There has never been a football game that mede me content to keep it when the next seasons games arrived. Until Now.

User Rating: 9.6 | ESPN NFL 2K5 XBOX
The gameplay is easy to get ahold of thanks to the tutorals provided.
There are many gameplay modes including
first person : A mode that is interesting but very hard to master. I found myself running a lot so I could be in control. Fun but not something I would play a lot.
classic comeback mode : You can play the final situations of the greatest come backs in football history, including the Heidi Game.
Franchise : lasts for 30 years. There is fantasy drafts and the whole nine yards(not a football term by the way).
Situation : You can set up a situation to play including score and time left.
One place where I thought this game surpassed Madden is in it's Crib stage, instead of collecting cards you can set up your house.
A cool feature to a great game.
The graphics are great and controls are spot on.
There is no way you can go wrong with this game.