The vastly improved running game makes all the difference in the world, since now you can truly mount an offensive attack that consists of a true-to-life air-and-ground assault.
2K1 looks very similar graphically to last year's version, but the much improved running game, new franchise mode, and the addition of online gaming set it worlds apart from the original.
Almost instantly did I realize that this wasn't a computer I was toying with, but a real live person! A person who goes for it on fourth down, when the computer would unflinchingly punt it.
While NFL 2K1's gameplay and presentation are stellar, it's the advent of network play that will really set the game apart from anything else on the market.
This was the game that made me buy a dreamcast which turned out to be the only game. It was that good I remember going into a BB store and seeing this on the isle. I played it for an hour. It was closing time so I bought it and played it all night. What was cool was that it looked like a TV game. Their are voice overs, cutaways and such. I was used to the older 2d style. This blew me away. It was a system seller.