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  1. Aug 18, 2021
    10
    May i say omg next gen is where its at ok like wow im so love the homefield advantage you have to try i never seen q football game implement something so sensual like no bs try it its a beast feature and the moving feels better a lil wierd but you'll get use to it madden really stepped up with this one played both versions and they are both great but next generation is beautiful
  2. Aug 18, 2021
    9
    It's better than Madden 21 and while there are improvements in Franchise Mode, I feel like there could be more. And they made improvements to the gameplay. However, I honestly don't like the new home field advantage and the return of X- Factors. But overall, Madden NFL 22 is a very solid game.
  3. Aug 23, 2021
    8
    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).
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  4. Aug 18, 2021
    8
    So... Personally, I like Madden 22. There are just some issues that piss me off. Such as online franchise crashing every 10 minutes, tackling being atrocious, and the fact that you can’t change age and dev trait outside of franchise mode is pretty stupid as someone who tries to create rosters but the customization options make it difficult. 8/10, however, I think it could also be a 2So... Personally, I like Madden 22. There are just some issues that piss me off. Such as online franchise crashing every 10 minutes, tackling being atrocious, and the fact that you can’t change age and dev trait outside of franchise mode is pretty stupid as someone who tries to create rosters but the customization options make it difficult. 8/10, however, I think it could also be a 2 because of all the glitches and crash issues. Tackling also pisses me off. Also, franchise against the cpu is too easy, can someone please give me REASONABLE sliders to make the game a decent challenge. I was beating the colts 40-0 in the first half on all madden simulation with the seahawks Expand
  5. Aug 19, 2021
    8
    Much approved from last year. Love all the new features, excited to see where madden goes from here. Folks they listened and they improved it. Madden 22 is a win for the community!
  6. Aug 19, 2021
    7
    While the franchise mode has been dolled up and the new gameplay mechanics are incredibly fun (i.e. the Next Gen trackers for star ai) there's initial problems. Bugs and glitches do happen. Has it ruined (note the word) my experience on Xbox Series S/X? No. Has it dampened my experience on Xbox One X? Yes. While blocking mecha ics are rough and begged to be improved, the third deep zoneWhile the franchise mode has been dolled up and the new gameplay mechanics are incredibly fun (i.e. the Next Gen trackers for star ai) there's initial problems. Bugs and glitches do happen. Has it ruined (note the word) my experience on Xbox Series S/X? No. Has it dampened my experience on Xbox One X? Yes. While blocking mecha ics are rough and begged to be improved, the third deep zone coverage is shattering. Not in a goos way either. SS/FS aim around aimlessly between the numbers and the hashes and defend neither. Offensive linemen still aren't adequately programmed and also struggle. Those are my biggest gameplay gripes. From that it's a massive improvement (albeit that's not saying much). Whether you buy this or not will come down to one question: do you want EA to lose publishing rights? Hardcore fans will appreciate the changes moreso than the anti-EA crowd. Pick your poison. Expand
  7. Aug 19, 2021
    6
    I'm a franchise mode player on old gen. It's alright. Much better than Madden 21.
  8. Aug 20, 2021
    6
    I feel like people hate on this game just because Little Timmy did on Twitter. This game definitely has issues like bugs and a overall very little new things. But with Madden having very fun base foundation and EA adding things to franchise in the coming future things are looking good.
  9. Aug 19, 2021
    5
    i had madden 20 now i got madden 22 i will say its better but on some franchise games the end score will be 31 to 20 but when i go back to the main section wt swithes it to 31 to 0 and all stats are gone. if they can fix that it would be great.
  10. Sep 25, 2021
    5
    I’m 15 so I only realized madden was getting pretty bad when madden 21 came out I was a ea play subscriber and franchise was bugging out like crazy.but since madden 17 they started to not give a **** about us. but madden 22 on next Gen is way more realistic they just have to fix the glitches and put in more freaking animations I’ve literally seen the same animations for too many yearsI’m 15 so I only realized madden was getting pretty bad when madden 21 came out I was a ea play subscriber and franchise was bugging out like crazy.but since madden 17 they started to not give a **** about us. but madden 22 on next Gen is way more realistic they just have to fix the glitches and put in more freaking animations I’ve literally seen the same animations for too many years This gets an 8 because i only really care about gameplay and franchise and both of those are significantly better then previous years in my opinion.

