And you thought Horse Armor was expensive......

Today NCCA and Madden Strategy Guides went up on the Xbox Live Marketplace. For 160 Microsoft Points each ($2.00 USD) you can download these videos that will give you tips on one of 4 fields, Defense against Passing, Defense against Running, Offense with Passing, or Offense with Running. These sets of videos are available on both of the recently released football games, Madden 07, and NCAA 07 for a total of 8 videos. Also available for Madden, two Classic Stadiums: LA Rams, and Seattle Seahawks. These are 300 Points each but if you are a fan of either team much more worthwhile to download.

As if EA has not already milked us all to death with crappy ports and buggy next gen games they decide to charge for videos. This is a trend I hope no one else follows. It has been common for most any game to be bundled with a Strategy Guide of some sort. I would have thought that vidoes such as these should have been built into the game, not as a means to squeeze more money out of the consumer.