Madden NFL 25 Review

[@PartyUpGaming92]

Stop buying Madden. If you want them to actually make changes Stop buying Madden otherwise you have no right to complain

[@monetda-introverted-guru6376]

This statement has been said over and over for 10 years now and people keep buying it. You know why? Its the ONLY NFL "Sim" game out and people don't have enough discipline to NOT buy the game regardless. The best thing that could happen is if the NFL doesn't renew the exclusive license with EA. Outside of that....What you see is what you get.

[@fernandovillafana6874]

🤦‍♂️

[@DanFarrell98]

Are you mad(den)?

[@12thMandalorian]

Just like FIFA P/EAFC

[@aaronthomas6183]

They got us with the college bundle this year

[@YDINO69]

A step in the right direction every year only to realize it was the wrong direction the whole time

[@detriotswag]

😂😂

[@tylergannon6978]

Sums it up nicely 😅

[@mw2424]

But yet you morons buy this game every year

[@MichaelGabriel-iu6dt]

A STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTIONS YOU'll FUCKUPS ?

[@bmiles1250]

The fact that EA is holding the NFL gaming license hostage for the past 20 years is ridiculous

[@furious_styles8872]

The fact that the NFL is dumb and could get money from multiple companies making games for them is worse ...let's you know how di** head the people are who run the NFL

[@iJUSTON]

That’s on the NFL that lets them keep renewing the license with EA.

[@NotoriousRKB]

It is a shame too because 2k was always a better football game

[@samuelperry9809]

@@NotoriousRKBby far better

[@samsmith8415]

The nfl likes it because they have total control. Like no more concussions and no hits that knock helmets off. It's unrealistic and certainly not a simulation

[@salvadormendoza5045]

When IGN gives a score below 7 you know it's really bad ..

[@erichill7603]

yeah that's how scores typically work

[@anderivative]

@@erichill7603 best of youtube! 😂

[@apexnext]

​@@erichill7603most metrics would call 6 a positive, above the medium standard. IGN'S 5 is a 7. So them giving a 6 is like others giving a 4. I truly don't understand how comments like this are "best of youtube" 😂

[@itzYonko]

​​@@apexnextYou're a moron.

[@erichill7603]

@@apexnext yeah we really didn’t need your 3rd grade interpretation on how scores work either buddy. Everyone can make their own decision

[@godvandamme9921]

NFL really needs to open up the license to allow competition. Football gaming isn't even in the past at this point. It's dead.

[@eliteone6122]

So true why isn't there a petition people can sign

[@spacecityvibes]

This was their last year actually. So next year… 🤷‍♂️

[@william12341]

EA sports, it's still the same.

[@DominiqueWilliams-ue3rx]

Lol

[@truthseek3017]

It is fun though right?

[@EagleZtoTheGrave]

Give this man a raise & bring him back every year until they fix this game

[@Jumbolub]

What do they need to fix? Haven’t played madden in 15 years

[@CeeBeAtzJay]

He was still way too nice. Gameplay is robotically atrocious. Glitch animation after glitch animation. The fluidity and control on college 25 is lightyears ahead . Even the graphics took a hit compared to college. Clear difference in reflections and lighting particularly off the helmets.

[@moeperk81]

This game should be no more than $30 each year instead of $70 or more for Ultimate Team gimmicks

[@icemac911]

Madden is $30 by Black Friday

[@MikeLoveThyself]

​@@icemac911Facts just gotta hold out till the holidays 😂

[@Victini862]

$10 launch price

[@mw2424]

But you idiots still buy it, and wonder why they don't fix it 😅

[@auotukun872]

@@moeperk81 its $27 now lol i will get it, not fycking $70 lol

[@Elibbb-sx3kg]

The score is 6

[@kylehopkins7929]

Lords work

[@kevinjackson7539]

@@kylehopkins7929😂

[@TheRokunana]

What are you trying to accomplish here?

[@DominiqueWilliams-ue3rx]

​@kevinjackson7539 lol

[@pcmasterracetechgod5660]

Deserves a 6 until they stop using iphone 6 in cutscenes lmao, like seriously how long would it take to design a new phone for cutscenes bruh

[@zenmaster16]

Remember Fieldsense. Remember NextGen stats and how they were going to change madden. At this point I’ve run out of anger. I’ve just given up

[@ELEMENTYELITE]

Pls bring back NFL 2k it is time

[@f13edz]

💯💯💯

[@CrazyLG72]

Yes! I'd even take Game day 05 over this. NFL has done us gaming fans wrong for 20 years. Madden has had the same feel to it for 20 plus years and every game I've tried over the years theres always some issue. I'm shocked they didn't steal any ideas from 2k to make the game more fun and realistic, not feeling like a cartoon game. I've tried madden 24 and it has some fun moments but they need to concentrate on the Franchise, not the 20 other game options that they add to it.

