NEWS - Friday, November 12, 2004
ESPN College Hoops 2K5 Fact Sheet
Team fight songs, chanting crowds, and foam fingers fill the court. College is one of the few places in sports where playing the game isn’t a job, but a place where players compete for pride and tradition, the backbone of every school. Spirit acts as the drive of college basketball, where emotions run high as rivals struggle for control of the court. ESPN Videogames is proud to bring all the pageantry of college basketball to gamers everywhere with ESPN College Hoops 2K5. With over 320 Division 1 teams, more than any other college basketball video game, ESPN College Hoops 2K5 is the only answer. Fans will enjoy all the new gameplay enhancements, feature additions and visual improvements that make ESPN College Hoops 2K5 the most complete college basketball video game. In college basketball, every school has championship dreams no matter what the size of their program. Success can be determined by a single decision, a single coaching move, or even a single shot. One player can make or break a team’s chemistry. One coach can lead a team to victory. Only one game brings you the excitement and passion of college hoops. Get your clipboard, whistle, and playbook ready for action, as the emotions and thrills of college basketball come to life with ESPN. Features: College Hoops 2K5!Revamped Legacy Mode A full list of additions to Legacy Mode include new coach settings for both head coaches and assistant coaches that allow players to adjust training time, scouting and recruiting. Balancing out the budget and time creates a unique challenge as gamers improve a school’s program while recruiting the top talent around the country. Watch the Coach Carousel to see off-season coaching changes and improve your coach’s reputation to get bigger and better coaching opportunities. Pass-N-Go system. Two pass buttons allow a multitude of dramatic team plays as gamers can perform lead passes to direct teammates to the hoop. Execute advanced give-n-go and alley-oop plays with high risk but higher rewards. Coach Mode Feel the heart-pumping action firsthand as the head coach of your own team. Watch and call all the important plays, direct your players and make key OT decisions. ESPN Presentation Jay Bilas and Mike Patrick return to the booth with insightful commentary, bringing all the presentation of a real ESPN telecast. Enhanced audio delivers rousing fight songs and school chants while half-time highlights display the most exciting plays of the game. All New Graphics Engine Raising the bar on visual realism, graphics and animations have been given a complete face-lift using the enhanced ESPN NBA engine. New detailed and animated uniforms, and all-new 3D crowds help create the true college basketball experience that is ESPN College Hoops 2K5.Source: http://www.gameinfowire.com
