Finally got my mag and had to turn to the madden/espn battle. They did the review of the two games in a roundtable format with the three reviewers. Here is a blow by blow summation:
-ESPN is better in the online arena with the 32 man leagues
-The VIP system is liked by all three. It breaks done practically every stat you can think of.
-There seems to be a general consensus that Madden plays better this year. This is why you are seeing madden scoring in the 9s and ESPN in the 8s. They state Madden resembles authentic football more than ESPN this year.
-Graphics wise, they like the lighting in Madden better. Plus the body proportions are more spot on.
-They seem to make fun of the celebrity feature in ESPN. I would too.
-Presentation is still better in ESPN
- UH OH, a couple editors complained about wide open dropped passes in ESPN. Noooooooooooooo....
-Tony Brunos radio show is dumb, just as I expected. Lots of generic spoutings.
-Didn't like Weekly Prep. Felt like too much work. Preferred the training system that Madden offers.
-Talk about the price difference ($20 versus $50). Still mention its still worth it to get madden at $50 even though espn is $20 (duh
). Madden for the hardcore. Espn for the casuals.
Not saying I agree with everything here (Don't have the game), but this is what the roundtable said. Having said that, this roundtable was much more detailed than the pathetic attempt for a 'review' which was their ncaa 2005 'review'.
-ESPN is better in the online arena with the 32 man leagues
-The VIP system is liked by all three. It breaks done practically every stat you can think of.
-There seems to be a general consensus that Madden plays better this year. This is why you are seeing madden scoring in the 9s and ESPN in the 8s. They state Madden resembles authentic football more than ESPN this year.
-Graphics wise, they like the lighting in Madden better. Plus the body proportions are more spot on.
-They seem to make fun of the celebrity feature in ESPN. I would too.
-Presentation is still better in ESPN
- UH OH, a couple editors complained about wide open dropped passes in ESPN. Noooooooooooooo....
-Tony Brunos radio show is dumb, just as I expected. Lots of generic spoutings.
-Didn't like Weekly Prep. Felt like too much work. Preferred the training system that Madden offers.
-Talk about the price difference ($20 versus $50). Still mention its still worth it to get madden at $50 even though espn is $20 (duh
). Madden for the hardcore. Espn for the casuals.Not saying I agree with everything here (Don't have the game), but this is what the roundtable said. Having said that, this roundtable was much more detailed than the pathetic attempt for a 'review' which was their ncaa 2005 'review'.
