I'm a die-hard Madden player. Unfortunately, Madden '05 is a HUGE step BACKwards from Madden 04. At least is the collector's editioon, which I bought because it included Madden '96 and a few other old-school versions of the game. The graphics are horrible, when compared to last year's game. The special teamns defense is a joke. I traded it in after playing it for a week, just to give it enough time to grow on me. Well, it didn't. It is a horrible game in the Madden franchise.
ESPN 2K5 is taking some getting used to, but I'm starting to get the controls down. After playing EA Sports games for so long, you get a certain control scheme burnt into you, and it's hard to let go of. Definitely tons better than Madden 05. I feel that Madden 04 compares favorably with ESPN, but I've already played the hell out of that game.
So, ESPN it is. Also, ESPN has the hockey franchise locked down. EA Sports' line of hockey games is going downhill fast.
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