Madden NFL 2005 puts you in charge of your favorite team, for fast action of the gridiron. Force the action on defense, manage your team and create a championship team.

User Reviews about Madden NFL 2005

This game has football skills. Even though the graphics were good, it is hard to get through a game because the other team cheats by kicking a player. If you like better games, BUY SOMETHING ELSE!!! -- Pretty Good Madden NFL Game

I was very skeptical to buy a Madden game. While people love this game, I never was big on football games. I saw this brand new game for five bucks and went for it. Its very fun to play, although i've never won a game yet and I cant get the kicking down. Easy game play and I do like the stylus pen while playing. Fun and I will learn how to play right sooner or later. -- Its fun

i can't say this is the best DS game, but it's pretty fun. The only reason i gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is that the instant replays just show running and then color colliding. Overall, a game worth buying. -- well..... ok.

This game is decent, but for those who've played Madden on a console, don't expect this to be the same. Graphics are improved from GBA, but it's definitely not DS's graphics at its best. And, as compared to real NFL football and console Madden games, there are noticeable differences. First, rushing can be very difficult in this game. It's nearly impossible to get any yardage while running through the offensive line, while toss and sweep plays either work well or have you wind up losing a few yards, as they usually do. Another major downside is kicking a fieldgoal. Maybe it's just me, but it seems that even if you kick the ball with full power, it's almost impossible to reach the uprights past 40 yards away. It also seems like someone is getting injured on every possession, and even though many times it only keeps them out a short while, it does get annoying to see guys "injure" their leg and get up and walk off the field as if nothing happened all the time. Still, if you like football and you have the DS, definitely buy this. The dual-screen, allowing you to see all 22 men on the field, provides a good and unique playing experience. I use it all the time. Besides what I said before, other aspects of the game are pretty realistic. You should be able to work around the cons mentioned above, as I did. And playing wirelessly against a friend (which requires only ONE Madden NFL '05 game) is still very fun. While I really only play this game when I'm away from my house, because Madden on any console is better than this as you would expect, Madden 2005 on the DS is definitely the best sports game on a hand-held, and a solid game overall. -- Improvement from GBA, but still problems

I expected good graphics and less monotony towards the game tracks and features. But im still seeing trashy graphics and plain music. "wait" by earshot plays all of the time and the song gets annoying although its a good song. The players are still fuzzy on the screen and there are few tackle animations. In the end, this game is a dissapointment. -- Great potential, falls short of what I expected