ESPN NFL2K5 IGN preview

http:///sports.ign.com/articles/510/...html?fromint=1


Alot more is being added than I had hoped for.

"The biggest new gameplay addition is Maximum Tackle. If you hold the tackle button, your player will attempt a textbook wrap-up. Tap the button, however, and you'll unload with a dynamic hit, blasting the ball carrier toward the turf and increasing the chances for injuries and fumbles. This will enable fast-fingered defenders to even combo the tackle, wrapping up the runner with his first player, then switching defenders and fly in for the fiercer blow."

Awesome, also it will make multiplayer defense alot more fun.

"Another addition is the new Quarterback Evade button. If you thought Michael Vick was dangerous in last year's game, now he's even going to be more difficult to get your hands on. Tap the right analog stick as a defender flies toward you and watch as your quarterback ducks or steps up in the pocket to clear room for a throw. The more agile the quarterback, the better he'll be at evading the rush."

Vick is gonna be a God!!!

Theres a ton more in the preview. Online leagues with trading and injuries. The graphics engine is built on Xbox hardware this year in stead of PS2. I just hope that they spend enough time tweaking it so the new features are not gimmicks ala "first person football".

Here's my preview and my prediction:

Just buy Madden 2005.

I haven't picked up a football game in a year or two, but I was reading the new EGM yesterday when I saw the Madden and ESPN 2005 screens, and ESPN looks really, marketedly better, graphically at least.

I think I'm the only person on earth who thought first person football was cool. The new additions sound okay, but nothing drastic. I mean, there already kinda is a quarterback juke button.

Did they keep the first person mode. I haven't even played a football game since 2k3.

First person was okay for a few minute but it gave me headaches. Yea you already can juke with the QB, however you have to hold the R trigger which puts you more in position to run. Now it looks like to can hit the R stick in a direction to sidestep then imediatly be in position to throw again. It may not seem like much but if its tweaked properly I can see that extra split second being invaluable.

Quote:

---

"Another addition is the new Quarterback Evade button. If you thought Michael Vick was dangerous in last year's game, now he's even going to be more difficult to get your hands on. Tap the right analog stick as a defender flies toward you and watch as your quarterback ducks or steps up in the pocket to clear room for a throw. The more agile the quarterback, the better he'll be at evading the rush."

---

Isnt this like, kinda the same fucking thing as PlayMaker?

Sega is the House of New Ideas©, alright.

I bought Madden 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, I'm sure Madden 2005 will be awesome but it might be time for a change. I'll probably pick up ESPN 2005 this year instead of going with the safe pick again, I'll give it a chance.

ESPN > Madden

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by diffusionx

Isnt this like, kinda the same fucking thing as PlayMaker?

Sega is the House of New Ideas©, alright.

---

No. Playmaker was where the QB could point in a direction and the reciever would change their route. Yes, apparently 17 minutes of programming is enough to earn the "revolutionary!!" stamp of aproval from the gaming media. Visual Concepts seems to have learned that lesson well this year.

You know what I really want? Downloadable stat changes. Every year some rookie RB who's rated 78 in the game runs for 1200 yards in the NFL, but it's impossible to duplicate in the game. Whatever happened to the weelkly downloads everyone's always promising?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by StriderKyo

No. Playmaker was where the QB could point in a direction and the reciever would change their route. Yes, apparently 17 minutes of programming is enough to earn the "revolutionary!!" stamp of aproval from the gaming media. Visual Concepts seems to have learned that lesson well this year.

You know what I really want? Downloadable stat changes. Every year some rookie RB who's rated 78 in the game runs for 1200 yards in the NFL, but it's impossible to duplicate in the game. Whatever happened to the weelkly downloads everyone's always promising?

---

Hopefully they will fix the Ricky Williams problem. He was clearly the dominant back on this game. If you ran with him every play 1 out of 3 times you would break free. This was great if you used miami, but everyone who didn't master miami and played against them it made it impossible to stop.

The article says they're going to have less broken tackles this year, which should fix the Ricky thing. No more running through 3 guys with Tiki Barber...dang.

The thing that has me the most excited is that you won't be able to turn on a dime anymore. That was probably the cheesiest part of the series to me, although it's not as bad as it used to be. Having 5 times as many cinemas wil be a good thing, too - I think I saw a player turn to the camera and wave "hi mom!" at least 300 times.

The post-game player interviews sound interesting too - I'm curious to see how they pull that off.

I'm not the kind of gamer who buys a new sports game every year, so I never bothered "upgrading" to NFL 2K3. Hell, the last two football games I bought were NFL 2K2 (on the Dreamcast release day) and the N64 version of Madden 99 (waited a few months after release until it dropped to $20). Ever since Sega pulled the plug on their Gamecube sports lineup, I've been stuck wih NFL 2K2.

Anyways, this game looks like very promising and it might be enough to push me over the edge and pick up an Xbox. Well, that and Metal Slug 3, Street Fighter Collection, Guilty Gear X2 Reload, and etc.

Sega committed a cardinal sin this year by putting the biggest ass in professional sports on the cover of the game. I'll be buying Madden, because nothing with Terrell Owens on it is coming into my house.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Yoshi

Sega committed a cardinal sin this year by putting the biggest ass in professional sports on the cover of the game. I'll be buying Madden, because nothing with Terrell Owens on it is coming into my house.

---

Wow...that's some pure hate right there. :p

Having Owens on the cover is better (albeit slightly), than having Warren (over-rated, over-hyped, bastard) Sapp staring back at me.

At least Owens has the talent to back it up.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Critical Overdrive

Having Owens on the cover is better (albeit slightly), than having Warren (over-rated, over-hyped, bastard) Sapp staring back at me.

At least Owens has the talent to back it up.

---

It's not slightly better... it's about a million times better.