How are the season modes in Segas 05 series?

[Youth N Asia 0]

I need a new sports game, and I'm not looking to spend a lot. And I've heard good things about the last ESPN releases.

 

Can't decide between NFL, NBA, and NHL. If anyone can put over the season modes or anything else I'd appreciate it.

[Prophet of Mike Zagurski 0]

I have completed a full season in ESPN NHL 2K5 and it is buggy. Make sure you turn off injuries or lower injury slider because half way though the season your team and the CPU team will incomplete lines. The computer does not automatically adjust them and you have to adjust them if there are missing players.

 

I started NFL 2K5, it is the most indepth season mode I have ever saw. You can assign players to different activities (weight training, watching game tape, etc.) Same thing with your coaches. Since I really don't know anything about football, I play exhibition games.

[Guest Vitamin X]

NBA2k5's season mode is also tons of fun. Hands down the best basketball game out there.

[Cartman 0]

ESPN Basketball is definitely awesome for season mode. For football ESPN is too glitchy.

[Zetterberg is God 0]

While I agree that NFL 2K5 is glitchy, the positives far outweigh the negatives. The graphics and presentation are fantastic, and though the gameplay is not as good as Madden's, it's not horrible either. I also enjoy the Franchise mode more because of the little things. When you play in the Super Bowl in 2K5, it feels like a big event. When you play it in Madden, it feels like any other game.

[2GOLD 0]

Yeah, Madden really does nothing to make the Super Bowl feel like the Super Bowl. Only thing ESPN didn't do was have a celebrity sing the National Anthem.

 

I've no problem with any of the ESPN season modes at all. I own all the games and the only glitch I've hit is sometimes the College Basketball will freeze if you win the title and complete a coach goal. Make sure to save your game before advancing forward after the title game cause it will freeze on occasion.

 

Other than that, I've had no problems. I put my lines on auto-update on Hockey and haven't hit a snag yet.

[Ripper 0]

NBA2k5's season mode is also tons of fun. Hands down the best basketball game out there.

2nd best.

 

 

The college game is hands down the best, with the NBA game coming in second.

 

You can't go wrong with either one, but ESPN College Hoops 2k5 is amazing.

[Youth N Asia 0]

I think I'll go with NBA, I haven't had a basketball game in forever. Thanks

[Rendclaw 0]

The one glitch that is a touch annoying in NBA 2k5 is that when scores appear while you're playing a game, your players stats from past games appear. But thats minor. Overall its a wonderful game.

[Black Lushus 0]

the only thing I hate about NBA 2K5's season mode is that there is almost ALWAYS an injury when you do any training at a normal or higher level...and you have to go that high to keep your teams stats from dropping...

[Rendclaw 0]

Nah, you just have to improve slowly... do light and normal intensity throughout the season and your team's chemistry will be very high... the Magic season I have (that I am thinking about giving up on in favor of the Suns, I'm having much more fun with that team), my team's chemistry was about 77% just past the All Star break, and that was without trainers.

[Exslade ZX 0]

The one glitch that is a touch annoying in NBA 2k5 is that when scores appear while you're playing a game, your players stats from past games appear. But thats minor. Overall its a wonderful game.

That's not a glitch though..isn't that how it's supposed to be? I mean technically, it wouldn't even register your stats fast enough to display them would it? Or if it did..whenever you scored, it'd then be wrong. (if it was still showing). If you notice, it also shows the scores from last week also. (Ex: If you're in a game against the Wizards, it might say Wizards beat the Warriors 99-95 or something like that...when you're not the Warriors that is) So I don't believe it's a glitch.

[2GOLD 0]

The one glitch that is a touch annoying in NBA 2k5 is that when scores appear while you're playing a game, your players stats from past games appear. But thats minor. Overall its a wonderful game.

That's not a glitch though..isn't that how it's supposed to be? I mean technically, it wouldn't even register your stats fast enough to display them would it? Or if it did..whenever you scored, it'd then be wrong. (if it was still showing). If you notice, it also shows the scores from last week also. (Ex: If you're in a game against the Wizards, it might say Wizards beat the Warriors 99-95 or something like that...when you're not the Warriors that is) So I don't believe it's a glitch.

 

Considering one of my players on the Bobcats somehow scored 100 points in the game between the Wizards and Lakers, according to sports ticker at the bottom....yeah, it's a glitch.

 

Not much of one though, when the ticker would get glitchy it would just close. It was like ESPN Network was having tech difficulties.

[Black Lushus 0]

my experience with this stuff is that for every game score they showed, it would say Marbury: 24 pts. 14 asts. (for example) for EACH game...as if he was in every game going on that night and was the top player...and yeah it would show my scores from like the previous 4 games, rather than what was going on that night...