Madden NFL 15

Critic reviews

• TheSixthAxis

  Dominic Leighton · Sep 08, 2014

  9.0

  Madden 15 is easily the most complete release in the series so far, with all of the improvements tying together to create an enjoyable and enthralling game of American Football. Even if you’re not that knowledgeable about play-types or the difference between a half-back and a full-back, Madden 15 will have you playing like a pro and feeling like one as well.

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• Destructoid

  Steven Hansen · Sep 05, 2014

  6.0

  Madden NFL 15 brought to you by the NFL's classist, uncaring, voracious appetite for profit and general moral failure as a multi-billion dollar business built on the backs of broken, mostly forgotten workers™ takes its existing defensive framework and makes it not suck. This lets me hit quarterbacks more and release the aggression that wells up when I see any of the in-game advertisements. The rest is Madden 25, but less hideous.

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• TechRaptor

  Jason Dulin · Sep 04, 2014

  8.0

  Overall, I think this is a solid offering from EA and perhaps one of the best versions of Madden since the PS2/Xbox days. The revamped gameplay is a breathe of fresh air with the feeling of “FINALLY!” The Madden diehards have been waiting for this type of Madden since Madden 05. With the botched early versions on last-gen consoles, it’s relieving to see EA come out the gate on current-gen with such a high quality release.

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• Push Square

  Edwin Garcia · Sep 04, 2014

  8.0

  The best thing that can be said about Madden NFL 15 is that it works properly, and that it's made some notable, positive changes to defence and play calling that really improve the whole experience. It's no secret that in previous years, the changes were subtle and lacking, making it fantastic to see the franchise finally evolve in a meaningful manner, with dramatic camera angles and intense defensive battles bringing the fun back.

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• Operation Sports

  Caley Roark · Sep 02, 2014

  7.5

  So, is Madden 15 worth the upgrade? I’d say if you are happy with how Madden 25 plays, you may be disappointed with the lack of true innovation in Madden 15. However, there are a lot of little things to appreciate this year (tackle cone, The Gauntlet, better running,etc), and we’ve certainly seen worse year-to-year development in the past.

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• Hardcore Gamer

  Steve Hannley · Aug 29, 2014

  8.0

  Madden NFL 15 marks a noticeable improvement for the long-standing franchise. This is a solid game of football, both on a technical and visual level. Much-needed resources have been allocated into improving the defensive side of things, while it visually looks more like a current-gen game than last year’s ports. ...remains a step forward for the series that even the most staunch Richard Sherman detractors will find difficult keeping this off their shelves.

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