NBA 2K9 Review

[Bornindamecca]

Re: NBA 2K9 Review

very, very true....
people see a fire... and choos to ignore the buckets of water put there for them, so they can complain instead....

It's really baffling at this point, man. I mean, with 2kshare I don't get it. Last year, I could get it, but now you're just a couple of clicks away from a great, great basketball game. At this point, I'm more than content to shut up and let people whine while I play my favorite bball game ever.

Once they have the 5-on-5 working properly online, I am as happy as a virtual bballer can get.

[Brooklynnets24]

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people are saying sliders will help when it really doesnt at all. yea it will change the outsome of soem game stats but most if not all the time its all bs. Seeing how the cpu is focused to score in the paint for some reason. Iv downloaded 4 sliders and tested them out and played with the same team against the same team and the same results happen with the cpu not knowing its possible to shoot a mid range jumper and only focus to score in the paint and shoot 3s that dont make sense at all. Only a Patch can save this game like the patched for madden that made it 10x better

[slamfan4life]

sickest nba game on the planet ryt now

[Bornindamecca]

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people are saying sliders will help when it really doesnt at all. yea it will change the outsome of soem game stats but most if not all the time its all bs. Seeing how the cpu is focused to score in the paint for some reason. Iv downloaded 4 sliders and tested them out and played with the same team against the same team and the same results happen with the cpu not knowing its possible to shoot a mid range jumper and only focus to score in the paint and shoot 3s that dont make sense at all. Only a Patch can save this game like the patched for madden that made it 10x better

It's not sliders, man, it's the RATINGS. DL the Real 2k Insider ratings and tell me how the game plays. It's night and day with proper ratings. After DLing that roster, you can move up the foul slider and enjoy the best sim ever.

[Tha_Kid]

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This game is a 10 with the right rosters.

11 with the right sliders. Rashidi's rosters alone make it a 10 but good sliders take it up another level.

Honestly this is the happiest i've been with a nba game since 2k3, and unlike the last 2 years i think i'll still feel like this in December.

[Brooklynnets24]

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It's not sliders, man, it's the RATINGS. DL the Real 2k Insider ratings and tell me how the game plays. It's night and day with proper ratings. After DLing that roster, you can move up the foul slider and enjoy the best sim ever.

i dont get it how do player rating effect the cpu from only focusing on scoring inside the paint? And if i dl those roster what sliders are the best result(on all star)

[Bornindamecca]

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i dont get it how do player rating effect the cpu from only focusing on scoring inside the paint? And if i dl those roster what sliders are the best result(on all star)

Play a game straight up before you touch the sliders after you DL the rosters. The tendencies and ratings have PLENTY to do with CPU behavior. Once the ratings are adjusted, the CPU intelligence reacts appropriately. With proper ratings, the game doesn't need nearly as much tweaking as it does when it thinks Jason Richardson is a 99 in 3pt shooting, lol.

[A.Statuto]

I think the review is pretty consistant in some areas and misses wildly in others. I'm loving this game and (so far) I haven't had half the problems I had with Live. I don't play online much so I can't say whats going on there, but from the gameplay which is the most important part of playin, I think the flow of any given game is very high. It juss seems to work in every way on my game. Only thing I'm tryna figure out now is how to do my sliders so that my games don't end up with consistantly high scores (Because I play 12 min quarters during my games). Ive tried slowing down the game speed to 30 which is a first I have ever had to do in any game. Scoring isnt a bad thing but my field goal % is always outrageous so i'll prolly have to bring that down in my game sliders. I just think this game rocks in every way and think over the course of a season people will be glad they picked this up over live.

[Bornindamecca]

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I think the review is pretty consistant in some areas and misses wildly in others. I'm loving this game and (so far) I haven't had half the problems I had with Live. I don't play online much so I can't say whats going on there, but from the gameplay which is the most important part of playin, I think the flow of any given game is very high. It juss seems to work in every way on my game. Only thing I'm tryna figure out now is how to do my sliders so that my games don't end up with consistantly high scores (Because I play 12 min quarters during my games). Ive tried slowing down the game speed to 30 which is a first I have ever had to do in any game. Scoring isnt a bad thing but my field goal % is always outrageous so i'll prolly have to bring that down in my game sliders. I just think this game rocks in every way and think over the course of a season people will be glad they picked this up over live.

Download either Nogster or the Real 2k insider's roster files, and go from there, man. You'll be shocked at how this game goes to a near perfect sim after you do so. You're welcome in advance.

[urbangenius]

I think its a good review..minus some of the things he missed. Shot releases take to long sometimes, so even if you have space, the defense can Still recover. PLUS fast breaks suffer from players STOPPING to catch the ball rather than catching it in stride. Post Defense is HORRIBLE. If you use lock on D, big men will just shoot over you since you can't put your hands up, but if you put your hands up, they will just go right around you. Another thing about putting your hands up, unless you are DIrectly in front or your man you're guarding, it's like you're not even there. Off a tiny bit to either side and it's worthless.

Do I love this years edition...I think so, but it has more issues than you should have to deal with out the box for me to give it a 9 out of 10...8.2 is a better rating....8.5 at best

[texbuk84]

great review. besides the ***** that keep on complaining about everything. this is a great game and well deserved a 9.0

[Klocker]

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this game deserves every bit of a 9. the mst realistic recreation of the NBA that I have ever seen (been playing games since PONG in 76). well done... albeit with some things to work on, but all in all an outstanding effort. the graphical upgrade alone and the animations and the subtle improvements from 2k8 make it a 9 ALL DAY LONG.

It's like having a little version of the NBA living in my tv.

[BigTFromKC]

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I have to say that I agree with most of this review as well. I am falling in love with this game. The more I play it the more I like it. I messed with some sliders, created a decent looking Michael Jordan, and started my Association with the Bulls. I am playing on Superstar with 10 min quarters and getting mostly realistic stats.

The computer comes back from 13 points with a flurry of full court man to man, and insane shots...but it is fun! Its really like a real NBA game...no matter what happens with the first three quarters...start watching my game in the 4th quarter, and you will see a back and forth battle. It gets really intense with the crowd chanting defense and screaming in your ears.

[LAKE4742]

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Play a game straight up before you touch the sliders after you DL the rosters. The tendencies and ratings have PLENTY to do with CPU behavior. Once the ratings are adjusted, the CPU intelligence reacts appropriately. With proper ratings, the game doesn't need nearly as much tweaking as it does when it thinks Jason Richardson is a 99 in 3pt shooting, lol.

Jason Richardson a 99 in 3pt. shoothing?! I may DL the 2K Insider rosters. Thanks, Born.

BUT, this is really kind of ridiculous. First, I adjust the global Sliders, then the Coaches Profiles, now I also need the "correct" rosters adjustments?!!!! For me, even DL'n someone else's adjustments is tough, because ultimately I trust my judgement most-unless it's coming straight from the top. So, maybe I'll go with 2K Insider's rosters, but, if I choose not to, then I have to do that myself, also-big pain in the butt. And, if the rosters are really the big factor of all the inaccuracy, then I may have to start all over! But, why are the rosters so skewed in the first place?! So, the gameplay is there, but the numbers are all messed up?!!!!!
2K9 will definitely be remembered as a great game......after many......many adjustments. Not cool, 2K.


I just want to play the damn game!!!!!

[LAKE4742]

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Actually, after lookin' at "the real 2k insider" blog page, his edits aren't really drastic enough to warrant a total do-over. Hell, Rashidi isn't even the "real" 2K Insider, so, I'm good. Whew, that was close. No more edits, no nothin'! Adjust away, guys.

I can finally play this damn game!!!!