Madden NFL 2005 Retrospective

[@sloppyy]

6:20 "after the third one, it just didn't matter anymore" imagine belichick saying that LMAO

[@ripmxrcus]

Lmao

[@CBielski87]

oddly enough, it was a good way to slightly balance franchise mode cheese

[@gfl1312]

Bills, Jets, and Dolphins fans wish he would say that.

[@AdamWest1290]

I honestly wish he would..."After the 6th one..i feel like accomplished alot"

[@AdamWest1290]

@BlackSanji4Life " i wish to concur the nfl for 15 more seasons and also have another great QB to concur with after brady" Belichick

[@genericname34]

its embarrassing that a 15 year old game plays better than Madden 20 (and it's purely out of laziness and cheapness)

[@Nosmella]

How

[@jrthe2nd494]

Madden, and every other Sports game should be released bi yearly, with roster updates during the season

[@genericname34]

JR The 2nd they should. But. There’s no money in that

[@christopherrustad5382]

Madden 20 is an embarrassment but the COD kids eat it up

[@KurlzzPlays]

@@Nosmella it's not broken

[@luisponce7433]

I was playing 05 last night, I punted the ball inside the five yard line switched to one of my gunners press the jump button and as the punt was going in to the end zone he knocked the ball back on to field and I down it on the five yard line. I was blown away, I didn't even know that was a thing in 05. It still amazes me how good the the madden games where in the mid 2000s.

[@chelseachelseafcsuperfan7220]

It’s insane bro this is the only madden I played for 15 years because I’m poor and I was shocked at how bad Madden 20 is when I bought it.

[@CT-nb5lm]

2005 was fire..They made 3 Maddens with a special version err "HALL OF FAME' EDITIONS and this was one of em.. It had a different UI in the game but nothing major. By UI i mean backround picture and i forget what else... This was a really good year to play franchise and go 1-3 years they restart it all over again..

[@friedbacon7611]

@@chelseachelseafcsuperfan7220feel u bro

[@abberoberts6894]

@@CT-nb5lmthis was my childhood madden on GameCube

[@Cavitt]

Yes, yes, yes. Madden 2005 was my first Madden and is one of the reasons I still love football

[@alexisFdz_19]

x2

[@GisherJohn24]

amazing how well it still holds up, it plays better than madden 20.

[@-EJ-]

Kavitt it was my first video game.

[@mistercrockett]

My first Madden was the madden 91

[@antonvitullo772]

Same got it when I was 7, now 22 and it’s still my favorite

[@DaPurpleDawg]

Only way I'll ever buy a new Madden game at full price is if they have a franchise mode as deep as Madden 05 or Madden 08

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

Everyone who mainly plays franchise mode should follow this and then we'd actually get somewhere

[@CopperFather]

Not going to lie, I bought madden. It will be the last time though. I’m sticking with the older games. I have madden 06 and madden 07. Still trying to find a copy of madden 05.

[@Aeeeoi]

@@SOFTDRINKTV I haven't bought a Madden game in...whew, That Browns RB was on the cover, forgot his name, but it was Madden 12. So next year it'll be 10 years from Madden for me and it's easier than it seems. Once you skip on a year you find it easier to skip on the next and the next. All I do now is check the reviews to see if they are actually doing anything other than working on MUT and if not, ah well, so many other games to play, so little time.

[@rochahouse4883]

@@Aeeeoi peyton hillis, the one year wonder lol

[@jgeorge2693]

CT appreciate your honesty sad you gave those frauds your money. You couldn’t tell Madden 20 was going to be terrible?

[@Benm701]

I'll never forget opening the menu and hearing "American Idiot" for the first time.

[@everythingloveurlife4904]

Lol i kno that song by heart bcuz of Madden

[@kevinhicks8455]

Mike Keller Ah, the good ol’ days. Now you get rap shoved down your throat because it’s “hip.” “The kids love it!”

[@Dashoost]

Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out

[@jfalconredskins]

Good memories indeed.

[@Tyy63122]

Earshot - Wait is DEBATABLY my favorite Madden song of all-time.

[@sunwardust6469]

A quality football game. A rare occurrence nowadays

[@dylandimaggio8106]

I think we can just say that it doesn't exist. Quality football games, and quality sports games in general, have gone extinct. Fuck EA for destroying Madden

[@zacharymohammadi]

Retro Bowl is the only one

[@TheMadStork83]

Me in 2004: I can’t wait to see what the future of Madden looks like! Me in present day: Madden is complete shit...

