NFL 2K1 (Dreamcast) -vs- Madden 2001 (PS2)

This is a comparison vid of NFK 2K1 on the Sega Dreamcast vs Madden 2001 on the Playstation 2.

I chose the Colts (not that I'm a Colts fan or anything, I just chose them to choose them), and started a season in each game.

I just made this vid for kicks, but I do remember the fanboy arguments over this one. On a personal level, I'll tell you up front, I prefer 2K1. It just plays better IMO. However, Madden would also have been a fine football game to own if were an early PS2 adopter. For it's time, it was the prettiest football game of all time.

I'm not much for sports game personally. I think one or two every ten years suits me just fine. As you can tell from the footage, I'm not very good at them anyways. I got both of these games for free from a friend.

The general consensus in the battle between these two is Madden definitely had the better graphics, and presentation, but 2K1 had the better gameplay (and definitely the better play calling screen, and tackle animations). As a casual sports game player, NFL 2k1 is the only modern (as in 3D, and not 16-bit) Football game I've played that I could get into.

Both games have a bunch of extra features to them to keep you playing, but I swear to you Madden cheats. So does 2K1 at times, but Madden always seems to cheat on me. Especially with the coin toss. I actually took the Madden footage first, and partially played a few games prior, and out of three games, I lost the coin toss three times. I don't think you can win the coin toss in Madden 2001, or maybe I just suck at it.

Anyway, like I said, this comparison is just for kicks. No one cares about these two games anymore, and this would have been a more relevant comparison 10 years ago, but this is a just-for-fun comparison.

As for the DC vs the PS2, I'm not trying to start a fanboy war, because both systems are awesome. This is just an interesting look back at some of the big comparisons of years gone by in gaming.

NOTE: Don't mind my crappy play calling.

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[YungDriz28]

selena gomez is fine!! ;)

[timmypstyle]

@InstinctualJealousy yeah the DC looks a lot smoother. the PS2 games werent bad tho. i still have NCAA 02 for PS2 and have NCAA 2k2 for DC. the DC one looks like it has half the color of the PS2 NCAA. i love the PS2 for NCAA but love the DC for NFL. or i would use madden 08 on my PS3. i still use my DC all the time. have about 10 games for it still too. never did any copies or emulators on it tho.

[jveezy18]

back when madden was actually good

[SwankeyMonkey]

EA can suck it!

With their buying out propriety licenses and companies, and mass pumping out garbage titles...

EA is the dEAth to games.

[JackDaScarecrow]

how did i use to play this.... Then again they're still better than next gen Madden 06-11

[Hardcorespacken85]

PS2 Hi-Fi Gaming console ! PS2 More Details ! Fuck Off Smoth graphics ! Sharp graphics look better and real!

[DaBearsDaCubs33]

@scott71785 Me too! I can't believe I forgot about Shenmue, one of the best game I've ever played.

[InsaneBillykane]

This is the only football game I played and enjoyed.

[scott71785]

@nonothinghaveitall man I miss the dreamcast days. I was big on the dreamcast. Loved just about every exclusive for it. Especially Shenmue, damn that game was so revolutionary for it's time...

[TheEricleeparker]

NFL 2K the only football game I ever liked ever

[nonothinghaveitall]

Sega Dreamcast= smooth. Pick a game same as ps2 =lolage. Sega stomps. If DC2 were to come out? RUN

[2011mrkingofkings]

Madden NFL 2001 marks the last Madden game to use the Madden NFL '97-'98 theme, but for the player intros at the beginning of the gameplay.