I used this feature to become a member of the Arsenals, a team that the premier youth team in my area is named after. The title also implements the ability to add players to specific team rosters. It's not a significant feature of the game, but it is there.
For an expenditure of a certain amount of points, the player can unlock a feature, like a new uniform for a team. The game has a feature unlock concept based off of a point system. Most other EA Sports titles allow for roster downloads, even NHL 2005, and they will not have a season this year.
There is no content download to speak of, which I think is a disappointment. Considering the amount of times I have had the host disconnect on me in Xbox Live when I am winning, I like that feature. They implement the standard cheat prevention to discourage the punks from leaving a ranked game when they are losing, hitting the user with a loss and a disconnect penalty. Also, there is the EA Sports ticker that shows news and information from EA Sports. Xbox Live implements the features that EA added on top of the original framework, with the most notable addition being the EA Messenger, a text-based messaging tool that allows specific users to be sent messages or have a message go to a group of users. Additionally, the title does not allow for custom soundtracks, but not many titles do. Also, the game has a wonderful soundtrack pulled from the biggest soccer countries of the world, although if that type of thing is not your bag, the soundtrack also allows for certain songs to be turned off. I found it a nice feature to hear the announcer have the accent of the home team’s country. The gameplay itself allows for even more control by allowing the game to be seen from many angles, and with With the HDTV graphics turned on, the graphics become much more amazing.Īudibly, the game is defined by the roar of the crowd and the announcer’s voice. Also, in a scene I saw often, it is amazing to watch penalty cards being given out. The close-in shots are just fabulous to watch the players celebrate in victory or sulk in defeat. Graphically, the game has an amazingly realistic look to it, and it is significantly better than FIFA Soccer 2004, since EA had put effort into completely rewriting the game's graphics engine.
There is a significant learning curve, which limits the game for people who just want to rent the title over a weekend, as a good portion of the first few hours are spent just learning how to controller basics. With several complex button combinations, the controls do require some controller yoga and quick fingers to manage the team. The controls, while not as complex as some games like NHL 2005, still take a significant amount of learning to master. The mechanics of play are the same, no matter which variations of the game are being played. Xbox Live is standard play with the online components. Tournament is playing a league season out or playing in a knockout tournament, while practice just lets the player practice playing the game. Standard play is a game where two teams play a game against each other, while career mode is the management on and off the field for a period of years.
There are five major games in this title: standard play, career mode, tournament, practice, and Xbox Live. This assumes a player can strive to win all of the leagues, let alone with all of the teams. There are 18 leagues, 38 national teams, and 11,000 players, truly making for a huge selection and adding incredible replayability to the title. This one's a little bit average.FIFA Soccer 2005 is amazing in the breadth of the world of soccer that it covers. Most of the songs from the soundtrack are pretty good. "I don't believe NHL 2005 has any bad songs. Various lists of NHL song rankings, Karmageddon is often found in the top 200 best.Įvery Single EA Sports NHL Song Ranked (2020) Karmageddon has a positive to mixed view from the NHL community. Then who really cares when you're going to fall? 'Cause who really cares if you're going to fall? 'Cause I don't think that we even take it We're in ecstasy, if you know what I meanĪnd I don't care if you think we're faking Will all come true if you don't give it up We're in ecstasy, and we're living a dream The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Karmageddon (+ Lyrics) - NHL 2005 Soundtrack Lyrics The version as heard in NHL 2005 (also in FIFA Football 2005) is different from the studio version released in 2010. Karmageddon is an alternative rock song by the band The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, that is featured in NHL 2005.