Design by Marty Smith
EA Sports’ venerable Madden franchise has dominated the football video game landscape for 15-years. The latest, Madden 2005, places emphasis on defense, embodied by cover man Baltimore Ravens’ Pro Bowl linebacker Ray Lewis. Madden 2005 offers several new features on defense, including playmaker control and the hit stick. This game guide covers everything you need to know about Madden 2005, including team and player stats, offense and defense strategy, and tips on defeating online competition.
This GameSpot Madden 2005 game guide features:
- Team Stats: Includes tables compiling overall, offensive, and defensive ratings for all current NFL teams as well as historical teams.
- Team Overviews: This section provides offensive and defensive statistics, key player stats, and analysis of each NFL team’s strengths and weaknesses.
- Offense: Check this section for coverage of offensive formations and packages, specific tips on managing an explosive passing and rushing attack, and lists of the best Madden 2005 NFL offensive personnel.
- Defense: This section covers defensive formations, shifts, adjustments, and playmaker control. Madden 2005 offers several new defensive featured covered here, including defensive playmaker and the hit stick.
- Online Strategies: Look here for strategies for playing Madden 2005 online against human opponents.
Table of Contents
Team StatsTeam Overviews
Baltimore, Buffalo, and Carolina
Chicago, Cincinnati, and Cleveland
Dallas, Denver, and Detroit
Green Bay, Houston, and Indianapolis
Jacksonville, Kansas City, and Miami
Minnesota, New England, and New Orleans
New York Giants, New York Jets, and Oakland
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Diego
San Francisco, Seattle, and St. Louis
Tampa Bay, Tennessee, and Washington
Defense
Shifts, Adjustments, and Playmaker
Managing Defense, and Top Ranked Players
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