Madden NFL 17 Standard Edition - Xbox One

I'm impressed every year with this game. I'll admit, I tend to get pessimistic wondering 'no way it is going to better than last year's version', but to my surprise, it does. Practice features are a must. You really do get better with the practice/skill sessions. This is a game you can't just start your franchise right away.

Best football game out, it's the only football game out. Same old, but always fun.

Fun game to play when you just need to play football. I found it easy to figure out the controls to play a great game.

What is there to say about the yearly madden that hasn't already been said? Every year we see another edition of Madden football that has some tweaks and improvements to the relatively standard formula. I will say that this year's entry is a pretty good one. There is a revamped and much upgraded Franchise mode. This is the mode I play more than any other so this was a good for me. The interface is nicely streamlined, the menus are easy to navigate, and there is a lot of information at the ready that hasn't been there in previous years. I enjoy the ability to assign players to the practice squad, and I also like the quick roster overview, which allows you to reorder your depth chart very quickly. This same view also allows you to go into more depth on each player, such as their stats, contract info, and upgrade XP. There is some cool features now such as Suggested upgrades for your players, staggered contracting that only allows you to start negotiating with certain players at certain points in the season. I also like the ability to choose game plans before each game as well as the 3 players that you would like the training to place your focus on. The game plans that you choose translates into the game by awarding extra XP when you choose those plays. Moving on towards gameplay, I do enjoy the feature that allows you to choose what type of game you'd like to play. You can choose from Offense or Defense Only, the full game, and then you can choose to play key moments. The Key moments format brings you into a simulation version of the game which then allows you to jump in on either side of the ball at pivotal moments that you would expect. (Red zone, 3rd down plays, 4th down plays, and a pretty variation of others that allows you to take direct control when you want to, while not dragging the game out over a period of time that you may not have to play.) Accompanying the gameplay is a new set of commentators. And I will say that this is some of the best and most contextual commenting that I have ever heard in a a Madden game. When playing franchise mode it really helps the immersion when you hear them chatting about your team as well as the other team. You will hear references to past games of the season, winning or losing streaks, and even specifics on certain stats like turnovers and things like that. They have also added the score ticker to the bottom of the screen of all of your games so you can see what is going on in the rest of the week's games. Now for your meat and taters. FOOTBALL! In order to win the game you have to score more points than the other team!! What can I say about the gameplay? it's football. It works, there's some pluses and minuses. It took a while before I started feeling the differences and nuances in the gameplay from last year. But they are there. The game feels a little faster, it also feels harder hitting. The running is a lot of fun this year when you can establish it. The passing makes for some really spectacular plays and catches. A lot of veteran players will be frustrated with some of the same old inconsistencies. But this is where guys like me and them will find their way to the custom gameplay sliders. I tweak these every single year until I find a comfort level of realism and fun. They are worth experimenting with. All in all I'm glad that I bought it on sale. Which is what I typically do every year. I don't feel the yearly upgrade is worth full price unless you absolutely can't wait to have it. I will likely continue buying Madden every year as it is the only iteration of pro football out there for gamers so you can pretty much take it or leave it. Play on!

Madden is a hit/miss type product each year. It never seems to find that sweet spot. The '17 edition gets as close to that spot as ever. Running, kicking, and defensive improvements are a huge step. The new presentation is awesome, and the broadcast booth is finally tolerable. They even plan to record and update audio as the season goes along. MUT and DC are slightly improved, and the new franchise options make the mode near-perfect. Pick it up, you won't regret this one! It's Madden season!

The good & bad about this game...yes every year they seem to improve on a couple things (this year the running game & defenses reactions)...they have really helped the run game extremely, but with that it makes tackling look foolish. There just never will be a happy medium when it comes to this...at least defenses react better to the play & ball, but when it takes usually 2 or more to tackle a higher rated player, it doesn't matter if the defense react since by then the ball carrier is halfway down the field as your playing catch up. It's still better then last year's at least! & until they fix online leagues who do a fantasy draft, it's still complicated for commish's to figure out who's actively in league drafting. They had it partially right 2 or 3 years ago, don't know why they changed it to the worse for the host

Having played both Madden 25 and 16, and being more into the actual game play rather than wanting the latest players and stats, we weren't sure if this one would be worth purchasing. However, after reading the reviews, I decided to get it while it was available at a good price. We are glad that we did! The reviews I had read mentioned the improvement in how the kicking and kick blocking is done, and we have found that to be the case. You actually can block PATs (I've had it done to me twice so far!). The running game also has improved. We went back the other day and tried Madden 25 and couldn't believe how much lower the graphics look now that we've played the latest one. Madden 16 also now pales in comparison. I should add that, though I've rated the game a 5, there is one thing that bothers us -- the commentators talk way too much! Of course, they can be turned down in the settings menu!

I get Madden every year as I am a huge NFL fan and this is really the only game in town. I do like the changes they made to this year's game. The commentary is actually really good, sometimes repetitive especially during Franchise mode playing as the same team week in and week out but honestly this is to be expected from sports video games. I like the effort they put into updating Franchise mode especially as the overall presentation and small changes such as the addition of practice squads helps to up the realism. It would still be nice to see further upgrades such as specific positions like long snapper being added, better looking crowds as seen in the NBA 2K series, and further boosts to scouting and drafting being added but really hard to complain overall. The game itself is still fun to play, especially after tweaking some of the sliders to better mimic the real life game.