Which NBA game to buy?

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#1 GenTom
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Hehe well after a slightly boring but really entertaining NBA game at Madison square garden last night (Knicks vs 76'ers) while we're on vacation. Anyway, got me in the mood for NBA and after looking around i've seen 3 different NBA games for the PS3. I think Just NBA 08, NBA 2k8, NBA Live or something.

So im considering buying one of the NBA games but which is the best, and why?

Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!

Thank you

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#2 danathjo
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although i have only played the demos, i have done alot of research on the matter and nba 2k8 is def the one you want!

will be getting it as soon as it drops in the UK (was gonna be tomorrow but just got pushed back till nov 16th...oh the pain)

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#3 GenTom
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Okay. Any other opinions... gonna walk down and buy one of the games in an hour or so, so any more replies are really appreciated!

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#4 thageneral3
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I have been a fan of the 2k series of bball games since they hit ps2 (i am an Iverson fan so if anything that's why)

But they have easily been better than the live series( I think live got the hype because it's EA, and Madden is EA also), but 2k has always been better

I wasn't very impressed with any of the demos that I played and I probabnly wont be picking any up myself but its definitely 2k8 the one you want! Reviews say it also

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#5 Jared2720
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I followed the development of both NBA Live 08 and NBA 2K8 for quite a while.  I've always bought EA's games, but I had heard a lot of good things about the 2K series.  I decided to give it a shot.  It's the best basketball game I've ever played.  Much better than the other two options.  That's the one you want.
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#6 silentmobius
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Yup, The 2K series has always been the best in my experience.
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#7 steelerman1
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i got nba 2k8 and i can't stop playing it,i rented all 3 games before i chose 2k8 i hated nba 08 though it does look good but the gameplay was awful,live 08 is a great looking game,i would say the best of the 3 and it's very fun to play,they improved it a lot from the past few years but 2k is still the best when it comes to basketball,i am not a 2k fan boy either because i like EAs hockey game much better than 2ks but nba 2k8 rules the court.
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#8 mikemd4eva
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2K8.
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#9 G-Legend
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Live has the best character models but it isn't as good as 2K8 in terms of gameplay and realism.
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#10 Pittfan666
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NBA 2K8 has the best gameplay.
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#11 king23_
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NBA 2K8 no question.