Moving back to an old Madden game..

[IgneousMold]

Had enough, my imagination can't make franchise fun anymore. I really want 05! Is it better on ps2 or xbox 1??

Also considering 08 on pc(i have wired 360 controller) but it never really appealed to me for some reason.

Any opinions?? and does anybody know if you can find roster updates for 05 anywhere?

I want morale and tony bruno radio show back!


cheers

[Gotmadskillzson]

Re: Moving back to an old Madden game..

Xbox 1 of course, better graphics. Far as rosters nope, you will have to do that yourself. I am sure you can find that game for like 99 cents at gamestop.

[NFL2102]

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Play Madden 11 on PS2. Franchise is a lot better. But if you want rosters get 08.

[IgneousMold]

Re: Moving back to an old Madden game..

Play Madden 11 on PS2. Franchise is a lot better. But if you want rosters get 08.

what features does madden 11 on ps2 have?

[bh446066]

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I played Madden 08 on my PS2 until about last April. Thought that was a fantastic game. Never played 05, starting to wish I had, though, based on what people say about it.

[KingV2k3]

Re: Moving back to an old Madden game..

Had enough, my imagination can't make franchise fun anymore. I really want 05! Is it better on ps2 or xbox 1??

Also considering 08 on pc(i have wired 360 controller) but it never really appealed to me for some reason.

Any opinions?? and does anybody know if you can find roster updates for 05 anywhere?

I want morale and tony bruno radio show back!


cheers

If you want to put a little extra effort into getting the gameplay and sim stats solid, I'd go with 05 and use these adjustments:

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...-download.html

[Carlboy82]

Re: Moving back to an old Madden game..

Had enough, my imagination can't make franchise fun anymore. I really want 05! Is it better on ps2 or xbox 1??

Also considering 08 on pc(i have wired 360 controller) but it never really appealed to me for some reason.

Any opinions?? and does anybody know if you can find roster updates for 05 anywhere?



cheers

Its pretty sad when video gamers are reverting back to play a game from 5 years ago, because the current games just aren't cutting it. I dont blame you one bit. Being almost 52 years old, im done with the subpar football games that EA is putting out, and I have reverted back to playing tabletop football board games. Im enjoying the realism, and realistic stats that i see in these games.

[KingV2k3]

Re: Moving back to an old Madden game..

Its pretty sad when video gamers are reverting back to play a game from 5 years ago, because the current games just aren't cutting it. I dont blame you one bit. Being almost 52 years old, im done with the subpar football games that EA is putting out, and I have reverted back to playing tabletop football board games. Im enjoying the realism, and realistic stats that i see in these games.

Hey...nice to see another fellow "old guy" that gets into sim sports gaming!

Though the time consuming "workarounds" only get these titles to 90-95 percent, I'm still a sucka for the visuals and some "button mashing"...

Grew up on Strat O Matic titles and fully understand how satisfying text based sims can be as well...

Take a look at that "Manifesto" link I posted...

A copy of 05 is prob pretty cheap, and it's worth it (IMHO) to see how effective the right workarounds with the right level of user friendly options can be...

Happy gaming!

[Step2001]

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Yeah, it's hard to dive into Franchise mode and see the same problems. Going into the Free Agent list and needing to sign a few players.
They are asking for $600,000! Click in to sign and you find out it's $1.5million for one year to sign this player for the "USER"!
Then find that the CPU would have signed the player for his initial asking price of $600,000!

I have played a half of one game so far. Franchise is just to important to me and when I hear and see what "The Show" is offering and just shake my head.

Hoping that Madden 12 is the year of Franchise mode.

[BloodMeridian]

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I would say Xbox just for the graphics. I have been thinking about going back to 05 too but I'm too lazy to dig out my PS2 and set it up. I really wish I could play the PS2 games on the PS3.

I'm hoping that M12 is the year of the franchise as well. After ignoring M11 in favor of RDR and Just Cause 2 for a couple months the only thing that got my back into Madden was SS mode!

[navygoat1998]

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Yep I am an old gamer myself (47) I am heading back to Madden 2005 for the PC. I like the way it plays and of course the franchise mode. I think it is the best Madden.

Mike

[bearpride90]

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Agreed! I got an old ps2 and i ordered Madden 06 and it just came in and im addicted!! The franchise mode is soooooooooooo much better!!! I probably wont be playin Madden 11 anytime soon lol BTW i got it for 99 cents!! sweet deal

[Runnin with Scissors]

Re: Moving back to an old Madden game..

what features does madden 11 on ps2 have?

Seasoned gamer myself, days away from 43. I didn't get the ps2 version this year, got it last year and was pretty much the same game as 05 I thought. I too would like to hear about 11.

[BloodMeridian]

Re: Moving back to an old Madden game..

Seasoned gamer myself, days away from 43. I didn't get the ps2 version this year, got it last year and was pretty much the same game as 05 I thought. I too would like to hear about 11.

From what I remember the only difference is the mini-camp is still there. I could be wrong though.

[ForUntoOblivionSoar∞]

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Madden 05 was the last one that let you use your created play book in Franchise mode (I never understood why... it's FRANCHISE, you play by yourself usually).

Their play books are good, but no where near realistic enough for me. I created a Mike Martz book that actually has real shifts from his play books (I use audibles to make the shifts, creating the two formations so that they exactly mimicked real shifts from his play book). They don't really have the right formations or motions or shifts in the standard play books, but 05 is the last one that you can modify and use in Franchise mode, unfortunately.