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Madden NFL 27
The next chapter of the legendary football game is coming soon with Madden NFL 27. Experience all-new gameplay, mode updates, and more as you step onto the gridiron and play for NFL glory.
- EA Tiburon
Platform scores
| Platform | Metascore | Userscore |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Switch 2 | Not stored | Not stored |
| PC | Not stored | 2 |
| PlayStation 5 | 76 | 5.1 |
| Xbox Series X | 77 | Not stored |
What players said
Praise
- Gameplay and presentation wise, 27 is a huge step up from 26. Franchise mode is completely rebuilt and feels fresh, and passing feels sharper than usual, with a lower emphasis on easy routes and a higher focus on timing in both the throw and the catch. The one thing dragging the game down is Ultimate Team. It’s money-draining slop that means nothing after EA shuts down the servers in a few years’ time. Apart from that, which has been a problem for sports games in general for years now, there’s not much you can critique 27 on except for an over-reliance on animations deciding contested catches, although that is somewhat alleviated by timing-based catching.
- 27 is the best Madden we have had in years. Gameplay is pretty smooth, as always I don't agree with the microtransactions, and it is still EA. For what we have this is pretty solid entry in the series.
- And here we go again. Madden 15 part 12. Once again people love the early access version and think it's good until EA patches it right back into Madden 15. At no point will you actually have control of the game. EA will again decide who wins. They will make sure to rush you into ultimate team so you can become addicted to buying packs and hoping for a few more good players so you can finally get over that hump and dominate. You never will. So do this... Go into MUT H2H and set it to friends only; do this on any years' version of the game, this M27 included. You will see that you AND your friends all win between 45 and 63 winning percentage. For the non-math guys that's your number of wins divided by your games played, so (wins/ (wins + losses)). You can check this on any system and any year of ultimate team. That's to encourage you to buy those packs then you wonder why all your reliable players begin to play like garbage as the new card you just upgraded to is absolutely on fire. After a month the new player
Criticism
- They went even harder on pay to play in MUT. The worst bots can win with ease bc man coverage and match are so much better. They continue to gatekeep spd & now yuou can spend 300$ for a +2 SPD on your whole team? Basically mut has been removed from the base 70$ game. It is a weekly subscription of 50$ minimum more like 100-200$. Times that by 52 weeks so the game costs $5,200 if you want to play the online mode. Horrible game riddld with aggs and man civerage spammers with no counters and no balance.
- the only difference between this and madden 26 is the catching feature that is literally put on top of already existing dda-like garbage, "congrats on your green catch but you are gonna drop it anyway" ea hates their customers
- I have no idea what they keep doing to Madden that makes it worse with every entry. Blocking is still horrible, defense is nonexistent, and every problem from the last game has carried over. The worst thing for me is passing. I have tried every single passing style with every recommended slider, and I have never thrown an accurate pass with any QB, regardless of overall rating. The pass is either at the receiver's feet and behind them or 30 yards overthrown directly at a free safety. It's like they add so many new features that don't even work, just making the game horrifically unfun. I swear the marketing for these games is a psyop. Thanks, EA, for your relentless efforts to make the most unplayable and unfun game ever!
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What critics said
Praise
- This year’s Madden NFL release is solid for the most part. I think it’s an improvement from last year’s game. Madden NFL 27 has on-field tweaks that improve gameplay, mostly solid modes, and better stability. A questionably unsteady kicking game and a required EA online connection with Superstar mode keep this from being great.
- Madden NFL 27 is like a safe, predictable pick in the draft. It shows that EA Sports has already mastered the authentic recreation of the NFL, with high-quality graphics, backed up by solid single-player modes such as Superstar. Despite minimal advances in gameplay, the game logic and animations have improved immensely.
Mixed
- Madden 27 is the fifth consecutive year in which the on-field experience has been foundationally sound and improves on its predecessor. It’s a heartening trajectory for a series I’ve spent my life playing, through both good and bad eras. Despite the still-glaring issues in arenas like Superstar and MUT, Madden feels cool again. It’s past time we stopped applying outdated perspectives to a game that has evolved significantly over the past half-decade. Madden will continue to frustrate at times, patches will sometimes be slow to arrive, and monetization is still way too intrusive and seems likely to get worse. But if you stick to Franchise and take advantage of the many new tools at your disposal on the field, there’s a game worth celebrating here.