More arcade-like than any other NBA 2K game; online play is big step down for this series.

User Rating: 7.5 | NBA 2K9 X360
By Dancing-Bear | Review Date:
This game introduces some great game-play additions to the series. Unfortunately, you'll only find NBA Jam-like games online this year. With no way to see your opponents feedback before the game, you're liable to find a great number of players who simply abuse the game's exploits. If you're just getting the game for single-player, then you may still enjoy it...but for online addicts like myself, this game is incredibly disappointing. Players will only select one of only a handful of teams (Lakers, Celtics..etc.), and keeping the game close with a low-ranked team is way too hard.

Hopefully 2K will tweak the online sliders for this game, but as of right now I've given up trying to play "sim" online. They also removed the 2K rating system, which allowed players to grade their opponents play-style and tendency to quit early. Obviously, this function was originally meant to provide players with optimal matchups, but somehow this was an afterthought this year when designing the online format (no lobbies either?). 2K9 is a HUGE let-down for me this year...

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