Madden is trash yet the exclusive license they have with the nfl is the sole reason it sucks every year. The animations, the defensive glitches where u can be in a heavy jumbo formation with 8 o lineman vs a 3 man front and get no blocking and a 5 yard loss if u run or an immediate sack if u pass. U got to do 34 adjustments to stop certain defensive and or certain pass plays and the ai is putrid. Worse angles I've ever seen. If 2k was able to make an nfl game it would be infinitely better hands down. Ea saw what was going to take place with nfl 2k3/4 might of been the last year and somehow got a deal for exclusion.