Legit the greatest football game ever, the Sportscenter feature alone was so far ahead of its time. You could watch highlights from the whole week during franchise mode, even the games you simulate still had highlights from them.
I'll always remember this game. It defined what a good football game should be to me. I remember having played the game for more than a year I decided to make the game harder on myself by playing with the Cowboys and using one of their low overall backups named Drew Henson. Imagine my surprise when the announcers actually had lines about Drew Henson's college career at Michigan as a dual sport Football/Baseball athlete. This game set my standard for football games so high.
All of the 05 games were unrivaled. They are the best, quite possibly ever. The huge thing holding them back was the graphics/visuals. In my opinion 05 up until 07 MAYBE 08 were the peak of sports games
Hold R1/RB if you want to scramble, and when you hike the ball don't pull the stick back immediately. Let the QB do the full stepback animation, it increases the throws accuracy.
I played this game everyday of my childhood. Genuinely the greatest Football game I’ve ever played and I miss it 😢 You definitely have to do a series on the story mode/franchise… there’s so much to it… I don’t wanna say anything or spoil if you’ve never touched it but I love this game so much 😂
Same. I remember playing against celo green and thinking it was the coolest shit ever because he had a song called fuck you lmao. Best game ever. Up there with the OG Star Wars battlefront 1/2.
@@Iog0utI know this is a year later but I was so confused because I could've sworn Cee-Lo "F you" wasn't THAT old... And it's not. It came out in 2010. You were playing 2k5 6 years after it came out? Lol
@@Loquacious_Jackson madden sucks today, I was merely saying that this game was the last madden that had the greatest features, now all ea cares about is ultimate team and the money cash grab it draws in
This was, imo, the best football game ever made. And there's actually a mod team that has made an HD update with updated rosters. If you do end up playing more if this it would be great to see your take on the update
As a kid, I would always watch my cousin play Madden and I was always confused on why he played 3rd person as I assumed all football games were normally first person. Nice to see it does exist and actually looks fun.
I'm so fortunate to still have this game for my PS2. It makes you wonder just how good NFL 2k22 could be if they were still allowed to create another NFL series instead of EA's monopoly
FRANCHISE! FRANCHISE! FRANCHISE! You will absolutely love the depth in this game. It can really throw a lot at you, but in a good way. So much fun and so much depth, it can kinda be a lot. The stat tracking alone per user profile is amazing.
I cannot say how much I loved this game on Xbox because of the custom stadium music you could load on the hard drive. You were able to select the song you wanted to play in specific situations like the game opening, sacks, interceptions, touchdowns, etc. I remember having tons of Ludacris on mine. HYPE!
"OK that's over my head not my problem" "oh we got a pick, oh and we're going down" the commentary is awesome 🤣. You are cracking me up over here, keep up the fun videos.
Man, this takes me back to my childhood- when I played Fantasy Draft franchise in Madden 08 as the Panthers I took Vick as my QB and Urlacher at MLB. Would love to see more of Franchise Mode!
I feel like a franchise of this might get you back into a longer series dude. There's so much fun in that mode. I played it almost exclusively until Legend Bowl came out.
Yesssss!! To this day I still play this game and spend HOURSSSS in franchise mode! Do this series as long as you can! Make a scabs teams even. Get Chris Berman as your quarterback, do it ALL!
I remember getting this game for Christmas when I was 8 years old. Still easily one of the best sports games ever made. Nothing madden did before or since even comes close
The jukebox was my favorite thing about this game because you could buy the audio tracks of the announcer bloopers. Listening to those guys trying to pronounce "Chris Fuamatu-Maʻafala" was hysterical, as was them calling the opening coin flip the "toin coss".
I played this game so much when it came out, I got in in 2005 and played it all the way until 2013 on the original XBOX, thanks for the nostalgia, those were good days.
Bought it two weeks ago. I can confirm it, after some hours figuring out the gameplay I can definitely say that it's way better and funnier than that Madden thing
Such a great game!! You could literally cut snippets of whatever songs you had downloaded on your Xbox and choose when the songs played, like for first down, touchdown, kickoff, etc. Just one of a million awesome features that terrified Madden.
Yes!! Franchise is so deep in this game. Deep enough that at times it’s too deep for casual play, so it would be awesome to watch you do it, and get paid for it! Let’s get 20k!!
