A long time ago, it was announced that EA Sports signed an exclusive contract with the NFL for any football related games. Primary goals of such a huge contract were no doubt driven by 2K Sports being able to produce amazing football games… on par or above Madden. Also sparking the signing was 2K Sports decision to drop prices of 2K5 version of the games to $20 to start, outselling Madden that year.
And I guess EA knows how bad it sucks to not have NFL backing
At any rate, it pissed a lot of people off. Including me.
Dude, I got NBA2K7, and I’ll agree that 2K Sports did a great job with that - it’s the mutts nuts. But what you are talking about is blasphemous towards the Church of Madden… When it comes to the NFL, the Madden games have always felt like top-draw, realistic representations of true grid-iron. The only bit that disappointed me this incarnation was the lack of play-by-play calls from the great man himself.
I’ll be interested to play the 2K Sports game later this year, but I have a feeling my money will go on Madden 08.
-= El =-
I’ll blaspheme against the Church of Madden any day… I have always loved the Sega Sports / 2k Sports Football variants…
:)