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Best Traditional Sports Game

One of the most enduring genres in gaming is the traditional sports game--just as real-world professional sports will continue to be immensely popular for the foreseeable future, so too will computer simulations of these events. Significant advances in sports gaming are made each year--these games continue to be refined in how they look, play, and sound. The following five games are the finalists for Best Traditional Sports Game of 2004:

ESPN NFL 2K5

Publisher: Sega
Developer: Visual Concepts
"ESPN NFL 2K5 is yet another excellent football game in a long line of excellent football games." - Alex Navarro, from GameSpot's Full Review

ESPN NHL 2K5

Publisher: Sega
Developer: Kush Games
"Simply put, if you like hockey, you need to own ESPN NHL 2K5." - Alex Navarro, from GameSpot's Full Review

Fight Night 2004

Publisher: EA Sports
Developer: EA Sports
"Fight Night 2004 offers the most realistic control, gameplay, and graphics ever seen in a boxing game." - Ryan Mac Donald, from GameSpot's Full Review

MVP Baseball 2004

(XBOX, GC, PS2)
Publisher: EA Sports
Developer: EA Sports
"The core fundamentals are spot-on, the variety of options and control choices is spectacular, and the presentation totally draws you into the experience." - Frank Provo, from GameSpot's Full Review

World Soccer Winning Eleven 7 International

(PC, PS2)
Publisher: VU Games
Developer: KCET
"Winning Eleven 7 is a superb game that sounds great, looks impressive, and gets the most important element--playability--just right." - Gord Goble, from GameSpot's Full Review
And the Winner is...