Although janky menus could be forgiven in an indie game or early access title, in a $90 game you expect some sort of polish that doesn’t make you have to back out of a mode entirely as there is no option to drop back to the previous menu. I feel that there is a certain polish that should be standard with titles like Mut 26 coins and it feels to be severely missing in this case.

In terms of Gameplay EA’S FIELDSENSE technology returns in its second iteration. While FIELDSENSE 2.0 does feature new catch and tackle mechanics that offer branching options and new animations it feels pretty similar to Madden 23’s system. Although this is not a bad thing, I just wish that there was more of a clear improvement, which was promised in all the blog posts and gameplay videos before launch.

On the other hand one of the aspects I was impressed the most by was the SAPIEN Technology. The new skeletal emulation technology is designed to increase the player model and animation realism. After playing the game for a few hours I do feel that EA has nailed the crunch behind each tackle and the swiftness of each duking play.

One of the best features of Madden 26 is that EA Sports have finally included crossplay. The presence of crossplay finally allows you to duke it out against those on multiple platforms in modes like Ultimate Team. I feel that PC benefits the most from cross platform play as there is a larger player pool for PC players of Madden NFL 26 to be matched up against keeping the game alive for longer.

Fans have been demanding cross-play and it’s already been implemented in other EA sports games such as FIFA 23, so its presence in Madden 26 is a welcomed one. However, these decent features just highlight the missteps that EA have also made this year.

Pre-launch EA Sports hammered home on how the neglected ‘Franchise Mode’ would be receiving the most attention and overall changes in cheap Madden 26 coins. The main update to the mode was the “relocation” feature that allows you to relocate your team at any time instead of after week four like in previous Madden games.