Vision cone could have used some work but damn did it feel immersive like it made you go through your reads and predict whod be open within 2 seconds and making your first read actully matter
COtheLegend recently played madden 07 for the GameCube. While not as pretty, the momentum feels better and the animation system in my opinion is better then what we have today. The madden game today would be absolutely fantastic if we could if just kept building off that code.
@@snc237 I agree with you about momentum! It felt so much better during the PS2/Xbox/Game Cube era than it does now. Because of that, user control felt so, so, so much better during those days, which made the game much more fun to play.
I did a video on the PSP version of Madden 06 a few months ago, a game so bad it soft bricked consoles, and EA openly admitted they couldn't be bothered to patch the bug and just told people to "deal with it".
@@purwantiallan5089 What about it? DS version was a totally different game and I never owned a DS. GameCube version looked better graphically than the PS2, but didn’t have online features. I played a lot with friends so I enjoyed it.
Madden 06 on 6th gen is my favorite Madden ever. Precision passing, still had hit stick, vision cone made you really tell the difference from an elite QB like a Peyton Manning vs a backup QB.
I swear to god Madden had precision passing in Madden 2005, if not earlier, it just was never advertised but you can still lead receivers with the left stick
@@walterhartwellwhite8022 It was a lazy attempt at making the game "more realistic". If you want to penalize QB's with low awarenesses do something like have the controllers respond incrementally slower. Like an 80 AWR buttons lag just a tick behind 90 AWR and so on. That's much more realistic of an effect than the stupid vision cone.
to be perfectly honest, I'm expecting more of the same. There will be no step forward and maybe a slight step back but Madden 21 on next-gen will be nearly identical to Madden 20. Another 8/10 guaranteed from IGN.
@Privateo Privy I hope this potential XFL thing wil be the beginning of the end so to speak and gives them a kick in the pants so we can get great console football again. Finished the video, i'll play devils advocate & go out on a limb... What if they've been building Madden from the ground up for next gen & decided to push out a sub par project to buy them some time? One can only hope...
@@drewmow The NCAA killed of the NCAA games. because they didn't want to allow EA to use player name and Likeness. And EA wanted to start using name and likeness and the contact ran out after NCAA 14(atleast thats what i think it was). The NCAA games were made by EA. i do belive there was 2k college football game.
Mitchell DeMoss my point is if EA can make a dope game like the ncaa games why didn’t madden have better GAMEPLAY I want to play the most realistic sports games and madden is too stiff most years
I mean I remember one of the developers I believe in 2013 said they will have to skip a year to create a new code or engine to fix most issues in Madden. The only people that will have an issue with that are the EA executives, everyone else would praise that move.
@@xilften1 Fans: We have to wait a year for a game that isn't recycled garbage code and animations and is a 100% game? Hell yeah!! Execs: Sorry, we make too much money to do that. So here's another edition of recycled garbage code. Now buy it! Fans: Ok, but next year's game better be better. Execs: Yeah, sure. We'll do that *eyes rolling*
Bruh this game was so lit I made a imaginary story for a created character for cowboys.: he was first draft from oregon and was the deadliest tackler (hit stick) upon retiring he became heavyweight champ in UFC on my THQ UFC game lol
Madden 06 on the ps2 was a game that I could still enjoy a decade or 2 later. For me one of the greatest sports video games I've ever played in my life.
The closest we have to this now is that NBA 2K23 has each team authentic Arena announcer for the beginning of the game. Just think of how much $ that "dented" their megalomaniac sized wallets to give us that fan service. Licensing in video games is the reason why the NCAA 23 game is delayed, it is also the reason why we only have 1 set of TV crew for each sports game. Overall, I hope policies such as the NIL (Name, image, & likeness) terms expand the future for proper licensing for the sports entertainment industry.
I went out and bought a PS2 and Madden 02,03, 05.06, and 08. I'm playing 06 right now and oh my god, so many little touches that make this game great. The player movement looks so realistic, i.e. special teams actually down a punt instead of circling around the punt returner like morons. Players help teammates up off the turf, or jump over a player whos' down on the turf. The chain gang even falls down when players run into them. I do wish I could pick plays based on the specific player but that just means I need to familiarize myself with the playbook more. I just discovered the greatness that is the hot route system and sending players in motion. Now if I could only figure out pre snap reads and when to and not to throw a pass...but yeah, thanks to your videos I have rediscovered the greatness that is Madden 06 on the PS2.
Regarding the last 2 minutes. We're talking about a billion $ company that has the assets available. In the words of the great softdrinktv - "they dont care" "the worse franchise is, the more likely people are to play UT" The tension has been brewing for a decade now. If they cant deliver significant upgrades to franchise on the next gen ps5 the community would be fed up. Theres no more excuses and no excuse for a 'deadline' anymore TLDR: Im sceptical for ps5 m21 to be great but i pray its happens and franchise is equally valued as MUT
The thing is, (and I remember this frustrated comment made on some other vid of Madden being awful) there's continually 100's of thousands of new kids playing Madden each year so even tho the mature community gets frustrated and eventually speaks with their wallet, there's still so many new people playing UT. Not sure if it will ever change as there's just so much money to be made from it..
I wonder when people will finally say "enough is enough". I said enough is enough with Madden 19. 20 kinda just made me laugh. I'm sure 21 will make me lose my will to live
i don;t know how and why you don't have more subscribers! you upload very in depth and detailed videos about sports video games that i play and some that just deserve to be thrashed on. Keep up the videos and the hard work because i can't wait for more videos!
for christmas 2005, my parents got me and my brother a PS2 and they got me Madden 06. Me being an 11 year old Eagles fan, it was one of the best gifts I ever received even to this day. Madden 06 is still #1 in my book next to Madden 2004 and Madden 25. A lot of people I knew hated the QB vision feature, but I liked it. I played the game so much that I was too good at it haha
After seeing this, I would love for you to do the same for the downfall of NBA Live. That franchise has not recovered from the move from Vancouver to Tiburon.
