Madden NFL 2005

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Madden NFL 2005
2005 cover featuring Ray Lewis.
Developer(s)	EA Tiburon Budcat Creations (PC)[1] Exient Entertainment (DS/GBA)
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Series	Madden NFL
Platform(s)	Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo DS, Windows, Game Boy Advance, Tapwave Zodiac
Release date(s)	August 9, 2004
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer, online
Rating(s)	ESRB: E (Everyone)
Media/distribution	DVD-ROM

Madden NFL 2005 is an American football video game that was released on August 9, 2004. It features Ravens star linebacker Ray Lewis on the cover. Al Michaels and John Madden return as game commentators. The game is the first Madden game to feature Xbox Live.

Features

• Create-a-Fan
• Hit Stick
• Create-a-Player
• Create-a-Team
• Enhanced graphics
• Enhanced gameplay
• Franchise Mode
• Play Now mode
• The Tony Bruno Show
• "TV" Commentary by Al Michaels and John Madden

You have the ability to change teams during Franchise mode, set prices for game tickets and concessions.

Trivia

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• The Super Bowl win animation has been upgraded, now a win in the Super Bowl results in a confetti shower and the presentation of the Vince Lombardi trophy.
• The game has a playable demo of NFL Street featuring a match of the two Super Bowl teams of 2004, the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers. The demo is not available on GameCube.
• This was the last game to feature the EA Sports Bio concept, this feature was not available in future EA Sports titles.
• There are extended cameos by players Antwaan Randle El, Jerome Bettis, Hines Ward, Tedy Bruschi, Ray Lewis, Samari Rolle, Derrick Brooks, Jeff Wilkins, rowdy football fans, and cheerleaders.
• This game featured the intercom music and "halftime" music from the NBA Live series during the play selection screen.
• There is bonus footage from the Madden Bowl and the NFL Player's celebration in New York.
• This game features the NFL All-Defensive Team featuring players Derrick Brooks, Champ Bailey, Ty Law, Rodney Harrison, Ray Lewis, Warren Sapp, Jason Taylor, and Michael Strahan and is the only game with this feature.
• Taglines for the game were "Fear the D" and "Defense Wins Championships".
• Tony Bruno hosts his radio show during franchise mode and sometimes coaches and players such as Marvin Harrison, Derrick Burgess, Lamont Thompson, Akin Ayodele, Marcus Trufant and a player that was an outstanding performer will call in.
• Game Pro magazine compared the concept of the graphics to Adam Sandler's character on The Waterboy.
• Bill Parcells is not present in the game as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys because he has a contract with ESPN so he is referred to as "Dallas Coach".
• If you sign a free agent at the main menu rosters mode when you go into a season their stats will be at N/A for everything.
• The gameplay is very similar to NCAA Football 2005.
• Ray Lewis is the only linebacker (as of Madden NFL 12) to grace the cover of Madden.
• Woodrow Dantzler is listed as his nickname "Woody" in this game.
• Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is listed as Ben Roethlisbergr because of letter limit. T. J. Houshmandzadeh is also shortened to T.J. Houshmandz.
• QB Vinny Testaverde's name will not be announced by Michaels, and in order to have his name be called, the player must change his name to "Testeverde".^[2]
• This was the last in the series to be released for the PlayStation and the first in the series released for the DS. It is also the first Madden game to debut on a 64 bit handheld.
• The most points you can score is 255 but when you score another point it counts to your total at the end of the game.
• A Collector's Edition of Madden NFL 2005 was released only for the PlayStation 2. This version included the complete game plus three playable classic versions which included a 16-bit version and two PlayStation versions. It also included five videos including Madden Phoenomeon, Music of Madden, Evolution of Art in Madden, Behind the Scenes, and Game Producer's Commentary
• There 281 Madden Cards that are unlockable in Mini-Camp, via cheat codes, or by purchasing them through Madden Tokens.^[3]
• In the game, the player can experience a glitch in Franchise Mode where if the player plays the Week 16 game between the Steelers and Ravens, the game will freeze.^[4]

Franchise Mode issues

A trick that can be employed works usually for most players. The user simply changes the position of a player, usually causing his overall rating to heavily decrease. The user trades for that player, who's grade may have been an A+ but now is an F, and changes back to the original position. The same can be done to re-sign players to smaller contracts.

Another trick that players can perform to save money for their teams is to create a punter with very high passing stats, as well as low punting stats. The low stats in punting will decrease the player's worth in free agency, so the player can sign him to a very low contract. The player then switches the punter to starting quarterback, and the player will have a high overall "quarterback" for a very low salary.

One of the more obscure tricks that a player can do should the team's cap be in the negatives is to raise attendance without regarding the team's performance. Before a home game, the player enters the "Owner's Box" menu, and will set the "Advertising" prices as high as possible. After the player plays the game, he will return to the "Owner's Box" menu and set "Advertising" down to zero, then simulate the rest of the games for that week. The player will not be charged for the advertising, but the team's attendance will be raised.^[5]

Soundtrack

Reception

The game received positive reviews upon its release, with the game frequently being compared to its competitor ESPN NFL 2K5. The game has also been heavily criticized for its questionable soundtrack, which was a common recurrence throughout the series. Gamespot gave the game a 9/10, praising the tackling animations, but questioned the game's soundtrack. In one of the more critical reviews, Operation Sports game the game an 8 out of 10, criticizing the game's poor rushing game. GameZone's grade for the game was a 8.8, giving positive reviews about the gameplay, but cited the redundancy and similarity to Madden NFL 2004 as an issue. IGN game the game a 9.5/10 grade, praising the graphics, presentation and gameplay, but questioned the sound.

References

External links

• Madden NFL 2005 at MobyGames