The halftime highlight reel sounds like a great feature on 2K5, but unless you have the xbox all you get is snapshots of the action.

I'll probably rent 2K5 at some point, but I don't see it pulling me away from Madden.

basically, i look forward to the day when the runner moves and animates naturally like this, only WITHOUT any special buttons or need for a separate stick movement (minus the spins of course, that should definitely be a button):
[url]http://www.espnvideogames.com/_img/videos/nfl2005/nfl2005_teaser_1.mpg[/url]

they dont have to make everyone miss like these are supposed to, but just so you plant your feet moving around with the appropriate animations. i want to feel like an athlete on the field, not a game piece on a board. i hate the standard 2k series 'stick up the butt' (aka 'mario running') movement, and the weak one step Madden 'cuts'.

the announcers are really well done (no WASHINTON-seven-TEEN, miami-SIX-TEEN chunkiness), but the actual voices are more annoying... win some lose some i guess.

What's up with the 2K announcers? Why don't they have the regular ESPN booth?? I was kinda disappointed when I didn't hear them.

at the risk of sounding a little 'anti' Skin, you really want to hear Joe Theisman?

I'd rather hear Joey T than some generic guy. Besides, I kinda like Joe.

Theres nothing like Madden with all of his commentary. Not too crazy about Michaels though. Joey T would be kinda cool on NFL2K5.

i never want to hear "some yards is better than none yards" ever again...