Madden NFL 22

 Xbox Series X
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0.6

Overwhelming dislike- based on 334 Ratings

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  1. Ballinob
    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. MinePlay512
    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. nickblank15
    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.
  4. Hellspeller
    Aug 28, 2021
    0
    UI and loading screen from 21 pops up, it's hilarious.
    But hey keep whaling..!
  5. Burning_Lettuce
    Aug 26, 2021
    0
    Yet another copy/paste cash grab from EA. Madden somehow broke franchise even more than last year. Games you win end up as losses. Players you trade still appear on your team. Face of the Franchise is still broken and the game is a buggy mess. EA promised progress and a next gen version, when this game is no different from Madden 21, with FIFA and NHL resources copied and pasted in.
  6. SIPPIO
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    I honestly don't know what to say anymore about EA..
    Google this name "Ian Cummings"..
    He was the lead developer for EA/Tiburon during the Golden Era of Madden all the way until EA bounced him for wanting franchise to have impact.. ~This years Next Gen is NOT the same quality we got when we went from PS1~to~PS2.. it's more in-line with Xbxo360 to XboxOne & ps3~to~PS4.. I would feel    I honestly don't know what to say anymore about EA..
    Google this name "Ian Cummings"..
    He was the lead developer for EA/Tiburon during the Golden Era of Madden
    all the way until EA bounced him for wanting franchise to have impact..

    ~This years Next Gen is NOT the same quality we got
    when we went from PS1~to~PS2.. it's more in-line with Xbxo360 to XboxOne &
    ps3~to~PS4.. I would feel bad for the current gen Madden fans who
    pre ordered only to find the game really struggling..
    But then again PRE-ORDERS are what's ruined Madden and why they release without features..
    Stop pre ordering and you wont get burned!!!
    If you woulda waited 1 day you woulda seen the ocmplaints about players invisible..
    Leading the Reciever is still mediocre and not even as good as 2008..

    Im not gonna list my laundry list, instead i'll remind everyone
    that EA paid 7 BILLION for 6 years ofl exclusivity..
    Think about that......
    *Then think about how much money they make on the Whales in Ultimate Team.
    And this is why Franchise is still mediocre dispite EA bragging how
    "franchise mode is back".. Yeah owkay!!
    This new layout is just weird and i honestly don't know how it got approved..
    **The NFL ignored the 200,000 protesting fans dead set against EA exlusivity.
    Why don't the NFL realize that if Madden and a 2K game becomes popular this only means
    The NFL becomes more popular.. Madden hasn't ever seen numbers close to 2000-2008..
    I don't know the numbers i do know the populairty and todays lack of and how epic it was back n the day.
    And even then it was stale. But atleast we had a free in-game card game to play with in-game coins..
    ***The biggest joke is the cards in MUT don't carry over.. this confuses me why players vcalue it at
    all...
    Thank god i was able to play this for free for 5 hours..
    Yet Again year after year im forced to go back to older Maddens.
    NHL is messy too but 100X's better then Madden. and this was the exact opposite back n day..
    And im barley into hockey....
    Demand better everyone!!!    … Expand
  7. brandonb7
    Aug 25, 2021
    0
    You can tell that no work was put into this. No substantial changes from last year, no bugs fixed. EA is the absolute worst. STOP BUYING THIS AND GIVING THEM MONEY.
  8. REDMAN_GAMING
    Mar 30, 2022
    0
    the worst game i have ever played, a truly awful experience, ea deserves to lose all its money

    franchise mode is worse then it was before now that the new scouting is out because in the offseason your scouting can mess up your teams money, you might think its more of a money managment thing but madden 22 lacks real managment of money madden 22 has the worst gameplay of any football    the worst game i have ever played, a truly awful experience, ea deserves to lose all its money

    franchise mode is worse then it was before now that the new scouting is out because in the offseason your scouting can mess up your teams money, you might think its more of a money managment thing but madden 22 lacks real managment of money

    madden 22 has the worst gameplay of any football game and every update adds more glitches

    madden 22 is completly awful at everything it dose

    i dont want ea to fix their game i want ea to stop making games    … Expand
  9. vigoroth0402
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Another terrible game in an illegal monopoly. We may have to have the government step in to get a better madden game.
  10. CMoney
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    I’m ashamed to admit I actually paid $70 for this game. I’m happy to say Xbox gave me a full refund. EA has completely lost its average player. Unfortunately they make so much money off MUT players nothing else matters. As long as they make cool cards and pack animations these addicts will never stop throwing their money away at it. That ruins everything for the rest of us. It’s not aboutI’m ashamed to admit I actually paid $70 for this game. I’m happy to say Xbox gave me a full refund. EA has completely lost its average player. Unfortunately they make so much money off MUT players nothing else matters. As long as they make cool cards and pack animations these addicts will never stop throwing their money away at it. That ruins everything for the rest of us. It’s not about making a good game they don’t care about that at all. It’s all about the money. I always hold out hope they’ll change and I get myself a little excited every year just to be disappointed. I’m done with Madden. I hope someone drops a dope NCAA game because that’s the only hope we have… Expand
  11. ashaman01
    Aug 25, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **** bag Collin kaepernick is in the game. Also this is just virtue signaling on the part of the NFL. THIS GAME IS JUST ANOTHER $50 reskin. Pass… Expand
  12. EAAreEvil1
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    You know how someone buys a wreck of a house, gives it a lick of paint and sells it on for a new house price?

    Same deal here. New scoreboards and menu interface etc but the game is IDENTICAL.

    ABSOLUTE CRAP.
  13. Firegoodell
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    I used to be a diehard madden fan from 07-17. The game has somehow gotten even worse from when I stopped playing. It’s so sad. I would play everyday if madden even put out a half decent game.
  14. dafunkk
    Feb 25, 2022
    0
    Right off the bat -- "Can EA have you information?" No. "But you'll miss out on this ultimate team pack!" No. "Are you sure?" Smh...

    Bad AI. Boring gameplay. Less control of offensive and defensive audibles than when this franchise used to be good. Next to no custom options for Franchise mode. Repetitive and tired commentary. Way too many interruptions. Ads, everywhere. So many adds.    Right off the bat -- "Can EA have you information?" No. "But you'll miss out on this ultimate team pack!" No. "Are you sure?" Smh...

    Bad AI. Boring gameplay. Less control of offensive and defensive audibles than when this franchise used to be good. Next to no custom options for Franchise mode. Repetitive and tired commentary. Way too many interruptions. Ads, everywhere. So many adds. Drink more Gatorade.