[@noworries2432]

Me too

[@beach_boy1141]

Madden 22/23 are both great games.

[@TheMadStork83]

@@beach_boy1141 great? Great is something that is talked about decades after released and stands the test of time. Do you really believe Madden ‘22 or ‘23 will even be talked about in a positive light 20 years from now?

[@walterhartwellwhite8022]

@@beach_boy1141if stupidity was a comment in the dictionary you would be there.

[@beach_boy1141]

@@walterhartwellwhite8022 Tell me which Madden games are better than 22/23.

[@PandemicGameplay]

The 2000s decade was the golden age of gaming....

[@jdog34505]

The last great decade of gaming!

[@bullfknhead]

No doubt. 2010's was the start of remakes of these games and its quite tedious if you ask me

[@WAProdthejohman]

05 gotta be the peak of sports gaming, great sports franchises for most of fandoms, companies actually competing to make the best game they could, and the best of all no UT, Myteams or any similar cash grab bs!

[@snxperrl6185]

02-05

[@MrEOM41]

Definitely a golden era for gaming

[@snxperrl6185]

@@MrEOM41 fax

[@kwall337]

I can't be the only one who actually read what he changed Giants stadium to. Lol @7:01

[@lancesmith6864]

I was looking for this comment. I paused it right after watching it and was like....wait a second lol

[@bansheesioux5569]

What? I'm on phone and it's difficult

[@xiconverse1]

I remember the franchise mode being so dope, I seriously played like 10 seasons with multiple teams.... I could never do that with Madden 20, gets boring very quickly.

[@bendboss1206]

After like six games yeah it does

[@Kelz91]

Oops they did that purposely so people would be tempted to see what MUT or the Yard has to offer

[@CheffBoyarBitch]

Yeah Madden 04-08 were the golden days of franchise mods. I was a child when those games where our and it literally made the football fan I am today. I can't even begin to number how many franchise modes I made with the cowboys. Over 50+ It doesn't hit like this anymore. Actually I got Madden 25 on my old Xbox 360 recently so I could play NCAA as the Miami Hurricanes and take 4 different years 14-17 into the NFL. Like I made 15-20 real players every year plus a quarterback I made and the Hurricane players that were good enough to go to the NFL. It's been really fun, the first time I've actually had fun on a football game in years

[@andrewdijoseph904]

The training was on point

[@drpepper3025]

Yesss bro fr

[@MusicConfusion99]

Man, these games bring so many good memories. Playing Franchise mode brought such an awesome feeling, listening to the radio show, the level of detail. I felt like a real owner, coach and player. I wish I can go back in time. Good times man.

[@FreddyMike-]

Can you imagine 2k5, madden 05,08 remastered 👀 the graphics would be insane

[@SpawnTrapped]

There are Madden 08 graphics mods on PC

[@FreddyMike-]

Spawn Trapped dang fr. That’s dope

[@LJT9393]

Madden 08 gameplay with Madden 19 or 20 graphics is what we NEED! Madden has been fckn trash for a few yrs now... hopefully they get so much hate and lose sales that NFL will cancel their exclusive contract with EA..

[@Kelz91]

Epidemic - illen spree that’ll never happen tho Madden is the only NFL game & EA knows that so they don’t even bother to make a good Madden game. After 2K5 it was a wrap because they purchased the exclusive license thus stopping any potential competition & fans are paying for it. Madden 20 is so barebones from the vids & various articles I’ve read about what the game consists of

[@LJT9393]

Kelvin Reaves yes, we all know these things. But I’m saying that with how much hate Madden has been getting, even with just 19 & 20, maybe NFL will open their eyes and see that no one wants Madden and no one buys it anymore (tho that most likely won’t happen) that they’ll say nah fuck this, EA you shit the bed we’re gunna open up the license to anyone who pleases and y’all better smarten up or another company will take over Madden. It’s a nice thought and hope for one day, I dunno maybe in the future EA will lose money on their Madden games and get a reality check from their playerbase that we won’t stand for this garbage EA gives us. It’s not even just Madden either... EA has literally been ruining every game they have their name on the last couple yrs..

[@cardinalsfan9610]

The 2003-05 EA Sports games could do no wrong. It's too bad EA can't look back at that era and say, "we were doing good things here, let's build off of that", instead of being worried about $ all the time.

