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  • Jaysworld26
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    • May 2003
    • 333

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    ESPN NFL 2K5 Game Pro Review

    I'm writting this all out for all of you and the people at NFL2Kx, just cause I'm nice so here it goes...


    If you keep trying harder, sooner or later you'll reap the rewards. Each season, Sega's ESPN NFL series has been making steady progress in its quest for video-game-football stardom. This year, the design guys at Visual Concepts have turned ESPN NFL 2K5 into the most entertaining show in video-game football.

    NFL 2K5 shows off some excellent touches off the field and some tough moves on the field. Last year, the introduction of the Crib build-a-a pad feature and the first-person view was a little bit "Hollywood for sure. This year, all the highlights are right where they should be.

    Football ESPN Style

    The razzle-dazzle hits you first. The game makes excellent use of its ESPN license to pump you up from the "get" with all the familiar sights and sounds from the televised presentation, including cool in-game info graphics and ESPN personalities. Announcer Chris Berman is all over 2K5 with pregame and halftime shows based on teams you're playing and your gameplay. ESPN sidelines reporter Suzy Kolber gets face time, too, by actually interviewing your star player during the postgame show. The audio overall for both Playstation 2 and Xbox versions is topnotch. The crowd sounds are firce, and Berman and crew call the game according to your button presses without missing a cue. The game's graphics presentation on the field is killer. ESPN NFL has aways had the best player close-ups around (and characters on the sidelines and in the stands aren't too shabby either). The gameplay character models have been revamped to produce ultra-realistic movement that's almost like watching TV. Moreover, the game features 200 plus cutscenes in 2K5. Last year? Forty. The whole show looks impressively sharp on the PS2 and Xbox, but the PS2 visuals are a standout.

    All the Right Moves

    Armchairs coaches will find some cool tools to use to prepare for games. In Franchise mode, you can study an upcoming opponents tendencies and then develope a game plan accordingly. You can even improve your ability to exploit their weaknesses during the week before practice.

    At game time, the tight controls do a great job of commanding a slick array of player moves and on-the-fly scheme adjustments. For instance, the faster you tap the run button the more quickly your ballcarrier moves, but when a defender wraps you up, you can both jam buttons to see who prevails. This year, you can make individual defensive assignments at the line of scrimmage, and it's a snap to use the right analog stick and shoulder buttons to make group adjustments with linemen, linebackers, and defensive backs. The PS2 controller responds a tad more quickly than the Xbox's in this regard. Moreover, both offensive and defensive playbook menus are cleaner this season and easier to read. You can also quickly change your audibles on the fly from the play-call screen.

    The Push Up-Front

    This game has championship season written all over it. There's even a nice signing bonus to entice you into 2K camp-the $19.99 price tag. ESPN NFL 2K5 could...go...all...the...way.- Brother BUzz

    GamePro Editors Choice: Scale of 1-5

    PS2:
    Graphics: 5.0
    Sound: 5.0
    Control: 4.5
    Fun Factor: 5.0

    Xbox:
    Graphics: 4.5
    Sound: 5.0
    Control: 4.0
    Fun Factor: 5.0


    Madden 2005 Got This Just incase you wanted too know:

    PS2:
    Graphics: 4.5
    Sound: 4.5
    Control: 5.0
    Fun Factor: 5.0

    Xbox:
    Graphics: 4.5
    Sound: 4.5
    Control: 5.0
    Fun Factor: 5.0
  • DirtySouf
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    • May 2003
    • 225

    #2
    Re: ESPN NFL 2K5 Game Pro Review

    Hmmm. I thought this game was built on the Xbox. How can the PS2 graphics be better?

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    • DirtySouf
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      • May 2003
      • 225

      #3
      Re: ESPN NFL 2K5 Game Pro Review

      Hmmm. I thought this game was built on the Xbox. How can the PS2 graphics be better?

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      • DirtySouf
        Rookie
        • May 2003
        • 225

        #4
        Re: ESPN NFL 2K5 Game Pro Review

        Hmmm. I thought this game was built on the Xbox. How can the PS2 graphics be better?

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        • Jaysworld26
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          • May 2003
          • 333

          #5
          Re: ESPN NFL 2K5 Game Pro Review

          </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
          DirtySouf said:
          Hmmm. I thought this game was built on the Xbox. How can the PS2 graphics be better?

