The Greatest NFL Video Game of All Time 

Seriously? That isn't even a sports game lmao.

@@Rayzaa101 next you're gonna tell me that doodle jump isn't a sports game either smh

@@Rayzaa101 whoosh

Austin Campbell 😂😂

You guys are all sleeping on geometry dash

Yep $19.99 was just insane for such a great game.

It was for ps2 right? I might buy ps2 and that game just play it.

Stephen Giannone it was far better on the Xbox and I believe backwards compatible for X360 so it probably would be better to get an old Xbox or 360 and play it there.

@@Jabberwocky237 nice thank you for the tip.

Imagine that

Damn, that's cold.

I thought I was the only one I refuse to sell my soul to the monopoly but the NFL allowed greed to take over I dont even buy football games anymore

I stopped after Madden 19 and prior to that I finally brought a Madden game in 2017 after over 5 years of not purchasing Madden. I hope 2k get with the XFL League and update apf2k8.

You ain't missed shit..

Madden 06 was the best in the series 💯

Steal of the century. This was the shit

Madden 2005 was better by far I had both

@@kyledixontvso??? Good for you

@nickgraysr.4817 this game just does what NBA 2k does right now with the presentation thats the only thing that was ahead of its time.

​@@kyledixontvHell no. The physics and gameplay were better than anything Madden has put out in its lifetime.

I found nhl super shallow

bring it on punk i am EA fan

@@lordsosa9383 your empty already proves that

@@greenwalltree step to me and get dropped punk whatcha gonna do boy

I emailed NHL 2K requesting college hockey teams. A developer personally responded to me saying it was a great idea but didn’t think it would be added. The fact that a developer responded to me blows my mind thinking back on it.

You could of done that with almost all the games if you had the original Xbox not only 2k5

@@revengeofjasonx154 not the same thing bro, your Xbox is just playing music instead of the 2k game itself. U could literally have your own music playing at the stadium during a game like when u call timeout. It was badass.

@@lottidhundabolt4259 I still utilize that to this day. I'll put meme stuff on sacks, fumbles, interceptions etc. Best sports game ever made.

@@peytoncooper I envy u, I wish I could still play it, I need to invest in a gaming computer but kids get in the way of that

Thanks for bringing this up. This was an awesome feature that doesn't get brought up enough.

Madden 04, Madden 05 or some of the greatest games to date 2K five was not really that far ahead of man 05 or even 04 in retrospect Madden 05 outsold to 2k5 even while to 2k5 was half the price.hit stick and juke was because of Madden don't forget

@@Remorsefullyhumble What???? 2k5 mops the floor with those. Now those Madden games were actually good, they couldn't touch 2k5 imo. Comparing sales isnt the best comparison that you pointed out. 2014 Toyota Camry has sold 100 x as much as 2014 GTR. Doesnt make the Camry a better car

@@godzilla7391 2k was and always will be fucking trash. People bash Madden now because the main focus is online gaming and they suck playing against real people and not playing the CPU on rookie. 2k baseball was trash compared to MVP baseball and 2k basketball was trash compared to NBA live...

@@BBOZ83 okay fanboy. If you're old enough to have enjoyed those games you're old enough to not refer to everything as trash.

@@godzilla7391 Ummm when you're selling a similar product in the same category you don't go for a comparison to sales of a 20k sedan to a 100k supercar dumbass. Camry outsold everything in it's class because it was a better vehicle. Just like Madden outsold 2k because it was a far better game...

I still play this game on my original Xbox today and its still better than EA!

Not that the soundtrack was crap, I remember just listening to tunes in my crib smoking with my boys...

Yup.and on Xbox the play of the game was an actual play in the game that happened.

Xbox had the halftime highlights and highlights after the game with Chris Berman too

Yeah, you could customize your stadium music down to specific parts of songs for specific moments in a game... It was pretty awesome

Yes!!! Loved that feature. Gave it a home field feel.

And they probably drop hundreds of dollars on "packs" in madden. Lol, stupid peasants

...They are probably lonely for choosing Madden.

Even gameday better than Madden , tho 06 was lit

c1tyboy415 FUCK EM

😆 🤣

A true masterpiece of a game!

Yes.. i used do this all the time!! 😂😂😂

Mess around and fumble if you got tackled

@@streetzbt8848 that happens to me all the time when the auto-celebration does that Tip-Toe with one hand on the ball 😆 Again.. masterpiece of a game!!

Best NFL video game ever

i feel like that 20 dollar move lead to ea buying the nfl rights

Summers 2004-2007>>>>> good times.