    I got this game for free on Game Pass and it still feels like it cost too much. 0/10, hot garbage, better off playing an older (Pre 2018) Madden and just customizing the rosters.    … Expand
  15. Weskerfan
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    Holy horrible!!! There's so many glitches in this game!!! Some are glitches that were in last years Madden (can someone say copy and paste?). The soccer ball glitch is back. I mean it's nice if you wanted to play FIFA instead of picking up the fumbled football to take it to the house for a TD. There's also the new untackleable player glitch. There's the ghost that trips you up glitch.Holy horrible!!! There's so many glitches in this game!!! Some are glitches that were in last years Madden (can someone say copy and paste?). The soccer ball glitch is back. I mean it's nice if you wanted to play FIFA instead of picking up the fumbled football to take it to the house for a TD. There's also the new untackleable player glitch. There's the ghost that trips you up glitch. There's so many glitches that I can't name them all right here. This game is a total embarrassment to the NFL shield, an embarrassment to the NFL players, and an embarrassment to it's fans… Expand
  16. zeroice007
    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
  17. Jg9397
    Sep 12, 2021
    0
    Gameplay is near unplayable. Play arts don't load, zone coverage is unusable as cpu controlled guys don't move from the spot they're in at all, run game is useless unless you have an x factor rb, inputs are delayed in the passing game so accidental pump fakes are frequent. Game is generally trash.
  18. KazMcFly
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    It is sad where the state of this franchise is. The NFL needs to re-evaluate this deal. Year after year they make this game worse by adding gimmicks that don't even work. Focus on the base game first, it is so bad. The core game is in such a bad state with canned animations and poor A.I. logic
  19. LuCk3y
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    dooooooooooooooooooooo dooooooooooooooooo game. Damn those are spoilers oops sorry.
  20. OzzJackdaniels
    Aug 20, 2021
    0
    The graphics are beautiful on next gen. Gameplay is slightly better. I’m afraid this is the best EA can do with this engine. It’s always going to be buggy no matter how nice it looks and what they implement. New interface looks decent and some improvement to franchise. Long way to go before they have the same depth other sports games have. Face of the franchise and the yard are a waste ofThe graphics are beautiful on next gen. Gameplay is slightly better. I’m afraid this is the best EA can do with this engine. It’s always going to be buggy no matter how nice it looks and what they implement. New interface looks decent and some improvement to franchise. Long way to go before they have the same depth other sports games have. Face of the franchise and the yard are a waste of resources. Ultimate team is an even bigger cash grab this year. It’s pay to win. Wait for the game to be free to play if you have gamepass. Or buy it on sale. Not worth $70. And ultimate team isn’t worth your time or money. Update It’s worst then I thought. Franchise doesn’t work. Modes that no one plays get updates while franchise is ignored yet again. Worst madden ever released. If they didn’t have the exclusive rights madden would become nba live.… Expand
  21. DzmitryBoston
    Aug 13, 2022
    2
    Download. Delete. Repeat again next year. Same crap over and over. Don't bother.
  22. MANXMAN76
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    how the **** do you manage to port over bugs you patched 3 years ago for ****s sakes are you joking 2K delayed WWE to fix and you can't go one year without re-releasing the same game in the description you guys put down madden 21 stop copying and pasting i feel sorry for every low IQ idiot that buys this game each year this is getting pathetic drop the license and give it to someone whohow the **** do you manage to port over bugs you patched 3 years ago for ****s sakes are you joking 2K delayed WWE to fix and you can't go one year without re-releasing the same game in the description you guys put down madden 21 stop copying and pasting i feel sorry for every low IQ idiot that buys this game each year this is getting pathetic drop the license and give it to someone who will actually make a good football game!!!!!… Expand
  23. Blades935
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. BROKEN, actually that's not a spoiler as it's been like that for years now.

    Rehash, not a spoiler again sorry. Same game as last year.

    EA are disrespectful of the fans, the players and the whole community.    … Expand
  24. GATORBUBS
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    I love football.. I love video games.. But I don't have any fun at all playing a football video game. This is the ONLY NFL football simulation that is up to date every year with new players, models, etc.
    Unfortunately that's where the "new" stuff ends.. Everything else in this game is entirely too bad to be considered a good time (by yourself).
    I say by yourself because playing with a    I love football.. I love video games.. But I don't have any fun at all playing a football video game. This is the ONLY NFL football simulation that is up to date every year with new players, models, etc.
    Unfortunately that's where the "new" stuff ends.. Everything else in this game is entirely too bad to be considered a good time (by yourself).

    I say by yourself because playing with a friend can be a fun laugh, and it can be cool to see your favorite players added into the game through Ultimate Team, and to be fair, a good team IS achievable without spending any money (I would know, i don't give them a cent over the game's base price).

    I don't always come here to write a review for a game, but when you end the day playing video games truly depressed because you're forced to play this atrocity when you want to play a football simulation with your favorite teams then I have no choice but to document my terrible experience.

    If you read this far then you could feel the same as me, and you're also sad that this game somehow gets worse every year. I am about to go to bed, and wake up, and act like the game will be better the next day, but I've been living that lie for years and I just want it to change.

    Madden as a franchise is more of a casino with gimmicks here and there other than an actual video game.    … Expand
  25. wizard675
    Sep 7, 2021
    0
    While the franchise mode is an improvement over madden 21, the rest of the game is left untouched, still using canned animations and scripted game play. There is also no meaningful difference between the next gen and old gen games. The only difference between the generations are commentary lines that get old very quickly as they are repeated multiple times within the same game. There areWhile the franchise mode is an improvement over madden 21, the rest of the game is left untouched, still using canned animations and scripted game play. There is also no meaningful difference between the next gen and old gen games. The only difference between the generations are commentary lines that get old very quickly as they are repeated multiple times within the same game. There are also many graphical glitches, including custom coaches limbs having spikes on them, and cameras moving to improper places, making the game unplayable. Not to mention, the home field advantage, where a literal house spawns on the field. Do not buy this game.… Expand
  26. LastNameMoore
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    The game is straight garbage. Imagine being able to keep your job after putting this product out yearly.
  27. Canothegreat
    Aug 23, 2021
    0
    A new year another copy and paste. I tried real hard to like this game but there is no real game play once again. Just more micro transactions and yard crap I could care less about. I'd me happy to just play the online versus mode for 10 bucks.
  28. Jlouis
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    I’ve been playing madden for years and since 2013 it’s been getting more & more stale. I really care about having a good sports game to play. This one isn’t it. Recycling of almost every animation , but there are some new ones but still not enough to warrant a next gen leap. Face of the franchise is boring and unnecessary, the refs glitch out, and it feels like madden 15 gameplay wise I’mI’ve been playing madden for years and since 2013 it’s been getting more & more stale. I really care about having a good sports game to play. This one isn’t it. Recycling of almost every animation , but there are some new ones but still not enough to warrant a next gen leap. Face of the franchise is boring and unnecessary, the refs glitch out, and it feels like madden 15 gameplay wise I’m very disappointed in this game so far . Franchise mode is bare bones as usual. EA please step it up or give the license to someone else who will put more effort into the game than you guys. Ultimate team is a mode where you bust packs to get players to win games pay to play model skill does matter to an extent but over time players with some elite their players will overwhelm you quickly. XBOX SERIES X is the most powerful system out. How can we not overhaul this? I know I’m only speaking from a fan’s perspective or should I say soon to be ex fan. Ultimate team is the only mode that madden cares about and it’s evident. Superstar KO is not football. Idk man this is not a next Gen leap ea kept touting. EA PLEASE STOP MAKING NFL GAMES OR GIVE UP THE LICENSE. I wasted my $$ and I never will again. And I will also let my friends and online community know to not purchase this game.… Expand
  29. King_lizard4eva
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    What can I say that hasn't already been said?
  30. Justtom71
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    Nothing new, worthless franchise. Why EA is still allowed to make the only official NFL game is capitalism at its finest, choosing the worst option because they had the most money
  31. Jd965800
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    Game literally doesn't work. Ball regularly teleports to random locations and players get stuck so badly a play cannot end, forcing a reset.
  32. NFLdropEA1579
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    same as last year, don’t let this garbage company trick you into buying this ****
  33. Unbiasedgamer23
    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
  34. Kobe8-24
    Oct 29, 2021
    0
    got about... 2 hours of annoying and trash gameplay, and 2 more hours of just bugs, glitches, the game just not working, servers not loading, rainbow men, and more, I'm surprised that EA doesn't do a Bethesda and say it's a feature, this game is unplayable, franchise has no depth, online modes crash, MUT is a casino disguised as a gamemode for CHILDREN, Face of the Franchise is a jokegot about... 2 hours of annoying and trash gameplay, and 2 more hours of just bugs, glitches, the game just not working, servers not loading, rainbow men, and more, I'm surprised that EA doesn't do a Bethesda and say it's a feature, this game is unplayable, franchise has no depth, online modes crash, MUT is a casino disguised as a gamemode for CHILDREN, Face of the Franchise is a joke compared to Madden games from 17 years ago, in fact, you can even say that about franchise mode. Please bless us with competition in the market 2k, please.… Expand
  35. MatBrownie
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    it's the same game as the last 8, buggy, ugly, unstable, boring and created by EA. I don't even find it funny anymore, why do people still buy this piece of crap game series?
  36. Dom007
    Aug 23, 2021
    0
    Why does EA exist? What purpose do they serve? Their one purpose is to keep releasing crap games in our faces and make a **** tonne of money in the process. They can't keep getting away with it. EA are one of the reasons the gaming industry is dying and leaning towards **** free to play rubbish aimed towards casuals.
  37. Jdog11
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    Completely broken unfinished game. Broken tackle animations, cover 2 defense doesnt work WR run wide open as safety just stands and watches. Same horrible blocking and catch drop animation from years past. Its next gen yet it feels like same gameplay from seven years ago. Stats wrong, announcers saying its first half, but im really in second half. Repetetive same animations from years ago.Completely broken unfinished game. Broken tackle animations, cover 2 defense doesnt work WR run wide open as safety just stands and watches. Same horrible blocking and catch drop animation from years past. Its next gen yet it feels like same gameplay from seven years ago. Stats wrong, announcers saying its first half, but im really in second half. Repetetive same animations from years ago. Nothing new. Ultimate team complete scam money grab. EA neglect all aspects of game just to drive kids to huy packs in Mut. Complete disgrace of a footbsll game. I just got a full refund and wont buy madden ever again until someone other than EA has the rights.… Expand
  38. MutedEternal
    Apr 6, 2022
    0
    It only gets worse the more they make this game. It's too animation reliant, no real physics, no real control. And good luck trying to outsmart a CPU team on the Harder difficulties. Game is trash and always will be
  39. ihateea16
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    clint oldenburg more like clint old and fat and stupid and makes **** football games
  40. Romeriohall
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    EA, y’all should try and re-release Madden 05 in the Game store, with updated graphics, and updated roster. (somehow) Give it a cool lil, generic title. (NFL football) or something. While y'all try and work on something.. Madden 22 not looking so good bro
  41. iSmoke
    Aug 22, 2021
    1
    Trash , not realistic , players still go through other players , every pass is a TD(zone) , every hit stick is a fumble , no money spent MUT is trash this year (so far) , can only pick 2 plays all the rest are garbage, game crashes periodically