    UPDATE: this game is slightly better then madden 21
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  11. Aug 22, 2021
    5
    Madden 21 on Xbox one was a major disappointment, and because of that, I was not going to buy madden 22. But since I got an Xbox series X, I decided to give next gen madden a chance. Below are things I like and dislike. Overall, the game is fine, but not all that special. I would say it is better than the past few iterations of madden, but certainly not where I feel it could be with a newMadden 21 on Xbox one was a major disappointment, and because of that, I was not going to buy madden 22. But since I got an Xbox series X, I decided to give next gen madden a chance. Below are things I like and dislike. Overall, the game is fine, but not all that special. I would say it is better than the past few iterations of madden, but certainly not where I feel it could be with a new engine and more creative development. Likes:
    1) The tackle and break tackle animations are newer and more realistic.
    2) More after play animations. Celebrating with the crowd after TD’s, fan cutscenes, sideline interaction when players run out of bounds, players picking up players after they get tackled.
    3) Overall graphical improvements.
    4) QB scrambling speed. In this madden, even a QB like Brady has just enough acceleration to evade a rusher and throw a quick pass. 5) Updates to franchise mode. Inclusion of offensive and defensive coordinators, more weekly strategy, halftime adjustments.
    6) Momentum factor.
    7) Improved pregame presentation. Dislikes:
    1) Animations completely dominate physics. Derrick Henry can still be driven backwards by a small corner due to a tackling animation. 2) Not enough face scans. I can understand COVID restrictions to an extent, but a company like EA should be able to have precautions in place to at least get most players a face scan.
    3) Create a player is the same. They added a few new faces, but they need to start adopting FIFA’s creating a player feature.
    4) Franchise is improved, but there is still tons of improvements that could be done.
    5) Terrible soundtrack. The last decent soundtrack was madden 18. The last good soundtrack was like madden 09.
    6) Same announcers since madden 17. It’s time for a change. Tony Romo and Al Michaels anyone? 7) Need a new broadcast. Pregame scenes are new and better, but it doesn’t feel like authentic professional football. Need a CBS, NBC, ESPN, or NFL network type broadcast.
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  12. Aug 23, 2021
    4
    Madden NFL 22 can be fun at times but a lot of times it can be annoying or very boring. They added a lot to franchise but Personally I can’t help but be bored still even with those upgrades. Face of the Franchise is okay but not great. Defense doesn’t seem to have awareness as they let the ball fly over their heads no matter what. Ultimate Team is still a very fun mode with your friendsMadden NFL 22 can be fun at times but a lot of times it can be annoying or very boring. They added a lot to franchise but Personally I can’t help but be bored still even with those upgrades. Face of the Franchise is okay but not great. Defense doesn’t seem to have awareness as they let the ball fly over their heads no matter what. Ultimate Team is still a very fun mode with your friends but other than that Madden doesn’t have much to offer. I rate this game a 4/10 Expand
  13. Sep 14, 2021
    3
    This has been a major disappointment. NEXT Gen in the second year is pretty bad for a 70-100 dollar product. Nothing is working so just do what WWE 2k did rebuild this thing and make it right. All Franchise games are way ahead of their debacle
  14. Aug 19, 2021
    3
    The improvements to immersiveness such as the momentum system and crowd atmosphere are somewhat refreshing, but only a small patch over a huge problem. The gameplay is broken and overall horrible with complete animation reliability and complete cpu unawareness. Franchise mode has been improved and that is a positive, but it still very bleak. This is better than Madden 21 but is still soThe improvements to immersiveness such as the momentum system and crowd atmosphere are somewhat refreshing, but only a small patch over a huge problem. The gameplay is broken and overall horrible with complete animation reliability and complete cpu unawareness. Franchise mode has been improved and that is a positive, but it still very bleak. This is better than Madden 21 but is still so far off from other AAA titles. Expand
