NBA 2K13 News Post

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
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# 761 morningstar777 @ 09/26/12 12:07 AM

A few things:

Is it just me or is Durant unusually slow? Even his turbo run it seems like he's jogging.

Way too many dunks, hopefully that will change during a real simulation game.

Spacing is good, teammates tend to try and get out of your way when you're taking your man 1 on 1. Sometimes they get stuck in the area but they try to give you space.

Defense is still hard for me, any tips? Durant and Westbrook has a counter for EVERYTHING. I understand they're tremendous players but every time?

Why is Shane Battier starting at the 4? W.E.

Fake pass looks like a fake shot, I don't like it.

Don't understand why we never got a developer insight for play running, one of the most important factors of basketball. I have a feeling play running in 2K13 will be atrocious.

# 762 Masone @ 09/26/12 12:11 AM

Played the 2k13 demo for PS3, it looks like 2k is still keen on taking control away from you.

When I am playing defense, I do not have full control of my player. If the offensive player initiates a crossover move, the game will force me into a reactionary move that I can't break out of.

- For instance, I was playing defense on Lebron and he did a crossover move, the game then forced me into a "crossed up" animation and he drove right past me.

This doesn't make any sense. I am a user controlled player, not the computer. The only way LeBron should be able to drive past me is if I guess wrong on the direction he's going, or if he uses his quick first step to blow by me, if I reach and get out of position. The game shouldn't just decide that 'I am not worthy' to guard him and force me into an unbreakable animation when it so chooses. This is not exclusive to LeBron, it happens with every player.

This also happens in other situations on the court. I'll use Lebron again as an example.

-So I'm playing defense against LeBron and he decides to drive to the basket for a layup. The game then forces me to ride him to the basket. I didn't want to ride him to the basket, here's a few things I could have done but didn't have the chance to because the game forced me to do what it wanted:

-I could have stayed grounded and waited for him to jump to try and get the block
-I could have ran to Battier sitting in the corner for the 3 because I knew I had help in the paint
-I could tried to take the charge

There's a lot more logical things I could do in that situation, but the game has decided it wanted me to ride LeBron to the basket. This is what I mean by taking control away. Forcing me into reactionary type animations.

This is the main reason why I don't play man defense. On the older games like 2k6, they gave you control of your player on offense and on defense. So playing man defense made sense. Everything just feels so sluggish these days.

Please 2k, get rid of these forced animations so the game can be funner. The game speed is already slow as it is and animations have been dreadfully slow since 2k9, forced animations don't help that. I know you're trying to make the game look authentic, but you have to find the right balance between that authentic look and actual gameplay. There has to be another way to make the game look more authentic than just completely taking control away from the user. Forcing users into animations so a crossover or a drive to the basket looks "real life" is not the answer.

# 763 morningstar777 @ 09/26/12 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Masone


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Yeh I agree with what you said. It can be frustrating not feeling like you're in control on defense.

# 764 Thunder Storm @ 09/26/12 12:15 AM

^ yup when certain players drive you get sucked into a riding/close guarded animation. I won't even talk about when dunk animations trigger, there is no stopping that.

# 765 Chi @ 09/26/12 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by morningstar777


	A few things: Is it just me or is Durant unusually slow? Even his turbo run it seems like he's jogging. Way too many dunks, hopefully that will change during a real simulation game. Spacing is good, teammates tend to try and get out of your way when you're taking your man 1 on 1. Sometimes they get stuck in the area but they try to give you space. Defense is still hard for me, any tips? Durant and Westbrook has a counter for EVERYTHING. I understand they're tremendous players but every time? Why is Shane Battier starting at the 4? W.E. Fake pass looks like a fake shot, I don't like it. Don't understand why we never got a developer insight for play running, one of the most important factors of basketball. I have a feeling play running in 2K13 will be atrocious.

Durant - I think the same too, but I rarely sprint with him to stop a fast break unless its late in the game and hes tired so not sure.

Dunks - I seem to rarely get them...I just may be use to 2k12's unrealistic dunks when two people would be in the lane but you could still dunk but in this doing the same I only get layups, which get contacted and I miss a ton, w/o fouls the whole game.

Spacing - is pretty good, hated trying to do things in 2k12 with a center trying to do a pick even though I didn't call one.

Defense - Sort of the same but hey, not sure.

Battier on the 4 maybe a bug, but didn't he play some of that during the playoffs last year?

