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NBA 2K12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

03:49 AM - September 20, 2011 by 23

The NBA 2K12 demo is available now for the 360. Later today for the PS3.

Scroll to the "N" section to find it. It's 1.1 GB.

Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks (Can only play as the Mavs)
Difficulty set to default/casual
No commentary
1 - 4 Minute Quarter
Can't run plays
No sliders, options, camera views, etc.
Free throw bug, after 3 second violation, is demo bug only.

Just play the demo and post your impressions here.

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# 421 Knickerbocker @ 09/20/11 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by therussian


	Now if only 2k would get on the ball and release it to the people who have PS3s..........

Nothing to do with 2k. It's up to Sony. Should be up in the next 6 hours.

# 422 iLLosophy @ 09/20/11 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Da_Czar


	Ill they finally gave us total control of shooting a hook shot or a turnaround jumper out of the post up. So that if your Kareem you can throw the hook from 18 if you like. Hook shots are pointed just left and right of the rim depending on player location and turn jumpers are pointed away from the rim to the left and right.

Good to know. I'll try it out again when i'm done with work.

# 423 Melo7NYKtru @ 09/20/11 04:23 PM

dam gotta wait til PS Store updates. Soooo want to try it.

# 424 NINJAK2 @ 09/20/11 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by elprez98


	I've seen Marion. He's come in in the games where Butler got hurt. I'm guessing you could probably foul Kidd out to play with JET.

foul out Butler to see Marion
foul out Kidd to see Barea(sp?)
foul out Rudy to get JET

I just took control of (insert player) and intentional foul repeatedly until they foul out. They won't come out unless they have 6 fouls. When the Heat start shooting free throws(or after made Heat baskets), bring the player you want to foul out to the back court and roll the ball in instead of passing in. Follow the ball with said player but dont pick it up. When heat player picks up ball intentional foul ASAP. This will secure more time on the game clock. Ofcourse you will not win the game this way but you will get to see (insert player) and use them.

# 425 az1634 @ 09/20/11 04:23 PM

I just witnessed dwade throw a fullcourt bounce pass to lebron....now idk if this is an actual pass or this accidentally happened but it was soooo smooth i couldnt even tell lol. Anyone else see one of these?

# 426 CX1329 @ 09/20/11 04:24 PM

Chandler was being fronted in the post, so I used the disengage post catch to receive the pass, then dished it out to a wide open Nowitzki for the 3. So satisfying.

# 427 NINJAK2 @ 09/20/11 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bigball12


	Chris Bosh looks absolutely terrible!!!

I agree. They nailed him perfectly based on my ex's interpretation

# 428 richmo @ 09/20/11 04:28 PM

My first impressions:

+ Loading screen transitioning from the main menu is improved (as it should)
+ The intros are beautiful, amazingly fresh
+ As stated earlier, controls, especially in the post, will take some time getting used to and can be intimidating at first, but I can tell the training camp is going to be a lot of people's best friend
+ Computer actually bites on post fakes this year giving them that human element, something it didn't have down there last year
+ Size-ups are more compact, allowing you to easily chain moves together better now.
+ Walking the ball up court feels as it should, very "relaxing"
+ Shot blocking, even by the CPU, is more of a threat, as I had Tyson Chandler near the edge of the paint a few Heat drives and the CPU controlled Chandler was able to block the shot. You will definitely feel the improvement here
+ On-ball defense modifiers will also take some practice but are great tools to use on star perimeter players
+ Quicker players on the perimeter are going to take team defense to contain
+ The graphic in the bottom corner of the screen featuring LeBron and Dirk is a nice touch. Assuming this is the "upcoming game" tidbit that's been talked about before.
+ Players feel like they have even more momentum this year, which is a good sign
+ Out of bounds really feels like out of bounds. Numerous occasions I or the CPU stepped out of bounds, but it wasn't problematic. Both times for the Heat from what I recall, Joel Anthony (lol) stepped out twice: once when grabbing a defensive rebound and landing and the other when grabbing an O board and trying to spin out of the paint. Very realistic.
+ The ball really is loose this year and players will lose the ball if you try to do too much. I actually got called for traveling on DIRK when trying just one up-and-under.
+ Adjusting shots feels natural now. Can't even tell if the animation is adjusted or not, good sign.

