Our 8-team ESPN NFL 2K5 Test League has been a load of fun. The games have generally been good (my last two have ended up being closer then I would have liked, but I am 3-2 now), and the behind the scenes antics (news posts, message board posting) has been classic, and will be part of Game Junkie lore (“Shame Of The Packers” is almost good enough to be framed!) Some highlights:
* Adam Stewart has declared that he’s trying for an 0-8 season … we’re not sure why other then he’s being a masochist.
* Matt is the leader at 4-0, and probably the best offensive player out of everyone, he leads in points even though one game never made it to the statistics due to a game lockup. He may be the best defensive player too but his offense is so good that everyone ends up falling out of good football sequence.
* Everyone has totally different styles of play … some people are pass happy, other people have huge running games, and while the better players are near the top of the stats, there’s lots of surprises.
This is why we’re expanding this to a 16-team league for everyone, cause this stuff is just flat out fun, and the customized league pages are unbelievably cool. This game would have been great for $20 normally, with all these options, it makes it off the charts.
Anyways, the league name is GameJunkie and the password is mario. It’s on XBox Live, and I want to get 13 more people to sign up before they make me re-start signups in about 10 days … so the pressure’s on everyone reading, but RSVP your spot here, it will be fun!
