NBA live 2005 vs ESPN NBA 2k5- which is the better game

[The Dizzle]

I have been an easport fan for ages including fifa and nba live (until pro evo 3 came out i hated fifa). Now that the espn series have come out and all of them have been doin amazingly well. What shud i get NBA live 2005 or ESPN NBA 2k5??????

 

[Scarface]

I have been an easport fan for ages including fifa and nba live (until pro evo 3 came out i hated fifa). Now that the espn series have come out and all of them have been doin amazingly well. What shud i get NBA live 2005 or ESPN NBA 2k5??????

have u got a link 2 a site about them? i want 2 get a gud NBA game this year aswell, the last 1 i has was Total NBA 98! gr8 game at the time, a little out of date now tho

 

[Ogopa Djz]

ESPN 2k5 is better and cheaper.

 

[bbjaylive]

have u got a link 2 a site about them? i want 2 get a gud NBA game this year aswell, the last 1 i has was Total NBA 98! gr8 game at the time, a little out of date now tho

ive been cheking stuff on www.gamespot.com.

i think i'll get ESPN cos not only is it cheap (hope it's the same price in Britain)
but it is like having two games for the price of one. The expected game and 24/7. You could even say its 2 games for the price of 1/2 because it is ridiculously low.

 

[bbjaylive]

the game is coming out in about 2-3 days time, i think

 

[Scarface]

the game is coming out in about 2-3 days time, i think

wot one? ESPN or NBA LIVE? have you seen any reviews for either of them? Im looking forward to playing a good basketball game, being 6'5 people always say i should be a good basketball player but i prefer (am im much better at) football, i prefer just to watch the experts (Kobe Bryant, Shaq O' Neal, Allen Iversen,sumthin James lol etc)...do you have a favourite NBA team bbjaylive? i used to support LA Lakers but now Shaq has gone i may be a traitor and support Miami Heat
Btw do you know that James im talking about? he was probaby USA's best player in the Olympics and has been great as of late apparently..if so, do you know what team he plays for?

 

[Mca]

I have an idea what about a patch to the nba live\Espn nba 2k5 that will add the euroleague? I can help with maccabi

 

[bbjaylive]

wot one? ESPN or NBA LIVE?

ESPN. but espn actually forced ea to push foward their date by releasing on 28/9. ive herd that its bin delayed till wednesday.

do you have a favourite NBA team bbjaylive?

i used to support tha chicago bulls when MJ was there.i used 2 watch bball on channel 4 in the morning and then my friends dad wud drop me at a basketball centre to play saturday league.that was in primary skool.Then they changed tv bball to itv2 and then it has become no more although they show college bball late nite on channel 5 but no NBA. i reely wanna get sky digital and sky sports. weve got ntl at the moment. i changed to LA LAkers cos of Kobe and Shaq [/QUOTE]

Btw do you know that James im talking about?

i think its lebron james

 

[Scarface]

i think its lebron james

thats the guy! while i was in orlando on holiday this summer i thought there must be a lot of kids called James in the US, due to the amount of jerseys with James on the back, but then realised it was actually a player called Lebron James His probably my favourite player right now, so i might choose whatever team he plays for when i hopefully get ESPN NBA 2005.
btw did you hear about Shaq joining Miami Heat's roster? It was due to a rift with Kobe Bryant, according to the Florida news. I was surprised to hear of that move for Shaq, the Lakers were awesome with him and Kobe, but his promised to deliver the title for Miami Heat Now
I'm going to try and host some pictures of ESPN NBA and Nba Live and post in this thread later.

 

[bbjaylive]

thats the guy! while i was in orlando on holiday this summer i thought there must be a lot of kids called James in the US, due to the amount of jerseys with James on the back, but then realised it was actually a player called Lebron James His probably my favourite player right now, so i might choose whatever team he plays for when i hopefully get ESPN NBA 2005.
btw did you hear about Shaq joining Miami Heat's roster? It was due to a rift with Kobe Bryant, according to the Florida news. I was surprised to hear of that move for Shaq, the Lakers were awesome with him and Kobe, but his promised to deliver the title for Miami Heat Now
I'm going to try and host some pictures of ESPN NBA and Nba Live and post in this thread later.

yeh i herd bout shaq going to heat 2 months ago. didnt know bout ane rift. He had like a contract with the lakers -140 million dollars of 7 years or summin. CRAZY!!!!

 

[Scarface]

NBA LIVE 2005 is according to Gamespot out September 29th!!

here are some screenshots...