2:25 The only thing I hated about this game was the first person mode. Everything else was jaw dropping. I remember this game also came out before Madden to compete with it. Hopefully, 2K will have access to the NFL License again. EA lost exclusivity with FIFA, so maybe that is a positive sign that 2K will have the NFL again 🎮🏈👍
This was by far my most favorite football game back in the day…I remember coming home from elementary school and starting up my original Xbox and hearing that ESPN theme😂
I don't have my PS2 anymore. But you bet your ass I still have this gem lying around for nostalgic reasons. This, Socom 1-3, all Splinter Cells, Ghost Recons, and the Maddens 03-08. This period of time was so god damn peaceful.
I have faith in your creativity to make a great series out of a franchise here. You inspire more entertaining ways to play these games too. Well done my man!
Thx for posting this, I always rememebered a FP football game camera but could not remember which game it was because i only played it a couple times at a friends house. This gdamn game holds up and that camera view is outstanding!
Oh my god he finally did it, thank you so much man you have come into the world that i have been in for months. My favorite game ever you made me so happy, welcome to the 2k5 club! P.S. Chris "boomer" Berman in a game is great hope he comes back
I don’t know how many hours I have invested in this game lol I loved it so much, I remember having a so many trophies in my trophy room in the game lol you could customize your house with furniture and everything lol
Young 21 year old Rick approves. Mike Vick was my favourite player back then. I threw the ball the same way. Everything(on field) about him was electric. 2K even tried to put his throwing motion into the game. I played this game for years after it released. Nothing has come close.
Bruh, you ALWAYS say your willing to do a series on a game but hardly do. Please please PLEASE do one on this. You unlocked so many memories with this game
I absolutely loved this game! i would spend hours playing damn near days playing this, at one point had to leave my ps2 on bc i didnt have a memory card, lol! Would definitely love to see more of this game!!
Absolutely love this game. It was one of the first football games I ever remember playing. The Swamis were the team I played as the most so I could win as a kid lol. The first person mode was pretty intuitive for how primitive it was at the time.
One of the best parts of NCAA was the little stuff like the Game Breaks after touchdowns that’s show scores from around the country. This presentation is awesome. EA gotta take notes
First video game I ever played. To this day, I get that perfect nostalgia feeling while playing it at my buddy's house. The thing is, the game still holds up. Wish I still had my copy. I used to play with my dad and grandfather all the time.
Steven Jackson plays nearly whole career for Rams. Literally only relevant 9 years. Has a couple on falcons and 1 on patriots. "So hard remembering players who played for so many teams" "was so great for the one he wasn't"
Love to see a franchise in 2K5. It is the BEST FOOTBALL GAME ever made. It was so good, it made the executives at EA expidite a exclusive deal with the NFL. EA was scared. I played through a franchise in 2k5 and played a full decade in it. Was so much fun.
You skipped the half time and end of game commentary. I always loved that. There is also a Chris Berman weekly wrap up show on the schedule. Which is a really cool feature goes over games injuries and up coming draft picks with Mel Kiper
Damn bro you really just brought back a childhood memory 🥲 I remember it like yesterday I couldn't wait to come home after school get a snack & play this game for an hour before doing my HW Nostalgic!
What's the best football game ever made?
Madden 22. Yes I’m serious
Madden 13
John Madden football
This or madden 11 imo
Ncaa 14
Legit the greatest football game ever, the Sportscenter feature alone was so far ahead of its time. You could watch highlights from the whole week during franchise mode, even the games you simulate still had highlights from them.
Presentation was WAY ahead of it's time! Nothing has come close since.
So ahead of its time that EA went backwards after their deal with the nfl.
I miss pimping out my club house and how amazing the running/tackle breaking mechanics were.
One of the most overrated.
How madden doesn’t just copy is sad. Like join them, something. We need gameplay like this
I'll always remember this game. It defined what a good football game should be to me. I remember having played the game for more than a year I decided to make the game harder on myself by playing with the Cowboys and using one of their low overall backups named Drew Henson. Imagine my surprise when the announcers actually had lines about Drew Henson's college career at Michigan as a dual sport Football/Baseball athlete. This game set my standard for football games so high.
All of the 05 games were unrivaled. They are the best, quite possibly ever. The huge thing holding them back was the graphics/visuals. In my opinion 05 up until 07 MAYBE 08 were the peak of sports games
@@justAman548it was down hill after 05 because it was the last year madden had competition
agreed mvp baseball 05 was one of the best also. @@justAman548
I would love to see you do an in-depth franchise in this game
Fingers crossed this vid reaches 20k likes 🤞
PLEASE!!!! So much nostalgia
I think we all do
Please
Yes please!
First person mode is 100% the most realistic feeling mode ever made by far
It's so crazy that if the first person mode was played in VR, it would easily be the best football game on that platform. A game from 15 years ago...
sadly 2005 is 16 years ago. god im old. i bought this the day it came out and my brother got madden. no contest we played this more.
