Fresh off an especially strong year for the Madden franchise this year’s edition comes across a bit disjointed in comparison. The new story mode Longshot is a winner, as is the return of online co-op with MUT Squads, but otherwise the changes or lack thereof prove underwhelming. Gameplay advancements are subtle but at least areas like offensive line blocking show promise. Franchise mode hasn’t changed much besides injuries playing a bigger role and the new ability to play along with the season and start a franchise from any week current or past.
Check out the full review of Madden NFL 18 at Sporting News. Also take a look through this Twitter thread which includes screenshots, gifs, videos, and notes about the game and check out two full online game videos that have been posted for MUT Squads and MUT Draft.