Madden NFL 2004 Cheats

Madden NFL 2004

Change music:
Hold Square (Help) and press L1 or R1.

Touchdown celebration:
After you make a touchdown, hold Circle to spikethe ball.

Bingo cheat:
Reach level 2 in your EA Sports Bio.

Ray Lewis:
Reach level 3 in your EA Sports Bio.

1990 Eagles team:
Reach level 4 in your EA Sports Bio.

Steve Spurrier coach:
Reach level 6 in your EA Sports Bio.

Preist Holmes:
Reach level 9 in your EA Sports Bio.

Super Bowl 38 stadium:
Reach level 19 in your EA Sports Bio.

Tiburon Complex stadium:
Reach level 29 in your EA Sports Bio.

Ricky Williams:
Reach level 27 in your EA sports Bio.

1988 San Francisco 49ers:
Reach level 35 in your EA Sports Bio.

Hint: Cheerleader and Pump Up Crowd Cards:
Successfully complete the "Game Situation"challenges in mini-camp mode. The Cheerleader or Pump Up CrowdCards for the team used will be unlocked.

Hint: Madden Cards and game cheats:
Get a gold rank in any event on the All Pro, Pro andRookie levels in mini-camp mode.

Hint: Add stats to Bio:
Every time you simulate a season, if your team makesthe playoffs it raises the stats on your EA Bio. You only haveto save the Bio, and not the season.

Hint: On field mismatches:
By pressing Circle on the play call screen,you can make quick substitutions to line up your stronger playersagainst weaker opposing players.

Hint: Determine if defense is playing manto man coverage:
Send a player in motion. If a defensive player followshim, then the corners are playing man to man coverage. Rememberthat the safeties may have zone and a LB could cover a WR (shouldbe an easy completion).

Hint: Easy interceptions:
While in defense, choose the play Nickel-Normal, goto cover 2. Now that you chose the play move your line in, yourLB to the left, and your coverage in. Note: This only work about85% of the time in rookie mode, sometimes in pro, if you are luckyon all-pro, and almost never in all-Madden settings.

Hint: Easy sacks:
If you have Bill Callahan's defensive playbook, goto Nickle defense and scroll down until you find Middle Blitz.Select that play then shift both your line and your LBs inside.You should get a sack about 85% of the time.

Note: You must have Easy Play on or Offsides off. Use your rightsided DT to the right sided center guard gap. Hold the LeftAnalog-stick Down and your man should be running in placenow. This will work 50 to 60% of the time.

When on defense, enter the 4-3. Find the Man Buzz play. Flip theplay until the blitzing outside linebaker is blitzing on a sidewhere there are no TEs, and preferably no RBs. Shift your D-Lineand LBs to the outside. Your outside LB should be able to getto the QB cleanly, and get the sack.

Pick a play where the middle linebacker blitzes and move the leftDT to the center block the center. This will work about 70% ofthe time.

Hint: Easy first down or more:
When you create a playbook, make a formation with thequarterback one step back from the center, and the halfback inthe same location as the quarterback, only behind the left tackle.Make a custom route for him. Have him run straight towards theQB, then streak as soon as he reaches the outside of the offensiveline. Have the fullback out as a receiver going for a 25 yardpost. Have the left side receiver go for a 25 yard streak, andmake a custom for the right receiver (next to the fullback). Havehim go straight for 5 yards, have a two second delay, then postleft. About the time he starts his post, the fullback should bestarting his, and the defense re-adjusts to cover both men, leavingjust enough time to get the ball to your open halfback. This worksabout 90 percent of the time. You must be quick to avoid gettingsacked.

Hint: Easy touchdowns:
Call the play HB Screen, then press Playmakerand press Triangle + Circle.

Hint: Easy Rushing yards:
Go to create a playbook, and go to create a formation.Created a formation called the Stack, with three backs in thebackfield and two tightends on the line of scrimmage. TE T G C G T TE QB FB TE RB

This is how you should line it up. Use a lot of off tackle sweepsand counters with a fast running backs (Michael Bennett, RickyWilliams, Marshall Faulk, etc.). If the PCU played man to man,they would move all of their players to be in better positionto stop the play, leaving the flats wide open for big runs; ifthe CPU shifts people to one side you should playmaker the runthe other way and you should have a very fun time running allover the CPU. This formation can work on all levels and requiresthat you have blockers in the back field that have good awarenessso that they will make key blocks.

Hint Easy punt return touchdowns:
Chose "Block Punt" then when they come out,audible to a middle punt return. This will work about 85% of thetime.

Hint: Easy blocked punts:
Chose "Punt Return Middle", then "Audible"to block a punt about 95% of the time.

Take your RE and press Left(4). Rush the punter and youshould slip past the line.

