NBA 2K10 Review

[instantpop]

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Please note that standards change each year. If the game was a 9 last year and they re-release the same game with updated rosters, that doesn't mean the game will get another 9. In fact the game would actually decrease to 7.5 or 8 due to lack of innovation. The fact that this game gets 8.5 should not be related to last year's 9.0 in any way.

And herein lies the biggest catch-22 I think. We all know that 2K has been the better game critically for quite some time. But because NBA Live has absolutely stunk up the joint for the last two years, this new version is getting high marks because they finally come out and make some improvements - even though those improvements may not match what 2K has been doing for years.

On the flipside, you have 2K which has been the #1 game for some time, but it's going to take knocks for not having enough "innovation." Still the same great game but because there's nothing groundbreaking in it, it gets a lower score than before.

Compare those two together and all of the sudden you have scores taken completely out of context and, in my opinion, an unfair comparison. Kind of like the NHL series. NHL 10 got a lower score from some people than it did last year, simply because there wasn't enough "new innovation." Well, the game is still just as fun, if not moreso, than last year, but by some accounts and going by just the score, you'd think the game took a step backwards.

[Akeptic]

The game is great, there is really only 1 flaw (and many bugs). This flaw is the only reason this game in straight unplayable .... the fps issue. The FPS in this game cause it to be unplayable... Therefore, the score should be 0. I would play NBA Live at a score of 10 over this. Its rediculous, ah make me so mad a great game was made but cant be played.

[Terrell28]

Wow what NBA 2k10 are yall playing? I use the Nuggets and have had no issue and I have had the game since sunday. My boy got NBA Live and yes it's better than previous years but thats not saying much is still VERY STIFF!!! But to the 2k10 review itself the layups are not an issue even last year with the so called "money layups" this year one slider to the right and lay ups on fast breaks are no issue so NBA 2k10 still has the crown even with Live coming up so I agree with the review, oh and those complaining about it being slow because they towned down the turbo well duh that makes the game better!!!!!

[swac07]

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easily a 8.9 or 9...I cant stop playing it...lol@madden a 9 this thing been sitting on my counter after I bought it months ago

[j2k9]

The framerate in this game is horrible! It drops so much that it makes the game uplayable! I'm so disappointed right now! 2K better patch this crap now!

[3rdamention]

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Ok, was it just me, or did they not mention ANYTHING about the horrible framerates? Nothing? I looked at the review, and didn't see anything about it. Maybe I am missing it, but that would be a huge oversight.


If it is excluded from the review, I seriously cannot take this review serious. I mean, it is plain as day that the game has a crappy framerate right now.


Also, OS's "review" on the Online in 2k is pretty ridiculous. They mention all of the modes, and additions, but not one comment on how it plays. How is the lag? How is the fluidity online? How are the connections? Do the connections drop a lot? Nothing, not one word about what happens when you actually join a game.

[MrSimCity]

There were frame issues at first, but my last coupe of days with the game, those were no where to be found

[bears5122]

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NBA 2K gets a 8.5 but Madden got a 9?

[Terrell28]

From what I have heard and researched the framerate issues are in only certain arenas and yes that sucks but I don't and haven't had that issue YET. To 3rdamention the reason they dont mention 2k's online play is because for anyone who has played the 2K series online knows it plays well so much so it goes without saying, the only lag I know of is with the 5 on 5 but other than that Online is not a problem. The game is still great and still better than Live was is me or in NBA Live the Ref's dont call anything but a moving screen yeah thats a real NBA sim 4 ya!!! lol

[rudeworld]

Those reviews were done by three different people, so obviously, the rating comparison doesn't hold up.

I did the NHL 10 review and gave it a 8.5, but if you asked me rate Madden 10, I would've given it a 7, and if I'd done NCAA Football, it probably would've gotten a 6 from me.

Haven't played the full version of either basketball game yet, so I've got no comment on those.

victim of its own success

[CallMeDrop]

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Please note that standards change each year. If the game was a 9 last year and they re-release the same game with updated rosters, that doesn't mean the game will get another 9. In fact the game would actually decrease to 7.5 or 8 due to lack of innovation. The fact that this game gets 8.5 should not be related to last year's 9.0 in any way.



Well they make a thread about the review for people to discuss it. If a score doesn't matter then they should just review the game and give no score at all, but they don't.

2k9 did not get a 9 rating last year! IGN gave it an 8.5, gamespot gave in an 8. This game is better than an 8.5 IMO.

[3rdamention]

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From what I have heard and researched the framerate issues are in only certain arenas and yes that sucks but I don't and haven't had that issue YET. To 3rdamention the reason they dont mention 2k's online play is because for anyone who has played the 2K series online knows it plays well so much so it goes without saying, the only lag I know of is with the 5 on 5 but other than that Online is not a problem. The game is still great and still better than Live was is me or in NBA Live the Ref's dont call anything but a moving screen yeah thats a real NBA sim 4 ya!!! lol

Last year's 2k9 Online play was ful of lag. It affected Jump Shots, Cutting, Passing. I have purchased the last 5 2k Basketball games and the online play has always left something to be desired. And just to say that online will be good this year, because it was last year, is not a review. That is a simple assumption. Many people have voiced their impressions the last 2 years and have not been over the top excited about 2k's online play.

Many people thought the framerate would be better this year, after it started bad last year before patched. The online actual gameplay and framerate needs some help, I want to know if the actual gameplay has been improved. Just mentioning the modes, as OS did, is a preview. Explaining how they play, that is a review.

[AntRWill]

Are you guys being honest with yourselves? Some of you guys are saying the game should get a 9 or better, I have to respectfully disagree. After playing the Live demo and renting the retail 2K10 I've decided I'm getting Live this year. I still like 2K10 but added tweaks are not enough to warrant another purchase. And I have bought 2K every year since 2K4 and exclusively since 2K6. IMO, the game is more of the same. Too many of the same old problems that made me fustrated have made their way back into the game.

[AntRWill]

Are you guys being honest with yourselves? Some of you guys are saying the game should get a 9 or better, I have to respectfully disagree. After playing the Live demo and renting the retail 2K10 I've decided I'm getting Live this year. I still like 2K10 but added tweaks are not enough to warrant another purchase. And I have bought 2K every year since 2K4 and exclusively since 2K6. IMO, the game is more of the same. Too many of the same old problems that made me fustrated have made their way back into the game.

[bowdown2shadi]

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Good Review, thanks.

i give it a 6

It's out of 10, not 5.