Madden 2005 initial impressions.

whered u get this info?

seems like a popular rumor, I haven't seen anything official though

i hope its true.

A. Madden is losing it as a human being, much less a commentator

B. the name recognition factor would be dead, and the games would finally stand on their own and not by their franchise

EA is a pretty big brand name even without madden... bigger than sega or espn in the gaming world...

the ESPN game to me was really crappy, after playing madden for so long, all other games seem to suck. the gameplay was weird, and like the preseason was confusing to me

the ESPN game to me was really crappy, after playing madden for so long, all other games seem to suck. the gameplay was weird, and like the preseason was confusing to me

Not only that, but the franchise mode sucks on ESPN. The only that game has going is sportscenter, and the post game highlights with Berman. Oh yeah, and the redskins playbook.

yeah that was enticing, but the rest sucked balls, pales in comparison to madden

EA has all the best games, FIFA 2005 is going to be the best sports game ever, or at least second to madden. no other company is even in the same ball park

i hope its true.

A. Madden is losing it as a human being, much less a commentator

B. the name recognition factor would be dead, and the games would finally stand on their own and not by their franchiseMadden is losing it as a human being? Not sure what you're trying to get at there.

Even if you take away the Madden name, (which I don't understand why they would), it still has the EA name attached to it. Whatever they call the game it would still sell.

Gamespot gave Madden '05 a 9.0 overall, ESPN a 9.1. Unless I'm missing something there isn't a huge difference between the games. They both have their positives and negatives.

just meant that Madden seems to be gettin old. he's gettin up there you know?

of course EA is a big gaming name, as is Sega, but thats to gamers. to most of the people who buy these games at Wal-Mart, its all about MADDEN, NFL, ESPN etc. no one would buy SEGA football or EA football. if Madden didn't renew the contract you could be sure EA would pick another franchise name quick, and they'd lose alot of the 10 year name recognition of Madden to the non-gamers. ESPN as a name could be bigger than whatever they choose, and make more kids pick it up instead of EA's new Al Micheals Football '06. again, talking about the majority of the buyer$ out there, who arent necessarily 'gamers'.

of course playing the same game for years will make playing another seem weird. but just cuz you are used to something doesn't make it better. to me, thats exactly the problem with Madden. it's been the same game for years..