Originally posted by clips
because espn is better 
...on another note i just played ncaa at eb & basically that\'s a clone of madden & i went home and put in espn..and i\'m sorry..yea it\'s still my opinion but espn just plays so much more like real football..madden\'s a good game, but espn took the crown last year imo...and looks forward to keepin\' it...
You are truly a great man.
Let me do a side by side or what have you, compairson of the two premier football titles coming out shall I?
Madden\'s Additions
1. Storyline Central - Players now act as if they were real people with feelings. If your star player doesn\'t get the ball as much as he thinks he should, his morale will lower which will lower his stats. Also, he may ask to be traded to other squads, it does have its bonus part too with boosting team morale, but if you are like me and run the ball 70% of the time, your going to have some pretty pissed off WRs which will want to be traded. I don\'t want to be told how to run my offensive, that is all.
2. Newspaper Stories - National newspapers along with local ones will now be ran with headlines, local will concentrate on your team while national with concentrate on the league.
3. Bruno\'s Radio Show - This feature gives you some inside information inside the NFL and the on goings with Storyline Central. Basically, it is what Madden has to offer against ESPN\'s sportscenter.
4. Defensive Playermaker - Choose zone, bump and run, blitzing and a few other things on the presnap. Eh, most likely no one will use or have time to use this. This is EA\'s backbone this year.
5. Hit Stick - About 10 brand new tackles can be excuted by the right analog stick. This hits are bigger and can cause more fumbles but also have a risk of missing more.
6. Improved player models and refined graphics.
7. Online rushing attack... (HOMO)
8. Create a fan... ? lets me a fat ass with suspenders and a Lions hat. HOW COOL!!!!.... lame
ESPN NFL 2k5
1. Maximum Tackling - Giving good use to ONE button. Tap it for a heavy more risky but sometimes rewarding hit, or hold for a wrap tackle which is safer but doesn\'t bring your opponent down as quickly.
2. Gamecast Live - Lets you replay any play during the entire game and see what went wrong or how it happened. Very nice for improving yourself or just taunting your friend.
3. VIP - Gamer\'s personal profile which can be transfer onto your memory card. After it is on your card, you can play that person through the computer but the computer will play just like the persons profile you downloaded. You can also DL profiles off the internet from celebrities or just the top ranked player. Great way of improving yourself.
4. Online Leagues with Live Rosters - Leagues setup directly through the online server with live rosters allowing for trades and injuries. Stat tracking is all done by the server.
5. Weekly Prep - Go by each day from Monday to Friday assigning tasks for each position or team member to do such as weight room / wind sprints to something like swimming or yoga. Also give post game speeches which determine team morale and team focus. Very indepth feature which adds a lot to the franchise mode.
6. Impoved Graphics - Running animations have been improved as well as player porportions such as arm length. Grass now is kicked up when players run and jerseys get progressively dirtier as games go on. Tons and tons of new crowd cutscenes and player cutscenes
7. Improved ESPN presentation with video highlights at halftime and post game with chris berman. Player interviews with Suzy and weekly sportscenter with video highlights in franchise mode.
8. Defensive Matchups - Same thing as madden\'s defensive playmaker, (might I add, Madden\'s entire emphasis this year)
9 Right Analog Stick Jukes - different and varying jukes now can be done using the right analog sticks.
10. Improved 1st person football where you can switch to 3rd on the fly. QB goes through progressions now.
11. Momentum addition to Gameplay - Players now cut and pivot when changing directions sharply. The arcadeyness is now gone my friends.
12. 20 customizeable touchdown celebrations which can be button programed.
13. Revamped crib mode which serves a purpose now.
14. Game costs 19.99!
15. Customizeable music for XBOX users only.
16. Always connected online so if anyone needs to reach you when they are online, they can. Makes leagues easier.
It is easy to see in my mind which is the better game, but I am not here telling you which is better, I am merely stating my opinion on this.
