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ESPN NFL 2K5

ESPN NFL 2K5 is an American football video game developed by Visual Concepts for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles. Published by Sega Sports and the Sega Corporation, it is the sixth installment of the NFL…

92 20 July 2004

ESPN NFL 2K5 is a simulator developed by Visual Concepts, released 20 July 2004 on PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

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What ESPN NFL 2K5 is

ESPN NFL 2K5 is a simulator game developed by Visual Concepts and released in 2004. It was published by Global Star Software. It is available on PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

The premise, in the publisher's words

ESPN NFL 2K5 is a 2004 American football video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by Global Star Software and Sega for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the sixth installment of Sega's NFL 2K series, and the last to use official National Football League licensing. Gameplay is presented as a live ESPN television broadcast and features the voices and digital likenesses of multiple ESPN on-air personalities.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and non-fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the NFL series

ESPN NFL 2K5 is the 103rd of 208 entries we hold in the NFL series. It arrived 6 months after NFL Street. The next entry was Madden NFL 2005 in 2004. Its critic score of 92 is 19 points above the series average of 73. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.

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How it was received

ESPN NFL 2K5 holds a critic score of 92 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 22 points above the year average.

What it launched against

ESPN NFL 2K5 launched on 20 July 2004, within three weeks of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Doom 3, Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga and World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 International. It reviewed better than all of them.

Released around the same time: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Doom 3, Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga, World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 International.

Cheats and codes

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ESPN NFL 2K5 — frequently asked questions

When did ESPN NFL 2K5 come out?
ESPN NFL 2K5 was released on 20 July 2004 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
Does ESPN NFL 2K5 have multiplayer?
Yes. ESPN NFL 2K5 supports multiplayer, including co-op for up to 2 players online.

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