I got Madden 2004 from my wife for my birthday. I install it, no probs, game starts and then, the main screen keeps on loading, loading, ...
Nothing happens. Did the usual stuff: defragging, error checking, virus check, install new drivers, install game patch.
Nothing worked. I thought about the time that i read somwhere that some games' copy protection was giving problems on slightly older hardware. I get a no cd patch and BAM, the game now works!
So, the game copy protection leaves me with an unplayble Version unless i use a no cd patch!
I'm NOT to happy about this at all.
Seems to me they are getting nuttier every day with these protection thingies. You BUY a game and i doesn't even work because of that.
A funny story regarding copy protections:
copy protection scheme hacked