Alcoholic wrote:Since this is on the topic of free throws, how do you shoot free throws in ESPN? Why's it so hard?
2K series used to have the easiest freethrow system, so they decided to have a change in ESPN, and the result is the new freethrow system in ESPN 2K4 is the most difficult one in any basketball games.
In ESPN 2K4, you have to move two analog sticks towards the center, keep them balanced. Depends on the player's freethrow ability, the sensitivity of the analog sticks will be different. When you keep them balanced, the L and R (see above) will come together and form a circle in the center, in order to catch the ball. The white ball will keep going up and down constantly, and based on the player's freethrow ability, the speed of the ball movement will be different. When the white ball goes into the circle, press the R1 button to stop the ball inside the circle to make a freethrow shot.
It's so difficult because first you have to move two analog sticks together and keep them perfectly balanced to form a circle, and you still need to hold them until you press the R1 button to catch the ball. The most difficult thing is when you press the R1 button, you may unconsciously move the analog stick and break the circle. You have to do all these perfectly in order to make a successful freethrow, and don't forget there is 5 seconds freethrow rule, you can't do it slowly..
That's for the PS2 version, for the XBox version you hold two triggers halfway down and keep them balanced to form the circle and then press the X button (one of the face buttons) to catch the white ball.