[@dcb99filmz]

Kinda reminds me of shitty team owners like Dan Snyder and Mike Brown...

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

@@dcb99filmz The common denominator is, they have no incentive to 'build off of that' because fans, instead of sitting out and demanding a better product, purchase their crap year after year. Capitalism's goal isn't to have high quality, but high profits. If you buy something that's low quality, you're going to continue to get low quality.

[@Kelz91]

Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot ain’t that the truth

[@booboo4ever24]

That was my Era, I had the Marshall Faulk, Michael Vick, Ray Lewis, and Donovan McNabb covers

[@mr.ohiostate2544]

​@Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot wrong, capitalism allows for the consumer to decide what is acceptable. we are just used to being fed that we do not consider denying ourselves the next new thing for the greater good. See if gamers would stand against Madden and not buy next year's game the following year you would see the most polished game since 05.

[@commentdude2988]

2004-5 was the golden age of gaming

[@LucSzI]

That's true

[@b1bbscraz3y]

I think maybe like 2000 - 2008. GTA 4 came out in 2008

[@BigSkyCards23]

@Tattle Boad Meh. I grew up on late 90s games. Early 2000 games were always better

[@xxSiNister777xx]

Of sports gaming. Fighting games shooters and other genres had different golden ages. Though I completely agree with that context

[@BigSkyCards23]

@Tattle Boad I played that stfu🤣 why do yall think your so much better?

[@quinceyb921]

I've been in the mindset that '05 is the greatest Madden ever. The overall flow and "feel" of the game made it easy to put hours upon hours into playing it. The hit/truck stick alone.....

[@sirroedl9092]

We can't forget about NFL Street. That game was fun and frustrating at the same time

[@snc237]

Sirroedl 90 nfl street 2 is an amazing game my brother and I still play.. even though there is some balancing issues, I’m looking at you wall run

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

I loved all the street games. Wish they'd put them in a bundle HD collection or something.

[@beerme2096]

Nfl street I just couldnt get into. It was too ridiculous for me

[@Kelz91]

THE BEAR JEW that wouldn’t net EA a profit so that’s never ever happening. Only thing that matters to EA currently is how much money they can siphon from gullible & naive kids of today with mommy’s credit card

[@UserName-ts3sp]

there was also a nfl street demo on this game. i played it a few times lol

[@TheDCGuitar13]

Introducing hitstick and making Ray Lewis the face of it, was the most brilliant marketing decision in sports game history.

[@jknumber5138]

TheDCGuitar13 Then we had the Offensive Hit button with Shawn on the front cover

[@Matanumi]

Wasnt hit sitck what nerfed vicks Speed demon QB presence?

[@j.peters1222]

Madden still doesn't have the ability to catch or throw a back shoulder fade in the back of the endzone. 2K5 had it. All-Pro Football 2K8 had it. Madden still has yet to implement that despite it being one of the most popular red zone plays in the entire game of football.

[@Slylok226]

Have you noticed that they have tried to bandaid add that catch? They have that animation where the WR will try to jump and twist and high point the ball on throws that dont even need that animation to play out. EA is to busy trying to FORCE things.

[@jordankendall2705]

But hey, the pro bowl's back

[@interceptingfist5682]

Which is strange because they have the play in the playbooks but it won't and can't work.

[@j.peters1222]

@@interceptingfist5682 Right? It's there but it never actually works the way it was suppose to.

[@j.peters1222]

@@jordankendall2705 EA would have you believe the Pro Bowl is a brand new feature in Madden 20. Nope, EA never certainly had the Pro Bowl in Madden 12 and earlier. They count on consumers not having a long memory and the sad thing is they are right. Kids now especially don't realize just how much they are getting screwed on content in video games because they don't have a reference point of how games use to be made and how much content use to be there.

[@kanerobbins8945]

Let’s all take a moment to imagine the gameplay and franchise mode of madden 05-08, nfl 2k 5 etc and the graphics of current maddens

[@_Juukbox_]

PS2 Madden will always be the height of the series. I've never bought Madden for the PS3 or 4

[@KurlzzPlays]

The ps3 games aren’t horrible there at least fun excluding madden 15-17. Madden 13/25 were a better version of what we have today

[@user-73a]

Xbox version was better

[@dbz4735]

blood feast island man nope is the same

[@DoomerViking_51]

Me neither Ps2 over any new Gen

[@kellancarney810]

DO NOT BUY 18 17 16 15 25 13 OR 06

[@gfl1312]

Hey man, great video. I played Madden NFL 2005 when it first came out, and I loved it. I played it again last year, and began a franchise mode with the Chargers (I chose them, since they were the worst team the previous year, according to their draft spot in the 2004 NFL Draft), and I instantly fell in love with Madden once again. I doubt we'll ever reach the level of Madden NFL 2005 with any future Maddens, but I'm not gonna give up hope. Thank you for sharing this video, OP.

