ESPN NBA 2K5 is a Sports, Single-player and Multiplayer video game by Visual Concepts and published by Sega for Xbox and PlayStation 2. The game serves as the 6th marvelous installment in the long-running series of NBA 2K video game, acting as the successor to ESPN NBA Basketball, and the predecessor to NBA 2K6. The game introduces Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons on its cover athlete, and it marks the first time that the player other than Allen Iverson was introduced as a cover athlete. In this title, players may experience the epic gameplay in a variety of modes with real players from all over the world and teams as well as custom players. A mode is featured, focusing on street basketball where the player simulates through an NBA season of a team. Several real teams, players, and sponsors are available, and in the start, the player has to choose his playable team, line up players or create his custom players, assign them the role, and partake in challenging matches against other team to show off his skills. With superb mechanics, crisp visuals, and brilliant controls, ESPN NBA 2K5 is one of the best basketball games to play.