    Here is the list of positives however !
    No load times (not EA’S doing)
  42. Kingcellus
    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    … Expand
  43. 1999john420
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    Unrealistic football trash game it not even worth what they want for it.....
  44. Mkrd
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    Worst Madden game ever created deleted before my 10 hour trial was even halfway complete.
  45. drinksandstream
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    Never have I seen such a buggy video game, even by EA Sports Madden's standards, launch, especially a few weeks later than it has sometimes released.

    Franchise Mode is still bare bones, and many of the new features are incomplete, plagued by bugs, or create more issues than before. It's controversial, but I honestly think Madden 21's franchise mode is somehow better, at least without    Never have I seen such a buggy video game, even by EA Sports Madden's standards, launch, especially a few weeks later than it has sometimes released.

    Franchise Mode is still bare bones, and many of the new features are incomplete, plagued by bugs, or create more issues than before. It's controversial, but I honestly think Madden 21's franchise mode is somehow better, at least without the September scouting update.

    Staffing Tree -- This is "a good start," but when there has been so little done to this mode in so long, I'm not interested in handing out participation points here. No real coordinators despite the exclusive NFL license and billions in revenue. Many of the things you can spend points on are tailored to offline franchise only. My largest problem here, however, is the offseason. Hiring/firing is not very competitive between teams. You cannot see the full pool of who's available to hire at any point in the offseason. I have no idea how this will work in CFM, since you just "hit A" to hire someone, and it seems to be first come, first served. I won the Super Bowl back to back years and had maxed out coordinators and somehow neither got hired by other teams as a head coach, either, so we now have another mode with poor AI logic when it comes to managing teams.

    Momentum -- This is the coolest addition to me and one that has the most potential. However, at least in franchise mode, the momentum swings seem to be very random and in many cases broken.
    I have on multiple occasions converted 3rd downs late in the game in enemy territory to inexplicably see my opponent gain momentum.

    Updated scenario engine: The cinematic scenes added to franchise mode are maybe the worst I've ever seen from a developer of this size. The beta was absolutely atrocious, and they clearly scrambled to start over with some. Maybe this will improve next year, but as for now there's inexplicable bugs like a cell phone floating in and out of a coaches hand, no nameplates on players that wouldn't be wearing their actual jerseys in the locker room in the first place, etc. Really, a lot of the work they put into face of the franchise should've been borrowed or put to better use in franchise mode. Lastly, many of the new scenarios already feel redundant 4 days after early release. I don't want to talk about the weather 4 times a year with 5 of my best players and some randoms in the locker room, especially when EA has done zero to make the weather more dynamic. It either rains or doesn't, snows or doesn't. It never tapers off at halftime or picks up. Battlefield 2042 is introducing tornados in the middle of massive battles and Madden can't even figure out how to add different intensity levels of snow, rain, and wind? How playing in the heat could have an affect on players?

    Gameplanning -- This is probably the ONLY thing I think Madden has mostly right in franchise as far as new additions. However, the halftime adjustments you can make have the same power as what you gameplanned for the week, which doesn't strike the correct balance. Fatigue also doesn't seem to affect any players not touching the ball during gameplay, an obviously major oversight.

    Ultimate Team -- I often hear people say Madden's team only cares about MUT, but if that were true, they'd actually improve this mode. Despite the computing power of next gen consoles, there's still terrible load times, and way too many barriers navigating your sets, collection, and packs. A prime example is the 21 gold team packs that come with the Dynasty Edition...you have to individually select the gold team pack each time, then go to your team of choice (have fun if your team is not one of the first few), and then start the process all over again. Adding cards to sets is somehow still not something you can multi-select, so time is lost on that. The auction house is still the same buildout as when MUT was launched years ago. If I wasn't well-versed in Madden, you would have a hard time convincing me this mode makes anywhere near as much money as it does. I will say the two positives are: they finally added player stats (which are currently an issue they're working out), and the home navigation is nice with missions broken out and overall, more aesthetically pleasing menu screens...but these are small improvements when large ones are left undone.

