To be stolen and poorly replicated by competitors. It’s also a virtual miracle, the kind of gameplay enhancement that just begs If I were a parentĪnd saw my kid seriously playing with Owner mode, I’d buy the little suckerĪ beer and a prostitute, because this goes beyond just being a game – it’s a Tweak salaries – whatever you have to do to makes ends meet. Take out ads to boost attendance, raise or lower ticket and parking prices, You literally build your stadium, place it in a cityĪnd then evaluate your expenditures and strategies from an economic perspective. Though I sort of feel that the price of hot dogs at 3COM Park rings the sameīell as the price of tea in China, in Madden 2004 you can actuallyĪgonize over such things. Where things really start smoking is in the regular Season, when MaddenĢ004 suddenly becomes as much a ‘park simulation’ as a gridiron game. Next comes the Preseason, where you play games, tweak your roster

You start off in Training camp, where you can mold player skills by engaging Mode takes sports management to a somewhat ridiculous, entirely brilliant level. Of modes and the kind of quality we’ve come to expect from this vaunted series,Īnd it’s easy to see why Madden 2004 is the best thing to happenĮach passing year brings some improvements to the series, but the new Owner Which will surely be ripped off left and right. Owner Mode, but they’ve also added a great gameplay feature called Playmaker, Not only has EA taken team micro-management to the next level with the outrageous And it’s the best football game you’ve ever played. While I’m allįor bone-jarring sacks and combo-tackles, nothing is more enjoyable than watchingĪ dominant offense march over the fallen bodies of its adversaries on its wayīut there is another option in the backfield this year, and it’s called MaddenĢ004. Performances and crappy teams field-goaling each other to death. Months, the 2003-2004 season is likely going to be a mixture of amazing defensive Phenomenon in football breaks his damn leg. To make it worse, Michael Vick broke his leg.

Playoffs, while the Cowboys routinely stack up pretty evenly with teams like With Gannon at QB, the Raiders areĭestined to always do well in the regular season and choke miserably in the As a combination Raiders and Cowboys fan (strange mix, I know), I’m not veryĮxcited about the upcoming football season.

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