The 9 score caught me by surprise I must say. Having said that, Madden hasn't had any competition since the '05 release and that was also the last time 2K sports could release NFL licensed game.
With no competition, you can only compare Madden games to the one that came before it which is why we need to have more than one choice when it comes to sports games.
I remember when I would buy Madden and the old NFL Game Day series just because of the different styles of play and presentation. Later on when I first had a Dreamcast, I started buying the 2K NFL games which to me were more realistic than Madden's arcade style feel and play.
Like everyone else I'll get Madden 18 because I love football and since we have no other companies making NFL games, there's no choice but to buy Madden.
Longshot mode is a ripoff of 2K's NBA My Player/Career mode.
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