07-10-2006, 12:19 PM
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Re: EGM 360 Review
alright, here is the post. It's taken from this thread..
The Botching of Next Gen
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Okay, I know you're playing devil's advocate here, but I started doing research for an article for my site a little bit ago about how the first versions of both Madden and NCAA were reviewed for the PS2 and let me tell you, it's quite a contrast on what has been said about the next gen games of this year.
These are all from IGN's website and these are what was said in their reviews:
Madden 2001 (PS2)- Score 9 out of 10
"it's the best football game that's ever been released. Madden is a must-own title for sports fans."
"And the thing that PlayStation 2 owners are getting is what is arguably the very best that this cherished series has ever seen, as it is essentially a graphically enhanced version of the critically acclaimed PlayStation release with some other nice little touches"
"The Madden series has pretty much been the only one that has really factored in momentum and it has been done better here on PS2 than ever before in the series."
"This series is the granddaddy of virtual football and for all intents and purposes, this version of the game is the finest of the entire bunch."
Now on to NCAA 2002 (The first version released on PS2)- Score 9 out of 10
"Get ready to engulf yourself in what is simply one of the best college football games ever made."
"Well, that day has finally come and the long wait has been completely worth it, as EA has managed to construct a game in the form of NCAA Football 2002 that is arguably the best college football videogame that has ever graced a console. While based partly on the Madden NFL 2001 engine, it features a large number of improvements in various aspects of the game and has been loaded with practically every single imaginable feature that a diehard sports fanatic would expect to see in a videogame."
"While it's completely debatable as to whether or not Madden NFL 2001 is a better or worse playing football game than NFL2K1, there would be no point in arguing which game had the most bells and whistles as Madden was the clear champion in this arena.
That said, EA Sports has been able to top what they did in last year's Madden with this incarnation of NCAA Football 2002. Not only does the game have the common Exhibition and Season play modes, both of which allow you to play as any of the currently available teams, but there's a nice Practice mode that gives users a chance to get a good feel of the playbooks and an insanely deep Dynasty Mode. "
"My personal opinion is that this is the best college football game ever made and has more replay value than you could ever hope for in a $50 purchase."
Now, both of those games have gotten a whopping 9 out of 10 out of the gate and they were the very first versions on the "next gen" system. Not only that, but they were feature rich and we didn't have to compromise a lot of the features that we liked about the current gen games at the time. Heck, Madden even beat NFL 2K1 in the "bells in whistles" department that year, too.
I don't know, I am really not wanting to hear the excuses why things that we are used to and expecting are not in the game. Heck, what is the deal with the online leagues this year? I see they failed to mention that thus far. They could be in there, but I would think they would mention that one from the beginning since everyone and their mother's have been asking for it for the last couple year.
On the other hand, maybe we're jumping the gun a bit here? I mean, maybe during E3, they release more features of the game and they improved the gameplay a whole heckuva lot. At least I sure hope so. |
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