NBA 2K12 Hands-On Preview (Digital Trends) - Shot Reviews Are In!

[Da_Czar]

Quote: Originally Posted by AbdulP34

Infamous Czar actually replied to my post LOL soo hold on, how do they review it though?/ do they show it on the big box on top of the court? do you actually see refs pointing there hands up weather the shot is good or not? cause I remember i saw that on nba live series * cant remember which one though* how does it work?? im kinda confused here , does it cover the whole tv screen?? details please

Man I am just one of the family Abdul. This is going from memory but it was like watching it on tv. Full screen not in a box. Ref walks over to the table and I can't remember if he puts on headphones or not but he watches the review then like a tv broadcast they show us what he is watching I think and then you can see the Ref make his decision. Very immersive.

[Pared]

Damn you're not going to let them have anything to see come release day.

Half the fun is getting the game and seeing this stuff for the first time.... like the intro last year.

[Colts18]

Not to be a jerk but shot reviews were in NBA Live 06. Why is everyone so happy about this? Just an extra animation/cut scene more than anything.

[Da_Czar]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

Damn you're not going to let them have anything to see come release day. Half the fun is getting the game and seeing this stuff for the first time.... like the intro last year.

LOL I figured somebody will post a video of it soon anyway. Plus I wait until after they read about it at least.

[qpc123]

Quote: Originally Posted by Colts18

Not to be a jerk but shot reviews were in NBA Live 06. Why is everyone so happy about this? Just an extra animation/cut scene more than anything.

Because it hasn't been in 2k games, just because you don't care doesn't mean others don't.

[youvalss]

I don't think Live had replays of the last-second shots reviewed. I think 2K has it, plus it will probably be a little deeper than just seeing the ref signaling.

[Moe24-]

Since they have shot reviews in now....It would be cool if they had a shot review to see if a player had his foot on the three point line....like say the ref called it a three pointer but would review it at the next time out...but to find out that the ref called wrong and we saw the foot on the line...and a point was taken back...that would be amazing....especially with the commentators talking about how he stepped on the three point line etc etc... this would be so amazing...also not only for shots if they had it in important times in the game, for example to see if someone was fouled before the shot clock expired or if someone near the end of the game touched the ball last and the refs didnt know who touched it last as the ball went out of bounds... it would be crazy if they added the 4th quarter 2 minute rule in 2k12...Heres an example of this with the lakers...

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by Colts18

Not to be a jerk but shot reviews were in NBA Live 06. Why is everyone so happy about this? Just an extra animation/cut scene more than anything.

For me it's about immersion. It's not a matter of which game had it first. I never played NBA Live 06 so it doesn't really mean a whole lot that shot reviews were in an iteration of a basketball game one time. I'm more pleased that they'll be present in the game I'll be playing this next year, NBA 2K12.

In the past, buzzer beaters felt grossly overlooked in the 2K series. And truthfully, there is something horribly anti-climatic about discovering whether your buzzer beater counted (or didn't count) based off of whether the score overlay increased your point total. More celebratory reactions, an exploding crowd, more consistent commentary feedback and shot reviews all play a part in maximizing one of the most exciting plays in the game.