Madden vs ESPN NFL 2k5 Review
 

It will not settle any scores or change opinions, but I liked this review:

[url]http://features.teamxbox.com/xbox/870/Showdown-ESPN-NFL-2K5-vs-Madden-NFL-2005/p1[/url]

that's kind of a funny review actually ;) more like a running arguement really.

good review

It was a funny argument and pretty fair to both games. I fall into the category of the guy that likes the idea that I can own both ESPN NFL and NHL 2k5 for less than the price of Madden. However, I did take the plunge today and rented Madden as I wanted to see for myself and compare both and know for sure which game is for me. So far my initial impressions are that the players on Madden look cartoon characters and I cannot get online to the EA servers (immediately plugged in ESPN just to check and was online no prob), so its not a good start, but maybe that will change.