Madden NFL 22

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Overwhelming dislike- based on 162 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. 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!
  3. oreoiscool
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    Madden 22. Quite Possibly the biggest disappointment since Madden 06 on the Xbox 360. EA promised a breath of fresh air for this new game after the hashtag #FixMaddenFranchise went trending on Twitter. However, This game is terrible. The game is full of glitches such as Franchise Stats, not counting, players disappearing during plays, and menus lagging. Another big issue is Zone Coverage,Madden 22. Quite Possibly the biggest disappointment since Madden 06 on the Xbox 360. EA promised a breath of fresh air for this new game after the hashtag #FixMaddenFranchise went trending on Twitter. However, This game is terrible. The game is full of glitches such as Franchise Stats, not counting, players disappearing during plays, and menus lagging. Another big issue is Zone Coverage, defenders do not care about their coverage assignments making it possible to run one play and bomb every coverage if your receiver has more than 88-89 speed.

    Ultimate Team is back and even worse. The new feature in MUT is Strategy Cards. These combine physical and stat chemistry, making everything more confusing and forcing players to spend more money doing sets and getting these items. Also, EA changed the MUT level progression system, making it take much longer to level up, forcing NMS players to spend money as it takes nearly 40 hours to reach max level.

    Franchise has had some additions, however, these seem half-baked and are ripped straight from NHL 21. The biggest new feature will be the scouting update but EA has said it will not be released until September.

    The Yard, Superstar KO, and Face of the Franchise are the same with FOTF having a new cringe story.

    Overall Madden 22 is slightly better than Madden 21 but still gets a 0 due to its immense amount of glitches and lack of creativity.

    0.4/10    … Expand
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. belajacjr
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    Comparing Madden 22 to 21 shouldn't be the way this game is scored as it's a replication of multiple years of bad development. Just like last year, this game is an absolute joke of a simulation game. Stop comparing this game to last year and compare it to games outside of the sports genre, compare it to 2K5 or even compare it to Madden 05. Look at the amount of features that have beenComparing Madden 22 to 21 shouldn't be the way this game is scored as it's a replication of multiple years of bad development. Just like last year, this game is an absolute joke of a simulation game. Stop comparing this game to last year and compare it to games outside of the sports genre, compare it to 2K5 or even compare it to Madden 05. Look at the amount of features that have been removed, brought back in a recycled fashion like it's something completely new/fresh. Look at the release of this game this year alone.. the bugs in Face of the Franchise, the bugs with the EA Play hours disappearing, the issues with defensive coverage or player movement, consumers of the game getting banned because they ranked up to fast or exploited a training glitch bug in Madden that is completely on EA themselves!

    How do people get excited about Madden's most popular mode, Ultimate Team, when the only differences are visual? How do you get excited about an 87 Tyreek Hill card that was just 99 OVR a month ago? Do the "new" solo challenges feel fresh or do you enjoy playing buggy head-to-head games over and over and over?! Do you enjoy the other team disappearing from the screen or kicking an inactive ball around because neither team can pick it up? Then this is the game for you!