          <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

          IDK thats what the magazine says beats me...

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          • Jaysworld26
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            • May 2003
            • 333

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            Re: ESPN NFL 2K5 Game Pro Review

            </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
            DirtySouf said:
            Hmmm. I thought this game was built on the Xbox. How can the PS2 graphics be better?

            <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

            IDK thats what the magazine says beats me...

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            • Jaysworld26
              Rookie
              • May 2003
              • 333

              #7
              Re: ESPN NFL 2K5 Game Pro Review

              </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
              DirtySouf said:
              Hmmm. I thought this game was built on the Xbox. How can the PS2 graphics be better?

              <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

              IDK thats what the magazine says beats me...

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              • derelict515
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                • Feb 2003
                • 65

                #8
                Re: ESPN NFL 2K5 Game Pro Review

                That's their whole review? A bit short for a game that is making a big splash. Not to mention the moronic rating of PS2 graphics better than the Xbox ones (I hate this 'relative to the rest of the consoles games crap'). Thanks for typing it out though, not that I needed to be reminded how awesome 2k5 is going to be

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                • derelict515
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                  • Feb 2003
                  • 65

                  #9
                  Re: ESPN NFL 2K5 Game Pro Review

                  That's their whole review? A bit short for a game that is making a big splash. Not to mention the moronic rating of PS2 graphics better than the Xbox ones (I hate this 'relative to the rest of the consoles games crap'). Thanks for typing it out though, not that I needed to be reminded how awesome 2k5 is going to be

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                  • derelict515
                    Rookie
                    • Feb 2003
                    • 65

                    #10
                    Re: ESPN NFL 2K5 Game Pro Review

                    That's their whole review? A bit short for a game that is making a big splash. Not to mention the moronic rating of PS2 graphics better than the Xbox ones (I hate this 'relative to the rest of the consoles games crap'). Thanks for typing it out though, not that I needed to be reminded how awesome 2k5 is going to be

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                    • Jaysworld26
                      Rookie
                      • May 2003
                      • 333

                      #11
                      Re: ESPN NFL 2K5 Game Pro Review

                      </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
                      derelict515 said:
                      That's their whole review? A bit short for a game that is making a big splash. Not to mention the moronic rating of PS2 graphics better than the Xbox ones (I hate this 'relative to the rest of the consoles games crap'). Thanks for typing it out though, not that I needed to be reminded how awesome 2k5 is going to be

                      <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

                      Yeah thats the whole review, I kinda of think it's bs that ps2 got better graphics as well. But oh well too me xbox reminds me of dc more and thats where it all began with nfl2k. Plus I personally think Xbox has the better graphics, the guy that said ps2 looks better in the review must be on crack..

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                      • Jaysworld26
                        Rookie
                        • May 2003
                        • 333

                        #12
                        Re: ESPN NFL 2K5 Game Pro Review

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                        derelict515 said:
                        That's their whole review? A bit short for a game that is making a big splash. Not to mention the moronic rating of PS2 graphics better than the Xbox ones (I hate this 'relative to the rest of the consoles games crap'). Thanks for typing it out though, not that I needed to be reminded how awesome 2k5 is going to be

                        <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

                        Yeah thats the whole review, I kinda of think it's bs that ps2 got better graphics as well. But oh well too me xbox reminds me of dc more and thats where it all began with nfl2k. Plus I personally think Xbox has the better graphics, the guy that said ps2 looks better in the review must be on crack..

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                        • Jaysworld26
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                          • May 2003
                          • 333

                          #13
                          Re: ESPN NFL 2K5 Game Pro Review

                          </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
                          derelict515 said:
                          That's their whole review? A bit short for a game that is making a big splash. Not to mention the moronic rating of PS2 graphics better than the Xbox ones (I hate this 'relative to the rest of the consoles games crap'). Thanks for typing it out though, not that I needed to be reminded how awesome 2k5 is going to be

                          <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

                          Yeah thats the whole review, I kinda of think it's bs that ps2 got better graphics as well. But oh well too me xbox reminds me of dc more and thats where it all began with nfl2k. Plus I personally think Xbox has the better graphics, the guy that said ps2 looks better in the review must be on crack..

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