[@chrisdivine_]

FAVORITE COMMENTATOR IS KATE SCOTT??!! THIS HAS TO BE A JOKE 😭😭😭😭

[@just2solid]

@chrisdivine_ it's like fifa combining ultimate team.... They just need to stop. A half time interviewer would be one thing but a main announcer? no thanks

[@Bussin..B]

Boycott EA from making football games

[@wrestlingisbullshit]

Yup.

[@cbgg1585]

*Handeggball In no sane universe is American $hitball known as “footbarrrrl”

[@Bussin..B]

@@cbgg1585 🦗

[@Mr.Josh.]

From making any sort of sports game*

[@Bussin..B]

@@Mr.Josh. Amen to that 🙏

[@faillingUppwards]

Please stop buying this franchise. We deserve better.

[@DreamErOG]

6.... is a joke. this game is a 2 / 10

[@swtnlw80]

This comment is a 2/10

[@nufcjoker9057]

@@swtnlw80your cope is ridiculous.. typical sports games fans ..

[@pcmasterracetechgod5660]

Gave it a 6, as in the iPhone 6's they still be using in cutscenes ToT

[@lukashood25]

@@swtnlw80go play madden mouth breather 😂

[@will4417]

0:35 That 1995 Playstation 1 rain visuals...

[@NoExplosionsMcgee]

1 step forward, 2 steps back The sports video game motto

[@Aragorn7884]

The score was 5 points too high 🤑

[@Micky3921]

?🤨🏳️‍🌈

[@Victini862]

*6 points too high

[@rickshelton1955]

Madden isn't bad if you go 5 years between buy ins

[@Nikkerman]

I'm so sorry you don't have the self respect to know you're lying to yourself

[@koltendrews]

Try 10 years and then STILL get game with less in it than the previous purchase.

[@pandelosu]

last one i played was2020 and was thinking about buying this 1 lol

[@KenMac-ui2vb]

This is the first version I've been able to play in years on PC. I'm LOVING it.

[@benzzodude]

6? Are you- are you outta your mind?!

[@and1varsity23]

It isn’t EAs fault it’s the NFL’s. They closed competition and EA has no incentive to improve with their monopoly

[@nicolas.p.lee821]

Why don’t you just be more honest and give it a 1. As a lifelong football fan, there’s no need to sugar coat anything, and I’ve been following the series since Madden 19 came out. It’s really not any better.

[@Mdowlz]

Imma rock madden 24 till Black Friday

[@jiggafromstatefarm9997]

Just don’t buy the game at all, it’s literally no improvements

[@Mdowlz]

@@jiggafromstatefarm9997 damn it’s that bad?

[@InspireRise300]

Don't listen to these people the game is great if you like Franchise mode (offline).

[@mikey2cool11]

​@@InspireRise300💯 no bad at all

[@yaboi8047]

@@InspireRise300it’s 35$ rn if u buy it from madden 24 Home Screen. At least for me but I have ea play. U can usually get them for “free” with es play once the next madden comes out. Crazy how fast they cut down the price every year.

[@nastythesamurai]

Of course there is only 10 female preset heads, there's literally like 7 female assistant coaches across the entire league💀

[@Gdub33]

Shut up. That's the least of the things we need to be worried about.

[@de132]

The reality is, heads shouldn't matter anymore. EA Sports FC lets you morph all aspects of a player or managers head which lets you create unique faces, College Football 25 has AI generated heads for players. Being upset at head count like the reviewer is, is missing the forest for the trees imo

[@Jiordanios]

You'd have to be high out of your mind to give this a 6 out of 10. This truly deserves a 3.

[@Josh_Tsu1067]

Gamers : this is BLESPAMY !!! this is MADNESS !!! EA: madness ? THIS IS MADDEEEEN

[@gutierrez32582]

Kate's commentary is nails on a chalkboard 4 me I've never turned off commentary till now😢

[@James-gj8rn]

it's going to be the same as the rest of 'em Angry Joe is going to have a field day!

[@MikeLoveThyself]

Its out !

[@jrrd4069]

Wow IGN finally stepping out of EA's pockets. You know it's bad when IGN starts showing more professional integrity than your company.

