NBA 2K9 Review

[BOSsTOwN]

Re: NBA 2K9 Review

I'm starting to get pissed with the whole, "Adjust sliders" argument. Please stop giving 2k a reason NOT to fix the default sliders.

I don't want to have to sit down infront of this game and adjust sliders for hours just for the game to play realistic. I want the damn game to play realistic out of the box. Stop giving 2k a cop out. The default sliders are a joke. Only reason I'm even talking about the sliders is because I have been forced to play offline against the CPU who is cheap as hell. If I could play ONLINE it wouldn't be as bad.

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never understood that argument.

[A.Statuto]

I have 10 official games on my user name and i'm 5-5....on pro difficulty level mind you. I started 0-3, then won 4 straight, loss 2 more then won a good one with houston over boston. Thats not even my association yet. I stated this because this game is far more realistic on pro difficulty than I anticiapated. I can only imagine it on higher difficulty levels. This game is awesome...as for people with complaints about the field goal % and what not...I play 12 min quarters, but I want realistic results in my games(scores that are normal) so yes I had to bump down the silders and the game speed, but when I did that, the game became so much better. that houston game where I beat boston was like a game 7 in the nba finals. and the realism....check this, I was postin up with Yao with 2 min to go and down by 2. he gets doubled in the paint and that leaves Artest open. Artest though was having a bad game for me spo when he received the pass, the defense rotated and left open arron brooks who drained a HUGE 3 for me, the crowd in the game went nuts, I went nuts, it was like 2am in the morning and I woke my 3 month old up because I was so excited. that 3 put me ahead for good. I juss love this game man, once I adjusted my sliders everything made sense. so what the default sliders make it arcadey, thats for people who have never played the game to be able to pick it up and play right away. You have to adjust the sliders/game speed to get a balance that you desire, thats why they are their, to play the way YOU wanna play. all you mo-fos complaining need realize that. If sliders weren't their then I would have a serious problem, but they are so adjust them until its right for you and then rock out man....its only a game

[Walker8]

Re: NBA 2K9 Review

This game is great. I started reading some of these complaints and tried Live out. Not to turn this into a live vs 2k thing but there is no comparison. I've been playing on allstar default and having some of the most realistic, enjoyable games of my life. Yeah the game needs to be tweaked a bit and the fg%'s are still out of whack, but this game is awesome. I hate bringing up this argument but as I've gotten better the fg%'s have gone down and it's gotten more realistic. It's still juiced in areas and really hard but a lot of the complaints imo are just because people havent taken the time to improve.

[UNOTREDE]

Im sorry but I NEED THE 2K CAM!!!!

I dont know whats worse..the idiot who thought it was a good idea to get rid of 2k cam online or the idiots who approved that! If you can have the cam offline why in the world would they take it off online? I need that camera to see the lanes and intercept steals and get in front of people who try to drive to the hole. In broadcast or any of those other views I simply cannot do that and people who I know I can beat just walk up to the basket and score repeatedly and I am helpless. Also when I try to select another camera( i only tried iso cause its closest to 2k online) the action slows down and becomes laggy when the action comes to the bottom court that is closest to the camera...basically when you are going down on iso cam. This is extremely frustrating and 2k is lucky that live is crap cause I would switch up immediately. Also team up is fun as hell when it works. as of this posting I have been able to play about 5 full lag free complete games and I had a ball in this mode. With 2k the way it is i would give it a 6 or 7. if they fix lag a 7 or 8. if they give me my damn 2k cam back online then a 10!!!!!!

[Mobster06]

This review is far too easy on the 2K team. There are simply too many bugs on and offline this year. The gameplay has suffered considerably. It's too easy to score with bigmen now. 3s rain down from any joe-blow who has a half-decent 3pt rating. It takes like 10 tries to randomly connect to a player for a "quick" match. WHERE ARE OUR LOBBIES? We can't even filter out all these damn Kobe/LeBron cheesers without lobbies! Sure, 2K is better than Live again, but at this point that's like saying chocolate tastes better than broccoli. LOOK WE KNOW THAT ALREADY. Instead of lauding 2K for beating the mentally challenged, overweight kid with one arm and a stumpy leg in dodgeball, why not CRITIQUE 2K for squandering its own potential with this messy, unfinished, buggy P.O.S. they've released this year?

Cosign


great post

[Pared]

Re: NBA 2K9 Review

I'm always confused when 2K basketball gets anything LESS than a 9. I think a lot of people have outgtrown their love of games (and there is nothing wrong with that) and now only play to disect and criticize every little nuance (and the IS something wrong with that). It is not real life and will never be as perfect as real life. There will always be glitches in software products. The review is spot on.

