NBA 2K9 E3 Presentation Video
by 
The first footage of NBA 2K9 gameplay has made its way out thanks to a site having recorded the presentation that was made at the E3 press conference a few weeks back. You can check out the three minute first quarter here.
I like the frenzy of the crowd in the 2K9 video though the non-reaction to the alley-oop at the end would need to be fixed (early build). The net animations are noticeably better than Live. Both games now have a somewhat intrusive crowd though which I’m not sure about. In Live it is how a few of the courtside fans at the bottom of the screen stand most of the time and the camera flashes, and here with 2K9 it is the foam fingers waving back and forth constantly from a couple fans at the bottom of the screen. Presentation wise 2K9 feels to be more like a TV broadcast but the commentary in Live is superior.
This amount of gameplay just about matches up with how much there has been seen of NBA Live 09. How do you think the two compare just from those videos?
August 5, 2008 at 4:12 pm
2k9 looks alot better then last season. The graphics have come along way. But it does look alot like it plays in 2k8.2 me thats not a bad thing. I love 2k8 the only thing i hated was that players RARELY got back on defense everytime they scored they had 2 touch hands or clap 2gether b4 they could run down the court. This year it seems like player celebrations are going more with the flow of the game rather then disrupting the defense. I dunno why people are so caught up in features. YES live always has nice features but when was the last time they had good gameplay? Dont worry i’ll wait?……………………… lol 2005 was the last time. N that was the last time i bought a LIVE game. I see strides in their games but they still play no defense and their players run around like zombies.
August 5, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Oh yea and i really do hate the new Clark Kellog but i will b playin with music all the time ne ways so i wnt listen 2 him. I hated him on CH2k8 also
August 5, 2008 at 4:47 pm
[quote comment="30945"]Enough with purchasing BOTH of these games as if money just grew on trees. Save yourself the money even as EA tries to seduce you with gimmicky features that don’t impact what you care about most. Hey EA, its the GAMEPLAY stupid! 2K dominates in this area and that is why you should hedge your money on 2K and rent Live, only to realize that you only wasted 5 bucks and not 60 purchasing the retail copy. Yes I am a 2K fanboy. Yes I am bitter about the NFL exclusivity contract that buried the NFL 2K Franchise. However, this in no way is clouding my judgement when it comes to assessing both Live and 2K basketball games purely based on merit. 2K8 was crack and Live 08 was, well, weed in terms of potency; Not even, it was meh aregano at best and thats just sad. WE DONT BELIEVE YOU EA, YOU NEED MORE PEOPLE![/quote]
There’s nothing wrong with preferring one over the other. I can understand why you feel like you’ve lost trust in EA and NBA Live because, quite frankly, the previous few years or so, their games have been subpar at best. You’re entitled to your opinion and, in my opinion, there’s nothing wrong with being a fanboy of either franchise. Granted, money don’t grow on trees (it took me a long time to save up that money), but if someone wants to buy both games, it doesn’t make it right or wrong, it’s just their choice. After all, this is America, right? Anyway, I think that you are correct when you say that in previous games of Live, that it seemed that the emphasis was more on “gimmicks” (Freestyle Controls, etc.) than on what many gamers considered important, which is gameplay and “realism.” Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. It is important to remember though, at the end of the day, it’s just a video game. Comparing NBA Live ‘09 vs. NBA 2K9 is like choosing between apples and oranges. Some will like 2K9 while others will prefer Live ‘09 and, in the end, it all boils down to which ever NBA game that individual is most comfortable with. If I rate a game, chances are, what I think makes a good game is going to differ from anyone else’s opinion. And that’s okay. Opinions are like brains, everyone has one. It doesn’t mean that my opinion is better than anyone else’s because it isn’t. It just is, pure and simple. You may not like or agree what I have to say, but I’m entitled to my opinion, just like everyone else.
August 5, 2008 at 7:47 pm
2k9 got it this game is straight… live gona come up short they just dont got what 2k is doing
August 5, 2008 at 7:49 pm
if this is an early build jsut imagine what the game is gona look like this game is actually gettin close to be as realistic as tv games
August 5, 2008 at 7:51 pm
live looks good and they made a drastic improvement but 2k looks like their focusing on gettin as realistic as tv
August 5, 2008 at 7:52 pm
i hope 2k changes up their soundtrack cause its been suckin, or they could just let you use your own muzik from your console
August 5, 2008 at 7:54 pm
by they way one thing i noticed most with this vid was the player model improvement they look great and the court looks better also
August 5, 2008 at 8:35 pm
[quote comment="30972"]i hope 2k changes up their soundtrack cause its been suckin, or they could just let you use your own muzik from your console[/quote]
if they had that feature i would be sold…
August 5, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Hey pasta is this all the info you got on 2k9? and if not do you have a site I could go to to read up on it?
