NBA 2K11 Preview and New Screenshots (IGN)

[eko718]

Sounds good and looks good. Doesn't look like Chris Bosh's hair is changed however. i hope they fix this.

[BlueNGold]

Love the sound of the new isomotion. Everything else sounds buttery too.

[youvalss]

2K should not allow previewers to post screenshots. It's just pointless.

[theskinsfan1000]

Ok thanks infamOus

[jWILL253]

Yeah, 2K10 was the best sports game when it came to graphics, especially in the Create-A-Player department. Now, is it just me, or does 2K11 look similar to 2K8?

[Dewie12]

Ugh.....that Ben Gordon screenshot makes me want to puke. Seriously they have not understood "dominant" strong hand layups yet. Gordon is putting the ball towards the defender while laying it in with his off hand.....2k just can't get this right year after year after year.

Anyway a decent preview. Hopefully the playbooks are more than just simply quick plays.

I like the Miami Heat screenshot, hopefully that is the starting lineup screen?

[Nokstar]

no mention of changes in defense.....hmm. Those moves dont mean much if the defensive system hasnt changed...lets hope so. I dont want anymore lock on defense...just regular responsive manual defense that is effective.

[Epiffani]

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Oh, and cuts to the basket are finally made with a sense of urgency so that it will be painfully obvious when you've missed an open man streaking to the hoop (as I did during the demo). If you want to intentionally miss the guy cutting, you could always fake the pass (new this year) with the B button (Circle on PS3), causing the defender to swipe at the ball and drive to the hole instead. Of course, you can run a list of plays by pressing the appropriate button on the list. This year, each team has a list of roughly 30 authentic plays that 2K got right from the coaches with over 1,000 true-to-life plays overall.

Lots of good information in this article (especially about the controls), but the bold is something that is/was right up there with controls as far as I'm concerned and it's good to hear that they've put work in these areas. The previewer actually sounded like he was familiar with NBA 2K basketball too ("FINALLY moving with a sense of urgency".)

Oh, and I'm not sure what happened in between MJ's Bulls away jersey and the one Boozer has on, but Boozer's is again noticeably "pinker" than and less accurate in terms of color compared to Jordan's (reverted back to the look of 2K10 off color red).