Madden NFL 2005 is the first of the football games which I have played that gives you more than just football games and seasons. It adds, what EAS calles "minigames" which is a series of events you can participate in that focus on one part of the game. For example, you can participate in Rushing Attack, which focuses on just running the football and then, playing defense against the run. There are many others as well that keeps this game giving back creating an outstanding value. I picked this up at Gamespot for like $15 and have played 10 Franchise season already. Though my fans are really upset with me for charging $7 for a small box of popcorn, they can't complain now that I am a 10-time superbowl champ with a 2000-yard rusher every season...I guess its time to play the "All Madden" difficultly level.