    Presentation -- EA championed the new pre-game presentation, super fans, and more in trailers, but this all falls very short. There are some minor details to like, like in bad weather fans have ponchos, but like everything else, fans are glitchy as well, often holding the wrong team's signs. The graphics of these fans looks very unpolished, like PS2 graphics honestly.    … Expand
  46. Jrstocker86
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    As a big Franchise mode player in all sports games, I was foolish enough to get my hopes up for this year's Madden. EA had committed to revamping and improving Franchise mode after years and years of ignoring the mode entirely. I was at the very least hoping for a step in theright direction. Upon starting my new Franchise mode however, it took very little time to realize that EA greatlyAs a big Franchise mode player in all sports games, I was foolish enough to get my hopes up for this year's Madden. EA had committed to revamping and improving Franchise mode after years and years of ignoring the mode entirely. I was at the very least hoping for a step in theright direction. Upon starting my new Franchise mode however, it took very little time to realize that EA greatly exaggerated the "amazing" new features. Franchise mode has a new layout, which essentially just moves last years layout around and paints over it with different colors. Then they added the highly touted Coaching trees adding OC and DC as well as a generic personnel department positions. They are not actual NFL OC and DC names or likenesses and EA didn't add any way to edit these things, which to me seems just lazy and overlooked. When you actually look at the talent tree you will find tons of holdovers from the previous editions of Madden coaching upgrades.Granted there are many new ones. The only issue is there is really no tangible evidence or reward for unlocking these talents and upgrades. A 4% increase in draft pick trade value? Is that even remotely worthwhile with the completely broken trade logic Madden has had (and continues to have in this edition) for years? Then you have the season moments and cutaway scenes which look like they are taken straight out of a PS3/Xbox 360 build and again, have no real impact other than minor stat boosts or dev trait boosts. When you watch these cut scenes, it is absolutely infuriating to see how terrible and broken they look. This company makes billions off of these games yearly and this is what they can provide with all of that money? Disgusting. Contracts and Salary cap are still completely unrealistic and broken. The draft is copy past job from the last few years. Moving past that, well no. There is nothing after that. Yep. That's the grand Franchise refresh as of release day. Don't forget though, Scouting system refresh is coming in a month or two. That would be comforting if anything else in this game had actually significantly changed. Face of the Franchise I just can't even really describe in detail. It is simply the worst story mode in any sports game by a large margin. Laughably bad. MUT is copy and paste job, same with Superstar KO and The Yard. The Yard is still absolutely pointless and only rewards you with meaningless apparel for the equally meaningless avatar you create when you first load the game up. Moving us to gameplay. Players make more realistic cuts, and they have added some new animations to smooth different things up. That said, players still run very unrealistically, example I caught a pass with Gronk and his legs were moving faster than any human being is capable of, and this went against his actual movement on the field. Imagine walking up the wrong side of an escalator. Sadly this was not the only example of this. I'd like to say it was a glitch but it happens often enough that I believe EA just didn't care enough to make it look more realistic. Blocking is still hopelessly broken. 0 improvements. Don't expect to run Zone heavy defensive schemes unless you want to get burned every down because as always, Zone logic is still broken. Players still miraculously move 5-10 yards to make tackles or Interceptions. Stat cast is still entirely pointless just throwing out random useless play stats. Yes. Thank you for telling me that was an 80 Yard TD. There is no other way to know that without stat cast Madden. Players still roam aimlessly during plays when not user controlled. There simply is not much to praise here. Wrapping this up.... This would be an OK game if EA had said "Hey, the game is broken in many areas, we are going to rebuild everything over the next few years and give you guys a roster update and small improvements every year for the next couple years for a discounted price". Instead they lie to players everywhere by saying they are adding all these groundbreaking features which either A. contribute next to nothing in depth or gameplay impact, or B. Are taken from decades older titles or copied from other sports titles with poor execution. I don't want to hate Madden. I want more than anything for EA to release an amazing Football game. I have for nearly a decade now. But every year they seem to make the game worse with unfulfilled promises and general carelessness with little to no attention to detail. If EA had any integrity they would end there simulation exclusivity contract and allow others to compete. They have shown time and again they are incapable of giving a realistic simulation style football game. My biggest worry now is how broken the next NCAA Football game will be in a couple years. With how they treat Madden currently, that's a scary thought.… Expand
  47. Bngstew
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    I made a metacritic account just to post this. Do not buy this game it’s terrible. The tackling is broken the play while the ball is in the air makes no sense. They kinda fixed the play style as individual teams go. But I honestly thing that’s the only game play improvement. The game is so beyond frustrating. WR don’t make any attempts for the ball. Blocking is terrible especially leadI made a metacritic account just to post this. Do not buy this game it’s terrible. The tackling is broken the play while the ball is in the air makes no sense. They kinda fixed the play style as individual teams go. But I honestly thing that’s the only game play improvement. The game is so beyond frustrating. WR don’t make any attempts for the ball. Blocking is terrible especially lead blocking the on edge. Do not buy this game.… Expand
  48. chrisgisler
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    No improvement on the ps5. Pay to play on MUT. No new innovation on MUT. Cash grab for EA.
  49. Czach2112
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    There are way to many bugs. Its like the developers never play the game before it comes out. NFL should be ashamed they let EA do this to the community. Plus you had 1 year to put out the new scouting system and you cant even do that at launch.
  50. ColtraneIII
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    This has to be one of the worst sports game I have ever played. On series X, theres constant crashes in franchise mode, there's numerous gameplay glitches and technical issues which make the gameplay horrific. The AI and animation based gameplay gives us something that is far from simulation gameplay when we see such faulty defensive AI logic. Theres a number of legacy issues such asThis has to be one of the worst sports game I have ever played. On series X, theres constant crashes in franchise mode, there's numerous gameplay glitches and technical issues which make the gameplay horrific. The AI and animation based gameplay gives us something that is far from simulation gameplay when we see such faulty defensive AI logic. Theres a number of legacy issues such as missing editable player traits such as keep feet in bounds and dropped pass traits which means any pass catchers coming through the draft lack the ability to make sideline catches. The glitches like missing kick meters, invisible plays during play selection, etc. make the game unplayable. If CD Projekt Red had to give out refunds for Cyberpunk, then EA Sports should so the same with Madden 22. Its that bad.… Expand
  51. Miles415
    Aug 22, 2021
    1
    On my first drive I was receiving a kick off. The other team was never placed on the field and the ball stayed on the tee. My team sprinted to the ball on the tee and it gave possession to the opposite team (who wasn’t on the field). I’ve been an active madden online franchise player for 4 years. I refused to buy this game it is so buggy and bad. EA needs to either pay the money to get aOn my first drive I was receiving a kick off. The other team was never placed on the field and the ball stayed on the tee. My team sprinted to the ball on the tee and it gave possession to the opposite team (who wasn’t on the field). I’ve been an active madden online franchise player for 4 years. I refused to buy this game it is so buggy and bad. EA needs to either pay the money to get a new team in there that is competent or give the game to 2K. You are running football games and reputation as a company more and more every year.… Expand
  52. cesar1039137
    Sep 2, 2021
    0
    This is literally Madden 17 5.0, but with more bugs and even less realism. Anyone who claims that they enjoy this game is on EA's payroll.
  53. aaroninho
    Aug 23, 2021
    0
    I’m not angry, I’m just sad. You know what, screw the new additions to franchise mode. I just want a game that doesn’t have release day glitches that make the game unplayable… I’m an offline franchise guy, simple as that. And now the game mode that I dearly love (the concept of it of course) is absolutely unplayable. Next-gen stats not working? Alright. Slow menus? Okay.. Playing 45I’m not angry, I’m just sad. You know what, screw the new additions to franchise mode. I just want a game that doesn’t have release day glitches that make the game unplayable… I’m an offline franchise guy, simple as that. And now the game mode that I dearly love (the concept of it of course) is absolutely unplayable. Next-gen stats not working? Alright. Slow menus? Okay.. Playing 45 minutes just to then have the score changed to zero for the home team because of a bug? F*** off… EA won’t care, sales are high enough for them not to.… Expand
  54. Que7
    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
  55. Mg_55
    Aug 23, 2021
    0
    Lo peor de lo peor.
    Dejemos a un lado que es exactamente el mismo juego del año pasado, el juego simplemente es basura nada que salvar, los mismo errores de años y comportamiento tonto de los jugadores.
    Simplemente no
  56. Ben15Izzy
    Aug 23, 2021
    0
    DO NOT BUY, embarrassing from EA, Gameplay is the worst I’ve ever seen, players run around like they have no brain, players shift and warp through each other and the ground, offensive line Is rubbish and don’t know how to play football, less detail and modes than games from 15 years ago and I don’t see a single reason to buy this rubbish excuse for an NFL simulation video game. PLEASE EA,DO NOT BUY, embarrassing from EA, Gameplay is the worst I’ve ever seen, players run around like they have no brain, players shift and warp through each other and the ground, offensive line Is rubbish and don’t know how to play football, less detail and modes than games from 15 years ago and I don’t see a single reason to buy this rubbish excuse for an NFL simulation video game. PLEASE EA, stop making madden games.… Expand
  57. MJR8989
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    Madden is dead. EA has shown for the last decade+ it’s not interested in improving anything core to gameplay or Franchise which made the old versions like 04, 05, 06 so much fun, despite their graphical shortcomings.

    Everything is just canned animations, stuttering & clunky cutscenes and replays, it’s filled with bugs and unfinished modes, micro transactions, horrific commentary,    Madden is dead. EA has shown for the last decade+ it’s not interested in improving anything core to gameplay or Franchise which made the old versions like 04, 05, 06 so much fun, despite their graphical shortcomings.

