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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
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# 1121 Rasco11 @ 09/27/12 03:23 PM

Yep, apples/oranges...i actually like both cams. Broadcast for single player and 2k cam for online team-up!

# 1122 99centChickenSammich @ 09/27/12 03:30 PM

Two words.. Beluba Cam

# 1123 Mauer4MVP @ 09/27/12 03:32 PM

I can't stand Broadcast. You can't see up the court, it is harder to judge where people are on the top of the screen. You can't see the lanes as well. You really just don't get the view as you would if you were actually playing as the player.

It is just preference, but I just cannot understand the appeal of it.

# 1124 ondreythegiant @ 09/27/12 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Mauer4MVP


	I can't stand Broadcast. You can't see up the court, it is harder to judge where people are on the top of the screen. You can't see the lanes as well. You really just don't get the view as you would if you were actually playing as the player. It is just preference, but I just cannot understand the appeal of it.

Like I said, the appeal of broadcast is that it emulates exactly what a game on TV looks like. That's probably the number one reason people use it.

# 1125 Nathan_OS @ 09/27/12 03:38 PM

Everyone I play just keeps quitting or disconnected their xbox

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# 1126 Gosens6 @ 09/27/12 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Nathan_OS


	Everyone I play just keeps quitting or disconnected their xbox Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Boys take this online thing serious, even with a DEMO.

It's sad really.

# 1127 Mauer4MVP @ 09/27/12 03:39 PM

Anyways, back to on topic. I am loving the gameplay!

# 1128 Nokstar @ 09/27/12 03:39 PM

People like broadcast view because it literally looks like a generation ahead of 2k view graphically...2k view makes the game look like a original Xbox game lol.

Sent from my Verizon Galaxy S3

# 1129 jkballer16 @ 09/27/12 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by AllStarDaDon


	Because it's creative. Wouldn't you get tired of basketball if every time LeBron dunks he did the same dunk? Or Wade does the same move every single game, till he retired? Iverson never amazed us with his handle and just did basic crossovers all the time? If MJ did the same move over and over. It's variety and is needed. I honestly feel like people don't like the dribble stick because to actually use it to it's full potential you have to actually know basketball. When to do moves, how you bait your defender, read then react, what type of shot to pull after the defender takes the bait. It's maddd creative. You guys are going to be missing out.

I gotta disagree with you... The point of the dribble stick is to make it EASIER to pull of moves and in the case of 2k13, pulling of hard moves in just a flick of a button and therefore removed that 'feel' for the user actually making the dribble. The 'creative' factor you mentioned was also the same for the old style... But it's different for everyone else. It's good that they have given the option to go with either way of dribbling.

# 1130 Bootzilla @ 09/27/12 04:01 PM

I'm really liking the demo. A lot. I was not a fan of 2K12. Most of my issues with that game appear to be ironed out.

Only negatives I see so far is that there's still a little too much sliding off of defenders. Too little contact. Or contact having too little of an effect. Also, too many crossovers are happening when really close to the defender.

Only other gripe is the Perkins seems to be a little too graceful. Some of his finishes were a little too finesse and too pretty for Perk. Need to be more deliberate and slow.

# 1131 JasonMartin @ 09/27/12 04:25 PM

Just made a buzzer beater online and the refs checked the replay if I released the shot in time. Nice.

Wish I had Kinect so I could switch the cams.

# 1132 AllStarDaDon @ 09/27/12 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Gosens6


	There are some guys that just want simple, the guys that want to be able to just drive to the hoop and dunk at will without having to put any creative effort into it. I see it all the time when I attempt to get a good game online. Hesistation, step backs, cross overs and such don't apply to these guys. They're turbo turbo turbo, dunk dunk dunk all day. They're not happy that they actually have to work and learn something new, that would in the end benefit them. I don't understand how one can be upset that they have FULL control of the moves their player does on the court.

This is so true! When you play randoms online they just turbo and dunk. Nothing difficult, nothing to make them sweat and use strategy nothing. That's why I keep my random playing to a minimal on retail versions.

