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NBA 2K13 Demo Available Now For 360 and PS3, Post Impressions Here

06:54 AM - September 25, 2012 by Steve_OS

The NBA 2K13 demo is available now on the Marketplace for Xbox Live "GOLD" members (available next week for Silver). Most are getting it by searching for "2K13" or going to Genre ---> Sports and Recreation. You can also queue it up right here.

The PS3 demo arrives later this afternoon, we'll update this post when it's available.

UPDATE: PS3 demo is available now. If you don't see it, search for it.

The new controls take a little while to get used to, so make sure you check out the Controls trailer, we posted yesterday.

NBA 2K13 Demo Features:

Oklahoma City Thunder at Miami Heat
1 Five minute quarter
Quick Game and Online Quick Match. Can't invite friends, just random.
Can't change sliders, camera view, make substitutions or call plays
No commentary
Kinect enabled
943 MB

Play a game or 2 and post your impressions here.

Game: NBA 2K13Reader Score: 8.5/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PC / PS3 / Xbox 360Votes for game: 75 - View All

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# 681 dubcity @ 09/25/12 09:35 PM

The players look huge and the court looks tiny. Maybe it's just the camera angle I was playing on. Also, those people in the audience who stand up and sit down every 5 seconds must be in good shape. I wish they'd tone that down.

# 682 DonWuan @ 09/25/12 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManhattanBeachLakers


	Ahhh, Square + X. That seems kinda tough, pressing two buttons on the same side as the controller.

Bro its extremely easy

# 683 BaselinexDrive @ 09/25/12 09:38 PM

NBA 2K13 HAS DAFT PUNK.... ball game game over im sold!

# 684 BaselinexDrive @ 09/25/12 09:44 PM

I also just came in my pants after i did my first crossover with the dribble stick.

# 685 Boge @ 09/25/12 09:45 PM

Played 1 game on PS3. It's impossible to know if the previous bumping issues from 2K12 are present since you can't play player lock in the demo.

I'll have to wait and see when the full game releases.

# 686 SPRINGS03 @ 09/25/12 09:51 PM

Played one game. The controls feel a little weird, i gotta get used to using l2 to shoot and RS to dribble. Glad to see i'm not getting stupid bump back animations by defenders though.

# 687 caveman87 @ 09/25/12 09:52 PM

Anyone else stuck at the main menu when you press quick play

# 688 ManhattanBeachLakers @ 09/25/12 09:54 PM

The soundtrack is bad *ss.

Daft Punk!

# 689 Jikky @ 09/25/12 09:57 PM

My track record online:

W: 7
D: 1
L: 0

# 690 SPRINGS03 @ 09/25/12 09:58 PM

Just noticed something, you can actually DO A QUICK RELEASE SHOT! What i mean is when the shot clocks going down, or you don't have much time to shoot it used to be damn near impossible to get the ball off in time, but i just did it with lebron where he kind of threw up a rushed shot. About damn time!

# 691 Ionowut @ 09/25/12 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mreyes930


	Yeah, the Dunk Intensity Meter. I have still yet to see it. I'm at the point of letting the CPU get in the paint and dunk at will just to see if it's there. I'll keep at it then. Thanks. Edit: I got it to happen, I don't know the specs on when/why it pops up but I got an And-1 and used Square to dunk. I've been using the stick but to no avail, but got it the first time with square.

I've witnessed the dunk intensity meter in the PS3 demo. I try to hold L2 and use right analog stick on fastbreak and instead I perform a layup.

So now I know to use square, thanks man.

# 692 mvspree8 @ 09/25/12 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hear me now


	What is that?Do you mean "the black tornado" a spin move from Shaq ?

Oh sorry, Minnesota skiing term. Basically pulls off a nearly-impossible post move, which sucks, considering Battier rarely scores out of the post.

# 693 Thunder Storm @ 09/25/12 10:00 PM

I've won 4 games, lost 2 ... problem is im not feeling the controls. This is the first 2K where I've felt like the controls feel unnatural.

# 694 RawCITY @ 09/25/12 10:04 PM

Don't like the fact that with alley oops you can lob it up and a guy from your team can come out of no where and finish. The responsiveness is the biggest issue. I think the guys move and respond slower than they should, especially the athletic guys like lebron and wade, they should be quicker. This is even worse with the online half second lag which throws off what I want to do.

# 695 videobastard @ 09/25/12 10:06 PM

Hopefully in the retail you have a option to turn off or reduce the dunkometer popping up so frequently. Its encouraging to see fouls called in the head to head online games in this demo.

# 696 SPRINGS03 @ 09/25/12 10:10 PM

The music ain't bad. But they have the weirdest edits. Some songs they lik cut parts of verses and parts of songs out and it sounds weird(mercy for example). They did this last year and i have no idea why, it's dumb. Also why is suicide edited? lol Seriously? That's weird, not a big deal, just weird and dumb.

# 697 videobastard @ 09/25/12 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caveman87


	can u play quick match on ps3 ?

Yes you can. Played about 7 games. The trick is to keep backing out and starting a quick search repeatedly untill it finds someone. Dont let it just sit there just searching it will take forever to start one up.

# 698 AllStarDaDon @ 09/25/12 10:12 PM

Posters on this forum are pathetic at times.

Last night you guys were crying "omgggg the right stick si going to be cheese its 2 eazyyyy"

Now its "Da right stick thats that **** I dont like" *Chief Keef voice
"omgzzz its 2difficultzszzz"

You played the game for how long? You're complaining the controls suck? You haven't even given your self enough time to use them. Andmost of you play on 2K, so you're playing on a camera angle you're not used to. You played 2K12 for 12 months and now you expect to learn dribble moves in 3 quarters on a different camera angle?

I'm pretty sure when Kevin Durant learned to play basketball he didn't learn to cross over the first 3 times he tried. I'm pretty sure it took persistence and alot of practice.

The makers of the game said they recommend you play on the default controls and learn it. Remember a few years ago when the dribble scheme was different? everyone bitched omg i don't like it. But then when they switched back to default and actually learned it everyone was like wow it's like a whole new game.

# 699 Insight23 @ 09/25/12 10:15 PM

Pretty good online record right now, threw a full court pass to LeBron from Wade for a dunk, the animation flowed smooth

# 700 caveman87 @ 09/25/12 10:19 PM

I can't get past main menu

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