what better way to sell a video game
than plaster a famous face all over the
cover hi I’m Bob Kearney and we are
one-on-one with Kobe Bryant Oh
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
ten athlete licensed video games NFL
2005 it’s pretty straight forward for
this list we’re looking at games with an
endorsement from a specific celebrity
that were great in their own right
number 10 Shaun White snowboarding road
trip the Xbox 360 and ps3 versions of
the legendary redheaded snowboarders
extreme sports title received mixed
reviews but the Wii Edition was widely
loved to compensate for the graphical
capabilities of Nintendo’s console a
cartoon-like arts doll was used and it
looked far better than its realistic
counterparts on the other consoles
we balance board controls are a little
tricky to master but once you crack them
they make for an interactive experience
that few other winter sports games match
to top it off the supremely cool
soundtrack draws from various decades to
perfectly complement every trick and
flip I guess then that it’s no wonder
that the Games sequel world stage was a
Wii exclusive number nine Wayne
Gretzky’s 3d hockey this hockey game
from the great one began life in the
arcades but was soon ported to the
Nintendo 64 believe it or not this was
the first title to make use of the
systems for player capability so you and
three friends could fly around the ice
smashing into each other in an arcade
mode that offered flaming pucks and a
variety of other wacky power-ups 9 for
more traditional hockey bands there is a
sim mode that stays truer to real hockey
with properly applied rules and thorough
statistical data whatever you were after
he still got a game that was worthy of
the Gretzky name
number eight Brian Lara cricket we’re
hoping for a good day is to get here
let’s hope the players can oblige
creating a cricket title that was
appealing to those who don’t follow the
sport while remaining true to the game’s
complicated and long-winded nature was
never gonna be an easy task this
franchise endorsed by the batsmen with
the highest score ever in cricket
somehow managed to combine fast gameplay
and intuitive controls with enough
service for traditionalists to form the
basis for a hugely popular set of games
well that’s gone a long way the first
two 3d entries in the series are
possibly the best cricket games ever
providing ample variety for those who
fancy a five-day Test match or for those
who just want a 20 over slog yes again
the bat team fails to follow the ball
and ease
number seven colin mcrae rally this
rally title was one of the first to nail
a realistic simulation of the sport and
that was largely thanks to the technical
input from the late McCrae the game is
just as demanding as the sport itself
but once you get the grips on your
vehicle and the huge variety of tracks
you get a sense of satisfaction that
must come at least close to the real
thing every car is meticulously
recreated inside and out to give you an
authentic experience that will absorb
you race after race
number six Kobe Bryant NBA courtside
Nintendo clearly saw the potential of
Bryant early using his image to front
this basketball sim that was the best
the n64 had to offer at the time every
player here is fully licensed and asked
their face mapped into their blocky
in-game counterpart for a sense of
realism that is complemented by the
tight gameplay and large selection of
flair plays a couple of glitches do stop
it from ranking any higher on this list
but it’s still an insanely addictive
title especially when your custom player
is dunking all over Shaquille number
five Dave Mirra freestyle BMX the late
90s and early 2000s were swamped with
extreme sports titles and it took this
exceptional BMX game to finally compete
with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater it is
essentially Tony Hawk on a bike fight
includes enough unique features to
distinguish it from its skateboarding
cousin
it has a dicted gameplay that will keep
you obsessing over a challenge for hours
on it but it’s also accessible enough
for casual players with a huge selection
of modes and riders at your disposal you
will never tire of this surprisingly
nuanced title
number four Tiger Woods PGA Tour ten the
record-breaking Woods had had his name
attached to the golf sim series from
1998 onward
but this entry is by far the most
memorable across all platforms
incremental improvements like dynamic
weather systems and a mode for
recreating famous shots were implemented
but the Wii version was given the most
dramatic improvements
the best part was that the extra
capabilities of the Wii MotionPlus
allowed for a swing that was scarily
similar to the real thing when sports
games are this realistic do you ever
really need to go outside
number three Mike Tyson’s punch-out Mike
