Madden NFL 2005 - Strategy Guide (Page 07)
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Team: Washington Redskins Location: Washington, D.C. Stadium Name: Washington Stadium Capacity: 92,000 Surface: Grass Team: New Orleans Saints Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Stadium Name: Louisiana SuperDome Capacity: 72,003 Surface: Grassy Turf Team: Seattle Seahawks Location: Seattle, Washington Stadium Name: Qwest Field Capacity: 67,000 Surface: Grassy Turf Team: Pittsburgh Steelers Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Stadium Name: Heinz Field Capacity: 64,450 Surface: Grass Team: Houston Texans Location: Houston, Texas Stadium Name: Reliant Stadium Capacity: 69,500 Surface: Grassy Turf Team: Houston Texans Location: Houston, Texas Stadium Name: Reliant Stadium (Closed) Capacity: 69,500 Surface: Grassy Turf Team: Tennessee Titans Location: Nashville, Tennessee Stadium Name: Tennessee Stadium Capacity: 68,798 Surface: Grass Team: Minnesota Vikings Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Stadium Name: MetroDome Capacity: 64,121 Surface: Turf Team: Admirals Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Stadium Name: Amsterdam Capacity: 37,500 Surface: Grass Team: Claymores Location: Glasgow, Scotland Stadium Name: Glasgow Capacity: 67,000 Surface: Grass Team: Centurions Location: Cologne, Germany Stadium Name: Cologne Capacity: 50,997 Surface: Grass Team: Fire Location: Dusseldorf, Germany Stadium Name: Dusseldorf Capacity: 57,000 Surface: Grass Team: Galaxy Location: Frankfurt, Germany Stadium Name: Frankfurt Capacity: 52,000 Surface: Grass Team: Thunder Location: Berlin, Germany Stadium Name: Berlin Capacity: 20,000 Surface: Grass =========================================== Section: 9 Name: Franchise Walkthrough Last Updated: 8/11/04 =========================================== Franchise mode is the biggest, deepest mode in Madden 2005. I am going to personally walk you thru all the major points in Franchise mode. Bear with me during this process though, because I have to complete my franchise while I go along with typing this. Have not started franchise mode yet, give me a day or two before I start. =========================================== Section: 10 Name: Mini-Camp Walkthrough Last Updated: 8/19/04 =========================================== Tour NFL cities in the Madden Cruiser and fine-tune your playing skills in Mini-Camp mode. Unlock game situations by setting high scores while earning trophies and Madden Cards along the way. In this section of the guide I'm going to walk you thru the whole Mini-Camp mode. Once you click on Mini-Camp from the list, you'll be prompted with this: ------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome To Mini-Camp -Fine tunes your football skills by competing in various drills. -Unlock Madden Cards and Game Situations by earning trophies. -Lead a 2 minute scoring drive, make a goal line stand, and more in unlocked Game Situations. -Have Fun and Good Luck! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Once you click "Ok" you'll be prompted with all the Rookie Challenges. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Rookie Challenges/Game Situations ------------------------------------------------------------------ Challenge Name: QB - Pocket Presence (Rookie) Team: Atlanta Falcons Location: Atlanta, GA Personal Best: 1650 Game Situation: Locked (Once You Win, It'll Be Unlocked) Skill: Rookie Description: -Stay in the Pocket and find the open Receivers -Hit the primary Receiver while he's open -To throw the ball press Square, X, Circle, L1, R1 -Earn more points by completing passes in a row -To pump fake press R2 Trophies: Bronze - 900 Points Silver - 1200 Points Gold - 1400 Points Rewards: Card #208 - Pocket Protectors Personal Strategy: This challenge is very easy and you should have no problem getting gold on your first or second try. With only three targets to throw at, and only one ball coming at you from the five targets, you should be able to avoid getting sacked at all. Vick has a fast release, and he's easy to control in the pocket area, so you should have no problem running out of the pocket. Remember, if you complete 3 or more passes in a row, you'll get 100 points for each pass completed after that. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Game Situation: QB - Pocket Presence (Rookie) Description: -Your Falcons are trailing the Panthers 21-20 with 2:00 left in the game. -Lead an aerial assault with your Falcons and conserve time by using your 3 timeouts -Score the game-winng field goal or touchdown before time expires. Rewards: #263 - ATL - Cheerleader Personal Strategy: This situation is very easy because you are playing on rookie. Though you don't have any running plays, you can easily scramble with Vick to pick up first downs. I don't really have anything special to say about this challenge because I completed it in 20 seconds. Do what works for you and if you have trouble, then you shouldn't be playing Madden 2005. