ESPN College Hoops 2K5

Best College Basketball Game Ever!

GRAPHICS-Thisis simply the best looking college game I've ever seen. The players even sort of look like who they are supposed to be. Example,J.J. Red!ck has the cut off undershirt that he wears every game and the player model resembles him quite a bit. CONTROLS-If you own or have played NBA 2k5, which I own, the controls will be pretty easy to get used to. There are little differences between the two games' controls. GAMEPLAY-The gameplay of CH 2k5 is fantastic. It resembles college basketball more than any other game I've seen. J.J. Red!ck can knock down some threes if he gets heated up and can start a trademark scoring run for the Duke Blue Devils. Yes, I love the Blue Devils! FREETHROW SHOOTING-The free throw routine is unlike any other basketball game. It is not even close to NBA 2k5's style of foul shooting, which I absolutely HATED! This is all about timing. Hold in the X button and the player starts his motion, let go at just the right moment and you will see the ball sail through the net. LEGACY MODE-CH 2k5's Legacy mode is one of the best I've seen. You get to recruit some junior college or high school prospects and coach how you want. The only thing I don't care for is being a new coach. You can probably change his name and things, but I just went with who they gave me. SOUND-The announcers in the game tend to get a litlle mixed up and slow at times, but I don't find it much of a problem. The soundtrack is pretty good, but I haven't listened to much of it, yet. OVERALL-Again, this is the best college b-ball game I have ever played. . you should really put some thought into getting this game. If you can't stand looking at SG #4 for J.J. Red!ck, changing names is a breeze. Just edit the player's name, type in the first few letters of the player's name, then pick from the list of names (I was pretty shocked when I could find Shavlik for Shavlik Randolph on the list so you should find just about anyone's name). The announcers even pronounce the player's name!