<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
25	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>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
numbering	O
it	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
14	I-Application
with	O
the	O
year	O
like	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
25	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eighth-generation	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
25	I-Application
are	O
the	O
very	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
EA	O
Sports	O
's	O
Ignite	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
seventh-generation	O
versions	O
featured	O
former	O
Detroit	O
Lions	O
running	O
back	O
Barry	O
Sanders	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
eighth-generation	O
versions	O
featured	O
Minnesota	O
Vikings	O
running	O
back	O
Adrian	O
Peterson	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
this	O
happened	O
since	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
12	I-Application
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
and	O
team	O
relocation	O
since	O
Madden	B-Device
NFL	I-Device
09	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
shown	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
EA	O
Sports	O
's	O
Ignite	O
game	O
engine	O
announcement	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
reveal	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
upcoming	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
confirmed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
launch	O
title	O
at	O
its	O
E3	O
2013	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improvements	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
Madden	O
titles	O
include	O
upgraded	O
graphics	O
(	O
including	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
real	O
metallic	O
shine	O
for	O
teams	O
with	O
metallic	O
helmets	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
releases	O
)	O
,	O
better	O
real-time	O
physics	O
,	O
new	O
running	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
reactive	O
environment	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
playing	O
field	O
that	O
wears	O
out	O
in	O
high-activity	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next-gen	O
versions	O
will	O
also	O
include	O
exclusive	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
to	O
pass	O
blocking	O
where	O
increased	O
computer	B-Application
player	I-Application
awareness	O
lets	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
change	O
priorities	O
mid-play	O
and	O
double-team	O
players	O
,	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
Madden	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sanders	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
player	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
more	O
than	O
once	O
(	O
he	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
of	O
the	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2000	I-Application
cover	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
later	O
announced	O
that	O
Peterson	O
would	O
be	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
game	O
covers	O
,	O
while	O
Sanders	O
will	O
remain	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
announced	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
available	O
only	O
at	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
NFL	O
Sunday	O
Ticket	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
25	I-Application
includes	O
multiple	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
:	O
Rod	O
Woodson	O
and	O
Franco	O
Harris	O
for	O
Madden	O
Ultimate	O
Team	O
and	O
Art	O
Rooney	O
,	O
Sr.	O
for	O
Connected	O
Franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
finally	O
,	O
if	O
ordered	O
from	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
:	O
Kurt	O
Warner	O
and	O
Warren	O
Moon	O
for	O
Connected	O
Franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
25	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
Christopher	O
Lennertz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
25	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steven	O
Hansen	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
praised	O
the	O
physics	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
the	O
possible	O
lack	O
of	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
Madden	O
XIII-2	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
13	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
's	O
Lance	O
Liebl	O
gave	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
8/10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
football	O
fan	O
and	O
an	O
early	O
owner	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
next-gen	O
consoles	O
,	O
go	O
out	O
and	O
get	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
25	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
25	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
received	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
receiving	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
Metascore	O
of	O
39	O
based	O
on	O
two	O
mixed	O
and	O
six	O
negative	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