[@CallforthePriest]

Excellent work SDS!!!! This is why I play my PS2 and Xbox 360 more than anything else. The sports games are top notch (Which is mostly what I play). Can never get enough of the old school sports games.

[@christopherrustad5382]

Same man

[@boeskolla]

I waited at midnight with my dad for this one really brings back memories

[@Stargazer1312]

I got a madden 05 story. So I was playing franchise mode and I had drafted a custom qb with maximum stats. We (as you might expect) did really well, year after year. Every year though, my qb threatened to walk. Every year, I gave him a raise to shut him up. Eventually, this one quarterback demanded so much money, that we had nearly the minimum number of players in each position required to play games. No problem though, we winning like crazy. Right up until several players got injured in consecutive games. I had to sign cheap free agents and cut players to pay for them. These cheep free agents kept getting hit hard and injured until eventually the league ran out of replacements, and I soft-locked myself out of franchise mode. All so Wade could have the biggest contract in the NFL by far. This playthrough was like seven years ago, so I might have misremembered some shit, but this is more or less how it happened.

[@coreysmith2910]

Haha man I use to do that shit all the time. I would create a couple of players and couldn’t afford their contracts and have to release half my team to afford them. This is so funny I relate 100% man

[@randomstuff98]

did you all see at 7:11 D Mason had a career ending injury. Thats something else they took out of the games I believe

[@jet4212006]

Madden 2005 is still my favorite Madden in the entire series. I'm so glad you mentioned the soundtrack because I build my playlist with this Madden soundtrack (and 07) and never get tired of it.

[@vastyandrews2631]

Anyone else can't believe they got rid of the pregame coin toss? That's bullsh to me.

[@1Squidd]

I remember 7 year old me playing the special edition... never gets old

[@Iam123-i5j]

Any chance on a retrospective on the NFL Gameday series?

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

Yes

[@platanogames]

@@SOFTDRINKTV Easily best feature? A fatigued player breaking his leg after catching the kick return and limping until the other team tackles him! 😂😂

[@nemothezeus6587]

oh pls do NFL gameday 2004

[@pp3k3jamail]

@@nemothezeus6587 I remember Game Day game day 1995 the one that had Jerome Bettis on the cover was a big hit. I had Gameday 99 with Terrell Davis on the front and Gameday 2000 Terrell Davis on the front, but after that I didn't play game day l anymore. I've had seen videos on some of the game day games from 2001 to 2004 and gameday2004 looks pretty good.

[@pp3k3jamail]

@@SOFTDRINKTV if you ever do a series about NFL fever please check out NFL fever 2004 that game was awesome

[@remicxz]

Another top tier Retrospective. I remember playing Madden 05 back then and losing some of the best players on the team to career ending injuries. Most notable was me losing Mike Vick in week 3. i IMMEDIATELY restarted that franchise

[@PeteWalkersBurner]

Legit binge watched all ur vids today and safe to say ur vids r insane you’ve earned a subscriber

[@quizzyssbu3156]

This is the best madden game ever. I loved playing it on my GameCube as a kid

[@toot1231]

Same here

[@ToneRetroGaming]

Now it's all about micro transactions and MUT. Online gaming has really hurt the single player gaming experience it goes beyond Madden believe me.

[@interceptingfist5682]

Very true. In a sense online gaming has been killing video games altogether. Hell, some games are online only nowadays.

[@BlueBlur24]

Intercepting Fist Black Ops 4: What?! There’s no such thing! We always have a story...! *cowardly* *runs* *away*

[@CronoXpono]

Tone I’m of the same thought. It was so much fun to have long dynasty modes and trying to make sorry teams better. Now, it’s absolutely about money plays for online modes and all that bull shit.

[@hectorcastro5659]

Tone I been saying this for years now. While MUT is fun, EA stopped caring about the gameplay and progression of the game. The only content that matters is MUT.

