It's fitting that, with John Madden himself having passed away this past year, EA Sports and Tiburon seems to be trying to honor him by taking the video game back to basics and finally, after years of neglect, trying to address long-standing issues with the on-field gameplay, physics, and A.I. Madden 23 starts off with a tribute to the life of John Madden, who passed away this past December. The Madden video game series has fallen far from the goals and priorities of its namesake - a fall that is made even more tragic and frustrating by an exclusivity deal with the NFL that bars any other company from producing an NFL-licensed 'simulation' football game. Franchise Mode and core gameplay have been largely neglected in the years since, in favor of introducing terrible story modes, expanding the arcadey Ultimate Team mode, and adding even more arcadey game modes like SuperStar KO and 5-on-5 The Yard.

A few years later, Ultimate Team was added to the game, Franchise Mode was gutted and replaced with a stripped down 'My Careers' mode, and Madden himself stopped providing commentary for the game. It wasn't long after this that EA's dedication to 'simulation football' began to wane. I think John Madden's last major contributions to the video game were around 2008, when he provided commentary and narration for the 'Madden IQ' Skill Trainer. It was the only way that he was willing to put his name on the product, and EA held fairly true to the philosophy of 'simulation football' through the 90's and into the 2000's. He wanted authentic, 11-on-11 gameplay that could potentially be used as a tool for teaching the sport of football. When John Madden was originally approached by EA about consulting with them on a new 7-on-7 football video game, he insisted that the game be 'simulation football'. MegaBearsFan Parental Rating: adults (21+) because of: Mild lyrics, online interactions, in-app purchases MSRP: $70 USD | $60 USD (last-gen) | $100 USD for All-Madden edition ( < indicates platform I played for review) XBox One | S | X (via retail disc or XBox Live digital download). PlayStation 4 | 5 < (via retail disc or PSN digital download), PC (via EA Origin, Steam, or Epic Store), Selling un-regulated real-money gambling to minors.Consistently being beaten by inside-breaking routes, despite shading my DBs inside.Passing charge mechanic isn't as impactful as expected.A tiny bit of humanity added to roster-building.Charging passes requires more precise timing.Starts with a tutorial of new mechanics!.

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