Madden NFL 24

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Madden 24’s on-field action is the most authentic football the series has ever seen, but at this point there’s just not enough to warrant yearly iterations.

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Critic Reviews: 26

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# Reviews: 26

Madden 24's on-field action is the most authentic football the series has ever seen, but at this point there's just not enough to warrant yearly iterations.

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26

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Average Score - 69/100

69%

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7/10

Ken McKown (ZTGD)

Madden NFL 24 is a solid entry that simply doesn’t do enough to push it forward. I feel like EA really needs to take a year off, do a roster update, and build an entirely new game. This copy paste stuff continues to bring down the advancements made. It is wild that we say the same stuff every year and each year it rarely changes. Like most people though, I play it every time because there simply isn’t another option, and it isn’t a bad game, far from it, it just feels on cruise control. I want the game to get better, and it does, just not enough to warrant yearly iterations.

August 29, 2023 |

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New animations and improved AI make Madden NFL 24’s on-field action the best it’s ever been, but everything that happens off the field is a slog of dated modes and laggy menus that brings everything around it down.

August 23, 2023 |

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6/10

Will Borger (IGN)

6.8/10

Justin Koreis (Game Informer)

The improvements to the fundamental gameplay in Madden 24 continue to pay dividends with some of the most authentic football the series has ever seen. But, like an ill-timed penalty, the dreadfully slow menus and funneling toward tedious minigames wipe out any forward progress and move the series backward overall.

August 21, 2023 |

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Ken McKown (ZTGD)

7/10 - (Read Review)

Will Borger (IGN)

6/10 - (Read Review)

Justin Koreis (Game Informer)

6.8/10 - (Read Review)

