Greatest NBA game of all time?

[Shade8780]

Not just 2K, any series. NBA 2K11 gets my vote

[Boge]

Re: Greatest NBA game of all time?

I'm not sure the greatest, but my tops, and all about even for their time:

TV Sports Basketball
NBA Live 99
NBA 2K8
NBA 2K11

[Gosens6]

Re: Greatest NBA game of all time?

This should go in the "other" basketball forum..

Also, i'm so tired of the 2K11 jerk fest. If you like it so much, go play that and stop talking about it in the 2k13 forums.

[ffpp]

Re: Greatest NBA game of all time?

Comparing the games side by side, it would most likely be 2k13 as the series gets better with almost every release (in varying wide of steps, though).

Judging by how good a game is for its own time, 2k11 is quite up there.
But I would probably go with NBA Live 99 or 2000, then. Those games where huge back then.
And 2k11, although definitely a milestone in its own, was not flawless.

[youvalss]

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It's a matter of taste. To me, it's impossible to call a certain game that didn't even have a post-up option/button as the greatest ever, yet I see people declaring that NBA Live '95, for example, is the greatest ever. I'll never get it, but I guess they mean they had most fun with it back then ('back then' are the key words).

For me, 2K13 is the best. From the moment I touched it I knew this would be my favorite basketball game. I didn't play much 2K12 or 2K11 (well, more of 2K11), but enough to realize that neither gave me the the experience 2K13 gave me the moment I touched it.

If we're talking pure nostalgia and what game gave you most fun in the past - NBA Live 99 (PC, no consoles for me until 2003) is right there. I felt it was the smoothest, best graphics and most fun game back then.

[youvalss]

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TV Sports Basketball

Is that the one players were running up and down the court vertically? The one with generic names (Mike Jordache, for example)? If so, I used to love it on PC in the early 90's! I have created full rosters with all names and attributes and played it at my friend's. The only game to have player jumping with momentum back then, when no game had such thing.

[jyoung]

Re: Greatest NBA game of all time?

Live 95
Jam TE
Street 2
2K1

And if we're counting unlicensed games, throw Double Dribble in there.

[Mjphillips]

LIVE 95 HANDS DOWN!

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2k13 no question



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[JerzeyReign]

Re: Greatest NBA game of all time?

NBA 2k13 and I don't even think its the 'newest game' excitement with my vote. NBA 2k11 was awesome and I beat the brakes off it but 2k13 has put me right back into that 'happy place'.

[parrothead]

Re: Greatest NBA game of all time?

Wasn't Inside Drive like really good for its day?

[youvalss]

Re: Greatest NBA game of all time?

I used to love ID 2000, and played it much more than Live 2000. That game was good.

I also played ID 2002 and 2003 when I bought a used Xbox 2 years ago. 2002 was fun but kind of arcadish. 2003 felt better to me, but I didn't get the chance to play 2004 - which according to some here was ahead of its time gameplay-wise.

If I remember correctly, ID 2002 and on had some tendencies and some nice edits. I think it also had dribbling on the right stick (as alternate controls, if I'm not mistaken). Those games were fun.

[youvalss]

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I wish he used a different camera, but oh well...

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[DJ]

Re: Greatest NBA game of all time?

NBA 2K13
NBA 2K11
NBA 2K12
NBA 2K7

Now, if we're talking games I enjoyed the most (and not listed above):
Bulls vs. Blazers
Tecmo NBA Basketball (stat-tracking was awesome in this game)
NBA Live 98
NBA Street Vol. 2
NBA Live 10 (pre-patch!)

[raYne]

Re: Greatest NBA game of all time?

Haven't played 2k13 yet, but thus far, 2k11 gets my vote.