EA Orlando·Released Aug 10, 2018·Single player
Madden NFL 19 takes a significant leap forward in terms of gameplay and control. Not only are there new ways to play, but Terrell Owens is back in Madden Ultimate Team. Get your popcorn ready and achieve gridiron greatness with T.O.
Running in ‘Real Player Motion’ shows this is a game for a core audience
You're right to be sceptical of EA Sports' buzzwords by now, but Madden NFL 19's headline Real Player Motion really does result in a more fluid game of football. The presentation may be familiar, but the game feels great on the field, and that consequently enhances all of its headline modes. Longshot: Homecoming may be short, but Tiburon's teen drama is well-presented and well written, while Franchise mode includes some oft-requested features, like draft classes. Ultimate Team, meanwhile, continues to be a grind – but it's an addictive one that's made all the more compulsive by the roster of gameplay improvements made elsewhere.
Madden 19 offers a fascinating single-player story, but the rest of the game largely falls into the same tropes you experienced a decade ago.
Madden NFL 19 finds a new foundation for football gameplay on the back of its feel-good player handling.
Madden 19 doesn't fumble this time around - it's the best the series has been in years.
Madden NFL 19 nails the controls, Franchise gets more attention, and Longshot returns with a memorable story.
The series' gameplay and selection of modes overcomes some of this year's less-than-stellar additions.
