Madden 2005

This was a great game simply because of its wide ranged franchise mode. I loved all the different freedoms to trade players, fire, renew contracts and what not was surprisingly exciting. The replay value is of course very high because of the fact that you can play more than one year with your team or teams. But the best thing about this game, two words. HIT STICK! The hit stick is the single most addicting addition to sports games to date. When I play the other Madden games or other sports games, I always forget that square is tackle instead of the hit stick. The only drawback to the hit stick is the fact that it can cost you the game if you use it constantly. One of the times you're bound to miss the target, and you will undoubtably lose him and give up a first or a T.D. The damn stick cost me the Superbowl in the last 3 minutes of the game. But besides that horrible experience, THIS GAME ROCKS!