[@danfirstenberg5332]

A step in the right direction? Theyve been going back 2 steps every year for a decade now. Stop deluding people

[@JehBasquiat]

They take a step in the right direction every year….. only to realize they were supposed to be going left 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Rickyexplores]

Man when the hell are they ever gonna bring back NFL Blitz….? This is the literally the same freaking game every g’damn year

[@dantiking9217]

Have you tried Wild Card Football???

[@vgtrp]

Depends on who currently has the rights to Blitz and if they get the NFL license.

[@luxerhusku2609]

There's Mutant Football League 1 and 2 which is like Blitz

[@culturefreak91122]

Womp womp

[@GentM2015]

On EVERY SINGLE clip IGN shows in this entire video, you can see players phase through each other. Colossal failure from everyone involved.

[@stevebender2265]

So glad I've sat back and just watched these reviews. Saved me soooooo much money.

[@Teengenerate77]

They’re going to renew EA’s exclusive license if you keep playing this game. Don’t do it!!

[@Heinsenhankenberg]

People just need to quit buying it at this point. Once people quit buying, maybe then the ea will get its exclusive rights taken from them.

[@Darkmiss7078]

You forgot the new Fingernail physics, now you can accumulate dirt and grass under your fingernails... totally worth another $80 AGAIN!

[@Sergi.Galiano]

1:13 I've seen enough 💀😭 Zero chance im buying this until they completely rewrite the physics for this game from scratch

[@koltendrews]

“EA Sports. It’s NOT in the game.”

[@Jon-nu7cy]

It'd probably be a 5 if he wasn't a fan of Kate Scott's terrible commentary.

[@phantom193]

how is the reviewer a "big fan" of the commentary lmao

[@CS-wn2sz]

The definition of insanity is thinking that ign won’t lie every year about how this game has made any significant changes

[@chrisspearline767]

I don't understand why other companies don't make a football game without NFL teams. They act like that's the major selling point. A great football game can still be made without that

[@cZero475]

Waiting for AngryJoe reaction 😂

[@afact6664]

Travis Kelce ain't duking like that 😂 1:45

[@rh8560]

People don't buy this game anymore, let's pray for 2k

[@namezdon007]

Bring back NFL Blitz!!!!!!!

[@TheSqually84]

Completely honest review. Love it mayne. EA stop renewing that exclusive license and give someone else a shot. You know who I'm talking about. Nobody has an exclusive NBA license and yall wet the bed on that so...🎉

[@melissathomas8321]

@IGN Would you say if your going from Madden 18&19 to 25 is worth it. Thinking of getting it for the PC via Steam. But it’s got the $90 price tag. Which is fine but is it worth the price?

[@sticky4444]

how are we still giving this game a 6/10 in 2025

[@reggiebanksrb10]

This guy just said he likes Kate Scott’s commentary on this. It’s robotic.

[@corruptingthesystem1104]

One feature I wish it Maddens had in practice would be to actually have wher eyou can do a drive, progress the ball down the field and score as opposed to restting every play.

[@AnthonySouthard-g7w]

the worst madden ive ever played ea should be ashamed

[@Lieutenaantdan]

I haven’t bought or really played madden since 18. Have they made any improvements at all? Based off the comments I’m seeing looks like I shouldn’t even bother

[@b_side8669]

Nooooo halftime show!!! 😤

[@Aragorn7884]

GD these bots flooding the comment section are random AF 😅

[@swieri2003]

The license needs to be given to someone else, this is embarrassing to the NFL, the fact they put their name to this joke for the last 10 years+ now is embarrassing. EA make awful sports games, and the frostbite engine is horrendous.

[@kingjoserio]

Bring back 2K football

[@graciaman]

What difficulty was the reviewer playing on? Picked off the cpu 5 times lolol

[@simnati]

Which madden and nhl do yoi recommend the most to start my journey with these games?

[@littlezee23]

Are you still not able to change things on Superstar mode request a trade Or Superstar becomes a free agent

[@animemuse8613]

College football definite better game

[@TheBrotherHoodSports]

It's not

[@HDFilmz-DeepDive]

They’re both equally as bad. If NCAA had the title of Madden then it would be rated much lower.

[@SyVanG24]

Finally a reviewer who actually knows what he is talking about

[@midlane757]

EA advertising dollars must be drying up at IGN for them to start rating it critically

[@shamrock141]

Where have you been, Madden's been getting 6/10s for 4 years now

[@enginerunsable]

​@shamrock141 lol he wants to be "that guy" and say something he think is new or clever about IGN even though this person way off base and wrong. Typical

[@thephantomzoneboxing]

@@midlane757 you got owned son

[@midlane757]

@@thephantomzoneboxing ratio disagrees. But also, who gives af

[@thephantomzoneboxing]

@@midlane757 you dont even play the game owned!

