Some new interesting Screen shots for Madden NFL 2006

[royr17]

The NFL Draft Coverage
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/181/reviews/927413_20050701_screen015.jpg

Player gettin drafted
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/181/reviews/927413_20050701_screen016.jpg

Chiefs Drafting OLB Derrick Johnson
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/179/927413_20050629_screen008.jpg

Get a Haircut
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/179/927413_20050629_screen009.jpg

DNA for Superstar
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/181/reviews/927413_20050701_screen001.jpg

Personal Information
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/181/reviews/927413_20050701_screen007.jpg

All I can say is from lookin at these, franchise mode is goin to be much more interesting this year.

[ZootedGranny]

Thankfully, that's a seperate mode from the franchise called Superstar mode. You basically create a player, and take him through his entire career.

If you have NCAA, you can take it even further, because NCAA has a Race to the Heisman mode this year, where you create a high school player, and run through drills to attract schools, getting a scholarship and over the years try to win the Heisman. You can then export him, and use him in the Superstar mode.

I'm not really interested in those modes, but I eventually might try to recreate someone's career, like Derrick Thomas.

[Brando]

Hopefully ESPN will up their game this year too. I don't know if you checked it out last year but it's ready to give Madden a run for it's money.

[tk13]

Hopefully ESPN will up their game this year too. I don't know if you checked it out last year but it's ready to give Madden a run for it's money.
Not anymore. You apparently missed the news a few months ago. EA bought out the "official" rights to the NFL for video game usage, so now they're the only company that can use the official team names, players, logos, etc. in their games...

[royr17]

ESPN gave up there game, which one are you hoping gives theres up too brando ???

[Brando]

Not anymore. You apparently missed the news a few months ago. EA bought out the "official" rights to the NFL for video game usage, so now they're the only company that can use the official team names, players, logos, etc. in their games...

Ain't that some shit..heaven forbid we have a low cost alternative to their games. Sucks my @ss!

[CoMoChief]

ESPN sports games suck.

[Brando]

ESPN sports games suck.
Did you play the football game last year? It was a major improvement. Some things on it were better than Madden IMO. The running game seemed a lot more realistic.

[ZootedGranny]

Takawira, if you read this thread, empty your damn mailbox so I can give you the details of the SC fantasy football league if you want to join.

[royr17]

So these features are only for Superstar Mode, damn i was hopin you could do it in franchise mode.

Well I guess when i get the game i'll do Superstar mode and recreate Derrick Thomas.

[J Diddy]

ESPN sports games suck.

BS

I played the hell out of last year's football game. I must say I enjoyed it more than Madden, however since I got my xbox live going all I've been doing is playing online.

I think i'm 1-10, hell yeah....

[royr17]

I've got the ESPN game and must say that gameplay is better then madden but madden has the better franchise mode.

[arrowhead20]

i got both those games and Madden has been and always will be the king of football games
ESPN was way too easy to beat. the AI was not good, i beat the game handily on the hardest difficulty.
Maddens online features are way beter as well.

[oaklandhater]

Not anymore. You apparently missed the news a few months ago. EA bought out the "official" rights to the NFL for video game usage, so now they're the only company that can use the official team names, players, logos, etc. in their games...


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Only a matter of time Tell EA gets the NBA/MarchMadness Franchise :(

[royr17]

yep i would imagine so scarface.

[Terribilis]

i got both those games and Madden has been and always will be the king of football games
ESPN was way too easy to beat. the AI was not good, i beat the game handily on the hardest difficulty.
Maddens online features are way beter as well.
agreed,
I've always kind of thought madden was the better simulator and ESPN was just pretty to look at. The engine for madden is wayyy better. However, the best football game hands down is NCAA 2005!!

[ZootedGranny]

Actually, the NBA was smart, and instead of accepting EA's offer, they gave rights to 5 different companies (mainly EA and Take Two, maker of the ESPN series of games). They will continue to make yearly simulation games, but the rights to the arcade style games like NBA Street and NBA Ballers will alternate year to year. So NBA Street will have the exclusive license one year, while another game will have it another.

The MLB is a little bit different. Take Two bought exclusive 3rd party rights, which means that they will be the only company outside of Microsoft (used to make Inside Pitch), Sony (MLB Baseball) or Nintendo, completely shutting EA out. But the interesting thing is that EA could technically create a game and sell it to a console maker like Microsoft, still having the same gameplay, but changing the name. Regardless the MLB license lasts until 2012.

EA also has exclusive rights to college football and baseball, arena football, NASCAR, soccer, and its rumored they bought NHL exclusivity. As far as I know, college basketball has yet to be touched.