Madden NFL 25 Anniversary Edition with NFL Sunday Ticket

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While there seems to be a fair amount of consternation or confusion over the ability to access the ONLINE ONLY NFL Sunday Ticket over 17 weeks as part of the price, there is little doubt that this is one of the best package deals for NFL lovers out this year. Last year I purchased the PS3 Sunday Ticket package for $300, and that allowed for streaming of the entire season in the same way this offer does. Did I have occasional hiccups and freezes in game streams? Yes I did. However, streaming video quality is going to vary GREATLY from one person to another based on all the links in the signal chain from DirectTVs servers to your screen. That being said I was annoyed at missing some plays considering I paid $300 while my brother, who had the TV based package, paid the same amount and had little to no problems all season with signal.

So what you need to consider here is the amazing value proposition you have here. You are getting 17 weeks of ONLINE ONLY Sunday Ticket football for just $40 more than the base price of the Madden 25 game. That's a savings to me of over $260 over last year. Is the potential for those same minor streaming annoyances worth the risk of $40? I feel it is ABSOLUTELY worth it even if I have the exact same experiences as last year. To be fair to DirectTV, my issues were largely in the first two weeks of the season and the rest of the season went with nary a skip in video quality. Think about it for a moment compared to signing up for a 2-year satellite contract and throwing an additional $300 on top of that JUST because you love football. The $40 for online viewing is simply an outright steal.

Those saying in reviews that it doesn't work online have likely gone further than they needed to go after authentication at this time. If you want to be successful with the included code, here is what I suggest you do.

1. First authenticate the provided username and password on the slip in the game on a PC or MAC in your web browser. Avoid starting this process on your tablet or phone if possible.

2. The dedicated site page will tell you that you Now Have Access to NFL Sunday Ticket Online. It will also have a link on that page. DO NOT CLICK THAT LINK UNTIL THE SUNDAY TICKET SEASON STARTS on September 8th, 2013. (Thursday, Monday, and Sunday NIGHT games are not accessible as they are national feeds in prime time and not market specific).

3. On your tablet, download the NFL Sunday Ticket app if your device supports it. (I believe that only iPhone, iPad, and Android is currently available).

4. On game day, online access to Sunday Ticket starts approximately 30 minutes before the first kickoffs of the day. Enter the provided username and password in the device app at that time, OR return to the login page on your PC or MAC browser. The Red Zone channel may be the only channel with actual live footage until about 15 minutes before the game.

5. ENJOY! Some channels may be blacked out based on your ISP location if it considers you "local" to that area. For instance, if you are able to watch the Chicago Bears on your TV set and your ISP is based in that area, the app may "blackout" Sunday Ticket access for that local game.

Airplay mirroring If you are on an Apple iDevice of some kind and you have AppleTV, there is no in app icon to send the stream to AppleTV. However, you an try this workaround. Once you have the video stream working on your device, double click the home button and thumb the tray icons to the right as far as you can go and you will see the media controls. The Airplay control will be visible there. In Airplay options, enable mirroring to your TV and then select Apple TV as the output device. Apple TV should now display ANYTHING you are looking at on your iDevice, including video and audio from the app. You may have to maximize video on your device for it to look best on the screen. Good luck!

Finally, the Madden 25 game itself is largely what we have seen in other years, with the return of the beloved Franchise Mode. While that is nice, the game itself does not stand alone as a special edition with cool new features. It still has some of the same pros and cons of the last three releases, and is not a great deal as a game alone. The package with Sunday Ticket, however, is just awesome!

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I bought it for NFL Sunday Ticket. Yes, the codes do actually work. Make sure you enter the email and the password on a PC/Laptop with full browser first before trying to access it on mobile devices. Make sure you also enter the email address and password exactly as it is written on your sheet. It does give you the option to change your password and email address in account settings as well (I would be cautious on changing the email as some people have been locked out of their accounts once they did.) If you have a PC/Laptop with HDMI output, or a mobile device that supports streaming output, thats great.

This is bar none the best collectors edition deal in video game history since Sunday Ticket by itself cost over $200

As for the game......I didnt even play it, LOL

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I haven't played Madden for a few years but picked up the game this year because of the Sunday Ticket offer. After 2-3 weeks of playing Madden, my honest assessment of this game is that its horrible. The menus are super slow, there's long loading times, and gameplay is only passable. What really bothers me about this game is the presentation, all the pre-game and half time animations are stale and repetitive and the announcers are horrible. Jim Nantz and Phil Sims say random things throughout the game that make no sense (e.g. I'll sack the QB and then on the next play Phil Sims will start talking about how strong the O-line play has been). This game is so bad, I traded it in for some credit and will not be purchasing future editions.

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Same flaws year after year. This modifier control scam is to trying to bandaid the usual problems. Bought it because I love football. This is the last year I support this garbage game.

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Alright so, I basically freaked out and almost returned the game. Like many I actually bought the game strictly for the NFL Sunday Ticket, which I opened immediately and followed the instructions on the card, only to get error messages galore. After spending 30 minutes on hold with direct tv and than getting sent to EA's number where I was on hold for 45 minutes and never spoke to anyone. I figured out my own problem.

As part of the login ID, make sure you realize that Directv is spelled with only 1 T...DOH

All was well after that, you can go in and change the username and password to something more friendly than the crazy email/password that they gave you.

As for the game, it's Madden and they rarely change at all. Until they come out with a VR version, not much will change.