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NFL 2K5: A Present-Day Take On An All-Time Classic

02:03 PM - July 20, 2014 by RaychelSnr

When it was released in 2004, NFL 2K5 was one of the best playing and best presented sports games you could find. For the bargain-bin price of $20, you could get gameplay and features which rivaled any full priced sports game at the time — if not wholly surpassing them.

Fast forward 10 years and there are still aspects of NFL 2K5 which have aged pretty well — but there are also things which would be cardinal sins to sports gamers today. NFL 2K5 definitely wasn’t a perfect game, but it was about as good as you could imagine a game could be 10 years ago, which is one of the highest compliments you can give a game.

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# 81 strawberryshortcake @ 06/29/15 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckg313


	I've edited 2k from day one many of the gripes in this article have been worked out with later coaching,roster and slider editing, no way would you tear through the defense playing my rosters with my sliders.I will say though its based on expert players you cant just come up to the line and wing it you have to read the defence and use audibles.

Please post a link to your sliders. Or simply post them here. I personally bought an xbox360 slim about a year ago just to play this game. I don't have any other game for the xbox360 except NFL2k5.

# 82 chuckg313 @ 06/30/15 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by strawberryshortcake


	Please post a link to your sliders. Or simply post them here. I personally bought an xbox360 slim about a year ago just to play this game. I don't have any other game for the xbox360 except NFL2k5.

i can email or use drop box to send you my sliders or roster files i have rosters from 1973 to current that ive personally edited they can be added to the 360 with the xport hardrive tool..... [email protected]

# 83 strawberryshortcake @ 07/01/15 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by chuckg313


	i can email or use drop box to send you my sliders or roster files i have rosters from 1973 to current that ive personally edited they can be added to the 360 with the xport hardrive tool..... [email protected]

Email sent, maybe you didn't get my email?

# 84 strawberryshortcake @ 07/01/15 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by daflyboys


	The game never functioned properly without a good marriage of properly edited rosters and matching sliders. Even then some of the glitches were seen, primarily the DB slow down in coverage. Having said that it was still typically a great human vs. cpu experience and person to person, when you got in with the right (sim-minded) crowd.

Care to further elaborate on why sliders were needed? I have never felt the need to fiddle with slider sets for any sports game. I simply go with default, once in a while maybe changing time per quarter but that's practically it.

I've had very enjoyable games with the CPU with the default out of the box slider set.

# 85 bcruise @ 07/01/15 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by strawberryshortcake


	Care to further elaborate on why sliders were needed? I have never felt the need to fiddle with slider sets for any sports game. I simply go with default, once in a while maybe changing time per quarter but that's practically it. I've had very enjoyable games with the CPU with the default out of the box slider set.

On the defaults with stock rosters, the biggest issue I remember was the game being an interception-fest - the CPU QB's made some truly awful decisions on throwing into coverage.

I had a lot of fun with the game too - and APF (which pretty much eliminated said QB issues). But you really did need the edited rosters to really bring out the full potential of the game, IMO.

# 86 Blzer @ 07/01/15 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by strawberryshortcake


	Care to further elaborate on why sliders were needed? I have never felt the need to fiddle with slider sets for any sports game. I simply go with default, once in a while maybe changing time per quarter but that's practically it. I've had very enjoyable games with the CPU with the default out of the box slider set.

Wow, since 2K3 (of any sport) I haven't been able to play a game without sliders. It's like watching an uncalibrated TV... hell, it's like leaving the house without attending to your hygienic needs. The world opens up for you when fine-tuned to perfection.

# 87 Fist Of Kings @ 07/02/15 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by xlatinoheatx


	Strangely, 2k4 was the superior game

I prefer 2K5 as an overall game, but I definitely noticed that 2K4 has better qb ai. For some odd reason in 2K5 the qbs are in a hurry to throw the football(no matter who the qb is, 3 seconds max) even when they have time in the pocket, or often throw into double/triple coverage...which the announcers will then mention. Scrambling qbs take off more in 2K4 too, which I like.

As much as I love 2K5, I understand why some prefer 2K4, it's a bad flaw in an otherwise great game.

# 88 packersfan111 @ 07/03/15 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Fist Of Kings


	I prefer 2K5 as an overall game, but I definitely noticed that 2K4 has better qb ai. For some odd reason in 2K5 the qbs are in a hurry to throw the football(no matter who the qb is, 3 seconds max) even when they have time in the pocket, or often throw into double/triple coverage...which the announcers will then mention. Scrambling qbs take off more in 2K4 too, which I like. As much as I love 2K5, I understand why some prefer 2K4, it's a bad flaw in an otherwise great game.

I think 2K4 is a nice change from 2K5 and went under the radar for many of us because 2K5 was the newer choice and all of the mods out there made it the choice for the community.

Now that we have a NEW 2K4 editor, we have a new option and there's plenty of work being done by the community. All new updates are coming from here since KingJavo was banned from OS.

