Madden NFL 2005

Madden NFL 2005 is an American football simulation video game based on the NFL that was developed by EA Tiburon, along with Exient Entertainment and Budcat Creations, and published by EA Sports. The 16th installment of the Madden NFL series, it features former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis on the cover. Al Michaels and John Madden return as game commentators. Released on August 10, 2004, the game is the first Madden game to feature Xbox Live. It was the last Madden game to be released on the original PlayStation, and the first Madden game to be released on the Nintendo DS, where it was a launch title.

Madden NFL 2005
Australian PlayStation 2 cover art with Ray Lewis
Developer(s)	EA Tiburon[lower-alpha 1] Exient Entertainment (GBA, DS) Mobile Digital Media (Mobile, Zodiac)[1]
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Series	Madden NFL
Platform(s)	GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox PlayStation Windows Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS Mobile phone[lower-alpha 2] Tapwave Zodiac
Release	August 10, 2004 Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PS2, Xbox NA: August 10, 2004[2] AU: September 10, 2004 (GC, PS2, Xbox)[3] EU: September 17, 2004 (GC, PS2, Xbox)[4] PlayStation NA: September 7, 2004 Windows NA: September 14, 2004 AU: September 15, 2004[5] EU: October 15, 2004[6] Mobile phone NA: October 2004[7] Nintendo DS NA: November 21, 2004 Zodiac NA: November 2004[1]
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Soundtrack

The Madden NFL 2005 soundtrack was:

1. will.i.am – "Go!"
2. Green Day – "American Idiot"
3. Hoobastank – "Same Direction"
4. Z-Trip featuring Soup of J5 – "Listen to the DJ"
5. Earshot – "Wait"
6. Jazze Pha – "Da Heavy Hittas"
7. New Found Glory – "This Disaster"
8. Wylde Bunch – "Last Day of School"
9. Alter Bridge – "Open Your Eyes"
10. Yung Wun – "Yung Wun Anthem"
11. Chevelle – "The Clincher"
12. JR Ewing – "Time ta Get Dirty"
13. Midtown – "Give It Up"
14. The D.O.C. vs. Earshot – "The Madden Re-Match"
15. Franz Ferdinand – "Take Me Out"
16. Ozomatli – "Saturday Night"
17. Hazen Street – "Fool the World"
18. The Hives – "Two Timing Touch and Broken Bones"
19. Strata – "Piece by Piece"
20. Faith No More – "From Out of Nowhere (Throwback Track Powered by Rhino)"
21. The Mooney Suzuki – "Alive & Amplified"^[8]

Reception

Aggregate scores

Aggregator	Score
	DS	GBA	GC	PC	PS2	Xbox
GameRankings	69.07%[9]	80%[10]	90%[11]	83.73%[12]	90.33%[13]	89.50%[14]
Metacritic	68/100[15]	79/100[16]	90/100[17]	85/100[18]	91/100[19]	91/100[20]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	DS	GBA	GC	PC	PS2	Xbox
Electronic Gaming Monthly	7.17/10[21]	N/A	9.17/10[22]	N/A	9.17/10[22]	9.17/10[22]
Eurogamer	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8/10[23]
Game Informer	6.5/10[24]	7/10[25]	8.75/10[26]	N/A	8.75/10[26]	8.75/10[26]
GamePro	[27]	N/A	[28]	N/A	[29]	[29]
GameRevolution	C[30]	N/A	B+[31]	N/A	A−[32]	A−[32]
GameSpot	7.2/10[33]	8.1/10[34]	8.8/10[35]	8.8/10[36]	9/10[37]	9/10[37]
GameSpy	N/A	N/A	[38]	N/A	[39]	[40]
GameZone	N/A	8.5/10[41]	8.8/10[42]	N/A	9.3/10[43] (C. Ed.) 9.1/10[44]	9.5/10[45]
IGN	7/10[46]	8/10[47]	9.4/10[48]	9.5/10[49]	9.5/10[50]	9.5/10[51]
Nintendo Power	3.8/5[52]	3.3/5[53]	4.5/5[54]	N/A	N/A	N/A
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	[55]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	9.1/10[56]
PC Gamer (US)	N/A	N/A	N/A	84%[57]	N/A	N/A

Reception

Depending on the platform, the game was met with mixed reviews to universal acclaim according to Metacritic, while 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. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 90.33% and 91 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;^[13][19] 90% and 90 out of 100 for the GameCube version;^[11][17] 89.50% and 91 out of 100 for the Xbox version;^[14][20] 83.73% and 85 out of 100 for the PC version;^[12][18] 80% and 79 out of 100 for the Game Boy Advance version;^[10][16] and 69.07% and 68 out of 100 for the DS version.^[9][15] GameSpot named it the best Xbox and PlayStation 2 game of August 2004.^[58] IGN called the PS2 version the 98th best PlayStation 2 game due to its AI quality and graphics. The staff also claimed that it beat out ESPN NFL 2K5 due to EA's video game exclusivity deal with the NFL.^[59]

During the 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Madden NFL 2005 for "Console Sports Simulation Game of the Year", which was ultimately awarded to ESPN NFL 2K5.^[60]

ESPN NFL 2K5 was the first in the 2K series priced at $19.99 the day it shipped, much lower than market leader Madden NFL at $49.99. This greatly reduced Madden sales that year; one EA Sports developer recalled that "[i]t scared the hell out of us".^[61] EA reduced Madden NFL 2005's price to $29.95. In December 2004 EA Sports acquired an exclusive rights agreement with the NFL and NFLPA to be the sole creator of NFL video games.^[62]

The game sold more than 4 million copies.^[63]

Notes

1. Ported to Windows by Budcat Creations.
2. Available for Palm OS and Windows Mobile.

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External links

• Madden NFL 2005 at MobyGames
• Madden NFL 2005 Collector's Edition at MobyGames