The same thing happened to live as it did madden. The difference is by the time they recovered (nba live 10) the competition was so far ahead it was useless. NBA live 19 is a solid game! But compared to 2k the game feels 5 years behind
First Madden I ever Owned and Played on my PS2 back when I was around 5/6 Years Old... Still remember the old days of playing with Brady and Manning 24/7 throwing Bombs to Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison.
They don't have music like that in these games anymore. They sold out hard and only play hip hop and rap now. It's kinda sad. I just mute the menu music every year now.
Xbox 360 Madden 06: Classic porting disaster. "A rushed game is often forever bad, while a delayed game often becomes good eventually"--paraphrased from Nintendo?
madden 06 was the last time the game actual accomplished anything for a next gen. it's been going down ever since. I'd say that was the highlight of madden.
06 on the ps2 was one of my favorites. I switch it up from 2k5 and 06 every now now and then, where I have to keep adjusting the disk around until it reads the disc
Madden 06 for the GameCube. First football game i ever played, best football game ive ever played. Its just a great game. Career mode, tournaments, create a team, drills, soundtrack, gameplay, "feel", just amazing, i cant put it into words.
I was only 4 when it came out but my older brothers and I constantly played MVP 05, madden 06 and NHL06. Good times man. I really miss coming home from elementary school to play them, even 3, 4, or even 5 years after it released
@@willcarroll9762 i was 7 when Madden 06 came out so we're not far off. And yes, i played 06 till like 2010. My best record was playing NBA2k13 until like 2016. Thats 1 game for like 4 1/2 NBA seasons but the NBA games went downhill after 2k14.
@@derekt9974 yep agreed. I peaked in NBA knowledge from 2013-2015 cause of those 2k games. Most sport games aren’t the same anymore. Could never stand to play madden 23 for even a year, let alone 2-3. Good times
@@willcarroll9762 Try 2k11 and 2k13 and madden 13 and 25 if you can. 2k11 is community consensus top 2 2k games ever. (I played it on the wii) games now are just marketplaces and corporate/celebrity sponsorships.
More videos like this, please! THIS!! ... is definitely the best video I've seen on your channel! This is not a video that reminds us how much you hate modern Madden and how much you love classic Madden, but a story about a Madden game with its causes and probable effects!
Funnily enough, THE Madden game that got me into the series AND the sport as a whole... And I've not looked back. Played it back in 2005 on my original Xbox and picked up the gameplay and the rules just by sticking with it and learning as I went, now I have an unwavering passion for the sport, all because of 06. Great game, great video.
Fantastic video! I remember at the 360 launch, I bought this and Perfect Dark Zero. I probably logged 100+ hours in both games. Madden 06 was bad, it didnt even have a challenge play option, but I had a lot of fun playing it. I also remember that you could see the OVR and all other stats when drafting. Pretty funny at the time. lol
Damn man good video. Super informative. They definitely have been less ambitious recently, and I wouldn't be surprised at all if it could be attributed to the reasons you mentioned
So you’re telling me the new Madden games are built on the foundation of a game slapped together in a few months with spaghetti code? Why am I not surprised
Madden on new gen vs. old gen consoles is exactly what we as gamers should be taling about. Every series has trouble transitioning in between new consoles from older ones due to try to change gameplay, performance, and graphics over features. It's why pcs rule. Look at a game like Minecraft or Terraria with infinite hours of great content but doesn't look great all because it stays on one console, which you can typically update.
I’m glad I came across this channel. I’m glad TH-cam is available for people to publish videos like this on. You use this platform to its fullest potential. I appreciate the great work. 🙌
the simple fact that they wanted to put all these extra features in the new game show the passion that they wanted to put in these games. Although it didn’t work, it still shows that they actually tried. Which can definitely not be said now.
Madden 06: "I'm the worst madden game of all time!" Madden 19: "No, sir, it is I who is more trash." Madden 21: Gets the worst ratings with it's first trailer
Just something I noticed, the D line actually has the right stance in Madden 06 yet for years now we have d linemen in the wrong stance. The first thing you learn as a d end is all wrong in Madden 20 but right in Madden 06... What a joke of a franchise.
I remember I had an Xbox original copy of Madden, it was a good game that I enjoyed quite a lot. The one thing I really loved was a demo of a racing game. I forget what it was. But it was fun AF, kind of like death race before death race became a thing. It was 3 laps, and it was complete mayhem. You could outfit weapons, destroy traffic during the race, even if your car is destroyed. You could direct it into other cars sabotaging their efforts to win, it was insanity. That demo was so fun. I wonder what became of that game? If it released or not?
Fernando B. Yea and no. The large vision had a pro but also had a con. Their vision cone was so large you couldn’t really manipulate the safeties and defenders in general like you could with other QBs.
Madden 10 was the last decent Madden. I remember they slowed down the gameplay to feel more realistic, and the presentation was a huge step up, taking lots of notes from 2K5.
This was the first Madden I truly knew, as I had this and 2003, but preferred this due to it's faster and smoother gameplay. It's interesting to hear about its polarity in the legacy of Madden.
This game was 🐐 status on PS2. The first Madden I played on the PS3 was Madden ‘08 and that game was hot garbage. I could only imagine how garbage ‘06 and ‘07 was. I remember people saying they liked PS2 Madden better and I couldn’t understand it until I finally got a PS3 and bought ‘08 and played it for myself. It then made perfect sense why people was still playing the game on the PS2 years after the PS3 was released. I then became a 2k and a COD boy after growing up a Madden fanatic.
