The battle for the console football crown has never been as
heated or as competitive as it has been this season. Sega fired
a shot across EA's bow by lowering the cost of ESPN 2K5 to the
budget price of $20. EA Sports responded on its website, after a
strong week of initial sales by Madden 2005, saying that with
ESPN you "get what you pay for." The companies are literally at
each other's throats. All of this should make sports gamers
giddy because when two companies battle like this, it only means
better games in the end -- competition is never a bad thing. Now
that the football season is underway, let's see which football
game rules the console world.  But which is the better game?
That's a loaded question that is impossible to answer without
going into some detail. Each game has its strengths and
weaknesses, and picking the right game for you depends what you
want out of a football game. The problem here is that neither
game is perfect, and both have some highly frustrating aspects
combined with segments o