# 766 Vni @ 09/26/12 12:19 AM

Or the you bite on a pumpfake animation when you didn't even do anything. One guy did that 5 times to me iwith Lebron James n a 5 minutes quarter. I hope this is just a slider setting.

# 767 HighRiser32 @ 09/26/12 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Thunder Storm


	^ yup when certain players drive you get sucked into a riding/close guarded animation. I won't even talk about when dunk animations trigger, there is no stopping that.

if a guy drives on you and your afraid he'll get away you can try to foul him, press steal. which is why most perimeter fouls happen other than gambling at least gives you a chance to reset

# 768 Macroh @ 09/26/12 12:27 AM

Played about 6 games so far and I know this is what everyone has said but WOW! These animations are beautiful to watch.

Still very rusty with the new controls, having a little trouble figuring out how to use the right stick properly, will have to look at the advanced controls.

Very much lookin' forward to the full game so I can jump into practise mode and sit there for a good hour to learn all these moves!

# 769 Thunder Storm @ 09/26/12 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by HighRiser32


	if a guy drives on you and your afraid he'll get away you can try to foul him, press steal. which is why most perimeter fouls happen other than gambling at least gives you a chance to reset

I still have post-dramatic stress from 2k12, where even if the offensive player blows by you and you foul, their driving animation will still continue and they sometimes get and 1's.

So I'm reluctant to foul on a blow by.

# 770 ffaacc03 @ 09/26/12 12:29 AM

I am liking that you have to pick your poison on d ... you either defend the J and get murdered by drives or the opposite ... position matters more than ever, since speed matters this year ...

There are still some instances where your player gets pushed back unnaturaly (sliding due to a force field ?) ... but D seems way better than 2k12 ... also, the teammates seem to react a bit better on d too ...

Liking the spacing, on O am still struggling with new controls but will get better ... passing, post, everything looks promising, thus the FG%s seem a bit inflated, if only we could see stats at the end of the qtr.

October 2 cant come soon enough ... just waiting for the association insight before the release of the game !

# 771 Nicflair @ 09/26/12 12:33 AM

Idk if it's just my controller but I seem to get that pop up glitch a lot. For instance I'll have a fast break and try to go for a dunk but instead the icon passing will pop up and my break will be ruined

Another example is if I have a wide open shot I'll hold L2 and use the right stick but instead of shooting my player will pass the ball.

Other than that the demo is great but this is incredibly frustrating :/

I'm on ps3 btw

# 772 Thunder Storm @ 09/26/12 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Nicflair


	Idk if it's just my controller but I seem to get that pop up glitch a lot. For instance I'll have a fast break and try to go for a dunk but instead the icon passing will pop up and my break will be ruined Another example is if I have a wide open shot I'll hold L2 and use the right stick but instead of shooting my player will pass the ball. Other than that the demo is great but this is incredibly frustrating :/ I'm on ps3 btw

This is why I don't use shot stick. Yeah it gives you more control, but you never know when you're gonna mess up. I can't take the risk.

# 773 sprayfan @ 09/26/12 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by PointGuard7


	lmao beat some dude online but he press start before the game officialy ended , until his pause timer ran out. smh sore losers

happened to me too but i lost so i dont see the point.

# 774 jackmurfet @ 09/26/12 12:39 AM

7-0 online so far

# 775 adwin7 @ 09/26/12 12:40 AM

Don't know if this was mentioned but opponents are again logged in the "players met" area on psn friends tab.

Also I can't quit when a guy runs his pause timer out!

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# 776 morningstar777 @ 09/26/12 12:46 AM

People really care about their record on a demo?

# 777 ye24 @ 09/26/12 12:53 AM

i played a few offline and a few online. Gameplay is nice and the animations are much improved.

Only thing is the online lags and the buttons are slow to respond. But offline i have no complaints except the new controls are a bit strange to get used to but im feeling pretyy good about them already

# 778 Sim_Head @ 09/26/12 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by RocketTMac1


	I know this is nitpicking but I thought I could over look the presentation but I'm not feeling it right now. The gold scoreboard and the Ed Hardy looking designs aren't realistic at all. If they had that for the Finals then I could roll with it. But for every game is just tacky. Jay should have just touched the soundtrack and called it a day.

This.

.....and another thing, the shoes. 2K OKC wear BLACK shoes on the road. BLACK. these are minor details that mean a lot..other than that

# 779 Biagas @ 09/26/12 12:57 AM

Welp I guess wade is still dunking like prime kemp for another year. smh

# 780 cmebfresh @ 09/26/12 01:01 AM

I just want a full game now. lol

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