Choose "Punt Block" and be the defender furthest onthe left (indicated by "X"): x********** 2000000 1 3 0 P

Shoot through the gap between "1" and "2"."3" will not try and block; go right for the punterand tackle him or try to block the punt. Make sure not to gettoo close to "2", as he may block you.

Hint: Stop field goal blocks:
To stop a friend from blocking field goals, when youhike the ball to the holder hold X until his defender comesacross the line off sides.

Hint: Easy two point conversion:
Once you score a touchdown, go to "Special Teams",then choose "Fake Fieldgoal Pass". Once you snap theball, the CPU will immediately drop back into coverage, whichlets your quarterback rollout and run it in, or pass it to yourtight end.

After scoring a touchdown, if you want to go for a two point conversioninstead of choosing the special teams formation, choose goal lineand press the button that corresponds to the FB Dive and justrun it in for an easy two point conversion Note: This works about98% of the time.

Hint: Easy points and tokens on Two MinuteDrill:
To get easy points on two minute drill, go for runningplays. Make sure you score a touchdown or you will not get enoughpoints. By the end of the drill, you will be given bonus pointsand get at least 355 tokens for one drill. Note: Go for four drillsto get a lot of tokens, but make sure you play against a weakdefense like the Claymores.

Play as the Vikings against the Claymores. Make sure Moss is runninga Fly Route (straight down the field) and that no one else isrunning a route close to him. Then, just hike the ball, wait afew seconds, and lob (tap the button) it up to Moss. This worksabout 95% of the time.

To get over 70 points and nearly 40,000 points in Two Minute Drill,play as the Rams and use both the Shotgun-Normal-Hail Mary andShotgun-4WR-Hail Mary plays. Use both these formations every fewplays just to throw off the defense. Throw to Marshall Faulk whilein the normal formation after you have moved him to the left orright and you should have a touchdown about 96% of the time. Playagainst a European team such as Barcelona and you should do well.

To get easy tokens in Two-Minute Drill, set the CPU defense tothe Amsterdam Admirals and set the difficulty to All-Madden. Setthe offense to the Atlanta Falcons and start. When the game begins,pause and go to "Coaching Strategies". Go to "Substitutions",and find the Field Goal formation. Substitute the QB already inthe play with Michael Vick, and begin the drill. Call all Passplays, and instead of passing, run with Vick. Usually, you canget it in in one play. After the TD, call a Fake Field Goal -Pass for your extra point. Again, instead of passing, run theball in with Vick, and you will get more points. Repeat this untilthe Drill finishes.

Instead of passing to players, run the ball. Play against theAmsterdam Admirals and use a team that has got a good runningback and just run it the whole time. Most likely, you will breaka run and get a touchdown, if you are skilled at running the ball.Also, the points are a lot higher if you run for a touchdown andyou will get many tokens.

Select a bad team such as the Claymores and change their rostersaround. For example, put the punter as the QB and switch the entireroster so that their overall rating is 12. Then, go to Two MinuteDrill and choose the Vikings. Play against the Claymores in AllMadden and keep passing it to Moss.

Hint: Skip into the endzone:
Get to about the 1 yard line, then do a passing play.Go left or right and the quarterback should be skip into the endzone.

Hint: All-Madden coffin punt and clutchkicking in mini camp:
Use the following trick to get gold on All-Madden coffinpunt and clutch kicking. When you start, look at the kicking meterto see how fast the wind is blowing. At 10 to 15 mph, it is difficultto get a kick just right. Keep restarting until the winds areat 3 mph or lower. This makes it a lot easier to kick the ballto the red or yellow target.

Hint: Easy tokens:
Go to "Rosters" and select the Green BayPackers' Wide Receivers. Make Donald Driver 6'8'' or taller inhis information. Next, get out and go play the two minute drillwith the Packers as your team and the Amsterdam Admirals as thedefense (European Team). Then, go to Shotgun formation, then toShotgun 4WR and find Hail Mary. Keep throwing touchdowns to DonaldDriver. Just throw bombs; because of his height he should easilycatch it. After your done with the two minute drill, go to yourMadden Cards and save your profile. Next, buy a pack of cards.Usually when you have about 250 cards out of 285 cards, you willget a lot of repeats. You may have 400 points and get nothing.This is why you should save the game before you buy the cards,so that you get a second chance at getting a card that you donot already have and do not waste your points on cards you alreadyhave.

Hint: More yards in Ground Attack:
If you have a play such as this: xxxxxx x / x / x

Get through the tight end gap, and if your fullback blocks theDT, go around him and cut back to the opposite side.

Hint: Quick blitz:
If you want to blitz fast, go to the setting menu,then choose "Penalty", and turn off "Offsides".You can now run before the play.

Hint: Getting good players:
Enter owner mode and create a player. Intentionallykeep his stats very low and sign him to your team for the maximumnumber of years at a minimum salary. Then, return to the playercreation screen (not through the rosters), and change his attributesto full. You will be able to keep the player through the lengthof his contract for the original low salary.

