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wtferrell said:
Doc, I seriously doubt "Ted" has the game. Since it has just gone gold, he couldn't have the final copy, and I don't think HV would give "Ted" a beta version. I think he just read the other review, and added his own little cliche's like "Gorilla Balls" "Monkey Nuts" and "Doh!". I wouldn't put anything in to this review.

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Hmmm, I don't think a game being officially announced as "gold" now means that it actually went "gold". Didn't Steve get the final beta? Way before the game went "gold".
I think the announcement was more for advertising benefits than a matter of fact. It could have gone gold a while ago, and press copies may have been sent, so they were just biding their time to announce it as official. Though I wonder why they would wait so long to release the game? Maybe it has to do with not getting lost amidst the other b-ball games that are out. I'm disappointed though. I have to admit, I was hoping for realistic deflections in this game, and for the money play where a post player is doubled and the pass by the post player easily splits the double would be much rarer now. ESPN NBA Basketball got this part right, and Live 2004 also has a good double-team system.
In any case, I can't wait to get my hands on the game. I loved ID 2003, and I'm hoping the AI is better than last year's.
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