![]() On defense, the “ballhawking” command makes it easy to defend passes if you’re in good position. There are some advanced controls for precise pass location, but beginners will be fine with the familiar “hold for a bullet, tap for a rainbow” passing control. Dancing in the pocket is depicted well, and the familiar passing controls are spot on. Quarterbacking is a real joy and challenge. Ballcarriers make sharp cuts and run with a realistic feeling of momentum. It’s fast and exciting like real football, with tight enough response to make you feel in control. They run unique systems, favoring star players, exploiting opponents’ weaknesses, all that good stuff. When I was playing this during the 2016 season, I remember how remarkably similar the teams played to their real-life counterparts. Everything you can expect in a football video game is here and fine-tuned. ![]() The 2014 edition (stupidly titled Madden NFL 25 to commemorate its 25th anniversary), was the first on PS4, so I’m clearly an unhip video gamer playing Madden 17 on an “outdated” console. In retrospect, Madden 16 and Madden 17 are both fantastic games. If you ask me, the series mostly got better as it went along, although the progress was slow. Year after year, gamers complained that each game was a shameless, lazy roster update with no real improvements. This is the last Madden of the PS3 run, which started with Madden 07. This game rocks! Where it falls in the series
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