Yeah 2k5 to this day is better than any Madden game since 06. I actually really like Madden 03, 04 & 05 a little better than 2k5 but it’s a shame we’ll never get to see what 2K could improve on in another installment of the NFL 2K series. I’m actually mad that EA got scared & purchased that exclusivity license & thus making sure gamers will never get another NFL 2K game 🤬🤬🤬

Shortly after the release of NFL2K5 it was posted that an EA employee working on madden said “NFL2K5 scared the shit out of them” (meaning the madden development team), that speaks nothing but fear and insecurity and instead of making madden better and getting it up to par on the same level they pull a b*tch move and buy the nfl license so they wouldn’t have to deal with the superior product that was NFL2K5. Doesn’t matter how EA or the. NFL spins it, EA purchased the license to knock 2K out of the way because they knew they couldn’t compete with them. From 1990 until 2004 there’s been multiple football games on the market and there wasn’t a problem with multiple companies having the license to make football games, so why all of a sudden when NFL2K5 came out and blew madden2005 out of the water it becomes a problem for multiple game companies to have the nfl license to make football games.....No, this was all about EA getting pissed off and not wanting to be innovative and make a superior product to compete with NFL2K5 or at least put it on the same level all areas of the game (presentation, replays, challenge system, franchise, gameplay physics, pre halftime and post game show etc...). The proof is in the pudding, all the madden football games since NFL2K5 still isn’t and hasn’t come up the level of 2K5........the slogan “it’s in the game”, that truly goes to NFL2K5.

I still play this game to this day but question how do i make catches in this game??

Payattention........believe what you want, NFL2K5 price had nothing to do with their demise, that’s the story the NFL wants everyone to think when the truth is EA was shaking in their boots and got scared after they saw the awesomeness of NFL2K5 and how it blew madden2005 out of the water in every way possible.

You can believe whatever you want, at the end of the day I choose not to play an inferior football game from a company who makes millions of dollars every year off a game they make and not improve or innovate because they rather take the lazy and complacent route knowing it’ll get bought being the only football game in town......14 years later, Madden football is still NFL2K5’s b*tch.

I did that when I was on punishment and couldn't watch tv or play video games 😂

Man 2K5 is arguably the best sports simulation game ever. EA will definitely never live up to the hype in ANY of their sports games I agree

Madden will be forever haunted and tortured by the greatness of NFL2K5, 14 years later EA and Madden is still NFL2K5”s b*tch.

The fact that you brought up Charles Rogers makes this comment a win lol. He had a great debut game and cool rookie season then remembered he was a Detroit Lion.

LMAO I did that all the time and I'd watch the game in sideline angle so it was like a real game

I still have it and a PS2 sitting in my attic. Need to bust it out again. I used to tell anyone that would listen how good this game was compared to Madden, lol

@@kida026 I still play it on my original X box, it still kicks EA's ass!

I remember that too. I had bought it. Didn't understand why it was so cheap

Insane! Good business move

i liked sports games as a kid and this was the first football game i got. it was only because i could afford it. i think new it was the same price as the previous years used madden. this game ruined all the following maddens for me.

I wanted madden but my parents bought me this instead because it was cheaper, I had no idea how lucky I was to experience this game

Also NBA 2k5 and College Hoops 2k5. All 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I totally agree with you about that 👍

2K5 was light years ahead of Madden. I played both when they both came out. I enjoyed both, but I honestly prefer 2k football over Madden.

again no not at all... ea got full rights because 2k sports sold their game so cheap that the nfl thought it was ruining their brand essentially nfl gave all rights to ea for next to nothing.(side note im pretty sure had ea turned this down they too would of lost rights to make a madden game)

@@amznasian In the process of trying to grab more money, they (the NFL) completely wrecked football sims for at least a decade by doing so. The are relying on children gambling to keep this farce going.

Football is the biggest thing in America both companies were bidding on the exclusive rights. If EA didn't have Madden that might have finished EA.

Fax

Facts

And the micro transactions and the name

not even td celebrations are changed anymore

They also change the front cover, got to justify charging $90 somehow.

FR!!!

If you could give some indepth insight on this it would be heaven.

Roguish Miggz nah, I programmed for 2k , and they encouraged us to smoke marijuana all day

Aleksa Vujic programmed for them, they encouraged us to smoke marijuana all day like most players they’d sell to . Why the games are so good

This game was truly ahead of its time damn dude

Only one's I've bought the last 16 years have been NES Tecmo Super Bowl games

The last football game 2K made was for the 360 which was all pro 2K8 which that wasn't an NFL license game but that was a really good game

I'm a WWE fan pro wrestling fan the other thing I hate about 2k is they don't know how to make wrestling games but man 2K can make football games

Totally agree. The youngns dont know what it was like back then. I still remember nfl 2k on dreamcast. The whole sega nfl 2k series is amazing. I wish i still had my dreamcast and playststion

The wait is almost over! 2k is officially making a NFL game. Arcade of course but nevertheless it's gameplay will outclass madden in every single way.

