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Celebrities in ESPN 2005 is worse then I thought...
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Fifty said:
ESPN Videogames announced today that this year when you're chillin' in your virtual NFL 2005 crib, your phone will ring and a variety of celebrities will call and challenge you to games. The celebrity teams will consist of a lineup of each celeb's favorite players, and they even had a hand in naming their teams, designing the uniforms, and even lending their voice to talk some smack.
The list of celebrities includes Funkmaster Flex , Jamie Kennedy, Carmen Electra, Steve-O of Jackass and former WCW champ, David Arquette.
"Growing to well over 9 billion dollars in revenue, the industry has become a mainstream outlet, and sports video games are leading the pack," said Steve Raab, Senior senior Vice vice President president of Marketing marketing for Visual Concepts, the producers of ESPN Videogames. "We approached key celebrities who represent appeal to the broad diverse range of sports video game enthusiasts. We're very excited by the new possibilities this relationship brings and are pleased that each of these celebrities are as enthusiastic to work with ESPN Videogames as we are with them."
So god damn retarded. Unlocking characters in ESPN Football was the worst feature of the franchise mode. They always wanted 8-10 million per year and there was no way anyone who could unlock them would have the salary cap to afford them so you were basically upgrading other teams by doing well.
Baron Aloha
A Shining Example
Tellaerin said:
B-list?
Shit, they aren't even B-list celebs on their best days. C-list at best.
Biff Hardbody
Member
z-list. Terrible feature.
Ninja Scooter
Member
is that Funk Master Flex? That fucker is ALWAYS yelling. WHY? Having him popup on the screen and start yelling would be scarier than Silent Hill.
No. I'm arguing that Visual Concepts still hasn't figured out what the sports football gamer wants by offering all these gimmicky extras.
Oh well maybe they'll figure it out after they look over the sales tally in January 2005 with Madden selling 4 million and NFL2K5 selling 500,000.
Oh well maybe they'll figure it out after they look over the sales tally in January 2005 with Madden selling 4 million and NFL2K5 selling 500,000.
The Faceless Master
Member
so when you sign flex, will he replay the first ten seconds of the game OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER then cut right to another game?
i'll never forget that night when he had a 30 minute marathon of 'in da club' and didnt get past the first four bars on the song...
i'll never forget that night when he had a 30 minute marathon of 'in da club' and didnt get past the first four bars on the song...
retardboy said:
Fuck yes I'm complaining. It was an AWFUL "feature" last year and it looks to be even worse this time. I'd rather Jacky Bryant be kicking 60 yard field goals for Detroit than Steve-O or some bullshit "celebrity" being on their team. Sorry but 'rewarding' me by making my opponents is better is fucking stupid as is and this just brings it to another level.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
First they drop the price, then it starts adding stuff that makes it look like a budget game. hehe, just kidding. 
Can't say I'm in love with that feature, looks kinda ugly. So you just play against an AI opponent based on those celebrities? Well at least you get to see some of their team choices...always try to look for something positive.
Can't say I'm in love with that feature, looks kinda ugly. So you just play against an AI opponent based on those celebrities? Well at least you get to see some of their team choices...always try to look for something positive.
dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
retardboy said:
The one HUGE limitation about VIP is that it doesn't work with online opponents. I figure that would be the place that I would really want it.
retardboy said:
You're missing the point dude. I loved The Crib mode but and I'm not complaining about THE CRIB MODE itself. I put in something like 60 hours into my franchise but the unlocking Sega characters/former NFL players 'feature' was bullshit and should have been removed or made so that the CPU could never sign the players if you didn't.
Instead they go and add b-list celebrities to the mix.
dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
retardboy said:
Unles things have changed recently, there was no way to create a VIP from an online opponent. I brought this up to a guy working on the game before E3. Hopefully they have added it now.
Ramirez said:
That is very disappointing, if it ends up being true. FMT told me that EA had a big announcement in July and we were hoping it was League Play.
Well ESPN might have this stupid feature but at least VC knows that League Play is a must!!!!
Oh, here's a sexy video of VIP
http://www.espnvideogames.com/_img/videos/nfl2005/nfl2k5_VIP_In_The_Office.mpg
Has retarded Anthony Chau in it though. Why couldn't it have Dave? Why oh why?
http://www.espnvideogames.com/_img/videos/nfl2005/nfl2k5_VIP_In_The_Office.mpg
Has retarded Anthony Chau in it though.
Why couldn't it have Dave? Why oh why?MrPing1000
Member
I love how they a) have to tell us what David Arquette is famous for B) And how being wcw champion was the best they could think of
Mr. Courtney Cox would have been better.
Yeah, this isnt the greatest idea ever.. but if it gives the single player a bit more life, I'm all for it. I loved the crib last year, I even liked first person mode..
this game needs exactly two things:
1) Stop herculean running backs like Ricky Williams from breaking 45 tackles on his way to a TD.
2) WR's need to have less dropsies when hit. Some are fine, but TO should not drop passes when he is brushed by a defensive player.
These two issues create terrible balance.. its too easy to defend the pass and too hard to stop the run. So you wind up jamming about 8 guys in the box and going full on run stop, and the guy (if he is any good at all) can still ram the ball down your throat. OTOH, just drop a few guys back into a cover zone and the passing game is hard to pull off.
Also, number of turnovers should be cut down.. I hate losing an online game because my guy coughs up the ball.
Anyway, V.I.P. mode will absolutely rock me. I cant wait until this game drops, and for 20 bucks too. It sucks that ESPN has become a budget title.. but I guess I get to save 30 bucks this year.. maybe I'll nab madden too
Yeah, this isnt the greatest idea ever.. but if it gives the single player a bit more life, I'm all for it. I loved the crib last year, I even liked first person mode..
this game needs exactly two things:
1) Stop herculean running backs like Ricky Williams from breaking 45 tackles on his way to a TD.
2) WR's need to have less dropsies when hit. Some are fine, but TO should not drop passes when he is brushed by a defensive player.
These two issues create terrible balance.. its too easy to defend the pass and too hard to stop the run. So you wind up jamming about 8 guys in the box and going full on run stop, and the guy (if he is any good at all) can still ram the ball down your throat. OTOH, just drop a few guys back into a cover zone and the passing game is hard to pull off.
Also, number of turnovers should be cut down.. I hate losing an online game because my guy coughs up the ball.
Anyway, V.I.P. mode will absolutely rock me. I cant wait until this game drops, and for 20 bucks too. It sucks that ESPN has become a budget title.. but I guess I get to save 30 bucks this year.. maybe I'll nab madden too