Another year, another installment of EA Sports Madden NFL is on the shelves, and just as always, right on track with football season.

  Madden 15 released on Aug. 26, and it was the new dawn of many improvements, the biggest being the new defensive camera angle, which allows the player to see the field from a defender’s view, instead of the old standard of having to view the field from the offense’s perspective.

  The greatest part of the new camera angle is that you don’t necessarily have to use it, the player can toggle the camera however they choose to, but, the new defensive camera angle brings a lot to the table. With this camera angle, the player has great control of the pass rush, which in earlier Madden installments, could sometimes be a very big nonfactor to the game, especially from user control. The defensive camera angle, along with new defensive graphics allow the player to control a pass rusher on the defensive line, and use the defender’s moves to rush the quarterback more effectively, which will make playing defense much more enjoyable for the average player.

  Another great addition to Madden 15 is EA’s improvement of the game’s AI, which, especially in last year’s installment, was laughable at times.

  Now, the computer controlled defenders are much more aware of play calling, as well as play calling tendencies in certain situations. This is a great addition for hardcore players that get bored by beating the computer every game. Now, the computer gives everyone a run for your money, and really tests his play calling abilities.

  For the average player, EA introduced a new practice aspect called “concepts” to the mini-game menu. In this mode, the game puts the player in certain situations, and tests the player’s ability to accurately read defenses and offenses. Although this may seem simple, this gives a great insight to the sport of football as well as improving a player’s skill. Another new mini-game is “The Gauntlet,” which has 40 levels and gets very difficult. This mode introduces all drills from the concepts mini-game and tests you on a much larger scale with only five lives.

  Connected Careers and Madden Ultimate Team got their share of upgrades as well. Ultimate team got a new fully live auction house where players can sell their cards, and bidders can track their bids in real time. Connected Careers finally dumped the pre-made draft rosters and developed new randomly generated draft rosters for later years in a player’s franchise, as well as incorporating a new game prep mode where you don’t have to practice with a full team anymore, but can work on one player or a specific group.

  Again, EA managed to squeeze their loyal fans for another $60 dollars this year, but this time it was well worth it.