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NBA 2K9 Screenshots (Worthplaying)

07:46 AM - September 9, 2008 by Steve_OS

For those that haven't seen them yet, Worthplaying has posted some NBA 2K9 screenshots.

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	"2K Sports and Visual Concepts are working on the next installment in their NBA2k franchise featuring 11-time NBA All-Star and 2008 Defensive Player of the Year Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics as the cover athlete and spokesman for NBA 2K9."

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# 21 joel0078 @ 09/09/08 01:26 PM

The screens look great. They may not be up to par with the teaser videos, but I don't see much of a difference.

People need to stop being so biased about one game or the other. How about being a grown up and playing both games for what they are worth. Don't not like new versions of Live or 2K because the last time you played it, you didn't like it. Play both games each year and then decide whether or not one game isn't for you. No one persons opinion is anymore valid than the next.

# 22 Rebel_INS @ 09/09/08 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CFav


	I'm getting tired of the "children" here not allowing users to post their OPINIONS on these boards w/o giving them crap, and basically telling them that their opinion is not correct(which makes no sense whatsoever). That's ONE of the reasons that we have forums. Just please keep in mind that everyone has a right to their own opinion... ANYWAY, I'm liking the pics so far. I am not a graphic "ho" (I still remember thinking mario brothers were the greatest looking thing when they came out) so as long as the game play/association 2.0 is good, then I'm happy...

Word! I remember being in awe of Mario Bros. when I 1st played it on my parents floor model television lol

I said it b4, perception is everything and I think a lot of the younger cats on here are just spoiled by the high quality technology available now and don't know any different

I know some people who didn't like GTA when it 1st came out cause they thought the graphics sucked but I was stuck on the gameplay and the story. Graphics are nice but they aren't everything...

# 23 blackngoldfan @ 09/09/08 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by joel0078


	How about being a grown up* and playing both games for what they are worth.*

There's nothing grown up about playing videogames. They bring the kid out of all of us. Mature and immature.

# 24 SageInfinite @ 09/09/08 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by blackngoldfan


	There's nothing grown up about playing videogames. They bring the kid out of all of us. Mature and immature.

@ growing up and playing a videogame. LMAO.

# 25 youvalss @ 09/09/08 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Apologize


	Maybe its time to convert to NBA Live 09..Looks promising.. I am a 2k fan though..We need a demo to compare the too..I do however like the new Live 09.. If 2k dont fix that sliding crap they got with their player movement I will not buy 2k this year..Will be the first time..Hopefully they fix that crap..

If 2K's main problem is that sliding, it means that 2K is the best thing you can wish for. On the other hand, there are some games out there that have the ENTIRE gameplay broken and no one even thinks of fixing it... just to put things in perspective...

# 26 NINJAK2 @ 09/09/08 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by timotim19


	First off, read my post above. Second, I never suggested that any sports game developer would use an entirely new/different engine from year to year... what I said was that it looks like they used the "EXACT SAME ENGINE" from last year and just redid the faces and added better looking accessories. With that said, it is obvious that VC hasn't been tweaking/adding to the engine enough since this gen started as its basically the same engine since 2K6 and all the jaggies that popped out at me in last years game made that painfully clear. I like what I saw in the teasers from a graphical standpoint and want the game to come as close to that as possible, again if I actually had some real-time direct feed footage to go off of, then maybe I dont make that comment but THOSE screens dont look as good/rich.

Of course they probably used the exact same engine from a year ago and tweaked it. What do you expect them to do? These companies have less than a year cycle to work on a game which is not nearly enough time to complete and polish a new engine. These games would have to take a year off to do something like that. That's why Madden/Live/2k are basically using the same old engines with tweaks.
The game was considered by many to be the best sim ever so why tamper with that? You are entitled to your opinion though.

# 27 joel0078 @ 09/09/08 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by blackngoldfan


	There's nothing grown up about playing videogames. They bring the kid out of all of us. Mature and immature.

