I guess they could align it with the network and call it Monday Night Football...though there's even been talk of moving football to a night other than Monday...
I guess they could align it with the network and call it Monday Night Football...though there's even been talk of moving football to a night other than Monday...
from a used standpoint my store has had 2 copies of ESPN traded in already and one copy of madden 2005 so far.
I've heard mixed reviews of both games.
If I personally played sports games...I'd go with the $20 ESPN game or a used madden 2004 for $13.
Just play Franchise Mode, and you can have as many careers as you want. That's what I love about Madden, its as deep or shallow as you need it to be. My friend LOVES the Franchise and gets totally deep in the trading and front office part of it (he has even started running all the games in sim mode and doesn't even play them any more), as where I just want to play football.Originally Posted by Melf
As to the rest of you, no more Madden? bite your tongues.
SO not the Drama.
I am the type of person that hates monopolies and loves good, healthy competition. I am also a huge sega fan.
Whether espn outsells madden, I don't care. 1mil+ sales is a glorious day for sega. It is about 2:40 in the morning over here, and when I wake up tomorrow, I am going to buy a brand new copy of espn and leave it unopened just to mark this special occasion.
good for sega. i like the fact that about 2 weeks ago there was a thread saying that sega went budget, and that everybody will see that, and espn will sell crappy. I am not arguing, the numbers are there. What is there to dispute. Sorry, I am just very happy for sega. The point of what is I just said is that many people doubt sega, and when they try something crazy, people think sega is just piling themselves into the ground. i love sega, and have seen sega go through its ups and downs and have been around with them since i was a kid with the sms (my mom was nice enough to give it away). now they tried something that people said couldn't be done: make a quality game for $20 and have it sell very well. it did it. maybethey were desperate, maybe not, but whatever they were trying to do, with 1mil+ sales, they did it.
my hat is off to sega today, and tomorrow i will support this trend by going out and buying a brand new copy of espn 2k5.
http://www.gamespot.com/features/6104789/index.html
There Gamespot did all the hard work for you!! They actually sat down with both and went over the pros and cons of each one. ESPN won by the way.
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I put my money where my mouth was yesterday - I had some b-day loot and I had a hankering for some football.
(Plus I'm a Dolphin's fan and I wanted to see a season where Williams and Boston played...).
That ESPN game is *really* tempting at that price but I still went with Madden. I figured why take a chance that I won't like it as much? I *know* that I'm going to enjoy Madden, because that's what I've enjoyed in the past.
The question of 'supporting monopolies' or liking Sega or EA more is moot.
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And the great cities wane and last descend
Into the dust, for all things have an end
Regardless of how much more Madden will sell it is still a good day for Sega. Hopefully it will carry over to NBA 2K5 and NHL 2K5. Seeing as they too will be sold for only $20.00.
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ok after that 2 solid weeks of ESPN, I have since played about a solid week of Madden. I think I have to give a slight edge to ESPN.. so far I just kind of enjoyed playing it more and it's pretty much as simple as that. Just my opinion. Anyway it doesn't really matter as I bought both :P
I think it will carry over - I know I'm personally *much* more open to buying NHL 2K5 over NHL 2005 (since I don't think anybody really dominates hockey games yet...)Regardless of how much more Madden will sell it is still a good day for Sega. Hopefully it will carry over to NBA 2K5 and NHL 2K5. Seeing as they too will be sold for only $20.00.
Time will be when the broadest river dries
And the great cities wane and last descend
Into the dust, for all things have an end
What I don't understand is the need for one to be "better" than the other? I think both games have their individual merits and their downsides. I like both, but I like the gameplay of Madden better and the presentation of ESPN better. Regardless, they are both solid football games (despite the shot I took at ESPN earlier) Why does one need to be "the better game?"
Especially when ESPN is priced so that you can have both and not be out $100.
SO not the Drama.
How else would you choose between the two?
(It's all subjective to be sure, and it's obviously possible that you'd like both equally, but this isn't a genre where you often walk out with *both* games so some hard decision making has to happen).
Time will be when the broadest river dries
And the great cities wane and last descend
Into the dust, for all things have an end
I just don't like that 1/2 of my friends are online in ESPN, while the other 1/2 are online in Madden. If one were clearly "better", I wouldn't have to: A) waste money buying both, or B) pick a side.
NHL2K5 will be 19.99. I believe it comes ou this month or next. NBA2K5 is said to be also.
But the MLB is $50 lmao
Ah, but if BOTH are good in their own right, there is no "waste" of money, you are going to get two good games that are worth what you pay for them. No? And then you don't have to pick a side, you can play both. You'l lbe the friend of everyone!
SO not the Drama.
That's what I did, and I have'nt regreted it.
Also, I think Madden is a little better for online play.
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I heard that Madden didn't have an online season mode yet. Is that true? I also heard they might charge you for season play.That's what I did, and I have'nt regreted it.
Also, I think Madden is a little better for online play.
I'm not sure what you mean.
I've played both Madden and NCAA on EA's servers. (Nice touch -- they have a ticker on the bottom with sports scores of the day!) Both games allow you to play quick games, enter lobbies and find players, do tournaments, and call up friends on your list.
Also, I did'nt see any mention of additional prices. My XBox Live kit came with a full year.
ESPN does'nt allow any season play either online -- tournaments exist in that one also. There's susposed to be a roster update (finally!) for that one today.
"Four o'clock and all is well.....wish I was in bed, Sir."
-- Guard in the Imperial City, Oblivion
ESPN does have season mode with trades and everything
I dunno, I have the XBox version of all three games.
I'll check out ESPN again later on today. Maybe I just missed it.
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