Madden NFL 2005

"Madden kicks off the football season......Big Time"

With the release of ESPN 2k5, for 20 dollars, ea sports finally released their football game madden 2005, and this game is worth ever cent that you pay for it. Madden has always been the king of football, and just like every year, it takes its crown back with a bang, so get your pads, and your helmet, get the game, and remember what football games should be: Perfect.

Graphics: 10 / 10
The graphics are incredible, they just get better and better, this year, the players look real, the fans look real (including a fan you can create) the stadiums are Very Accurate. Then everything in between is just perfect, the graphics just get better each year, and this year it is no difference, just get used to it.

Sound: 10/10
The soundtrack to the game (for the most part) is incredible, green day lets you hear their new song as your celebrating a touchdown. Also with great songs from earshot and alter bridge. Then of course you have the commentary, john madden controls the voice as you play, the commentary is amazing just like always, so whether its music or commentary, the sound is right on in madden 2005.

Gameplay 10/10
The gameplay is perfect, you have alot to choose from.

Franchise- Take your favorite teams to a place that is the main goal for all teams, the superbowl! with a lot of modes added into franchise including storyline central, the franchise mode is something else that makes madden just that much better.

Online play: Online play is important to sports games, go online and play people from around the world showing off your madden 2005 skills, theres still some cheaters, but when you get honest gamers, its so much fun, play a game, or beat them at maddens great mini-games

Mini-games/other modes- The rest of the modes are incredible awesome, you can go through and play them all, mini-games are back, if your playing online or just with yourself, these games are fun, show yourself that you can train and beat the other teams, better than anyone else.

Controls: 10/10
the controls are easy, not complicated at all, you dont have to spend 30 mins just learning how to throw before you actually play the game, this game you just read the loading screens and you should have no problem playing the game, and waste valuable playing time

Replay Value: 10/10
This game will keep you playing for hours, there is so much to do, go through maddens deep franchise mode, play online, play your freinds, play mini-games, situation games, and if you get the colectors addition then this just gives you a whole lot more replay value, this game will be one you can play as long as you want with out it getting old, or when ever you want football, this game will be worth going back to and playing.

Rent Or Buy?
The age old question, now ill tell you, if your not a huge fan of football games, or if your just getting into it, or if your a season veteran this game you wont have to test, just buy it, you wont be able to say you wasted 50 dollars, you spent all 50 to the fullest.

The best in football just keeps getting better, so just get used to madden 2005 being the superbowl champs of football games

Overview:
Graphics 10/10
Sound 10/10
Gameplay 10/10
Controls 10/10
Buy or Rent? Buy
Overall 10/10

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 08/14/04