Good post.

I think a lot of the "love loss" has to do with Live being a somewhat decent game this year and the online issues.

For those wondering about the "online issues," 2k manages their servers while I believe EA does not; They let MS manage their NBA Live servers (unless this has changed). A few things are obvious:

-The traffic differences are very glaring. All anyone talks about with this game is online this and online that... while it's difficult to find enough people to play Live online. I can always find someone... but it's not very populated online. Let's not use this to take away from EA's server performance though; I can find a game and connect with little to no effort.

-2k's management of their online servers have been poor at best. I believe they are genuinely trying to iron things out but it's been a bumpy ride along the way.

[JDK]

I found there were still to many easy shots and layups being missed so I changed the sliders to 65 for close shot and layup sucess. It seems to have helped a lot. Good review, but the game hasn't evolved very much from last year.

[bears5122]

Re: NBA 2K9 Review

I still think the review score should be much lower since online is currently not a part of the game. I just think online deserves much more impact on a score than it does. If Gears of War didn't have online, it's score would be cut dramatically.

[Court_vision]

Re: NBA 2K9 Review

Good post.

I think a lot of the "love loss" has to do with Live being a somewhat decent game this year and the online issues.

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Great post.

Look fellas...LIVE is good this year. I am really enjoying it...

But it aint even close to 2K9.

People judege it through lack of expectation...and are pleased when it's good.

People judge 2K with too much expectation...and are upset when it's not sublime / great.

2K9 isn't perfect...but it's the best basketball game we've ever had.

Enjoy it...enjoy them both this season

[mcdowell31]

Super review! However, I disagree with you on:

"Sometimes there are problems with your teammates reacting to play calls when you do choose to do set plays though. Either they’ll go too slowly from point to point during a play or just simply go to the wrong spot on the court. If you’ve played any previous editions you’re used to it, but that doesn't make it all right. "

I think it's more than alright because that's the way basketball is. Just as players have hot/cold streaks in shooting, or fatigue that fluctuates up/down, awareness on offense and defense can do the same thing.

Perfect example: Remember Fred Brown of Georgetown against North Carolina in 1982 when he passed the ball to James Worthy and lost the game? Sure it was a bone-headed mistake on his part, but what if his teammate cut backdoor instead of breaking to the ball? We could go back and review the tape, but the point is this happens every game whether it is reality or virtual. I love it! It adds a wrinkle. Just one more thing that any anal coach has got to try and control as the game progresses.

Of course, you did say "sometimes". If it happened a majority of times that would be ridiculous.

Anyway, great review! I really did enjoy reading this!

[iwearglovesndhat]

why no "superstar mode"

[melandlaurel]

"...If too many players are in a Team Up game it seems like lag can become an issue at times, or games simply won't be able to start and so forth...I'll assume this ties into the initial launch rush and everything will be figured out in the coming days..."

Really? What, in the sport gaming universe, has ever given you the confidence that allows for this assumption? Has this been fixed in your view? It hasn't in mine.

[FootballSchemer]

Best basketball game on the market...

[spursfan]

After initally liking this game and its review,, I have changed my mind. This is one of the WORST versions of nba 2k i have ever played. Its damn near impossible impossible to play a realistic game against a human oppenant. They cheesed this one up BIG TIME. Aside from the team up, graphics, presentation, and 2kshare, there isn't much I like about this game. The only mdes even WORTH playing are team up and association. Why the heck did 2K take out the LOBBIES, HALL OF FAME RANKED GAMES AND CHANG THE HELP DEFENSE LOGIC AND PROIXMITY DEFENSE LOGIC. eVERY DECENT THREE PT SHOOTER CAN HIT IN THIS GAME IF THEY GET A GOOD LOOK 0% OF THE TIME. WTF. THERE IS NO D UNLESS ITS A BLOCK OR STEAL. TOO EASY TO BLOCK AND STEAL, THE CPU AI IS STUPID ON YOUR TEAM, AND THE PRESS AND TRAP IS AWEY TOO FDAMN EFFECTIVE. IF I WANTED TO PLAY COLLEGE BALL, I'D BE PLAYING A COLLEGE GAME. OMFG!!!!!! PPL WHOi WOULD HAVE RUN OUT OF THE GYM ON EARLIER VERISONS OF 2K CAN NOW COMPETE WITH BECAUSE THIS GAME IS A PIECE OF CRAP. DEFINATLY GOING TO RENT THE NEXT VERSION FIRST.

[gametime25]

NBA 2K8 is better gameplay wise then 2K9.