NBA 2K10 Hands-On Preview

[Mamba94]

2K9 was amazing but too difficult for me even in rookie mode.
I hope 2K10 will be more accessible for casual basketball users.

[oOausarOo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mamba94

2K9 was amazing but too difficult for me even in rookie mode. I hope 2K10 will be more accessible for casual basketball users.

[SageInfinite]

Everything sounds great. Love that they added rolling the ball up the court and kick balls. Sounds like they might bounce back after a disappointing year for me. Can't wait for some more info/footage

[Bornindamecca]

They gotta add in the ability to hire assistant coaches from other teams I'd SO hire Pat. While we're at it, I hope coaching affects the timeout adjustments. Larry Brown should have a boost for defense, Jackson for shot selection, etc.

[Stumbleweed]

Quote: Originally Posted by 23bluesman

Thanks, that was a good read. Real assistant coaches, that's a nice touch! I love what they're doing with the pregame rituals, making it real-time and sort of "just happening there" instead of the cut-scenes approach that Live is taking. They're getting closer and closer to real tv broadcast presentation. Gotta love it!

you keep saying this.

Live does not have cut scenes this year. Everything is in the game engine and is basically a camera cut to get closer to the player. They are not actual cut scenes like they've had in the past. The developers have stated this plenty of times.

Just trying to cut down on misinformation.

"You can also roll the ball into play when you inbound it."

That's a pretty cool addition. Not a ton of new info in there, but thanks for the post.

[NELL86]

Sounds real nice have to wait till i play it to judge everything can look good till you play it ad start finding exploits but i think i will have two hoop games this year what a year for basketball

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by Stumbleweed

you keep saying this. Live does not have cut scenes this year. Everything is in the game engine and is basically a camera cut to get closer to the player. They are not actual cut scenes like they've had in the past. The developers have stated this plenty of times. Just trying to cut down on misinformation.

It's technically not "misinformation."

During the pre-game scenes, the camera angle is focused on the ONE player and you can't see anyone else on the court. According to the previews, everything in 2k10 will be in real-time. That leads me to believe you will see other players doing their thing.

That's the difference they're pointing out. Go back and look at the Live pre-game scenes again: no one to be seen on the court.

You do this by design when you're developing a game.

The media outlets are simply pointing out the difference. That's all.

EDIT: BTW, that has been the definition of a sports game cut scene in the past. The Show does the same exact thing.

[bigjake62505]

I sure do miss college hoops