<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
15	I-Application
is	O
an	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
sports	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
National	O
Football	O
League	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Europe	O
three	O
days	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
25	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
cover	O
image	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
's	O
Instagram	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
director	O
Rex	O
Dickson	O
noted	O
that	O
many	O
players	O
had	O
difficulties	O
with	O
the	O
pass	O
rush	O
and	O
tackling	O
;	O
the	O
"	O
player	O
lock	O
"	O
camera	O
from	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
14	I-Application
was	O
added	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
cone	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
controversial	O
"	O
QB	O
Vision	O
"	O
cone	O
from	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
06	I-Application
)	O
to	O
determine	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
a	O
player	O
can	O
make	O
a	O
non-aggressive	O
tackle	O
against	O
a	O
player	O
from	O
their	O
current	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Brian	O
Murray	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
mentored	O
by	O
NFL	B-Application
Films	O
 '	O
Steve	O
Sabol	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
consultant	O
on	O
previous	O
editions	O
,	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
new	O
role	O
as	O
"	O
Presentation	O
Director	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jumbotrons	B-Application
in	O
stadiums	O
now	O
display	O
scenes	O
generated	O
by	O
the	O
dynamic	O
cameras	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
generic	O
splash	O
screens	O
or	O
the	O
same	O
camera	O
angle	O
in	O
use	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
NFL	B-Application
teams	O
also	O
provided	O
the	O
graphics	O
they	O
use	O
for	O
their	O
respective	O
screens	O
and	O
ribbon	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
15	I-Application
's	O
menu	O
music	O
was	O
once	O
again	O
an	O
original	O
orchestrated	O
score	O
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Mark	O
Petrie	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
licensed	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
plays	O
in	O
stadiums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Petrie	O
's	O
original	O
score	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
menus	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
16	I-Application
and	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
17	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
15	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
scores	O
of	O
80	O
and	O
82	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
respectively	O
(	O
both	O
score	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
respective	O
scores	O
of	O
73	O
and	O
74	O
that	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
25	I-Application
received	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
15	I-Application
received	O
backlash	O
for	O
removing	O
certain	O
features	O
;	O
online	O
team	O
play	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
omission	O
,	O
forcing	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
only	O
1v1	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hansen	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
the	O
defensive	O
view	O
and	O
player	O
lock	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hansen	O
summed	O
up	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
declaring	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
"	O
junky	O
,	O
janky	O
and	O
inferior	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
15	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
behind	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Advanced	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
.	O
</s>