[@alexsolimani]

@@hectorcastro5659 MUT is anything but fun

[@Yaardy316]

These videos made go re-purchased all these games. Been out of the game for a minute and stopped playing madden after madden 08 due to my career and family/kids, but I’m back at it again. Thanks for the videos. It helped me remember why I spent countless hours playing these game when I was younger lol

[@KaiVellichor]

I'd love to see a video of Madden 2003. It created such a solid base for future games, and deserves a lot of love.

[@KaiVellichor]

@DuH MavericK Exactly! Also It was the first EA Sports game to have EA Trax. It reeks of late 90's, early 2000's which is why I love it o so much.

[@bradleythatcher2869]

Making a cupcake team and building them brings tears to my eyes. I miss this all so much.

[@TheChrisPhoenix]

"IGN, who had more credibility at the time" AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH!

[@Slylok226]

I wouldnt go that far... They refused to rate 2K higher no matter what.. I am to lazy to look but they always had Madden .1 or so higher than 2K.

[@Buttington_Headerson]

@@Slylok226 maybe they had a different opinion than you

[@b1bbscraz3y]

the best part was you could literally create your own plays

[@evansusmc]

It was like that in Madden 04 as well. But isn’t it like that in all football games nowadays? I stopped playing sports games after 2005.

[@b1bbscraz3y]

@@evansusmc no back then you could actually draw the plays from scratch both run and pass. you could actually draw the routes for receivers to run, create the formation pretty much from scratch, for both sides. it was really great

[@evansusmc]

@@b1bbscraz3y can’t do that stuff anymore? When did it stop?

[@b1bbscraz3y]

@@evansusmc ha I'm not even sure. I think it was the next one or at least 2007. I didn't actually play Madden 05, I think I started with 07 I don't think it was in that. I went back and played a 05 few years ago and saw they had this in there. me and my pops used to play Madden 98 on pc I don't think it was in there. it really might only be in Madden 05 to be honest lol

[@evansusmc]

@@b1bbscraz3y the only Maddens I played were 04 and 05. Played each one so much that I burnt myself out on them. 04 and 05 you could create you own plays also. I made 4 running plays and 3 passing plays that I’d use to torch the computer and friends with all the time. Each play was custom trickiness and could switch with audibles on the fly without changing formation. I was damn near unstoppable.

[@LincolnintheAdirondacks]

Madden 05 was fantastic. I still own it!

[@alexsolimani]

Same!

[@jameshawkeye8430]

SOFTDRINKTV, because of watching your video on Madden 05 I decided to go back and play it on my Xbox and guess what? You are absolutely right of how much fun it really is to play, I even bought Madden 07 as well

[@drewmow]

06 is probably my favorite but they all are good.

[@nandaalur6583]

Its so embarassing that both PS1 & PS2 versions of MADDEN NFL 2005 are still miles better than even Madden NFL 2022.

[@charles_the_conqueror]

Madden 2005 is the game that had me hooked, it was the last game my cousin (Eddie George) was in and I had so Many great teams in that game as well as it coming out right before my favorite team won the super bowl . I was unbeatable with the eagles or colts in that game

[@alexsolimani]

Eddie George is your cousin?

[@rustyshackleford2185]

That was the last time i could say i truly loved madden ..it was immersive

[@adamsangry]

I bought this version of Madden from a Blockbuster video during a hurricane in Florida. Businesses were closed, but Blockbuster was open, so I picked up a copy to play as we waited out the storm. I still have it in my drawer upstairs.

[@ChiGuy251]

"it's because the ppl in charge of Madden no longer care" yeah sounds about right

[@philipcallado5693]

I'm still playing this game now. I tried some of the newer Maddens but I always came back to this one.

[@AlanGH]

I must admit: I never played Madden NFL 2005 (owned 2K5 as well as both Madden 04 and 06). But everyone said the same thing: it was really EA's last GREAT Football game, and definitely their best NFL game to date.

[@AlanGH]

@Storytimekellan3 Ok. Well that's something you'll have to take up with SDtv instead. Because like I said, I honestly never played Madden NFL 2005, so I really don't have an opinion on it personally. That said, I have played 08, both on the next-gen Xbox360 and PS3 of the time, along with owning a PS2 copy of it. IMO, 08 was good, as it was the last one that didn't go too far with the gimmicks in gameplay while still keeping it simple as a sim when it came to picking up a quick game or two.