I actually loved it on the 360. Back then I only cared about online head to head. And even to this day I still do. Back in madden 06 I was ranked in the top 50.
He stated on r/softdrinktv that they're pretty much the same game as 08, and that they're still technically really good. They're not mentioned in any videos to avoid confusion w/ the 7th gen versions (as 08 was the last game to be on all 3 6th gen consoles).
damn almost 20 years ago now. I remember rumors that the 360 version was going to have mp3's of every irl quarterbacks voice for audibles and snap cadence lol
It's also trash on the PSP, there was a freeze, where if you got an interception on the season mode, the game would brick ( and I heard it would hurt your PSP bad). And do you know what EA told the consumers on what to do? DEAL WITH IT.
I am watching this while playing Madden 06 on the XBox 360. I literally sat in my chair about an hour ago and said basically this is the worst Madden I've played in a long time. It is so user unfriendly. Ugh. I'm going to get a Playstation 2 and the versions of Madden that have the Tony Bruno show. This obviously does not. Or anything else that I remember being good about pre-next gen Madden.
The franchise mode in 06 was the best for ps2 being owner and gm. Gameplay wasn’t as good. Madden has never been the same since 360 days. Madden 12 and 08 were the last good playable Maddens but the last really good franchise was 06.
Aside from the precision passing cone, Madden 06 on PS2/OG Xbox is absolutely goated in my opinion, along with 07 on those consoles too. Gameplay and soundtracks are unmatched.
I was at Tiburon in Florida for the Community Event in April 2010 for Madden 11. You can find my name in the credits when you click on "meet the team" and wait near the end for the special thanks. Within the limitations of my NDA, I tried to tell everybody that the game I want will be Madden 14 (later named Madden 25). They gave us the plan. We knew they followed through in many ways. Madden 13 did strip things down in franchise mode for a complete rebuild, and it worked. The innovations of Madden 12 returned to Madden 14 and were even better. Madden 25 is the game I still play to this day. Why? • Player traits: This means two players with the same ratings can perform differently. Such examples include how a defender plays the ball in the air (conservative, balanced or aggressive); how a QB sense pressure, if he throws the ball away or not, likelihood to scramble and more; if a LB or safety is a big hitter or not, and if they utilize the hit stick. The list goes on and on. • Dynamic Player Performance (DPP) from Madden 12 was kept. Players have a confidence and consistency rating. Confidence is the hot and cold streak, while consistency determines the impact of hot and cold streaks. For example, 4 stars of consistency means a small dip in ratings while on a cold streak, while 0 or 1 star means a big swing. On the other hand, high consistency ands a hot streak is arguably too strong. Finally, DPP impacts player traits for the single game you are in. Did your HB fumble or has your QB been sacked a few times? They might change to "braces for all hits" and "paranoid" in the pocket... again impacted by their consistency rating... and further modified if they have the "clutch" trait. This way, you can give Time Tebow decent Dee ball accuracy and the Clutch trait, but 0 stars of consistency. He will rarely play at that level, but with the game on the line, he goes Tebow Time and can hit a defense like he did in real life, or like we saw from Playoff Nick Foles. Off the field: •Scheme: teams have a scheme and players have a preferred scheme. Match them up for maximum progression. More importantly though, the AI will target players in the draft and in free agency and resign guys who fit their scheme over those who don't. Scheme impacts how a team rates a player. The 49ers see DE Ray McDonald as a 90+ LDE. Teams that play the 4-3 see him as an 82 or so. You won't get offers from those teams if you trade and they are not interested in signing him for the money he is asking for. This adds more depth to franchise mode than any version of the game before. • Scouting for the draft: scouting is better than any previous Madden. Unlike PS2 era where they just give you generic reports on guys 40 times and bench press, or prior games like Madden 11 and before where you got generic statements and a graphic, or Madden 12 where you could only scout certain positions at certain stages and could not scout several important attributes... Madden 25 allows you to do a deep and meaningful scouting process. • The draft: Teams will trade with one another. They will trade up and down, offer you trades, and you can even select to trade down and field offers. The draft is dynamic. This was in Madden 12, but the valuation of picks was too close to real life that you could exploit the AI by offering fair equal trades for current and future picks, thus piling up 20+ selections and be stacked every year in each round. In Madden 25, you have to give up more than fair value to convince somebody to trade with you so you don't break the draft economy. However, the AI will offer you fair trades when you open the trade block or offer to trade down. It makes for a balanced and realistic way of team building. • Story lines: since Madden 13, college guys have a story to them that you can follow, and it is also dynamic with different branching paths such as if they elect to come out early or play baseball or got hurt or switched positions and so forth. We could have the same draft class and get different branching story lines. All of this and more make for an amazing experience. Sadly, as SoftdrinkSports has told me in the past, he is turned off because a bug in the game doesn't tell you what team somebody played for in the past. It is something I respect, but find trivial in the face of all the other added features and he has never given the game the fair chance it is due, and thus video.
This is why I dont often say much when a game is delayed or seems like its struggling on developnent. The devs are often trying their best and you never know about all of the problems that could arise during development. Yelling at them is only going to add more stress.
2K5 was *dope* Chris Berman was awesome back when he starred on ESPN. Not to mention TO on the front cover- Eagles fan. Although the gameplay was *ok* at best, it was still kinda nice. Nothing like the ‘02 or ‘08 Madden ‘08 actually made me ‘Fall in Love’ with Mr. Tomlinson on the chargers. I use to religiously use the chargers and they’ve been my 2nd favorite team ever since; Clinton Portis was also a *beast*
"Madden 06, The Worst Madden ever made"....
