''Madden NFL 2005'' is an

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based on the NFL that was developed by

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, along with

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and

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, and published by

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. The 16th installment of the ''

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'', it features former

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linebacker

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on the cover.

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and

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return as game commentators. Released on August 9, 2004, the game is the first ''Madden'' game to feature

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. It was the last ''Madden'' game to be released on the original

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, and the first ''Madden'' game to be released on the

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, where it was a launch title.

Soundtrack

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– " Go!" #

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– " American Idiot" #

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" #

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featuring Soup of J5 – "Listen to the DJ" #

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– "Da Heavy Hittas" #

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– " This Disaster" # Wylde Bunch – "Last Day of School" #

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– " Open Your Eyes" #

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vs.

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– "Saturday Night" #

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– "Fool the World" #

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– "Piece by Piece" #

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– " Alive & Amplified"

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 ''

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''. The game has also been heavily criticized for its questionable soundtrack, which was a common recurrence throughout the series.

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and

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gave it a score of 90.33% and 91 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version; 90% and 90 out of 100 for the GameCube version; 89.50% and 91 out of 100 for the Xbox version; 83.73% and 85 out of 100 for the PC version; 80% and 79 out of 100 for the Game Boy Advance version; and 69.07% and 68 out of 100 for the DS version. ''GameSpot'' named it the best Xbox and PlayStation 2 game of August 2004.

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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. ''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 " scared the hell out of us". EA reduced ''Madden NFL 2005''s price to $29.95. In December 2004 EA Sports acquired an exclusive rights agreement with the NFL and

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to be the sole creator of NFL video games. The game sold more than 4 million copies.

References

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