  15. Aug 27, 2021
    3
    Honestly not gonna waste my time listing all the issues. Gameplay sucks, it’s really embarrassing how broken some of this stuff is, repetitive animations. Franchise new features are just reskins of old features, the whole coaching tree is basically coach xp that’s always been there. The ONE feature that they’re implementing that matter is scouting and they couldn’t even get it into theHonestly not gonna waste my time listing all the issues. Gameplay sucks, it’s really embarrassing how broken some of this stuff is, repetitive animations. Franchise new features are just reskins of old features, the whole coaching tree is basically coach xp that’s always been there. The ONE feature that they’re implementing that matter is scouting and they couldn’t even get it into the game on release. I used to feel bad for the devs and people that didn’t make decisions. I don’t care anymore, i can’t wait for 2k football to come back. Hopefully madden will see the same demise as nba live. They’ve stolen enough money from us. Expand
  16. Sep 29, 2021
    3
    It’s sad to see how far this franchise has fallen. It’s like the game is still under development and in the early stages but they released it anyways. Bugs, freezing, wacky animations, poor and unrealistic gameplay. Franchise mode is weak again, Face of the Franchise is corny and boring, and FUT is all about profits for EA Sports.

    Some of the graphics look decent, that’s about it.
    It’s sad to see how far this franchise has fallen. It’s like the game is still under development and in the early stages but they released it anyways. Bugs, freezing, wacky animations, poor and unrealistic gameplay. Franchise mode is weak again, Face of the Franchise is corny and boring, and FUT is all about profits for EA Sports.

    Some of the graphics look decent, that’s about it. Hopefully things are fixed for next year, but haven’t we said that for 10 years now?
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  17. Jan 29, 2022
    3
    Animation Based, awful gameplay and lacking the features that games from 10+ years ago had.
  18. Aug 19, 2021
    2
    While I can certainly acknowledge the many improvements to franchise mode as being pretty great and the new momentum meter being a fun addition to the game, Madden 22 (like Madden 18-21 before it) is still a broken mess of a game. First off, the gameplay is STILL extremely broken and far too animation-driven with no physics present (or at least significant animation variety) whatsoever,While I can certainly acknowledge the many improvements to franchise mode as being pretty great and the new momentum meter being a fun addition to the game, Madden 22 (like Madden 18-21 before it) is still a broken mess of a game. First off, the gameplay is STILL extremely broken and far too animation-driven with no physics present (or at least significant animation variety) whatsoever, unlike in other sports titles. Face of the Franchise is STILL a terrible excuse for a superstar mode and is comically bad. The presentation and commentary is STILL boring as hell and it's about time we got a licensed presentation/commentary crew, even something similar to what we had in Madden 13-16 with Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, and a CBS-esque presentation style which looked great. Visuals from the Series S/X don't really get much of an upgrade over the Xbox One, again, unlike other sports titles. Finally, even with the long-needed new additions, franchise mode is still very much lacking things found in every other major US sports title (namely a team/stadium creation suite, compensatory picks, accurate contracts, and restricted free agency to name a few). Madden 22 is definitely an improvement over Maddens 18-21, but it's still not nearly enough. EA Sports needs to fix Madden's awful inauthentic gameplay first and foremost by making physics relevant or at least adding many many more animations, build a basic customization/relocation suite, and dramatically overhaul both Face of the Franchise and its presentation to even hold a candle to other sports games. It's still the worst of the bunch. Expand
  19. Aug 13, 2022
    2
    Download. Delete. Repeat again next year. Same crap over and over. Don't bother.
