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NBA 2K11 Review

Posted on October 4, 2010 at 04:24 PM.

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ADG24's NBA 2K11 Review

Presentation

I must say 2K really stepped it up this year in the Presentation department. Earlier we heard how they hired a TNT employee to help them make the game feel more like you are watching a game on TV and man they got it down to perfection. It truly feels like you are watching a game on TNT and the commentary is much more improved this year.

Graphics

Graphics are a bit better than year's past in my opinion the major difference is how bright and clear the game is. You can clearly see how each player now looks like it's real life counterpart and each arena looks simply amazing.

Sounds

2K did a great job this year providing us with a great soundtrack, so when you pop in the game for the first time and as you continue to play you will not get tired of the songs you will hear in the background... even though as you play this game a lot it will get repetitive, but a tremendous job by 2K this year.

As I mentioned previously commentary is much more improved and the arena sounds are a whole lot better than in years past. 2K gives us the option to play our own Arena Sounds, but out of the box the arena sounds are pretty close to what you hear in each arena.

Gameplay

I cannot emphasize enough how great this game is and when it comes down to it the major improvement this year was done to gameplay. In my case I have been playing 2K for years and years (since 2K3), but this is by far the best experience I've had playing a basketball video game. I tell you, EA made a huge mistake letting Wang go as he has brought over the things that Live (Elite) had going on their advantage.

When you first play this game it's going to feel like 2K and Live (Elite) had a baby and this is the result. 2K really did a great job this year getting it all down the defense, the iso-motion controls, the shot sticks... everything is near perfection. I have spent hours in practice mode trying to master all the iso-moves and all the features that the shot stick now features and man I don't get tired of it.

The only negative things I can say about the gameplay is the rebound animation and the wide open looks that do not go down IF you do not adjust the sliders. I have not played one bit with the sliders as FOR NOW I don't think is necessary I've been playing on Simulation, Pro and it's playing great, but it is hard to hit wide open looks, so a little slider adjustment should take care of this.

The rebounding animation is probably the one thing that will bother you when you play the game as big men jump just as high as Vince Carter or JR Smith, so their jump looks a bit unrealistic when going for blocks or rebounds... not a game killer as you get used to it.

Final Thoughts

This game will keep you busy for a while as you try to rebuild a franchise in the association mode, try to relieve some of Jordan greatest moments in The Jordan Chalenge, try to become the next NBA MVP in My Player mode or jump online to compete against the best in pick up games or in league play... 2K has really, really take care of all of your basketball needs with NBA 2K11 now it's time to sit back, relax and play some basketball!

FINAL SCORE: 9.6/10

Comments

# 16 juicey79 @ Oct 6

this game is ill out the box but patch work is needed. havnt done association or online but we need more time for jordan challenge at 10 mins per...and i think u can create the missing classic players but they should allow us to edit their names to save create player space. other than that u just have to get used to the new player movement and truly understand angles and spacing

# 17 dvir10 @ Oct 7

i don't think its to hard to hit wide open j' specialy on pro dificult.
i just finished a game with the lakers on pro/simulation and finished with 56%from the field.you just need to learn each player realese spot and you will doin just fine!

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