<s>
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
22	I-Device
is	O
an	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
National	O
Football	O
League	O
(	O
NFL	O
)	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Tiburon	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
long-running	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NFL	O
quarterbacks	B-Application
Patrick	O
Mahomes	O
of	O
the	O
Kansas	O
City	O
Chiefs	O
and	O
Tom	O
Brady	O
of	O
the	O
Tampa	O
Bay	O
Buccaneers	O
,	O
who	O
played	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
the	O
previous	O
season	O
in	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
LV	O
,	O
were	O
both	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
joint	O
cover	O
since	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Tom	O
Brady	O
(	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
18	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Patrick	O
Mahomes	O
(	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
20	I-Application
)	O
,	O
who	O
both	O
participated	O
in	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
LV	O
,	O
were	O
announced	O
as	O
co-cover	O
athletes	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
time	O
for	O
both	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
greatest	O
Madden	O
cover	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
since	O
both	O
players	O
had	O
the	O
GOAT	O
(	O
Greatest	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
)	O
status	O
,	O
with	O
Brady	O
as	O
the	O
all-time	O
"	O
GOAT	O
"	O
and	O
Mahomes	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Kid	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Baby	O
GOAT	O
"	O
,	O
Madden	B-Device
22	I-Device
is	O
the	O
second	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
history	O
two	O
NFL	O
players	O
shared	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
after	O
Troy	O
Polamalu	O
and	O
Larry	O
Fitzgerald	O
were	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
previous	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
received	O
specific	O
criticism	O
towards	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
features	O
and	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
mode	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
previous	O
installments	O
from	O
older	O
generations	O
of	O
consoles	O
like	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2005	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
saying	O
Madden	B-Device
22	I-Device
would	O
feature	O
"	O
more	O
detailed	O
staff	O
management	O
and	O
skill	O
tree	O
progression	O
systems	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
weekly	O
game	O
strategy	O
that	O
integrates	O
into	O
 [ player's ] 	O
gameplan	O
"	O
and	O
will	O
have	O
various	O
other	O
updates	O
added	O
throughout	O
the	O
NFL	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brandon	O
Gaudin	O
and	O
Charles	O
Davis	O
return	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
commentators	O
as	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
case	O
since	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
17	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
Nickelodeon	O
cross-promotion	O
content	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
to	O
the	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2022	O
broadcast	O
,	O
included	O
content	O
from	O
SpongeBob	O
SquarePants	O
,	O
Rugrats	O
and	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
in	O
The	O
Yard	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
22	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
7.0/10	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
When	O
everything	O
's	O
working	O
as	O
intended	O
,	O
Madden	B-Device
22	I-Device
marks	O
a	O
recent	O
high	O
point	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
6.0/10	O
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
22	I-Device
is	O
a	O
grab	O
bag	O
of	O
decent	O
–	O
if	O
frequently	O
underwhelming	O
–	O
ideas	O
hurt	O
by	O
poor	O
execution	O
.	O
</s>
