Madden NFL 23
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.
What it feels like
Victory animations, commentator calls, and the framing of success emphasize swelling heroic accomplishment.
What it's about
American football competition is the fundamental subject and setting of the entire game.
How it plays
Assembling, managing, and directing a roster of distinct football players is core to all three major modes. Real-time football play is pausable to queue play-calls and tactical adjustments, matching football's deliberate decision-making. Madden Ultimate Team revolves around assembling custom player rosters with varied stat combinations and card rarities.
How it looks and sounds
Modern rendition of real NFL teams, stadiums, and player likenesses pursue photorealistic representation.
How it's structured
Face of the Franchise: The League presents a bounded story arc of building a legacy from player to coach. Franchise mode simulates an ongoing NFL season with persistent team state, free agency, trades, and evolving rosters. PvP online matchmaking allows direct head-to-head competition between player-built rosters.
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