I know you and sage had no ill intent in your replies, but just for clarification:

The idea I was trying to get across is to act like a grown up when determining how you (not you specifically) are going to portray yourself when expressing your opinion about anything, but specifically in this case, a video game. I am 30 years old, married and I have a full time career. I am a mature, grown man and I play video games. But I am also a basketball FAN and I enjoy playing both the Live and 2K series, as they both have their respective good and bad aspects.

You won't find me spewing a biased hatred to one game or the other, just because I'm "loyal" to either game. There is far to much of that going on in these forums.

# 28 GSW @ 09/09/08 03:35 PM

can soemone post the pics that sites blocked at my job...

TIA

# 29 Rebel_INS @ 09/09/08 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by GSW


	can soemone post the pics that sites blocked at my job... TIA

They're the same one's from yesterday...

# 30 DubTrey1 @ 09/09/08 04:33 PM

Whatever, looks fine to me. I am more concerned with the way it plays at this point. I thought the graphics were fine last year and this year seems no different. Gameplay is what sells me. IMO, if Live played as good as it looked, I would be getting Live.

# 31 Muzyk23 @ 09/09/08 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Behindshadows


	J. Kidd looks great, Yao Ming is ok but not great, his head is too round, and that mustache shadow makes him almost look hispanic and not chinese.

And this says the guy who thinks Live's graphics smoke 2k ones out of the water...come on man, you're complaining about mustache!

# 32 Klocker @ 09/09/08 06:14 PM

well in reply to posters complaining about others' opinions on these graphics... just because we don't like jaggies and 2k is showing only "enhanced" replay pics and not in game... does NOT mean that we are trolling it in favor of live.

Some of us just want the stellar game play and models and animations of 2K with god danged anti-aliasing enabled so the in game graphics look as good as these enhanced REPLAY pics you are fawning over.

# 33 RunN1st @ 09/09/08 06:30 PM

The only thing I'm worried about is the lack of gameplay footage we have gotten so far. 2K did the same thing with MLB2k8 and it wound up being a graphical turd in comparison to the 2K7.

Here's hoping that lack of footage doesn't equate to poor product.

# 34 joel0078 @ 09/09/08 07:18 PM

2K has been tooting their own horn about having better graphics this year, than years past. I highly doubt the graphics are going to be step back, or even "bad" for that matter.

# 35 i c u cant stop me @ 09/09/08 07:25 PM

Guys 2k does have a pretty good marketing plan right now..i mean look...why not let nba live have its glory for the first couple of weeks of this month then BAM! 2k will hit us hard with all kinds of info and gameplay videos...making everyone wanna go out and bye it cause by that time all the live hype will be down and forgoten. i also heard somewhere that they said the live demo came out earlyer then ea wanted??

p.s nhl2k9 came out in stores today so i expect lots of info on nba 2k9 to hit us very soon..

# 36 bases1616 @ 09/09/08 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Apologize


	Maybe its time to convert to NBA Live 09..Looks promising.. I am a 2k fan though..We need a demo to compare the too..I do however like the new Live 09.. If 2k dont fix that sliding crap they got with their player movement I will not buy 2k this year..Will be the first time..Hopefully they fix that crap..

Live 09 has made some improvements this year, but they are not there yet. I don't think your brain has caught up with you yet after the beating you received from the Bears the other night.

# 37 Shinyhubcaps @ 09/09/08 10:49 PM

Beautiful job by 2K leaking the new Magic uniforms! I can only hope their jerseys do look like that when released.

# 38 i c u cant stop me @ 09/09/08 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Shinyhubcaps


	Beautiful job by 2K leaking the new Magic uniforms! I can only hope their jerseys do look like that when released.

YES! i know ive seen them in that screen shot! on orlandomagic.com they are only showing pices of the new unis. but you can tell that they are the ones that are on that screenshot of 2k9! go MAGIC!

BOUT TIME WE GET NEW UNIS!!!!!!

# 39 XenoZograscope @ 09/09/08 11:05 PM

Yea Im feeling the Magic's new unis, the black road jersey will be sick.

# 40 23 @ 09/09/08 11:06 PM

Shinyhubcaps.. i saw a pic of Dwight doing a commercial.. thats the exact jersey he had on.

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