NBA 2K5

A basketball video game released on September 28, 2004 from SEGA and Visual Concepts, and branded by ESPN. Remembered as one of the greatest general video games, let alone basketball, ever. A quintessential item to own for any basketball fan or video game player. A true magnum opus. Featured Ben Wallace on the cover. The game reflects the last season of true NBA magic where the likes of superstars (T-Mac, Kobe Bryant, AI, VC, Shaq, KG) combined with the swan song of future Hall of Famers (Karl Malone, Gary Payton, Scottie Pippen) and a pretty good talent pool in between. Is based from the Detroit Pistons' amazing championship season that is rememebered as one of the best Finals ever.

A game to reminisce to for any hoop head who remembers the good old days. Includes the indisputable greatest soundtrack known to man of underground hip-hop and other intergalactic beats. The crowd was crazy, the gameplay perfect, and all the dunks and game winners. The game mode '24/7' was prime where your created player battles NBA players on the street trying to work your way up. 'Street' mode features majestic, sweeping landscapes of courts from around the world. Rain or shine, day or night, you could just ball. You can literally feel the energy flow through your body while playing it and it feels everything seems right in the world. Even for 2004, still has pretty good graphics. SEGA and Visual Concepts crafted a genuine masterpiece that is still, and will always be, ahead of it's time...

I still play NBA 2K5 to this day, and always will... The evolution from playing it in elementary school all the way to now in college, and all the memories and good times in between. This game will be buried with me when I die. I wish the next generation consoles actually acknowledged the thought of technological advancement and included backwards compatibility so I could see what 2K5 is like on new consoles. But looks like it's the good old original Xbox for now...

If you still have an Xbox or PS2, you NEED to get this game, for dirt cheap too, so you can experience the magic. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain...

Parker: "Dude remember the good old days of the NBA? Steve Francis and Stephon Marbury were all-stars?"
Jason: "Yeah I do, those were the good days..."
Parker: "Reminds me of playing NBA 2K5 growing up and all of it's enchantment..."

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