NBA 2K9 has finally got me feelin FINE
I played this game first out of the two major titles. I was taken aback by how this games eriely close to being a broadcast tellicast. From the time it comes on to the time you finish you feel nothing less than you just played a real game of basketball.
When you fire up a game it seems as though you have tuned in to a real game from the music to the commentators to the players getting ready. The presentation is exsquisite. When a quarter ends it seems as though there is a commercial coming on while clips of the just played quarter play to some great music. The commentators are dead on while the clips play too. Saying very relivant things to boot. While playing the games players inteact with realistic emotions to what happen on the court. When they dunk they come down court with emotion, When the ref calls a foul they either take it or dispute it with lifelike intensity. All without looking like a cutscene too.
Bottom line its hard to argue this game doesnt look real.
The gameplay howerver kind of left me sore. As you have to dribble with the same stick you move with which gets frustrating. I also dont like shooting with the right anolog stick as I dont feel it can make an accurate shot happen. Lets not talk the horrible free throw system. Lives Free throws are too easy whereas 2K's are too hard. Another thing is the navigation.....its just plain horrible! I couldnt find anything at all. I couldnt even find out who had how many points. I was lost.
At the end of a game its too cool. You get to see the top 3 plays, player specific highlights, and player of the game highlights which are all good and unbelieveable to watch. Makes for more realism. The graphics are great too not quite as good as live but they more than get the job done. The faces could use improvement. Kevin Garnett looks dead on but other players fall short. Other than that you can see all type of wild action going on on the side lines as big playes unfold. The mascots put on a show and the crowds make the already hard freethrows worst to make. In short it delivers like you wouldnt believe.
Id have to say this is the first 2k game I wouldnt mind buying.....it fires on all cylinders and should be well recieved by all B Ball Fans!!! and that is nothing but the truth.