I'd expect the developers of this game to know the most about it. EA Canada, the division of Electronic Arts that has developed this game for GCN, PS2, and XBox, has said themselves that the GCN version is the best of the 3. They said that the textures, the lighting, the animation, the framerate, is the best. The modes of play are the exact same, and since the GCN verison is the last to come out, it will have the most recent team changes. The only downside to the GCN version is that the franchise stats only save for one year, rather than five. Not a big deal. If you are loking for a great football game, get Madden 2002. I know I am, along with NFL 2k3 and NFL Blitz next year.