After 3 Month Layoff, NBA 2K11 Cracks Top 20 Most Played on 360 - Week of Jan. 16

[jmik58]

I'm puzzled as to why Kotaku or anyone else is puzzled over the use of 2K11. I'm not much of a basketball fan but I wanted to check out the game that had exceptional reviews. The NBA season was just starting which piqued my interest. I was able to find 2K11 for $16 and some change at Gamestop and it was a no brainer.

For a casual basketball gamer I can't justify paying $60 for a game when the $16 version is just as good. I assume tens of thousands (if not more) are similar to me.

[Dice]

Re: After 3 Month Layoff, NBA 2K11 Cracks Top 20 Most Played on 360 - Week of Jan. 16

So glad I didn't trade in 2K11. Looks like I'll be trading in 2K12 and hope 2K13 will not be as disappointing.

[Darkimpact17]

2k11 is much better glad people are still playing it.

[sars973]

Re: After 3 Month Layoff, NBA 2K11 Cracks Top 20 Most Played on 360 - Week of Jan. 16

2k11 is much better glad people are still playing it.

I bought 2k11 for $15 used at gamestop a few months ago. I had played it with friends on xbox last year at college, but didn't buy it right away.

I'm glad I bought it when I did, and glad that I didn't get 2k12. My same friend got 2k12, and we played recently at his house. It just feels different overall, in a bad way. It felt to me like the game is trying to do too much all at once, and it feels more disjointed than a basketball game should. I mean with the new post moves and all the new animations, you'd think 2k12 would be way more fluid. But it is just too sluggish and deliberate at times; it just doesn't feel like basketball to me.

But 2k11 is obviously less complex I guess you can say; it feels more fluid and like real playing real ball. And you just can't beat the Jordan challenge. I got back into it today and I absolutely love it.

[iLLosophy]

Re: After 3 Month Layoff, NBA 2K11 Cracks Top 20 Most Played on 360 - Week of Jan. 16

anybody know if the servers are still up for 2k11?

[sars973]

Re: After 3 Month Layoff, NBA 2K11 Cracks Top 20 Most Played on 360 - Week of Jan. 16

They should be I know they were extending them, as in not shutting them down when 2k12 came out.

I don't play it online, but it still connects when I start up the game, so I assume the servers are up.

[jah.volunteer]

Re: After 3 Month Layoff, NBA 2K11 Cracks Top 20 Most Played on 360 - Week of Jan. 16

Its funny, I've been saying 2k11 was better all year, and it still may edge out this years game in areas....but when I popped it in, I missed 2k12 lol....I didn't realize until now how annoying 2k11s bumping was....

2k12 really did make a lot of improvements that are hard to see because of some glaring flaws...but now that I've found the right settings I really am enjoying it..

What settings are you using?

Are you using custom rosters or 2K's?

[Court_vision]

Re: After 3 Month Layoff, NBA 2K11 Cracks Top 20 Most Played on 360 - Week of Jan. 16

It was a better game.

First game since NBA Inside Drive and College Hoops that I played a lot and never got frustrated with. Just a great all round game.

2K12 is better in a lot of areas...but fundamental baskeball is not one of them. 2K11 is a Jerry Sloan basketball game.All round very, very solid.

2K12 is a Mike D'Antonio type game. Lots of exciing moments, but way too many "WTF" type low IQ moments.

[MVP23]

Re: After 3 Month Layoff, NBA 2K11 Cracks Top 20 Most Played on 360 - Week of Jan. 16

The servers are still up but you cant get no rosters or sliders or anything. They said they are taking them down soon tho which is sad.

[GOBLUE_08]

The servers are still up but you cant get no rosters or sliders or anything. They said they are taking them down soon tho which is sad.

You can still get rosters, i just dl some last night. No sliders or draft classes though.

[ManiacMatt1782]

Re: After 3 Month Layoff, NBA 2K11 Cracks Top 20 Most Played on 360 - Week of Jan. 16

Nothing "puzzling" about it. The online system in 2k11 is a thousand times better. Put 2k12's post game in 2k11, and add The salary cap and multiple seasons and scouting for rookies, and free agency to the far superior online league system, and most fans of the NBA 2k series would have been happier than a pig in crap. 2k tried to reinvent the wheel with online association, and seeing the general feedback, its pretty much been a failure. It did some things right, but the things it did wrong, it did very wrong.

[wheelman990]

I guess I like 2k12 better. I'll have to pop in 2k11 and test it out again I guess.

[Altimus]

Re: After 3 Month Layoff, NBA 2K11 Cracks Top 20 Most Played on 360 - Week of Jan. 16

It was a better game.

First game since NBA Inside Drive and College Hoops that I played a lot and never got frustrated with. Just a great all round game.

2K12 is better in a lot of areas...but fundamental baskeball is not one of them. 2K11 is a Jerry Sloan basketball game.All round very, very solid.

2K12 is a Mike D'Antonio type game. Lots of exciing moments, but way too many "WTF" type low IQ moments.

Haha, great analogy.

[BlackRome]

I'll take 2k8 over both of them. But when comparing the two 2k11 is much better. If your looking for online competition. I thought 2k11 was pretty stiff. Until I played 2k12. I was wondering if it wouid rank. I have seen up to 15,000 people online.

Me personally I would pay 60 bucks for online access and roster updates for 2k8. It was the last time you could actually make moves in real time in a 2k basketball game. The lobby was the best. Too bad all the complainers from this site who used to get blasted online and then have someone tell the world in the lobby complained so much they took out the message board.

Nice job guys.

[Paulinho]

Re: After 3 Month Layoff, NBA 2K11 Cracks Top 20 Most Played on 360 - Week of Jan. 16

Sure do miss playing Crew games.