@@MrChiphazzord both games were great tho
Game released in 2004. 17 years old now. Insane.
@@MrChiphazzord 04*
They have it bro. They have a vr football game out now. I forgot what it’s called but it’s crazy dope lol.
Finally, Drew plays the Goat!
2K5 = always has and always will be the GOAT
Peyton manning is the goat
Hold R1/RB if you want to scramble, and when you hike the ball don't pull the stick back immediately. Let the QB do the full stepback animation, it increases the throws accuracy.
This is why 2k is better then EA
It's funny when madden TH-camrs play this and try to throw it like it's madden but fail lol
@@Beastking800 lol
Holy hell I never knew this. Explains why I was always throw so many ints.
@@Merricat_likesu you can move around if needed, but always let the QB go through the animation if you can. You'll notice a difference.
I played this game everyday of my childhood. Genuinely the greatest Football game I’ve ever played and I miss it 😢
You definitely have to do a series on the story mode/franchise… there’s so much to it… I don’t wanna say anything or spoil if you’ve never touched it but I love this game so much 😂
Same. I remember playing against celo green and thinking it was the coolest shit ever because he had a song called fuck you lmao. Best game ever. Up there with the OG Star Wars battlefront 1/2.
AMAZING Franchise Mode!
I was about to sub to you just for this comment then I saw your most popular video...
@@bulletsaimfar6017 💀💀 well TH-cam is still a business after all😂
@@Iog0utI know this is a year later but I was so confused because I could've sworn Cee-Lo "F you" wasn't THAT old... And it's not. It came out in 2010. You were playing 2k5 6 years after it came out? Lol
"Its Wide Open. ITS PICKED OFF!" Is the most NTE moment 😂
This game was legendary. From the first person to the crib, to the half time show. Absolutely one of a kind. If only we could have this today
Stop buying madden
@@Loquacious_Jackson madden sucks today, I was merely saying that this game was the last madden that had the greatest features, now all ea cares about is ultimate team and the money cash grab it draws in
Please make this a series. Playing this on a whim got me back into football after falling out with the sport for 10 years. It's so flipping good.
youve missed some good ball
You’re pfp shows you are a man of great taste
@@thegaminglizard2740 S3 never :(
@@mashmo0823 what’s the sauce on the pfp
@@galenfire2456 Spice and Wolf
Imagine if they refined this first person over the years, it would probably be pretty damn good by now.
This was, imo, the best football game ever made. And there's actually a mod team that has made an HD update with updated rosters. If you do end up playing more if this it would be great to see your take on the update
Oh really 🤔
Totally agree
As a kid, I would always watch my cousin play Madden and I was always confused on why he played 3rd person as I assumed all football games were normally first person. Nice to see it does exist and actually looks fun.
I'm so fortunate to still have this game for my PS2. It makes you wonder just how good NFL 2k22 could be if they were still allowed to create another NFL series instead of EA's monopoly
we can only dream..
I still own a copy for my Xbox, unfortunately I don't have a working Xbox
You won't regret a franchise of this game, hands down best ever, and I'm in my 30's and played em all.
agreed
This was such a good game. I was too young to be good at it so I’d turn first person on and just let the computer play lol
I don't think they'll ever have a football game as good as this one was. It's still the GOAT football game of all time nearly 20 years later
Imagine if there was a actual full vr football game with today's graphics.... I would never leave my room for the next year
@nflproera
@@darylehawkins thats just the QB experince what about both sides of the ball
FRANCHISE! FRANCHISE! FRANCHISE!
You will absolutely love the depth in this game.
It can really throw a lot at you, but in a good way. So much fun and so much depth, it can kinda be a lot. The stat tracking alone per user profile is amazing.
I got the notification at work. Will watch the whole gameplay at glorious 55 inch 4k. This game and you playing it deserves my full attention
Used to love the crib and playing against celebrities. Still think this is the BEST NFL game ever made. Was so ahead of its time
This game looks really good for the time. I would love to see a franchise mode!
Hell if you kept the mechanics and updated the graphics, sound, and UI, it would easily be better than modern Madden games.
For real!! Leagues better than them!
You should definitely continue this, 2K5 holds a special place in every sports gamers heart and you could kill it in a franchise in this
God please. This was literally the greatest nfl game
No it's not
@@kingsavagebruh147 since you were born after 2005 your vote doesn't count
@@TheMichael2410 *Since
@@cutlermcmanus7044 thank you sweetie
@@TheMichael2410 i gotcha fam
I cannot say how much I loved this game on Xbox because of the custom stadium music you could load on the hard drive. You were able to select the song you wanted to play in specific situations like the game opening, sacks, interceptions, touchdowns, etc. I remember having tons of Ludacris on mine. HYPE!
