That changes with “Madden NFL 26” making its way to the Nintendo Switch 2. With more powerful hardware, the console can run the demanding code that EA Orlando has crafted over the years to make a more realistic football game.

On the field of play, it looks better than ever, which is no surprise, and although there's plenty of weird limb and funny collision moments going on thanks to the fancy new physics model, it plays a better game than last year, and you can feel that immediately.

To Madden NFL 26's credit, there's a legitimate effort to make the game look and feel more exciting. It was something that was honestly necessary after last year's EA Sports College Football 25 blew me away.