According to someone at OS:
In the brand new issue of Game Informer, one of the most detailed heads to head on the 2005 new football games... here is a roundup...
Graphics ESPN =Winner
Franchise ESPN =Winner
Gameplay: Tied. Close but they say Madden wins and that the Hitstick beats out the Maximum tackle featue, but then goes on to say that for the arcade ballers, Madden is better, for sim ballers, ESPN is better.
Direct quote regarding gameplay: "My personal feeling on this is that with it being so close that those who want arcadey football will prefer Madden while the sim ballers will appreciate ESPN more."
Online ESPN = Winner
The Prognostication;
In the end when you factor in everything mentioned above, The Crib, First Person Football, The Possiblilities for the VIP profiles and the online seasons, and its affordable price;We think that while Madden will probably lead in sales, it looks like this is the year that ESPN Beats Madden as a game.
Online for ESPN 2K5..for the first time you and 31 people can play through an entire 16 game season (With injuries), including the playoffs.
ESPN offers 480p, 200 more cutscenes, Triple pass rendering..which means you can see the veins in the players arms, Xbox owners can drop their own songs in..PS2 owners can do the same but with preselected songs on the game.
ESPN offers 25 different Dances with 20 more unlockable through the crib..even signature moves like the Deon Sanders Primetime dane or the Warren Sapps aweful bunny hop move...
Also new are the booya matchups, These are challenges you get in your crib from celebs via phone on your bar, and you can win prizes by winning ..
Franchise -ESPN, instead of fiddling with Hot dog prices like in Madden ESPN is putting you in the coaches shoes during the week leading upto Sundays game, set the schedule, Study film..you get 60 hours a week to use, there is even sensitivity training and deep tissue massage, the depth is amazing, rehab your injured players to get them back and healthy.
each week there is now Sportscenter, with injury reports from Trey Wingo, Rookies will have randomly generated faces and Mel Kiper Jr. will give his thoughts on who is the best of the best in the college draft, all in all ESPN finally beats Madden in Depth and origanality..Long live the new Football king!
In the brand new issue of Game Informer, one of the most detailed heads to head on the 2005 new football games... here is a roundup...
Graphics ESPN =Winner
Franchise ESPN =Winner
Gameplay: Tied. Close but they say Madden wins and that the Hitstick beats out the Maximum tackle featue, but then goes on to say that for the arcade ballers, Madden is better, for sim ballers, ESPN is better.
Direct quote regarding gameplay: "My personal feeling on this is that with it being so close that those who want arcadey football will prefer Madden while the sim ballers will appreciate ESPN more."
Online ESPN = Winner
The Prognostication;
In the end when you factor in everything mentioned above, The Crib, First Person Football, The Possiblilities for the VIP profiles and the online seasons, and its affordable price;We think that while Madden will probably lead in sales, it looks like this is the year that ESPN Beats Madden as a game.
Online for ESPN 2K5..for the first time you and 31 people can play through an entire 16 game season (With injuries), including the playoffs.
ESPN offers 480p, 200 more cutscenes, Triple pass rendering..which means you can see the veins in the players arms, Xbox owners can drop their own songs in..PS2 owners can do the same but with preselected songs on the game.
ESPN offers 25 different Dances with 20 more unlockable through the crib..even signature moves like the Deon Sanders Primetime dane or the Warren Sapps aweful bunny hop move...
Also new are the booya matchups, These are challenges you get in your crib from celebs via phone on your bar, and you can win prizes by winning ..
Franchise -ESPN, instead of fiddling with Hot dog prices like in Madden ESPN is putting you in the coaches shoes during the week leading upto Sundays game, set the schedule, Study film..you get 60 hours a week to use, there is even sensitivity training and deep tissue massage, the depth is amazing, rehab your injured players to get them back and healthy.
each week there is now Sportscenter, with injury reports from Trey Wingo, Rookies will have randomly generated faces and Mel Kiper Jr. will give his thoughts on who is the best of the best in the college draft, all in all ESPN finally beats Madden in Depth and origanality..Long live the new Football king!
