Honest thoughts from a Madden/EA hater.
That being said, I loved 2K football games and I guess that's why I was so angry when EA secured the NFL, AFL, NCAA, and NFL Europe licenses. So, along comes 2K back into the foray.
Woohoo! I have been so excited for months awaiting this game. The idea of assembling a team from former NFL greats and picking out the logo and the uniforms and all that jazz had me drooling. The promise of "football resurrected" made me all giddy.
So, then I actually play the game, and I had that eerie feeling that I had played it before. Oh wait, I have......NFL 2K5. Same commentary, same graphics, same gameplay, but without some key features like franchise mode, more in-depth stats, and the crib, just to name a few.
I'm disappointed. I know it's their first game in 3 years, but that's the point. They had several years experience making awesome football games and 3 years just to make this one. Considering that a new football game comes out every year, 3 years is an eternity.
Overall, the game is okay. It's not groundbreaking, it's just mediocre. It's a great idea and not so great execution.
Really, 2K should be ashamed for not putting more effort into this product. I guess I'll look forward to future improvements and another year of EA's force feeding of NFL.