Madden NFL 2005 (Collector's Edition) (Sony PlayStation 2, 2004)

-To commemorate a madden 'silver' anniversary, ea sports offered up a 2005 special collector's ed. exclusive to the ps2 console users; it was the complete madden nfl 2005 game version as in the regular release, plus a generous content
of bonus features to complement this already polished and artfully & visually improved offering even more so in that it picks up right where the madden 2004 had begun in polishing the graphics and gameplay as well.

- -gameplay: 8/10 overall: The only reason I did not match the 9/10 rating carried over from the madden 2004 review is that the gameplay is not quite as tight as the 2003 and 2004 versions, but the difference is only negligible and very hard to detect; it plays very realistically and is a fun game to control;
it rewards smart play-calling much like its forerunners & you can always step up to pro and all-pro for closer & more competitive(challenging)franch​ise games
Just as in every other madden since the original(2001) ps2 console version I have always praised the fact that the madden allows (in a franchise mode) (and earlier season mode in 2001 & 2002)any user to select 1-31 or 32 user(s) or the same user to control all current active NFL teams so jersey numbers and other player info./data to be modified and changed to make the franchise more custom
and original to yourself (the user). Just a great all-out effort on this version
in the franchise, with the Tony Bruno weekly radio call-in show, newspaper articles and NFL news you can select & read to keep pulse on what's going on locally and nationally, player morale for each player, and new fan models that are shown & visible in the stands during each game (much like sega espn NFL 2K5)
-Graphics: 9/10 overall: really am unable to find any fault whatsoever with the 2005 player, stadium, uniform and all models as this is where the game really shines; If you like a graphically-aesthetic, polished football game than this is the one for you(for in this point the 2004 are very much interchangable)
The biggest differences are the dynamic weather that changes during the course of a single game, new skies day & night (colors) and noticible sunsets during a game along with fireworks when the home team scores.
-Finally, additional features/bonus content: 10/10 overall:
-To conquer any small weaknesses in gameplay are more than compensated by the many bonus features that include all that the 2004 introduced the year before plus new pieces on the history and making of the madden phenomenon & tournament
events, a 1000+ question(s) madden trivia game (much like the NFL trivia machine
again in the sega sports espn NFL 2K5) In short, you will never run out of new items or options to discover in this edition, it has everything including old versions of earlier maddens (nintendo or sega genesis) as well as original playstation(PSone) era version(s) I believe it was the last year of the high
watermark of what madden truly was-the 2006 was a bit of a decline mainly due to the field of vision (cone) passing) option which was not really considered user-friendly at any level. That said, the 2005 collector's ed. is probably the best along with the 2004, not to disappoint at any turn I strongly recommend picking it up as it shines even by today's standards even better than the newer ones that followed. overall: 9/10 -Joe S. a.k.a. Exon(marty)Valdez (smokinjosephus)

I bought this game because I am collecting all the Madden games and I needed the collectors edition but not only that, this game features the past Madden's and you can play the demo version of the games and see how far EA Sports has come to perfecting this game. It also includes the "hit stick" which allows the defender to make a punishing hit on the ball carrier. I love playing this game and would recommended it to any football fan.

Madden is a great football game for the Playstation 2. There is a lot of action and is a game any football fan can enjoy playing. This version has great animation compared to the Nintendo DS version, which I have also played. The controls are rather easy to figure out especially if you use the tutorials. You can play as any NFL team in any year, so you can not only play with current players, but also old favorite players.

This is Madden! Enough said....or it should be. The graphics are excellent, as usual! Easy to play! Collector's Edition! If you have this game, I'd advise one to keep it simply because it is a collector's edition and great game. If you don't have this game, get it.

Madden NFL 2005 Collector's Edition
Here's the deal...

Likes:
Nice edition to a collection.
Better then the standard edition of 2005
Has some nice info on how Madden is made.
Clean layout in the menus lead to fun times! :)

Hates:
OLD, OUTDATED, ETC.
Gameplay was not so good back then...
A few bugs in gameplay...

Overall:
Happy with this game and tho it is old still fun to play! I'm a big Madden fan and I collect them so this was a nice to add to my collection.