[@BonfaceMasanga]

Ea should take this criticism and make something better

[@jeffharris2852]

Best madden game is 2004-2005. They need to bring this game play back with updated graphics with mini modes and bring a city mode to this. If they do this madden will be golden

[@VagueTizzy]

Ea just needs to update the game instead of dropping it yearly

[@TurbochargedCobaltSS]

6 is too high...dont buy Madden. I'll stick with NFL 2K5.

[@sjw4life546]

The definition of practice is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result

[@UNDGT]

Glad the consumers are calling out the sports games. Nba2k, Madden, etc. Stop wasting money on the same game they update

[@LetoChrist]

A first person view would be wild or even a VR mode to actually feel like youre immersed.

[@mariossr]

ign always have the wrong people review the nfl and basketball games.

[@2phace___]

Ima just wait till GTA 6

[@rolandcanchola3983]

Madden needs to become a beta free to play game like Fortnite for things to get better

[@edwardprudence1171]

is there a season mode in single player ?

[@staychrispy91]

We want NFL street 4!!!

[@360noghost]

They gave it a 6.

[@voos6571]

Everytime its 4th down on the opposing side. If they are about kick the ball. If you dont control your player, your player will purposely tackle the kicker just so you can a penalty call. Since Madden 24 they have been having this issue. Fix this issue please. Its horrible!

[@tru4614]

Time to rebuild game. Something they should of done years ago. And the NFL need to open that license up. It's the same nonsense.

[@MiCBurz]

Opening line is fire ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

[@smokeandtalksports]

I'm sticking with madden 24 and just updating rosters for my franchise 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@trapblaster]

But hey we can create female coaches now. The one thing we’ve all always asked for

[@Kenrico13]

6 is VERY generous 😂😂😂

[@TravisONiPhone]

We need nfl 2k

[@XavierGNYC]

ESPN 2K5

[@RumRomeo-mu2up]

Remember GREEDY EA/NFL got in a monopoly contract when the competition was as selling their game for $19.99. NFL agreed cause they thought selling a game for $20 to consumers cheapened their brand.

[@crackedcat488]

Love how my favorite team in all of NFL is mostly part of this video playing against my second team😭😭

[@Guaranteed4Greatness]

Let me guess it’s been the same since forever

[@donmichaelcorleone8058]

It should go like Madden 25 review - watch Madden 24 review Madden 24 review - watch Madden 23 review … Madden 25 (14) review - watch Madden 13 review

[@OvertIntelligence]

The game is not that horrible. How about you guys make a game.

[@BigRat-g4l]

@@OvertIntelligence I almost didn’t buy it this year because I watched a really negative KZbin video about it when it first came out. It just went on sale so I gave it a shot.. it’s actually a good game, I like the main menu, and the gameplay is a big improvement. I was confused on why it seems like so many people hate it. It’s smoother imo lots of negative KZbin vids now

[@OvertIntelligence]

@@BigRat-g4l The game is always good. News flash it’s never going to be perfect just like folks mommas…People just complain like babies about any and everything….Most likely they suck at the game..

[@CrazyLG72]

Nfl, wake the hell up and see the crap EA has put out over the last decade or more. You would think by now the EA team would of made the best possible football game ever. 20 plus years of pure laziness. Pretty bad when 2k5 and Gameday are the last worthy football games . 2k5 still blows away Madden in every aspect of the game . 2k5 even had a Halftime show with highlights of other games. The people behind the engine of 2k knew what the gaming fans wanted in a game and gave us the most realistic game . Even the gameplay was smoother and that was on a ps2

[@TheLocalDank]

Madden 2008 was solid

[@BBHorology]

Love this game!

[@urch4628]

Congratulations to EA for implementing physics that were available 20 years ago from 2K

[@17rjp]

He's a "big fan" of Kate Scott. Okay. I'm done watching this...

[@STR00m482]

In other news, That NFL 2K 25 Mod is 🔥

[@Iceman-cf2oc]

No restart on challenges? You have to quite to main menu then load everything again to restart wtf. Returning bc it’s a huge waste of of time

[@vegashawk4066]

If IGN gives a game a 6, its really a 4.

[@AtomikFajita]

If you support EA you deserve a bad game.

[@charlesridley3214]

Patriots should win their first game of the season at Bengals.