NBA 2K9 Impressions (PC)

[ifiok25]

I went to gamestop yesterday and little did I know that 2K9 came out on the PC. I got it for 20 bucks. It was their last copy.

[jfindon]

Quote: Originally Posted by ifiok25

I went to gamestop yesterday and little did I know that 2K9 came out on the PC. I got it for 20 bucks. It was their last copy.

Probably their only copy they got in. My store got a whopping 2 copies in, and they were the only stores within 90 miles to have it.

[outsida]

Quote: Originally Posted by madmax17

You can't mimic the controls on the xbox which is disappointing to say the least, what did they expect, that we play this game with a keyboard? Some people ... live 10 years behind others. Anyway you don't do a jab step by pressing LT+RT but by pressing Y or 'spin', on the xbox this is the hopstep button well where is the hopstep on the pc you ask me, well there isn't any

Not only that but what about the 3 different picks you can run on the 360 with the B button? Is just a mess on the PC version for no apparent reason. They should have made a generic controller profile for the set up they have now and a profile thats exactly like the console versions.

[tril]

So far the only comment I have is...OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!

[hioh631]

My jaw has been on the floor from the moment I fired this game up, it looks and plays amazingly. I've got Dead Space and Far Cry 2 just sitting there right now because all I want to do is play this game.

I haven't purchased a basketball game in a couple years and this one was well worth the wait (and price $20? Oh yea!). The presentation is insanely detailed with end of quarter highlights, individual player highlights at the end of games, Top 3 plays, Sprite Slam Cam, player spotlights, and the way the arenas feel alive. I mean when I put my headphones on it's like I'm in the game. The crowd reacts realistically to the action and when you get on a run they get geeked and all the CPU can do is call a time out. Likewise when you start getting handled they get dead silent and I even saw people leaving the arena in a game I couldn't win in the 4th. In this game I feel rewarded at the end of the game when I can watch all the highlights, they truly are amazing.

The gameplay is also stellar and the CPU is smart and aggressive. If you give them space or don't respect them they will torch you. Chalmers and Beasley ate me alive when I played the Heat, I couldn't stop them. Likewise with Lebron, he was catching oops and dunking on me all day and when he wasn't he was rebounding and getting assists. He filled up the stat sheet just like you'd expect him to in real life.

The graphics almost bring a tear to my eye. I'm running the game at 1920x1200 with everything maxed and WOW is all I can say. Night and day difference between this and the PS3 version(demo). The crowd, benches, coaches, and reflective arena floors all look amazing, but the real star of the show are the player models. These models are so good and the animations are so spot on it's kind of scary. When Lebron was schooling me he did this absolutely disgusting windmill dunk over one of my guys and I just had to pause the game grab some saltine crackers and a sprite and get back to the game, lol.

I could go on and on, but there isn't enough time in the day. Fantastic game.

[WTF]

Can you use FRAPS to capture video? Like the end of the game highlights? just wondering.

[Taku]

Anyone playing with full player lock enabled? It should be enabled under control settings but i haven't figured out how it is done...

[meh]

Got this today, not really played it too indepth, but I like what I saw.

For those worrying about specs, I run the game on the following with this PC:

AMD 64 3700
2GB Ram
7800 GTX 256Mb

Ive got 4 x AA (highest available to me in game), then I have everything turned on High, expect Crowd and Sideline Models at Medium (ive not tried upping these yet, I may do so but they look good enough for background graphics) - thats at 1280 x 1024 res and id say its easily as good if not better than 2K8 looked on my 360.

Didnt check what FPS I got, but it dosent skip/tear/stutter etc - smooth stuff