just can’t get into nba2k

[Lefty2one]

Still play MVP on the OG Xbox. Simply the best sports game ever. Crazy that it's 15 years old.

That game was ridiculously fun, I never got tired of it. I bought the PC version a couple of years after it came out; the modding community for it was insane, making historical full season mods for 1927, 1961, 1975, etc. Proper stadiums, uniforms, etc. The level of detail was remarkable. I still have the PC disk laying around somewhere even though I haven't played the game in 8-9 years.

I think sports games hit a point where they tried to get too realistic and/or too complicated. My three favorite sports games are MVP '05, College Hoops 2K8, and NCAA Football '14. All of them were a perfect blend of fun and realism with a dash of "arcade". Sports games now are a chore to play, besides Madden, which has been the same dumpster fire for a decade.

 

[uconnever]

I'm still playing college hoops 2k8..... I know it's old, but I love the legacy mode and recruiting aspect......real deal

I loooved those games also especially the recruiting aspect. Really misss it

 

[boog204]

Best sports games:

Football: NCAA 14/Madden 2006
Baseball: MVP Baseball 2005
Basketball: College Hoops 2k8/NBA Street Vol. 2
Golf: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10/Mario Golf Toadstool Tour
Tennis: Wii Tennis/Mario Tennis 64
Hockey: NHL '94/NHL Hitz
Board Sports: Snowboard Kids/THPS3
Martial Arts: Punch-Out!
Soccer: FIFA '10

I absolutely loved MVP Baseball and College Hoops 2Ks were really good, too. I feel like the NHL games have consistently been the best.