game at this point... Someone, anyone, please make a quality football game, because EA clearly isn't going to. It doesn't even need to be NFL licensed, just give me quality gameplay and customization and I'll be happy.
  23. Kevin120
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    Listen to your fans for once. An embarrassment to the gaming community. Literal gambling for children and it costs full price. Nothing here to be proud about.
  24. micahhare68
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    Couldn't be more disappointed with the next gen gameplay. Just when I thought things couldn't get worse last year a repackage of the same game with a $60 price tag. This more of a title update then a new game. Been playing madden since 2003 and this will be the first year I don't buy the game.
  25. Shotani
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    Literally the same game as last year. This is getting ridiculous. Fix your horrible game.
  26. TossGawd
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    For the 10th year in a row, this game was released with a ton of bugs and glitches without improving gameplay. Gameplay is completely rng animation based; so it’s more like a Telltale game where you chose a play, set up pre snap, then click a button and hope for the rng animation to be in your favor. And zones are completely broken. One play touchdowns in bunch constantly. Please stopFor the 10th year in a row, this game was released with a ton of bugs and glitches without improving gameplay. Gameplay is completely rng animation based; so it’s more like a Telltale game where you chose a play, set up pre snap, then click a button and hope for the rng animation to be in your favor. And zones are completely broken. One play touchdowns in bunch constantly. Please stop supporting EA and Madden. Enough is enough.… Expand
  27. Robdawg11
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    I’ve been playing madden consistently for about 5 years now. I simply can not put into words how terrible and RIGGED this game is. The absolute ONLY reason I’ve played madden this king is because I deeply love football and this is the only experience I can get. EA simply just SPITS in your face releasing this garbage. There are so many little things in the game that show how careless andI’ve been playing madden consistently for about 5 years now. I simply can not put into words how terrible and RIGGED this game is. The absolute ONLY reason I’ve played madden this king is because I deeply love football and this is the only experience I can get. EA simply just SPITS in your face releasing this garbage. There are so many little things in the game that show how careless and lazy they are. For an example, when you play superstar ko with normal nfl teams and you pick the panthers, Ron Rivera is the panthers coach on the field… Ron Rivera hasn’t been the coach of the panthers in YEARS. Another example when you pick the rams it shows their old logo not their new logo. It honestly blows my mind how little of a **** EA (A multi billion dollar company) gives. They care so little they can’t even spell words in the game or assign the right coaches. Also Whenever I play madden and the game will always find a way to freeze up and lag for me on CRUCIAL plays and this ONLY happens on crucial moments. People get away online running the same defense over and over and over and confusing the computer and using cheap offensive tactics. Most people don’t mix up their plays rather use about 5-10 that actually work out of the “hundreds” available. There are just lan infinite amount of problems with this absolute D I S G R A C E of a game that a true football fan would be able to identity. EA just shovels out this heap of steaming **** just because they know there are NO other options for football fans who want to control their favorite NFL team. Even after years of madden my mind gets blown at the minuscule effort put into this game and the ways the game rig itself to make games more ‘fair’. I could write a whole book about how bad this game is and how it will use cheap tactics such as lag and inaccurate passes to rig itself, to make the game less competitive.… Expand
  28. Jacktheman88
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    They tried to change the gameplay a little bit, but still a $60 roster update with more bugs and clunky mechanics then ever. Props to them for trying to change a little bit after 8 years but it’s the worst feeling mechanics of a Madden game yet.
  29. Fiendsofthecity
    Aug 23, 2021
    0
    My impressions are based off of a solid chunk of hours with the trial and now going into my second franchise game with the MVP release.

    I'll start with this. From T.V Sports Football, to 4th and inches, to all of the Maddens, NCAAs, Joe Montanas, NFL Gameday series, NFL2ks, Qb Clubs, you name it, I've put massive hours into each and have had good and bad times with them all. That    My impressions are based off of a solid chunk of hours with the trial and now going into my second franchise game with the MVP release.

