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Madden Nfl 15



  • Transform into your rival’s worst nightmare with the Madden NFL 15 Ultimate Edition. With 30 Madden Ultimate Team Pro Packs including NFL super stars of the past and present and a Draft Class Pack featuring 10 of the first round draft picks from the 2014 NFL Draft, you’ve never been more equipped to dominate the field at the start of Madden.
  • Product Description Madden NFL 15 transforms you into your rival's worst nightmare with a new breed of defense built to challenge the best offenses in the NFL. A new arsenal of pass rush moves, an intuitive tackling system, improved coverage logic, and immersive new camera angles make defense exciting and fun to play.
Madden NFL 15
North American cover art featuring Richard Sherman
Developer(s)EA Tiburon
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesMadden NFL
EngineIgnite (PS4 & Xbox One)
Impact (PS3 & Xbox 360)
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
Xbox 360
Xbox One
Release
  • EU: August 29, 2014
Genre(s)Sports

Full list of all 38 Madden NFL 15 achievements worth 1,000 gamerscore. It takes around 40-50 hours to unlock all of the achievements on Xbox One.

Madden NFL 15 is an American footballsports video game based on the National Football League and published by EA Sports. The game was announced for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One on April 28, 2014, and was released on August 26, 2014 in the United States and Europe three days later. As in previous years, EA Sports conducted a fan vote via ESPN to elect the cover athlete for the game.[1]Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman won the cover vote and the rest of the Legion of Boom defense was featured on the games start menu.[2]

Cover vote[edit]

Due to the late release of the game, EA created a much smaller bracket than the previous years with a cover vote. It featured a 16-player bracket with offensive and defensive players. On June 6, 2014, Seattle SeahawkscornerbackRichard Sherman was announced as the official cover athlete.[3] Also featured in the bracket were Alshon Jeffery, Jimmy Graham, Demaryius Thomas, Luke Kuechly, Colin Kaepernick, Nick Foles, Cam Newton, Antonio Brown, Jamaal Charles, A. J. Green, LeSean McCoy, T. Y. Hilton, Andrew Luck, Eddie Lacy and Alfred Morris.[4] The official cover image was released on the NFL's Instagram page.[5]

Development[edit]

The game was announced in late April 2014. It was shown in a release video featuring Carolina Panthers linebacker and Defensive Player of the Year Luke Kuechly.[6] The game was further detailed at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014; a particular emphasis was placed on improvements to defensive play. Creative director Rex Dickson noted that many players had difficulties with the pass rush and tackling; the 'player lock' camera from NCAA Football 14 was added, along with a cone (similar to the controversial 'QB Vision' cone from Madden NFL 06) to determine whether or not a player can make a non-aggressive tackle against a player from their current location.[7][8]

In an effort to improve the presentation of the game, Brian Murray, who was mentored by NFL Films' Steve Sabol and was a consultant on previous editions, was given a new role as 'Presentation Director' for the game. Work was made on using technology introduced in previous installments, along with a new 'global dynamic camera system', to give the game's 'broadcasts' a more professional feel with more details; these include the replacement of pre-rendered 'post-play' cut scenes with dynamic scenes that feature players interacting, and can, additionally, respond to references of players by commentators with relevant camera shots and on-screen graphics, and the revival of the halftime show. Jumbotrons in stadiums now display scenes generated by the dynamic cameras (as opposed to generic splash screens or the same camera angle in use), and NFL teams also provided the graphics they use for their respective screens and ribbon displays.[7][9]

After Ray Rice's indefinite suspension on September 8, 2014, EA Sports announced they would completely remove Rice from the game. His card in Madden Ultimate Team was renamed Baltimore Halfback #25.[10]

Release[edit]

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The game was released in North America on August 26, 2014 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Soundtrack[edit]

Madden NFL 15's menu music was once again an original orchestrated score, composed by Mark Petrie, while a licensed soundtrack is also used, but only plays in stadiums. The following songs play in stadiums during playcalling. Mark Petrie's original score could also be played in the menus of Madden NFL 16 and Madden NFL 17.

