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NBA 2K10 Hands-On Preview

11:30 AM - August 27, 2009 by RaychelSnr

NBA 2K9 led the league in sales and critical acclaim last season while battling against inferior opponents, and has in general been leaps and bounds ahead of the competition for years now. In other words, it's tough being the king. But with the competition finally showing signs of life, NBA 2K10 is now looking to show that it has the goods to hold onto the crown.

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# 1 garnettrules21 @ 08/27/09 11:36 AM

off to read!

# 2 Bornindamecca @ 08/27/09 11:41 AM

Good job. I really think 2k should reconsider having your Vertical, Quickness, Speed and Steal ratings take a hit once you pass 33 years of age. Adjusting your game as you age is all a part of the experience.

# 3 Pared @ 08/27/09 11:43 AM

Great preview, Rich!

Playing someone else in your franchise online is going to be a blast!

# 4 23bluesman @ 08/27/09 11:44 AM

Thanks, that was a good read. Real assistant coaches, that's a nice touch!

I love what they're doing with the pregame rituals, making it real-time and sort of "just happening there" instead of the cut-scenes approach that Live is taking. They're getting closer and closer to real tv broadcast presentation. Gotta love it!

# 5 BroMontana82 @ 08/27/09 11:48 AM

good stuff. will you be doing any Q&A like Chase did?

# 6 lon515 @ 08/27/09 11:51 AM

just when live is coming back they do this

# 7 Mamba94 @ 08/27/09 11:53 AM

2K9 was amazing but too difficult for me even in rookie mode.
I hope 2K10 will be more accessible for casual basketball users.

# 8 SageInfinite @ 08/27/09 11:57 AM

Everything sounds great. Love that they added rolling the ball up the court and kick balls. Sounds like they might bounce back after a disappointing year for me. Can't wait for some more info/footage

# 9 Bornindamecca @ 08/27/09 12:10 PM

They gotta add in the ability to hire assistant coaches from other teams

I'd SO hire Pat. While we're at it, I hope coaching affects the timeout adjustments. Larry Brown should have a boost for defense, Jackson for shot selection, etc.

# 10 Stumbleweed @ 08/27/09 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 23bluesman


	Thanks, that was a good read. Real assistant coaches, that's a nice touch! I love what they're doing with the pregame rituals, making it real-time and sort of "just happening there" instead of the cut-scenes approach that Live is taking. They're getting closer and closer to real tv broadcast presentation. Gotta love it!

you keep saying this.

Live does not have cut scenes this year. Everything is in the game engine and is basically a camera cut to get closer to the player. They are not actual cut scenes like they've had in the past. The developers have stated this plenty of times.

Just trying to cut down on misinformation.

"You can also roll the ball into play when you inbound it."

That's a pretty cool addition. Not a ton of new info in there, but thanks for the post.

# 11 NELL86 @ 08/27/09 12:26 PM

Sounds real nice have to wait till i play it to judge everything can look good till you play it ad start finding exploits but i think i will have two hoop games this year what a year for basketball

# 12 Pared @ 08/27/09 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Stumbleweed


	you keep saying this. *Live does not have cut scenes this year.* Everything is in the game engine and is basically a camera cut to get closer to the player. They are not actual cut scenes like they've had in the past. The developers have stated this plenty of times. Just trying to cut down on misinformation.

It's technically not "misinformation."

During the pre-game scenes, the camera angle is focused on the ONE player and you can't see anyone else on the court. According to the previews, everything in 2k10 will be in real-time. That leads me to believe you will see other players doing their thing.

That's the difference they're pointing out. Go back and look at the Live pre-game scenes again: no one to be seen on the court.

You do this by design when you're developing a game.

The media outlets are simply pointing out the difference. That's all.

EDIT: BTW, that has been the definition of a sports game cut scene in the past. The Show does the same exact thing.

# 13 BlackRome @ 08/27/09 12:34 PM

2k9 might have received critical acclaim but it from most of the boards like OS and 2k sports the guys who actually played the game were not to happy.

I saw numerous posts on OS and the 2k forums where life long 2k players put there stick down.

Slowing the game down from the 2k8 speed to 2k9 was a major part of the problem.

Ice skating which is a trademark to the NBA Live series was unfortunately introduced to the 2k9 series last year.

They completely destroyed the dribbling system with the slower speed and animations. The spin move became the move of choice.

In 2k8 and the 2k series in general I always felt as if I was on the court dribbling. If you leaned the wrong way I had a move to get by you.

In last years version I felt like I had no control over my handle or animations

How have to see it to believe it. I just don't believe slowing the game down form 2k9 could make it better.

The same goes for Madden. I rarely play ranked games because the game is to slow. It's a good thing they allow you to choose your speed in your franchise online or I wouldn't be playing at all.

This slowing down of the game makes no sense to me.

Why are these developers not trying to represent the actual speed of the sport in there games.

When they make a racing game your supposed to feel the speed.
Would they slow a Nascar game down so it feels like your going 80 miles an hour instead of 200.

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"On top of the online issues, like I mentioned before, you can play any franchise game online. There are also no formal ranked lobbies -- there are unranked lobbies -- but you won�t need to access any additional menus to play online games. Instead, you can invite your friends or play a stranger by accessing the quick-game menu right after turning the game on."
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Then they didn't fix the lobbies. There was nothing wrong with the lobbies of 2k8. Why do they refuse to go back to what work. I guess they just gave up since there are no ranked lobbies.

I liked the fact there was a lobby where I could go play on the hardest level which also affected my rankings. .

# 14 Fiasco West @ 08/27/09 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bornindamecca


	Good job. I really think 2k should reconsider having your Vertical, Quickness, Speed and Steal ratings take a hit once you pass 33 years of age. Adjusting your game as you age is all a part of the experience.

Yeah completely agree.

Your physical attributes should take a hit. I understand where they are coming from, but Fight Night has you take a hit. It at least will make people think about retiring because they want to go out on top.

Also I love the speed on Combine, I have a feeling the actual Pro game will be much faster, because everyone speed will be faster.

# 15 kgbrolic @ 08/27/09 12:45 PM

"NBA 2K9 led the league in sales and critical acclaim last season while battling against inferior opponents, and has in general been leaps and bounds ahead of the competition for years now."

Best.article.intro.ever.

# 16 Super Glock @ 08/27/09 12:46 PM

Well written review. But i must add that after reading it I am not that excited for this game. There just isnt much to get excited about. Maybe that will change for me once I see gameplay videos.

# 17 Stumbleweed @ 08/27/09 12:50 PM

Sounds to me that 2K just has a different selection of things happening and cut to one or the other. No real difference in that vs. what Live is doing except that Live's might get old faster since it's just the one player they focus on. A "cut scene" in the past has generally meant something that's extremely cleaned-up and happens with enhanced models or otherwise outside of the controllable game environment. Both companies are using their game models for their cut scenes, which is good news for those of us that hated when you'd magically see a player teleport to the other side of the court where the cut scene was supposed to happen, etc.

Anyway, semantics.. I'm glad 2K is improving their presentation.

# 18 and1product @ 08/27/09 12:57 PM

"You can also roll the ball into play when you inbound it." - SWEEEEEEEEEEETTTT

# 19 NELL86 @ 08/27/09 01:05 PM

When you usually watch a broadcast they focus on that star player pre game ritual when they do show it

# 20 FUBLU @ 08/27/09 01:08 PM

Mannn, I can't wait! I wanna see these Real Time intro's! I been wanting this since Live 95! lol
On the real though, seems like 2K been doin their homework and gonna give us a pretty good game in a few months.

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