I got tired of playing Madden back in the 2003 version. When my best sack year was a grand total of 4.....BY THE ENTIRE FRICKIN' TEAM!! I swear I averaged about 7 plays a game where the QB threw the ball when I had hit him and he was 2 inches from the ground. And about 5 more that was the tuck rule. On another note: My team averaged about 50 ints a year (mainly because of the refusal of the QB to take a sack). Needless to say that was little fun.
Course 2002 was littered too in some ways. I played my safeties on the line of scrimmage. Sadly, it was the only way I could them to get between the receiver and the ball. Otherwise they would try to race the receiver to the end zone.
Overall, 2002 was better. (Note: I played the PC version of these.)
Well, my rant mode is on so, now for my PC versions of NBA Live 2003 and 2005. 2003 was better. Sure, the fast break was too easy. But, yeesh, at least the players could dribble the ball. In 2005, they dribbled like an uncoordinated 3-year old with a broken leg. ANd the players they looked like soulless robots with rubber skin. Nightmare fuel there. Give me the worse graphics, please.
EA Sports one step forward, 10 leaps back.
For those who made it through. Thanks for letting me rant. *picks up soapbox, goes home*