This year, I suspect that NBA Live, NBA 09, and NBA 2k9 will all be duking it out, considering the battle between NCAA 09 and Madden 09. Has anybody seen any reviews for any of these games? Which one will come out on top this year? I'm trying to figure out which game to get....
No reviews yet but I say go with NBA 2K9 all the way and just ignore NBA Live 09.
I tried both NBA 2K8 and NBA Live 08 and 2K blows Live out of the water by tenfold. The players move more realistically, the game feels more naturally like basketball, and it has more extras such as street balling, etc. Also, the animation, controls, and fun factor is a hundred times better. And it has Kenny Smith for color commentary!
I expect the same with 2K9. I will never buy or play Live again after playing 2K8. It's just a superior b-ball series.
No reviews yet but I say go with NBA 2K9 all the way and just ignore NBA Live 09.
I tried both NBA 2K8 and NBA Live 08 and 2K blows Live out of the water by tenfold. The players move more realistically, the game feels more naturally like basketball, and it has more extras such as street balling, etc. Also, the animation, controls, and fun factor is a hundred times better. And it has Kenny Smith for color commentary!
I expect the same with 2K9. I will never buy or play Live again after playing 2K8. It's just a superior b-ball series.
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Good to know I was thinking about diving into a b-ball game this october
I use to be a faithful buyer of the NBA Live games but once this generation hit I switched over to 2K. 2K is less fast breaking and dunkfest like Live is. To me the 2K games play out more realistically.
I did play the NBA Live 09 demo and it just confirmed that I should stick with 2K. I think both games come out next week.
I tried both NBA 2K8 and NBA Live 08 and 2K blows Live out of the water by tenfold. The players move more realistically, the game feels more naturally like basketball, and it has more extras such as street balling, etc. Also, the animation, controls, and fun factor is a hundred times better. And it has Kenny Smith for color commentary! ASK_Story
i agree with everything you said...however, clark kellogg is replacing kenny smith for commentary in nba 2k9 (to go along with kevin harlan)...
why anyone still buys the live series, when 2k has been the better basketball game for years now, is a mystery to me...
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