ESPN NFL 2005 to be released on July 20th

[Astral]

Yeah the is air hockey back again. If you didn't play it last year, its awesome and pure crack if you have someone to play with. I hope its playable online this year, like last years mini games in ESPN NHL.

[Schlep]

Really interesting. I just got NCAA 2005 today and am having a ton of fun with that game, but will probably pick up ESPN 2k5 so I don't miss out on any big online things.

Is Sega going to put any on the fly tournaments in the game like EA has done with NCAA?

Oh, and that halftime report was incredible.

[dave is ok]

Xbox Live 3.0 supports user created tournaments, not sure if this game support Xbox Live 3.0 though.

[TobalRox]

Xbox Live 3.0 supports user created tournaments, not sure if this game support Xbox Live 3.0 though.

I remember reading an interview a little bit back where Sega said they were excited because they were one of the first companies to use "Xbox Live Tools" or something along those lines... something that lets them have more control over what they can have on Live. They said it meant more tournaments and stuff. The way I read into it was that it was XSN for non Microsoft games.

[SmoothCriminal]

Got my first free XBN and I read the Madden/ESPN comparison reviews and they liked both but they gave ESPN the upperhand and reccomended it over Madden.

They also mentioned a new live feature for ESPN where the game records your play tendencies and other people can d/l them and play AI that plays like you would. I thought that was kinda neat.

And what the shit GamePro gave the PS2 version of ESPN 5,5,4.5 and the Xbox version 4.5,5,4. Wasn't the game built on Xbox hardware to begin with?

[Roufuss]

Got my first free XBN and I read the Madden/ESPN comparison reviews and they liked both but they gave ESPN the upperhand and reccomended it over Madden.

Game Informer said the same thing.

[TobalRox]

Got my first free XBN and I read the Madden/ESPN comparison reviews and they liked both but they gave ESPN the upperhand and reccomended it over Madden.

They also mentioned a new live feature for ESPN where the game records your play tendencies and other people can d/l them and play AI that plays like you would. I thought that was kinda neat.

And what the shit GamePro gave the PS2 version of ESPN 5,5,4.5 and the Xbox version 4.5,5,4. Wasn't the game built on Xbox hardware to begin with?

Their reviews rate it based on other games on the system. So it may look amazing for a PS2 game, the XBox version doesn't look as good as other Xbox games. Still probably looks better than the PS2 version.

[GameFreak]

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/530/530939p1.html

IGN gives the game great reviews.

[blohtoop]

this game is going to be fantastic. innovation means a lot and ESPN seems like it's got innovation in spades. i don't see madden doing anything but traveling around on a bus and eating - and while it might make for a good sim, i think people would get tired of it after a while.

it's that combination of innovative gameplay and an insane price break swayed me over from the dark (madden) side. $19. i'm totally camping out for this game. The VIP mode is going to be insane and i plan on using it to its fullest potential to dominate my roommates on the field. also, $19.

[Sl1p]

This thread is absolutely hilarious. I don't play Madden. Last year I bought ESPN Football. Even I know Madden is the better game.

ESPN seems like it's got innovation in spades

Riiiiight...