NBA 2K12 Cover Athletes - Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird

[cjallure24]

Quote: Originally Posted by Xx Qontrolz xX

idk.. just saying i hope they didnt forget to work on some huge flaws (MP AI teammates, trades logic in every mode, servers?, some gameplay problems etc...) b/c focusing too much on some old school modes makes sense? honestly, will the MJ challenges stay in our memories?

Since when does the cover have anything to do with gameplay and features???.....when 2K puts out statements about gameplay and features then you make a fair assesment. Seriously, its just a cover release, therefore I can understand judgement towards the cover, I.E. the athlete and or design.

To answer your question, YES, the Jordan Challenge will be in our memories, it was a feature that put already great gameplay over the top. Without the Jordan challenge maybe just maybe 2K11 doesn't get the title for best sports came to have ever been created in some peoples eyes.

Its just a cover, so take it as that. I'm pretty sure the the development team didn't spend months, or days and even hours on the cover. The prejudgement is totally unwarrented.

[quadsas]

What I mean by my last tweet is that MJ will be in #NBA2K games for the forseeable future, he isn't going away for a few years

from Ronnie's twitter

[thekida]

I honestly haven't even finished all the jordan challenges...i got caught up in association and my player modes. I hope the expand on both.

if they have a Jordan/Bird/Magic challenge it will be fun to play and is a great addition to the game. It would be even better if we could play a whole season with a historic team (but i guess that is what pc mods are for...)

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by quadsas

What I mean by my last tweet is that MJ will be in #NBA2K games for the forseeable future, he isn't going away for a few years from Ronnie's twitter

I was going to mention that as well. I'll have to re-read the ESPN article but I thought they mentioned a three year deal with MJ, but I wasn't sure if that was an extension or three years including last year.

Also, I think it's pretty cool that Larry Bird and Magic Johnson (and of course MJ) all were open and willing to grace the cover of 2K and to generally take part in the process. I'm wondering what kind of graphical updates we'll be seeing from Larry this year. Will there be a mustache option?

[Xx Qontrolz xX]

good points guys, i hope u're both right

just to precise that i wasn't talking about the cover only but more about the modes that are coming with, i know 2k now and i can't think 1 second that those 3 legends are gonna be only on the cover and in the classic rosters.. we know a special mode is coming with it and that s what i meant by "focusing too much"

but hey.. i guess i'll have to wait for next gen consoles to play in an online association anyway

[23]

Quote: Originally Posted by quadsas

What I mean by my last tweet is that MJ will be in #NBA2K games for the forseeable future, he isn't going away for a few years from Ronnie's twitter

Yeah the espn article said they signed a 3 year extended deal with MJ

While he may not be the cover athlete next year we'll still get to play with him

[FreshPrince22]

i played the jordan modes for about 2 weeks. and i did that jordan my player thing (cant even remember what its called) for about 3 days.

im not too scared about 2K neglecting other areas, but im not really sitting on the edge of my seat about this retro stuff either

[quadsas]

What I wanna see is just a lot more retro teams and more retro jerseys (esp. the most badass ones - like Raptors). I don't really care what are they planning to do with Big 3, I know I will be playing MP 95% of the time, or just messing with retro teams