- At first glance, the graphics only look slightly improved (which is saying something) but this isn't as much a problem as you'd think as the game is still beautiful on that front.

# 429 mymannemcee @ 09/20/11 04:37 PM

I wonder how many different animations there will be for that little TNT ad at the bottom.

Maybe if an upcoming game involves the Magic and the Celtics, Dwight Howard can poke Paul Pierce and he drops to the ground and fakes an injury. Then Dwight pulls him up a wheelchair.

# 430 djwax90 @ 09/20/11 04:37 PM

Rudy Fernandez is a gd MONSTER. sharpshooting and just dunked on LeBron. Also, I can't even express how happy I am that everyone playing this demo HAS to play as my beloved Mavericks. Suck it haters. Don't think I've missed with Dirk yet in about a half-dozen plays either. His super awkward layups are still clutch.

# 431 InsaneEazyE @ 09/20/11 04:39 PM

Just played the demo a couple of times, and while it's hard to get real definitive from just a couple quarters, one thing did jump out at me: controls. For years, 2K has always felt a little.... I don't know, I guess "floaty" would be a good term. You'd only want to move a player a few steps, and would end up 15 feet from where you wanted.

This time, it felt alot tighter. I think I might have run into a tiny glitch though, Miami was called for a defensive 3 seconds, Dirk goes to the line, and then it's like he froze. The game was still running, but nothing would happen when I pulled the stick to shoot the FT.

# 432 az1634 @ 09/20/11 04:40 PM

Just got my first off the glass alley-oop it was very impressive from rudy to caron this game should be fantastic just 2 weeks

# 433 Mike Smoove @ 09/20/11 04:41 PM

off ball movement is sooo much better, game is so smooth. Loving the fact that LBJ and Wade look to attack when they get the ball.

# 434 TomAH30 @ 09/20/11 04:42 PM

LeBron doesn't have time to choke in this demo.

# 435 jreezy18 @ 09/20/11 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by InsaneEazyE


	Just played the demo a couple of times, and while it's hard to get real definitive from just a couple quarters, one thing did jump out at me: controls. For years, 2K has always felt a little.... I don't know, I guess "floaty" would be a good term. You'd only want to move a player a few steps, and would end up 15 feet from where you wanted. This time, it felt alot tighter. I think I might have run into a tiny glitch though, Miami was called for a defensive 3 seconds, Dirk goes to the line, and then it's like he froze. The game was still running, but nothing would happen when I pulled the stick to shoot the FT.

Many people on here seemed to have run into that defensive 3 sec glitch. Luckily it hasn't happened to me yet.

# 436 cmebfresh @ 09/20/11 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TomAH30


	LeBron doesn't have time to choke in this demo.

good one. what about the wiz?

# 437 fradok @ 09/20/11 04:46 PM

guys anyone knows where are the the (old) Y hot steps?

# 438 TomAH30 @ 09/20/11 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cmebfresh


	good one. what about the wiz?

It's not choking if we're consistently awful.

# 439 CX1329 @ 09/20/11 04:47 PM

The devs weren't lying when they said shot blockers would track the ball in 2K12. I blocked LeBron using Dirk twice now, and on both occasions Dirk tracked the ball before swatting it.

# 440 Yeah...THAT Guy @ 09/20/11 04:51 PM

Has anyone successfully triggered a spin jumper? I can't for the life of me get it to work on this camera angle unless they changed the way you do it.

Edit: And for the record, still think the help defense is god awful in this demo. I have to pretty much control Kidd the entire game or he'll just completely abandon Mario Chalmers on every play. Same thing is happening with whoever is matched up on Chris Bosh.

Edit x2: Just got a spin jumper to work with Dirk. I guess you have to push the stick in the opposite direction and then do a circle?

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