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Gmoney2002 · 10-02-2008, 07:32 PM

Initial Impressions:

I do not like the PS3 controller for my ball games so not playing this on the XBOX controller felt very odd.

Demo consists of a 4 minute quarter(compared to Live 2 2min quarters). Default teams, as expected are Lakers and Celtics. Playcalling is disabled as is the commentary. You can rematch as soon as the quarter ends again much like Live.

Initial Gameplay Impressions:

- Off the ball movement is absolutely amazing. You can initiate offense just by watching your players set screeens for each other. Players will either use the pick to free up a shot or will roll to the basket. It is amazing.

Gameplay, as with most 2k games is veeeeeeery smooth. One thing I noticed early though was, I received a pass on the wing and had a path to the basket with Paul Pierce. I did a gather animation before I could accelerate. Now realistically this would be accurate BUT the animation took a lil too long to finish before a defender came to contest me.

This could be just a one-time thing but we'll see. More to come.

10-02-2008, 07:32 PM	#53
Gmoney2002 Thats Pretty Funny OVR: 12 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,084	Re: NBA 2K9 Demo Impressions (PS3 only for now) Initial Impressions: I do not like the PS3 controller for my ball games so not playing this on the XBOX controller felt very odd. Demo consists of a 4 minute quarter(compared to Live 2 2min quarters). Default teams, as expected are Lakers and Celtics. Playcalling is disabled as is the commentary. You can rematch as soon as the quarter ends again much like Live. Initial Gameplay Impressions: - Off the ball movement is absolutely amazing. You can initiate offense just by watching your players set screeens for each other. Players will either use the pick to free up a shot or will roll to the basket. It is amazing. Gameplay, as with most 2k games is veeeeeeery smooth. One thing I noticed early though was, I received a pass on the wing and had a path to the basket with Paul Pierce. I did a gather animation before I could accelerate. Now realistically this would be accurate BUT the animation took a lil too long to finish before a defender came to contest me. This could be just a one-time thing but we'll see. More to come. __________________ "Your character is who you really are, your reputation is what you're perceived to be by others" - John Wooden(former UCLA head coach) Last edited by Gmoney2002; 10-02-2008 at 07:35 PM.