NBA 2K12 Hands-On Preview (Digital Trends) - Shot Reviews Are In!

[jrivera34]

Honestly I don't even know why I'm bugging, maybe i'm just playing Devils Advocate. Because growing up in the 80's/90's I prefer that era of basketball any day over todays players/era.

Would be cool to start a season with the legends teams. maybe even an online league.

And seeing that video of Tom chambers double pump reminds me of how far basketball games have come. No crossovers, no behind the back, spin moves were done manually, passing out the air was no an option, no signature anything except for the one (or two if you're Jordan) move for each superstar. Yeah these games have come a long way

Imagine dlc for seasons? Kind of like strat o matic in a video game. I would finally pay for dlc if this happened.

[Spanky]

Re: NBA 2K12 Preview-Going Retro With NBA's Greatest

Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of the Legends mode, but why are poeple acting like this is new to 2k?

2k always had 1950's-1990's players in the game. Up until they added Jordan this year.
Granted you may not have been able to play with the likes of Bill Cartwright, BJ Armstrong, or Bill Wennington, but that's not who people are excited to play the game for.

Young Shaq, Penny, Zo, Run TMC, Hakeem, Ewing, Bird, Magic, Zeke, Russell, Wilt, Dr. J, and all those guys have always been in the game. Some of them even had multiple players (Dr. J 70's with giant fro, Dr. J 80's with mini fro).

It's almost as if 2k repackaged the same feature with a shiny new wrapper and everyone thinks its better. When actually, it's equal to or less than the 2k10 and lower features of all time greats.

the good thing is that 2k isn't just relying on that to impress people, they are actually fine tuning an already great game.

This post is so way off base I don't know where to begin. Fortunately, others have shot it down with sensible logic. To compare what 2k12 will have in terms of legends and classic teams and how it will be presented and packaged to what was trotted out in previous 2k titles is nothing short of a colossal failure on the poster's part.

[williskb24]

why dont the 01-02 kings have a rival???

whats going on, this dont make sense..they must have someone to dance with in their time line...01-02 lakers???

[vicente]

I read somewhere that coaches now have whiteboards!

[Moe24-]

Re: NBA 2K12 Hands-On Preview (Digital Trends) - Shot Reviews Are In!

would have been nice if they added ron artest wearing shorter and tighter shorts that he wears in real life

[Moe24-]

Re: NBA 2K12 Hands-On Preview (Digital Trends) - Shot Reviews Are In!

also would be nice if they actually showed the refs going to the score board to check if the shot was good...with details like the refs putting the headphones in and looking at the monitor to see if the shot was good....hopefully if an away team hit a game winner that was decided no good ..,u would hear the home crowd go nuts....and louder in emotional situations,...itd also be cool seeing players crowd around the refs to see if the shot was good.... also looking at videos...the players still seem to have blank faces...is it that hard to capture a ray allen winking a smirking at the camera after hitting a big three....or a smiling kobe after hitting a game winner...the only way IMO for the game to feel that much realistic..is to add alot more emotion AND personality to the pllayers...also still waiting for the insight talking about the crowd...so far ..i see no improvement...no emotion...the crowd doesnt have a brain...still jumpin up and down for no reason...and is it possible for 2k to keep the crowd standing for more than 2 seconds....would be really nice to see the whole crowd standing during the last minute or 2 in a close game situation....then jumping up and down after barley winning a game...when i mean emotion i mean Hearing ane seeing the crowds reaction...after missing a game winner you hear the crowd very loudly going AWWW....lastly seeing the crowd leaving in big bunches durin blowouts or after games would be nice ....also the next insight what will it include considering its about art...would the crowd be apart of that?

[Portertrain]

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Silly question probably ...considering we have always been able to do
it! But has anyone confirmed that u can take all greatest teams into assoc/season mode. I noticed that all reviewers today only alluded to unlocking them for quick play mode. Assoc with all greatest teams is a must .... I'm sure they wouldn't give us a birthday cake without any frosting?

[qpc123]

Re: NBA 2K12 Hands-On Preview (Digital Trends) - Shot Reviews Are In!

Silly question probably ...considering we have always been able to do
it! But has anyone confirmed that u can take all greatest teams into assoc/season mode. I noticed that all reviewers today only alluded to unlocking them for quick play mode. Assoc with all greatest teams is a must .... I'm sure they wouldn't give us a birthday cake without any frosting?

