Amazon.com 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 theopposition. • 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: • Team2K – 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 allthe 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.
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great game the graphics are vastly improved over last year and the general game presentation is a lot better. Not a lot of improvements but if you're an avid sports gamer this title is worth picking up if not you'll probably be all right with last year's version.
All Pro Football 2K8 is every hardcore football fan's dream come true. Imagine all the greatest players, including Hall of Famers, all on the same field in their primes. This is the game that makes it possible. Rice, Unitas, Butkus; Tony Singletary, Reggie White and Walter Payton -- all these & over 200 football legends hit the field. Play against the best of the best, or test yourself by building your own squad of players to compete against thelegends. Full league and tournament support, plus league and schedule customization options New presentation style combines TV broadcasts with on field commentary - bringing you closer to the action All-Pro Football Soundtrack features originals, remixes and mashups produced by Z-Trip and featuring - Rakim, Dead Prez, Charli 2na, Slug, Aceyalone, Casual, Pep Love, Lateef, Gift of Gab, Keno 1, DJ Faust, Chevelle, Clutch, Dub Trio, Natural Self, Backyard Bangers, Deftones and Rush
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There's a reason this game is $9.00 I was looking forward to this game, but aftera week of playing APF 2K8, I sold it and I'm having more fun playing ESPN NFL 2K5 on my XBOX 360. I think the concept of APF was great but the execution was sub-par, especially for game designers that turn out some of the best titles in the industry. The controller response was sluggish, the graphics were NOT next-gen, and my overall impression was that it was rushed. If the developers want to compete with EA once their NFL contract runs out, then they would have been better off taking much more time to release the best possible game. APF started at $60.00 and now you can pick it up for less than $10.00 - nuff said.
The top rated NHL franchise returns with a NHL experience featuring revolutionary right stick controls, all-new goaltending, a ground breaking face-off system, and stunning, next-gen visuals highlighting redesigned player models and animations. NHL 2K8 features true to life combo-based moves giving you the excitement from breakaways and shootouts. Superstar Moves are added with the help of NHL legend Igor Larionov rounding out the wide array of gameplay features. NHL 2K8 showcases completely revamped goalies under the guidance of star NHL goalie Marty Turco. The all-new goaltending includes significant enhancements to goalie logic and decision-making. Goalies will now realistically come out and challenge, guard the posts, and perform spectacular butterfly saves. Bolstered by hundreds of new animations, these improvements make goaltenders in NHL 2K8 the most realistic yet. Edit-a-Player mode that allows you to modify every facet of your hockey players' appearance including stick and leg tape patterns Franchise mode complete with realistic CBA features such as waivers, two-way contracts, restricted and unrestricted free agents, and salary cap management NHL 2K8 Soundtrack featuring Bloc Party, Korn, Quiet Riot, Priestess, Stellastarr, Early Man, Tokyo Police Club, Les Savy Fav and more
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I'm done with EA sports... this game is the sh Slightly better on XBOX 360 vs PS3, but both are great.Frame rate, loading time, graphics... better on XBOX 360. No doubt about it. Either way its a great game. I have it for PS3 but downloaded the 360 demo on XBOX Live. I've played NHL 08... I hate it, and that's no exaggeration. I've hated most of the EA series hockey games. NHL 93-95 are still the best. Compared to NHL 08, 2k8s animations are more fluid, more realistic. So what if the game is not a dead-on simulation. Its fun... and once you get used to them the controls are much more satisfying than EAs.
Amazon.comMajor League Baseball 2K8 takes full advantage of the Wii remote with fun, new gameplay controls. Features:
Pitching - To pitch, players simply point the Wii Remote at the screen, pull back to start the pitcher's motion, then flick the Wii Remote forward. The quicker the player flicks the remote, the more velocity and movement the pitch will have. The Nunchuk can be used to view a player’s pitch arsenal and to select which pitch to throw.
Batting - Swinging for the fences with Major League Baseball 2K8 on Wii will provide fans with even more fun when they control the Wii Remote as if they were swinging a real bat. The Nunchuk acts to control the direction of the ball.
Fielding - While controlling their designated player using the Nunchuk, players can snag fly balls and use the Wii Remote to throw to the appropriate base. Players can use Major League Baseball 2K8's "Smart Throw" technology to throw to the best base by simply flicking the Wii Remote or can manually choose which base to throw to by pressing a direction on the directional pad.
Baserunning - Players can control the speed of their baserunning by shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuk simultaneously, then pushing both controllers to slide.
Best Booth in the Business - 2K Sports proudly brings back the duo Jon Miller and Hall of Famer Joe Morgan to the broadcast booth, delivering the deepest commentary available.
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if anyone has trouble getting their wii to read the disc save yourself some of the headache that I endured - after returning the first disc of this game thinking it was defective since my wii never would read it and then trying a replacement and having it do the same thing I finally realized that my wii needed a system update in order to play - why it couldn't pop up a notification of that, I don't know. Once I updated my the wii's system firmware it read and played the disc just fine. Just thought I'd put this out there in case any one else is having the same problems.
The king of the hard court is back and better than ever with the all-new Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. NBA 2K8 continues a five year legacy of amazing NBA simulation with in-game features that bring basketball to life like never before. 2K Online - Now with tons of new features including a news ticker that updates you with sports headlines across the country, a user customizable Front Page display, and a Co-op mode that allows 2 users to play on the same team against the AI.
