EA Orlando·Released Aug 19, 2022·Single player
Play your way into the history books! Updates to your favorite modes deliver all-new ways to control your impact with every decision. Call the shots in Franchise, establish a legacy in Face of the Franchise: The League, and dominate in Madden Ultimate Team.
Madden NFL 23 is the best gridiron game on PS5 to date, but the series is taking toe-taps forward rather than big, confident strides. There's no doubt that both Franchise and Face of the Franchise are better this year, and we like the improvements to the run game and the addition of precision passing. But is this enough for a series that's been accused of stagnation over the past decade? It feels like EA Sports is settling for the easy five-yard gains, rather than the deep ball down the field.
Bigger picture, the game sags at the edges, but for football’s essential tasks, it sings
On the field, Madden 23 is the best the series has been in a long time, but several of the surrounding pieces feel like they're on injured reserve.
Madden NFL 23 is the first iteration in a long time that rebuilds that foundation, and that’s where this year's greatest success lies.
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After playing Madden NFL 23 I finally have a little optimism that the series is on the right path - maybe not an emphatic "Boom!", but clear forward progress for a series that so desperately needs it.