Can't wait till you switch back over to the 360 to get some games in.

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Originally Posted by daveberg


	Well, we can't all agree or it'd be one hell of a boring discussion forum dude! I just can't stand the new controls. And I so wanted to like them, but I shouldn't have to have two sticks mapped out for movement and dribbling, I see no sense in that whatsoever. After a couple of crossovers/spins/hez on the demo I was just left feeling empty. No excitement at all, just a cumbersome, awkward experience. No-one should have to double tap a shot stick to pull off a stepback jumper, there's nothing smooth about that, I was expecting my player to pull off a hadouken fireball with some of the control actions..... I'm glad you guys are digging the new stick, wish I was there with you.

Great post defending your argument.

I understand what you're saying, my first few games also I was like damn maybe I won't get the hang of it. But I'm pretty good at the dribble moves right now. Also I don't see why people iso every time down the court. NBA palyers dont iso everytime down the court. Isolation is used in moderation. When a play breaksdown and they go in scramble mode. Or when you have a mismatch of course, or when you see could make a quick move for a score instead of running the full play.

I lol'ed at the hadouken line tho

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Originally Posted by JasonMartin


	Why couldn't they do it like this? Default: 1. Shooting stick stayed the same like 2K12 2. Press LT and you can use the iso-motion stick So you just switch it around. I wish I could change the cam to 2K-cam but I can't so I'll have to wait until the full game is out and I'll practice with the stick. The demo also feels slow, when passing to a player with the stick and when you want a defender to shove in. But besides that: I DON'T NEED TO DO 100 ISO MOTIONS IN 1 MINUTE RIGHT? I'm feeling the focus is too hard on these moves. I'm not someone that just presses turbo constantly and goes for lame dunks with Lebron over and over again. I do play the game the right way, as sim as possible, I do use plays, I do try to play as realistic as possible. Rofl just want simple? Get real. Like I said: I'm no cheeser, I try to play as realistic as possible, I'm not someone who guns and runs and tries to dunk over 5 people with Lebron and cheese my way in. I just want that the controls allow me to shoot first and press LT to let me use the Iso motions. It feels better. I don't see CP3 doing 10 of these moves during 1 possession. I see people doing tons of spin moves in one play, that's not the purpose right? That's ridiculous. I'm definitely going to try and learn to play with the right stick, but if I don't like it that automatically makes me someone who likes it the easy way and don't want to learn. Talk about being obnoxious.

Good that you're not a cheeser and you play sim ball. But who does 100 iso moves a game? I emulate the NBA to every little detail I can. The only time iso moves are used in the NBA is when plays breakdown, mismatches, mismatches on switches and a quick move in transition, or when you run off a screen and you have a chance to attack.

So you don't use 100 moves a isolation, but it's good to have a 100 moves at your disposal when you do isolate to switch it up, keep it fresh, to entertain your self and just flat out make the defender and your opponent look stupid.

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Originally Posted by ondreythegiant


	Ahhh, the never-ending 2k version of the chicken or egg argument. It's really just preference. I feel more simheads like the broadcast cam because it looks like what you see on TV. Whereas others like 2k cam because you see the whole floor, you can see lanes better, and it's like you're actually playing. I like broadcast personally, but 2k isn't terrible.

I agree 100% with this post.

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Originally Posted by Nathan_OS


	Everyone I play just keeps quitting or disconnected their xbox Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Add me man BoricAllStar718

We could run some real basketball when the retail version releases.

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Originally Posted by Bootzilla


	I'm really liking the demo. A lot. I was not a fan of 2K12. Most of my issues with that game appear to be ironed out. Only negatives I see so far is that there's still a little too much sliding off of defenders. Too little contact. Or contact having too little of an effect. Also, too many crossovers are happening when really close to the defender. Only other gripe is the Perkins seems to be a little too graceful. Some of his finishes were a little too finesse and too pretty for Perk. Need to be more deliberate and slow.

