![]() >RELATED: ‘Madden NFL 22’ ratings: Best players in the NFL, according to EA Sports It’s fitting that, ahead of Madden NFL 22‘s release with a dual cover, we honor the franchise’s first, and only other, dual cover for Madden NFL 10.įeaturing Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu, each representing the two teams that played in Super Bowl XLIII earlier that year, Madden NFL 10 really nailed it. The game still had some drawbacks as EA Sports continued to adapt to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox ONE, but the developers really hit their stride with this release. If you wanted the fun of Ultimate Team in a quick game or two, you could take advantage of a new “Draft Champions” game mode, which could basically be summarized as picking a fantasy football team that you can actually play real games with. If you wanted to go through more of a grind in a competitive setting, you could dive in on Ultimate Team, which had become a fan favorite. If you wanted to dive in on a singular game, the graphics and overall gameplay were amazing. >RELATED: Four sports video games that should come out on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X While fans will complain about how much use those animations got in actual games, this Madden release truly had something for any type of gamer. The lone Madden on this list to have a PlayStation 4 and Xbox ONE release, Madden NFL 16 was one of EA Sports’ last great products before the franchise took a bit of a turn.Ĭapitalizing on the momentum from then-New York Giants star Odell Beckham Jr.’s iconic catch against the Dallas Cowboys, EA Sports put the wide receiver on that year’s cover and added some new catching animations to match the occasion. It wasn’t the greatest release of the bunch, hence how it ended up in the sixth spot, but it seems deserving of a seat at the table when discussing the best Madden NFL installments. The graphics began to improve, the overall presentation was solid, and the weather elements were arguably the best they have ever looked. It was the last release before the Madden Ultimate Team era, meaning EA Sports was still able to focus wholeheartedly on the gameplay and the installment’s Franchise Mode. Those polarizing topics aside, this game was great. >RELATED: NFL Jam: Who would have the best team if there was a football version of ‘NBA Jam’? This game swapped out the classic announcing team of Al Michaels and John Madden for Tom Hammond and Cris Collinsworth, and even had to swap out covers when Brett Favre, the release’s featured athlete, returned from retirement to join the New York Jets. ![]() But, it opens things up in the top six of all-time Madden NFL releases. This one may be considered a “hot take,” given the amount of change that this release brought to the Madden NFL franchise. So, we put our thinking helmets on to pinpoint the six best Madden NFL releases in the franchise’s history. Similar to the NFL, however, someone has to come out on top when the dust clears. Others just fall right into the middle of the pack. >RELATED: ‘Madden NFL 22’: How does this year’s cover compare to the franchise’s best?ĭozens of Hall of Fame-caliber players have graced the game’s cover over the years, leading up to a dual cover featuring Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes for Madden NFL 22.īut, with so many different releases over the years comes a lot of trial and error on EA Sports’ part, all in an effort to continuously adapt and improve one of its most popular franchises. Madden NFL games have been around for decades at this point, dating all the way back to the release of John Madden Football in 1988. Much like football itself, the game’s release and annual success is built on a longstanding tradition, basically representing the virtual equivalent of the leaves changing to represent the start of fall. ![]() If you’re a football fan who also enjoys video games, there’s a good chance you’ve seen the madness that comes with the annual release of EA Sports’ Madden NFL franchise.Īs the calendar switches to August, gamers begin to count down the days until Madden‘s release, and subsequently flood physical and virtual stores to buy their copy of the game. ![]()
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