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ODP · 04-29-2004, 08:51 PM

I'm a converted Madden gamer who's getting ESPN this year and I was wondering what you guys think are some of the features both gameplay and franchise mode wise that make it better than Madden?

Erratic · 04-29-2004, 08:56 PM

Well i only care about gameplay so from that aspect i will tell you the running game is simply better. Its not hard to run in madden but ESPN just does running/o-line blocking better than Madden.

jordan0386 · 04-29-2004, 08:58 PM

since your new...i'll just assume you dont know

so i'll say just say...LOCK

8bit · 04-29-2004, 08:59 PM

I personally like how the players are bigger. Also the replays are more enjoyable to watch to me. Ill never forget the play when I took boller, had him scramble to get the first down, he dives toward the sidelines and Urlacher jumps and meets him mid air for a lil helment to helmet collision. Boller fumbles midair but its all good the ball falls to the ground rolls about 6 inches foward and out of bounds, barely securing the first down!!! Ive had that replay saved and musta watched it a good 30 times.

davep · 04-29-2004, 09:04 PM

PLEASE not the mind-numbing 'debate' yet...can you guys wait a few more months please?

Nza · 04-29-2004, 09:44 PM

This shouldn't be a debate...this is the ESPN FORUM. Madden gamers have their own forum, get my drift?

As for me, I simply loved the dynamic animations, what REALLY annoying me in Madden was diving at a ball carrier just after another player on my team started to tackle him, leaving me sliding off the ball carrier like I didn't touch him. Not only did it look crappy, but if the ball carrier was going through a break tackle animation at the time, he would run for more yards. In ESPN, my late tackle is treated like a 250lb linebacker is actually coming in for the assist, not like a feather floating in the drift. By the sounds and looks of it, 2K5 will be even better in this regard, and it is simply a feature I can't live without now.

JayBee74 · 04-30-2004, 08:20 AM

ESPN has that "3D" feel to it that Madden doesn't have. THe "charge" button on D and O and the Maximum Passing feature are better than ever on 2K4.

RoyalBoyle78 · 04-30-2004, 08:53 AM

I don't think its about what makes it better, its just about what you like and there both differnt style games.

04-29-2004, 08:51 PM	#1
ODP Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Mar 2004	What makes ESPN better than Madden??? I'm a converted Madden gamer who's getting ESPN this year and I was wondering what you guys think are some of the features both gameplay and franchise mode wise that make it better than Madden?

04-29-2004, 08:56 PM	#2
Erratic Pro OVR: 6 Join Date: Mar 2004	Re: What makes ESPN better than Madden??? Well i only care about gameplay so from that aspect i will tell you the running game is simply better. Its not hard to run in madden but ESPN just does running/o-line blocking better than Madden.

04-29-2004, 08:58 PM	#3
jordan0386 Banned OVR: 18 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bronx, NY	Re: What makes ESPN better than Madden??? since your new...i'll just assume you dont know so i'll say just say...LOCK

04-29-2004, 08:59 PM	#4
8bit Banned OVR: 11 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Howard County, Maryland	Re: What makes ESPN better than Madden??? I personally like how the players are bigger. Also the replays are more enjoyable to watch to me. Ill never forget the play when I took boller, had him scramble to get the first down, he dives toward the sidelines and Urlacher jumps and meets him mid air for a lil helment to helmet collision. Boller fumbles midair but its all good the ball falls to the ground rolls about 6 inches foward and out of bounds, barely securing the first down!!! Ive had that replay saved and musta watched it a good 30 times.

04-29-2004, 09:04 PM	#5
davep Pro OVR: 8 Join Date: May 2003	Re: What makes ESPN better than Madden??? PLEASE not the mind-numbing 'debate' yet...can you guys wait a few more months please?

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04-29-2004, 09:44 PM	#6
Nza MVP OVR: 16 Join Date: Jan 2004	Re: What makes ESPN better than Madden??? This shouldn't be a debate...this is the ESPN FORUM. Madden gamers have their own forum, get my drift? As for me, I simply loved the dynamic animations, what REALLY annoying me in Madden was diving at a ball carrier just after another player on my team started to tackle him, leaving me sliding off the ball carrier like I didn't touch him. Not only did it look crappy, but if the ball carrier was going through a break tackle animation at the time, he would run for more yards. In ESPN, my late tackle is treated like a 250lb linebacker is actually coming in for the assist, not like a feather floating in the drift. By the sounds and looks of it, 2K5 will be even better in this regard, and it is simply a feature I can't live without now.

04-30-2004, 08:20 AM	#7
JayBee74 Hall Of Fame OVR: 36 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gretna, Louisiana Posts: 23,000	Re: What makes ESPN better than Madden??? ESPN has that "3D" feel to it that Madden doesn't have. THe "charge" button on D and O and the Maximum Passing feature are better than ever on 2K4.

04-30-2004, 08:53 AM	#8
RoyalBoyle78 Aka."Footballforever" OVR: 46 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Yonkers N.Y. Posts: 23,942	Re: What makes ESPN better than Madden??? I don't think its about what makes it better, its just about what you like and there both differnt style games.

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