[@justinturley7071]

I bought a Madden 2005 copy for $6 used at Game X Change even with the disc cleaned, I had massive fun with it and still will.

[@TheCrulZ2348]

R.I.P John Madden

[@nerdguy100]

I remember being so excited to buy the new madden. Was filled with joy coming home opening it up and putting into my ps2 waiting to see the new Game on my screen. I don't remember the last time i had that feelign for a new madden game.

[@QuesoDipp]

When you realize he's playing on Gamecube.

[@QuesoDipp]

@@internet2055 No...you can tell by the icons above the players head when he throws a pass.

[@smallgraydonguy]

He’s playing on dolphin emulator which is a game cube emulator. That’s how he can play in 4k

[@NYG5]

You can tell its gamecube by the better grass textures

[@PmcKing12]

Think I've watched this video like 12 times. I was 17 when this game came out. Still playing it today awesome

[@gabingston3430]

I haven't bought Madden since Madden 17 (which I returned after like two weeks because the gameplay sucked), nor do I plan on buying a new Madden anytime soon.

[@Kelz91]

Gabingston same here, a 14 year old football game is outshining Madden til this day. Just try & fathom that for a second. EA is 🚮

[@mikerivera373]

Do you watch all the same videos I do?

[@gabingston3430]

@@mikerivera373 It does seem like we have a large overlap in what we watch.

[@streetlegends2007]

The fact you're playing this on the GameCube takes me back because I also had it on the same system 🎉

[@dameinmontgomery7623]

I'm playing it now on GC with the Detroit Lions in Franchise Mode

[@streetlegends2007]

@dameinmontgomery7623 it's a classic

[@craxypackets]

"... gave EA the confidence to score the rights..." lmao they were scurrd

[@TheBlueDevilDuke]

What I'd do to go back to these days. Nostalgia is one hell of a drug

[@chrisserfling]

I forgot about the cards! This video is great I'll surely be putting in some time with this. This and '95 are my favorite maddens.

[@boerbru9721]

Bought this game and some other maddens again cause of this channel you wont regret if you like playing football games that are actually good

[@Sqillyam]

In madden 2005 the game could read the name on the back of your jersey

[@The1DonG]

Thank You! I still play 05 Franchise Mode to this day.

[@daley-0829]

My favorite part of the game! Challenging and rewarding.

[@WheelyamEakaPEBBLES]

Back to the glory days.... Micro transactions killed everything....

[@Anytyme06]

The exclusive license killed it

[@carsoncottrell4435]

@@Anytyme06 no cause we got 06-12 which were great and then became good but after microtransactions came in to the gaming world madden died

[@PerramCrowe]

Another great video. Cheers mate

[@dcspotter]

Bought this for $1 at the flea market 😁

[@bigtravis6159]

Ya got a console to play it on

[@dcspotter]

Big Travis PS2

[@irrelevantlouis]

Bought it for $2 at an antique store

[@MrEOM41]

Best $1 you ever spent huh 😏

[@dcspotter]

@@MrEOM41 yesssirrr

[@MAXIMPACTTV]

The tony bruno show was soo good to listen too while adjusting your teams.

[@CronoXpono]

Would make you laugh too. Someone answered Red Grange on a question and I audibly said WHAT THE FUCK? And so did Bruno! 😆

[@zombieplays9]

I still play madden 05 on GameCube. It’s better than madden 20

[@BK0922]

Such a great vid man thanks for reminding us of the golden age of sports games

[@TigerHawX]

me and my friends we played madden first then we got 2k and didnt look back..

[@Konformation07]

"Competition breeds excellence" Racing games: *competition breeding a race to the bottom*

[@PlayThenReview]

I love 2K5, but man this game’s franchise mode is hard to beat. Plus there’s just something about the soundtrack and the Tony Bruno Show that make this game on par with 2K5’s presentation in my opinion

[@johnwiggins3950]

The difficulty is a good thing tho

[@LunaticFringeReviews]

two timing touch and broken bones!

[@PlayThenReview]

John Wiggins By hard to beat I mean in terms of being the best, not difficulty, lol

[@johnwiggins3950]

@@PlayThenReview oh shit mb true

[@alexanderwoods3951]

coming from someone who grew up mainly on the PS2, I think the best part of this game is the soundtrack. Green Day, The Hives, Franz Ferdinand, even Chevelle.

