Madden NFL 16

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Madden NFL 16 is a football simulation developed by EA Orlando, released in 2015 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game centers on overhauled passing mechanics, introducing body-relative throws alongside touch passes and roll-out passes to give quarterbacks a broader range of options under center. Complementing these offensive tools is a revamped catch and pass-defend system built around risk-and-reward decisions, affecting how receivers contest contested balls and how defenders respond. These interconnected systems place particular emphasis on aerial gameplay, making passing situations more dynamic and consequential than in prior entries in the long-running NFL franchise. Together, the quarterback controls and the updated receiving and coverage mechanics form the core of what EA Orlando positioned as the most significant changes to the series' passing game at the time of the game's release.