NCAA March Madness 2005

NCAA March Madness 2005 is the 2004 installment in the NCAA March Madness series. Former Connecticut, Charlotte Bobcats, New Orleans Hornets, Washington Wizards, and New Orleans Pelicans player Emeka Okafor is featured on the cover.

NCAA March Madness 2005
Developer(s)	EA Canada
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Series	NCAA March Madness
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release	NA: November 16, 2004[1]
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the game uses college band versions of licensed songs. The songs used are "Last Resort" by Papa Roach, "Hey Mama" by The Black Eyed Peas, "Day-O" by Harry Belafonte, "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World, "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley, "Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse and "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps.

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	PS2	Xbox
Metacritic	78/100[2]	80/100[3]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PS2	Xbox
Electronic Gaming Monthly	8.17/10[4]	8.17/10[4]
Game Informer	8.25/10[5]	8.25/10[5]
GamePro	[6]	[6]
GameRevolution	C+[7]	C+[7]
GameSpot	7.1/10[8]	7.1/10[8]
GameSpy	[9]	[9]
GameZone	8.4/10[10]	8.5/10[11]
IGN	8.6/10[12]	8.6/10[12]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	[13]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	8.2/10[14]

The game received "generally favorable reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[2][3]

See also

• NBA Live 2005