Madden NFL 25

The most notable addition is the ability to play as the owner of a team in the Connected Franchise mode. Previously it was already possible to customize and be a player or a coach, with 32 players simultaneously online, and now the larger overall management is added. The game offers both fictional and real-life personalities. You still need to gain experience by taking on various challenges, but you also need to take care of a media strategy, the price of merchandise, finances, staff, and possible relocation.

The game uses an upgraded Infinity Engine to manage the fluidity of players' animations, team artificial intelligence, and physics. The controls are tweaked with the addition of a run-free mechanic where various modifiers such as jukes, spins, dives, stiff arms, and trucks can be pulled off. These modifiers are based on the individual players' statistics. They make movement less linear and can be combined into combos to achieve larger runs. As a new addition, the game offers various practice modes for it. On the defense, it is now possible to lock on to enemy ball carriers to make tackling easier in an open field.