NFL 2K5 Crowned Operation Sports Best Sports Game

[CowherPower]

Quote: Originally Posted by thescoop

but a lot of people put this game so high simply because it was the end of an era for them and ushered in a new age of hate against EA.

Yup....that was the reason alright

[jmood88]

Quote: Originally Posted by thescoop

but a lot of people put this game so high simply because it was the end of an era for them and ushered in a new age of hate against EA.

Nah not really.

[BlyGilmore]

I LOVE that people are still talking about this!

[Altimus]

I'm surprised College Hoops 2K8 made it as far as it did.

[arichzona]

Quote: Originally Posted by thescoop

a lot of people put this game so high simply because it was the end of an era for them and ushered in a new age of hate against EA.

I'm not so sure. While I am not a fan of EA, they do toss some quality stuff out there that I have bought and loved so I do not believe it is 'hate' as much as it is frustration with a company who, like every other company is out to make cash. quite simply, they will make the most cash if they make the least amount of changes to a product that already sells itself to the majority of the public. They do this year after year and because of this business model, they are rolling in money. It happens every day that some small business in the U.S. gets wiped out by the big guys even though they have a superior product. So do I "hate" EA? No. Do I wish they did more to make the consumer happy? Yes.

IMO, 2k5 is still better than any sports title EA has put out there and I agree 100% with this being the best sports title created. I don't and have never had any stock in either company so I could care who puts out better stuff. If my neighbor somehow made an underground football game that kicked a$$ I would be playing that one. To this day I STILL play 2k5 on the 360 while Madden and NCAA are long since ebay'd, and I still have MVP 05 (waiting for it to be BC)......I can tell you I didnt sell the the football titles because I like EA the company less.

[yamabushi]

Quote: Originally Posted by Altimus GTR

I'm surprised College Hoops 2K8 made it as far as it did.

Like I asked in another thread, tell me what Choops 2K8 lacks?
Its one of, if not The most complete sports games packages ever put out.

[Grydnt Vektr211]

Quote: Originally Posted by FlyingFinn

It baffled me why they didnt do that. Change NFL to APF Change ESPN to 2K Sports Network. Replace Berman,Kiper, Wingo and Suzy with fictional people if you couldn't sign them. Change SportsCenter to 2k Sports Tonight. Keep the teams in the right cities, just change the mascot and uniform colors. Keep the combine and the draft. Fix some of the bugs in franchise mode. Add the gameplay enhancements of APF and better graphics and call it day.

exactly

[Ankido]

31 Years old and I've been part of the greatest games ever essembled dating back to the Atari 2600. I am proud that I had the opportunity to be part of the NFL2k franchise. There was nothing like popping in NFL2K on the Dreamcast and watching my jaw drop to the ground. Probably the greatest games I've ever played. To make things worse, they continued to produce quality sports games until a giant like EA came along out of pure jelousy and decided to take the fun and excitement away from the 2K fans. The funny part about all this is that people still play 2K5 with updated rosters and it still continues to destroy Madden no matter what year it is even being 09.

It's really sad that this day in age we the consumers are being told what game to play. Most of you will say "don't buy madden if you don't like it". You fail to realize that Madden is the only NFL title and being an NFL fan we don't have a choice. Thank you EA for choosing what football title we play. Hopefully your company will burn and you when your contract is up, I hope 2K Sports is waiting with a title for the NFL to prove they are the giants of football.

I agree with the OP, ESPN NFL 2K5 is the best damn sports game developed.

Sincerely,

Angry Sports Gamer

[kiddlex]

That idea for a modern 2k5 would set sales records. One of the 2k54 fanboys is going to become a billionaire and buy the whole team back together. Then your idea will experience fruition.

[garnettfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by DLaren

NFL 2K5 winning this award is like Kobe winning the MVP, it doesn't really deserve it, but it gets the nod based on sympathy votes. College Hoops 2K8 is by far the better game.

america is a football country so a football game always get the nod