  20. Aug 18, 2021
    2
    These people think just because madden 22 is an improvement over 21 that it warrants a good game. I’ll admit gameplay is making strides to being good again, but this game is still riddled with predetermined animations that have nothing to do with skill. X factors are back and as cheesy as always. The home field advantage doesn’t add much to the game at all. The new features for franchiseThese people think just because madden 22 is an improvement over 21 that it warrants a good game. I’ll admit gameplay is making strides to being good again, but this game is still riddled with predetermined animations that have nothing to do with skill. X factors are back and as cheesy as always. The home field advantage doesn’t add much to the game at all. The new features for franchise is literally scouting and coordinators and THATS IT. Where is training camp? Where is Create A Team? Where is Create A Stadium? Why are the coordinators not licensed like older maddens? Why is the presentation of this game still horrible? Literally winning a Super Bowl in this game feels like you’ve won NOTHING! The commentating is awful and I’m hearing the same lines from madden 18, LITERALLY. Face of the franchise is so boring I put it down after 3 hours. NBA 2K makes this game look like a joke despite their flaws. Besides a few minor tweaks that could be in a madden 21 update, this game is a glorified patch. Nothing more, nothing less. Expand
  21. Aug 20, 2021
    2
    This game is incomplete and doesn’t not simulate football. Gameplay is so bad that it becomes a who can exploit the game more by using glitch plays against poor AI rather than good competitive fun. The animations has no fluidity specially tackling animations. The gap between this sports franchise and others such as 2k and mlb the show is so lopsided where these franchises provides so muchThis game is incomplete and doesn’t not simulate football. Gameplay is so bad that it becomes a who can exploit the game more by using glitch plays against poor AI rather than good competitive fun. The animations has no fluidity specially tackling animations. The gap between this sports franchise and others such as 2k and mlb the show is so lopsided where these franchises provides so much more for their users where it’s not even close. I hope the more authentic criticism and fans speaking out will trigger at least the consideration by the nfl to terminate the license where only EA could provide simulation football games. Competition is needed and a change is needed. Expand
  22. Dec 13, 2021
    2
    Honest review time! Next Gen, huh? So as a Madden player since the very beginning, Madden 22 is better than Madden 98! Its also better than Madden 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 which the majority of new player only remember. The graphics are what you should expect from a modern system, i like the momentum meter and the game day atmosphere. Now the bad, defensive logic is terrible, the bugsHonest review time! Next Gen, huh? So as a Madden player since the very beginning, Madden 22 is better than Madden 98! Its also better than Madden 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 which the majority of new player only remember. The graphics are what you should expect from a modern system, i like the momentum meter and the game day atmosphere. Now the bad, defensive logic is terrible, the bugs are awful, the game consistently freezes, the controls to the game are laggy meaning you hit "x" the game does not register it right away, the scenarios are horrible, i had a player want to retire because my undefeated teams wasnt winning, the logic is terrible, had the Lions draft a QB even though the QB they drafted the previous year won OROTY and the skill tree i didnt update simmed through the season and still won the super bowl! Showing it actually means NOTHING! Over all I do think this game is an improvement over the last five years, however the last five years were horrible games too. This game is trash, bottom line! its just a more polished turn than in the last few years. As a Madden game it is definitely not nearly as good as any Madden made from 2008-2012 which were like the golden years of the game. Expand
  23. Jan 23, 2022
    2
    Bought the newest Madden (22) because of the promise of an updated Franchise experience, Franchise is why I play. But the game play is so crappy and unrealistic that it just ruins the game. Guess I shouldn’t be surprised, but I won’t ever buy another Madden game. As an example, I was playing the Jaguars and up by 21 points when all of a sudden their passing offense becomes UNSTOPPABLE.Bought the newest Madden (22) because of the promise of an updated Franchise experience, Franchise is why I play. But the game play is so crappy and unrealistic that it just ruins the game. Guess I shouldn’t be surprised, but I won’t ever buy another Madden game. As an example, I was playing the Jaguars and up by 21 points when all of a sudden their passing offense becomes UNSTOPPABLE. Three straight drives they shred my defense, including one play where a small rookie receiver runs over a stacked MLB and a CB for a TD. Almost no incompletions. Meanwhile, my top 3 WRs suddenly can’t hang on to a single pass that comes their way. It happens in every version of the game for the past few years, but this is just blatantly ridiculous and I am done dealing with it. The game is no longer fun because of this, and the music gets worse every year. The music might even be worse than the gameplay, which is really saying something…..and I haven’t even gotten into the glitches….this game is straight up garbage. Expand
  24. Feb 20, 2022
    2
    Graphics are good but that’s it, everything else about the game is bad. When you throw the to your wide receiver, they doesn’t go for the ball at all. But the defender just automatically goes for it… it should be the other way around. Game is awful.