Tyson’s punch-out from Nintendo now
you’re playing with power Tyson had not
even won a world title before his
likeness was used to sell this fighting
game for the NES but it turned out to be
an incredibly wise decision over two
million players took Little Mac from the
bottom to a championship belt against
Tyson himself after beating brilliantly
named boxers like Don flamenco and
sodapoppin ski
this game doesn’t worry too much about
realism instead focusing on fun
challenging fighting that makes it one
of the most adored games for the console
rather amusingly however the real-life
mike tyson only had his first go at the
game a full 26 years after it released
Mike Tyson number 2 Madden NFL series hi
I’m John Madden
welcome to Madden NFL 98
the influence of this series of American
football games cannot be underestimated
professional players kids parents and
coaches alike all play and love the game
that is one of the best tools to learn
about the complexities of the sport
millions around the world have grown up
alongside the franchise only it year by
year from its 2d beginnings eagerly
awaiting to see what new features have
been added one constant throughout all
these games up until 2009 of course is
John Madden’s trademark commentary that
is synonymous with the NFL and the ideal
audio partner for the intense action of
nearly every Madden title yeah you talk
about putting some heat on your throat
this fan really let it go before we
unveil our top pick let’s have a look at
some honorable mentions
and here is one dishonorable mention is
love number one Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
not only is this one of the best extreme
sports games ever
it is also arguably one of the best
video games ever made somehow it
improved upon the near perfection of the
first game by introducing character
creation and manuals the latter of which
allows you to endlessly chain tricks for
insanely high scores Tony Hawk himself
is a true innovator in real life so only
a revolutionary sports game would do for
this icon of extreme sports the trick
based adventure gameplay inspired
numerous other pretenders but no one
could ever reach the heights of this
exceptional title do you agree with our
list what other games did you run out
and buy just because your favorite
personality was on the front for more
sporting top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
than plaster a famous face all over the
cover hi I’m Bob Kearney and we are
one-on-one with Kobe Bryant Oh
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
ten athlete licensed video games NFL
2005 it’s pretty straight forward for
this list we’re looking at games with an
endorsement from a specific celebrity
that were great in their own right
number 10 Shaun White snowboarding road
trip the Xbox 360 and ps3 versions of
the legendary redheaded snowboarders
extreme sports title received mixed
reviews but the Wii Edition was widely
loved to compensate for the graphical
capabilities of Nintendo’s console a
cartoon-like arts doll was used and it
looked far better than its realistic
counterparts on the other consoles
we balance board controls are a little
tricky to master but once you crack them
they make for an interactive experience
that few other winter sports games match
to top it off the supremely cool
soundtrack draws from various decades to
perfectly complement every trick and
flip I guess then that it’s no wonder
that the Games sequel world stage was a
Wii exclusive number nine Wayne
Gretzky’s 3d hockey this hockey game
from the great one began life in the
arcades but was soon ported to the
Nintendo 64 believe it or not this was
the first title to make use of the
systems for player capability so you and
three friends could fly around the ice
smashing into each other in an arcade
mode that offered flaming pucks and a
variety of other wacky power-ups 9 for
more traditional hockey bands there is a
sim mode that stays truer to real hockey
with properly applied rules and thorough
statistical data whatever you were after
he still got a game that was worthy of
the Gretzky name
number eight Brian Lara cricket we’re
hoping for a good day is to get here
let’s hope the players can oblige
creating a cricket title that was
appealing to those who don’t follow the
sport while remaining true to the game’s
complicated and long-winded nature was
never gonna be an easy task this
franchise endorsed by the batsmen with
the highest score ever in cricket
somehow managed to combine fast gameplay
and intuitive controls with enough
service for traditionalists to form the
basis for a hugely popular set of games
well that’s gone a long way the first
two 3d entries in the series are
possibly the best cricket games ever
providing ample variety for those who
fancy a five-day Test match or for those
