<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
17	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
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	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>
On	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
EA	O
Sports	O
uploaded	O
a	O
trailer	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
EA	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
allow	O
Madden	O
players	O
to	O
vote	O
for	O
the	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
17	I-Application
cover	O
athlete	O
,	O
announcing	O
it	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
via	O
the	O
SportsCenter	O
Twitter	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
losing	O
the	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
16	I-Application
cover	O
vote	O
to	O
New	O
York	O
Giants	O
wide	O
receiver	O
Odell	O
Beckham	O
Jr.	O
,	O
New	O
England	O
Patriots	O
tight	O
end	O
Rob	O
Gronkowski	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
17	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
17	I-Application
has	O
developed	O
a	O
new	O
ground	O
game	O
mechanic	O
that	O
provide	O
players	O
a	O
more	O
balanced	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
streaming	O
on	O
Spotify	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
score	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
15	I-Application
also	O
returns	O
in	O
game	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
through	O
EA	O
Trax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
17	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
gave	O
it	O
4/5	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
With	O
major	O
changes	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
core	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
impressive	O
revamp	O
of	O
the	O
now	O
marquee	O
Franchise	O
Mode	O
,	O
Madden	B-Application
17	I-Application
has	O
done	O
its	O
best	O
to	O
avoid	O
[	O
accusations	O
of	O
phoning	O
it	O
in	O
and	O
failing	O
to	O
make	O
significant	O
progress ]	O
,	O
and	O
succeeded.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
17	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
in	O
its	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
launch	O
month	O
sales	O
failed	O
to	O
surpass	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
16	I-Application
.	O
</s>
