Madden 06
Back to Madden now, because…this game came out in 2005 and was the first release under the terms of an exclusivity deal signed between the NFL and EA Sports which meant only the latter could make official football games based on the league. It’s a deal which lives on to this day and has been a disaster for fans the world over, with the Madden series looking increasingly tired without any competition to drive it.
While we’re talking about Madden 06, please note the quality of the in-game screenshot above, then compare it to the one below, and know that this was a very big deal at the time.