    People who believe this is a good game never played a good game. The standards we hold EA to as a football community are embarrassing when you see all of the refunds being offered for games like CyberPunk and Fallout 76. This game isn't good ... its a recycled version of Madden 19 (if not earlier). If last years game was the worst rated game of all time, what is stopping this game from replicating it in the grand scheme of things?!    … Expand
  11. Scipii
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    It is the same game. Built on the same broken foundation. With features that were present decades ago marketed as improvements. This is the same “copy and paste” Madden. Where the engine picks an animation and you have no control, where the bugs that were present at launch 3 years ago are present this year. The NFL should pick a different studio to represent their game.
  12. mike0704
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    Same game as years past EA sucks so bad. Get rid of their right to the NFL. At least a company like 2k would put some type of effort into the game rather than the same copy paste year after year.
  13. Tehusedbanana
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    Gameplay is broken. Zone defense is easily beatable player do not know how to shade routes correctly you can easily expose they same coverages over and over again and no adjustments are made. It is still completely animation dependent, a CB can be well behind a ER anf then morph into an animation. Where they are all of a sudden ahead of the receiver picking off the ball. Unlike titles likeGameplay is broken. Zone defense is easily beatable player do not know how to shade routes correctly you can easily expose they same coverages over and over again and no adjustments are made. It is still completely animation dependent, a CB can be well behind a ER anf then morph into an animation. Where they are all of a sudden ahead of the receiver picking off the ball. Unlike titles like fifa and 2k madden simply does not feel like football it feels like a game where if you play madden well not football but madden you will dominate but if you utilize true football knowledge the game is simply not for you.… Expand
  14. simp4aunts
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    I only played this game for a brief instant when the ea play trial was going on and all have to say is I’m disappointed. EA is yet to fix the dumb founded dbs in madden which as a football player myself no game in madden is realistic. Not a single part of the game makes me feel like I am playing a simulation style football game. On top of that I have an Xbox series s and it is probablyI only played this game for a brief instant when the ea play trial was going on and all have to say is I’m disappointed. EA is yet to fix the dumb founded dbs in madden which as a football player myself no game in madden is realistic. Not a single part of the game makes me feel like I am playing a simulation style football game. On top of that I have an Xbox series s and it is probably the slowest game I have ever played. And another topic EA is yet to fix their sever issue which has been going on for the past 5 years now maybe. It seems like now that EA click bates people to get them to buy their game. I’m also disappointed that the nfl has not taken any action on their terrible video game. If the nfl wanted to actually be more successful in the gaming industry then they fire literally everyone especially Clint. I just it sucks that if I wanna play football with nfl teams I have to use EA there is no competition in the gaming market for EA so they have no reason to push themselves and actually create a good game that doesn’t have the same bugs for the past 6 years.… Expand
  15. 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
  16. greggyfirehouse
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    madden 19 is awful. wait thats the wrong year, oh never mind, it doesn't matter.
  17. bigchill545187
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    Originally, I gave this game a 1 for a slight improvement over Madden 21, I had to change that to a 0. I have been kicked out several times from the game, and had to restart it. I just finished a game with 12 minute quarters, I destroyed the other team, only to come out to see the game marked it as a tie instead of a win. The gameplay is horrible. The ball is bouncing off of players, myOriginally, I gave this game a 1 for a slight improvement over Madden 21, I had to change that to a 0. I have been kicked out several times from the game, and had to restart it. I just finished a game with 12 minute quarters, I destroyed the other team, only to come out to see the game marked it as a tie instead of a win. The gameplay is horrible. The ball is bouncing off of players, my linebacker has to make pre-snap motions as if it's making calls to other defenders, which keeps me locked in that animation. That makes me slow to pursue the ball. The QB fumbling is ridiculous. Interceptions are horrible, the interceptions are turned to 0 and somehow they still happen with a 99 overall QB. My receivers disappear in the game. They're in the depth chart but I can't use them. I had Davante Adams at 4 TD's, on the verge of the TD record, only for him not to renter the game midway through the 3rd quarter. EA technical support is better about responding but offering no real solutions. I pretty much got a "oh well, go to our forums." The games bad.

    It's really easy to tell the developers can't make a good game. I don't know if it's passion, ability, or having their hands tied from upper management. However, the result is an awful game. I've played Madden since the late 90's. Last year was one of the worst games i've ever seen and it received the worst backlash they have ever received. It is reasonable to expect their best effort this year. If this is their best, the game will never be good. Right now it's the worst of the major sports games on the market. NBA 2k, NHL, MLB the Show, all are significantly better. Save your money, you'll likely see this game drop in price in a few weeks because of the negative reviews. It's not worth more than $10, and that's only because there's no other options.    … Expand
  18. jared_harvey12
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    It's like putting a new coat of paint on a piece of crap. They change the colors, fonts and menus and call it a new game and charge AAA game prices. I'll play it because it's the only NFL game available. NBA Live died because it got beat out by 2K, not because of an exclusive deal with the NBA. Why would I ever waste $ in MUT? To get the same legends and cards all over again? The mainIt's like putting a new coat of paint on a piece of crap. They change the colors, fonts and menus and call it a new game and charge AAA game prices. I'll play it because it's the only NFL game available. NBA Live died because it got beat out by 2K, not because of an exclusive deal with the NBA. Why would I ever waste $ in MUT? To get the same legends and cards all over again? The main reason I give it a 0 is because of the changes to mut draft rewards. I don't do online h2h, but the ranked draft is 5k coins to draft and 8k coins if you win 4 games. If you do solo, it's free to draft, but only 1000 coins to win 4 games. It might as well be 0 coins, because you can't buy much with 1000 coins. What a joke!… Expand
  19. DatguyDrock
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    Game is still based in animations and that’s where this game loses me year after year lose the animations, and just build your game on real life football
  20. Bambam2251
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    Nothing has changed and ALL effort goes towards micro transactions.

    How many times will we buy into EAs lies? How long must we suffer this garbage rinse and repeat cycle? The NFL really need to drop EA ASAP. They don’t care about the user, they care about filling their pockets with money from streamers and youtubers. All effort goes into MUT or the new **** feature “The Yard” or in    Nothing has changed and ALL effort goes towards micro transactions.

    How many times will we buy into EAs lies? How long must we suffer this garbage rinse and repeat cycle? The NFL really need to drop EA ASAP. They don’t care about the user, they care about filling their pockets with money from streamers and youtubers. All effort goes into MUT or the new **** feature “The Yard” or in other words, all effort goes into micro transactions.

    I enjoyed Madden (NOT 22) when I first started playing years ago, but I have been disappointed the past 7-8 years or so ever since animations have run/ruin the game. This game solely relies on animations (BiG SurPRisE), rather than actual user skill.