    Everything is just canned animations, stuttering & clunky cutscenes and replays, it’s filled with bugs and unfinished modes, micro transactions, horrific commentary, amateur looking assets like fans, sidelines, etc. straight out of the PS2/3 era, and a hollow Franchise mode…and it’s been like this for years. Once it went to 360 consoles and beyond, it never made the jump to what we all had hoped for, and games from almost 15+ years ago are still superior (NFL 2K5, Madden 05, NCAA 06, APF 2K8).

    Something like 100 features have been removed since those old versions and either sold back to us as "NEW" or replaced with trash like MUT (gambling), The Yard, Championship Series, Superstar KO, FotF that appeal to the lowest common denominator and children… Modes that rely entirely on outright addictive gambling mechanics to hook you that should really be in their own standalone title/mobile releases, but would never survive if they couldn’t ride the coattails of the "E" rated Madden "sim" game. Is it any surprise that all the unlockable trash is bright, patterned, neon, etc. like toys for little kids? They are preying on children with these modes, flat out.

    This is why nothing core to the game has improved beyond what EA has had to reluctantly address to keep the greater Madden community from rioting. Ultimate Team *is* EA Sports now. It's the cash cow. That is their core mechanic, not the actual game. Play Now and Franchise couldn’t be effectively monetized so they added new modes that could be, then sabotaged literally everything else.

    The real painstaking efforts this year were made to integrate ALL these modes so they tie into their MUT (gambling) & the paid upgrades. These funnels and purchase loops within each mode - complete with shiny colors, exciting animations, and just enough of a tease to get you into the ecosystem - are so unabashedly in your face it's a bit sickening.

    You are prompted at almost every menu change and update to open a pack or buy points or reminded that new gear is just a pack (or COIN$) away. The real irony is that these modes are also full of bugs, so much so that it's upsetting even the most hardcore MUT shills - the same ones that get free copies from EA so they can promote it on their YouTube to their young and impressionable audiences.

    These micro transactions have single handedly accelerated the demise of Madden and most sports games. It has eroded everything that once made these enjoyable. I wouldn’t mind much if these modes were in the game if the core, fundamental pieces were locked in, but they aren’t. Instead, EA continues to saturate Madden and their games with this bloatware hoping it’ll distract enough people so they don't notice that the foundation is beyond saving and that they are being scammed. Some of these modes could be fun, but they are so pathetically implemented, broken, cringe, and cobbled together it’s laughable. It's entirely obvious their sole purpose is to promote and hook you into MUT.

    I’d say maybe I’m just too old for the game now, but considering Madden has become a casino simulator for adults, I don't think so. Like so many fans I’m tired of this **** garbage they churn out year after year. Gone are the days of waiting in line at Gamestop with your friends at a midnight release out of pure excitement for a new game.

    What’s taken its place is a marketing blitz of hype and lip service from one of the most powerful, wealthiest AAA developers in the world. They flood the online space with paid reviews, free codes, and celeb endorsements with lockstep "this is the year!" propaganda. What is the NFL doing allowing their brand to be abused like this? What is EA doing with this exclusive license? No real effort goes into this yet they have billions in resources, TV licenses, music contacts, historical highlights/audio/rosters, countless broadcast teams, access to anyone anywhere, etc.

    We’re 30 years in and by this time it should be the gold standard of sports games development, testing, deployment, and features but it's has always felt like it's doing just enough to eek out another release. Like so many others, I just want to play a fun football game again that I don’t have to shut off because it’s completely broken, stale, soulless, or monetizes my every action within it.

    It’s become nothing but a byproduct of corporate greed, complete with all the progressive tropes injected into it that you’d expect. I’d be happy with literally any other studio picking up a football game at this point because Madden has run its course and NCAA will be no better.    … Expand
  58. DJFred
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    I mean? What is there to say....

    It's a child gambling loophole game. It literally has a gamemode that is illegal in some countries, based on gambling laws. Still it's 3+ in most areas. If you like this game, it's either your first madden or you are an RNG junkie. I have played the game since Madden NFL 10, it gets worse every year. Ultimate team is a stain on sports gaming. I saw UT from    I mean? What is there to say....

    It's a child gambling loophole game. It literally has a gamemode that is illegal in some countries, based on gambling laws. Still it's 3+ in most areas. If you like this game, it's either your first madden or you are an RNG junkie. I have played the game since Madden NFL 10, it gets worse every year. Ultimate team is a stain on sports gaming. I saw UT from it's birth to the child gambling loophole mode it is today. Ultimate team gutted the rest of the game, as a football simulation game it is a joke. If the game was free to play it would be worth it. Don't buy the game, use EA play or Xbox gamepass. But don't subscribe for this game alone either. It's a child gambling loophole game.    … Expand
  59. Preacher3378
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Positives: better than madden 21, franchise mode is improved (thanks NHL team), the game can now in fact boot up and play, you might not have players on the field but the game will in fact load now, breaks normal laws of physics, best at being the worst (never been a real problem though), backyard football is in fact back with 0 penalties a game, there's a reason "madden logic" is a termPositives: better than madden 21, franchise mode is improved (thanks NHL team), the game can now in fact boot up and play, you might not have players on the field but the game will in fact load now, breaks normal laws of physics, best at being the worst (never been a real problem though), backyard football is in fact back with 0 penalties a game, there's a reason "madden logic" is a term and its back and exceeds other maddens, in franchise it gives everyone an opportunity to play every position even if your a stubborn coach and expect Aaron Rodgers to only play QB

