Win again, and you're presented with a second opportunity to bet your points or move on to the highest difficulty ranking. Or, if you're feeling lucky, you can gamble those points and participate in the drill on a higher difficulty setting in hopes of winning even more points. You select a player to participate in a drill like Pocket Presence, Chase and Tackle, or Swat Ball, then if you score enough points and win a trophy, you're awarded a set amount of attribute points to improve that player. Once you select a team to play Franchise mode with, you are immediately sent to Training Camp where you're then able to utilize nine of the mini games from last year's title to actually improve specific players attribute points. Madden's Franchise mode has always been deep, but this year the depth and intricacies of running an NFL team are taken beyond simply being a coach or general manager, and actually enable you to become owner of your own franchise. Sure, they might not be the two biggest features in the game, but it could leave a few PC owners left with a good case of console envy. Unfortunately, even with all of these great additions, there were still some features that made the consoles that were left on the PC cutting room floor, namely Madden Cards and the EA Sports Bio. Once you get it all hooked up, the game works great, and if you crank it up to the highest resolution, Madden for the PC even looks better than its console counterparts.
While Owner mode lends itself perfectly to the PC market, you'll need to go out and buy a PC controller with double analog sticks if you want to utilize the groundbreaking Playmaker function.
Madden NFL 2004 tries to set things straight by finally adding one of the best console features from last year, the Play Editor, while also incorporating the best new features of the 2004 game, namely Owner mode and Playmaker controls. Unfortunately, these days it seems like the game is geared toward consoles so much that the PC version gets left behind in terms of features and, occasionally, even gameplay. That's right, fourteen years ago, before it was the king of the consoles, it was one of the hottest PC games on the market. While the Madden football series has been made famous by every console from the Sega Genesis to the PlayStation 2, what most people don't realize is the fact that game originated on the PC.
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