distance and direction

12.03.08

Artificial Malevolence

ESPN’s new gridiron game lets you crush your friends when they’re not even there.

By Michael Moyer Posted 09.02.2004 at 6:00 pm 0 Comments

Playing football videogames
is most fun when you’re pitted against your friends. For those of you who no longer live in a frat house, though, finding an opponent whenever you get the gaming jones just isn’t practical. But now there’s ESPN NFL 2K5 ($20 for Xbox and PlayStation2; espnvideogames.com). It creates computerized versions of your friends, saddled with their identical sorry style of play, so in their absence you can practice beating up on them.

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