Madden NFL 17 (2016)

Take your team all the way in Madden NFL 17 with new and immersive features in the deepest Franchise mode to-date, putting you at the center of your team’s Championship run. Arm your team for gridiron glory on both sides of the ball with innovative ball carrier feedback cues, defender fake out mechanics and a new, authentic defensive AI system.

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PolygonOwen GoodAug 20169/10
Madden NFL 17 does so much it's hard to speak of all its appeals and improvements
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TheSixthAxisDominic LeightonSep 20169/10
While Madden 17 isn’t a huge leap for the franchise, it does a fantastic job of continuing to move it forward. With stellar graphics, vibrant commentary and intuitive gameplay it is certainly amongst the finest games in the series and, at this point, it’s difficult to see where the next dramatic improvement for Madden can come from.
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Game RevolutionDevin CharlesAug 20164.5/5 stars
Overall, Madden NFL ’17 is a breath of fresh air. The new running features give life to a stagnant aspect of the field, forcing players to play a more balanced style of game and highlighting game schemes many have forgotten about. EA has done a whole lot with the little they have. This year certainly has been one of the best in recent memory and it would be a shame to see a drop of in the future.
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Hardcore GamerCharles BladesSep 20163.5/5
Madden NFL 17 isn’t leaps and bounds ahead of what EA Tiburon was able to accomplish last year, but it builds on a very solid foundation with only a few hiccups and annoyances to speak of.
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ShacknewsBryan CarrAug 20167/10
Of course, all stories need an ending. To the point, Madden NFL 17 is a quality Madden game. It does a lot of things right, and fixes most of the major shortcomings of previous editions. If you’ve lapsed in the series or just want to know if you should grab this year’s game, go forward knowing that you will get a lot of mileage from it. It’s good. At the same time, however, it is still absolutely a Madden game, and in the 12th year of EA’s exclusivity deal with the NFL it’s hard not to pine for a little competition. Sunrise, sunset.
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About the game

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Developer: EA Orlando
Publisher: EA Sports
Released: August 23, 2016
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Engine: Ignite Engine

IGDB rating 7.5/10 from 31 ratings.

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