Madden NFL 2005 is an American football simulation video game based on the NFL that was developed by EA Tiburon along with Exient Entertainment and Budcat Creations and published by EA Sports. The 16th installment of the Madden NFL series it features former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis on the cover. Al Michaels and John Madden return as game commentators. Released on August 9 2004 the game is the first Madden game to feature Xbox Live. It was the last Madden game to be released on the original PlayStation and the first Madden game to be released on the Nintendo DS where it was a launch title.