[@David-nu6kw]

On top of all the amazing things about Madden 2005, it was also fun to play.

[@Jojo-rn8cs]

Madden 05 is my favorite Madden of all time. My Dad and I would play years of Franchise. It was basic arcade style play, the more they try to put into Madden the more the experience was watered down for my Dad and I. I have good memories with my Dad that sadly will never be recaptured.

[@bayoubengal]

This is the best madden ever, and its the only one that can give NFL 2K5 a run for it's money.

[@alexsolimani]

Facts!

[@samuelquintanilla6338]

This was my jam. I played the sh*t outta this game and loved every second.

[@spiderchaw5153]

this and 2k5 the best football games ever made hands down im still playing them over the new garbage

[@alexsolimani]

Facts!

[@5tuartGuy]

This IS the best Madden, and what I love about these old sports games is they look smooth, graphics are so good these days they don't really work with sports games, players & just gameplay in general look slow compared to games like this

[@KillerNut2]

Loved it. My favorite maddens were '05, '06, and '08. After that they started to suck.

[@MrRwk314]

06? barf

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

My buddy just bought an OG Xbox and found this game at his moms house. We’ve been playing this game for days and it’s so much fun. Played the mini camp mode for like 4 hours the other night. Great memories man. It’s honestly kinda depressing though. Madden 23 doesn’t compare…

[@johnwiggins3950]

What's up my favorite youtuber of all time

[@kjuergens1985]

I'm a 2K5 guy (and TECMO Super Bowl, and Bill Walsh 95) but Tony Bruno blowing you up over starting a rookie and stirring things up sounds fascinating...

[@andrewmoore7927]

2k5 outsold Madden on ps2/xbox. Madden 2005 sold more overall due to being released on multiple platforms back in 2004.

[@GymRat202]

2k5 was $20 back then so....

[@andrewmoore7927]

@@GymRat202 We all know that rat bastard

[@NickVanHalen]

2k5 only outsold Madden on the Xbox, it was scaled down on the PS2, and in turn sold less

[@andrewmoore7927]

@@NickVanHalen Wrong

[@NickVanHalen]

@@andrewmoore7927 no, 2k5 only sold better on the Xbox, you can look that up, it's fact

[@JasonMB11]

I was ranked 13th online play in this one, favorite game of all time!!

[@kyndread71]

"Exclusive licensing" should fall under the same rules as a monopoly.

[@GamerChamp23]

Amazing video enjoyed watching!!!

[@raitaylor]

I hope I'm not the only one here still playing Madden on Ps2 ^^

[@RedRaider14]

I've been telling people to this day, Madden 05 was the best football game ever. The amount of defensive control alone made it incredible.

[@alexsolimani]

Facts!

[@ripmxrcus]

You weren't kidding when you said soon

[@Amp5150]

I was in college when madden 05 dropped, we had 5 of us who rushed our frat rented a two story house together and one guy had a 70 inch TV, back then it was the MASSIVE box tv's lol. We had an xbox and started a franchise mode where we all had a team (I was the steelers) and would sit around drinking, smoking, playing guitar and watching each guy play their games. Good times.

[@sirmateo75]

Didn't know you had a Patreon. I got you, SDS!

[@scbroncosfan84]

I just played this game a little while ago and this game is great! Love the golden era of Madden. From 04-08 it was the greatest

[@OtherBarry4908]

you didn't mention the europe league teams

[@TheExposeGawd]

I came back to watch this video cause i miss the older madden games and i still love the music to that beginning intro.

[@LucSzI]

Softdrinksports make a video about the history of the football sports games, like from the first game to now, it's a suggestion

[@SpawnTrapped]

More realistic idea - History or Madden. Features as they came in and as they left, etc.

[@_franchised_]

I like how the graphics on Madden and ncaa 05 were mixed between-before 05 games and after 05 games

[@MrEOM41]

Best Madden ever

[@jdrxp6537]

MADDEN 12 NEXT

[@wbdrugstrat]

This game has always been my favourite of all the Madden game I have played. Franchise more was fantastic.

[@alexsolimani]

Facts!

[@PortalOfKaden]

Imagine 05 with superstar mode, supersim, and the truck stick. Would there even be a question about whether it was better then 2k5?

[@pdaddy879]

I think it was already better

[@PortalOfKaden]

patrick holt ik but there would probably be no more conversation.