Give NBA 08 a shot, I think you'd be pleasantly surprised.

User Rating: 8 | NBA 2K8 PS3
By dutch777 | Review Date:
Last year, when I first played NBA 07 on the PlayStation 3, I could tell that there was a lot of potential in the franchise, despite my low score. Ultimately, NBA 07 lacked some refinement and was nothing more than a tech-demo, as opposed to a full-fledged basketball game. Why a tech-demo? Well, it's bare bone offerings of gameplay modes felt like I was playing NBA Shootout '97 with much prettier visuals. But its gameplay showed promise and I could see that immediately. I knew that if Sony added more bang for the buck, as well as tightened up some gameplay quirks, we'd have a really solid game of hoops. And indeed we do.
Despite not being technically refined, NBA 08 still delivers a pretty solid basketball experience. While it doesn't have a franchise mode to partake in, its nice gameplay mechanics and the Progression System really do make the lack of a proper management mode a little easier to swallom. Furthermore, the NBA Replay mode will offer a ton of additional value to the game, as will going online against a friend. I'd like to see the animation overhauled for next year's game, and I'd also like to see improved commentary - hopefully Sony is listening. Like I said last year, NBA 07 showed a lot of potential, and NBA 08 is here actually demonstrating some of it. Give NBA 08 a shot, I think you'd be pleasantly surprised.

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