who just want a 20 over slog yes again
the bat team fails to follow the ball
and ease
number seven colin mcrae rally this
rally title was one of the first to nail
a realistic simulation of the sport and
that was largely thanks to the technical
input from the late McCrae the game is
just as demanding as the sport itself
but once you get the grips on your
vehicle and the huge variety of tracks
you get a sense of satisfaction that
must come at least close to the real
thing every car is meticulously
recreated inside and out to give you an
authentic experience that will absorb
you race after race
number six Kobe Bryant NBA courtside
Nintendo clearly saw the potential of
Bryant early using his image to front
this basketball sim that was the best
the n64 had to offer at the time every
player here is fully licensed and asked
their face mapped into their blocky
in-game counterpart for a sense of
realism that is complemented by the
tight gameplay and large selection of
flair plays a couple of glitches do stop
it from ranking any higher on this list
but it’s still an insanely addictive
title especially when your custom player
is dunking all over Shaquille number
five Dave Mirra freestyle BMX the late
90s and early 2000s were swamped with
extreme sports titles and it took this
exceptional BMX game to finally compete
with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater it is
essentially Tony Hawk on a bike fight
includes enough unique features to
distinguish it from its skateboarding
cousin
it has a dicted gameplay that will keep
you obsessing over a challenge for hours
on it but it’s also accessible enough
for casual players with a huge selection
of modes and riders at your disposal you
will never tire of this surprisingly
nuanced title
number four Tiger Woods PGA Tour ten the
record-breaking Woods had had his name
attached to the golf sim series from
1998 onward
but this entry is by far the most
memorable across all platforms
incremental improvements like dynamic
weather systems and a mode for
recreating famous shots were implemented
but the Wii version was given the most
dramatic improvements
the best part was that the extra
capabilities of the Wii MotionPlus
allowed for a swing that was scarily
similar to the real thing when sports
games are this realistic do you ever
really need to go outside
number three Mike Tyson’s punch-out Mike
Tyson’s punch-out from Nintendo now
you’re playing with power Tyson had not
even won a world title before his
likeness was used to sell this fighting
game for the NES but it turned out to be
an incredibly wise decision over two
million players took Little Mac from the
bottom to a championship belt against
Tyson himself after beating brilliantly
named boxers like Don flamenco and
sodapoppin ski
this game doesn’t worry too much about
realism instead focusing on fun
challenging fighting that makes it one
of the most adored games for the console
rather amusingly however the real-life
mike tyson only had his first go at the
game a full 26 years after it released
Mike Tyson number 2 Madden NFL series hi
I’m John Madden
welcome to Madden NFL 98
the influence of this series of American
football games cannot be underestimated
professional players kids parents and
coaches alike all play and love the game
that is one of the best tools to learn
about the complexities of the sport
millions around the world have grown up
alongside the franchise only it year by
year from its 2d beginnings eagerly
awaiting to see what new features have
been added one constant throughout all
these games up until 2009 of course is
John Madden’s trademark commentary that
is synonymous with the NFL and the ideal
audio partner for the intense action of
nearly every Madden title yeah you talk
about putting some heat on your throat
this fan really let it go before we
unveil our top pick let’s have a look at
some honorable mentions
and here is one dishonorable mention is
love number one Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
not only is this one of the best extreme
sports games ever
it is also arguably one of the best
video games ever made somehow it
improved upon the near perfection of the
first game by introducing character
creation and manuals the latter of which
allows you to endlessly chain tricks for
insanely high scores Tony Hawk himself
is a true innovator in real life so only
a revolutionary sports game would do for
this icon of extreme sports the trick
based adventure gameplay inspired
numerous other pretenders but no one
could ever reach the heights of this
exceptional title do you agree with our
list what other games did you run out
and buy just because your favorite
personality was on the front for more
sporting top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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