Madden NFL 25 – New Gameplay Mechanics

Every season, the team at EA SPORTS adds new features to Madden NFL to make the gameplay more authentic. Gamers who can quickly grasp the new gameplay mechanics will always have a competitive advantage. Here are the biggest additions to Madden NFL 25 and tips on how you can master them.

5 READ AND PITCH KEYS

LEARNING HOW TO READ THE DEFENSIVE END WHILE RUNNING THE OPTION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO ON LAUNCH DAY.

When calling an option run, you will now see an “R” over the player you should key in on when determining whether to make the handoff or keep the ball for yourself. If you’re running a play like the Triple Option, with an option to pitch the ball, you will also see a “P” to let you know this is the defender you need to pay attention to if you’re going to pitch the ball. There is plenty more advice on playing a successful option game in this guide, but knowing that the “R” is for read and “P” is for pitch will make knowing where to look much easier in Madden NFL 25!

4 AUDIBLES BY PERSONNEL

THIS SEASON YOU CAN SET ALL YOUR QUICK AUDIBLES FOR EVERY FORMATION!

The new audible system in Madden NFL 25 removes the old five formation audibles you could set and replaces it with a deeper, more authentic system. Now, gamers can set their four “quick audibles” for every formation in their playbook. When you come out in a personnel package like “21,” which is two HBs and one TE, you can audible to any formation that matches! So, no longer can players come out in a formation with five WRs and audible down to a formation like Goal Line to get players to line up out of position. Since you can set and audible to any play with matching personnel, you now have more options at the line of scrimmage!

3 SKILLS TRAINER

TRAINING ON OFFENSE IS FUN, BUT THE TRAINER IS GREAT FOR LEARNING DEFENSE, TOO!

The Skills Trainer in Madden NFL 25 is valuable for multiple reasons. First, it doesn’t require you to have deep experience with the series, as it walks you through all the needed controls. Second, it allows you to practice the concepts you’ve just learned. This is an amazing way to get better quickly. How many times have you been told to try something but not understood it until you actually did it for yourself? The Skills Trainer will set you up with all the skills you need in the game and then allow you to test them out in real scenarios. The only difference between the trainer and a game is that you don’t have to fear giving up points, so you can really have no fear in trying everything out!

2 PRECISION MOVES

WHILE HALFBACKS WITH GREAT AGILITY CAN CUT QUICKLY, HBS WITH GREAT ACCELERATION GET UP TO FULL SPEED FASTER AND LEAVE DEFENDERS IN THE DUST.

One of the most visible improvements in Madden NFL 25 is the brand-new running style that really has players planting their feet into the ground and driving to make cuts. These cuts give gamers great control to fake out defenders and often don’t require the use of a move. This is all part of the new Run Free system, and an exciting facet of the system is precision moves! Elite players with a 90-plus rating in a specific category can pull off signature, or precision, moves. These moves not only look great, they provide an improved fake-out chance against the defender. Try these out in the Skills Trainer to learn their power!

1 INFINITY ENGINE 2

LOOK FOR PLAYERS IN YOUR LINEUP WITH 90-PLUS HIT POWER TO REALLY MAXIMIZE THE TACKLE.

The Infinity Engine 2 has reinvented the way you play Madden NFL 25. Aside from just the visual upgrades, the brand-new Force Impact system will bring more power to the gridiron on tackles and runner moves. Stiff arms are now capable of packing a real punch to a defender, depending on the timing of the blow. Since everybody on the field has physics, you can no longer run into your lineman and expect success. Now, your runner will place his arm out and feel for bodies when he senses trouble near the hole. Learning the feel of the improved Infinity Engine 2 will take some time, but it is just one more thing to make Madden NFL 25 feel more like football on Sunday.

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