NBA 2K12 Hands-On Preview (Kotaku)

[VDusen04]

I have been really impressed with Kotaku. I never visit that website, but they're churning out some quality articles and information on 2K12 this year.

Also, I'm getting terribly lucky in terms of what was added versus what I suggested in the 2K Wishlist thread. It's getting a little scary. The classic teams infusion was moderately predictable, but I never saw 2K actually implementing the buzzer beater review and the inbounds play draw up and inbound designation so soon. I am impressed.

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Similarly, it'd be nice to draw up a play during time-outs that'd be initiated the moment the ball was inbounded. Sometimes, the precious seconds it takes to call out your desired play in late game situations is too costly. It'd be nice if it could be pre-determined in a huddle (a la real life) then executed.

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Dreamtime: The ability for players to dive into the crowd or knock over chairs (or at least plow over teammates or opponents) on the bench.

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3A. Instant replays of potential game-winners for commentator analysis as well as. . . 3B. Referee review on final shots to decide whether or not they beat the clock.

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8. More classic teams/classic courts

I feel like I was the big winner on Bingo Night.

[domidomdomz]

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Another innovation: You may run set plays off an inbounds from a timeout. In the timeout, which many button-through and accept whatever CPU substitutions are made, you can bring up a menu designating your inbounds passer, your shooter, and the type of shot you want. Coming out of the break, your stick control will be on the shooter. It's a very clean way of handling what we all see in crunch time, the coach with a white board, drawing up something to get a vital bucket.

Now this one is hot!!!

[23]

Keep cranking them out 2k... I can take it

[Dwadefan]

Quote: Originally Posted by domidomdomz

Now this one is hot!!!

They had inbound passing plays before

[Da-Man]

meh sounds too good to be true

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dwadefan

They had inbound passing plays before

It may sound like a small detail, but the ability to take the time during a time-out to decide exactly what play you want to run for which player while designating an inbounds passer is actually kind of a big deal.

In my experience with the old inbounds play mechanic, my star would be inbounding the ball 40% of the time and I'd have to repeatedly tap the D-pad so I could select my play as quick as possible. Having no real time to decide on an adequate play, I'd often select one at random and then just break out of it once I realized it wasn't going to run its course before five seconds expired.

The ability to plan something out beforehand for the player I specifically want handling the ball is a great addition. I wonder if the play being drawn up can only be an inbounds play, or if we can draw up the next "set" to be run the minute the ball is inbounded. Either way, I approve.

[sportjames23]

Somebody tell me why the hell it isn't Oct. 4th yet!

[neptuneniq]

shot review is dope

no word on game winner celebrations yet?