If you have ever played the game of basketball then you will love it. If you like scoring 99 ppg with 1 player, go away!
I HAVE HEARD ENOUGH OF THE NEGATIVITY THAT I FINALLY HAD TO WRITE A REVIEW OF WHAT WE ARE REALLY SEEING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i dont get it. i just dont understand. bashing bashing bashing. what a joke! this game is exactly what i wanted to be. THIS GAME IS AN EXCELLENT BASKETBALL SIMULATION. if you like arcade style basketball then go play 2k7. gameplay is a 6 on gamespot? what abuncha idiots! people are upset about turnovers because players jump in the passing lanes. WHAT DO YOU THINK PEOPLE TO IN REAL LIFE? "oh, you are going to pass it to the man i am defending diagonal across half court? i will just let you have it." could you imaging what roy williams, bob knight, or rick pitino would do? here is a crazy idea... if a man isnt open, then dont pass him the freekin ball!!!!!!! i love it! if i screw up it makes me pay. the gameplay is the sole reason that i just cant play 2k7. it is so unrealistic. have any of you ever played HELP SIDE DEFENSE? how about a multiple option, continuous motion offense? probably not. you probably dont understand how the game is really played. one great thing that ea has done is provided that multiple option offense. in 2k the game is designed that on an offensive play you have one option. thats it. oh, and if you want to score in 2k then you are going to score. if you want to you can put up 70 pts with one player. try doing that here. i wont happen. you know why? it is more realistic. another great thing is the contiuous offensive motion between the perimeter players. try this. bring the ball up with the point and "work it around". pass off to one of the two wings, and watch your point guard and wing trade positions away from the ball as both posts on either block try to seal out to get position. B E A U T I F U L!!! THE ONLY GAME THAT DOES IT. GUESS WHAT TOO! THAT IS THE WAY IT REALLY IS IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL. the graphics are the main problem with the game. the character models arent great, but then again are not terrible. i suspect that they will be a focus for next year. players do not sweat all that much when their ncaa counterpart pours water from the pores. the courts look solid, but the fans could use a little more work. then again, i would rather the gameplay be more realistic than the fans. i am satisfied with the graphics. dynasty mode could be a little more fun. i personally do not see the reason for starting out with kansas, kentucky, arizona, florida, or ucla in dynasty. the dynasty was designed to BUILD a team from the ground up. i start off with teams like long island, holy cross, centenary, towson, or portland state. BUILDING THE TEAM IS WHAT DYNASTY WAS MADE FOR. i could see using your favorite team in play now, tournament, or online. dynasty is only 30 seaons long, and i would like to see it more around 50 seasons especially if you only get to upgrade facilities every once in a blue moon. personally i would like to see it a little easier to open up school pride features. especially the ones that affect the atmosphere inside the stadium. the facility upgrades are solid, but i dont know if you really need them. i would rather be able to design upgrades to my arena that i can "see". also, personally i think that it would be fun that instead of just allocating points to "watch" a recruit that you could actually "play" or "actually watch the game" that he is participating in that week. emails are a major annoyance when simulating from week to week. i will say that at least the recruiting is not all messed up with contacting freshmen through juniors in high school. that takes way too much time. i will say that i wish that it would clarify if you are recruiting a highschool or junior college player. lastly, please make it easier to move around in coaching positions. i like to BUILD.
game modes? why would you want a mascot game? exactly, you dont! so they didnt put it in this year. they have dynasty, tournament, online, and play now. now, create a team would have been superb, but that is something i will be hoping for next year. also, could we bump up the rosters from 12 to 15. make the last 3 as walk ons for the year. (maybe a "hold tryouts" in the dynasty summer session. but all in all, there are plenty of game modes. learning curve- i say around 30-60 minutes as far as gameplay goes. the passing game is the toughest thing to learn since we have been spoiled passing on the 360 with the 2k series. OVERALL- THIS IS SIMPLY PUT THE BEST BASKETBALL SIMULATION ON THE XBOX 360. EA SHOULD HAVE CHARGED $70 FOR IT. AN EXCELLENT START, AND I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT EA HAS IN THE FUTURE! *UPDATE* okay, so here are the biggest flaws
edit players pre-dynasty - you cant edit players' attributes, but can edit their height, weight, etc.
fatigue- unlike live fatigue IS present in this game, but it really does not play a factor in the game, as the impact is minimal. although, the cpu does sub at a "beleivable" rate. playing its top 8 or 9 guys (sometimes more) in the rotation.
school pride- upgrading facilities is what really affects the ability to bring in a bigger student section, crowd, more cheerleaders, and a pep band. you cannot go in and change them youself.
dynasty movement-you dont really get to move around that much in this dynasty mode. personally i like to move around and take over crappy teams to build them. you can only do this after your contract is up in this game. player display- to me it really is not a huge deal, but i would agree that i would "like" to see the name, number, or position directly underneath the player rather than in a little circle in the bottom corner of the screen.
stats overlay- i do get a little tired of the stats not showing up on the screen in game. especially the foul situation.