PS2 VERSION!

xbox version

 

[Scarface]

ESPN NBA 2005 SCREENSHOTS

PS2 VERSION

xbox version

 

[bbjaylive]

www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/espnnba2005/media.html?gcst=nba2k5_92704_om11.asx

ESPN 11 trailers

 

[bbjaylive]

ESPN NBA 2k5 features(from a guy on the ESPN NBA 2k5 forums on Gamespot):New or Expanded Features

* The Association - new world of running a franchise
*CAS - customize and make own shoes
*Highlights - highlights of the game at halftime. After the game, more highlights will be provided, but only for the Player of the Game from the winning team.
*Commentary - Id rather hear Bill Walton than Tom Tolbert anyday.
*Full 3D Crowd - crowd is finally fully 3D, from the kids in the front row all the way up to the fools up high with the nosebleed seats.
*Crowd actually leaves - Fall behind by too much, and you'll even see the crowd gt up and leave, leaving you to play in a near empty arena to a bunch of crickets.
*Customize own music (XBox) - Gamers will also have the ability to rip songs to their Xbox and play those clips in specific situations at the various arenas. You want to hear Lil Jon when you bring the ball up court, it's now up to you. Yea-yeah!
*24/7 Mode - Improved, with shorter training
*20$ - thanks to Take-Two & ESPN, for the price drop, and yet they still are making profit.
*Triple Pass Rendering - sweat accumulates on the uniform, there are folds and wrinkles, and even self shadowing, as you can see Dwayne Wade's hand create a shadow as he attempts to block one of Kobe's shot.
*Hop Step - players can hop past defenders to gain an extra advantage of space to create their shots. What's new to the hop step is the turbo hop that is actually a way for your player to pivot around the defender or utilize a spin step to further baffle the D.
*Full Authority - Full Authority is an intriguing new way to sim through a game, giving you more control than ever of a sim, and really enabling you to play the role of coach in a mini-strategy game type setting
*Momentum Movement - momentum is now a big factor, as players won't be able to use turbo to instantly boost past the defense and glide in for the dunk. This helps the defense catch up and actually enables defenders to try to make a play for the ball. Momentum is also incorporated into shooting as players running right then shooting will actually drift to the right in the air, reminiscent of the Jordan/Craig Ehlo trademark shot that sent so many Cavs fans home crying.
*IsoMotion/Change shots in mid air - Players will also now be able to adjust their shots in mid-air as ballers driving toward the hoop can press shoot to attempt a shot, then press the shoot button a second time to change that shot in the face of the defense. You can even manipulate the new shot by pressing a direction on the analog stick. For example: You drive to the hoop and start a layup with your right hand but see big Yao moving over for the help defense. You then press the shoot button and left to switch hands and toss the shot up with your left.
*Rewritten camera system - camera system to show off their jerseys (complete with raised logos), tats, and defined biceps. Thanks to a more realistic lighting structure, the players appear more alive, more like the real-life Rasheed and Big Ben, more like what you're used to seeing on TV.
*Revamped Gameplay - Expect to see more realistic representations of how defenders approach opponents, a philosophically different approach to last year's game where players pressured opponents all the time, no matter where they were on the court.
*Improved animation - more fluid feel to player animations, representative to realife body movements

 

[Scarface]

fuckin hell, that sounds awesome..i hope to get this over the weekend, Li Jon and the BME Clique blasting away in the background as Lebron James slamdunks his 30th pt of the game
I took a look at that link you provided bbjaylive and watched some of the streams, looks great, the Lebron James vid was the best out of what i saw i think. Im definitely getting the XBOX version so i can customise the music and the graphics on xbox look far superior.

 

[bbjaylive]

Theres a load of forums on www.espnvideogames.com. Theres a load of americans talking bout online. I wonder if Europeans will be able to play online aswell. Better be. Maybe europeans and us can play together. Better be,

 

[larsson]

ESPN´s game was better last year, and I doubt that it´ll change this year.
In addition they have beaten EA´s NHL this year with their ESPN NHL 2k5.

 

[Ogopa Djz]

Actually imo you should wait fot NBA street vol 3.Its gonna be sweet.

 

[Kezman9]

espn is the best, but nba live is good!!

 

[Shoedy]

i think that espn 2k5 has a more realisitic feel rather than ea sports bcuz afta 4 years of playin, i felt ea sports nba live gave a sort of arcade feel. but in nba live they hav the proper shoes like nike shox vc and iversons answer