"When you boot up NBA 2K11 the first time, he is there to greet you. His Airness emerging from the tunnel, "Sirius" by the Alan Parsons Project (Bulls introduction theme song) playing at the Chicago Stadium, and the PA announcer introducing the players to an audience that I was now a part of despite being behind a TV screen. It was Jordan, it was June 1991, and it was Magic all over again.
This phenomenal intro was a great way to start off the NBA 2K11 experience, and it also set the tone for what the game has to offer this year.
This opening sequence capsulized the fact that the developers at 2K Sports team were up to the challenges that came with using one of the most popular sports figures in history as a cover athlete for their top franchise.
Meeting the expectations that come with creating an authentic Jordan experience would have been enough, but 2K Sports didn't stop there. NBA 2K11 dared to go even beyond that and put together the most compelling basketball video game to date. Just like MJ had done throughout his career, NBA 2K11 sought out greatness."
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I realize your comments were directed towards another, and I don't know his "agenda" as some say here.(I think we all have some sort of agenda personally, even if it's to voice an opinion)I just wanted to state my view
Regarding the above qoute- Not really. This isn't the impressions thread. This thread is about reading & responding to a OS review.
Call it how you want, Madden a 9, or NBA11 a 9, but to suggest NBA 2k11 & Madden 11 are both on par with quality is down right silly.
Don't take my word for it...just read the Madden and 2k basketball forums. Its pretty clear these bottom line matching scores make no sense, and do little to help readers decide on quality level. Sports is a genre, and being Madden has no competition, what else can you base a review score on, then other sports games? Even backbreaker and Madden are diffent sports genre's if we are being technical. Maddens a NFL game, backbreaker is a futuristic, arena/NFL/I don't know what game.
Its a quality score, not a which sport I prefer score. This does need fixed. The scores are the bottom line....ALWAYS have been. Even stamped on the game box cover!
I guess I don't attach a review of a game on a website highly whether or not I will purchase the game or not. I'm the best reviewer for that. It's only one person's opinion. It's up to the reader to determine if they want to purchase the game or not.
If you are going to hammer away at OS for having the same scores for two different games with different quality, I don't think that is fair.
Look at all the other reviews across the board for Madden. They pretty much line up with OS across the board.
I am amongst those who would rank it as 9.5. I suck at My player but I enjoy association mode. Have not been able to play Online yet, keeps dropping. Maybe I give it a 9