Madden NFL 18

The OuterHavenBy Clinton Bowman-Christie and Karl Smart

Madden, being the sole NFL-licensed game on consoles for over a decade, has continued to evolve the experience, while still maintaining accessibility for all types of gamers. This year, EA Tiburon added one more element to the Madden experiment: the story-based element. Known as Madden NFL 18: Longshot, Madden NFL 18 puts you into the - Read our full Gaming News on The Outerhaven .

WellPlayedJohn Gray

9/10

A brand new story mode, run through the Frostbite Engine and various play styles, Madden NFL 18 truly is "Madden for everyone."

GameSpotAlex Newhouse

9/10

Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.

ShackNewsAsif Khan

9/10

Madden NFL 18 is one of the best Madden games I have ever played. It’s accessible to new players and offers brand new experiences for seasoned video game football vets. There are some years when Madden just doesn’t have the right feel, and I usually will be the first to tell folks to hold off on buying the game. But this is not one of those years. 2018 is coming, and Madden is ready to give you hours of awesome gameplay experiences.

IGNDustin Toms

8.6/10

The shift to the Frostbite Engine definitely lets Madden NFL 18 look fantastic, and Longshot makes great use of that to tell a short but powerful against-all-odds story. MUT Squads also opens up a new way to play with more than two players. But beyond that, the underwhelming feel of gameplay improvements and lack of much of anything new within Franchise, Madden NFL 18 sails wide-right in the final seconds. That said, being a much better-looking version of a solid football game with a great new story mode makes it at least a significant improvement, even if it’s more incremental than we’d hoped...

Worth PlayingMichael Keener

8.5/10

Madden NFL 18, powered by the Frostbite engine, creates an experience like you’ve never seen before for players, crowds, stadiums and more.

Playstation UniverseTimothy Nunes

8.5/10

Madden NFL 18 is a breath of fresh air in the franchise, highlighted with Longshot, a new engine, and more accessible game modes to round off the package.

Sirus GamingJarren Navarrete

8/10

When the issues of a game are rolled and stomped by its greatness, then it’s something to invest on if you have some spare.

If you are holding out hope for wholesale changes and improvements, I think that is probably a little unrealistic based on the annual release cycle and you will come away disappointed. Personally I look forward to the fresh roster updates, appreciate subtle tweaks to a series that I have been playing yearly for more than twenty years and thoroughly enjoyed the two major modes additions.

Push SquareSam Brooke

7/10

Yes, the football season may have just started in the UK, but across the pond, something different is going on: the football season is about to start. Not the one with feet or balls, mind you, but one even more complicated and technical, a sport in which “PA Max Protect” actually means something.

GameSpaceJoseph Bradford

6.5/10

Madden NFL 18 isn’t the giant leap of the series, but I’m not entirely sure anyone really expects it to be. It is noticeably different than its predecessor, namely because of the Longshot mode. And while I didn’t walk away from the Longshot story a huge fan – it’s definitely worth a shot if you’re looking for something different in your Madden experience. However, if you just wanted more of the same, this isn’t necessarily a bad year to skip the game and save your money. That’...

Attack of the FanboyAl McCarthy

Madden NFL 18 marks a second consecutive year of Madden football in a holding pattern.  Features and additions to this year's game either just don't feel noteworthy, or miss the mark entirely.