ESPN College Hoops 2K5
ESPN College Hoops 2K5 is an American college basketball video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega. It is a college basketball simulation available for the Xbox and PlayStation 2. It features former Stanford forward Josh Childress on the cover.
| ESPN College Hoops 2K5 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Visual Concepts |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| Release | November 17, 2004 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
The game was released on November 17, 2004.
ESPN Broadcast edit
The game features an ESPN "broadcast", where the ESPN commentators and logos are seen throughout the season, with an authentic ESPN broadcast during the game. Mike Patrick and Jay Bilas provide play-by-play and color commentary, respectively.
Reception edit
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | (Xbox) 86.28%[1] (PS2) 84.98%[2] |
| Metacritic | (Xbox) 86/100[3] (PS2) 86/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7.17/10[5] |
| Game Informer | 9/10[6] |
| GamePro | [7] |
| GameSpot | 8.3/10[8] |
| GameZone | (Xbox) 9/10[9] (PS2) 8.5/10[10] |
| IGN | 8.8/10[11] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [12] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | 8.8/10[13] |
| TeamXbox | 9/10[14] |
| X-Play | [15] |
The game was met with positive reception upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 86.28% and 86 out of 100 for the Xbox version,[1][3] and 84.98% and 86 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version.[2][4]
References edit
- ^ a b "ESPN College Hoops 2K5 for Xbox". GameRankings. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ a b "ESPN College Hoops 2K5 for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ a b "ESPN College Hoops 2K5 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ a b "ESPN College Hoops 2K5 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ EGM staff (January 2005). "ESPN College Hoops 2K5". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 187. p. 128.
- ^ Reiner, Andrew (December 2004). "ESPN College Hoops 2K5". Game Informer. No. 140. p. 167. Archived from the original on 2007-05-28. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Atomic Dawg (November 29, 2004). . GamePro. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Colayco, Bob (November 16, 2004). "ESPN College Hoops 2K5 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Sandoval, Angelina (November 29, 2004). "ESPN College Hoops 2K5 - XB - Review". GameZone. from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ The Bearer (December 5, 2004). "ESPN College Hoops 2K5 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Goldstein, Hilary (November 18, 2004). "ESPN College Hoops 2K5". IGN. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ "ESPN College Hoops 2K5". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. January 2005. p. 100.
- ^ "ESPN College Hoops 2K5". Official Xbox Magazine. December 25, 2004. p. 82.
- ^ Nardozzi, Dale (November 19, 2004). . TeamXbox. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Zuniga, Todd (December 20, 2004). . X-Play. Archived from the original on December 24, 2004. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
External links edit
- ESPN College Hoops 2K5 at MobyGames
- Official 2K Sports ESPN College Hoops 2K5 site