
It’s an enjoyable, if shallow balancing act. Practicing harder yields more results, but the increased fatigue can lead to more injuries. That feeds into the all-new fatigue system. You can choose how hard players practice, and how reps are split. This allows you to tailor your focus to stopping certain types of plays on defense, and boosting success with certain offensive plays. Practice has been replaced by weekly strategy planning. You still choose to be a player, focused on your career, a coach, focused on the field success, or an owner who focuses on financial solvency.

Madden has also added a new momentum system, and home field advantage.

Superstar and X-Factor abilities are back, and star players once again have the ability to be game changers. That extra layer of authenticity really adds to the experience. Tackling low often results in “gator-rolls”, where the defender wraps up the ankles of the runner and rolls in order to bring them down.

Defenders will wrap up runners and try to drag them backwards, preventing them from reaching first downs or the end zone. Tackling animations are much more realistic. Defensive play has been overhauled the most.