  25. Aug 19, 2021
    1
    I played the Trial and with Ea play and the gameplay is really bad but it’s not a zero because they added coaching staffs and gameplaning
  26. 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……….?? Expand
  27. Aug 21, 2021
    1
    The gameplay is terrible. No attention to The details. The game is animation dependent and the animations are terribles. They kind improve The franchise mode, but they still don't adjust easy things like contracts lenght and trade systen.
  28. Aug 22, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the least negative thing that can be said is that it’s at the quality that i expected madden 21 to be Expand
  29. Aug 19, 2021
    1
    I have already returned my digital copy back to Xbox. I attempted to play this game over 3-days, only to have the game crash after 30-45 minutes of playing each time. I have no idea if this game is better than 21, because I wasn’t able to play it fully. What I did see in the few attempted hours of play was SHAMEFUL - a litany of bugs, graphic issues, & lag. I stupidly again preordered thisI have already returned my digital copy back to Xbox. I attempted to play this game over 3-days, only to have the game crash after 30-45 minutes of playing each time. I have no idea if this game is better than 21, because I wasn’t able to play it fully. What I did see in the few attempted hours of play was SHAMEFUL - a litany of bugs, graphic issues, & lag. I stupidly again preordered this game, the same as last year, with the same results & terrible quality.

    From what I saw in the game menus, not much has changed from last year. It looks like another year of putting lipstick on a pig & releasing the same thing. One constant though in franchise - why is there no custom face to create for coaches or owners? It’s still an empty, faceless avatar for any created owner or coach (& probably the same bald, fat white guy character that steps in when a coach is fired / not replaced yet). Simply take that stupid ‘yard’ character that you make at the beginning & allow that face / character to be used… but no, that would be TOO EASY & NBA2k already does that, so god forbid EA/Madden take any notes from other successful game franchises.

    Maybe EA beefed up franchise mode, maybe they didn’t - I’m not able to play this damn thing to find out. So I’ve decided I won’t be playing… ever… & I’ve been dedicated since Madden 96… I am so disappointed & pissed off, what a disgraceful sham of a game!
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  30. Aug 18, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bruh!!! Do i even have to say it? Say game.. copy in pasted.. stupid A1 and isn’t football at all!! I want a refund NOW Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 21
  2. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Sep 20, 2021
    63
    Madden 22 is the next year’s instalment on the franchise and I feel it’s gone back a step. Yes, it looks graphically better, but otherwise it’s really not that much different to previous instalments. The career mode is a roll-forward from previous years, as are the achievements. EA could do so much more with the Madden franchise and it’s a shame they haven’t executed it as well as I’d hope.
  2. Sep 15, 2021
    77
    With new features and additions to existing game modes Madden 22 can be a wonderful touchdown for the IP veterans.
  3. Sep 13, 2021
    70
    For those who have not played Madden NFL for a few years, the new episode may be the right opportunity to start over. The Franchise mode has been rearranged and the direction taken seems to be the right one, while the gameplay, waiting for the adjustments in the secondary, is appreciated for a renewed physics in the inertia of the players' movements and for an AI that in more than one opportunity surprised us positively. The magic of the new generation has been little seen for now: Madden NFL 22 is still a good game to watch even if it was legitimate to expect something more. In general, our advice is to wait for EA Tiburon to fix bugs and glitches: time is up and the season has just started.