Madden NFL 17 | |
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Cover art featuring Rob Gronkowski
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Developer(s) | EA Tiburon |
Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
Series | Madden NFL |
Engine | Ignite |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 Xbox One PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 |
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Genre(s) | Sports |
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Aggregator | Score |
Metacritic | (XONE) 84/100 (PS4) 83/100 |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
Game Informer | 8.5/10 |
Game Revolution | |
GamesRadar | |
IGN | 8.6/10 |
Polygon | 9/10 |
Madden NFL 17 is a 2016 American football sports video game based on the National Football League and published by EA Sports for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and Xbox 360. The 28th installment of the Madden NFL series, the game was released on August 23, 2016 and features New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski on the cover. This is the last Madden NFL game to be released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
On May 12, EA Sports uploaded a trailer to YouTube. They also revealed the new features that were added to the game, which include an upgrade of the Ground Game, a redesigned and better Franchise Mode, "Madden 365", new Ball Carrier UI Prompts help teach moves available to you, while the new Path Assist helps you navigate and anticipate down field and more. They have also announced that they would hire new announcers, Brandon Gaudin and Charles Davis.
EA decided not to allow Madden players to vote for the Madden NFL 17 cover athlete, announcing it on May 12, 2016 via the SportsCenter Twitter account. After losing the Madden NFL 16 cover vote to New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was announced as the cover athlete of Madden NFL 17.