Wassup guys!

I don't know about some of you but I have grown tired of Madden and it's inability to become more realistic and fun and challenging. If you are tired of running 5-6 set plays that are "automatic" for a completion, first down, touchdown, whatever; if you are fed up with the A.I. throwing a bunch of B.S. on you and trying to pass it off as more challenging and difficult; and if are just plain and simply tired of Madden in general, I urge you to try this game on for size.

ESPN NFL 2K5!

Yes a game made 4 years ago is actually better and more enjoyable (in my opinion) than a next-gen game such as Madden 09! How is this possible? Well one thing I attribute to this is madness is Madden constantly having the same niggling issues that we complain about year-in and year-out which is spurred by the fact that there is no competition. When Madden signed an agreement of exclusivity to the NFL back in 2005, it pretty much sealed the fate of Football lovers everywhere and made Madden the king (unfortunately). Ever since then Madden has actually degressed in adding features and intelligence to the game, settling for just updating the rosters and adding animations and making the game look prettier (too bad the refs still can't tell the difference between a sideline catch and out of bounds!). And the saddest thing of all is the game's A.I. is still from code from the last-gen games! That means Madden from 2004 and 2005 plays the same as Madden from 2009! Utter crap EA, utter crap! (for more on Madden and it's brokeness, read up on my scating review)

Now onto why ESPN is worth trying. For starters, the A.I. is actually intelligence and not just a B.S. meter, animations in 2K5 are superior, do you hear me, superior to Madden 09 and the presentation and pace of 2K5 is also leaps and bounds over a game made for cutting edge computer systems. If you have never played 2K5 you are doing yourself a disservice by not at least trying it. For video clips and testimony, refer to Gamespot's own review of the game and Youtube (search apexisfree and look up his videos on Madden and ESPN, and check out my review of the game as well).

I know this blog ran a little long but I am tired of people thinking Madden is a great game, it is good but not the definitive simulation experience, trust me. If you don't care about awesome graphics this game is the one you should be playing! And you can even download updated rosters to modern day ones so you can play just like it is 2008/2009 NFL season all over again. Trust me, you owe it to yourself, if you call yourself a true fan of football, you have to at least give this game a shot.