Madden 19: "Allow me to reintroduce myself"
18 was worse in my opinion
Nick Alfidi 16 was much worse
Nick Alfidi madden 20 bro. Shit is terrible
@@daquanmcdonald7104 tbh Madden 16-20 have all been awful.
Nick Alfidi u mean any madden after madden 12
I remember Madden 12 had 3D grass as a selling point
Vasty Andrews 😂
Yea like don’t nobody gives a fuck about the turf being 3D it’s just grass
It was still the best ever made on 360/PS3
@@daquanmcdonald7104 that was actually one reason i really wanted the game too hahaha
Madden 16 had EA Trax as a selling point 😂😂
PS2 player here. Loved it. Vision cone for life!
I liked the vision cone too. It finally made sense to put points into awareness.
The PS2 version of Madden 06 was waaaay better.
I also played Madden NFL 06 for the Microsoft X-Box (Original) and Nintendo GameCube, in addition to the Sony Playstation 2. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Vision cone could have used some work but damn did it feel immersive like it made you go through your reads and predict whod be open within 2 seconds and making your first read actully matter
Claren Dennis Peyton Manning vision come was taking over the entire field lololololol
This guy is such an underrated youtuber, he explains things really well
Big Seb JT is the best at explaining tho
Big Seb ok boomer
Facts
Thanks, Angry Joe, for giving him a shout out.
@@sambridgers9543 When did this happen? Do you have a link to the video?
Imagine if ea just continued to build off original 06 version instead of building from
Scratch.
I agree! Why did they decide to start over, when they already had a tremendous and critically-acclaimed foundation?
COtheLegend recently played madden 07 for the GameCube. While not as pretty, the momentum feels better and the animation system in my opinion is better then what we have today. The madden game today would be absolutely fantastic if we could if just kept building off that code.
@@snc237 I agree with you about momentum! It felt so much better during the PS2/Xbox/Game Cube era than it does now. Because of that, user control felt so, so, so much better during those days, which made the game much more fun to play.
COtheLegend good video about that here:
th-cam.com/video/IWsb5pjh6Ic/w-d-xo.html
COtheLegend User control then was perfect. We had full control. That’s why I still play them to this day.
Isn’t it crazy reading that EA tried to put stuff in Madden 06 that’s STILL not in the game lol
At least they tried lol
That’s cause the actual console can’t handle that
Well now they can.
@@MacoRLCCC Now we just gotta wait & see if they ACTUALLY DO IT. The time is now, EA.
@@yoboinicossman this aged bad
I did a video on the PSP version of Madden 06 a few months ago, a game so bad it soft bricked consoles, and EA openly admitted they couldn't be bothered to patch the bug and just told people to "deal with it".
Did they really? Do you have any links?
@@MrZackavelli hi bro. 🙏
@@MrZackavelli type in EA on my channel page search :)
I played Madden NFL 06 on the Sony Playstation 2, Microsoft X-Box (Original), and Nintendo GameCube. I loved every moment of it. An instant classic.
I play 06 on the PS2, Still my favorite Madden
I played Madden on my Gamecube all the time back in the day.
@@XenonAdventuresall PS2 Maddens from 2001 to Madden 12 are still perfect despite 05 to 12 on PS2 shared the same blueprints.
@@quann06what about Madden NFL 09 on the DS?
@@purwantiallan5089 What about it? DS version was a totally different game and I never owned a DS. GameCube version looked better graphically than the PS2, but didn’t have online features. I played a lot with friends so I enjoyed it.
Madden 06 on 6th gen is my favorite Madden ever. Precision passing, still had hit stick, vision cone made you really tell the difference from an elite QB like a Peyton Manning vs a backup QB.
I swear to god Madden had precision passing in Madden 2005, if not earlier, it just was never advertised but you can still lead receivers with the left stick
Vision cone forced scrubs to play with a top 3 QB or lose. 🤣
Vision cone was one of the stupidest additions in Madden history.
@@threezysworld8089I thought it was realistic and good a good QB is a good QB and plays like that same to a trash QB to a great QB
@@walterhartwellwhite8022 It was a lazy attempt at making the game "more realistic". If you want to penalize QB's with low awarenesses do something like have the controllers respond incrementally slower. Like an 80 AWR buttons lag just a tick behind 90 AWR and so on. That's much more realistic of an effect than the stupid vision cone.
to be perfectly honest, I'm expecting more of the same. There will be no step forward and maybe a slight step back but Madden 21 on next-gen will be nearly identical to Madden 20. Another 8/10 guaranteed from IGN.
Absolutely. EA is lazy as fuck, having the exclusive licence. They don't need to do shit, only more moneygrab Pay to Win shit in MUT.
@Privateo Privy I hope this potential XFL thing wil be the beginning of the end so to speak and gives them a kick in the pants so we can get great console football again.
Finished the video, i'll play devils advocate & go out on a limb... What if they've been building Madden from the ground up for next gen & decided to push out a sub par project to buy them some time? One can only hope...
They killed 2K5 and NCAA 14 why don’t they allow competition or at least steal the gameplay from the competition
@@drewmow The NCAA killed of the NCAA games. because they didn't want to allow EA to use player name and Likeness. And EA wanted to start using name and likeness and the contact ran out after NCAA 14(atleast thats what i think it was). The NCAA games were made by EA. i do belive there was 2k college football game.
Mitchell DeMoss my point is if EA can make a dope game like the ncaa games why didn’t madden have better GAMEPLAY I want to play the most realistic sports games and madden is too stiff most years
I’d rather them try and fail than to just put out a $60 roster update each year
DaleE988 Yea I respect that at least try and fail
You mean a $90 Roster update.
Before taxes
DaleE988 exactly.
I mean I remember one of the developers I believe in 2013 said they will have to skip a year to create a new code or engine to fix most issues in Madden. The only people that will have an issue with that are the EA executives, everyone else would praise that move.
