Now, for those with revisionist history, let's go back a bit. When Madden 06 was released, EA made the decision to completely rebuild the game from scratch, with a different engine, different mechanics, worse AI and less features. In short, it was a next gen game visually but a disaster in almost every other regard. This lasted for a good portion of the previous gen, particularly the early years, and IMO most of that resulted from building on top of the wobbly foundation that was Madden 06. ...

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Make no mistake, NBA 2K12 is the greatest basketball game of all time. Whatever you enjoyed about 2K11 has been improved upon tenfold. Except for one glaring area. Online Play.

More specifically the amount of time it takes to connect to a match & the amount of lag you experience once (if) you get a match. I'm 4-1 in my first 5 games, so it's not like it's impossible to manage, but still, this is the 4th consecutive year that 2K has launched with a less than desirable online...

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Double Dribble. Bulls vs. Blazers. NBA Live '95. This was my holy trinity of basketball gaming growing up, and since that time, I never quite had the same amount of fun or delight towards the virtual hardwood as I did in those days. But that all changed yesterday....

Leading up to 2K11, the hype was palpable, but almost nonexistent in my personal view. After playing every installment of the 2K series since its inception, 2K10 left me cold. The game lacked the polish we come to...

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Yes, I'm a Kobe fan, and have been since his days in Philly, my old stomping grounds. Yes, this is an indictment on Lebron, who's mere existence has caused more debates in my life over the last 7 years than Politics and Religion combined. Hell yes. I'm about to start Lebron bashing, and if you don't like it, I suggest you leave now.

Well maybe not bashing, see I do, in fact, love watching Lebron play. But don't make excuses for Lebron James, there's none that would suffice anyway....

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I recently engaged in some commenting around here on a subject that I feel just begs of a conversation worth having.

Most of this comes from some of the "responses" to the Live patch just released (which, if you do play it, you should take a gander at, if you haven't already), but I think it applies to almost every sports game in general. IMO, regardless of the level of depth a developer puts into their game, the human mind will almost always find a way of manipulating that...

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