NBA 2K9 - Developer Diary (by Erick Boenisch, Lead Feature Designer)

[t216]

Awesome...thanks Steve.

[CFav]

The ONLY thing I cared about was the financial aspect of this game...and guess what? I think I need to change my pants...

[DC]

Quote:

# Pick Origination - When you trade for another team’s draft pick, the game will now tell you what team originally owned the pick; this is vital for valuation purposes. # Proper League Leaders - The league leaders list now uses the actual formula that the NBA uses to determine which players qualify for each statistical category. # Customizable Contracts - The user now has complete control over the contracts in the game. If a player signs an extension after the game has shipped, you now have the tools to edit it yourself.

[eko718]

Great news that you can now use codes in franchise. I hope the same goes for new animations.

[Onpoint17]

Being able to enter codes and unlock jerseys and not have to restart your Association is more than just a little thing....this is HUGE!!!

[ehh]

Some of these features should def help you get more invested in an Association.

[elprez98]

Looks like my wife is going to have to get me an early birthday present. I haven't played a full year of Association in like 3 years because it was stagnant. Now, I can go buy a used copy of CH2k8 and coach and use my association from 2k9.


Dammit, I wanted to have time to try out the new Star Wars game.

[elprez98]

I should've have known that they would step it up this year. Especially with no college game to work. I bet they just put the entire CH staff on NBA game to maximize their resources. This sounds like the level of improvement we'd be complaining about that would be in the college game, but not in the pro version.