ArtistSong
AC/DCThunderstruck
Aloe BlaccCan You Do This
Big DataDangerous (feat. Joywave)
Black Pistol FireDimestore Heartthrob
Guns N' RosesWelcome to the Jungle
Joe SatrianiCrowd Chant
NEEDTOBREATHEFeet, Don't Fail Me Now
QueenWe Will Rock You
Rise AgainstA Beautiful Indifference
Royal BloodCome On Over
The Black Eyed PeasBoom Boom Pow
The OrwellsLet It Burn
The StrypesHard To Say No
The White StripesSeven Nation Army
Travie McCoyKeep On Keeping On ft. Brendon Urie
Zombie NationKernkraft 400

Reception[edit]

Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PS4) 82.21%[11]
(XBO) 82.56%[12]
Metacritic(PS4) 82/100[13]
(XBO) 80/100[14]

Madden Nfl 15 Soundtrack

Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid6/10[15]
GameSpot7/10[16]
GamesRadar+[17]
IGN8.7/10[18]
Joystiq[19]
Polygon9/10[20]
Hardcore Gamer4/5[21]

Madden NFL 15 was met with mostly positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game has scores of 80 and 82 on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, respectively (both score higher than the respective scores of 73 and 74 that Madden NFL 25 received).[22]IGN gave the game a score of 8.7/10, praising the graphics and improved gameplay, while noting the mediocre commentary, but said that it is both 'exciting and reassuring' that EA Sports is not wasting opportunities to improve the series.[23]

The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Madden NFL 15 received backlash for removing certain features; online team play was the most notable omission, forcing users to play only 1v1 games. In a review for gaming website Destructoid, Steven Hansen called the last-gen versions an 'extra scummy ripoff' that tends to run poorly due to slow loading times and a 'clunky' UI. Hansen also noted the absence of the defensive view and player lock features that were in the PS4 and Xbox One versions. Hansen summed up his review by declaring the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions 'junky, janky and inferior'.[24]

Madden NFL 15 was the second best-selling retail game in the United States in 2014, behind Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.[25]

References[edit]

  1. ^Molina, Brett (May 8, 2014). 'Here are the 16 players vying for 'Madden NFL 15' cover'. USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  2. ^'Richard Sherman Wins Madden NFL 15 Cover Vote'. EA Sports (Electronic Arts). June 6, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  3. ^Farrar, Doug. 'Seahawks CB Richard Sherman wins Madden NFL 15 cover vote'. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  4. ^'Madden NFL 15 Cover Vote'. ESPN. May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  5. ^'The official @eamaddennfl 15 cover drops August 26th'. NFL. June 26, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  6. ^'Madden NFL 15 Available on August 26'. EA Sports. April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  7. ^ ab'E3 2014: Madden NFL 15'. Polygon. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  8. ^'Madden 15 Preview: Developers Break Down Gameplay and Presentation Enhancements'. Bleacher Report. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  9. ^'Don't touch that dial; Madden's broadcast upgrades with NFL Films know-how'. Polygon. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  10. ^EA SPORTS Madden NFL (September 9, 2014). 'EA SPORTS Madden NFL on Twitter: 'With Ray Rice's indefinite suspension from the NFL, he will be removed from Madden NFL 15. The roster change will take place by this Friday.''. Twitter. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  11. ^http://www.gamerankings.com/ps4/789819-madden-nfl-15/index.html
  12. ^http://www.gamerankings.com/xboxone/789821-madden-nfl-15/index.html
  13. ^http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/madden-nfl-15
  14. ^http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/madden-nfl-15
  15. ^'Review: Madden NFL 15'. Destructoid. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  16. ^'Review: Madden NFL 15'. Gamespot. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  17. ^'Review: Madden NFL 15'. GamesRader. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  18. ^'Review: Madden NFL 15: Running High'. IGN. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  19. ^'Madden NFL 15 review: Getting defensive'. Joystiq. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  20. ^'Review: Madden NFL 15: Victory Formation'. Polygon. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  21. ^Hannley, Steve (29 August 2014). 'Review: Madden NFL 15'. Hardcore Gamer. Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  22. ^http://www.metacritic.com/search/all/madden%2015/results
  23. ^http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/21/madden-nfl-15-review
  24. ^Hansen, Steven (September 15, 2014). 'Madden 15 is an extra scummy ripoff on PS3 and 360'. Destructoid. Destructoid. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  25. ^Matulef, Jeffrey (January 16, 2015). 'NPD reveals top 10 selling US retail games for 2014'. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved January 16, 2015.

