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purpandgold24 · 04-16-2007, 05:53 PM

Mine was 05. It had the perfect balance of defense an offense. It had those split screen replays. Great soundtrack. Great civer. Great extras.

edubbs · 04-16-2007, 06:01 PM

I think I enjoyed 2000 or 2001 the most. However suction blocking, the 20 yard drop back, the lack of a QB pocket, horrible presentation, and the poor DL/OL interaction has ruined my experiences with this franchise over the past 8 years.

JohnnytheSkin · 04-16-2007, 06:03 PM

I liked the first Madden on PS2 (I think it had Eddie George on the cover).

The graphical step-up was phenomenal, especially the cut scenes! That's why it sticks out in my mind. The offense/defense stuff added lately are mostly gimmicks (I mean who REALLY used "Lead Blocker" consistently?), and I also use slider tweaks so out-of-the-box play isn't all that important either...I end up playing the sim style, or what passes as "sim" for me, regardless.

bsb13 · 04-16-2007, 06:11 PM

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	Mine was 05. It had the perfect balance of defense an offense. It had those split screen replays. Great soundtrack. Great civer. Great extras.

I think 07 for the PS2 is the best version, but I would have to go with 05 as the one I had the most fun with for the same reasons as you.

spankdatazz22 · 04-16-2007, 06:42 PM

Madden 03, PS2. Exploits, blitz glitches because of OL idiocy - but a TON of fun. Fun H2H and online made for all night trash talk sessions. Used to play 6+hrs a day on some weekends; very addictive despite the game's issues. Imo this was the year Madden really established itself because of it's gameplay.

Then they made a complete departure with Madden 04 w/Michael Vick-styled gameplay and jetpacking. Imo Madden has meandered along aimlessly ever since, becoming more hype/marketing event than game. Last year's game wasn't horrible, but no option to turn off the vision cone on the higher difficulties, along with long-stale player interaction and presentation issues made it dead on arrival

DaveDQ · 04-16-2007, 06:49 PM

Madden 98 on the PC. I couldn't even tell you how the graphics were or blah blah blah, but I played that game and had so much fun getting Dan Marino a Superbowl and also grooming two "fake" players. I can't remember their names now.

SportsAce · 04-16-2007, 10:02 PM

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	Mine was 05. It had the perfect balance of defense an offense. It had those split screen replays. Great soundtrack. Great civer. Great extras.

Same

Altimus · 04-16-2007, 10:17 PM

Madden 1999 or 2000. Don't remember why but I played the hell out of both games.

2000 had the best intro to a football game ever.

04-16-2007, 05:53 PM	#1
purpandgold24 Banned OVR: 1 Join Date: Apr 2007	Your Favorite Madden and Why Mine was 05. It had the perfect balance of defense an offense. It had those split screen replays. Great soundtrack. Great civer. Great extras.

04-16-2007, 06:01 PM	#2
edubbs MVP OVR: 15 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: united states	Re: Your Favorite Madden and Why I think I enjoyed 2000 or 2001 the most. However suction blocking, the 20 yard drop back, the lack of a QB pocket, horrible presentation, and the poor DL/OL interaction has ruined my experiences with this franchise over the past 8 years.

04-16-2007, 06:03 PM	#3
JohnnytheSkin All Star OVR: 33 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 5,915	Re: Your Favorite Madden and Why I liked the first Madden on PS2 (I think it had Eddie George on the cover). The graphical step-up was phenomenal, especially the cut scenes! That's why it sticks out in my mind. The offense/defense stuff added lately are mostly gimmicks (I mean who REALLY used "Lead Blocker" consistently?), and I also use slider tweaks so out-of-the-box play isn't all that important either...I end up playing the sim style, or what passes as "sim" for me, regardless. __________________ I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams Oh, sorry...I got distracted by the internet. - Scott Pilgrim

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spankdatazz22 All Star OVR: 21 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,220	Re: Your Favorite Madden and Why Madden 03, PS2. Exploits, blitz glitches because of OL idiocy - but a TON of fun. Fun H2H and online made for all night trash talk sessions. Used to play 6+hrs a day on some weekends; very addictive despite the game's issues. Imo this was the year Madden really established itself because of it's gameplay. Then they made a complete departure with Madden 04 w/Michael Vick-styled gameplay and jetpacking. Imo Madden has meandered along aimlessly ever since, becoming more hype/marketing event than game. Last year's game wasn't horrible, but no option to turn off the vision cone on the higher difficulties, along with long-stale player interaction and presentation issues made it dead on arrival __________________ HBO's "The Wire" should rank as one of the top 10 shows EVER on tv - period XBL gamertag: d0meBreaker22 (that's a zero) congrats Steelers, city of Pittsburgh, and Steeler Nation - SIX TIME WORLD CHAMPS

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DaveDQ 13 OVR: 34 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NC Posts: 7,672	Re: Your Favorite Madden and Why Madden 98 on the PC. I couldn't even tell you how the graphics were or blah blah blah, but I played that game and had so much fun getting Dan Marino a Superbowl and also grooming two "fake" players. I can't remember their names now. __________________ Being kind, one to another, never disappoints.

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Altimus Chelsea, Assemble! OVR: 58 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Shed End Posts: 27,294	Re: Your Favorite Madden and Why Madden 1999 or 2000. Don't remember why but I played the hell out of both games. 2000 had the best intro to a football game ever.

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