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- A completely re-designed fighting engine offers full-movement fighting
- Enhanced minor league management and full coaching staff control delivers ultimate franchise experience
- Features dozens of multi-player minigames and challenges all in the name of becoming King of the Rink
- Includes online leagues and tournaments, a real time sports ticker that gives updates of other games in progress
- Pits you against a ladder of all-star teams hand-selected by the some of hockey’s most colorful personalities
List Price: $14.99
ESPN NHL 2K5 Description
Pits you against a ladder of all-star teams hand-selected by the some of hockey’s most colorful personalities..
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Reviews By Bryan : Date January 21, 2005
ESPN NHL 2k5 is a good game, but not great. I am a little biased, because I enjoy EA sports games more than the ESPN titles…But due to the fact that NHL 2005 from EA is no different than the 2004 version (which i loved by the way), i was forced into buying ESPN…plus with no hockey this year most likely, i had to have some hockey right?
The pros: the gameplay of ESPN is great. The graphics are definitely up to par and the goalies are good enough so that it is actually hard to score on them on higher skill levels. (No longer will you find the score to be 10-7, that is unless you suck really bad or are incredibly good). The hits are realistic only because its not like NHL 05 in that all that game is, is a hits fest. Paul Kariya cannot crush everyone on the ice, and he cannot whoop people in fights. Which brings me to the fight category, which is definitely a great addition to the game. Now you can have range of the whole ice and not just be in a stationary stance like all of the previous hockey games invented. Another plus is the franchise mode in general. There really are so many little details in franchise mode that it is too tough to explain in here.
The pros: So many penalties! Even with the penalties just halfway up the meter (which is the default setting) you can get about 10 powerplays a game. Very unrealistic and quite frustrating when you try to focus a lot on having a good powerplay. I average about 1/12 on the powerplay, which is horrible when you try to stack up to other teams in the league. The commentators repeat a lot of the same things over and over again. You find this in many games, but this game is particularly bad in this category. Not too big of a deal, just a small thing that is easily fixed by just turning the volume down.
Overall, the game is good, but dont expect to be BLOWN away by anything.
Reviews By ska alex : Date September 1, 2004
the last sega nhl game i had was 2k2, and that was a big disappointment, so since then i have been playing ea sport’s nhl series, but it was starting to get old. it was the same game with new bells and whistles.
i just got this game today, and i tell you, it was well worth it. it is a very fun and challanging hockey SIMULATION. thats right, it is challanging, AND a simulation. it’s not like ea where you can have the game for a day and already be playing on difficult. im on rookie and it is still hard. and this is someone who was winning 12-0 on the highest setting in nhl 2004.
the contact stick is a great idea, and a lot better than ea’s bruise control. you hit the right analog stick and, depending on which direction you move it, you can slash, hook, or even elbow. the players move precisely and shoot where you aim. passing is nice and simple, and the fighting kicks ass. it is the best fighting engine i have ever seen. it took ea’s new fighting system, and added a sort of mortal kombat aspect to it. very fun indeed.
the graphics are very good as well. the player faces and models, though goofy, are very nice to look at. the proportions aren’t quite right, but they still look very good. i love how the helmets shine in the light. the arenas dont look as great as they do on the xbox, simply because they put so much into the game (which i have no problem with), and the ps2 isnt as powerfull as the box, there are no polygonal fans. the arenas all look like their real-life counter parts though. the cut scenes all look very nice as well, and some are sort of amusing. it would have been cool to see more intros, but what are you going to do.
the sound is where this game really shines.
Reviews A Kid’s Review Platform for Display:PlayStation2 Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars I’ve been anxtious for the release of this game ever since May and now that it’s finally here i’m very happy to say that it was worth the wait. I did not purchase ESPN NHL 2004 becuase i thought that this was suppose to come out earlier but, now that i have this game i must say this is better. Eventhough i don’t have the older version i have played it and i like this one better. First of all there are many new gameplay features in this game that improve the game a lot. The new intense contact controls let you perform cheap shots, which can be very useful but dangerous because if a reff. notices it you’ll be sitting down. The online play has been revamped this year and you can now manage your own leagues. The game is very realistic and has great flow(unlike EA’s game). There are also a ton of minigames to play if you get bored of playing a real game. These minigames allow you to break away from the usual game and build up skills at the same time(which is very fun).There are too many new features to talk about in NHL 2k5 so i’ll just have to say you have to buy this game and experience the coolest game on earth! (sorry, but i had to do that!)Overall: 10/10graphics: 9/10gameplay: 10/10fun factor: 10/10sound: 8/10value: for 20 bucks of course it gets a 10/10 you can’t beat that price for a fantastic game like this! Comment : Date August 31, 2004
I’ve been anxtious for the release of this game ever since May and now that it’s finally here i’m very happy to say that it was worth the wait. I did not purchase ESPN NHL 2004 becuase i thought that this was suppose to come out earlier but, now that i have this game i must say this is better. Eventhough i don’t have the older version i have played it and i like this one better. First of all there are many new gameplay features in this game that improve the game a lot. The new intense contact controls let you perform cheap shots, which can be very useful but dangerous because if a reff. notices it you’ll be sitting down. The online play has been revamped this year and you can now manage your own leagues. The game is very realistic and has great flow(unlike EA’s game). There are also a ton of minigames to play if you get bored of playing a real game. These minigames allow you to break away from the usual game and build up skills at the same time(which is very fun).
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