Madden NFL 2005

Madden NFL 2005
Developer(s)	EA Tiburon Budcat Creations (PC)
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Platform(s)	Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo DS, Windows, Game Boy Advance, Tapwave Zodiac
Release	August 9, 2004
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer, online

Madden NFL 2005 is an american football video game. It features Ravens star linebacker Ray Lewis on the cover. Al Michaels and John Madden return as game commentators.

Features

This game featured the introduction of the "Hit Stick" to unleash hard hits and possibly dislodge the ball. The game featured a continuation of the "Playmaker" control and a deeper franchise mode where the player's morale affects the on-field performance. It also features the Storyline Central which features all of the stories related to the player's favorite team. Also a Create-a-fan, the user is able to create a fan based on his or her favorite team.

Facts

• 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 09) to grace the cover of Madden.(Although on Madden NFL 10 Troy Polamalu(a strong safety) shares the cover with Larry Fitzgerald).
• 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.
• 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

Soundtrack

• Alter Bridge - "Open Your Eyes"
• Chevelle - "The Clincher"
• The D.O.C. vs Earshot - "The Madden Re-Match" - "It's Funky Enough" vs. "Wait"
• Earshot - "Wait"
• Faith No More - "From Out of Nowhere"
• Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
• Green Day - "American Idiot"
• Hazen Street - "Fool the World"
• The Hives - "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones"
• Hoobastank - "Same Direction"
• Jazze Pha - "Da Heavy Hittas"
• JR Ewing - "Time to Get Dirty"
• Midtown - "Give It Up"
• The Mooney Suzuki - "Alive and Amplified"
• New Found Glory - "This Disaster"
• Ozomatli - "Saturday Night"
• Strata - "Piece By Piece"
• will.i.am - "Go!"
• Wylde Bunch - "Last Day of School"
• Yung Wun - "Yung Wun Anthem"
• Yung Wun featuring DMX, David Banner, and Lil Flip - "Tear It Up" (Not in PC version)
• Z-Trip featuring Soup of Jurassic 5 - "Listen to the DJ"

External links

• Madden NFL 2005 at MobyGames