NBA 2K9 Review

[bears5122]

Quote: Originally Posted by stillatin

online can be fixed so that can be an exeption, everything good about this game outweighs the bad tremendously, a 9 is a good score but a high 8 wouldve been better.

Everything can be fixed, but a review should be based on what is there at the time. I'd prefer to have that and updates as patches/changes are made.

[petersondagreat]

1.fix the servers for online and make it hall of fame because offline i have no problem with defending the 3 unless its against the cpu

2.Fix the inside game my boy uses the lakers and i cannot stop gasol or bynum or anyone for that matter in the paint

3.Blocks need to be toned down on jumpshots lets be serious jumpers dont get blocked like they do on 2k9 they did a wonderful job on making people miss badly including airballs on contested jumpers they dont need to be blocked all the time

4. Steals need to be toned down especially on inbounds

other than that stuff i agree lol

[jackw]

9 is dead on! Good review Richard!

[Bornindamecca]

This game is a 10 with the right rosters.

[ChaseB]

Quote: Originally Posted by bears5122

I just don't get the huge gap in this game and NBA Live. Sure 2K is better gameplay wise and has more belles and whistles. But Live is superior to 2K online by such a wide margin it's sick. With the number of people who play strictly online, I think this should weigh heavily on the score. Maybe in the future breaking the reviews into different parts and scoring those individually might be best. It would be helpful for me since there are some games I'd only buy for online play. It seems the 9 vs 7.5 is strictly for offline with no regard for online play factored in at all.

You get into issues either way, reviews are what they are. I try not to do many personally because I don't like them and people take them way too seriously. At the end of the day it's just an opinion, like most other feature articles on here, but attach a score and people go nuts.

[Tri-State Killa]

Thanks for the review.

[Bornindamecca]

Thank god I'm not a game reviewer! One mag gives it an 8.5, they say "too low!" Another site gives it a 9, they say "too high! It should have been a 'high eight'!" Despite the fact that a high eight rounds up to a nine.


Man, sometimes people make it very hard not to resort to ridicule.

[Ballatician]

Quote: Originally Posted by OS Review

If you want the most realistic game of NBA basketball, NBA 2K9 is where you have to be.

Quote: Originally Posted by capp34

2k is God on this Site....you wasting time and someone will prolly bash for it.

C/S

Review reads like a summary of the 2k section of the board. Nothing but love even making excuses for the glitches. 9? Really?? I think thats the highest any site has given it so far. Don't get me wrong I love the game but to give this a 9 and Live a 7.5 is a travesty. All I hear about is how good this game will be with sliders yet Live plays better out the box not even mentioning online. Are we reviewing games on potential now? I'm sure Live will be patched too. In my opinion both games are equally fun. You won't go wrong no matter which one you buy but if there is a flaw with either one it should be pointed out. Oh well, you gotta give the people what they want.