    Negatives: Gameplay is at best the worst its ever been, what is a referee? (I've never seen one before), see positives    … Expand
  60. NightCrawler793
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is the worst game ever made I don’t care if it works this poop is trash. Bring back that ignite engine bring back the Engine from 2005 remaster madden 2005 I don’t care stop selling us poop and say it’s better it’s still poop.… Expand
  61. Kengreen1
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    The very first game I played online h2h, my entire team did not appear. 3 aborted games later I figured out it this was from using a custom playbook. Tried to report the bug and discovered a bug on the bug report page, couldn't even report it. The defensive coverages in both man and zone are worse than 20 or 21. I think when they cut and pasted the code from madden 21, they didnt includeThe very first game I played online h2h, my entire team did not appear. 3 aborted games later I figured out it this was from using a custom playbook. Tried to report the bug and discovered a bug on the bug report page, couldn't even report it. The defensive coverages in both man and zone are worse than 20 or 21. I think when they cut and pasted the code from madden 21, they didnt include the zone coverage patch. Double posts and a few other glitch plays will make it so your dbs watch people run right by, even if you shade coverage. This is in no way a simulation football game. From the arcade style pass rush economy to the new momentum meter, there are just way too many arcade elements to classify this as a simulation football game. Tackling animations, offensive lineman blocking, and lines of pursuit are still the same problems they have been for the past 6 or 7 years. Zero gameplay improvements from madden 21 that I can see, a little worse in some areas. I didnt even touch "franchise" mode. This game is a buggy borderline unplayable mess.… Expand
  62. Lou_Sputthole
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    Absolute trash. Why do y'all continue to buy this unfinished trash? This game is not even complete. Riddled with bugs.. Please stop buying it so these greedy scum bags can finally learn a lesson
  63. Gfautt87x
    Aug 25, 2021
    0
    This is by far the worst Madden I have ever played. I have been a Madden player since 98. ... Let that sink in. Forever basically. I play a lot of Madden ultimate team. And this is by far the worst experience I have ever had. EA has never been more concerned about you paying to win. They shove micro transactions down your throat every chance they it. It is ridiculous. LiterallyThis is by far the worst Madden I have ever played. I have been a Madden player since 98. ... Let that sink in. Forever basically. I play a lot of Madden ultimate team. And this is by far the worst experience I have ever had. EA has never been more concerned about you paying to win. They shove micro transactions down your throat every chance they it. It is ridiculous. Literally everywherre. It is extremely annoying and down right unacceptable. You have to dismiss 3 or 4 ads for new packs before getting into ultimate team main menu. Then it's still in your face. The gameplay is horrible. So many bugs. The game is broken. EA doesn't give **** about you… Expand
  64. Garret323
    Aug 25, 2021
    0
    dont trust none of those paid off reviewers, game is ass and half of the advertised content is not in the game, player movement 2.0? in their **** dreams
  65. Drewdunks
    Aug 25, 2021
    0
    I haven’t bought a Madden since madden 18 and this thing is the exact same. I don’t think they do a single thing different year to year other than adding in the stupid avatar. Try to fix the franchise mode a little bit so that it makes the fantasy drafting even remotely fun. Madden makes fantasy drafting such a hassle I will not buy another Madden until they for sure fix it. Worst waste ofI haven’t bought a Madden since madden 18 and this thing is the exact same. I don’t think they do a single thing different year to year other than adding in the stupid avatar. Try to fix the franchise mode a little bit so that it makes the fantasy drafting even remotely fun. Madden makes fantasy drafting such a hassle I will not buy another Madden until they for sure fix it. Worst waste of money. Would 100% return it for 50% what I paid for it.… Expand
  66. Zach21
    Aug 25, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is exactly the same as 21, 20, 19, etc. There are some new upgrades to franchise but other than that, still a micro-transaction based game for them to make more money off of MUT. Do not buy if you have 21 already as nothing has changed really. Announcers still sound like a Nickelodeon broadcast, repetitive animations and only the smallest of upgrades to the frostbite gameplay software (if you can even call it an upgrade) left me wondering if I’ll ever buy a madden game again.… Expand
  67. Cesjet18
    Aug 25, 2021
    0
    Its the same game every year but somehow worse, this is a copy and paste game for years now. NFL needs to drop EA. Franchise mode is full of bugs and glitches, its supposed to be “revamped” but the only thing they did was change the menu, theres no real improvements or new features. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. If you already bought it id request a refund from your gaming platform, lets get EAIts the same game every year but somehow worse, this is a copy and paste game for years now. NFL needs to drop EA. Franchise mode is full of bugs and glitches, its supposed to be “revamped” but the only thing they did was change the menu, theres no real improvements or new features. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. If you already bought it id request a refund from your gaming platform, lets get EA out of here! Let them handle FIFA and NHL they should not have any part in a football game!!!!… Expand
  68. JJMUT
    Aug 26, 2021
    0
    Madden needs to fix everything if your a coach you can't play your friends in franchise there's no defense your game is so bad you have to delay your MCS tournament learn from this
  69. TruGamer1776
    Aug 26, 2021
    1
    Rateing on the game itself not base on all its still missing for the best madden of all time 08 bugs get fixed it will be a 4 but as of now it’s gets a 1
  70. Coach_Pace
    Aug 26, 2021
    0
    This is the worst Madden that I have ever played. I thought Madden 21 was bad, until I played Madden 22 on my new series S. My first game of the season on my franchise with my brother glitched out. We struggled through the game eventually fighting our way to a win 45-42. I was so relieved. Then my brother pointed out that the game said that we lost. Checking the end of game stats on theThis is the worst Madden that I have ever played. I thought Madden 21 was bad, until I played Madden 22 on my new series S. My first game of the season on my franchise with my brother glitched out. We struggled through the game eventually fighting our way to a win 45-42. I was so relieved. Then my brother pointed out that the game said that we lost. Checking the end of game stats on the team tab everything was replaced with a zero. Leaving the game, on the franchise screen it said we had lost our game 42-0. We promptly exited the game. The following day we return to load the previous save file. I was pleasantly surprised, the autosave had saved over my save game file. So much fun! This game is a disappointment, in my trial of the game. I was excited to checkout the face of the franchise mode as a Linebacker. This game mode was horribly underwhelming. Choices are too linear and takes away from the experience. The cut scenes were thrown together with little thought. Players lips move but there is no audio. Games were forced, some season games were forced losses and wins. I would be taken out of the game as starting middle linebacker for most of the game. The other team scoring 3 touchdowns on offense where I was not on the field. One game I played against my starting offense, it said Chargers vs Chargers at the top of the screen even though we were at arrowhead. Now to gameplay, I have one question for EA. HOW IS THE AI BLOCKING GETTING WORSE YEAR AFTER YEAR? not even staying bad but progressively getting worse. AI defenders do not cover, Period. The animations for tackles are still forced and AI runners truck and yeet defenders no matter the size or ability of either the runner or defender. Receivers do not try to catch balls randomly. Quarterbacks fumble senselessly over and over again. When I audible from five wide to a run play, quaterback automatically takeoff with the ball and fumble. The pitch on option plays are busted the running back does not register that the ball is coming and consequencely the ball falls on the ground as a fumble. Quarterbacks still throw the ball to defenders randomly. I am severely disappointed that the game has got progressively worse since I started playing avidly in 2010. I thought last year after the severe disappointment of Madden 21 that maybe just maybe EA would listen to it's customers and step up to the plate and deliver yet we continue to fall in quality of the game. Simulation football is at a all time low and it's disgusting that EA can be proud of this game.… Expand
  71. Mssimo
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    same same same same same same same same same same same same same came same same
  72. Dylanbull0727
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    Same game as last year just more menus insane interceptions the blocking in this game makes me think I could put on pads and do better players handle like a boat on ice terrible game
  73. Crusse17
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    Terrible broken game. Madden has been terrible since ‘05… no real updates. Franchise is still trash. You are paying for updated rosters
  74. Chaoswinston8
    Aug 28, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Glitchy Pay to win. Franchise is still complete garbage for what it should be. Games just a damn shame of what it should be. Keep building on a pile of doo doo code and these the result results you gonna get… Expand
  75. JTurner05
    Sep 2, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst game ever. May be worse than last year. Don’t know if I will play this game again. EA messes up every time. I would recommend not to buy it for 60 dollars. I don’t know if I would buy it now for 10 dollars I regret buying it for 60. Worst madden ever!… Expand
  76. huntedstag
    Aug 28, 2021
    0
    I literally made an account here to give this review. This game is terrible. Online play is still atrocious since it is pay to win in MUT. The entire game is based on animations which ruin the realism whether its a player getting hit in one direction and falling 5 yards in the opposite direction, CBs teleporting 5 yards to intercept a pass they weren't near or a QB throwing a 50 yard passI literally made an account here to give this review. This game is terrible. Online play is still atrocious since it is pay to win in MUT. The entire game is based on animations which ruin the realism whether its a player getting hit in one direction and falling 5 yards in the opposite direction, CBs teleporting 5 yards to intercept a pass they weren't near or a QB throwing a 50 yard pass running and facing the wrong direction. Nothing has been update from previous years. Gameplay feels worse, mechanics are clunky and we hear the same 2 annoying commentators as 3 years ago. They didnt even to bother updating MUT packs selection as you can see they layered new images over last year's actual menu selections. The game's difficulty slider is also broken. The game will literally decide when you can tackle or reroute your players to make you miss tackles. You will have 350lb linemen catch up with starting receivers and rbs. Even the stats dont work. A 70 rated OL will hold blocks for 10+ seconds against the best pass rushers in the game. 65 ovr receivers look un-guardable when being covered by 90ovr CBs. This is about as fair and skill-based as Slot machines in Vegas.… Expand
  77. ExactEstimate
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Holy Jesus WHAT IS THAT WHAT THE F**K IS THAT WHAT IS THAT EA SPORTS!
    Sir the same game but worse sir!
  78. Ruthles