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
Attack of the Fanboy	Christian Bognar	3 / 5 stars	08-18-2023	Despite all the positives and added-on fancy features, I can’t recommend paying full price for Madden 24, as it feels like a slightly better version of last year’s edition. But if you’re a series veteran craving a Madden that promotes more player agency, EA has fine-tuned the football emulation to make it a better experience.	Read review
CGMagazine	Steven Green	6 / 10	08-23-2023	Madden NFL 24 gets the job done in the same way it always has, even if there’s nothing major to get excited for, it’s still getting better.	Read review
COGconnected	Trevor Houston	70 / 100	08-24-2023	Madden NFL 24 continues EA Sports’ legacy of making smaller more incremental yearly changes to its beloved franchise. While there doesn’t seem much in the way of “new” this time around and Ultimate Team suffers from some awful UI performance issues, the gameplay is silky smooth and all the fan-favorite modes return with notable improvements. If you’ve been away from the franchise for a few years, you’ll like what you see here, but for those hardcore folks who eat and breathe a steady diet of Madden, is this really that much better than NFL 23?	Read review
Digital Chumps	Nathaniel Stevens	6.8 / 10	07-15-2019	While Madden NFL 24 is better than last year’s release, there are still some glaring shortcomings that hurt it, specifically with UI clunkiness, game mode access at times, and repetitiveness.	Read review
Game Informer	Justin Koreis	6.8 / 10	08-21-2023	The improvements to the fundamental gameplay in Madden 24 continue to pay dividends with some of the most authentic football the series has ever seen. But, like an ill-timed penalty, the dreadfully slow menus and funneling toward tedious minigames wipe out any forward progress and move the series backward overall.	Read review
GameSpot	Mark Delaney	5 / 10	08-21-2023	Madden continues to improve on the field, but surrounding that attribute with worthwhile modes or features still eludes the franchise.	Read review
GamesRadar+	Matt Paprocki	2 / 5 stars	08-23-2023	No matter what nominally noticeable technical changes are happening under Madden 24’s hood, they don’t represent the gargantuan changes needed to bring the NFL series in line with various yearly sports game competition.	Read review
GamingBolt	Chris Hinton	7 / 10	08-23-2023	Madden NFL 24 aims for a safe play instead of truly revitalizing the series. While controls, animation, visual design, and quality of life improvements are welcome, this entry is more of an incremental upgrade over Madden NFL 23 than a refreshing overhaul of the series. It’ll be up to fans to decide whether small improvements are worth the extra cash. Newcomers, however, might find more value in it.	Read review
GamingTrend	Adam Moreno	65 / 100	08-23-2023	After seeing so much change in Franchise Mode from Madden NFL 22 to 23, expectations were high for Madden NFL 24. While some things are what fans wanted from the Madden franchise in 24, it seems like time was truly against the game as glitches are more rampant than last year and things simply seem half finished. While we assume that things will get fixed as the year goes by, it might be time for Madden to look at trying to complete a game before putting out another one.	Read review
Gert Lush Gaming	Jim Smale	9.2 / 10	08-18-2023	Madden 24 is a game that has risen to the challenge and made it one of the most accessible and realistic American football games to date.	Read review
God is a Geek	Chris White	7.5 / 10	08-28-2023	Madden NFL 24 feels great to play, especially with FieldSENSE finding its feet, but some of the modes need more to make it stand out.	Read review
Hardcore Gamer	Cory Wells	4 / 5 stars	08-21-2023	Madden NFL 24 feels like the most complete game since jumping to this generation.	Read review
IGN	Will Borger	6 / 10	08-23-2023	New animations and improved AI make Madden NFL 24’s on-field action the best it’s ever been, but everything that happens off the field is a slog of dated modes and laggy menus that brings everything around it down.	Read review
Impulsegamer	Paul Stuart	3.5 / 5 stars	08-24-2023	More of a rehashed Madden 23, Madden 24’s new additions do little to move the chains. Old hiccups return, new ones introduced, and it remains a title best suited for hardcore players.	Read review
NoobFeed	Junior Onunkwo	83 / 100	08-21-2023	This goes without saying, but the many improvements, enhancements, and additions for Madden NFL 24 are exactly what the doctor ordered. It’s like the developer has finally listened to the fans and granted most of their wishes, and this installment will undoubtedly leave them satisfied and occupied until the next installment	Read review
Operation Sports	Kevin Scott	Not Recommended	08-25-2023	For all the talk of franchise mode receiving attention in Madden 24 after being a complete disaster zone last year, there has not been the kind of innovative changes that fans hoped for and instead it leans more towards minor quality-of-life improvements. Madden Ultimate Team milks little enjoyment from collecting cards and building a team as competing online against others will likely require shelling out real money even more so than in the past because of the way the mode is designed. The game’s menus lag like crazy and that makes navigating through any of them a tedious experience.	Read review
PlayStation LifeStyle	Tyler Treese	8 / 10	08-21-2023	You can’t go wrong with Madden NFL 24 as the new superstar showdown mode is a compelling selling point for fans pining for arcade gameplay. Plus, the franchise and superstar modes have been improved in a significant way, and it has more long-term staying power as a result. With the core gameplay as solid as ever, EA’s latest football game is a triumphant offering that is more than a roster update.	Read review
PSX Brasil	Thiago de Alencar Moura	75 / 100	08-25-2023	Madden NFL 24 is a great sports game limited by a number of small issues that affect the experience considerably. While previous complaints have been resolved and clear improvements are seen in the gameplay, the game modes and menus either follow the same or have receded and, along with some lingering points, limit the potential of the title.	Read review
Push Square	Sammy Barker	7 / 10	08-28-2023	Madden NFL 24 is a good sports game, a playoff contender even – but you just never really get a sense this game is going to win the Super Bowl. That’s the fundamental flaw here: it’s a good effort from EA Tiburon with a lot of strong under-the-hood gameplay and presentation improvements, but the annual development cycle is preventing this series from really taking meaningful strides forward. Superstar, the reskinned Face of the Franchise, is fine for a few hours – and even Ultimate Team has improved to be more accessible overall. But cumbersome menus and a general sense of familiarity drop the ball, and prevent the release from reaching its full potential.	Read review
Sports Gamers Online	Christopher Walker	8 / 10	08-23-2023	As of right now, Madden 24 is a massively offensively slanted fun game and fun is all you really want from a video game at the end of the day.	Read review
The Games Machine	Marco Ravetto	7.2 / 10	08-25-2023	Despite the excellent work done by FieldSENSE, Madden NFL 24 fails to solve some of the issues that have plagued the EA Sports saga for years. Adding poor menu navigation to predictable game modes and imperfect AI, the final result is a game that has some good moments, but has no chance to win the Superbowl.	Read review
The Outerhaven Productions	Brian McGuiness	4 / 5 stars	08-21-2023	Madden NFL 24 is the latest iteration of Electronic Art’s popular Football game with a few new features this year. There are refinements to existing gameplay mechanics, the return of others, and the addition of crossplay (FINALLY). The game isn’t perfect, but despite a few fumbles, Madden NFL 24 is a solid entry for those who enjoy the Madden series games.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Dominic Leighton	6 / 10	08-21-2023	Madden 24 takes some big steps forwards in terms of the underpinning technology, and it continues to play a good game of American football. For all those steps taken technically, it feels as those the rest of the game has stayed firmly in place, and there are far too many bugs to hinder the experience at launch.	Read review
VideoGamer	Michael Wicherek	8 / 10	08-18-2023	Overall, Madden 24 hits all the right spots with exciting gameplay, incredible graphics, and fun new game modes. It is extremely difficult to put the controller down regardless of its flaws.	Read review
Worth Playing	Redmond Carolipio	5 / 10	08-29-2023	The toughest part about all this is that I’m probably not telling you stuff you don’t know and that we (or I) will still play this, just because it’s football. And right now, that’s all it’ll be. Nothing more.	Read review
ZTGD	Ken McKown	7 / 10	08-29-2023	Madden NFL 24 is a solid entry that simply doesn’t do enough to push it forward. I feel like EA really needs to take a year off, do a roster update, and build an entirely new game. This copy paste stuff continues to bring down the advancements made. It is wild that we say the same stuff every year and each year it rarely changes. Like most people though, I play it every time because there simply isn’t another option, and it isn’t a bad game, far from it, it just feels on cruise control. I want the game to get better, and it does, just not enough to warrant yearly iterations.	Read review

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Experience the newest iteration of FieldSENSE in Madden NFL 24. More realistic character movement and smarter AI gives you control to play out your gameplay strategy with the confidence to dominate any opponent.

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OS: Windows 10

Processor: Intel Core i5 6700k*(4-cores; 8-threads) or AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 570

DirectX: Version 12

Storage: 50 GB available space

Notes: Broadband Internet connection

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OS: Windows 10

Processor: Intel Core i7 8700(6-core; 12-thread) or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT

DirectX: Version 12

Storage: 50 GB available space

Notes: Broadband Internet connection

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