Madden NFL 23
August 19, 2022
Play your way into the history books in Madden NFL 23! Call the shots in Franchise with free agency and trade logic updates, play your way into the history books in Face of the Franchise: The League, and assemble the most powerful roster in Madden Ultimate Team™. Face of the …
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"Building off the momentum of Madden 22; Madden NFL 23 brings fresh looks to both Franchise Mode and Face of the Franchise while keeping the train rolling with The Yard and MUT. While there are still some buggy moments, Madden …"
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55.0
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45.0
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30.0
"Madden 23 unfortunately delivers another lukewarm experience that isn&s;t saved by its new key features."
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70.0
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85.0
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30.0
"Madden NFL 23 is not the definitive football experience, but it is a substantial step up from the last edition thanks to the new gameplay features implemented by FieldSENSE. The general improvements are noticeable but not so revolutionary, while the …"
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45.0
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55.0
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35.0
"Madden NFL 23 is a step up from Madden NFL 22, which itself was a step up from its predecessor. This continues to show that EA Sports has found a groove for itself when it comes to updating the yearly …"
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45.0
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35.0
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25.0
"At the end of the day, Madden NFL 23 is a poor pro football simulator. It isn&s;t even a fun arcade-style game. It feels somewhat aimless with the development team pulling the game in many different directions at the same …"
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70.0
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70.0
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70.0
"I believe the problem is that the gameplay, at its core, just isn’t addictive. Can I have fun with Madden? Yes, and I probably will have some solid moments with the game this year, but not enough to make it …"
Read original review"Madden NFL 23 has refined the matchday experience and improved much of the gameplay to make this year a strong foundation for the future."
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90.0
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70.0
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60.0
"Madden NFL 23 takes a few good steps forward, but seems to forget other aspects that will hopefully be addressed in the future."
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65.0
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80.0
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70.0
"Madden 23 is still Madden, but little more. If you&s;ve been wanting an NFL game that offers something wholly new, or one that can match the NBA 2K series for production values, then this isn&s;t the place to find it. …"
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82.0
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78.0
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70.0
"Madden NFL 23 has good fundamentals and fun gameplay, but the game-as-a-service elements and micropayments end up affecting the final producto."
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75.0
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80.0
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70.0
"The latest entry in the Madden franchise manages to keep the core elements that made the saga great and introduces solid new features that might not be game-changers now, but they could surely become that in the future."
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30.0
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65.0
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40.0
"Madden NFL 23 feels a lot like previous entries in the series, although it&s;s a pretty good football game overall."
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65.0
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55.0
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30.0
"Madden NFL 23 is the best of the last several entries, but by lacking the overhaul it really needs, it only achieves so much."
Read original review"Madden NFL 23 honors its namesake in nearly every facet of the game, but the highly-touted FieldSense is overcomplicated and detracts from what should have been a fun and heartfelt tribute to the great John Madden."
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45.0
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70.0
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30.0
"The Madden NFL series has long had a solid gameplay foundation, maintained by small improvements year over year. Madden NFL 23 is the first iteration in a long time that rebuilds that foundation, and that’s where this year&s;s greatest success …"
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68.0
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62.0
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34.0
"The foundation for an excellent entry to the Madden series is here. EA &a; Tiburon just need to patch up some glaring game breaking bugs. As it stands, Franchise Mode is practically unplayable and for me that is the essential …"
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65.0
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68.0
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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."
Read original review"Maybe a release every other year with DLC and roster updates in between? You can still charge for that stuff. My greatest sadness is that this product makes me anxious about what EA Sports College Football will be like. If …"
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38.0
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42.0
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36.0
"Even with the introduction of the new FieldSENSE technology, and updates to Franchise mode, Madden 23 is a disappointing entry into a franchise that seriously needs to reevaluate everything from the ground up. As a diehard Madden fan since my …"
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80.0
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65.0
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70.0
"Madden NFL 22 is like a roller coaster". That&s;s what I wrote last year in my review. 365 days after, I must repeat myself, going from NFL 22 to 23. Madden NFL 23 is a game that can be compared …"
Read original review"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&s;re on injured reserve."
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65.0
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68.0
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72.0
"If you are a seasonal fan of Madden, you will feel like Madden NFL 23 is a step in the right direction with new features to experience and updates to preexisting game modes and features. At the end of the …"
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70.0
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60.0
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60.0
"Some fun improvements make this playable – yet Madden still features too much carryover. Not just from last year, but the last decade."
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65.0
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85.0
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25.0
"Madden NFL 23 is a game that does quite a bit to make on-field play more fun than in years past. And even with its shortcomings, it’s finally starting to turn into the game fans have been hoping for some …"
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75.0
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90.0
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"From control to innovation, Madden 23 delivered one of its best full game experiences to date. However, a push for creativity has led to stark inconsistencies from year to year, leaving many unsatisfied with modes like Face of the Franchise."
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68.0
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"Combined, Madden 23 – especially with Free Form Passing – is certainly different from Madden 22, but not necessarily all that better. It still struggles in being accessible to most, with the bar for control schemes and required knowledge of …"
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68.0
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"Madden NFL 23 is the best entry in the franchise in the past 10 years, but with such a low bar to clear and EA effectively having no competition, it can feel too similar to prior games to warrant the …"
Read original review"After two years to forget, Madden NFL seems to have embarked on the path of redemption, with a playable tribute to the great John Madden."
Read original review"Like a scratched record, then, we end our review of Madden NFL 23 like we have the last few releases. That’s by saying that with its numerous incremental improvements, it’s the best Madden yet. But as ever, unless you’re an …"
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65.0
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80.0
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"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;s no doubt that both Franchise and Face of the Franchise are better this year, and …"
Read original review"While other years have felt like a fumble, this feels like a solid first down, and we can only hope that they go for a successful Hail Mary the next time around. The spirit of Madden fills this entry in …"
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85.0
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78.0
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"While this year’s Madden will always feel somewhat bittersweet due to John’s passing, I think that it was beyond perfect that the best version of Madden football would be the one that was made to honor the legacy of its …"
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70.0
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88.0
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"Madden NFL 23 does some things right and delivers a good experience on the field. However, it is marked by problematic game modes and a number of bugs and technical issues that playing it is frustrating and disappointing, even for …"
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70.0
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65.0
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"Stripping away the flash with a bigger focus on the core basics, Madden NFL 23 feels like a breath of fresh air. It&s;s still a series lacking an identity right now, but this year&s;s entry is the course correction the …"
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27.0
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30.0
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"Madden NFL 23 is an improved game when compared to Madden NFL 22, but that isn&s;t enough to make it good."
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60.0
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60.0
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"EA&s;s latest gridiron sim makes big gains on the field, but barely inches forward off it"
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