<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
18	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
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
29th	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
New	O
England	O
Patriots	O
quarterback	O
Tom	O
Brady	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
,	O
the	O
second	B-Application
straight	I-Application
year	I-Application
a	O
Patriots	O
player	O
has	O
had	O
the	O
distinction	O
,	O
following	O
tight	O
end	O
Rob	O
Gronkowski	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2006	I-Application
not	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
only	O
two	O
platforms	O
since	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
18	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
engine	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Madden	O
series	O
has	O
typically	O
featured	O
a	O
Superstar	O
career	O
mode	O
,	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
18	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
known	O
as	O
Longshot	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
such	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Longshot	O
follows	O
Devin	O
Wade	O
,	O
a	O
quarterback	O
from	O
Mathis	O
,	O
Texas	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
tries	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
NFL	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
high	O
school	O
and	O
college	O
football	O
games	O
(	O
the	O
first	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
in	O
an	O
EA	O
Sports	O
game	O
since	O
2013	O
,	O
when	O
EA	O
ended	O
the	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
series	I-Application
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
NFL	O
Scouting	O
Combine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
decisions	O
and	O
performances	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
determine	O
Devin	O
's	O
career	O
path	O
,	O
as	O
dialog	B-Application
trees	I-Application
are	O
used	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
make	O
decisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
18	I-Application
also	O
included	O
many	O
subtle	O
game-play	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
17	I-Application
,	O
EA	O
did	O
not	O
hold	O
an	O
open	O
vote	O
for	O
who	O
would	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
,	O
but	O
personally	O
selected	O
and	O
announced	O
New	O
England	O
Patriots	O
quarterback	O
Tom	O
Brady	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
18	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
since	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
06	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
since	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
07	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
score	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
13	I-Application
composed	O
by	O
Colin	O
O	O
 '	O
Malley	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
menus	O
via	O
the	O
EA	O
Trax	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Longshot	O
is	O
comparable	O
to	O
story	O
modes	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
like	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
MyCareer	O
and	O
FIFA	O
The	O
Journey	O
,	O
Longshot	O
is	O
different	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
protagonist	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
rising	O
star	O
in	O
their	O
respective	O
sport	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
instead	O
a	O
fringe	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
develop	O
Longshot	O
,	O
EA	O
Sports	O
used	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
on	O
the	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
18	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
both	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
versions	O
despite	O
also	O
receiving	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
ratings	O
from	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
8.6/10	O
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
shift	O
to	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
does	O
n't	O
refresh	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
18s	I-Application
gameplay	O
much	O
,	O
but	O
Longshot	O
is	O
a	O
memorable	O
single-player	O
mode.	O
"	O
</s>
