The Franchise Man: Imagining the Possibilities of a Magic/Bird Cover

[jeebs9]

Great idea lol....But I would like to say that we are spoiled this year.

[t-mac357]

I don't see how else they are going to top something like this.

[jeebs9]

Me either...Unless they take my idea of being able to map your face into your My Player Mode lol

But they have always raise the bar a little more...every year.

[rudeworld]

I dont know about who to put on the cover.... maybe just the NBA logo and have us vote for the 10 greatest games of all-time and in that case we can have more then just players from one generation.... some Jordan, Barkley, Magic, Bird, Dr. J., whomever we decide with a vote of the 10 best games or all-time teams... that way we can have the greatest players ever recreated.... this years is going to be hard to top though!!!

[stlstudios189]

great idea. I cant wait to play as the bad boy pistons

[DaveDQ]

A Bird and Magic cover would work, but I think it stops there. I don't think you could do it for 2K12 either. Although, this year may set a small trend, but how long can that last? Of all past players, who else but Jordan really can justify putting a retired player on the cover of an NBA game?

I agree though. What is next for 2K or any other developer? The bar this year has certainly been raised. The cover and what is included with the Jordan challenge etc. has really catapulted this game beyond any other sports gaming release this year. I'm not saying it is the best gameplay experience (we don't know that yet), but the vibe this game has is unmatched. It's interesting too because I don't think any other sports video game can pull from the past like 2K has done with Jordan and have the same success. Michael Jordan is such a huge symbol of excellence, more so than any other athlete in any other sport.

Just on a personal gaming note, this approach 2K Sports is taking is right up there with releasing their 2K5 games at 19.99, and in fear of opening up a can of worms, you can't help but wonder what they could accomplish with other sports titles (if they had the chance). I just think the whole scenario speaks a lot about how much 2K cares about the experience of playing a sports video game.

[The Fight]

Why just Bird and Magic? Why not do the whole dream team/ Olympic angle? 1992 Dream team vs 2012 Dream team? Lebron vs Bird, Wade vs Jordan, D12 vs Ewing...Sorry didn't mean to get carried away...

[23]

Wouldnt have to be a cover, this would just be something in Legends mode or Legends Challeng mode whatever you'd want to call it