I asked this in another thread earlier, heres what Da Czar had to say...

I don't think that is what that means. Unless something changed that I don't know about (entirely possible) the teams should be just as editable as last year.

Yeah as I think about it I am more sure he might have been mistaken. I even got them to allow us to use the classic teams in the playoff mode.

It seems like once you unlock the teams, you should be able to do everything you can do with the classic teams in 2k11. I tweeted Ronnie from 2k and asked him about it since the articles were unclear but he didn't respond. Guess I don't have enough pull to warrant an answer, lol.

I think the one of articles said that they'd be available in different modes but I can't remember which one.

I'd like to get a direct answer because it might change my mind about purchasing, the ultimate reason I do full season rosters is so they can be used (by myself and others) in season/association mode.

[Portertrain]

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Thanks for that mate ....I'm exactly the same....retro assoc all the way. I'm sure they wouldn't take that away from us thanks for the hookup.

[iLLmatic]

Re: NBA 2K12 Preview-Going Retro With NBA's Greatest

At least they got Majerle's orange skin tone right!

Those were the days! One star per team had a signature move...if you wanted to keep stats you had to do it on a notepad! Don't think I didn't either. I would do seasons.

Wow. Rasco, I feel like Mr. Me Too right now cuz you just just described my summers for 3 years straight in Jr High. Mead notepads full of player stats and Pee Chee folders to sort each team.

Some folks have no clue how good y'all have it now. NO CLUE!

[Muzyk23]

Re: NBA 2K12 Hands-On Preview (Digital Trends) - Shot Reviews Are In!

amen brother I probably still have some remnants of my old "statbooks" ROTFLOL I knew I was alone !


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I've moved house recently. When packing I came across tonnes of notes with game scores and stats from real games or nba live and nba 2k that I kept on sheets of paper. Talk about dedication.

[coachimclutch504]

Re: NBA 2K12 Hands-On Preview (Digital Trends) - Shot Reviews Are In!

also would be nice if they actually showed the refs going to the score board to check if the shot was good...with details like the refs putting the headphones in and looking at the monitor to see if the shot was good....hopefully if an away team hit a game winner that was decided no good ..,u would hear the home crowd go nuts....and louder in emotional situations,...itd also be cool seeing players crowd around the refs to see if the shot was good.... also looking at videos...the players still seem to have blank faces...is it that hard to capture a ray allen winking a smirking at the camera after hitting a big three....or a smiling kobe after hitting a game winner...the only way IMO for the game to feel that much realistic..is to add alot more emotion AND personality to the pllayers...also still waiting for the insight talking about the crowd...so far ..i see no improvement...no emotion...the crowd doesnt have a brain...still jumpin up and down for no reason...and is it possible for 2k to keep the crowd standing for more than 2 seconds....would be really nice to see the whole crowd standing during the last minute or 2 in a close game situation....then jumping up and down after barley winning a game...when i mean emotion i mean Hearing ane seeing the crowds reaction...after missing a game winner you hear the crowd very loudly going AWWW....lastly seeing the crowd leaving in big bunches durin blowouts or after games would be nice ....also the next insight what will it include considering its about art...would the crowd be apart of that?

Art is another word for the graphics and accessories i think... i email Ronnie about Melo not having socks with his calf sleeves and he replied back saying "I'll send this to the art guys"

[Da_Czar]

I asked this in another thread earlier, heres what Da Czar had to say...




It seems like once you unlock the teams, you should be able to do everything you can do with the classic teams in 2k11. I tweeted Ronnie from 2k and asked him about it since the articles were unclear but he didn't respond. Guess I don't have enough pull to warrant an answer, lol.

I think the one of articles said that they'd be available in different modes but I can't remember which one.

I'd like to get a direct answer because it might change my mind about purchasing, the ultimate reason I do full season rosters is so they can be used (by myself and others) in season/association mode.

I'll see if I can get an answer on this.


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[Mintsa]

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I'll see if I can get an answer on this.


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Hey Czar,

Can you also ask if classic teams will be usable online in 2k12 ??

[kolanji]

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well if u can take an old school team into a season or online that would then open up for another question.......what nba rules would take place when old meet new team and if is so can u determine rules n play style from an era?