football

10.0   Presentation
Quite simply, a sports game has never been this well-presented. This is the poster child for exemplary use of a license.  

  9.0   Graphics
This is one handsome football game. Great animations, excellent player models, and cool ESPN integration make this a looker.  

  9.0   Sound
Excellent contextual commentary utilizes the ESPN talent to the fullest. On-field sounds and music make it even better.  

  9.0   Gameplay
Realistic and fun, packed with modes and features, this is a very complete game. Default difficulty is still too easy.  

  10.0   Lasting Appeal
Can you make $20 stretch further? Online head-to-head and league play, an excellent Franchise mode, the collectible Crib, and cool VIP feature means you'll be playing this one 'til the cows come home.

9.5

i have played both madden and espn football and it's not even close. first of all, the graphics on madden are terrible. the players don't look anything like the actual players. on espn football, the are very lifelike and look like the actual players. the gameplay on madden is too slow, while the players on espn football have more quickness. for $20 you definitely can't go wrong.

This game is like nothing else it has the best lookalike players, in madden the players are really blurry. If I were you I would get Espn NFl 2k5 and save the money and get an extra controller.