Madden NFL 25 Review: Time To Feel It

Madden NFL 25 Review: Social Share Your Way To Victory

December 17th, 2013 By Dean Howard

Madden NFL is back and in its 25th game of the series, the game is jam packed full of some cool new features guaranteed to have fans of the popular football genre celebrating its silver anniversary. Using the power of the playstation 4, gamers can now share their journey to the Super Bowl championships.

There are some physical improvements in this new version of Madden 25 on the PS4, but don't expect much else when it comes to actual gameplay mechanics, as what you experienced on previous versions of Madden on the Playstation 3 is pretty much what you are going to get on the Playstation 4. Where gamers will see the most improvements is in the overall visuals, the look of the players, and the weather system, all enhanced to give a far more detailed experience on the football field.

Madden 25 is geared towards players already familiar with the genre, as there is very little instructions of what to do once the game gets going.  We felt this was a bit of a let down, as it could alienate a lot of gamers unfamiliar with how to play the sports.
For those who are familiar with the game, Madden NFL 25  gives you a lot of customization options allowing you to control the game exactly how you want. With Connected franchise for example you get the chance to call the play, choose teams, change their names, and take them to Ultimate Victory.


We did experience a few controller issues, especially when it came to player respond time when attempting a pass. This could be very frustrating as miss timed passes can result in loss of yards or worse. The new player artificial intelligence was also a bit of a challenge as team mates, make questionable decisions and leave you exposed with little time to change or correct directions. Interceptions and tackles work great, but we often wondered how much of the game we were actually controlling, as player selection felt random and un-precise.

We did however enjoyed the brand new social share feature incorporated into Madden NFL 25, which allowed us to share our interceptions, and  touchdown celebrations, via screenshots and video uploads.

Conclusion

Madden NFL 25 is a celebration of the awesome game that is American Football, and although we experienced a few occasional control malfunctions and questionable AI choices, the overall gameplay was fun and engaging once you get around figuring out what to do. We think those familiar with the Madden series will certainly not be disappointed picking this up, and the new social share feature is a great addition allowing for extra bragging rights to all your friends and family.

Thumbs Up

• Fun, and engaging 
• Tons of Customization options
• Social share feature

Thumbs Down

• Very little instructions to guide new gamers to the series
• Unresponsive controls, at times
• AI can have a tendency of leave you exposed, making it difficult to change direction of play

Rating 
4/5

Madden NFL 25 - PlayStation 4