Madden 06 was the year of the passer. Now it's the ground game's turn to dominate! Use the new Lead Blocker Control to open running lanes, then burst through them with ball-carriers who run with player-specific styles, thanks to the all-new Highlight Stick. Small backs slash through defenses, bruisers run over them, while both uncork all-new cutbacks, jukes, and power moves. Franchise Mode and NFL: Superstar Hall of Fame Mode have been improved and, for the first time, you can use actual plays from teams' defensive playbooks. Call plays in a number of different ways, including accessing the coach's (or John Madden's) suggestions!
It's time to hit the court and make the other team wish they'd never even shown up. Use your favorite real NBA team and play the game the way it was meant to be played. Multiple game options, including quick game, mini-games, and league, are available. Or, take on the challenge of NBA Replay mode, where you attempt to recreate real events, such as Kobe Bryant dropping 81 on the Toronto Raptors. Every week, Sony will update the NBA Replay mode with actual challenges from that week's games. Online play for one-on-one and mini-games keeps the hoops fun coming.
When it comes to delivering a realistic NBA gaming experience, 2K brings their A-game year after year. New features for NBA 2K7 live up to the franchise's championship-caliber reputation. The revolutionary shot stick from NBA 2K6 was good enough to win awards. This year, it delivers even more lifelike control. The V.I.P. System returns, allowing you to learn the habits of friends or online foes, even when they're not around. An all-new Streetball Mode lets you take your game to the streets and show off your playground moves. You can also play as a GM in Franchise Mode, find a comprehensive NBA 2K experience online, and more.
Stalk the courts the legends stalked and rock the rims the legends rocked - before they were legends - as you take to the fabled proving grounds of NBA stars in this fourth installment of EA's gritty streetball franchise. Carve out a legend of your own by defending your homecourt against the best players in the NBA, all rendered with life-like accuracy, both in looks and game. A revolutionary new Trick Remixer lets you invent show-stopping freestyle moves on the fly as you shake, juke, and jump. You'll also paralyze defenders with a new ball-control system, vie for supremacy in Gamebreaker battles, and more.
2K sports has done it again, raising its game with several MVP-caliber enhancements to its already stalwart NHL 2K hockey franchise. Hundreds of new motion captures have fine-tuned the skating mechanism, making movement more natural and on-ice momentum a greater factor. Enhancements to 2K's Pro Control system bring new offensive moves like drop passes, screen plays, and other goalie-torturing tricks. Defensive enhancements include Pressure Control, which lets you target your opponent's key players. Shadow them, pester them, or deliver a bone-crunching shoulder under their chin! PS3-specific features include six-axis control for checking your opponents and crease control to stop shots.
Get that red Sunday shirt ready. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 brings the world's greatest golfer and his game to life like never before with new Universal Capture technology. Step into Tiger's shoes as you feel the pressure and anticipation from larger fan galleries you can't ignore. Tune up at the Practice Facility then hit the World Tour in Career Mode, compete in five new multiplayer modes, or play comprehensive online tourneys. Tiger Woods 07 has doubled the number of licensed courses - new additions include St. Andrews and Spyglass Hill - while bringing along 15 PGA pros including Vijay Singh, John Daly, Annika Sorenstam, and other top stars.
Tony Hawk's Project 8 has a mysterious name fit for an undertaking cloaked with a bit of buzz-building secrecy and tinged with can't-miss anticipation.. Project 8 delivers, taking the franchise to a new level. You'll see the most advanced graphics of any Tony Hawk game with full 3D body scans of pro skaters and motion-capture tricks. Skate against those pros in realistically styled skate competitions as you try to become the world's top skater. Project 8's free-roaming world features more side-missions, goals, and secret locations than ever, plus other exciting additions, including locals who'll marvel at your tricks, laugh at your falls, and get revenge if you knock 'em over.
Lifelike detail and gameplay have Vitrua Tennis poised to vault into the number-one ranking in the world of videogame tennis! Play gut-wrenching matches as you try and win intense tournaments across the globe in Career Mode. The climb to the top is more rigorous than ever thanks to improved AI that makes for tougher challenges from your opponents. You'll see every player reaction thanks to photo-realistic graphics. An enhanced Player Creation Mode offers more licensed gear and customizable details. Virtua Tennis also brings popular mini-games from earlier VT titles, as well as some new ones, to help you improve your game.