I surprised myself this weekend by purchasing ESPN NFL 2K5 for my PS2, along with a Tokyo street racing game (I just love cities at night, even virtual ones). Not having a local NFL team, and never really caring to follow college sports, I know absolute dick about football. Yet, here I am, whiling away insomniac nights with a killer running game and a mediocre passing game and ever increasing defense.
A nice feature of ESPN NFL 2K5 is that it is a brand new top shelf game with a bargain shelf price. It looks like Sega will continue this pricing structure with ESPN NBA 2K5, which comes out soon. Ahhh, basketball!
Never in my life have I gotten into sport games (aside from Snowboarding ones, to satiate a pounding desire for snow when late spring hits). It's fascinating to watch how tastes change over time.