If only, it could actually happen. 😔 If we can't get NFL 2K5 remastered for current Gaming platforms due to EA having the NFL license, then we should force EA to simply remaster one of the PS2/GameCube/Xbox Madden games (aka one from Madden 2002 to 08) for the PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/PC, with my money choosing either Madden 2005 or Madden 08 for the HD remaster treatment. P.S.: Yes, I would actually like for Scott the Woz's dream of getting a Madden 08 HD Remaster to become real (as long as it's the PS2/GCN/Xbox version of the game getting remastered as that's the best one), and I bet other old 🏈 gamers would prefer this too.

Check out LostSoul's videos. They are doing it 😊

Imagine if a lot of games from franchises EA holds the rights to could get remastered

@@padre619 We all would love that, especially a remaster on Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005).

@@generalcjg I’m thinking mainly Star Wars Battlefront but yeah those too

Lmao Fred Franklin the HB from Sega U. Was a MONSTER

@@agvga5510never heard of that college

@@TheHutchIsOn it doesnt exist, sega made the 2k games so they added a sega university to the game.

Bro I remember this!!! I remember getting a steal at WR. Wow I can’t believe you just triggered that memory. Crazy. What a game.

backbreaker is a little better

@@wastedbread8036 I couldn't stand back breaker. U couldn't hardly see shit and u would trip over ya own players

@@706Kel Bro i feel you, but once you get the controls down it is amazing!! I find running with the rb is hard to learn as well but i made nfl rosters and averaged 6.0 yards a carry with saquon barkley, it just takes a while to get it down. The game still has others flaws but a backbreaker 2 would be insane.

@@wastedbread8036 true ain't give it enough time cause my cousin had it and I played it over there but it was fun. I loved the customization on it.

@TTCompanion 17 Yes bro.. I could go on and on about how much i like the game lol

Bro...nostalgic asf

Ohhh dang I forgot about the crib!! I just always remember the personalized music

@@Jaycole32 That was such a great feature. I put DMX's "Party Up" on for INTs and Limp Bizkit "Rollin" for sacks.

@@TheSkunow haha that's awesome!!

@@TheTillmanSneakerReview Playing your own music from the hard drive while being in game menus alone was a cool feature, but being able to mark specific segments from the songs and assigning them to in-game situations was absolutely brilliant. Not only did you personalize your gaming experience, you were able to intensivy (is that a word in English?) those moments by choosing the music you thought fit. By the way, it gave the chance to be a little creative.

It gets better. Even the people you played online you could download their VIP profile and play against it. 2K5 was the real deal. 2K5 had offsetting penalties in the game also. I've never seen that in a Football game since.

I forgot about the offsetting penalties, true things that happen in football on sundays.....NFL2K5 is the real deal, second to none.

J Fos wow i wasnt even a online player back then. How much fun u must have had i couldnt imagine. Its so weird just playing online now like nothing when back then my mind was blown when i found out u cud play with other human beings all over the world.

@@seandafny I would always get Madden every for me and my son. I remember going to buy Madden 05 but it wasn't out yet or something. I saw NFL 2K5 for like $19.99. I figured what the hell it will be something to play until Madden came out. I started playing 2K5 and i was like this ain't bad. However, once i figured out the button layout and how to really control the game it was the best football game I ever played. Online games were great because you didnt have all that cheese that you see in Madden.

Because they were motion captured off of real NFL players, making moves actual NFL players would make. Not having safeties get turned completely around just to change direction like in EA Sports games.

BuT ThErE'S nO RaGDollInG 4 bigguh HITZ SHIT GAME SHIT COMPANY EA IS KING bay-beeeeee EA: ETERNALLY AWESOME Do I have to say I'm fucking joking.

@@audiosurfarchive lmfao

@AudiosurfDocumentor You might have to play the r/whoosh card soon

You would think the nfl would've made more money in the long run having two games with the brand

@@weshuber8055 it honestly depends how much ea pays the NFL. 2k would have blown madden out of contention by now

@@GLA45Amg716 there’s a reason for why there’s no yearly nba live. Ea sports can’t keep up with 2k which is crazy because 2k is flawed themselves

@@gyui1091 the one thing I like about nba 2k is that every year they improve gameplay to make it more realistic. You can tell they’re trying even though they still have a lot to improve on

@@ethanabaker facts

Awh man, the CRIB! I forgot all about that! That was awesome! Another thing Madden hasn't added.

Yep me as well

I spent so much time letting the jukebox play and playing that air hockey game in the crib.

Me to with the air hockey

How can you forget the Crib

I did naht handoff, it's naht true. It's bullshit, I did naht.

How do you get a free copy?

@@bluescale8626 not worth it. Trust me

@@theoppositeofmicrosoftoffi2715 can say the same, got mine from a Christmas giveaway and I want my money back lol.

