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Pared · 10-15-2008, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by trifelife


	I'm always confused when 2K basketball gets anything LESS than a 9. I think a lot of people have outgtrown their love of games (and there is nothing wrong with that) and now only play to disect and criticize every little nuance (and the IS something wrong with that). It is not real life and will never be as perfect as real life. There will always be glitches in software products. The review is spot on.

Good post.

I think a lot of the "love loss" has to do with Live being a somewhat decent game this year and the online issues.

For those wondering about the "online issues," 2k manages their servers while I believe EA does not; They let MS manage their NBA Live servers (unless this has changed). A few things are obvious:

-The traffic differences are very glaring. All anyone talks about with this game is online this and online that... while it's difficult to find enough people to play Live online. I can always find someone... but it's not very populated online. Let's not use this to take away from EA's server performance though; I can find a game and connect with little to no effort.

-2k's management of their online servers have been poor at best. I believe they are genuinely trying to iron things out but it's been a bumpy ride along the way.

JDK · 10-15-2008, 03:55 PM

I found there were still to many easy shots and layups being missed so I changed the sliders to 65 for close shot and layup sucess. It seems to have helped a lot. Good review, but the game hasn't evolved very much from last year.

bears5122 · 10-15-2008, 04:56 PM

I still think the review score should be much lower since online is currently not a part of the game. I just think online deserves much more impact on a score than it does. If Gears of War didn't have online, it's score would be cut dramatically.

Court_vision · 10-15-2008, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Pared


	Good post. I think a lot of the "love loss" has to do with Live being a somewhat decent game this year and the online issues. .

Great post.

Look fellas...LIVE is good this year. I am really enjoying it...

But it aint even close to 2K9.

People judege it through lack of expectation...and are pleased when it's good.

People judge 2K with too much expectation...and are upset when it's not sublime / great.

2K9 isn't perfect...but it's the best basketball game we've ever had.

Enjoy it...enjoy them both this season

mcdowell31 · 10-16-2008, 04:12 PM

Super review! However, I disagree with you on:

"Sometimes there are problems with your teammates reacting to play calls when you do choose to do set plays though. Either they’ll go too slowly from point to point during a play or just simply go to the wrong spot on the court. If you’ve played any previous editions you’re used to it, but that doesn't make it all right. "

I think it's more than alright because that's the way basketball is. Just as players have hot/cold streaks in shooting, or fatigue that fluctuates up/down, awareness on offense and defense can do the same thing.

Perfect example: Remember Fred Brown of Georgetown against North Carolina in 1982 when he passed the ball to James Worthy and lost the game? Sure it was a bone-headed mistake on his part, but what if his teammate cut backdoor instead of breaking to the ball? We could go back and review the tape, but the point is this happens every game whether it is reality or virtual. I love it! It adds a wrinkle. Just one more thing that any anal coach has got to try and control as the game progresses.

Of course, you did say "sometimes". If it happened a majority of times that would be ridiculous.

Anyway, great review! I really did enjoy reading this!

iwearglovesndhat · 11-03-2008, 06:17 PM

why no "superstar mode"

melandlaurel · 03-20-2009, 04:46 AM

"...If too many players are in a Team Up game it seems like lag can become an issue at times, or games simply won't be able to start and so forth...I'll assume this ties into the initial launch rush and everything will be figured out in the coming days..."

Really? What, in the sport gaming universe, has ever given you the confidence that allows for this assumption? Has this been fixed in your view? It hasn't in mine.

FootballSchemer · 04-30-2009, 01:14 PM

Best basketball game on the market...

10-15-2008, 04:56 PM	#83
bears5122 MVP OVR: 12 Join Date: Mar 2003	Re: NBA 2K9 Review I still think the review score should be much lower since online is currently not a part of the game. I just think online deserves much more impact on a score than it does. If Gears of War didn't have online, it's score would be cut dramatically.

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10-15-2008, 03:55 PM	#82
JDK Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Sep 2008	I found there were still to many easy shots and layups being missed so I changed the sliders to 65 for close shot and layup sucess. It seems to have helped a lot. Good review, but the game hasn't evolved very much from last year.

10-16-2008, 04:12 PM	#85
mcdowell31 Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Dec 2007 Blog Entries: 56	Super review! However, I disagree with you on: "Sometimes there are problems with your teammates reacting to play calls when you do choose to do set plays though. Either they’ll go too slowly from point to point during a play or just simply go to the wrong spot on the court. If you’ve played any previous editions you’re used to it, but that doesn't make it all right. " I think it's more than alright because that's the way basketball is. Just as players have hot/cold streaks in shooting, or fatigue that fluctuates up/down, awareness on offense and defense can do the same thing. Perfect example: Remember Fred Brown of Georgetown against North Carolina in 1982 when he passed the ball to James Worthy and lost the game? Sure it was a bone-headed mistake on his part, but what if his teammate cut backdoor instead of breaking to the ball? We could go back and review the tape, but the point is this happens every game whether it is reality or virtual. I love it! It adds a wrinkle. Just one more thing that any anal coach has got to try and control as the game progresses. Of course, you did say "sometimes". If it happened a majority of times that would be ridiculous. Anyway, great review! I really did enjoy reading this!

11-03-2008, 06:17 PM	#86
iwearglovesndhat Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Nov 2008	why no "superstar mode"

03-20-2009, 04:46 AM	#87
melandlaurel Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Mar 2009	"...If too many players are in a Team Up game it seems like lag can become an issue at times, or games simply won't be able to start and so forth...I'll assume this ties into the initial launch rush and everything will be figured out in the coming days..." Really? What, in the sport gaming universe, has ever given you the confidence that allows for this assumption? Has this been fixed in your view? It hasn't in mine.

04-30-2009, 01:14 PM	#88
FootballSchemer Banned OVR: 89 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 765 Blog Entries: 66	Best basketball game on the market...

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