I am so frickin sick and tired of all the EA bashers around here. By listening to these wonders, you would think that EA has never put out a decent game in it's life, and Madden is the worst football game since Jerry Glanville's Pigskin Footbrawl. These people cry and whine about how they are going to sign all these petitions, which I think is hilarious. Since when has ANYTHING ever been changed because of an online petition? Then these people say "Now EA doesn't have to make a good game, because there is no competiton". How does that make ANY sense? Is Backyard Wrestling 2 a huge seller because it's the only game of it's kind? No! Was Yo! Noid the best selling Nintendo game of all time, just because it was the only side scroller to feature yo-yo weilding pizza mascots? NO! EA is NOT the kind of company that would let their flagship title, Madden NFL Football, turn into a horrible game, just because there is no direct competition. Say whatever you will about EA Games, how they screwed up Rouge Agent and blah blah blah, EA Sports still turns out 4 to 6 very good to great sports games a year, with Madden always being on top of the list. This new exclusivity deal could usher in a whole new type of NFL football game. Maybe the whole reason why he haven't seen an online franchise mode is because the NFL doesn't like the idea. Well, now EA could do it, and work with the NFL to provide up to date player ratings, injuries, etc. Anyone who thinks Madden is going to go into the tank because of this move is just plain ignorant.


Fight Night 2004: 8.7
FIFA 2005: 8.9
Madden 2005: 9.0
NCAA Football 2005: 8.5
Tiger Woods 2005: 8.4
MVP 2004: 9.1
Burnout 3: 9.5
NASCAR 2005: 8.8
Everything or Nothing: 8.8
Def Jam Fight for NY: 8.7

Geez, all those games sure do suck! Man, EA is the next 3DO! Morons.