The Irony is not lossed on most gamers.

@@bluescale8626 i know this is a year late but if you have a xbox then gamepass gives you a last years game when the new one comes out

Tellement vrai

Its the small details. Even down to using your own dwnloaded music in both the menu screen and on field stadium. It was a small thing that really made the game more enjoyable. Halftime shows were amazing as well

AND...people in the crowd moving cause theyre in the wrong seats!? Like cmon! Such a cool little detail

DISCO-INFERNO-70 facts

Yes sir.

Yooo me too

Yaaaaaawp hell yeah

Damn homie, forgot about that

Funny, I thought of Carmen Electra

humbled and blessed to announce i purchased a large sum of DVDs at a garage sail today, my robust DVD collection now boasts over 300 titles. of which the vast majority are special edition, directors cuts and extended versions

Tom J uhhh ok

@John Corbett 😄😄

greenwaveboi how? Where do you play it?

Where do you play it

@@jamessadik9478 Google nfl2k5 roster updates

@@jamessadik9478 Get an Emulator. PCSX2. "Legally obtain your BIOS" for the Emulator. "Legally obtain the image/iso/file" for the game. Configure the emulator for controls, performance and graphics. Play.

Only advantage madden had

i used to just let my shit run,especially when i had no memory card lol

Big facts

@@kushy1297 Ps2 days lmao

@John Corbett lmfao 😂😂😂

Dwayne Neal because EA bought the rights to the NFL. However 2k could make an XFL game...

2ks nba games are falling off too now tho unfortunately. But if 2k was able to make a nfl game i believe theyd just make a newer fresher version of 2k5 and madden would go outta business

Honestly, all I truly want from ea is ncaa 14, with updates rosters, playoffs, and graphics

Aw man it would’ve been great

NBA2k games are so flawed considering all the technology and knowledge they have now. Could definitely do way better. They barely improve each year.

My favorite thing was how you can tap the turbo to go faster or slower on a run play. It gave you maximum control on run plays.

Lord Zev yea that was the shit or how you can switch to a player and actually catch the ball instead of automatic catches

@@resksmith5862 to this day when I play Madden I still have the habbit of tapping turbo, switching to the receiver to catch the ball, trying to save the game mid game, and wanting to customize my crib...TO THIS DAY!!

For Christmas I got myself a Xbox 360 so I could play this and also all pro 2k8 the gameplay on 2k8 is perfection and it's fun building a team and playing friends. I rather play one of those them Madden till this day because they are superior to Madden today.

Amen, I love reminiscing with you guys

One of those cheap games you get from GameStop and forever lucky with. Still got mine from disc holders they gave me

David Kolb Don’t forget NCAA 06. That soundtrack was amazing.

Madden 08 or 09?

@@johntitor2761 , NCAA Football 08 was not bad, either.

Ncaa 05

Madden 12 was good as well

Omg you just dug deep into my cerebral.. I fukin remember doing that fk

yes how let's go over the sports games without licenses and prove how f.o.s. those who want "licenses"

it's not just the consumers fault because the media, FAANG group, and the dystopian surveillance state that we learned from the several classified information leaks, monopolize and vertically integrate these industries through their many arms, they control where the little money overworked American consumers have goes by media, magazines, writers, Intellectual Property and copyright, and closing competition.

they can but that would require effort

I used to always wear Tampa's black jerseys, featuring white numbers outlined in red. They looked so good!

@@Joe_Parmesan 2K5 also used to have a yellow Packers jersey, which was only sold as a fan replica and never worn by the team in a game

I remember this game with the San Francisco 49ers in which they had their 1996-1997 uniforms before the crappier version, worn by them from 1998-2008.

@@Mattnova_116 totally agree, that whole look was so much better with the white pants they had in 96-97

This is great. I 100% agree with you. I just quit playing Madden a cpl weeks ago mid cycle because it's just trash. I would for sure rather play 2k5. It's so much better then the newer games.

I just ordered a copy. Looking forward to finally playing this white whale

Ikr truly on of the very few games I bought and thought, "damn, I payed too little!" Haha that's insane

Play the game. That's the only way. You have to play it. I play NFL 2k5 every single day. I'll destroy you

OFRN Dogman (more) Proof we're getting ripped off.

I have a friend who works at ea..the nfl was upset 2k released for 20 as they advised them not to. The nfl chose to give ea the license 2k bit themselves in the foot with the price point

Freddy Calipari Thats all fine and good. End result is a trash series that still hasn't caught up to a game from 2005. Sad.

That's what he said in the video

Yeah you could rip cds onto the xbox so if you had the cd, you could put it in the game. Spent hours and hours loading music into this game.

Freddy Cantu don’t forget NCAA 07 and NCAA 08