Before I even finish watching the video, YES do a franchise or rebuild on NFL 2K5
"OK that's over my head not my problem" "oh we got a pick, oh and we're going down" the commentary is awesome 🤣. You are cracking me up over here, keep up the fun videos.
I already know I need a longer series in this game and the video hasn't even been out for 5 minutes
amen lol
Man, this takes me back to my childhood- when I played Fantasy Draft franchise in Madden 08 as the Panthers I took Vick as my QB and Urlacher at MLB. Would love to see more of Franchise Mode!
This game was absolutely amazing and the fact that it was only $20 meant young me could afford it. I played the hell out of this game.
This NEEDS to be a reoccurring series on this channel. This game still holds up to this day
SO ahead of it's time.
Wow. Now I finally know what all the hype is about on this game, it looks even amazing and that’s looking at it over 15 years later.
I feel like a franchise of this might get you back into a longer series dude. There's so much fun in that mode. I played it almost exclusively until Legend Bowl came out.
Yesssss!! To this day I still play this game and spend HOURSSSS in franchise mode! Do this series as long as you can! Make a scabs teams even. Get Chris Berman as your quarterback, do it ALL!
YES I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A SERIES OF THIS!
I remember getting this game for Christmas when I was 8 years old. Still easily one of the best sports games ever made. Nothing madden did before or since even comes close
Would love to see a series of this but with NFL 2K5 Resurrected! Updated teams and unis would be cool!
Steven Jackson had 12 years in the league, 9 of those were with a dismal Rams team. He made being a fan of them tolerable. You got my like!
Except stating he played for so.many teams, and saying the falcons first. My only problem with NTE.
Please do a series on this. I’ve watched every panda and dingo video I need another long series to rewatch over and over!
The jukebox was my favorite thing about this game because you could buy the audio tracks of the announcer bloopers. Listening to those guys trying to pronounce "Chris Fuamatu-Maʻafala" was hysterical, as was them calling the opening coin flip the "toin coss".
Another line I like that Dan says when you run the wrong way: "Get that controller away from the dog!!" 😅😅
Yes definitely need more content on this game, got this yesterday with my new ps2, this game is incredible
I would definitely watch a full franchise mode on this game
I played this game so much when it came out, I got in in 2005 and played it all the way until 2013 on the original XBOX, thanks for the nostalgia, those were good days.
Definitely want to see a franchise with this game ! Let's get it done lol
Bought it two weeks ago. I can confirm it, after some hours figuring out the gameplay I can definitely say that it's way better and funnier than that Madden thing
Best football game to date imo, the pass audible calling ability was better than anything ever by Madden
My boys and I used to get 3 or 4 of us on a franchise for this game, the physics engine, the little presentation details, this game was incredible
Yes, yes, a series with the 2021 rosters if that's still a thing hopefully?
There is a crack to turn it into 2k22! Its amazing. The team that did it put it the new stadiums, helmets, jerseys...etc. Its awesome!
@@gscampbell90 You got a link for that? I'd play the hell out of that.
Link plz daddy needs his sportsball
@@gscampbell90 holy shit, I must know how to get this
Such a great game!! You could literally cut snippets of whatever songs you had downloaded on your Xbox and choose when the songs played, like for first down, touchdown, kickoff, etc.
Just one of a million awesome features that terrified Madden.
We gotta love the big ole drewski with the straight fire content
Yes!! Franchise is so deep in this game. Deep enough that at times it’s too deep for casual play, so it would be awesome to watch you do it, and get paid for it! Let’s get 20k!!
“Let’s bring the Panthers to glory”
*immediately drafts Steve Smith and passes future HOFer Julius peppers“ 😂
2:25 The only thing I hated about this game was the first person mode. Everything else was jaw dropping. I remember this game also came out before Madden to compete with it. Hopefully, 2K will have access to the NFL License again. EA lost exclusivity with FIFA, so maybe that is a positive sign that 2K will have the NFL again 🎮🏈👍
This was by far my most favorite football game back in the day…I remember coming home from elementary school and starting up my original Xbox and hearing that ESPN theme😂
love the content but just start a franchise in something already lol. i feel like you have one foot in the door and one out.
Please keep playing this. I probably spent more time playing this game then any other game. It’s awesome, thanks for the content!
DREW PLEASE MAKE FIFA CREATE-A-CLUB!!!
😎
"Can you describe NTE with one quote?"
"He's not gonna be open but we're going for it."