@@xilften1 Fans: We have to wait a year for a game that isn't recycled garbage code and animations and is a 100% game? Hell yeah!!
Execs: Sorry, we make too much money to do that. So here's another edition of recycled garbage code. Now buy it!
Fans: Ok, but next year's game better be better.
Execs: Yeah, sure. We'll do that *eyes rolling*
Madden 06: Wow. I'll bet none of my successors will be worse than me.
Madden 19: Hold my Gatorade.
Madden 2025: Hold my Super EA.
Bruh this game was so lit I made a imaginary story for a created character for cowboys.: he was first draft from oregon and was the deadliest tackler (hit stick) upon retiring he became heavyweight champ in UFC on my THQ UFC game lol
It was good on PS2, but trash on 360
@@cainbutler6291same also on NBA LIVE 06 to 09 on PS2, which is great, but abysmal on PS3 and Xbox 360 (until LIVE 10).
Madden 06 on the ps2 was a game that I could still enjoy a decade or 2 later. For me one of the greatest sports video games I've ever played in my life.
Jesus, it wasnt that great.
@@rdaws73you’re just mad you grew up with ps4/Xbox one madden 😂
@@Chuida17 Ummm, I was born in the 80's
@@rdaws73 oh so you’re just a helmet boy
@@Chuida17even all PS1 and SNES Madden NFL games are still way better than all Madden games on PS3 to PS5 (13 to 2025).😂
Imagine if they actually got everybody's actual radio announcer into the game that would have been sick
The closest we have to this now is that NBA 2K23 has each team authentic Arena announcer for the beginning of the game. Just think of how much $ that "dented" their megalomaniac sized wallets to give us that fan service.
Licensing in video games is the reason why the NCAA 23 game is delayed, it is also the reason why we only have 1 set of TV crew for each sports game. Overall, I hope policies such as the NIL (Name, image, & likeness) terms expand the future for proper licensing for the sports entertainment industry.
@Kit Harrington PS2 / XBOX versions were far superior, the only thing the 360 version had was superior graphics, but lower FPS.
I used to buy madden every year when i was younger.. now i wait every 3-4 years
I went out and bought a PS2 and Madden 02,03, 05.06, and 08. I'm playing 06 right now and oh my god, so many little touches that make this game great. The player movement looks so realistic, i.e. special teams actually down a punt instead of circling around the punt returner like morons. Players help teammates up off the turf, or jump over a player whos' down on the turf. The chain gang even falls down when players run into them. I do wish I could pick plays based on the specific player but that just means I need to familiarize myself with the playbook more. I just discovered the greatness that is the hot route system and sending players in motion. Now if I could only figure out pre snap reads and when to and not to throw a pass...but yeah, thanks to your videos I have rediscovered the greatness that is Madden 06 on the PS2.
How tf u skip da best madden on ps2, 07? Lmao. 08 was legendary on 360/PS3
Regarding the last 2 minutes. We're talking about a billion $ company that has the assets available. In the words of the great softdrinktv - "they dont care" "the worse franchise is, the more likely people are to play UT"
The tension has been brewing for a decade now. If they cant deliver significant upgrades to franchise on the next gen ps5 the community would be fed up. Theres no more excuses and no excuse for a 'deadline' anymore
TLDR: Im sceptical for ps5 m21 to be great but i pray its happens and franchise is equally valued as MUT
The thing is, (and I remember this frustrated comment made on some other vid of Madden being awful) there's continually 100's of thousands of new kids playing Madden each year so even tho the mature community gets frustrated and eventually speaks with their wallet, there's still so many new people playing UT. Not sure if it will ever change as there's just so much money to be made from it..
PerramCrowe Fuck madden, 2k might come back soon for the xfl game
I wonder when people will finally say "enough is enough". I said enough is enough with Madden 19. 20 kinda just made me laugh. I'm sure 21 will make me lose my will to live
SOFTDRINKTV time to make a 2k video about this same subject
Well 21 is out and it's trash
i don;t know how and why you don't have more subscribers! you upload very in depth and detailed videos about sports video games that i play and some that just deserve to be thrashed on. Keep up the videos and the hard work because i can't wait for more videos!
I wish I got more comments like this rather than the "F you loser Madden is the best game ever I'm 12 and have a Fortnite profile pic!!!!1!!"
for christmas 2005, my parents got me and my brother a PS2 and they got me Madden 06. Me being an 11 year old Eagles fan, it was one of the best gifts I ever received even to this day. Madden 06 is still #1 in my book next to Madden 2004 and Madden 25. A lot of people I knew hated the QB vision feature, but I liked it. I played the game so much that I was too good at it haha
After seeing this, I would love for you to do the same for the downfall of NBA Live. That franchise has not recovered from the move from Vancouver to Tiburon.
Or a history of NBA live because that game was dead in the water with its first entry. LOL
Long live NBA Showdown and the Vs Series!
The same thing happened to live as it did madden. The difference is by the time they recovered (nba live 10) the competition was so far ahead it was useless. NBA live 19 is a solid game! But compared to 2k the game feels 5 years behind
@@snc237 I played the demo to Live 19 and I enjoyed it. 2K drives me nuts, but I'll be honest, it might be because I suck.
Emerald Hacksaw nba live is definitely user friendly compared to 2k
@@snc237 Do you think that is a good thing or a bad thing?
First Madden I ever Owned and Played on my PS2 back when I was around 5/6 Years Old... Still remember the old days of playing with Brady and Manning 24/7 throwing Bombs to Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison.
Madden 06 was my first madden and is the soul reason why I’m still a eagles fan 14 years later
The 1st madden challenge i attended in with eagles... I miss the madden challenge..
I'm sorry about that.
