IGN Reviews ESPN 2k5

[SKINSnCANES]

I thought owner mode was a nice enhancement. They took it to a deeper level this year but it was more than pricing hotdogs. This year with players having emotion about where they want to play will be really cool, expecially since the computer initiates trades now. They fixed so many things that will make playing a franchise realistic and similar to as if they were all real players. Also then trading up in the draft. Madden for a logn time was just a roster update, and I never bought any of those maddens either. But in all reality the roster update is the biggest reason i buy the game,expecially being a skins fan and having a full new roster everyyear. This year should be a great madden though, this competition is great and will make both games so much better.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by SKINSnCANES

I thought owner mode was a nice enhancement. They took it to a deeper level this year but it was more than pricing hotdogs. This year with players having emotion about where they want to play will be really cool, expecially since the computer initiates trades now. They fixed so many things that will make playing a franchise realistic and similar to as if they were all real players. Also then trading up in the draft. Madden for a logn time was just a roster update, and I never bought any of those maddens either. But in all reality the roster update is the biggest reason i buy the game,expecially being a skins fan and having a full new roster everyyear. This year should be a great madden though, this competition is great and will make both games so much better.

I'm really looking forward to how your players won't re-sign just for the money. If your WR isn't seeing enough throws his way he'll look to go elsewhere.

[illdefined]

Originally Posted by SKINSnCANES

I thought owner mode was a nice enhancement. They took it to a deeper level this year but it was more than pricing hotdogs. This year with players having emotion about where they want to play will be really cool, expecially since the computer initiates trades now. They fixed so many things that will make playing a franchise realistic and similar to as if they were all real players. Also then trading up in the draft. Madden for a logn time was just a roster update, and I never bought any of those maddens either. But in all reality the roster update is the biggest reason i buy the game,expecially being a skins fan and having a full new roster everyyear. This year should be a great madden though, this competition is great and will make both games so much better.

of course the roster is why we buy the game (and keep EA rich). makes me mad because its really only a roster download away...

extras like franchise, fantasy and owner mode are cool and tons of people love it, but i've always felt obligated to just play the actual Redskins. no what ifs or made up trades (although this year i'm super tempted to play as if we got Ogunleye..)

i've always been more concerned with the on field gameplay/physics and am still waiting for the day Madden doubles its animations and gets that accursed 'ice skating' feeling off the running game. if i'm Clinton Portis i should be able to really CUT and see it / feel it.

[skinsfanthru&thru]

As a gaming fan who enjoyed 2k3 I really liked some of the things they did differently from madden(scouting & the draft) and yeah the controls took a little getting used too, but after I did it was a really addictive game(i didn't buy madden that year either,lol.) So if I can save $30 buying one game out of two very similar games then I'm getting the cheaper one so I can use my extra money towards more games, gas, movies, or food. I definitely wouldn't pay $60 for the collectors edition of madden cuz I could really care less about the behind the scenes stuff, all I want is the game. Plus I for one am really tired of listening to madden babble on and on and would rather hear a bit more creative commentary and highlight reel in 2k5. I'll have a couple weeks to try out espn 2k5 and if it winds up being a total flop then I'll go ahead and get madden, but to me it's not worth it to buy both when there r just too many other good games coming out and I'm not pulling in the big bucks as of yet to buy as many as I'd like.