August 5, 2008 at 9:20 pm
2k does let u use ur own soundtrack if its on the 360 i dunno bout ps3 but 360 has always let u use ur own sountrack
August 5, 2008 at 9:48 pm
yea i own a ps3 so i guess ive been missing out… ohhh well i hope they allow ps3 users to do that even though its highly doubtful
August 5, 2008 at 9:50 pm
besides the player models and the crowd….(alley opp was still hilarious)shit look the same as 2k8 commentating and gameplay still the same…im copping both this yr
August 5, 2008 at 9:51 pm
and if you dont notice the glitches and guaranteed money plays on 2k ur crazy..u can run the same play all game and win so the gameplay is not wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy incredible like u fan boys make it seem
August 5, 2008 at 10:00 pm
2k gameplay is far far far from realistic.
Just watch a game of Cpu vs. Cpu, it doesn’t resemble basketball at all. The AI needs help.
and where are the cuts towards the basket?
and a good move on offense just makes the defender slide backwards? wtf?
August 5, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I don’t like how the crowd never settles down and collision detection while dribbling needs improvement. Overall, I think that the majority of animations are still better than live’s.
August 5, 2008 at 10:22 pm
2 andre watch watch MCELTIC’s vid 4 2K8 showin the bulls play the clips cpu vs cpu & then come back & edit ur post if it YOu do it promptky all will be4given
August 5, 2008 at 10:44 pm
both games arent perfect but i prefer 2k basketball games… and i used to prefer 2k football (but we all know what happened to that)… I used to be a live fan until it went next gen, but im not gonna lie its catching up, I give it a couple more years if 2k doesnt step there game up… but for right now I believe 2k has the better more realistic basketball game (and thats just my opinion, your welcome to have your own!)
August 5, 2008 at 10:59 pm
[quote comment="30938"][quote comment="30886"][quote comment="30883"]2k9 is starting to bore me a little. 2k7 was the best basketball game ever made, and 2k8 and 2k9 look like the same exact thing. Live is making very noticable changes every year, but the 2k games look the same every year[/quote]
what exactly the same are you crazy…… the player models look so much different the jerseys no longer look like paper and the graphics are muched improved i and live never makes notable changes this si the first year they have done that all ea does is improve graphics ..live 09 is the only one where they actually fixed gameplay[/quote]
i need an honest answer for why you always have to disagree with me. i dont go to all of the threads you post on and trash you saying how you are wrong… i posted my opinion, you dont have to like it. just stop with the stupid remarks on how im crazy.[/quote]
ok this is only the second time this has happened and honestly i didnt even realize who i was disagreeing with until after i posted
August 6, 2008 at 12:15 am
Exactly, EA has got to prove a lot to regain the players trust.
August 6, 2008 at 3:48 am
rdelizo35. I don’t know if I would call “Free Style a gimmick”. It was pretty innovative and added user control to dribbling, a very innovative move at the time which matured into quick strike dribbling. 2K had the shot stick, which I do prefer over the button. I wish that quick strike dribbling and the shot stick could be in one game…but alas, we’ll never see that.
August 6, 2008 at 5:44 am
I like isomotion a lot more but I only use the shot stick to dunk because the timing is weird for shooting.
August 6, 2008 at 7:10 am
I never got into the isomotion because you couldn’t break out of the animation.
August 6, 2008 at 10:13 am
ISOMOTION far superior to Free Style control being that there is probably 3X more dribble animations in 2K than in Live free style control makes is WEAK b/c every1 handles the same
August 6, 2008 at 11:29 am
[quote comment="30999"]rdelizo35. I don’t know if I would call “Free Style a gimmick”. It was pretty innovative and added user control to dribbling, a very innovative move at the time which matured into quick strike dribbling. 2K had the shot stick, which I do prefer over the button. I wish that quick strike dribbling and the shot stick could be in one game…but alas, we’ll never see that.[/quote]
The only way we’ll have quick strike ankle breaking dribble moves and the shot stick is if 2K and EA merged, which as of this point in time, is unlikely. Personally I wouldn’t think that something like Free Style moves was a gimmick, per se, but you do have many NBA 2K fans who will say that it was. Anyway, to each his or her own, I guess.
August 6, 2008 at 1:30 pm
yo sdot i agree with you. Everybody in live dribble the same thats y isomotion is better. isomotion has its own signature crossovers.
August 6, 2008 at 2:48 pm
EXACTLY ! ! !
August 6, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Actually quick strike dribbling is based upon on a rating system on NBA Live. Until 2K can break out of animations I’ll prefer Live’s dribbling system. LOL@sdot saying “far superior”.
August 6, 2008 at 2:52 pm
the only thing i really liked was the facial expressions, but th gameplay look a little buggy, but i still looked good
August 6, 2008 at 7:49 pm
please fasten ur seat belts & turn off cell phones B4 tryin 2 ride my DICK
thank you
August 6, 2008 at 7:58 pm
lolsz niggaz is tryin they best 2 say that live is betta then 2k. players in live still dont have there signature shots like lebron.