Michael vick was dirty on this game
You should do a retrospective on the mvp baseball series and on 2k's basketball games.
@@tylito4764 true that
The soundtrack literally helped shape my taste in music today
Dead Below Zer0 A7X! B4MV
They don't have music like that in these games anymore. They sold out hard and only play hip hop and rap now. It's kinda sad. I just mute the menu music every year now.
@Max Kellerman maybe for the players? Not the fans lol
@Max Kellerman supply and demand. That's exactly how it works. Honestly even just a mix of genres would be sufficient.
How did my comment turn into a race discussion?
Great video. Last time I played competitively was 06... until M19. Seriously, this video means more than you know, SoftDrink. Thank you
Hey D K check out my vid where I play Madden 06 on Xbox 360 and I put insane numbers
That trailer for Madden 06 looks better than Madden 20! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Xbox 360 Madden 06: Classic porting disaster.
"A rushed game is often forever bad, while a delayed game often becomes good eventually"--paraphrased from Nintendo?
It's sad when the best thing about your game is the trailer
madden 06 was the last time the game actual accomplished anything for a next gen. it's been going down ever since. I'd say that was the highlight of madden.
06 on the ps2 was one of my favorites. I switch it up from 2k5 and 06 every now now and then, where I have to keep adjusting the disk around until it reads the disc
Madden 06 for the GameCube. First football game i ever played, best football game ive ever played. Its just a great game. Career mode, tournaments, create a team, drills, soundtrack, gameplay, "feel", just amazing, i cant put it into words.
I was only 4 when it came out but my older brothers and I constantly played MVP 05, madden 06 and NHL06. Good times man. I really miss coming home from elementary school to play them, even 3, 4, or even 5 years after it released
@@willcarroll9762 i was 7 when Madden 06 came out so we're not far off. And yes, i played 06 till like 2010. My best record was playing NBA2k13 until like 2016. Thats 1 game for like 4 1/2 NBA seasons but the NBA games went downhill after 2k14.
@@derekt9974 yep agreed. I peaked in NBA knowledge from 2013-2015 cause of those 2k games. Most sport games aren’t the same anymore. Could never stand to play madden 23 for even a year, let alone 2-3. Good times
@@willcarroll9762 Try 2k11 and 2k13 and madden 13 and 25 if you can. 2k11 is community consensus top 2 2k games ever. (I played it on the wii) games now are just marketplaces and corporate/celebrity sponsorships.
I watch these and don't even play Madden
More videos like this, please!
THIS!! ... is definitely the best video I've seen on your channel! This is not a video that reminds us how much you hate modern Madden and how much you love classic Madden, but a story about a Madden game with its causes and probable effects!
This guy needs to do a retrospective of an old nhl game
The Egganator the old nhl games were so fun no it seems like they haven’t changed anything since 15
NHL 12-14 was goated. Then they decided to change movement and passing along with hitting. Worse decisions ever all in one year.
@@cooperthorley4747 I've played 94,04,15,18
The Number1baller yep
I play NHL 19 from EA, and after playing Madden 19, I can’t be anything but thankful for NHL 19.
I'm on a binge watching spree of these videos. Well done from start to finish, and very informative. Great work.
Another amazing video. Keep up the great work.
Funnily enough, THE Madden game that got me into the series AND the sport as a whole... And I've not looked back. Played it back in 2005 on my original Xbox and picked up the gameplay and the rules just by sticking with it and learning as I went, now I have an unwavering passion for the sport, all because of 06. Great game, great video.
Remember getting PS3 and playing it for a week then went back to PS2 and played an actual real game
I like that you have a sponsor at the start of the video and then about 3 or 4 mid roll ads on the video itself. Really got me
-Madden 06 is the worse madden
-Ps4 Maddens so let me introduce myself hold my beer 🍺
Taj James thanks for your opinion could you subscribe to my TH-cam my first vid coming out on Saturday 🎉
Never had the income to get gen 7 consoles until 2011. Kinda funny. I thought I was missing out on the "nice" madden games lmao
I had Madden 06 on the GameCube, and it was amazing. I haven't bought one since, and I'm not missing anything by that.
Good video glad I put this video on your radar.
I don’t think you understand how fast I was about to click off when you said the worst madden game of all time😂
Right
Him: the worst Madden game ever made
Me: excuse yourself my nigga
Fantastic video! I remember at the 360 launch, I bought this and Perfect Dark Zero. I probably logged 100+ hours in both games. Madden 06 was bad, it didnt even have a challenge play option, but I had a lot of fun playing it. I also remember that you could see the OVR and all other stats when drafting. Pretty funny at the time. lol
Madden 06” was definitely a false advertisement lol. That “next gen” trailer had everybody hyped.
Best madden content online period! In such a toxic community you are the fresh air.
Next Madden scares the hell out of me I can't wait for the commercials
Damn man good video. Super informative. They definitely have been less ambitious recently, and I wouldn't be surprised at all if it could be attributed to the reasons you mentioned
The stock footage of people working in this is hilarious
So you’re telling me the new Madden games are built on the foundation of a game slapped together in a few months with spaghetti code? Why am I not surprised
Madden 06: The Great Deception
Culture Rot Madden 20 is even worse though
Madden 06 had the best soundtrack in the franchise
@@og3777 They had a hotstreak from 05-09. 08 was my least favorite but they made up for it in 09.
@@EagleZtoTheGrave Madden 04 soundtrack was great too
More like madden 06: The Great Depression
Madden on new gen vs. old gen consoles is exactly what we as gamers should be taling about. Every series has trouble transitioning in between new consoles from older ones due to try to change gameplay, performance, and graphics over features. It's why pcs rule. Look at a game like Minecraft or Terraria with infinite hours of great content but doesn't look great all because it stays on one console, which you can typically update.
