EA Sports’ Madden NFL 25 releaseses for consoles and PC on August 16. The sports sim’s latest gameplay trailer premiered on Tuesday, showcasing its physics-based tackling, catching, and more.
What was in the new Madden NFL 25 gameplay trailer?
EA Sports has discussed the new game’s Boom Tech physics system before. Fans see it in action in the latest Madden NFL 25 gameplay trailer, which opens with a look at physics-based tackling. The game divides tackling into three stages: pre-impact, impact, and post-impact. During pre-impact, ball carriers anticipate the incoming defender and brace for a hit. This allows players to change direction or use moves like jukes and trucks.
On impact, the game engine then accounts for factors like angle, weight, speed, strength, momentum, and player ratings. A smaller defender might fail to stop the ball carrier, while a larger one can stop them in their tracks.
The Madden NFL 25 gameplay trailer also details the game’s reloaded hit stick. The skill-based mechanic accounts for angle and timing when performing tackles. Meanwhile, the game’s ball carrier balance system accounts for momentum and impact direction to create realistic broken tackles, stumbles, and recoveries. This goes with the ball carrier revamp, which introduces more combos and offers more skill move control. The game also accounts for fakeouts by having AI-controlled players fall for the feints and react accordingly.
EA Sports’ latest Madden NFL 25 gameplay trailer wasn’t just about tackling. The new game also makes improvements to blocking, including introducing new UI elements to make strategizing easier. It additionally features new catching mechanics to give the player more control, more catch variety, and the ability to combine catch types.
