Well EA is definitely a stronger company and have deeper pockets - hence their games look better. But the actually gameplay of these games sucks! FN3 is the only standout game they have. Now now, I know FIFA, NHL, and SKATE are all great game but I'm only talking bout the big three. BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, AND FOOTBALL. To me all that other stuff doesn't count. EA is gr8 at making awesome games that nobody plays - if you play these games I'm not calling you a nobody they are just not big sports in America.
Now let's look at the big three. Basketball - Live sucks! Anytime you can perform a lay-up from half court your game will always suck! They need to fix this. NBA2k8 is awesome. It's like playing a real game and you can't dunk from half court. lol They have a good majority of the players' sign. styles, something Live tried to copy but failed.
Football - Madden is ok! But it's just the same game over and over again. They take features out then install them back the very next year and stay it's a new feature. lol And what's up with the picks. I'm so tired of dropping ints. I don't know what to do. What do you have to do to get a pick in Madden? I drop like 10+ a game. Other than that Madden is a great game it just doesn't have competition so nothing really ever changes. Look at this year. The new feature their pushing is online leagues. OHHHHH!!! Wouldn't worry about that being 2k's game like 3-4 years ago.
Baseball- MBL2k8 is a good game. Not great but good. I do love what they've done with the right analog stick to control pitching. That's awesome.
Now even though this game isn't in the big three it is EA's saving grace. FN3! OMG! Now this is what a sport title is all about and it came out close to launch. Nothing beats throwing a jab, jab, st8 right combo with the right analog. It makes the game so competitive because if you mess your motion up your punch will be messed up. I love it. I still play it today. Gr8 game.
So with that said right now I with 2k but I think EA is gonna rebound strong I just don't know when it will be. Or maybe it will never come because it is obvious EA's goal right now is to make money by any means neccessary. Their focus use to be making quality sports titles but that has changed now. And what's up with the Streets series. Those are jokes!
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