Madden NFL 18 - PlayStation 4

I love Madden 18, and have no idea what these people are talking about with the rest of these reviews. The graphics are more crisp than they have ever been. The extra functionality on defense and offense is great. I love the fact that you can now skip things like timeout scenes, kickoff scenes, etc. It speeds up the game. MUT mode is much better with the new levels scheme, and I have no idea what all these people talking about that is "more expensive". In fact it is less expensive, they have better packs to buy with just coins. Meaning all you have to do is get coins to get some decent players. You don't have to pony up extra money, unless you just want to buy your way to a great team. You also can get great players by having amazon prime. Amazon Prime allows you to leverage twitch prime, and get three 90+ players from the get go. There are also new stadiums, and new custom uniforms that are pretty sweet. Longshot mode is pretty weak, I have to admit. I wouldn't buy the game if you just wanted to play long shot mode. But, who wants to do that?Overall, the game is good. Don't let these bogus reviews stop you from getting it.

It goes without saying, this is a phenomenal game! I've yet to play with most of the options, I've just started the regular season.. but from what I have experienced so far has been utter JOY. i have to be careful when I start playing because if I am not careful, I will play well past midnight... and I do have a job to get to by 6am. :)

Other than my utter dislike for the cover boy and his team, Madden 18 is a great video game for Xbox One. My review is probably best for those considering upgrading from Madden 17, since I'm comparing whether it was worth the upgrade. Also worth noting, I don't play MUT or online. I like the single player modes best.Pros:+ Longshot: what a cool experience in a sports video game! I'm not as familiar with other story modes (I've heard NBA, FIFA and MLB games have these, but it's a first for me and for NFL).+ Franchise mode: The ability to start during the current week of the real NFL season is outstanding.+ Graphics: These are somewhat improved over Madden 17+ Easy to start playing if you are familiar with Madden 17Cons:- Gameplay is the same as Madden 17: In game, there have been no tangible changes to the gameplay- Commentary borrows from Madden 17 a lot.- EA servers disconnect quite often mid game (I don't think this is a problem with my Xbox since other games don't do this).I like Madden 18 a lot. I don't like Tom Brady or the Patriots, but if you hate the Patriots, upgrading to Madden 18 only changes the player since Gronk was the cover boy on last year's game. I would recommend the upgrade if you are interested in Longshot. If not, the in-game experience is quite similar to Madden 17, so it may not be worthwhile if you are OK without the latest rosters/rookies.

Game is actually pretty good. Long shot mode is a nice addition. It is not a big improvement from previous game, but animations and faces look more realistic. There are more penalties so it is closer to reality. Some camera shots on the replays are blocked by objects at very specific scenarios. As a standone game is excellent though, if not compared with previous edition

Bought this for some students at a group home. They are loving it.

In a lot of ways it is the same madden for the last couple years. It's hard to really reinvent a sports game though, it kinda is what it is. The graphics for the players on the field are very nice and stadiums look great, coaches look good too. You'd think at this point though they could do a better job with players on the sideline, they just look terrible with wrong face masks and no names on their jerseys and whatnot. It's time for that to improve. In game audio is solid. Commentary is trash as it has been for years. Soundtrack is terrible as always as well. Gameplay is ok. Nothing new or earth shattering. Tackling seems a little off this year, plenty of would b tackles guys just run by plus defenders just fall all over themselves when the CPU jukes, it's kinda ridiculous. Can't count how many times I see a defender literally back pedal away from a guy as he catches the ball underneath, basically the last thing anyone would ever do. There are a few nice things like multiple options for your receivers to break the press. Feel like in general the most improvements in this game are little subtleties many might overlook. My biggest gripes are longshot is terrible and an absolute waste of time. Not fun at all. Stupid story and barely actually play football. Almost spend as much time reciting back play calls to your coach as actually playing real football. Not 7 on 7 in Afghanistan with dan Marino. I feel like MUT is a niche thing they invest too much into. I think the vast majority of ppl are franchise players not MUT players, and honestly who could blame them. MUT is boring, spend as much time in load screens as actually playing some times. Then comes to online where my other biggest complaint is, why the F#@K can't my friend and I play on the same team together against CPU in a franchise. The main reason I want to play madden anymore and I can't do it for last couple years now. In conclusion it's pretty simple, if you like/love madden you know what your getting. If your a casual and looking for some great improvement you will be very disappointedEdit: just screw this game, it's so buggy it's unacceptable and these clowns can't even get the basics right like putting players in the position they actually play and so on. It's time for some big changes from EA and madden

The graphics in this are fantastic and the actions of the players seem much more realistic. What I enjoy most is playing the live version where you can play your favorite team and their opponent that week with the challenge to meet the statistics of how the players actually performed that week. I haven't tried MUT as most of my friends haven't bought the game yet.