Madden 2005 DS

Madden 2005 will be the first 3-D Madden game on a handheld system. The Madden games have been known to be some of the best football games around and now a Madden game is heading its way to the DS. The game does have some major differences from the DS version to the other versions.

The main play of the game is to run through a season, one game, multiplayer, or football drills. The game features all the major NFL teams and some major plays that you can do. The game can play up to 2 players at once and each player controls a different football team.



Madden 2005 features use of both screens, but not very effectively. The lower screen will be used to choose a play and during plays will show a 2-D version of the play being played out. The touch screen is also used for the kickoff and the special kickoff meter. Which is one of the most original parts of this game. The game also features quite well done 3-D graphics which are slightly on the blocky side, but are pretty good when you have to do so many players at once. The graphics on this game are done quite well to say the least.

This game will be the first sports game to appear on the DS with Tiger Woods being delayed. The game will be well done and will probably have high replay value. The game not having online will be a great disadvantage, as I think after Demasked we will see online sports games. The game will probably sell well and will be a fun game. For sports lovers this game will be a must buy for your DS, for those of you that usually only buy one or two sports games per console I would advise to wait till after Demasked is announced. This game still looks well done and deserves a 7/10 for a total appeal score.

Total Appeal Score: 7/10

-Ultimate Zelda Guru