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WAY BETTER THAN LIVE I WAS A DIE HARD NBA LIVE GAMER, BUT NBA LIVE HAS SUCK ALONG WITH MARCH MADDNESS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. SO WHEN PS3 CAME OUT I SAID I WILL GIVE NBA 2K8 A TRY AND WAS I IMPRESS. THEY HAVE A NEW FAN OF THE SERIES.
2K Sports has brought the fun back to hockey video games with an intuitive control scheme and hard-hitting action. NHL 2K9 brings a totally rebuilt NHL experience to life with a brand-new in-game presentation system, as well as fresh player animations and controls that you willenjoy from the moment you play your first game, until well after you become a seasoned veteran. Further adding to an unmatched level of fun and celebrating the NHL's uniqueness are an all-new Zamboni mini-game, playoff beards, a new fighting engine and more. Complete with new commentary, a user-friendly franchise mode and upgraded online features, NHL 2K9 brings the fun back to game consoles. Play like the pros using the Wii Remote controller as a hockey stick and experience the sport in a new, entertaining and wholly unique manner.
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horrible the graphics for this game are ridiculously horrible...if i were 2K i would just not release the game then send out this embarrassment. all i can say is DONT BUY IT
Amazon.com 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.
SYSTEM FEATURES: • Improved Association - The best franchise mode on the market sees the addition of a Player Ambitions system and an NBA.com interface. • Hot Zones - Always know when to take the best shot a player can get. Using real-life data, each player’s favorite shot locations to give real-time feedback when best to take a shot. • Signature Shot Additions - Even more Signature Styles have been added to NBA 2K9 meaning more of your favorite NBA players will play and shoot like they do in real life.
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great fun!!! Great game, I love the game of basketball and this game is just like the real thing...
Amazon.com 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.
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nba 2k9 I love this game. It took only two days for me to get nba 2k9. I recommend this game for all basketball lovers.
The Bigs elevates America's favorite pastime to new heights with the larger-than-life ballparks, heroic gameplay, and incredible player models. Setting this MLB experience aside from anything you've ever seen before are spectacular power-ups, stunning special effects, and a totally unique career mode. Featuring fantastic pitching, batting and fielding animations, The Bigs brings new meaning to the term highlight reel. Multiplayer online support for up to four people Pinball-inspired action mode lets you mix things up a little
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Fun Arcade Title While It Lasts True Story: As I was playing MLB: The Show '07, I tried to load my 7-year career in "Road to the Show" just to find out that my data is corrupted!(Those of you who are reading this, I guess I should recommend that you should back-up your data every year while playing games like this, but that's another story.) Obviously peeved, I felt it woould be too much to go back and re-do the whole thing over again, so I decided to pick up this title for PSP. The Bigs is an arcade-style title for PSP that is fun, simple to control, great graphics game that emphasizes big hits, great plays and crushing homeruns. While it doesn't have as much realism as "MLB: The Show" series, it is still very much fun. Instead of "Road to the Show," there is basically a Rookie Challenge mode, where you build your own character, hit spring training, compete in a series of fun mini-games such as on-field obsticle course, fielding and hitting. After that, you earn points based on your performance and add attributes to your guy. Instead of traditional 9-inning games, the games are 5-innings. You go from city-to-city, completing tasks, such as, Hit a HR, come back from a 2-run defecit in the late innings, you even get a chance to steal players from other teams! The commentator often refers to you as "The Rook" whenever you come up to the plate and he always embelishes on how your team invested a lot into you and that you have to improve yourself. About a third way into the season, you will earn respect of your teamates and you will pick a nickname for yourself. Since that point, commentator will refer to you by that nickname. Later on, you will have to select your walk-up-to-the-plate theme and the coolest feature of all, pick a baseball bat that matches your attitude(your nation's flag, flames, skulls, even pink hearts hehe.)
Pros:
Simple batting and pitching controls
Great Graphics and video: the game enters into slow-motion whenever a fielder is trying to make a catch or an outstanding throw.
Great contact action: Whenever there is a play at the plate, there is a tug-o-war style graphic and you have to mash your X button in order to win a tug-o-war. If runner wins, he will steamroll the catcher. If catcher wins, he puts his shoulder down and runner bounces halfway to third for a loud OUT.
Cons:
Fielding and Running controls could use a tune. Very difficult and needs time to get used to.
Value- Once you beat the Rookie Challenge, you can probably start over and play in another league and see what challenges the other league(NL/AL) has to offer. After that, you have seen it all and I'm not sure if you'd play this game again. Unlike MLB: The Show, there is very little replay value here.
Bottom Line: If you are a baseball fan, you will love it...but not for a long time.
The king of the hard court is back and better than ever with the all-new Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. NBA 2K8 continues a five year legacy of amazing NBA simulation with in-game features that bring basketball to life like never before. 2K Online - Now with tons of new features including a news ticker that updates you with sports headlines across the country, a user customizable Front Page display, and a Co-op mode that allows 2 users to play on the same team against the AI.
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BEST GAME FOR PS2!! This game is probably one of the greatest games i have ever played
sure they miss a lot of layups but that can always be fixed by the game sliders
i still dont like the fact that they didnt change the players to their new faces like steve nash with his new hair cut and stuff like that but its pretty good
new signature shots and I LOVE TEH DUNKS THEY ARE AMAZING
this is way better than 2k7 and i definately recommend it especially at this cheap price