August 6, 2008 at 9:14 pm
sdot pleaseyou started all this hating on these games
August 6, 2008 at 9:20 pm
fam I don’t believe I was talkin 2 U was I refresh my memory how did U get in dis play smart homie stay out of dis 1 ya self
August 6, 2008 at 10:02 pm
speak correct english homie!
August 6, 2008 at 10:13 pm
do U really wanna take it there ?SERIOUSLY
August 6, 2008 at 11:58 pm
lol, becareful or sdot might invite you to NY, because he’s from the streets and does everything”face to face”. LMMFAO@this little kid.
August 7, 2008 at 7:07 am
Has anyone read this? http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=54018
August 7, 2008 at 7:32 am
I read that, nothing about the gameplay, only the explanation of the big fancy marketing words. Make the game deeper, but not more difficult. Make it fun, but realistic.
August 7, 2008 at 8:03 am
Actually he does go into the gameplay and the feel for the game.
August 7, 2008 at 8:04 am
Granted its not extensive.
August 7, 2008 at 8:12 am
I mean, I am getting bored listening every year, that “this year, live will be 100 times better, everything is improved, nothing is the same, brand new experience, youre gonna be on your knees, tones of new features.”
I see no changes an I do not believe.
2k is still the best, and with a NBA phrase: Do not underestimate the heart of a champion.
August 7, 2008 at 1:27 pm
This is how I see it with NBA Live since next Gen:
2006: By far the worst NBA Live game ever made. No features whatsoever. Online play resorting to getting the ball and spinning until you got a dunk. Made online play boring and frustrating at the same time. EA hyped the graphics in this game.
2007: Seemed like EA was trying to push 3 things here. #1 ESPN integration….obviously that was the biggest news they had for this game. #2 foot planting technology and #3. Special moves (dunks, passes, post moves, shooting) and all start weekend, all of which could be found in previous gen.
2008: Finally a step in the right direction. Not perfect, but EA begins to deliver. First NBA Live in a long time with no “gimmicks” in my opinion. The game was very playable, especially with “playmaker’s” sliders. The addition of Online Team Play was a very welcomed addition. FIBA (which was included at the last minute, could have waited one year, as 8 teams weren’t enough and the rosters weren’t up to date). Granted this game was still bad, as well as 2K, but at least EA actually making an effort was very welcomed. 2K was the better game (before sdot has a tantrum on here), but it was still bad.
If EA can make good as they did last year, and based off what I’ve seen so far I can see EA being a good/average game. Same goes for 2K with their updated graphics and hopefully something innovative.
August 14, 2008 at 7:00 am
Looks cool, what I expected. Problem is when you bring a game EVERY year, we expect something new and different. Nothing wrong with every 2 years bring a new game so they have more time. We could deal with roster updates until then. At least I could.
August 21, 2008 at 10:55 pm
KG looks like he is on drugs! Live alwys looks better and plays better dont care what you 2k fans think. Realistic wise yes NBA LIVe in 2k SHaq can go to the top of th key and blow by a defender FAKE he does not do that. but you are doing a great job pasta keep it up
August 28, 2008 at 2:29 am
The only problem i have with 2k8 is the speed of the game. THey need to bump it up to the speed of 2k7 or else 2k9 is going to be another trash again!!~
September 18, 2008 at 9:28 pm
[quote comment="30987"]2 andre watch watch MCELTIC’s vid 4 2K8 showin the bulls play the clips cpu vs cpu & then come back & edit ur post if it YOu do it promptky all will be4given[/quote]
yeah but you defend yourself over the internet which pretty much makes you a pussy. sorry banana juicer
September 19, 2008 at 1:31 am
2k is garbage and it blows.
September 19, 2008 at 9:41 am
Hate to tell you 2k fans but 2k sports is guilty of what EA used to do when making there sports games and that is Minimal improvements and a fresh roster period. If you want the best basketball game then just give new rosters to NBA 2k7. 2k8 was actually a minor step back from 2k7 and 2k9 will equal 2k7 at best.
2k sports has definitely felt the pressure from EA, both creatively and financially and I think they have finally hit the wall. There games aren’t as impressive as they once were and the franchises they used to PWN at are a complete let down now (ie MLB 2k8, NHL 2k8)
They have already dumped college basketball, and since buy out talks with EA failed there stock is plummeting right back to where it once was before all the buy out talks started. There have been rumors already that 2ksports might have to scale back another of their franchises with NHL 2k being the likely casulty.
EA on the other hand, since Peter Moores arrival, has really showed me something. True the games aren’t perfect, but no game ever is, but Moore has definitely raised the bar and EA sports is on the rise where 2k is not.