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ESPN College Hoops 2K5 | 
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Category: Video Games
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 15274
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Online Computer and Video Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Xbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: TK2 29619
Model: 710425296192
UPC: 710425296192
EAN: 0710425296192
ASIN: B0002IQCAC
Release Date: September 8, 2006
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| • | All New Graphics Engine Raising the bar on visual realism, graphics and animations are given a face-lift using an enhanced ESPN NBA engine. New, detailed animated jerseys, shorts and new 3D crowds help create a true college basketball experience that is ESPN College Hoops 2K5. | | • | Reactive Court Sense Computer-controlled players now have the ability to decide independently how they can best help their team and realistically react based on each human players actions. The result is the most natural looking college basketball as players run timed catch and shoot passing plays, lead passes that hit cutters to the basket, and CPU players determining the best way they can help win within each coaching calls and team philosophy. | | • | Revamped Legacy Mode A textbook full of additions to Legacy Mode include new coach settings for both head coach and assistant coaches allowing players to tailor training time, scouting and recruiting. Critical decisions on how to recruit both juco players and foreign players will impact the success of your schools program, and with all new small schoolprogression even the tiniest programs have a shot of making it big. | | • | Coach Mode Feel first-hand the heart-pumping action as you are really put in command of a college basketball team. You watch and call all the important plays from the sidelines, direct your players and make key OT decisions. | | • | ESPN Presentation Jay Bilas and Mike Patrick return to the booth this year with insightful commentary, completing this authentic ESPN-style experience. The emotional tide of the game is complemented with enhanced audio delivering the most accurate college chants and fight songs. |
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Product Description
One coach, whether its the head honcho or a new assistant, can lead the team to the Big Dance or back to the drawing board. Only one game truly realizes the passion and pageantry of the college hoops game. So, break out your clipboard, whistle, and best calls as ESPN College Hoops 2K5 brings you the unbridled emotion and wonderful magic only exhibited in a real college basketball game.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Most realisitc and best college game so far January 9, 2005
John Murphy (Boston, MA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
[...]I am a college student who closely follows college basketball year in and year out. I feel I have a very good sense of how college basketball is played (much different from the NBA), and I think that this game is easily the best representation of college basketball to date.
People who are looking for a game that is about draining rediculous 3's, bigtime dunks and alley oops, or any other kind of flashy basketball, get March Madness. Given this is fun in a video game, but if you are looking for a real simulation of NCAA basketball, ESPN is the way to go.
In ESPN, you really have to know the team you are playing with. It is very accurate in the type of play each team has. The Big East is all about physical play down low and strong defense, while the ACC is about finesse...just like in real life. I saw a lot of the reivews saying that "teams dont dunk enough" or "alley oops are hard to do." That is real college basketball. College basketball has its share of dunks, and the game has its share of dunks...but most of college basketball is teamwork, and ESPN forces you to do this.
I found that I had to play differently with different teams. For example, I usually play with Boston College, working the ball down low and using the 3-2 zone to shut down my opponents in low scoring games. Then, I decided to play a Duke / UNC game, and the gameplay was very different. With Duke, I found I succeeded more when I worked it low, and kicked it out to Redick behind the arc. Teams are designed to play like they play in real life. Cuse plays a 2-3 zone, Redick is nasty from behind the arc, and Charlie Villanueva is a beast on the boards. Everything is very accurately represented.
One review I saw said that a negative was that they dont have player names. I actually think the game did a better than normal job with names. No college games are allowed to have player names because that would require them to get licensing from players, which is against NCAA rules. However, they make it very easy to enter the names, and the announcers even say all of them...there is a database of names that contains every college player's name I could think of (including obscure ones, such as Nate Doornekamp of BC). It is really easy to rename players, and very cool to name your favorite team and hear the announcers and PA announcer say the names, something most other games dont have.
Sega has finally come up with a free throw system that works. Its a pain in the butt to get used to, but once you get used to it, it's amazing. There is about 4 different free throw animations, and you have to press the shoot button and release it at the top of the shot. It is easy to tell for good players, and difficult to tell for bad players. Makes for very realistic free throw percentages, and doesnt have an annoying meter like other games have.
Little things are annoying about the game. The crowd graphics during cutscenes are awful, but its really not that big of a deal. The mascots are well rendered, but a bunch really dont look like they do in real life (ex. Otto the Orangeman). These are easily overlooked tho, because the gameplay is so good. If you are a die hard college hoops fan and want a game that represents the game closely, ESPN College Hoops 2k5 is the way to go.
Best Basketball Game I've Played November 30, 2004
Michael J. Descy (Somerville, MA USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This game is a lot of fun and creates a great simulation of the college game. The graphics are incredible; it's like watching a real game. The players move like real people, too; it isn't as cartoonish as the games from just a couple years ago. I'm not sure why this game hasn't gotten any more buzz, but it is a top-notch title at a discount price. Sega Sports/ESPN has released a cadre of great games this year, and this is another winner. Get it. You won't regret it.
Best College Hoops Game of 2005 March 28, 2005
John (Florida)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have played all college hoops games of 2005 (March Madness, Final Four, and College Hoops). This one is, by far, the best. It is very realistic and I really like the controls. I also like the camera angle. This was just a really good game.
Gameplay 9/10: The actual gameplay is great. Allthough sometimes cheesy, such as when your player commits a foul your mascot claps, this game has by far the best gameplay. During the game you almost feel like your sitting in Row 20, Seat 5. The controls are the greatest, as it takes little effort to move from one action to another and the controls are set up perfectly for a basketball game.
Graphics 9/10: Everything looks great except sometimes when you look close the players look kind of crappy. Other than that the crowd and all of the other stuff is very realistic and bold.
Realsticness 9/10: The game is pretty darn realistic. Not only in graphics but also in the players actions. Such as when they are covering someone and the kind of ride up against them or when they commit a foul and argue to the referee.
Replayability 10/10: I play this game all of the time. I enjoy it just as much as I did the time before.
NOTE: This game has one of the best season modes as well (Legacy Mode). You can handle emails and recruit and it is very well organized.
Overall 10/10: Although if you add the numbers up it come out to roughly 9, this game definitely deserves a 10. It doesn't matter as much as how those things act alone, but when they come together that they make one heck of a game.
No Competition December 4, 2004
D. Petrella (Washington, DC)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is the best basketball game on the market. The graphics are gorgeous and legacy mode is incredible. The game play is as close to "simulation" that you will find in a sports game. What's more, Sega Sports finally fixed their awful free throw shooting. Now it's simple and very natural. Don't waste money on the expensive games. Buy this now.
ESPN COLLEGE HOOPS 2K5 KILLS MARCH MADNESS November 18, 2004
PACERS (Toledo, Ohio)
8 out of 18 found this review helpful
What's up my nizzles!!! ESPN COllege hoops 2k5 first of all has some of the best sports graphics anywhere! with the triple rendering texhnique, and advanced anti- aliasing the players are very realistic. the gameplay is wxcellent with the crowd "GEtting into" the game with rants and chants and the whole college atmosphere is wonderful. The game flat out is sweet, along with its close nba cousin, and flat out ESPN VIDEOGAMES SMASHES EA SPORTS FOR ANOTHER YEAR I LOVE ESPN VIDEOGAMES AND ESPN VIDEOGAMES LOVES ME BACK! so all you march madness fans if you want short, fat stubby players going for alley oops the waste $40 on that garbage i'm getting a top of the line game for $20 THANK YOU P.s. WHAT IT DO FO' SHO!
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