External links[edit]

  • Madden NFL 15 at MobyGames
  • Madden NFL 15 on IMDb
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Madden NFL 16
Developer(s)EA Tiburon
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Composer(s)Junkie XL
SeriesMadden NFL
EngineIgnite
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
Xbox 360
Xbox One
ReleaseAugust 25, 2015
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player
Multiplayer
Madden

Madden NFL 16 is an American footballsports video game based on the National Football League and published by EA Sports for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.[1]Madden 16 introduced the new game mode 'Draft Champions' to Madden. The game was released on August 25, 2015.[2]

Development[edit]

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The game was announced in late July 2015 on the EA Sports website. On May 13, 2015, EA announced that, like Madden NFL 15, Madden Ultimate Team fans would be able to purchase the Madden NFL 16 Deluxe Edition, which would include the game along with $50 worth of Ultimate Team packs, for an extra $40. It was also announced that EA was working extensively on aesthetics, with new player spotlights, dynamic goals and achievements, and innovative on and off-the-field cameras.[3]

Cover athlete[edit]

EA decided not to have players vote for the cover athlete through a traditional bracket, but rather through collectible cards in Madden NFL Mobile, or through Ultimate Team on the console devices. On May 4, 2015, the four finalists were announced for the 2016 game cover: New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson, New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., and Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown. The two finalists were announced on May 12 as Gronkowski and Beckham Jr. On May 13, Beckham Jr. beat Gronkowski for the cover of Madden 16.[4] Beckham Jr. also became the cover athlete for Madden NFL Mobile following the vote, succeeding Madden 15 cover athlete Richard Sherman.

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Soundtrack[edit]

In June 2015, EA revealed that EA Trax would be re-integrated into the game, having been absent in the previous three installments. The soundtrack was also available for streaming on Spotify.[5] The original score of Madden NFL 15 composed by Mark Petrie could also be played in game via the EA Trax option.

Reception[edit]

Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(XONE) 85.25%[6]
(PS4) 83.97%[7]
Metacritic(XONE) 85/100[8]
(PS4) 84/100[9]

Madden Nfl 15 Ps2

Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot8/10[10]
GamesRadar+[11]
IGN8.8/10[12]
Joystiq[13]
Polygon9/10[14]
Hardcore Gamer4/5[15]

Madden NFL 16 received positive reviews from critics, with many noting its improvements to the passing game, as well as the addition of the new Draft Champions mode.[12][15][16]

References[edit]

Madden Nfl 15 Player Ratings

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  1. ^Futter, Mike (May 4, 2015). 'Madden NFL 16 Platforms Announced, Cover Athlete Voting Starts Today'. Game Informer. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  2. ^'Madden NFL 16 Launches on August 25'. EA Sports. Electronic Arts Inc. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. ^'Madden 16 Deluxe Edition'. EA Sports. Electronic Arts Inc. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. ^'Madden NFL 16 Cover Vote Comes to Madden NFL Mobile'. EA Sports. Electronic Arts Inc. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  5. ^'Listen to the Madden NFL 16 Soundtrack'. EA Sports. Electronic Arts Inc. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. ^'Madden NFL 16 for Xbox One'. GameRankings. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  7. ^'Madden NFL 16 for PlayStation 4'. GameRankings. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  8. ^http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/madden-nfl-16
  9. ^http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/madden-nfl-16
  10. ^'Review: Madden NFL 16'. Gamespot. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  11. ^'Review: Madden NFL 16'. GamesRader. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  12. ^ ab'Review: Madden NFL 16: Game Changer'. IGN. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  13. ^'Madden NFL 15 review: Getting defensive'. Joystiq. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  14. ^'Review: Madden NFL 16: Highlight Reel'. Polygon. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  15. ^ abHannley, Steve (25 August 2014). 'Review: Madden NFL 16'. Hardcore Gamer. Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  16. ^http://www.gaming-age.com/2015/08/madden-nfl-16-review-for-xbox-one-and-ps4/

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