ESPN College Hoops 2005 for Xbox

Pros: gameplay, balance, decent graphics, well thought out features
Cons: buggy, poor audio, isomotion2 controls

I have a much more profound respect for college basketball than I do for many other sports. I grew up watching Penn play at the Palestra against Ivy League and Big 5 opponents alike. I saw the sellouts, the drama, the music, all firsthand. I'm one of the ...

Pros: Accurate feel.
Cons: Let your man and he's going to become very "opinionated".

Wow. This is a good game. Well, that's it for my review. Oh, I forgot to say what's good about it. Let's start with the fundamentals:

Graphics:
In a word, nice. I mean the look is very accurate. The height, the weight, and the demeanor of the players is just beautiful.The crowd, the cheerleaders and the mascot look nice. The tattoos are a nice touch as well. All in all, this is a gorgeous game.

Control: Nothing complicated here, so let's move on.

Sound: Trash talking, trash talking and more trash talking. If you miss an assignment and let your man pass you and score on you, he's going to become very "opinionated".

Basically, this is a solid game. The whole college atmosphere is here. This game is not an afterthought of ESPN 2K5 at all. It stands on it's own two feet.