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Same copy and paste game. Full of bugs and glitches. Game is broken madden has basically been the same game since madden 13. Do not recommend this game. NFL needs to let other companies make simulation football tired of EA trash
  79. bkluv
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    I have been playing Madden since Madden 92. It is extremely disappointing to see the state that this game is in now. you expect anything to get better with time, but not Madden. I have had every copy of Madden since Madden 92. My recent purchases of Madden was simply because it's the only "simulation" football game available. It got to the point that I couldn't take it anymore, so II have been playing Madden since Madden 92. It is extremely disappointing to see the state that this game is in now. you expect anything to get better with time, but not Madden. I have had every copy of Madden since Madden 92. My recent purchases of Madden was simply because it's the only "simulation" football game available. It got to the point that I couldn't take it anymore, so I refused to buy Madden 21 and I wont be buying Madden 22. This game has turned into pure unadulterated garbage. I play Franchise mode, I'm in online franchise leagues with my friends for pure bragging rights. This game is so broken, it's not fun anymore. they take old features from older Madden and put it in the game like it's a new feature. They are stealing the NHL and NCAA features and putting it in Madden. This is so sad, the glitches have become the norm and they claim that an update is coming in September for the new scouting in franchise mode. Given EA's track record, I don't trust them. I wish the NFL would do something about this, Let 2K get back in the football business.… Expand
  80. hartforbj
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    To say playable would be generous. Sure you can "play" the game, but you will be more likely to quit before finishing your first game than having an enjoyable experience. Actually an enjoyable experience might be more rare than the computer correctly simulating a game.
  81. Wildbanks
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    I have been playing Madden since the PS1, and have purchased every year on day one. I have finally had it with EA and the garbage they continue to release with this franchise. The NFL needs to get 2K the simulation license ASAP, as EA will just continue to churn out this horrible product while they have the exclusive license. As much as I love the NFL, I will go back and play NCAAI have been playing Madden since the PS1, and have purchased every year on day one. I have finally had it with EA and the garbage they continue to release with this franchise. The NFL needs to get 2K the simulation license ASAP, as EA will just continue to churn out this horrible product while they have the exclusive license. As much as I love the NFL, I will go back and play NCAA Football 14 until EA gets their crap together. If you own a Digital copy of Madden 22, you can get a refund now on PS Store or Xbox Account. I just put in my request and received the refund. Send your message by sticking it to their wallets!!!… Expand
  82. jokersdj
    Aug 31, 2021
    1
    I had the ball dripping down the field... a gain of 4.... a gain of 16... a gain of 30... the ball is downed at my opponents 30 yard line with 48 seconds. "TIMEOUT!!!" my coach exclaims. I had two timeouts remaining.. I throw a streak to Jared cook in the middle. the ball is downed at the 8 yard line. **** a timeout, hit up that bunch right. put the slot on a streak. Y on a flat. Z on a...I had the ball dripping down the field... a gain of 4.... a gain of 16... a gain of 30... the ball is downed at my opponents 30 yard line with 48 seconds. "TIMEOUT!!!" my coach exclaims. I had two timeouts remaining.. I throw a streak to Jared cook in the middle. the ball is downed at the 8 yard line. **** a timeout, hit up that bunch right. put the slot on a streak. Y on a flat. Z on a... Slant? Slant isn't working. I call a slant for my Z 7... times..... it wont work... because momentum... Multimillionaire Football players cant get an hot route right.... it doesn't seem realistic to me. ¯_(ツ)_/¯… Expand
  83. Cboice
    Sep 1, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible game! Entire game needs overhauled. Animations are bad. EA needs to do something about this game. I requesting my $90 back.… Expand
  84. moneyhungryINC
    Sep 1, 2021
    0
    They'd don't care about making a good game. They make enough money off of MUT. You could spend 60 dollars wiser if you threw it away. They really don't care about making a good game and then rub it in your face. They should be sued for releasing an unfinished game. So many bugs. Even if they fixed them the game would be the same as it. Was in Madden 17 lmao
  85. Jrod20
    Sep 1, 2021
    0
    Probably the worst football game ever it’s chalk full of glitches I keep crashing but worst of all it is incredibly unrealistic EA are scumbags DO NOT BUY THIS GAME
  86. gwfiengod
    Sep 2, 2021
    0
    Before 22 I had Madden 21, my last game prior to that was Madden 18. I usually only buy a game 2-3 years apart because they are as we know $60 roster updates. So buying 22 is outside my normal process. I bought 22 because I have a next gen console and wanted to see next gen game play, and was hopeful given the outcry on 21. Unfortunately, this may be the worst madden I have everBefore 22 I had Madden 21, my last game prior to that was Madden 18. I usually only buy a game 2-3 years apart because they are as we know $60 roster updates. So buying 22 is outside my normal process. I bought 22 because I have a next gen console and wanted to see next gen game play, and was hopeful given the outcry on 21. Unfortunately, this may be the worst madden I have ever played. I would even say it is a rather large step backwards from 21 on last gen tech. The predetermined animations feel more pronounced than ever before, particularly in the pass game.
    There are new glitches like scoring touchdowns that aren't possible. Like when you punt the ball getting credit for a touchdown or getting tackled but being able to get back up and run the ball in, my favorite is the invisible bolder you sometimes trip over when no one is around you, and straight up losing a game that you won because the stat system is broken. The run game, I don't have words, blocking AI is terrible, defense AI is terrible, animation tackles are terrible, get the invisible tackle or the run through the guy as if he isn't there. The break tackle animations are incredible unbalanced and not skilled based. 57 overall QB breaking ankles, tackles, spin moves all in one play. Game has crashing and loading issues. Sometimes I have to turn off my controller just to get past the launch load screen which is a first for me. It has become one of those games that designers have, to use a line from Tommy Boy, "took a dump in a box and marked it [Madden XX]". Same issues that players have hated for years, new issues that will likely add to the old issues in future games. It is not worth $20 let alone the $70 it cost on next gen. I strongly encourage not buying this game and waiting until March 2022 for the 2K series which hopefully will come out swinging in their return.    … Expand
  87. SledRider1967
    Sep 2, 2021
    1
    I've been a huge fan of both Madden and the game of football for as long as I can remember. I first started playing when I was just 7 years old playing Madden 09, and I was amazed by all the features you could check out, from creating your own superstar and participating in combine drills, to creating your own team and designing your own stadium peice by peice to turn an expansionI've been a huge fan of both Madden and the game of football for as long as I can remember. I first started playing when I was just 7 years old playing Madden 09, and I was amazed by all the features you could check out, from creating your own superstar and participating in combine drills, to creating your own team and designing your own stadium peice by peice to turn an expansion franchise into a dynasty. I continued to play the Madden games as I got older, naively ignoring the features they continued to remove as time went on. Sadly, this might be the last Madden game I buy for a long time after buying them all year after year. EA's promises that they made to both consumer and critic have simply fallen short. Every single year EA takes away feature after feature that was once loved by the community, giving excuses such as the game doesn't have enough storage, etc. This year they finally get a next generation console which should open so many doors for them to add many new and enjoyable features into the game, and what do they do? Nearly the absolute opposite. The game has become nothing more than a gigantic cash grab. They let you "grind" for good players and cosmetics in their two moneymakers The Yard and Madden Ultimate Team (both of which have become completely stale and stagnant as well), but the amount of time it takes you to unlock anything of worth is a complete waste of time which should honestly be spent playing a more complete game. The game essentially forces you to pay money if you want to get anywhere in ultimate team, and the cosmetics which you have to pay for in the yard give absolutely no advantage other than looking cool. The Face of the Franchise mode was honestly somewhat enjoyable the first time I played through, albeit it was very unrealistic, it was fun nonetheless. Sadly,, the game mode has absolutely no replayability, as no matter what the beginning story wl stay the exact same. I could forgive nearly all of this, however, if they simply followed through on their promises to bring a needed overhaul to their franchise mode. Over the summer, EA Sports promised that they would make a wide variety of changes and additions to their franchise mode, citing complaints from their fans from the backlash of the staleness of Madden 21's franchise mode. EA promised additions such as Assistant coaching trees and enhanced scouting features for their upcoming Madden 22 title. Only one of these features were actually added at launch, Sadly, as EA somehow couldn't implement their new scouting system in time for the August release. To make matters worse, this so-called "overhaul" of franchise mode completely destroyed the games code for some reason. The game has become more plagued with bugs and glitches than it ever has before. Opposing teams simply fail to show up for games; leaving teams to play against air for 60 minutes, sometimes when two players try to play head to head the game simply doesn't even load, leaving both players to stare at a camera panning view of the stadium for 5 minutes before crashing, and sometimes neither tram shows up for games. I even experienced one "glitch" where I tried loading the game and it crashed my xbox, forcing me to reset my display settings and perform a full restart on my console. No game has ever done this to me before, and I suspect no game after this will do such a thing either. And to top it all off, the game does not even play like real football plays in real life. The game is way too animation dependent, players move so strangely that you'd think they were in a tap dancing group, and the computer players have absolutely no football logic whatsoever. Even high school football players have higher football IQ than the computers in this game do on all Madden skill level. They don't know how to carry a zone on defense, they can't figure out a proper pursuit angle on a runner, the offensive line can't form a proper pocket for the quarterback half the time, and the secondary can't figure out how to pick up a man when he crosses into their zone. The only reason I gave this game a 1 is because they simply tried to implement changes and improvements into the game, but it screwed everything up so badly that it almost makes them all for naught. The decline of the Madden franchise is definitely a sad one, but when you have a game company that simply doesn't care like EA does, the writing was on the wall for this one.… Expand
  88. dettyrev19
    Sep 4, 2021
    1
    Social experiment... had a friend drop by. Decided to take advantage of the trial period on Xbox. Loaded up a game while he wasn't in the room. we started playing and he said this isn't so bad.... then I pointed out that I had started up 21, not 22.... and we played a lot of 21 since it hit GamePass earlier this year.