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Challenge Name: LB - Chase and Tackle (Rookie) Team: Baltimore Ravens Location: Baltimore, MD Personal Best: 2,780 Game Situation: Locked (Once You Win, It'll Be Unlocked) Skill: Rookie Description: -Tackle The HB as quickly as possible -To attempt a diving tackle press Square -To sprint hold down Circle -To strip the ball press R2 Trophies: Bronze - 800 points Silver - 1475 points Gold - 2000 points Rewards: Card #194 - 3rd Down Personal Strategy: This challenge is extremely easy. If you use the big hit stick, you'll be able to make the Lewis fumble at least once which will give you even a bigger bonus. With no blockers, you should be able to hit Lewis behind the line of scimmage each time. This challenge is very simple, and you should turn off the game and stop playing if you can't get gold on your second try. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Game Situation: LB - Chase and Tackle (Rookie) Description: -Your Ravens are trailing the Browns 24-20 with 2:00 remaining in the game. -Stop the Browns from getting a 1st down and use your -3 timeouts to stop the clock. -Force the Browns to punt the ball with at least 1:30 left in the game. Rewards: #274 - BAL - Cheerleader Personal Strategy: Well, you know that the Browns are going to run the ball all three downs so just use field goal block on them. The running back will not be able to get out of the backfield on any of the downs. Then just pick punt return and make sure that you don't fumble the ball. Then get your Madden card and move on. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Challenge Name: DB - Swat Ball (Rookie) Team: Buffalo Bills Location: Orchard Park, NY Personal Best: 1060 Game Situation: Locked (Once You Win, It'll Be Unlocked) Skill: Rookie Description: -Swat passes down with L1 -Use the strafe R1 to face the line of scrimmage -Go for interceptions using Triangle for higher scores -Earn more points by stopping consecutive passes Trophies: Bronze - 300 points Silver - 600 points Gold - 900 points Rewards: Card #199 - Lame Duck Personal Strategy: The DB is very good at intercepting the ball and should have no problem doing so if you get him in the right position before the ball is thrown. I usually stay to the side of the two closer targets and then run in front of the target while the ball is in the air, catching the ball in stide. I don't bother using the swat button or using R1 to face the line of scrimmage. Instead of doing that, I think it is easier to time the ball from a run facing the ball with your back turned or to the side. Go for the interception each time, and once you get a couple in a row, you'll get 80 points for each following one. This is not a hard challenge to complete at all, but it may take 1-3 tries to get gold. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Game Situation: DB - Swat Ball (Rookie) Description: -Your Bills are leading the Jets 20-14 late in the 4th quarter. -The Jets have the ball at their own 20 with 2:00 left and 1 timeout remaining. -Prevent them from scoring a touchdown by controlling only your defensive backs. Rewards: #263 - BUF - Cheerleader Personal Strategy: It's obvious that the Jets are only going to throw the ball. Use nickel defense, Velcro 9 and wait until Pennington throws an interception. Even if you don't get an interception, there is a very small chance that they are going to be able to get into the red zone. This is a very easy challenge, especially when you use Velcro 9. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Challenge Name: DL - Trench Fight (Rookie) Team: Philadelphia Eagles Location: Philadelphia, PA Personal Best: 6.99 seconds Game Situation: Locked (Once You Win, It'll Be Unlocked) Skill: Rookie Description: -Capture the flags as quickly as possible -Spin or rip left with L1 -Spin or rip right with R1 -To Shove press Circle Trophies: Bronze - 9.00 seconds Silver - 8.00 seconds Gold - 7.00 seconds Rewards: Card #209 - Penetration Personal Strategy: With only three guys to truck and 7.00 seconds to get gold, this challenge shouldn't take you more than 2 minutes to complete. Juke right and push the first guy, go straight after the second guy and push him, and try to push the third guy down the same way you pushed the second guy down. The second guy is the easiest to push down, but it is almost necessary to push the third guy down to get the third flag in Gold time. If you get past the first guy within 1.75 seconds, you are on good pace to get the gold. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Game Situation: DL - Trench Fight (Rookie) Description: -Your Eagles are leading the Giants 20-14 late in the 4th quarter. -The Giants have the ball at their own 20 with 2:00 left in the game. -Prevent them from scoring a touchdown by controlling only your defensive linemen. Rewards: #262 - PHI - Cheerleader Personal Strategy: This game situation is a breeze. I just used Nickel Defense, Cover 3 and it took care of business. I just rushed the Kearse by controlling him and had no problem stopping the Giants. There really isn't much more I can say about this very easy game situation. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Challenge Name: K - Clutch Kicking (Rookie) Team: Detroit Lions Location: Detroit, MI Personal Best: 2400 Points Game Situation: Locked (Once You Win, It'll Be Unlocked) Skill: Rookie Description: -Hit the target to earn points -To start and stop the power meter press X -To stop the accuracy meter press X -Pay attention to the wind direction and strength Trophies: Bronze - 900 points Silver - 1500 points Gold - 2200 points Rewards: Card #197 - Da Boot Personal Strategy: I never liked kicking on rookie because I'm use to kicking on All Madden. I think this is the hardest rookie challenge because you can only miss the bulls eye (Red) twice and still come away with the gold. If wind is a factor, reset it until you get 0 mph wind. The values are as follow: Yellow = 75 points, Orange = 150 points, Red = 300 points. Basically, if you get a yellow, you should just restart. This is no benefit to kicking the ball with less power, because it takes the ball more time to get to target. This challenge may take 5 minutes or so to get gold on, because the new kicking meter is a bit slower so it's hard to get your timing back. Don't worry about watching your power, your accuracy is what matters in this drill. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Game Situation: K - Clutch Kicking (Rookie) Description: -Your Lions are trailing the Packers 14-13 with :10 left in the game. -You have the ball at the Packers' 25 on 3rd down and 24 with 1 timeout remaining. -Score the game-winning field goal or touchdown before time expires. Rewards: #268 - DET - Pump Up Crowd Personal Strategy: Use HB Slam under I-Form and try to gallop as many yards as possible. Call a timeout right after you get tackled and kick the field goal. The field goal should be a chip shot so you shouldn't have any stress even though your controller will be rumbling. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Challenge Name: P - Coffin Corner Punt (Rookie) Team: Cleveland Browns Location: Clevenland, Ohio Personal Best: 1000 points Game Situation: Locked (Once You Win, It'll Be Unlocked) Skill: Rookie Description: -Aim for the targets on the field -Hit the bull's-eye for higher points -Red = 200, Orange = 100, Yellow = 50 pts. -To start and stop the power meter press X -To stop the accuracy meter press X Trophies: Bronze - 250 points Silver - 650 points Gold - 900 points Rewards: #211 - Coffin Corner Personal Strategy: This is a very easy challenge that should take no more than 5 turns to get gold. I aim the kicking meter halfway from being straight up, and kick the ball with anywhere from 70-78 power. I then aim directly at the red bulls eye, and if you get the kicking accuracy anywhere in the 90 percent zone, you should hit the bullseye each time. The only hard part about this whole challenge is that if you kick the ball over 80 percent power, your ball will drop in the endzone. Once you find the right height, it should be a breeze. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Game Situation: P - Coffin Corner Punt (Rookie) Description: -Your Browns are leading the Bengals 10-6 on 4th down with 1:00 left in the game. -Nail the Bengals deep in their own territory to prevent a comeback. -Punt so the Bengals' starting line of scrimmage is within 15 yards of their endzone. Rewards: #254 - CLE - Pump Up Crowd Personal Strategy: This is very easy because you are already on the 40 yard line so you only need a 25 yard punt out of bounds. Put the kicking meter all the way up and aim the ball out of bounds. The ball should easily have enough strength if you kicked the ball with 90 or more power. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Challenge Name: QB - Precision Passing (Rookie) Team: New York Giants Location: East Rutherford, NJ Personal Best: 1080 points Game Situation: Locked (Once You Win, It'll Be Unlocked) Skill: Rookie Description: -Pass the ball through the rings -Rings are placed based on difficulty of route -Gold = 75, Silver = 50, Bronze = 25 pts. -To snap the ball press X -To throw the ball press X, Square, Circle, L1, R1 -Hold button for a bullet pass or tap it for touch Trophies: Bronze - 500 points Silver - 750 points Gold - 1000 points Rewards: #210 - QB On Target Personal Strategy: On Play #1, move a little to the right and hit the silver pattern right when the Shockey plants his foot to turn right. Do the same on the gold pattern, moving a bit more to the right. On the bronze pattern, there's a lot of room for mistake. I move Warner a bit to the right, and throw a bullet right when Toomer is approaching the target. 