I can always sim a dynasty and just save draft classes for whichever Madden equivalent I choose. You may think I should just play Madden 06 because I play NCAA Football 06 the most, but that’s not really the case. I’ve been told by others that some of the later Madden games had players getting better too quickly in the ratings but I’m not sure which games had this issue. Besides, you can turn off the Vision Cone feature so there’s that. This shouldn’t be too hard to find as outside of the Vision Cone feature in Madden 06, I don’t think the Madden games were pumped with goofy game-breaking features like NCAA Football 07-11 had. I simply want a game with solid gameplay and a fun Franchise Mode with longevity.

Not that this is a bad thing, but it’s something to keep in mind. Lastly, I think 2K5 got a ton of love for two big reasons: the presentation was amazing and the game was only $20 compared to the original higher price of Madden back then.

Also, while 2K5 does appear to be a great game, the Madden games were just as much fun back then and I enjoy the same feel they and NCAA 06 have. First, I plan to import draft classes from whichever NCAA game of the same year of the game I plan to play and I can only do that with a Madden game, not with 2K5. You maybe asking why I’m not adding ESPN NFL 2k5 to the discussion. However, since it has been so long since I played any of them, I’m going into these games as a newbie and with fresh eyes.

I remember playing Madden 2005 more than the rest but not enough to declare it the best by any means. Now that this site covers football games in general, I think it is time for me to invest many hours into one of the Playstation 2 Madden games.Īlthough I played some Madden, I never sunk enough time into one to call my own. I’ve been a dedicated NCAA Football gamer for many years, but I did play some of the Madden games in the past.

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