IGN's New Interview

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I guess it's a way of giving the user more control but I don't like the whole idea behind Freestlyle Superstar. With all the new ratings, I hope there are fadeaway shot ratings and fadeaway tendency. I'd rather have stuff like this in the game than Freestyle Shooter or Freestyle Playmaker. Every player in the NBA can make a behind the back pass. Ratings and tendencies should be the ways in which players are given individualization.

Like I said, the customization is what helps. Makes no sense to see a scrub throwing dimes like Kidd, and Reuben patterson power dunking over centers like he's Shaq

[jmood88]

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How much more has it been pushed? I'm talking about the NBA games. Ive never seen a halftime or pregame show in the 2K or Live series. I would say both of them are on par with each other when it comes to commentary. Live 07 will have instant replays so they are equal on that front. I just dont know what the big difference is in presentation when it comes to NBA games yet no one complains about 2k's presentation.

What do you mean you haven't seen a halftime show in the 2k series? They had it in 2k6.

[EWRMETS]

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Its starting to look like I'm the only one still excited about this game. There were a ton of small things I read about in this interview that im excited about. The new commentary, momentum, the fact that Marv Albert will call out created player's names this year, the new ratings.

Hopefully the commentary will begin a trend in video games to do this. If I hear Marv Albert say "A SPECTACULAR MOVE BY YAO MING" in a more excited way than he would in the first quarter, this is revolutionary. Live's atmosphere last year was a lot better than 2K's and hopefully they improve on this.

I know there are a lot of people that dislike EA Sports. Some of it may be deserved but with the outstanding NCAA 07 360 effort, what looks to be a solid Madden 360, NHL 360, and Fifa 360...EA seems to have a solid framework for all of its major next generation sports titles.

[aholbert32]

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What do you mean you haven't seen a halftime show in the 2k series? They had it in 2k6.

My bad. I overlooked that key player of the half segment but is that really a huge difference. I mean that segment is nothing like what the NFL series had. I mean is 3 replays of the best player in the game the difference between what you call good and bad presentation?

[BigTigLSU]

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I swear you guys are way to caught up on the ESPN deal. Just because they dont use the ESPN stuff in game doesnt mean they have bad presentation. This interview talked about new commentary and a new halftime segment. Isnt that presentation?

One thing that has bothered me for years is the camera angles. Why dont they make a better attempt at a TV style camera angle. Though 2k Basketball isnt on par with NFL 2k5 at least they attempt at a half time show and end game recap where they use actual in game replays.

[X*Cell]

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Two things that caught my eye...

Players will now follow the laws of momentum... THANK GOD!!!

73 Player Ratings... Now the players will represent their true self... there should always be a push to expand the rating system.

I am prolly gonna re-create my All-time CPU created allstars that I have drafted over the years in NBA Live, and really have them represented.

[EZ Snappin]

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Tmac, nor anyone else has ever done an eyes closed dunk in a game. There is nothing wrong with the vince carter thing since it's not that spectacular but having dunk contest moves in a game will annoy people. I don't have a problem with some of the moves but with the way people complain about players doing moves that they can't I could see people getting mad about that.

FYI: Jamaal Magloire repeatedly did eyes closed and hand in front of his face one-handed dunks last year. He looked incredibly stupid when he would get a rebound from the weakside and go up like that, but he did it multiple times in different games. Wasn't a dunk contest thing of beauty, but a soft, wimpy Magloire dunk.

[koolbubbaice]

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I dont care what people think. You can ask that VC employee why Jimmy Jackson was playing like ORL Penny Hardaway on him

EA is making something we see happen in games. Top tier players make exciting moves when momentum is high in games.

In 2K,well, show me what Kobe can do, and I'll match it with JJ

position move sets would do the trick..Along with adding moves only SS do...Again..Ming & Shaq don't do cross overs..Infact no center should even be allowed too..

[koolbubbaice]

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My bad. I overlooked that key player of the half segment but is that really a huge difference. I mean that segment is nothing like what the NFL series had. I mean is 3 replays of the best player in the game the difference between what you call good and bad presentation?

I never like 2ks presentation in their BB games..They need to incorporate more cut scenes, nightly recap like 04, detailed halftime shows ala NFL 2k5..

[abuC]

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This game sounds good and I bet I will end up buying 2 NBA games this year but I don't understand the point of Freestyle Superstar. Lebron James doesn't randomally choose to be a playmaker or high flyer when he plays.

Yeah, thats what I was thinking, there shouldnt be a need to constantly switch between the roles, LeBron is all of those things at once, not just one at a given time.

[aholbert32]

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Yeah, thats what I was thinking, there shouldnt be a need to constantly switch between the roles, LeBron is all of those things at once, not just one at a given time.

Thats nice to say but how do you implement that in a game? There are only so many buttons.

[DC]

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As for ratings, it was time to nearly triple the detail and depth of our ratings system from 25 to 73 individual player ratings. This allows us to measure and control player abilities and tendencies to a level never seen before in a basketball video game. If 73 ratings sound too overwhelming, we also offer the all-new star shape graphic for a quick graphical representation of player ability and still naturally provide an overall rating..

GOOD GOD!

[WTF]

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73 ratings is insane! Hopefully it will help differentiate good players from the great players, and will have the great players rise above and beyond.

I'm loving what I'm hearing right now.

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I'd love to see players react like they did in ID here as well. Running off of screens for mid range J's, guards like J Kidd posting up smaller pg's, taking full advantage of mismatches.

73 ratings sound insane, but for once, I wish they would explain what they do.

[trav402]

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FYI: Jamaal Magloire repeatedly did eyes closed and hand in front of his face one-handed dunks last year. He looked incredibly stupid when he would get a rebound from the weakside and go up like that, but he did it multiple times in different games. Wasn't a dunk contest thing of beauty, but a soft, wimpy Magloire dunk.

To add to that, 2K1 had between the legs dunks also. So let's not act like 2K is above criticism.