You think so? When I try to do a basic crossover when I don't have a realistic amount of space the ball is usually stripped, I'm forced to pickup my dribble or the defender just makes strong contact forcing me to stepback.

# 1133 Panicshade @ 09/27/12 04:45 PM

I am slowly (very slowly) getting the hang of the demo. I started using the Kinect commands and it has helped a bit. I will be the first to admit I am a complete 2K basketball rookie and have a steep learning curve to get through. I am trying to play as real to life as possible and not trying to just spam slam dunks the whole game. I just wish I was at least decent with the game right now but I just have to keep learning and try to improve as I go.

# 1134 yungsta404 @ 09/27/12 04:49 PM

loving the demo this game is going to be much better than 2k12. I dont see the crazy nonsense that I see in 2k12. way less crazy in traffic dunks from people who cant even dunk in real life, loving the animations my favorite is when you see players get heated about the no foul calls.

Is it me or online it seems too easy for someone to spam moves with a star and get into the paint. How do I stop someone from just doing a bunch of spin moves to get into the paint??? Why dont they ever lose the ball when they doing all that nonsense???

Also the 3 pointers and the close range needs to be toned down but im sure it is suppose to be like that cause of the demo to show off the offense and will be tweaked soon after release.

# 1135 ruxpinke @ 09/27/12 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by yungsta404


	loving the demo this game is going to be much better than 2k12. I dont see the crazy nonsense that I see in 2k12. way less crazy in traffic dunks from people who cant even dunk in real life, loving the animations my favorite is when you see players get heated about the no foul calls. Is it me or online it seems too easy for someone to spam moves with a star and get into the paint. How do I stop someone from just doing a bunch of spin moves to get into the paint??? Why dont they ever lose the ball when they doing all that nonsense??? Also the 3 pointers and the close range needs to be toned down but im sure it is suppose to be like that cause of the demo to show off the offense and will be tweaked soon after release.

What has worked for me so far against move spammers is to give them a little extra space. Often times they are using moves with no real plan or intention. if you push up on them or go for a steal, youre often going to leave yourself exposed. give them a little space. at some point if they want to drive, they have to come to you, (you can even shade them to funnel them towards traffic or your help defender), or they have to take a jumper off a crazy dribble move, which for most players reduces shooting percentage. just something to try.

# 1136 JasonMartin @ 09/27/12 05:18 PM

I love the feel of this game, damnnnnnnnnn it' so good. 2K11 only better, oh boy did I miss that game.

Also, the AI has become smart for once. The moves they do/pull off, spotting wide open guys and immediately passing.

# 1137 thriller92 @ 09/27/12 05:19 PM

I like the demo, I only have one complaint:

The fake pass. I'm on the ps3 so it seems the fake pass is associated with the same button as the pass button(x). I've had multiple instances where I've had wide open teammates and pass faked instead of just passed when I wanted to pass. Is the fake pass just tapping x lightly? Or am I accidentally holding R2 by accident causing the fake pass?

# 1138 MVP9072 @ 09/27/12 05:27 PM

i suck at this game lol

i won a few online but sometimes i lose 6-8 point leads and lose the game btw is anybody getting crazy lag online?

# 1139 Panicshade @ 09/27/12 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MVP9072


	i suck at this game lol i won a few online but sometimes i lose 6-8 point leads and lose the game btw is anybody getting crazy lag online?

I haven't tried any games online but I suck at the demo as well...lol

# 1140 Sim_Head @ 09/27/12 05:33 PM

First i wanna say, i dont even play 2k12 anymore since this demo came out....now thats saying something!

I'm loving so many things about this game i dont even know where to begin! seriously.....

What i DONT like is all of these people online doing 3 million iso crossover, spin between the legs dribbles in one possession..i'm sittin' there on defense like "okay dude". ...thats the only problem i knew the dribble stick would present in this game. Other than that, i'm loving it.

For the PS3 users out there that dont harrass the controls and want to play a real game minus the and 1 streetball crap. HIT ME UP.

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