310 On Play #2, right step straight back and hit Shockey right after he takes one step in thru the bronze target. Make sure to throw a bullet pass. For Hilliard, step an inch to the right and throw a bullet right after he takes two steps out. This is for the silver target. For Toomer, step back and wait until he crosses the 35 yard line. Then throw a floater and it will cross right thru the gold ring. On Play #3, step right in front of the bronze target and let Shockey go right behind it. Then throw a bullet. For the silver target, let Toomer take two steps in and then throw a bullet. It should hit him right in stide thru the silver target. For the gold, let Hilliard run right underneath the gold target and then throw a bullet. I moved Warner a tad bit to the left when I threw the pass. Overall, this challenge is a bit hard to get gold until you get down my tips. Then you should be able to complete it perfectly without missing a target or dropping a catch. Don't worry if this takes you 10 minutes to get gold, it's one of the harder Rookie challenges. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Game Situation: QB - Precision Passing (Rookie) Description: -Your Giants are trailing the Rams 14-12 with 2:00 left in the game. -Lead an aerial assault with your Giants and conserve time by using your 3 timeouts. -Score the game-winning field goal or touchdown before time expires. Rewards: #265 - NYG - Pump Up Crowd Personal Strategy: You start off on your own 45 and you have plenty of time to get a scoring drive going. Don't worry about the time at all, you could basically go down the field and save all your timeouts without any problems. The easiest way to score is to test the corner that is guarding Amani Toomer. You can beat this guy so easy that it's pathetic. Once you get into field goal range, kick the field goal. There's no extra reward in scoring a touchdown, so it's pointless. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Challenge Name: RB - Ground Attack (Rookie) Team: Kansas City Chiefs Location: Kansas City, MO Personal Best: 2520 Points Game Situation: Locked (Once You Win, It'll Be Unlocked) Skill: Rookie Description: -Score as many TDs as you can -Hold down X to sprint -To spin press Circle -To stiff arm press L2 or R2 Trophies: Bronze - 800 points Silver - 1400 points Gold - 2100 points Rewards: #195 - Human Plow Personal Strategy: This is by far the easiest challenge in all of the Rookie Challenges. With only two guys to tackle you and Richardson blocking, you can basically just run around and let Richardson block both guys for you. I personally like to score on each possession, so I run behind the blocking pads to juke out the defenders. This is not necessary in the rookie mode though because all you really need to do is run straight behind Richardson. It's ok if you get tackled once or twice because it's still very easy to get gold. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Game Situation: RB - Ground Attack (Rookie) Description: -Your Chiefs are leading the Raiders 21-20 with 1:50 remaining in the game. -Run the ball to eat up the clock and prevent the Raiders from getting the ball back. -Seal the victory by running down the clock or scoring a touchdown. Rewards: #258 - KC - Cheerleader Personal Strategy: Just run the ball up the gut until you get a first down. Then milk the play clock as long as you can to get the victory. Don't forget about Tony Richardson as your fullback. A fullback counter is always good for at least 4 yards. You start out with a 1st and 5 so there should be no sweat to get the first down. Try to get the first down on third down, so that the Raiders have already wasted their timeouts. It's a lot easier to win that way. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Pro Challenges/Game Situations ------------------------------------------------------------------ Challenge Name: QB - Pocket Presence (Rookie) Team: Minnesota Vikings Location: Minneapolis, MN Personal Best: 1450 Game Situation: Locked (Once You Win, It'll Be Unlocked) Skill: Pro Description: -Stay in the Pocket and find the open Receivers -Hit the primary Receiver while he's open -To throw the ball press Square, X, Circle, L1, R1 -Earn more points by completing passes in a row -To pump fake press R2 Trophies: Bronze - 800 Points Silver - 1100 Points Gold - 1325 Points Rewards: Card #208 - Pocket Protectors Personal Strategy: This challenge is a little harder than the Rookie one because there is five different ball cannons, and two balls come out per throw. There are also four wide receivers, with three of them lined up on on side of the screen. Still, the balls come out pretty slow, which makes it quite easy to just step away from the ball. This challenge is still very easy to complete, and I beat it on my first try without getting sacked. If you had no problem with the Rookie one, you shouldn't have a problem with this one. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Challenge Name: LB - Chase and Tackle (Pro) Team: Pittsburgh Steelers Location: Pittsburgh, PA Personal Best: 2860 Game Situation: Locked (Once You Win, It'll Be Unlocked)
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