NFL2K Review

A new Sega Depot review written by Dr.J, our newest staff member

After much excitement and even more hype NFL 2k has finally arrived. We all know the game looks great, but how does it play?

Ever since the Genesis days every new football game has been trying to make everyone think "Madden who?" (Very unsuccessfully, I might add). While this game won't make me put down Madden, it is the real deal.

The first thing you notice about the game is, of course, the unbelievable graphics. There is no other sports game out there with a more realistic gaming atmoshpere. You feel like your watching a real football game. The players react like they would if they were really out there. The kicker signals for the kick off, blitzing linebackers creep up to the line to get the best jump they can at the snap, and so on. The receivers catch the ball in stride, which is wonderful. There are three different levels of difficulty; Rookie, Pro, and All Pro. Rookie is extremely easy and is great for starting out. Pro is rather dificult but can be tammed with some practice, and then there is All Pro, which is very difficult.

Unfortunatly, NFL 2k comes with its share of bugs. The thing that gets me is there are zero graphic glitches, but there are many gameplay and sound glitches. Kinda makes you wonder what their priorities were. On rookie dificulty level you can do practically what ever you want. It is very easy to run or pass and stop the other team from scoring. But when you go up to Pro you notice that it is not easy to run. In fact, only a couple of rushes work at all. Running then involves running around the corner of the line and using stiff arms, which are terribly cheap and unrealistic. You literally punch the opponent away. Even if you make it across the line and stiff arm a couple of would be tacklers you seen get taken down by a group of six defenders. I don't see where these players could have come from, unless the jumped off the bench to come tackle me. To think that linebackers or cornerbacks on the other side of the field chased me down is laughable. You will get realistic stats at the end of the game, but you certainly didn't get them the realistic way. I've also noticed that it is easier to make "long bomb" passes than short ones. The passes themselves all seem to float in the air. You can

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