The NBA franchise is back for its 10th season. NBA 2K9 is the premier basketball game for serious players, and delivers the most realistic, stylistic, and feature-rich simulation experience ever available in the NBA 2K franchise - from game play to graphics, presentation and online features. Better Replays & Cut Scenes - End each quarter with enhanced, multiple angle replay highlights, and be rewarded with true-to-life celebration sequences after you capture the NBA championship NBA 2K Online Features - features like 5-on-5 Multiplayer mode with Total Team Control and a new ranking system--from Bench Warmer to Rookie to Pro to Superstar-- shows you how to match up against your opponents 2K Share - Create, upload, and share rosters, sliders, and even players created with the Player DNA feature. This also includes the Reelmaker, where you can direct your own digital video highlight reels and post them on 2KSports.com or your personal web page
The NBA franchise is back for its 10th season. NBA 2K9 is for gamers and basketball fans everywhere who want to play a fun, stylistic, and feature-rich NBA simulation. With wholesale improvement across the board - from gameplay to graphics, presentation and online features - NBA 2K9 is the complete package. GAMEPLAY FEATURES: · IsoMotion Pro - An improved dribble system delivers more ball-handling control for changing direction crossing up the opposition. · Shot Stick Advanced - The Shot Stick control system takes it one step further, allowing you to change your shots mid-air. · Adaptive AI - Adaptive AI will read, react, and adjust in real time to your strategies. Teammates initiate cuts, picks & post-ups based on how you handle the ball, while opponents modify their strategy to fit the pace of the game. · The Association 2.0 - An all-new interface replicating the NBA.com experience, plus new features like Player Ambitions, a Player Scouting system, new mini-game Development Drills and more customization options for the casual player make this the deepest and most robust Franchise mode on the market. PRESENTATION FEATURES: · 2K-HD - Improved facial and skin textures, better uniforms, improved eye movement and more realistic crowd reactions make the game come alive like never before. · Styles Upon Styles - More Signature Style has been added with new signature shots, free throw routines, dunks and even facial expressions. Watch as Shaq smirks after plays and KG bangs his chest running down court. In addition, new Signature Defensive Styles have been added; Bruce Bowen plays tight all game, Rasheed Wallace steals in the post, and Shane Battier takes charges. · All-New Broadcast Team - Analyst Clark Kellogg and sideline reporter Cheryl Miller join color commentator Kevin Harland to create one of the most knowledgeable broadcast teams in the game. · Better Replays & Cut Scenes - End each quarter with enhanced, multiple angle replay highlights, and be rewarded like never before with all-new, true-to-life celebration sequences. NEW ONLINE FEATURES: · Team 2K - Put your rep where your mouth is. This feature provides the best online players with the opportunity to be elected to the Team 2K Hall of Fame and put themselves in next year's game. Each week for 10 weeks the top player will be chosen and receive the 2K Sports royal treatment, including games, gear, memorabilia and more. · New NBA 2K Online Features - 2K Sports' industry leading online service gets all-new features like 5-on-5 Multiplayer mode with Off Ball Control and a new player ranking system - from Bench Warmer to Rookie to Pro to Super-star and all the way up to Team 2K. · 2K Share - Create, upload and share rosters, sliders and even players created with the all-new Player DNA feature. This also includes the newly revamped Reelmaker, where you can now direct your own digital video highlight reels and post them on 2KSports.com or your personal web page for all the world to watch and admire.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Awesome NBA Experience (I cant stop LeBron):
I spend somewhere between 10-15 hours a week playing this game. I think my wife is starting to get mad at me. I am a huge NBA fan and this game does a great job representing what the real NBA is like. I can't stop LeBron when playing online, but then again who can stop him in real life? LAKERS RULE, CELTICS DROOL!!!!
Near Flawless Gameplay:
NBA 2K9 is a very well made game. It's fluid and realistic control rank it high above EA Sports' games. This doesn't mean it is perfect though. The commentary isn't as good as previous releases as someone before me mentioned. Also, for playcalling, you cannot pick a defensive set to use as default. You always use man to man defense instead of other options (I.E. Full Court Press). However, you can change these options in game, but it will get annoying after a while. The gameplay is crisp and smooth and... more info
2k9 Fans must have:
This game is on point. Heard of glitches but haven't experienced any myself. Living Rosters are a great addition.
Will Anyone Play Any Defense???:
I have had this game now for a couple of months and word can express how frustrated I am with the gameplay. The Good: The game looks nice graphically and animates really well, it's smooth. The flow of the game is almost like watching a real game and the developers paid attention to detail well. It seems like there's always something different a player does whether it be a dribble move, layup, or dunk. From an offensive stand point the game is great. The Bad: Defense is impossible to play or so it... more info
