Madden 17: An average experience for the latest installment

If you like paying full price for minor updates to a 3-year old game, Madden 17 won’t disappoint for the ultimate football experience. If you’re crafty, you can go buy last year’s edition and not miss much.

Madden 17 hits the inevitable point that all installments in the franchise hit in their respective console generation: little graphical upgrades, little changes to the user interface, and a few small tweaks to the gameplay. All of these ‘features’ are masked under a new year and a $60 sticker to make you think you’re getting a Triple-A title.

This hurdle comes typically four years after a console is released. Madden 17 manages to now make it happen in less than three depending on who you…