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Madden NFL 2004 is the 14th installment of the Madden NFL series of American football video games. Michael Vick, the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, is on the cover. New features in Madden 2004 include a new owner mode option that allows the player to control a franchise. In this mode, the player takes on all the responsibilities related to owning a professional football team, from regulating hot dog prices, to team relocation, to hiring and firing coaching staff. Another new feature is the ability to edit a historic team. Also, a new training camp mode, occurring before the preseason, that can help player progress faster by putting him through mini-camp drills.

It won Spike TV Video Game Awards' Game of the Year award in 2003.

Soundtrack[ | ]

  • Adema - "Unstable"
  • AFI - "The Leaving Song, Part II"
  • Alien Ant Farm - "These Days"
  • AM Radio - "Taken for a Ride"
  • Avenged Sevenfold - "Chapter Four"
  • blink-182 - "Feeling This" ("Action")
  • Bone Crusher - "Never Scared (Madden Remix)"
  • Bubba Sparxxx - "Back in the Mud"
  • Gob - "Give Up the Grudge"
  • Jet - "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?"
  • Joe Budden - "Pump It Up"
  • Killer Mike - "Akshon (Yeah!)"
  • Killer Mike - "Akshon (Yeah!) (Madden Remix)"
  • Nappy Roots - "Roun' the Globe"
  • OutKast - "Church"
  • Red Cafe - "May I (Madden Remix)"
  • Serafin - "Day By Day"
  • SOiL - "Pride"
  • The Federation - "Mayhem (Madden Remix)"
  • The Roots - "Rock You (Madden Remix)"
  • Thrice - "All That's Left"
  • Unloco - "Crashing"
  • Yellowcard - "Way Away"

Reception[ | ]

 Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 91.77%[1]
Metacritic 94/100[2]
Review scores
Publication Score
Allgame 4/5 starsStar fullStar fullStar fullStar empty[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly 9.33/10[4]
Game Informer 9.25/10[5]
GamePro 5/5 starsStar fullStar fullStar fullStar full[6]
Game Revolution A[7]
GameSpot 9.1/10[8]
GameSpy 4Star fullStar fullStar fullStar half[9]
GameZone 9.7/10[10]
IGN 9.4/10[11]
Nintendo Power 4.6/5[12]
Official PlayStation Magazine (US) 5/5 starsStar fullStar fullStar fullStar full[13]
Official Xbox Magazine 8.9/10[14]
PC Gamer US 76%[15]

References[ | ]

  1. Madden NFL 2004 for PlayStation 2. GameRankings. Retrieved on May 19, 2015
  2. Madden NFL 2004 for PlayStation 2 Reviews. Retrieved on May 19, 2015
  3. Marriott, Scott Alan. Madden NFL 2004 (PS2) - Review. AllGame. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014 Retrieved on May 20, 2015
  4. EGM staff (September 2003). "Madden NFL 2004 (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly: 124. 
  5. Kato, Matthew (September 2003). "Madden NFL 2004 (PS2)". Game Informer (125): 105. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080919133523/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200309/R03.0821.0916.21091.htm. Retrieved May 20, 2015. 
  6. Bro Buzz (August 12, 2003). "Madden NFL 2003 (GC, PS2, Xbox)". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050206220738/http://gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/30712.shtml. Retrieved May 20, 2015. 
  7. Dodson, Joe (August 2003). Madden NFL 2004 - PS2. Game Revolution. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008 Retrieved on May 20, 2015
  8. Varanini, Giancarlo (August 11, 2003). Madden NFL 2004 Review (GC, Xbox). Retrieved on May 20, 2015
  9. Accardo, Sal (August 13, 2003). GameSpy: Madden NFL 2005 (Xbox). GameSpy. Retrieved on May 20, 2015
  10. Knutson, Michael (August 24, 2003). Madden NFL 2004 - PS2 - Review. GameZone. Archived from the original on December 28, 2008 Retrieved on May 20, 2015
  11. Robinson, Jon (August 11, 2003). Madden NFL 2004 (GCN, Xbox). Retrieved on May 20, 2015
  12. "Madden NFL 2004 (GC)". Nintendo Power 172: 140. October 2003. 
  13. Baker, Chris (September 2003). "Madden NFL 2004 (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 99. Archived from the original on June 4, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040604023637/http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0%2C2053%2C1489666%2C00.asp. Retrieved May 20, 2015. 
  14. "Madden NFL 2004". Official Xbox Magazine: 72. October 2003. 
  15. Harms, William (December 2003). "Madden NFL 2004". PC Gamer: 114. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060315140744/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/madden_nfl_2004.html. Retrieved May 20, 2015. 

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