After this vid, I would love to see a video about the downfall of EA BIG and other EA Games franchise like Need for Speed and Fight Night etc
I’m glad I came across this channel. I’m glad TH-cam is available for people to publish videos like this on. You use this platform to its fullest potential. I appreciate the great work. 🙌
The build up for Madden 06 was the longest biggest build up ever to the most disappointing game ever on XBOX 360.
Madden 2007 PS2 was the best Madden. Kept vision cone but could turn it off. truck AND highlight stick.
I gotta agree! Madden 08 on 360 is up there too
what a lad, thanks for the high effort in this vid ❤️ gg
the simple fact that they wanted to put all these extra features in the new game show the passion that they wanted to put in these games. Although it didn’t work, it still shows that they actually tried. Which can definitely not be said now.
Madden 06: "I'm the worst madden game of all time!"
Madden 19: "No, sir, it is I who is more trash."
Madden 21: Gets the worst ratings with it's first trailer
I couldn't find the original upload for the Madden NFL 20 Reveal Trailer.
Love your videos brother. You seriously do make some great videos. Thank you for making these
Each new Madden that comes out is the “worst Madden ever made” 😂
giggityguns123 cause it gets shittier and shittier
Just something I noticed, the D line actually has the right stance in Madden 06 yet for years now we have d linemen in the wrong stance. The first thing you learn as a d end is all wrong in Madden 20 but right in Madden 06... What a joke of a franchise.
Madden 06 was my favorite madden ever I easily put in 200 hours
LMAO what is this!!?! 😂 14:34 yo look at that DVD player😂
It's the same thing with NBA live 06. good on the ps2. bad on the xbox 360.
Good point
Here we are, almost 20 years later and we’re still asking for the return of 2k and competition
To think that EA could've just waited for Madden 07 on Xbox 360 and refined the game so much more.
Kinda like what they attempt with NBA Live nowadays.
I remember I had an Xbox original copy of Madden, it was a good game that I enjoyed quite a lot. The one thing I really loved was a demo of a racing game. I forget what it was.
But it was fun AF, kind of like death race before death race became a thing. It was 3 laps, and it was complete mayhem. You could outfit weapons, destroy traffic during the race, even if your car is destroyed. You could direct it into other cars sabotaging their efforts to win, it was insanity. That demo was so fun. I wonder what became of that game?
If it released or not?
maybe was burnout revenge?
Still hate the vision cone to this day
Jacob Throwaway The vision cone was 🐐
Tom Brady and Peyton Manning's vision cone was absolute cheese.
The vision cone made it realistic
Vision cone was fantastic imo
Fernando B. Yea and no. The large vision had a pro but also had a con. Their vision cone was so large you couldn’t really manipulate the safeties and defenders in general like you could with other QBs.
Wow, I never knew any of this, Madden 06 was the only Madden I didn’t have from 03-08 because I had NCAA 06, you should do a video on that game btw.
Your One Black Friend Who Gave you the N Word Pass possibly the greatest in the series
NCAA 07 was so dope
Why does is look smoother and more cinematic than Madden 20 though?
@mr fantastic he's talking about the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 Madden 06, not the PS2 and original Xbox version of Madden 06
@Mark s shut fuck up
Mark s Tell me 10 things good about Madden 20. I’ll wait.
@Mark s and every single year when Madden comes out the people at EA says this is the best Madden ever, so what the fuck is your point?
Mark s Exactly what I thought. Madden keeps getting worse but sheep like you keep buying and defending the game. Thanks for proving my point.
Madden 10 was the last decent Madden. I remember they slowed down the gameplay to feel more realistic, and the presentation was a huge step up, taking lots of notes from 2K5.
My guy got a sponsor. Nice!
This was the first Madden I truly knew, as I had this and 2003, but preferred this due to it's faster and smoother gameplay. It's interesting to hear about its polarity in the legacy of Madden.
This game was 🐐 status on PS2. The first Madden I played on the PS3 was Madden ‘08 and that game was hot garbage. I could only imagine how garbage ‘06 and ‘07 was. I remember people saying they liked PS2 Madden better and I couldn’t understand it until I finally got a PS3 and bought ‘08 and played it for myself. It then made perfect sense why people was still playing the game on the PS2 years after the PS3 was released. I then became a 2k and a COD boy after growing up a Madden fanatic.
Got my Ps2 bacc a couple weeks ago I've been playing Madden 08 the whole time 😂😂😂😂
Great video! With MUT taking over its tough to envision any real effort put into the game until the exclusive license goes away.
I actually loved it on the 360. Back then I only cared about online head to head. And even to this day I still do. Back in madden 06 I was ranked in the top 50.
06 on gamecube was the game that introduced me to quality madden. 17 years after release, its still my favourite game in the series.
I wish Madden was a decent game. Now I'm just playing a game that's actually fun that recently went on sale... Spider-Man (PS4)
i wish they’d do the home team commentators in NHL because they get so energetic when there’s a goal
SOFTDRINK, what do you think of Madden 09-12 on PS2 (if you've played them)?
Madden 12 on the ps2 feels...weird. It's so souless and empty design wise.
He stated on r/softdrinktv that they're pretty much the same game as 08, and that they're still technically really good. They're not mentioned in any videos to avoid confusion w/ the 7th gen versions (as 08 was the last game to be on all 3 6th gen consoles).
damn almost 20 years ago now. I remember rumors that the 360 version was going to have mp3's of every irl quarterbacks voice for audibles and snap cadence lol
It's also trash on the PSP, there was a freeze, where if you got an interception on the season mode, the game would brick ( and I heard it would hurt your PSP bad). And do you know what EA told the consumers on what to do?
DEAL WITH IT.
I had it on original xbox, loved that game so much I did 16 seasons as a WR for the Rams, played every game.
