EA Sports released Madden NFL 25 on August 27th for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. You can check out our initial review of the game on Xbox 360 here . Now Madden NFL 25 has made its way to next-gen consoles with a few changes that many gamers will truly love or hate depending on your personal...

EA's famed football franchise hurdles over its traditional titling system with Madden NFL 25, replacing what should be "14" with a number signifying the series' silver anniversary. Yet the jump from 14 to 25 doesn't mean the features have been cranked to "11" as well.

"Madden NFL 25 is the best effort yet this console generation..." "...though no sports franchise feels as desperate for the promise of the next one." "When compared to releases from two and three years ago is light years ahead in terms of on-field quality and off-field activities."

Powerful running game; Moving your franchise; Being a historical player

Occasionally bizarre physics; Too many interceptions; Rather ordinary commentary

It was the winter of 1998, and I was relatively new to the gaming reviews world. I was living in Metro Detroit at the time, and a coworker friend told me a humorous story. That was 15 years ago.

The first portion worth diving into is the single player minded "Campaign." For the past several years, a handful of familiar faces and conflicts encompassed this limb. But with a new dawn comes a slew of fresh characters and story lines.

Madden games catch a lot of flack for not changing enough every year, but here's an example of why change isn't always a good thing. The next-gen versions add more detail pretty much everywhere, but in the end it makes me have to fight for control of my players and worry about little things that...

Great atmosphere; Smarter player AI; Fundamentally good football

Irritating controls; Underwhelming graphics

Note: The main text is from the current-gen review, and the additions from the Xbox One version have been added below. It's fitting that an iteration celebrating the 25th anniversary of Madden is littered with references to past games and hampered by the feeling that, no matter what has been done...

Really good game, looks amazing. If you are a NFL fan rent this game !!! 8/10

Generally speaking, when a publisher provides us with multiple review copies of the same game, we like to spread them out amongst the staff. While some sites like to let one reviewer handle both games (since that allows for an easier comparison between the two), we like to get multiple opinions on...

It wasn't until the release of the PS2 and Madden NFL 2001 that the Madden NFL series became synonymous with console launches. Likewise, the launch of the Xbox 360 and Madden NFL 06 brought about such a level of detail and improved AI that it made a strong case for football fans to get the next...