    When somebody can pick it up and play an older version of the game    Social experiment... had a friend drop by. Decided to take advantage of the trial period on Xbox. Loaded up a game while he wasn't in the room. we started playing and he said this isn't so bad.... then I pointed out that I had started up 21, not 22.... and we played a lot of 21 since it hit GamePass earlier this year.

    When somebody can pick it up and play an older version of the game and not notcie because the core gameplay and glitches don't change from year to year... that IS a problem. especially when you consider the pre-release hype given talked about how much it changed from year 1 to year 2 on the Series S | X and PS5.

    I will never understand why the NFL continues to push exclusivity on their games. So many weird animations and glitches galore. I don't see why the people who continue pumping money out for microtransactions in the game don't complain more about the issues. Outside of ultimate team's money grubbing, the 'new' features are okay. That's it... okay, not amazing or great. Maybe because NCAA already nailed the home team experience over ten years ago, EA should have evolved the Madden game more with the demise of NCAA. I keep a 360 around just to play ncaa 14 which is now 8 years old and still less glitchy (but yes, it has its own issues) and more fun than a current gen madden.

    Unfortunately, as it is said year after year, nothinbg with Madden will ever change. People continue to buy the game, continue to pump money in to the ultimate team, and EA has no reason to push for a better game because, well, why should they? There is no competition.

    I don't give games a zero or this would probably have that score. I figured if the game was able to release it deserves at least a 1. I am starting to reconsider this belief after playing a game with nothing new to truly show for itself.    … Expand
  89. MrAwesome1132
    Sep 23, 2021
    1
    It's September 23 and they haven't released the proper game for franchise players, still waiting for the scouting update that will require a franchise restart. If you don't play MUT, they don't care. They either need a bigger team or a alternating dev group so each team has longer to work on the game like call of duty does. Still buggy as he'll too.
  90. Liamf047
    Sep 6, 2021
    0
    Worse game to ever be produced wish I could get my money back I am semi convinced I could produce a better game. Between bugs where players freeze mid route or play and other time players kicking the ball for minutes on end or just the most un realistic animations this game is straight booty juice and I warn anyone to ever pick up the controller to play this game
  91. tdogville
    Sep 6, 2021
    0
    This is by far the worst game. NFL should be embarrassed to have their name on this game. they don't do anything to improve the game and lots of people are requesting refunds. Overall i will not purchase this game again for a long time until something is done that feels like a real improvement.
  92. BlameRj
    Sep 9, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the worst madden ever they can’t even copy and paste right. I knew it was copy and paste but I thought they would improve on the now 2nd worst madden and that the home field advantage was a great idea but it is terrible and the worst part of this year madden is that it’s not playable every mode has either no reason to play it or the worst bugs/glitches I have ever seen 1. Mut is terrible I played for 5 years and this is the worst the level grind is terrible and if you decide to torture yourself for a week nonstop you can get banned form every mode the rewards are terrible for nms it really feel like a buy bundles or quit type of year and they made the draft unplayable 2. Franchise I don’t even play franchise but just watch one Ryan moody video and you will see how bad it is

    3. Superstar ko
    I can’t even play the mode my app closes every time I try and it’s dead nobody played it before campus legends and after it will be dead again 4. Face of the franchise Is bad that’s all I’m going to say

    5.Online h2h the zones don’t work I hear half time adjustments don’t work and they will ban you because of the desync I can’t think of one mode that is fun or works properly    … Expand
  93. Gamereviewerzz
    Sep 9, 2021
    0
    Seann Graddy, why would you take such a beloved video game and absolutely destroy it? This game has not been good for over a decade. Removing countless features from the game dating back to ‘07, adding in awful game modes with blatantly lazy design and obvious money grab/ casino-like tactics used to lure children into paying for crap with their parents credit cards. We all know maddenSeann Graddy, why would you take such a beloved video game and absolutely destroy it? This game has not been good for over a decade. Removing countless features from the game dating back to ‘07, adding in awful game modes with blatantly lazy design and obvious money grab/ casino-like tactics used to lure children into paying for crap with their parents credit cards. We all know madden would be cancelled every year if you didn’t have the exclusive rights to the NFL. If only you had the exclusive rights to the NBA as well, then maybe we would be forced to play **** NBA live as we are with Madden. Your success of stealing parent’s money with micro transactions can’t hide the fact that the actual game is terrible. I’ve tried to look a blind eye to this and purchase this game yearly hoping you will create a better product, but once again I’m wrong. I hope you take pride in scamming your devoted fan base. I will never buy a Madden football game again, thanks pal.… Expand
  94. BWSpence
    Sep 18, 2021
    0
    This has to be the most glitch filled mess of a game ever made... literally NOTHING works....beyond that the improvements promised from last years mess arent even in the game yet...news flash its NFL week 2 now..?!...the people who developed and produced this game should be ashamed of themselves
  95. Reek206
    Sep 22, 2021
    0
    Full of glitches, terrible football logic. Defense is non existent, slant routes are unstoppable. Your better of playing 70s electric football.
  96. Ryananthony14
    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?    … Expand
  97. JT97
    Sep 30, 2021
    0
    Terrible. No logic in the game whatsoever. Just got a refund for it yesterday.
  98. Shanmily
    Oct 13, 2021
    0
    Garbage game. Filled with bugs. I specifically bought it for franchise mode but the franchise mode frequently crashes. 2k needs to make football games again!!!
  99. MiggyXP
    Oct 16, 2021
    0
    The game is literally unplayable. Crashes my Xbox every time I’ve tried playing.
  100. Nathanaw89
    Oct 25, 2021
    0
    I don’t have to say much at all. This is the worst Madden game ever. EA out did themselves on this one. The NFL should revoke the license so we can enjoy a way better NFL simulation from a way better company.
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  1. Xbox Tavern
    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.
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  2. Generación Xbox
    Sep 15, 2021
    77
    With new features and additions to existing game modes Madden 22 can be a wonderful touchdown for the IP veterans.
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  3. Everyeye.it
    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.
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