No wonder it’s 99c for XBOX 360 at gamestop
Madden 06 on xbox 360 is my favorite madden and still play it to this day.
I loved this game on Xbox. The one with Michael Vick was my favorite tho it was great
Same. Madden 2004 was goat.
I am watching this while playing Madden 06 on the XBox 360. I literally sat in my chair about an hour ago and said basically this is the worst Madden I've played in a long time. It is so user unfriendly. Ugh. I'm going to get a Playstation 2 and the versions of Madden that have the Tony Bruno show. This obviously does not. Or anything else that I remember being good about pre-next gen Madden.
The franchise mode in 06 was the best for ps2 being owner and gm. Gameplay wasn’t as good. Madden has never been the same since 360 days. Madden 12 and 08 were the last good playable Maddens but the last really good franchise was 06.
Aside from the precision passing cone, Madden 06 on PS2/OG Xbox is absolutely goated in my opinion, along with 07 on those consoles too. Gameplay and soundtracks are unmatched.
“Madden 06 the worst madden ever made”
Madden 16: Am I a joke to you?
Or Madden NFL 13-20?
Joshua Balondo don’t disrespect the diamond in the rough, M17
I remember getting my new Xbox 360 and being so excited to play Madden. 20 minutes in and I shut it off out of disappointment.
Madden 06 has hands down the greatest soundtrack of any game or movie! Fight me!
That is all I have to say about this game.
Facts💯💯
I was at Tiburon in Florida for the Community Event in April 2010 for Madden 11. You can find my name in the credits when you click on "meet the team" and wait near the end for the special thanks. Within the limitations of my NDA, I tried to tell everybody that the game I want will be Madden 14 (later named Madden 25).
They gave us the plan. We knew they followed through in many ways.
Madden 13 did strip things down in franchise mode for a complete rebuild, and it worked. The innovations of Madden 12 returned to Madden 14 and were even better.
Madden 25 is the game I still play to this day. Why?
• Player traits: This means two players with the same ratings can perform differently. Such examples include how a defender plays the ball in the air (conservative, balanced or aggressive); how a QB sense pressure, if he throws the ball away or not, likelihood to scramble and more; if a LB or safety is a big hitter or not, and if they utilize the hit stick. The list goes on and on.
• Dynamic Player Performance (DPP) from Madden 12 was kept. Players have a confidence and consistency rating. Confidence is the hot and cold streak, while consistency determines the impact of hot and cold streaks. For example, 4 stars of consistency means a small dip in ratings while on a cold streak, while 0 or 1 star means a big swing. On the other hand, high consistency ands a hot streak is arguably too strong. Finally, DPP impacts player traits for the single game you are in. Did your HB fumble or has your QB been sacked a few times? They might change to "braces for all hits" and "paranoid" in the pocket... again impacted by their consistency rating... and further modified if they have the "clutch" trait.
This way, you can give Time Tebow decent Dee ball accuracy and the Clutch trait, but 0 stars of consistency. He will rarely play at that level, but with the game on the line, he goes Tebow Time and can hit a defense like he did in real life, or like we saw from Playoff Nick Foles.
Off the field:
•Scheme: teams have a scheme and players have a preferred scheme. Match them up for maximum progression. More importantly though, the AI will target players in the draft and in free agency and resign guys who fit their scheme over those who don't. Scheme impacts how a team rates a player. The 49ers see DE Ray McDonald as a 90+ LDE. Teams that play the 4-3 see him as an 82 or so. You won't get offers from those teams if you trade and they are not interested in signing him for the money he is asking for. This adds more depth to franchise mode than any version of the game before.
• Scouting for the draft: scouting is better than any previous Madden. Unlike PS2 era where they just give you generic reports on guys 40 times and bench press, or prior games like Madden 11 and before where you got generic statements and a graphic, or Madden 12 where you could only scout certain positions at certain stages and could not scout several important attributes... Madden 25 allows you to do a deep and meaningful scouting process.
• The draft: Teams will trade with one another. They will trade up and down, offer you trades, and you can even select to trade down and field offers. The draft is dynamic. This was in Madden 12, but the valuation of picks was too close to real life that you could exploit the AI by offering fair equal trades for current and future picks, thus piling up 20+ selections and be stacked every year in each round. In Madden 25, you have to give up more than fair value to convince somebody to trade with you so you don't break the draft economy. However, the AI will offer you fair trades when you open the trade block or offer to trade down. It makes for a balanced and realistic way of team building.
• Story lines: since Madden 13, college guys have a story to them that you can follow, and it is also dynamic with different branching paths such as if they elect to come out early or play baseball or got hurt or switched positions and so forth. We could have the same draft class and get different branching story lines.
All of this and more make for an amazing experience.
Sadly, as SoftdrinkSports has told me in the past, he is turned off because a bug in the game doesn't tell you what team somebody played for in the past. It is something I respect, but find trivial in the face of all the other added features and he has never given the game the fair chance it is due, and thus video.
This was my first Football game I played but it was the good Xbox version
This is why I dont often say much when a game is delayed or seems like its struggling on developnent. The devs are often trying their best and you never know about all of the problems that could arise during development. Yelling at them is only going to add more stress.
3:08. You’re welcome.
Madden NFL 06 PS2 still one of the best.
2K5 was *dope*
Chris Berman was awesome back when he starred on ESPN.
Not to mention TO on the front cover- Eagles fan.
Although the gameplay was *ok* at best, it was still kinda nice.
Nothing like the ‘02 or ‘08
Madden ‘08 actually made me ‘Fall in Love’ with Mr. Tomlinson on the chargers.
I use to religiously use the chargers and they’ve been my 2nd favorite team ever since; Clinton Portis was also a *beast*