NBA Live 2005

[Ghost Writer]

They made Duncan suck.

He's a 89 overall compared to 96 for Kobe!

WTF.

[Hawk]

I prefer NBA 2K5 myself. Duncan has a better rating.

[timvp]

They made Duncan suck.

He's a 89 overall compared to 96 for Kobe!

WTF.

You need a refund.

[RobinsontoDuncan]

how high is garnett rated?

[exstatic]

Realisticly, Kobe has no holes in his game (just his head), a la Duncan's FT%. That being said, it's a pretty big gap, probably bigger than it should be. My take would be Kobe 96, and Duncan maybe 92.

[RobinsontoDuncan]

is td the highest ranked pf in the game, b/c if Brand, Webber, Big Ben, stoudamire, or sheed are ranked higher the games not worth it

[xcoriate]

From what I've read Garnett is 97...


I'm getting it on PC so I'll have constant roster updates

[sickdsm]

The game is crap to begin with. Very dissapointed. I specifically bought a PS2 for this game? Its all "balla", they put more time into the slam dunk contests than the actual gameplay. Graphics are 5 year old tech and why is it so easy to drive the lane but impossible to get open for a jumpshot? Anyone play both? Is 2K5 worth grabbing for $20?

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Yes, it is.

Little tip, too. If you go to Best Buy, buy the "Gamer's Gift Card" and charge it up with about $16. Make sure you find the GGC with the $5 coupon on it for any game $19.99+ and you can just go through the line again and get NBA 2K5 for $15 plus tax.

[nzkickass]

What is better ? NBA Live or NBA 2K5 ???

and whys is it better than the other one ?

Live comes out about a month earlier than 2K5 in NZ.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Get 2K5.

Cheaper, they're putting more work into their product to offer a better and cheaper alternative to the same tired Live Gameplay.

Need you ask which is better? Any game that rates Duncan at an '89' should go to video game hell.

[Ghost Writer]

The Slam Dunk Contest is somewhat challenging, especially the alley-oops.

The Spurs don't translate well in these video games, because it's difficult to establish a post game and relay mostly on D in video games.

It's easier to run and gun with a team like the Mavs.

[RobinsontoDuncan]

my question is should i spend 50 bucks on live 2005, 2o bucks on 2k5 or buy Live 2004 which i love because of the freestyle control, i have a really outdated 2k2 but any imput would be sweet, by the way ghost writer, you really like keeping your threads alive dont you, i know this one was burried pretty deep in the scrap heap

[sickdsm]

I'm starting to like it more now. I had live '03 before and was pretty good at it, there was a big learning curve. I've learved how to do stuff like dream shakes, fadeways, jabsteps, powerdribbles, pro-hops, crossovers, spins in the lane all in the context of gameplay. I could do that stuff one-on one but now its as basic as passing and it makes the game SO much better when you have that stuff under control and its second nature. I don't like the scouting aspect of it. Its very hard to scout with a short season. I love the rest of the GM part of it though. Its like virtual GM now.

[blackbucket]

2005 is alot of fun. The dunk contests are very difficult but fun as hell. It is only $40 by the way. I'd get this one for the online gameplay. Way more people play nba live than 2k5.

We could have some FSP tourneys :)

[polandprzem]

2003 was way too easy

[MI21]

2005 is very good. Chuck it on Superstar, play around with the sliders and watch as you get the most realistic play and statistics in any basketball game.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Check out Operation Sports for any sliders that have been tested by many people for pretty much any sports game.

http://www.operationsports.com

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