While in franchise or owner mode, when asked to input playersat the end of a season, begin this by doing the regular offseasonprocedures. When the next screen appears, go to your featuresto create-a-player. Create your player, but make his attributesbetween 12 to 20. Save the player, then go to offseason featuresuntil you get to re-sign free agents. Begin the bargaining processon your created player (if the above steps are done correctly,his salary should be between $200,000 to $400,000) and sign him.When main screen appears, go back into the features and highlightyour created player you just signed. Go to attributes and raiseall the attributes to 99. Notice that although the overall ratinggoes up, the salary remains the same.

Check to see what teams you are playing. Then, create a playerwith a 99 overall rating. WRs work best as they are not used everyplay on offense. Sign the free agent, then go to trade block.Look carefully at what your true needs to make your team betterare. Put the created player on the block. Ask for the two positionswith a rating of 90 you need the most and a first round draftpick. You can usually get a first rounder with a 90 to 95 playerdepending on what position you ask for. When you trade, try toget the best deal from teams that you will not face. You can dothis with probably three to five created characters, dependingon the deals that you get and the needs of your team. This iseasy because you do not have to spend any time creating the playerand you benefit by trading to teams you do not face.

To get unbelievable players, create a player, in a position thatyou need who is only 18. Make him rated about 75 overall. Aftertraining camp, pre-season, and a good season, you can have a playernear 83 overall. Then, down the road, you can easily produce a99 overall player.

To have a good team with one player or more and a low salary,create a player that would be very bad at his position. Sign himfor as cheap as you can without a bonus for seven years. A bonuswould make you pay more in the long run. Change his rating toperfect and make him good to a position which is common to hisposition on offense/defense. For example, WRs can be good secondaryplayers and defensive lineman can be good offensive lineman, orif they are smaller and fast a fullback or tight end.

Note: The following trick only works in franchise mode. To getgood first round draft picks each year, create a player duringthe season (quarterback works best). Make his quarterback accuracyand power 100; if any other stats are made better he will be toomuch to sign. He will be added to the free agents. Go to rostersand look for all the teams in the NFL that have a bad quarterback.Most of the time, the team who has a bad quarterback will alsohave a bad season. Once you have found the team with the worstquarterback, go to "Free Agents" under "Roster",and sign the player you created to a one year deal. Once thisis done, go to "Trades" under "Roster". Tradeyour created player (his stats should be about 78) to the teamthat had the worst quarterback for their first and second rounddraft pick. Next, go to create a player and adjust the attributesof the quarterback you just traded and make him 12 overall. Nowyou will have the team's first and second draft pick, and theywill have a bad quarterback.

Note: You must have Corey Dillon or the Bengals for this trick.To get a good spot at the NFL draft (if not the first), tradeCorey Dillon for their first or second draft picks. They willusually accept. You will now have two good draft picks.

When you are playing a franchise, wait until it gets to week 6.Check to see who has the worst record in the league. Go to thatteam and trade your first round pick for their first round pick.Even if you are 6-0 and they are 0-6, they will accept about 95%of time.

At the end of the season in franchise mode when signing coaches,go to coaching postions. Be the coach of the team that the desiredplayer is on. Then during the season, trade between the teamsyou coach. At the end of the next season, go back to coachingpositions and quit coaching that team. This is also allows youto take their draft picks.

If you think you have a good draft pick, go to "Sign DraftPicks" and select that player. If he is asking for over $60million, he should be over 80 overall.

Create a QB and make his overall stats as low as possible. Signhim, then put his stats up. Trade him to any team for one or twoof their good people. After you trade, go back to the create aplayer option and set his stats back down.

Play as the Rams in a fantasy draft. They always get a low draftpick.

Hint: Get under the salary cap:
Go to "Rosters", then go down to "ResignPlayers". Sign your players to seven year contracts. Thiswill give more money most of the time. This is a good way to getmore money before the off season to get those highly paid players.

In owner mode, go through a couple seasons, then in the off-seasonselect "Staff". Select "Hire Coach". You canselect old players as head, offensive, defensive, and specialteams coaches.

Hint: Low salaries for star players:
Before you start a season or franchise, go to "ViewRosters" and edit all of the player's attributes. When youdo this, his salary does not go up but his overall skill does.Do this with younger players so you have them longer and theydo not retire in franchise mode.

Hint: Players become coaches:
Great players that retire in franchise mode can returnto be coaches. Wait a couple of years after your favorite starretires, and he will show up in the coaching free agent list tobe signed as an assistant or head coach.

Hint: Free advertising:
Just before a home game, put all advertising up andplay your game. After the game, do not sim week. Go out and setthe advertising to zero. Sim week and you will get 100% attendance,but pay nothing.