Dunk Contest

[Jesus White]

does anyone else find it stupid that you can be dunking over cars with dwight howard yet still get out scored by jeremy evans doing a simple 360 dunk?

[kchui1028]

Re: Dunk Contest

THE WHOLE THING IS STUPID.. You can perform an ultra hard dunk.. I suggest the reverse touch the back one (it's hard enough to able to finish the dunk) and get just a few points more than doing a perfectly good simple dunk.

Also there was that one time I attempted a dunk that was previously just done by another player, the commentators were talking about how lame it was.. and yet i got 80 for getting the dunk perfect..

and how about using Michael Jordan to do the behind the line dunk and have the commentary says that he's imitating the michael jordan dunk after Michael Jordan just dunked it!??? LOL

HAHA I USED TO LIKE THIS MODE (for a total of 3 hours) THEN AFTER COMPLETING ALL THE DUNKS I FIND THE MODE TO BE A TOTAL AND COMPLETE JOKE!

[Jesus White]

Re: Dunk Contest

Michael Jordan (me) honey dip over player dunk- 58 scored
Elgin Baylor semi windmill- 61 scored

[IAmAhmed7]

I just played to get the achievement, after that I don't think I'll play the dunk contest much.

[VDusen04]

Re: Dunk Contest

I have an issue with the new button system. NBA 2K eschewed the former system, where gamers controlled their player throughout the entire dunking process (including choosing takeoff type and manner of finish), and instead created what was supposed to be a user-friendly process of selecting a dunk before-hand then inputting a button pattern to earn the right of watching a dunking cut scene.

I feel the new system has a mastery curve on par with anything the former system provided. Through three contest runs I can usually complete simple dunks, with varying scores because I don't know exactly when I'm supposed to press the buttons (I'm getting them right but my score is suffering due to not being right enough), but I'm struggling to finish difficult slams, particularly ones with any analog twirls. I mean, I think I could become better, but it's definitely not something a random person is going to walk into your house during a party and pick up right away.

Point being, to remove the old controls (where gamers actually were in control of the dunkers on screen) in favor of adding what were supposed to be easier controls that people could just pick up and succeed, only to make the new system almost just as difficult, feels like a poor change of direction. I'd like this mode a lot more with the old scheme combined with the new environment and improved hand-rim-breakaway technology.

[Phreezy P]

Re: Dunk Contest

Don't get why the dunks are rated out of 100. It should be out of 50 and you should be able to get multiple attempts in the same round in a time limit.

Not to mention 2 dunkers have to be eliminated, so this dunk contest is purely for show and is unrealistic.

[TMayer89]

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I like the dunk contest. I just think it's fun. We haven't had a good dunk contest in a long time so I really enjoy this, though the scoring may be a bit off. It's scoring you, not the dunk.

[WaddupCouzin]

Re: Dunk Contest

Im enjoying it as well, and the commentary is priceless, really funny.

[MarvinOida]

The scoring system is stupid... 57 for a Car Dunk and 360 for some because maybe the timing of the buttons were a little off, causing the Dunk Meter or Crowd Meter to be lower? And then CPU does a Cradle Dunk boom, 87!

[ojandpizza]

Michael Jordan (me) honey dip over player dunk- 58 scored
Elgin Baylor semi windmill- 61 scored

How did you choose legends?

[ojandpizza]

The whole thing sucks, you play guitar hero for a few seconds then WATCH the player dunk.. You don't control the dunk at all.. Pointless

Also the scoring is stupid, why not just make the scoring the way the ACTUAL contest is? With judges and max score of 50?

I swear this game keeps getting farther away from the realistic play that made it popular in the first place

[PurePlayinSerb]

Re: Dunk Contest

i never played guitar quero so im new to this bs dunk contest, and just think its dumb, i nailed some dunks, but i mean spinning joy sticks for a sequence i mean wtf! the old dunk contest system was better than this crazy crap

[kpax1º1]

I was skeptical at first with the "Guitar Hero" controls but I'm enjoying it a lot. The dunk animations and commentary are great. The score system needs to be fixed imo.

[Majingir]

Re: Dunk Contest

The scoring system is strange. I know NBA doesn't use it anymore(which really sucks,and takes away from the dunk contest and it's history), but 2K should have had the judges scoring dunks out of 10. And since it's sponsored by sprite, we could have the sprite score cards



The CPU always gets anywhere in the 70s-90s yet even if I make a dunk, it's in the 50s or something.

[ksuttonjr76]

Re: Dunk Contest

Honestly, I believe the new control scheme makes the game more approachable for the casual fan. Personally, I have avoided the previous dunk contests due to the control scheme. As a side note, the "Blacktop" games (minus My Player integration) have always had a short replay value for me, since you can't play them online.

I loved the My Player mode in NBA 2K10 where you could play 5v5 online...and I'm no...I'm not talking about crew mode.