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BlyGilmore · 04-29-2008, 12:02 PM

Championship

#2 NFL 2k5

vs.

#14 College Hoops 2k8

Road to the Final Four

#2 NFL 2k5 beat NHL 95, Joe Montana's Sports Talk Football, Blades of Steel, Mike Tyson's Punchout and Baseball Stars to reach the Final Four.

#14 College Hoops 2k8 has defeated Championship Manager, NBA 2k8, Tecmo Bowl and Super Tecmo Bowl to reach the Final Four.

The Argument for NFL 2k5
By Noles_ACC
This now seemingly forgotten football series (I'm staring at EA's Napoleon-esque griphold on the NFL genre) hit its full stride with the 2005 version. Not only was the game extremely economical - it retailed for just $20 - it got the oomph of having the ESPN name and presentation, bringing it a certain "Yes, we deserve to be a Big Boy on the Block" feel that the previous incarnations lacked.

Since the game originally launched on the Sega Dreamcast and was slow to come to PS2 or Xbox, this precious football gaming gem was like the trendy Indie rock band you found on MySpace that MTV had yet to serve to the masses. If you played this game, consistently acclaimed by the critics, you were not only avant garde by not drinking the Madden Koolaid but also you were, in fact at that time, playing the best game the genre had to offer.

The main reason for this is NFL 2k5's complete commitment to realistic gameplay. A simple contrast in the version's Right analog stick innovations highlight this philosophical difference with Madden. In 2k5, the right analog stick was used to among other things: quarterbacks evading on-coming rushers, running backs lowering their head to bruise forward, and adjusting linebacker and secondary coverage. Madden? This was the year they added the "Hit Stick," which for all its popularity, added nothing other than the entertainment value of laying Pro Wrestling-esque piledrivers on other players.

And in its own version of the "Hit Stick," 2k5 added its own tackling innovation: you press the square button (on PS2) hard and you get an aggressive tackle; you press lightly, you get a more accurate, wrap-them-up one. Not only is this a more natural process for gamers than ramming the righth analog stick with your thumb while simultaneously moving with your left thumb on the left analog stick...it makes sense.

Now, as time passed, Madden has added numerous innovations and gameplay tweaks that have brought it more and more to realistic gameplay, but 2k5 was perhaps the most accurate representation of NFL football we've ever seen. Couple the realistic gameplay with the ESPN in-game presentation (still ranks as one of the best ever), and you get a game for the ages. I think 2k5 is the only game, in any given year, to best the overall power of Madden, and for that reason alone, it should be considered as a classic.

The Argument for College Hoops 2k8
By ChrisS
College Hoops 2k8 is simply the best college basketball game period. Coach K's College Basketball was fun, but it could never compare to everything College Hoops 2k8 has done.

College Hoops featured excellent gameplay, an incredible legacy mode and simply fun head to head action. Let's not also discount the fact that I believe the Legacy mode made College Hoops 2k8 what it was. There was nothing more fun at the time than to get some friends and play the tournament. I had countless hours using the UCLA Bruins and their star studded cast and cut down the nets many a times.

This game certainly captured the atmosphere, colors and pagentry that can only be found in college sports.

04-29-2008, 12:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
BlyGilmore Have you seen my baseball OVR: 49 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 817 BlyGilmore	Championship: NFL 2k5 vs. College Hoops 2k8 *Championship* #2 NFL 2k5 vs. #14 College Hoops 2k8 Road to the Final Four #2 NFL 2k5 beat NHL 95, Joe Montana's Sports Talk Football, Blades of Steel, Mike Tyson's Punchout and Baseball Stars to reach the Final Four. #14 College Hoops 2k8 has defeated Championship Manager, NBA 2k8, Tecmo Bowl and Super Tecmo Bowl to reach the Final Four. The Argument for NFL 2k5 By Noles_ACC This now seemingly forgotten football series (I'm staring at EA's Napoleon-esque griphold on the NFL genre) hit its full stride with the 2005 version. Not only was the game extremely economical - it retailed for just $20 - it got the oomph of having the ESPN name and presentation, bringing it a certain "Yes, we deserve to be a Big Boy on the Block" feel that the previous incarnations lacked. Since the game originally launched on the Sega Dreamcast and was slow to come to PS2 or Xbox, this precious football gaming gem was like the trendy Indie rock band you found on MySpace that MTV had yet to serve to the masses. If you played this game, consistently acclaimed by the critics, you were not only avant garde by not drinking the Madden Koolaid but also you were, in fact at that time, playing the best game the genre had to offer. The main reason for this is NFL 2k5's complete commitment to realistic gameplay. A simple contrast in the version's Right analog stick innovations highlight this philosophical difference with Madden. In 2k5, the right analog stick was used to among other things: quarterbacks evading on-coming rushers, running backs lowering their head to bruise forward, and adjusting linebacker and secondary coverage. Madden? This was the year they added the "Hit Stick," which for all its popularity, added nothing other than the entertainment value of laying Pro Wrestling-esque piledrivers on other players. And in its own version of the "Hit Stick," 2k5 added its own tackling innovation: you press the square button (on PS2) hard and you get an aggressive tackle; you press lightly, you get a more accurate, wrap-them-up one. Not only is this a more natural process for gamers than ramming the righth analog stick with your thumb while simultaneously moving with your left thumb on the left analog stick...it makes sense. Now, as time passed, Madden has added numerous innovations and gameplay tweaks that have brought it more and more to realistic gameplay, but 2k5 was perhaps the most accurate representation of NFL football we've ever seen. Couple the realistic gameplay with the ESPN in-game presentation (still ranks as one of the best ever), and you get a game for the ages. I think 2k5 is the only game, in any given year, to best the overall power of Madden, and for that reason alone, it should be considered as a classic. The Argument for College Hoops 2k8 By ChrisS College Hoops 2k8 is simply the best college basketball game period. Coach K's College Basketball was fun, but it could never compare to everything College Hoops 2k8 has done. College Hoops featured excellent gameplay, an incredible legacy mode and simply fun head to head action. Let's not also discount the fact that I believe the Legacy mode made College Hoops 2k8 what it was. There was nothing more fun at the time than to get some friends and play the tournament. I had countless hours using the UCLA Bruins and their star studded cast and cut down the nets many a times. This game certainly captured the atmosphere, colors and pagentry that can only be found in college sports.