Before you CH 2K8 faithful pelt me with verbal assault, allow me to explain...
I have been away from basketball games in general for a long time and finally decided to try out the 2K series for the first time with NBA 2K11. That game hooked me in a big way and when 2K12 dropped it was a release day purchase for me. I have been underwhelmed by 2K12 but it is still a pretty solid game.
So after getting on the 2K basketball bandwagon, I saw that mock review for CH 2K12 and did a few Google searches only to realize there hasn't been a college hoops game since 2K8. After reading several comments on here about how legendary 2K8 was I grabbed my keys and went down to the local Gamestop and found it for $11. It didn't come with a game case and the disc did not look too great, but Gamestop gaurantees functionality so I gave it a go.
So I get home, toss it in my 360 and try to install the game on the hard drive. It completes without fault so I fire it up for the first time. It alerst for a patch download of 2MB and then finally shoots to the main menu. I spent about 2 hours setting up my open legacy with Alabama and downloaded the most current rosters from the 2K Share feature. My Tide was ranked #22 and the rosters looked great. So I decided to jump in and get a game going. This is where the fun quickly went downhill for me. While I thought the graphics looked pretty dang good, the gameplay was so far behind what I was used to with 2K11/12 that it made it completely unplayable for me. I tried two games and didn't make it through the 2nd one.
To be fair, I set myself up for failure in thinking CH 2K8 was going to compare to 2K11 in any way... but that is what I was hoping for to some degree. The two games aren't even similar and here I sit disappointed thinking I was actually going to get my college basketball fix. Now, I do like the presentation show elements and the recruiting depth, but the on-court gameplay is a make or break for me... and it won't get any play time in my 360.
So! If any of you 2K8 faithful are interested in my copy of the game you are welcome to it. I just can't see taking it back to Gamestop for an $11 refund. If any of you want this disc, reply to this thread and I'll get your mailing address via email. Shoot me payment of $10 via Paypal to cover the game and shipping and I'll get it out to you Monday (28 Nov). Hopefully one of you have fun with it. Hasta!
I have been away from basketball games in general for a long time and finally decided to try out the 2K series for the first time with NBA 2K11. That game hooked me in a big way and when 2K12 dropped it was a release day purchase for me. I have been underwhelmed by 2K12 but it is still a pretty solid game.
So after getting on the 2K basketball bandwagon, I saw that mock review for CH 2K12 and did a few Google searches only to realize there hasn't been a college hoops game since 2K8. After reading several comments on here about how legendary 2K8 was I grabbed my keys and went down to the local Gamestop and found it for $11. It didn't come with a game case and the disc did not look too great, but Gamestop gaurantees functionality so I gave it a go.
So I get home, toss it in my 360 and try to install the game on the hard drive. It completes without fault so I fire it up for the first time. It alerst for a patch download of 2MB and then finally shoots to the main menu. I spent about 2 hours setting up my open legacy with Alabama and downloaded the most current rosters from the 2K Share feature. My Tide was ranked #22 and the rosters looked great. So I decided to jump in and get a game going. This is where the fun quickly went downhill for me. While I thought the graphics looked pretty dang good, the gameplay was so far behind what I was used to with 2K11/12 that it made it completely unplayable for me. I tried two games and didn't make it through the 2nd one.
To be fair, I set myself up for failure in thinking CH 2K8 was going to compare to 2K11 in any way... but that is what I was hoping for to some degree. The two games aren't even similar and here I sit disappointed thinking I was actually going to get my college basketball fix. Now, I do like the presentation show elements and the recruiting depth, but the on-court gameplay is a make or break for me... and it won't get any play time in my 360.
So! If any of you 2K8 faithful are interested in my copy of the game you are welcome to it. I just can't see taking it back to Gamestop for an $11 refund. If any of you want this disc, reply to this thread and I'll get your mailing address via email. Shoot me payment of $10 via Paypal to cover the game and shipping and I'll get it out to you Monday (28 Nov). Hopefully one of you have fun with it. Hasta!
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