Second Ever Greatest Sports Game of All Time Tournament -- Nominations Thread

[Dazraz]

Never easy to create lists because changes in technology throughout the years make things possible that weren't before.
When thinking of the most comprehensive sports games the 2 that stand out are NBA 2K11 & MLB The Show 11 (Soon to overtaken by 12 no doubt).

When reflecting on games further back in time consideration has to be given in regards to the quality of hardware at the time & also to what other games were about at the time. After all quality is relative.

Other games that stood out for me over the years are (in no particular order):-

Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix
NHL 94
Match Day 2 (Remember the ZX Spectrum, I still own one)
NFL 2K5

[bonannogiovanni]

These are the games that stand out for me:

1. NFL 2K5
2. MLB 12
3 NBA 2K12
4 GT5

[Jimi XIII]

NFL2K5 deserves it again. But I know it won't even be listed, but Joe Montana on PC back in like 1995 (around when Bell Bev DeVoe was cool lol) was probably the best sports game ever imo. I had a craving to play it recently, found it and still actually enjoyed it. If not the best ever, definitely thee single most underrated sports game in history hands down.

[Dalsanto0026]

NBA 2K11
CHoops 2k8
MLB 10 The Show
NHL 10
NHL 94
NHL 08
NFL 2K5

[Jukeman]

Football Manger 12, Tennis Elbow 2011, Full Ace Tennis.....Man I've been wasting time playing sports games on console for all these years smh.

Just some nominees that probably wasn't mentioned yet.

[eye guy]

Jonah Lomu Rugby
Colin McRae Rally
Knockout Kings 99
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
Fight Night 2004
EA Sports MMA
UFC Undisputed 2009
Forza 4
Grand Turismo 5
Rugby Challenge

etc etc...

[phsx2010]

NFL 2k5
MVP Baseball 05
MLB: The Show 11
NCAA Football 04/05 (take your pick)
NBA 2k12 (preferred over 2k11)
College Hoops 2k8

And although text sims more than likely won't make it, one of the best sports games ever is Out of the Park. Best sim out there.

[truintellectplaya]

NBA 2K11, NFL 2K5, MVP Baseball 2005, , WWE Day of Reckoning, Double Dribble, Tecmo Bowl, and Lakers vs Celtics.

That will be it.

I think NBA 2K11 is my #1 for the impact it had running the competition home.

Final 4 for me

1. NBA 2K11
2. MVP Baseball 2005
3. WWE Day of Reckoning
4. NFL 2K5