Mlb the bigs 2 next game please
I don't have my PS2 anymore. But you bet your ass I still have this gem lying around for nostalgic reasons. This, Socom 1-3, all Splinter Cells, Ghost Recons, and the Maddens 03-08. This period of time was so god damn peaceful.
Sup nerds
I miss this game!! Hands down the best football game ever made. NCAA in a close 2nd. 15 year old me is hiding a chub I'm getting from this nostalgia!!
I have faith in your creativity to make a great series out of a franchise here. You inspire more entertaining ways to play these games too. Well done my man!
Thx for posting this, I always rememebered a FP football game camera but could not remember which game it was because i only played it a couple times at a friends house.
This gdamn game holds up and that camera view is outstanding!
Oh my god he finally did it, thank you so much man you have come into the world that i have been in for months. My favorite game ever you made me so happy, welcome to the 2k5 club!
P.S. Chris "boomer" Berman in a game is great hope he comes back
I don’t know how many hours I have invested in this game lol I loved it so much, I remember having a so many trophies in my trophy room in the game lol you could customize your house with furniture and everything lol
not gonna lie, this would be one of my favorite franchise series, right behind the Pandas. you GOTTA do this.
The nostalgia of this game. It was so much fun. I wish they could add all of this stuff into new games
All your subscribers love it when you do franchise modes/story mode in football games
Young 21 year old Rick approves.
Mike Vick was my favourite player back then. I threw the ball the same way. Everything(on field) about him was electric. 2K even tried to put his throwing motion into the game.
I played this game for years after it released. Nothing has come close.
Literally on of the best football games. Haven't seen the cover TO pic since I was a kid but I remembered it right away.
Bruh, you ALWAYS say your willing to do a series on a game but hardly do. Please please PLEASE do one on this. You unlocked so many memories with this game
I’m all for the franchise mode! But are you telling me I can sit on stairs and against a wall in those shirts? Game changer
Madden 2k5 is the one of the greatest sports games of all time and the soundtrack is too fire, always brings back memories
I absolutely loved this game! i would spend hours playing damn near days playing this, at one point had to leave my ps2 on bc i didnt have a memory card, lol! Would definitely love to see more of this game!!
Haha yeah back when I got my ps2 I think I left it on for over 2 weeks straight because I didn't have a memory card.
Please play more of this game. This one was before it’s time! Forever the greatest version
This is a really fun team dude and like you said the game itself is elite all things considered. I hope you continue doing this series!
So many great memories playing this on my ps2. Definitely the GOAT of football games.
Absolutely love this game. It was one of the first football games I ever remember playing. The Swamis were the team I played as the most so I could win as a kid lol. The first person mode was pretty intuitive for how primitive it was at the time.
One of the best parts of NCAA was the little stuff like the Game Breaks after touchdowns that’s show scores from around the country. This presentation is awesome. EA gotta take notes
2k5 was truly a blessing! LOOOOVED the create mode too!
First video game I ever played. To this day, I get that perfect nostalgia feeling while playing it at my buddy's house. The thing is, the game still holds up. Wish I still had my copy. I used to play with my dad and grandfather all the time.
Steven Jackson plays nearly whole career for Rams. Literally only relevant 9 years. Has a couple on falcons and 1 on patriots. "So hard remembering players who played for so many teams" "was so great for the one he wasn't"
This needs to be a series whether you get the likes or not. 2K5 is the best pro football game ever made, bar none.
Love to see a franchise in 2K5. It is the BEST FOOTBALL GAME ever made. It was so good, it made the executives at EA expidite a exclusive deal with the NFL. EA was scared. I played through a franchise in 2k5 and played a full decade in it. Was so much fun.
After 17 years this is still better than nfl pro era VR this game was so ahead of it’s time
I had a dream last night I was playing 2k5 on first person so this video is 🤯
This was the first football I ever played! Thank you for bringing this memory back to me, Drew
:37 ha! You said “ reach around” classic 😎
You skipped the half time and end of game commentary. I always loved that. There is also a Chris Berman weekly wrap up show on the schedule. Which is a really cool feature goes over games injuries and up coming draft picks with Mel Kiper
“He’s going the wrong way! Give that guy a compass!”
Damn bro you really just brought back a childhood memory 🥲 I remember it like yesterday I couldn't wait to come home after school get a snack & play this game for an hour before doing my HW Nostalgic!
How is this not a perfect template for any and all VR sport games is beyond me.
I played this so much, I basically got everything in The Crib. This game is criminally underrated
“We haven’t drafted a running back yet but that doesn’t bother me” W
Wellllll
ive somehow never seen this game before but this is honesty so freaking cool. the first person mode is wild
The absolute best nfl game pound for pound. This looks way more fun than any madden game today.