    I won’t write much more as nobody will probably read this, but I will not be buying another Madden game in the future unless EA either **** off or starts to give a ****    … Expand
  21. Pinkley13
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Please do not waste your money! I hope this year is the wake up call to ea and the nfl about what their fans/customers want. The game is so broken and lacks so much content compared to competitors, even other ea sports titles. Is the nfl behind making ea hold back on making madden great again? This once great franchise is rebranding so many things from older versions and saying it's new. I'm embarrassed to play it. Maybe ea made it bad on purpose to distract us from the billions of dollars made on mut and in game purchases? I think a boycott is necessary for ea to wake up and figure out what we fan/ customers feel needs to be done.… Expand
  22. Romeriohall
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    Another fail. EA must hate the community. We haven’t had a good madden game since ??? Troy Polamalu and Larry Fitzgerald
  23. Phinnati
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    Congratulations you just bought Madden 22 how do you feel? If your answer is disappointed then you are one of the many fans who feels cheated once again by this scam artist of a company. When I first played madden 08 as a kid I remember despite the lack of graphics loving the game! The all time teams, modes, and even the gameplay led to a fun experience that I’ll cherish as one of myCongratulations you just bought Madden 22 how do you feel? If your answer is disappointed then you are one of the many fans who feels cheated once again by this scam artist of a company. When I first played madden 08 as a kid I remember despite the lack of graphics loving the game! The all time teams, modes, and even the gameplay led to a fun experience that I’ll cherish as one of my favorite moments as a child. Since madden 08 the frostbite engine, micro transactions, and possibly a lack of creativity the directors and programmers over at EA have missed the mark once again. The game looks like a barely re-skinned version of madden 18. Although slight improvements have been made to FOTF, Franchise, and the run game playing madden on a current Gen system (or PC because that makes total sense) is paying for the equivalent of paying $60-$120 for some new bengals jerseys, rookies, and free agency moves. In this addition of the roster update we are left more disappointed than usual. I find it hard to believe that companies such as Ubisoft, Rockstar, and others are able to put out these breathtaking games with solid mechanics on the current Gen yet EA doesn’t have the capabilities to add momentum, better graphics, or pregame hype. It’s called a scam ladies and gentlemen, Madden 22 on the Xbox One or PS4 is a re-skinned, slow, roster update that costs $60 for a roster and a mod that would cost nothing. I’m disappointed in myself for buying this garbage again. Potentially see you next year.

    Phinnati    … Expand
  24. BroncosNick
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    Incomplete game. Every time I lose a game in franchise mode, my players lose all stats. Which is a huge waste of 60 minutes, especially when trying to develop players. I traded Von Miller in week 6, two weeks later I have a meeting with Von Miller discussing how dissatisfied he is with the Broncos, in a Saints uniform. Just sad they release such an incomplete game.
  25. Johny_b0y
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    The game is 2x better than last year and yet it’s still terrible. They claimed to be making a new and improved franchise and yet I just see glitches and problems all over, and what do I see when loading up franchise the screen for madden 20 or 21 franchise which ever you prefer me to call it but then the screen loads in and I see something new which is worth a score of 1. After that I goThe game is 2x better than last year and yet it’s still terrible. They claimed to be making a new and improved franchise and yet I just see glitches and problems all over, and what do I see when loading up franchise the screen for madden 20 or 21 franchise which ever you prefer me to call it but then the screen loads in and I see something new which is worth a score of 1. After that I go into a game and it’s just about ummm the same…… Terrible. BUT it’s an improvement from last year so that’s worth a score of 1. But then I go back to the reality that it’s all slightly improved SLIGHTLY after a whole year of build up they can only slightly improve there game???? Really!!! This game was should’ve been worth 120$ to make up for last year and they hyped it up that way and yet here I am giving them a 0… Expand
  26. MoneyfaceJF
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    Immediately within minutes I realized wow this game is just as garbage as last year but worse the animations are atrocious zone logic is still broken pursuit angles are horrible and it’s damn near impossible to get a tackle for a loss in the run game because the tackle animations always drive players forward regardless of momentum this game sucks!!!
  27. iiAmNooBz
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    Its the exact same game as 21 with more bugs... hopefully with the 2K competition we can see some real changes. The gameplay is stale, MUT is a grind, and reusing assets year after year is getting old. I miss when this franchise was fun to play.
  28. Lukeclim
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    The gameplay is ment to have been worked and improved on since madden 21 but it seems they worked on making it worse and did a great job at that
  29. MarkySparks
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    After talks of improving franchise mode I thought that the game would have improved greatly. I'm not sure how EA managed to make this game even worse than last year. This game is beyond buggy and every person who bought it should get a refund. I guess I'll continue playing Madden 08 on pc.
  30. SunnySide_games
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Madden hasn’t been/done anything for the football community in over 20 years. It’s been the same lack luster effort since 2006 Xbox 360. This one is the same as last year. It’s time for a change. NFL drop EA.… Expand
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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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