Rosters here

Editor here

# 89 slickdtc @ 09/05/15 10:57 AM

Lent my brother my HDMI cable so I've been without my PS3 the last week or so. Decided to break out the original XBOX and with NFL season coming up, decided on NFL 2K5 over MVP.

This game is still the boss. Not without its flaws, but what game doesn't have them? I can seem to swallow them easier then on "the other game." It's weird, I can jump right in to this 11 year old game, having only played it a handful of times over the years, and come out with a fun game that produces realistic results and gives me a challenge without feeling like the CPU is getting an unfair boost.

The presentation still makes me all giddy. So well done.

I remember promising myself I would never give up my XBOX or a copy of this game until the exclusive deal expired. Well, looks like this one is never going to be resurrected, so it must live on in its current form. Not a bad compromise.

# 90 cjallure24 @ 09/06/15 12:05 PM

Being that I'm and offline franchise mode player, M16 is shelved for the time being, I've been clocking huge time on my pc with madden 08, which I love. I decided to fire this back up, loaded up an old franchise file with the 1994 roster, and was immediately immersed into the game.

Completely forgot about the custom Stadium music, it was just flat out fun.

Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk

# 91 slickdtc @ 10/30/15 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by slickdtc


	Lent my brother my HDMI cable so I've been without my PS3 the last week or so. Decided to break out the original XBOX and with NFL season coming up, decided on NFL 2K5 over MVP. This game is still the boss. Not without its flaws, but what game doesn't have them? I can seem to swallow them easier then on "the other game." It's weird, I can jump right in to this 11 year old game, having only played it a handful of times over the years, and come out with a fun game that produces realistic results and gives me a challenge without feeling like the CPU is getting an unfair boost. The presentation still makes me all giddy. So well done. I remember promising myself I would never give up my XBOX or a copy of this game until the exclusive deal expired. Well, looks like this one is never going to be resurrected, so it must live on in its current form. Not a bad compromise.

Finished a season in about a month. Already two games in to my next season (5th overall). Missed the playoffs at 9-7 after starting 7-3. Including giving up a score in the last minute in the last game of season where I would've qualified for the playoffs with a W. That was a tough pill to swallow.

I'm seriously so impressed with this game a decade plus later. Throwing back to another favorite of mine: MVP. I love MVP 05, but it's dated and it's clear. This game still looks beautiful two console generations later and some of the animations are so realistic. I love throwing those jump balls in one on one coverage, you can get some great interactions that way.

I've got to get an HDMI cable this week with a 24-hr gaming marathon next weekend for variety, but I haven't really missed my more updated games and system.

This game still delivers fun, realism, and a challenge. Not only one of the greatest football games all around, but one of the best games PERIOD. Sports games typically don't age well; I find myself enjoying this game more as time passes. And that is incredible.

# 92 AdamJones113 @ 10/30/15 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by cjallure24


	Being that I'm and offline franchise mode player, M16 is shelved for the time being, I've been clocking huge time on my pc with madden 08, which I love. I decided to fire this back up, loaded up an old franchise file with the 1994 roster, and was immediately immersed into the game. Completely forgot about the custom Stadium music, it was just flat out fun. Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk

Just wanted to chime in a little with some empathy! I loved Madden 08, first console football game I ever really loved.

I loved it so much that over the summer, away from my console, I played Madden 07 on the Dolphin emulator and had an absolute blast. Played a Superstar career mode, just one season (time didn't permit more) and enjoyed that immensely. FS for the Dolphins, led the team to a Super Bowl and won SB MVP thanks to a Sack-FF-FR TD of 73 yards and a big later on to keep the Vikings off the board on that drive.

Great times, glad someone else remembers Madden 08 as fondly as I do!

# 93 BigDaddyHolmes @ 01/05/16 06:48 PM

For it's generation, best sports game of all time.

I run it at 1080p rendered with 16msaa and other filters through pcsx2, and it looks very good. I actually prefer the graphics over Madden 16, just because of the way it was done. Even though faces and things aren't as good, the games colors and style is better.

The game runs flawless on pcsx2 if you have downloaded the patch.

# 94 Blzer @ 01/05/16 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BigDaddyHolmes


	For it's generation, best sports game of all time. I run it at 1080p rendered with 16msaa and other filters through pcsx2, and it looks very good. I actually prefer the graphics over Madden 16, just because of the way it was done. Even though faces and things aren't as good, the games colors and style is better. The game runs flawless on pcsx2 if you have downloaded the patch.

Is that PC, you say? I'm intrigued (the next time I get a gaming laptop).

# 95 Aoi takamatsu @ 10/13/24 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by grodbetatted


	I agree madden 05 and the introduction of the hitstick was legendary... The Espn presentation is the only thing this game had going for them in my opinion.. The ball floated when passed were thrown and/or deflected, player models looked like blitz players, and the game was played in slow motion

You could adjust the speed...

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