    I'll start with this. From T.V Sports Football, to 4th and inches, to all of the Maddens, NCAAs, Joe Montanas, NFL Gameday series, NFL2ks, Qb Clubs, you name it, I've put massive hours into each and have had good and bad times with them all.

    That said, Madden 22 is better than every single one.

    Pros and Cons as follows:

    1. Player movement and Interaction

    (Pros): Player weight has been reintroduced, which factors heavily into your strategy as you now have to anticipate what your opponent is going to do and think about your pursuit angles before you fully commit. You can easily find yourself ineffective if you over or under pursue (strafe button is there for a reason, use it).
    (Cons): Gang tackling still needs work, not sure what happened to the "clean up" tackles that were introduced in next gen 21, they seem to have completely disappeared along with many of the "add on" tackles.

    2. Graphics and Equipment

    (Pros): Not too much to be said here, its next gen, it looks simply amazing.
    (Cons): Proportions of some of the facemasks are still off. They either stick out too far, or are too close to the face. Another small pet peeve of mine is the lack of tredcal thigh pads, huge oversight in my opinion.

    3. Presentation

    (Pros): Swipes/Transitions look great and are more in line with television broadcast. Camera cuts to the players as they're warming up before games is a nice touch. As well as in between plays.
    (Cons): Really need a halftime show at this point. Also, the situations in franchise are decent, but its deathly quiet and I think we could use some type of voice actors for that or atleast some camera clicks/flashes and some type of voice ambience in the room. I'm using my imagination as to what I think its supposed to sound like as the coach is answering questions lol. Face of the Franchise presentation should no doubt be integrated into franchise mode for one grand mode.

    4. Gameplay

    (Pros): Teams appear to play to their strengths. Taller/faster WRs are DANGEROUS and the A.I. WILL USE them against you. If there's a mismatch, its getting exploited no doubt, you HAVE to game plan. This is the first Madden I've EVER seen this personally. I found myself keying in on one particular WR, like "ok mother@#$#, you're DONE, this stops NOW", dude was killing me lol. Running game and lineplay are more organic/visceral and tense, you can shoot through small gaps or get stuffed, and I'm seeing various yardage gains from 1, 2, 3, yards to big chunks, 8, 10 etc, it feels great.
    Cons: Keep working on that coverage. You'll still see the odd decision from defenders in man and zone coverage. Some you can attribute to a blown coverage but there are some that you can't.

    This is all I have off of the top of my head for now. I'm sure that I'm forgetting something so I'll come back with a few additions and edits. I'll also copy and paste portions of this in different threads or across the net when warranted.

    Also, is there a way I can refuse future updates, because I have a great slider set and I like the way the game is playing now.

    Loving this release. Bravo to the devs (and can I get my tredCALS in an update please and thanks a million).    … Expand
  30. Phteve89
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    So I pre-ordered this game, was razor looking forward to it, EA promised so many new features, gameplay, etc. Well I was **** lied to, honestly the fact they're just scamming people outta their money at this point is disgusting. Don't buy this game, wait for 2K to release theirs.
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  1. GameCritics
    Oct 22, 2021
    70
    For gamers who haven’t purchased a new Madden title in a few years (and refuse to spend time hunting for a new console) this is a solid, thorough sports sim that still brings a wealth of gameplay to the table.
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  2. LevelUp
    Sep 3, 2021
    65
    Madden NFL 22 makes the same mistakes the franchise has had in recent years and its successes are not enough to reverse the score against.
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  3. CGMagazine
    Aug 26, 2021
    55
    Madden NFL 22 is another Madden game, with not many new features to warrant a new price label of $59.99. If you do not like NFL Football, you will not like this game. While known NFL commentators such as Rich Eisen lend their talent to this entry, it is wasted by being overshadowed by nameless voices called ‘coach’. Ultimately, if you own Madden NFL 21 and don’t NEED to play online, you could possibly skip this entry.
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