Differences between 2k9 and 2k10??

[Phobia]

Hey guys

Simple question really. I have NBA2k9 on PS3 and I have NBA LIVE 10 on 360. Well I went away from 2k this year because the control on 2k9 drove me up the wall. The herky jerky movements of 2k9 just was such a eye sore.

Well I started playing both NBA Live 10 and NBA 2k9. Not to make this thread into a 2k/EA thing. But I think each titles does certain things well.

I briefly went over the impressions thread but it is hard to find the answer to this question.

What is different between 2k9 and 2k10??? Thanks a lot guys and try to be descriptive.

[Phobia]

That many wow!!!!! Guess I will just stay with 2k9

[wepr3]

IMO, you're not going to be able to choose just one. Live does some things really well (player moves/control), and 2k10 (better CPU AI, commentary) does others really well. A common consensus is that the best of these 2 would make the greatest bball game ever.

2k10 has a lot of bugs in Association mode (which is my main focus). I was upset about this year's game, so I bought 2k9 again thinking I would be happy. But, even with it's bugs, I've gone back to 2k10. For one, the defense IMO is much better. Secondly, court spacing is better than it's ever been. For those 2 reasons alone, I'm sticking with 2k10.

I think Gamestop is now selling 2k10 for under $40 now, and you could probably find it even cheaper on ebay.

Just hoping (don't we always) that next year's edition will have the bugs ironed out instead of adding 15 new things.

Hope this helps.

[akapella]

stick with 2k9 that way u wont be dissapointed
what they did wih 2k10 is lower ballhandling, quickness and vertical abilty of the players to make the game look a little better
but all it does is make the gameplay worst
everything is out of place

e.g lowering of these sliders

1) it it delays user contested shots so ur always late contesting a shot
2) makes the user shots look fake and it takes the control out of ur hands when sooting leading u to hope of making a basket

if anyone reading this own 2k10 try bump up ballhandling, quickness and vertical skills to 100 and i guarantee it will play 90% like 2k9
but the downfall is that they dnt have player speed sliders to lower the speed of players

my point is tat 2k9 is better

[Rocky]

2K10 is miles ahead of 2K9 gameplay wise man.

2K10 resembles the NBA closer than any game period. The draw and kick game and defensive rotations are pretty good in NBA2K10....it's non existant in 2K9. It's impossible to get the CPU in 2K9 to score in realistic ways while in 2K10 the right slider and coaching profile set will get you pretty close to what you see on TV.

It takes awhile to get used to the controls of NBA2K10 coming from Live 10 or NBA2K9...which is why it tends to get a bad rap. If you play it long enough however, the controls will become second nature. They're not perfect, but it's alot better than 2K9.

[sportyguyfl31]

I was skeptical of getting 2k10, I was playing Live since release.

I decided to give it a shot when I switched systems, and Im glad I did.

Its not quite as "hands on" as Live in my opinion. In Live I really feel in control of everything that I am doing, but Im not quite there with 2k yet.

As far as comparing it with 2k9, I think its a marked improvement.

The CPU plays more "sim" then in 2k9. The CPU tries to beat you playing legit basketball, as opposed to trying to shaft you with a broomstick, with back door laser cuts, when the shot clock goes under 10.

There's better defensive rotation on double teams, you can actually generate a transition game vs the CPU, and you cant just mindlesly turbo, quite as much.

The court doesnt seem as cluttered, better spacing..but not up Live's IMO.

manual defense is more challenging, which I think is a positive as well...and I absolutely love "The Association" layout.

[akapella]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rocky

2K10 is miles ahead of 2K9 gameplay wise man. 2K10 resembles the NBA closer than any game period. The draw and kick game and defensive rotations are pretty good in NBA2K10....it's non existant in 2K9. It's impossible to get the CPU in 2K9 to score in realistic ways while in 2K10 the right slider and coaching profile set will get you pretty close to what you see on TV. It takes awhile to get used to the controls of NBA2K10 coming from Live 10 or NBA2K9...which is why it tends to get a bad rap. If you play it long enough however, the controls will become second nature. They're not perfect, but it's alot better than 2K9.

2k10 have upgraded the advance part of the gameplay but the basics are horrible
its like putting expensive rims on a car that has a broken engine
just to impress ppl
i am not a 2k ***** i love 2k but im just very dissapointed that 2k forget about basic gameplay nad focus on presentation and advance gameplay
im sry but u cant jump to fix 5 if 1,2,3 and 4 avent bin fix
get it right 2k
and if no one believe me go and check on gamerankings.com and look at the critcs rating on 2k9 and 2k10
its a 6% different

[Boge]

If you think the controls in 2K9 are bad, herky and jerky, save your money. 2K10 is a LOT worse in my opinion. Rent it at the very most. Heck, just try the demo and feel the jerkiness of the movement there.