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  • iamemmittsmith
    Rookie
    • Jul 2004
    • 150

    #1

    NBA 2K9 Preview (ESPN Videogames)

    ESPN has posted their preview of NBA 2K9.

    "Oh yeah, did I mention the game? Last year, gamers complained about 2K8 being a tad slower than 2K7, so the developers pushed the speed back to 2K7 levels while at the same time adding even more authenticity to the way the players on the court move and react. In previous iterations of the series, there seemed to be a lot of standing around on offense due to the fact that when the user controlled the ball and didn't run the team's play correctly, the game always defaulted to running a quick isolation for the man dribbling. It was basically a robotic response to user stupidity. But these days, even if the gamer doesn't know how to run plays, the CPU teammates finally react intelligently, helping set screens (players like Rasheed will pick and pop), sending the right guy to the post, and running shooters like Ray Allen around picks, giving the game a much more organic feel as the action on the court is no longer scripted."
  • WTF
    MVP
    • Aug 2002
    • 20289

    #2
    Re: Huge New Preview on ESPN.com

    Screens aren't impressing me.
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    • Tha_Kid
      All Star
      • Oct 2002
      • 6550

      #3
      Re: Huge New Preview on ESPN.com

      Would that be the same Jon Robinson of IGN fame who used to do the association previews? That was always a good way to see what the CAP was going to be like. I thought the off ball "jersey grabbing" was only for 5on5 online mode. Nothing really exciting in the preview because the stuff they added are things you can't evaluate until you're on the sticks.

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      • Brooklynnets24
        Pro
        • Aug 2007
        • 604

        #4
        Re: Huge New Preview on ESPN.com

        The gameplay video is amazing!!!!.........
        NBA 2K9=60 dollar beta to NBA 2K10

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        • Tha_Kid
          All Star
          • Oct 2002
          • 6550

          #5
          Re: Huge New Preview on ESPN.com

          Originally posted by WTF
          Screens aren't impressing me.
          old screens. They're tagged as Aug 20 on OS.

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          • akiracy
            Rookie
            • Aug 2008
            • 261

            #6
            Re: Huge New Preview on ESPN.com

            lol they captured chuck hayes' sig ft

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            • supermati
              Pro
              • Sep 2004
              • 564

              #7
              Re: Huge New Preview on ESPN.com

              The headline thing sound promising; I'm expecting a 'Kobe makes 81 points in a single game' kind of thing. Plus, it seems Bird Rights are in.

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              • kwas676
                Pro
                • Jul 2008
                • 521

                #8
                Re: Huge New Preview on ESPN.com

                Sounds pretty good I'm not trying to hate so plz don't jump on me the NBA.com feature in the association 2.0 sounds like a rip of, of how the newspaper in the old maddens use to work, which isnt a bad thing I hate boring franchise modes.

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                • wsu_gb23
                  Banned
                  • Feb 2008
                  • 1648

                  #9
                  Re: Huge New Preview on ESPN.com

                  Nice.... I am finally pumped for this game! Just looking at those screens alone I can tell this game has improved and will be the best b-ball game ever! Player faces look spot-on; adding facial expressions will really add to the realism!

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                  • theenemy
                    Karma
                    • Nov 2006
                    • 650

                    #10
                    Re: Huge New Preview on ESPN.com

                    good find

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                    • Brooklynnets24
                      Pro
                      • Aug 2007
                      • 604

                      #11
                      Re: Huge New Preview on ESPN.com

                      Originally posted by kwas676
                      Sounds pretty good I'm not trying to hate so plz don't jump on me the NBA.com feature in the association 2.0 sounds like a rip of, of how the newspaper in the old maddens use to work, which isnt a bad thing I hate boring franchise modes.
                      Meh Techmo bowl had the newspapers too, i think
                      NBA 2K9=60 dollar beta to NBA 2K10

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                      • Shakedowncapo
                        MVP
                        • Aug 2002
                        • 4032

                        #12
                        Re: Huge New Preview on ESPN.com

                        Jon Robinson...Miss guys like him writing previews. He's always been a big fan of the series and told it like it was.

                        Very well written..

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                        • BigTigLSU
                          H*p H*p 4 H*rs*m*n
                          • Sep 2002
                          • 6506

                          #13
                          Re: Huge New Preview on ESPN.com

                          Originally posted by kwas676
                          Sounds pretty good I'm not trying to hate so plz don't jump on me the NBA.com feature in the association 2.0 sounds like a rip of, of how the newspaper in the old maddens use to work, which isnt a bad thing I hate boring franchise modes.
                          Is there really such a thing as a original thought.... I think its smart for developers to "borrow" ideas from other games...
                          Last edited by BigTigLSU; 09-16-2008, 12:25 AM.
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                          • stizz
                            MVP
                            • Sep 2006
                            • 1717

                            #14
                            Re: Huge New Preview on ESPN.com

                            There's a lot of new images too.

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                            • XenoZograscope
                              MVP
                              • Nov 2005
                              • 3206

                              #15
                              Re: Huge New Preview on ESPN.com

                              Nice find dude.
                              "The more you sweat in practice , the less you bleed in battle."


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                              idc what you think man, only god can jude me.

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