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NBA 2K9 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

06:39 PM - October 2, 2008 by 23

The NBA 2K9 demo is available for the Playstation 3. Download it and give us your impressions.

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# 321 WTF @ 10/02/08 11:36 PM

Damn. I was winning 20-6. Kobe gets a breakaway, Ray Ray is 0-6... Kobe goes in for the uncontested layup, and Ray Ray absolutely slaughters him.. takes off his head... haha.

And just stands there over a crumpled Kobe on the floor, glaring, til Odom comes helps him up.. then Ray holds his hand up like "Yeah.. I may have got him a little"... lol

# 322 Behindshadows @ 10/02/08 11:42 PM

I like the demo, gameplay is nice! But a complete bore with no commentary. And the fact they didn't break it up into two Quarters so we could see that highlight thing at the end is weak.

Overall its nice, the graphics are choppy though, pixel city. Only looks good on close ups and even then the jaggies are in the house.

Video coming soon.

# 323 Teddy_Long @ 10/02/08 11:44 PM

did anyone called an "instant" pick and pop/not roll?

# 324 btow3 @ 10/02/08 11:45 PM

i was using Fisher and just got dunked on by Garnett... and I know there isn't any commentary but for some reason i heard a OHHH!

# 325 btow3 @ 10/02/08 11:49 PM

The isomotion is weird. Like when I set up it seems like I can't do alot of the things I used to be able to do. Does anyone feel the same way?
It might be because I'm too used to 2k8's isomotion or it may be because of not being used to the PS3 controller. I need the real game to make sure.

# 326 fiedler2k3 @ 10/02/08 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ThaGenecyst


	Please do. I'd like to see what you come up with

- Drake
- Metal Gear Solid
- Devil may Cry
- Madden
- Call of Duty
- Ratchet & Clank
- Rainbow Six
- Assasins Creed
- Ghost Reacon
- Resistance
- NBA09
- The Show

And many, many more

# 327 Scoop 24 @ 10/02/08 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocafella83


	Post Moves. While in the post - Push the Right Stick (Shot Stick) in a differnt direction (up,down,left,right) for a differnt post move. While in the post -Push the left stick away from the defender or left/right along with the shot stick in the same direction to peform a post jump shot/fade away. Press (triangle) on ps3 Combine the drop step and drop step spin with the shot stick(left,right,up,down) for different variations. (Pro Hop) or whatever you like to call it. Different players will have different post moves...Shaq vs Yao or KG vs Duncan.

thanks

# 328 Behindshadows @ 10/02/08 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocafella83


	I seen something nice while playing against the Celtics.. I was up 14 to 12 with like 4 seconds to go. Celtics in bound the ball to Ray Ray around the Three point line. Ray pump fakes and get perkins to bite, ray jumps into perkins drawing the foul and hit the And 1. The crowd went crazy, i'm telling you it was sick. It was to real for a video game.

What????

But they are on the same team!!!

# 329 ehh @ 10/03/08 12:00 AM

The more I play the game the more different it feels from 2K8, lol, I feel like I need to re learn quite a few things. Right now my bugaboo is blowing by a defender after getting him to bite on a pumpfake. I know this is never been all that smooth in 2K games but I literally can't even get my guy to dribble. I got Ray Ray to bite on a fake with Kobe and I pressed the l-stick but Kobe just stood there.

# 330 J-Unit40 @ 10/03/08 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Scoop 24


	how do you throw ally's again i forgot?

L2 and X (pass button).

# 331 WTF @ 10/03/08 12:03 AM

This thing is fun. No doubt. Dunks in traffic will have to be toned down like crazy... but I'm having a lot of pure fun with it. I can't wait to get some plays... so I can stop running around like little leaguers...

I'm having fun now that I know how to oop.

# 332 Checmate101 @ 10/03/08 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocafella83


	I seen something nice while playing against the Celtics.. I was up 14 to 12 with like 4 seconds to go. Celtics in bound the ball to Ray Ray around the Three point line. Ray pump fakes and get perkins to bite, ray jumps into perkins drawing the foul and hit the And 1. The crowd went crazy, i'm telling you it was sick. It was to real for a video game.

Man, What are you talking about?

# 333 Goffs @ 10/03/08 12:06 AM

hmm isnt it on default pro?

yeah i have to relearn everything again lol...im loving the off the ball movement

# 334 Teddy_Long @ 10/03/08 12:06 AM

hey, can anyone perform an instant pick and pop, not roll?

# 335 Scoop 24 @ 10/03/08 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocafella83


	For the Demo to be so short with no functions, this is easily the best Basket Ball game i ever played. The NBA Live Demo with all the stuff (pratice and whatever else) does not compare.

damn Roc good look the game got way more fun..now that i know the controls

# 336 Goffs @ 10/03/08 12:12 AM

i think its disabled in the demo..

# 337 Nodima @ 10/03/08 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by sho89mtx


	what a suprize, another multi-platform game looking and playing best on 360. One day ps3 owners will figure it out

I hate playing console politics, but the 360 doesn't have mandatory Hard Drives so multi-platform games are made on the 360 first and ported to the PS3, thus some PS3 games getting gimped. But it's not like across the board Burnout Paradise wasn't more well received graphically as a PS3 title, or EA isn't building all their games on PS3 first starting last year in order to curb this problem. Both consoles are equal graphically (360 excels at textures and colors, PS3 at special effects and processing - though I prefer PS3 colors); the differences are paying for online, exclusives and the controller. This ain't Congress bro, let's just play some games.

Sorry if this is poorly timed, it was the first thing I saw when I hit refresh.

# 338 DubTrey1 @ 10/03/08 12:22 AM

Demo is awesome. I loved the way the players moved and worked to get open. I had Gasol in the post, kicked him the ball w/Kobe - Gasol held the ball up as Kobe ran around, got free from Allen and I passed the ball back only to have the ball lobbed up and Kobe flush it down!! Looked like something right out of Sportcenter. First day buy for me, no doubt.

# 339 XenoZograscope @ 10/03/08 12:22 AM

Damn I just pinned Jordan Farmar's shot to the backboard with KG...very niiice.

# 340 Nodima @ 10/03/08 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Teddy_Long


	hey, can anyone perform an instant pick and pop, not roll?

Yea, I spent some time practicing the Pick and it's probably the most fun about the game right now. First of all, notice whether your PF or C has a white circle under them - usually it's the one closest to you. When you press O this is the guy that reacts to your command.

Tap O = Fake pick and roll, I did this with Gasol a few times and he barely cares about setting anything, he plants that backfoot and then launches off toward the basket. Hopefully this can't be cheesed online.

Press O = Regular PR, the same thing you always see.

Hold O = Pick and pop, once you go around it they hop back a step and wait for the pass back.

Also, I remember hearing this but totally forgot until someone mentioned it. I really loved the behind the back dribble move and haven't been able to do it...so the L2/R2 really are your hands basically? That sounds needlessly complicated, I'm a shooter not a dribbler!

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