If There's Only One Team on the Field, Is It Still a Winner?

Earlier this week, we learned that Madden NFL 11 had created a new player attribute, but then sold the naming rights to a deodorant maker. And a million knees jerked in unison.

So this is what passes for innovation at EA Sports!

Am I also getting a discount on the price?

And, this old saw: Madden sucks. NFL 2K5 was the greatest football game ever.

[dktxx2]

So Basically this article is saying that its not Madden lacking innovation, its the gamer not seeing their innovation. That is such a crock.

Madden is a failure year in and year out. They take out features, than add them back later so they can say its new. They remove a lot of new features instead of building on them. And Every year they say they've fixed defender ai, blocking, all that, but never do.

It's a showcase of constant redundancy, and empty promises. And that's not because it lacks something to compare it with, its just bad, period.

[ReservoirDog316]

"NFL 2K5 was the greatest football game ever."

[iceman06]

It's not just saying that gamers don't see innovations. It's saying that it is hard to see the innovations because it is so closely scrutinized by gamers since it is the only game out. To be honest, who's fault is that. THIS is one of the best cases for "be careful what you wish for because you just might get it". Madden is now the one eyed man in the land of the blind...you know...he will always be king. It NEEDS the competition to be great. Otherwise, it just turns out to be a consistent, steady game of football that hits and misses enough to keep it average. They need to rebuild this game, from the ground up, and make it new and fresh. The engine is stale. Visually, it still closely resembles it's counterparts on the PS2 and original Xbox (aside from resolution). It still has these legacy issues, that IMO are probably related to the engine more so than anything else. I don't hate Madden. I hate that it has nothing to push it to be great.

[Dellis]

MADDEN is the king, if it had competition at this point the
zombies won't look back

[MysticStrummer]

I haven't had the urge to play Madden since 05. Still waiting.

[Jamrock3292]

Madden is garbage...the ONLY reason i buy it is because i LOVE football n love playing with my Carolina [email protected] Madden is only king because its the only NFL football game..when the licensce is finished 2k will return and show EA what a REAL simulation football is

[xxLuckyStrike]

Madden is a joke...nuff said

[iliimaster]

if i had a choice i would never touch madden... its so fake.. the deep ball is horrible momentum in this game if u get it its pretty much over... and if madden didint have competition why the exclusiveness? think be4 u type dellis
the best football game ever NFL 2k5 only cost 19 bucks? on launch... madden got so scared they lowered their own game price... then signed an exclusive deal to get rid of the competition instead of just making a BETTER game.....