As the Football Game Wars trudge on and on, Madden is always the clear winner, sales-wise. However, many gamers have begun to tire of the title, the same way many of us tired of the San Francisco 49ers winning every frickin' Super Bowl they played in, in the 1990s. Ironically, the San Franciso Chronicle's online presence, SFGate.com, has posted a love-fest that is, nonetheless, on the mark. I'm sorry, but I have to pull this quote from the article. It's just so irritating, and so correct. "Madden NFL Football 2005, which reached stores a week ago, is better than last year's version (again). It will almost certainly be the top-selling game of the year (again). And sports-loving children will brood in their rooms this week, wishing that the baby Jesus had been born a few months premature, so their Christmas lists could be fulfilled in August (again)." That should ruffle a few feathers. ESPN's latest attempt could make a dent, but don't count on it. Madden is the title to beat year after year, and unless they slip up drastically, you'll be looking at his ugly mug on the cover of a football game 30 years from now.
