2K5 attempts to deliver a quality combat game experience, but it falls
short in numerous categories. The game suffers from mediocre graphics,
lackluster music, a poor AI, and extremely repetitive gameplay. 2K5
might interest a younger child for a few hours, but the replay value is
nearly nonexistant and will leave them itching for something more.
In 2K5, you choose a character to fight with and then go head-to-head against computer-controlled enemies. The game takes you to various locations, but the background scenery is plain and uninteresting. The various characters are extremely unbalanced, so using the some
characters makes it virtually impossible to complete the game. There are
no diffculty settings to work with, nor can you save your progress at any
stage during the game. The only help offered is a practice level where
you get to beat up on a lifeless dummy.
While a practice level can help you learn a character's moves and
weapons, you'll be sorely disappointed when you find how very little
options you have. The four moves or weapons for each character are
assigned to keys that cannot be changed. You can, however, create your own characters using tools provided with the
game. The game's source code is also included for budding game developers, as well as comprehensive HTML documentation for these
tools and understanding the entire game and its capabilities.
2K5 is a disappointment on nearly every level, the foremost being
gameplay. When a game isn't fun, it fails in its primary purpose.
