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RaychelSnr · 08-22-2014, 04:43 PM

Madden NFL is a series which has always been under the most intense of microscopes in the sports gaming community. It’s almost like Madden is a Kardashian, with its every move being dissected and broken apart on a level that would make any other sports game crumble.

Despite all of this, Madden does continually give a good and solid NFL experience most years, but is still flawed in one way or another. The past several years we have witnessed Madden fixing one set of problems, only to see a new batch arise from those fixes. I have long said football was a difficult sport to program for, and it certainly stands to reason that is the case. However, despite all of this, Madden sells extremely well and has seemed on the cusp of making it to the level of the elites in our genre for a couple of years — but it has ultimately been held back by something.

Madden NFL 15 is no different. On one hand, the game is a blast to play. On the other, it’s an, ahem, "maddening" experience.

Read More - Madden NFL 15 Review (PS4/XB1)

tsbmolina · 08-22-2014, 04:45 PM

Wow 7.5 is not good.

Sublime12089 · 08-22-2014, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by tsbmolina


	Wow 7.5 is not good.

OS stretches ratings, so a 7.5 here isn't the equivalent to a 7.5 on like IGN.

A_Quiet_Pro · 08-22-2014, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Sublime12089


	OS stretches ratings, so a 7.5 here isn't the equivalent to a 7.5 on like IGN.

Chris even said he usually rates a little lower. This looks solid.

RaychelSnr · 08-22-2014, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by tsbmolina


	Wow 7.5 is not good.

A 7.5 actually IS Good (almost great) on our scale. We don't grade things like college papers.

Mauer4MVP · 08-22-2014, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by tsbmolina


	Wow 7.5 is not good.

Not to me. I fully expect them to patch the QB stats issue, which would probably bump this up a full point, imo.

That is the only thing that has really turned off me to this point.

T5063 · 08-22-2014, 04:50 PM

Thank you for mentioning the sim stats issue. It makes the game pretty much dead in the water for offline cfm players.

CubFan23 · 08-22-2014, 04:51 PM

I could care less if he gave this a 10 or a 1. If it's fun for me that's all that matters. No review is gonna sway me either way

08-22-2014, 04:43 PM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	Madden NFL 15 Review (PS4/XB1) Madden NFL is a series which has always been under the most intense of microscopes in the sports gaming community. It’s almost like Madden is a Kardashian, with its every move being dissected and broken apart on a level that would make any other sports game crumble. Despite all of this, Madden does continually give a good and solid NFL experience most years, but is still flawed in one way or another. The past several years we have witnessed Madden fixing one set of problems, only to see a new batch arise from those fixes. I have long said football was a difficult sport to program for, and it certainly stands to reason that is the case. However, despite all of this, Madden sells extremely well and has seemed on the cusp of making it to the level of the elites in our genre for a couple of years — but it has ultimately been held back by something. Madden NFL 15 is no different. On one hand, the game is a blast to play. On the other, it’s an, ahem, "maddening" experience. Read More - Madden NFL 15 Review (PS4/XB1) Platform: PS4 / Xbox One Papa D, captainnitro, Reed1417 and 1 others like this.

08-22-2014, 04:45 PM	#2
tsbmolina MVP OVR: 2 Join Date: Feb 2012 Blog Entries: 1	Wow 7.5 is not good. FBall Life likes this.

08-22-2014, 04:50 PM	#7
T5063 Pro OVR: 2 Join Date: Oct 2010	Re: Madden NFL 15 Review (PS4/XB1) Thank you for mentioning the sim stats issue. It makes the game pretty much dead in the water for offline cfm players. bucky60 likes this.

08-22-2014, 04:51 PM	#8
CubFan23 MVP OVR: 23 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right Field Ivy Posts: 3,994	I could care less if he gave this a 10 or a 1. If it's fun for me that's all that matters. No review is gonna sway me either way racerx, w00dy Hayezz, CT Pittbull and 12 others like this.

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