NBA 2K9 Gameplay Footage
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NBA 2K9 had some time on Gamespot’s “On the Spot” show today. While there was some early video from E3 this represents the first real look at a near finished build of the game.
Amuse yourself as awkward questions such as how many teams the game has and if it has freestyle moves are asked. There were some really nice animations and I like the game speed being faster (some will like that others might not) but on the downside there was some pretty severe sliding. I do like the way the highlights are displayed at breaks in the action such as the end of quarter.
Continue on to view the video. You’ll want to jump ahead to the 23:50 mark and it runs until 34:40. Be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments.
September 19, 2008 at 6:53 pm
U BIG Live FanBoy JR
yea got what ur sayin but ur NOT undastanding me in the DIRECT QUOTE of SHANKDOGG
he sed he HADN’T notice any SLIDIN ISSUE in 2K if their is any
that’s my point that the VID could B from a older version than wut he is playin meaning there is a GOOD CHANCE they addressed it already
that’s why I kept saying READ the ? N A
but wuteva that trailer already CLEARLY shows which game is betta
September 19, 2008 at 7:02 pm
dudes talkin bout 2k8.5 from watching that trailer I seen updated
1)player GRAPHIX
2)Crowd graphix & animations
3)Loads of new dunks / la-up aimations
4)NEW cross over animations ie Jamal Crawford Sig
5)sig defensive AI / moves
6)all the things i’ve read / heard about franchise 2.0 to the insider
how much new stuff do they have 2 add for ya’ll to see this is more than a simple roster update
I mean it doesn’t even play like 2K8 it plays more like 2K7 so how can ya’ll call it 2.85 dat ISH don’t even make sense
September 19, 2008 at 7:47 pm
[quote comment="37122"]pasta sounds like both live and 2k are going to be great, however I aam big on realism of rosters especially on draft class importing, I would really appreciate if you can find out if ea will allow importing from ncaa like in the past, and also if there will be a way for 2k to have some sort of answer to this due to the end of the 2k ncaa series, this will be the deciding factor for me this year. please find out pasta! thanks[/quote]
Yeah no importing in Live from NCAA Basketball. And while we haven’t heard for certain I doubt they’ll have it possible to do from College Hoops 2K8 to NBA 2K9. If that would work we would probably know by now.
September 19, 2008 at 8:22 pm
[quote comment="37152"][quote comment="37122"]pasta sounds like both live and 2k are going to be great, however I aam big on realism of rosters especially on draft class importing, I would really appreciate if you can find out if ea will allow importing from ncaa like in the past, and also if there will be a way for 2k to have some sort of answer to this due to the end of the 2k ncaa series, this will be the deciding factor for me this year. please find out pasta! thanks[/quote]
Yeah no importing in Live from NCAA Basketball. And while we haven’t heard for certain I doubt they’ll have it possible to do from College Hoops 2K8 to NBA 2K9. If that would work we would probably know by now.[/quote]
WOW! so there is no importing from the ncaa to live, thats terrible. why wouldnt it let us, and it has in the past? this was the main reason i was actually thinking about switching to live this year….ive been a 2k buyer for the last 4 seasons, and when i heard no more 2k cb. i knew i would have to go back to live … college importing is so big if your playing a franchise, i wonder why ea took it out! this is very disapointing news to me pasta….was there an explaination on why?
thanks root
September 19, 2008 at 9:51 pm
there is some gameplay on gametrailers.com
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/40262.html
September 19, 2008 at 10:21 pm
[quote comment="37181"]there is some gameplay on gametrailers.com
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/40262.html/quote
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW NOT BUY SORRY
September 20, 2008 at 3:42 am
DAVID, so far I have only seen posts from you including maximum 4 or 5 words, short discriptions, how awful 2k sport is. Do you have any reasons to feel so? Explanations, feelings, opinions? It is really simple to say, that something is bull shit, proof your words, unless you are 7 years old.
September 20, 2008 at 4:35 am
well i think in 2k9 u run down da court fast as hell…like da game speed is 2 fast….nba live they run down smooth …they bump into da oppent da play more as a nba player….if u really think of it..if u play on superstar mode on nba live they play real smart becuz of that techology…
September 20, 2008 at 3:34 pm
WTF is dis dude a B****
NEW NEW datz laura london name U betta B GURL or ur a H0M0sapien
September 21, 2008 at 9:41 am
stop it look a vid doesnt tell da game now i could say live iz better from last year but play da 2k9 demo wen it coms out and den people r gonna change their minds and buy 2k9 and live fanboys r gonna hav fun wit live 09 which iz a very improved gam but 2k iz da king of basketball baseball and made da greatest football game eva in espn nfl 2k5 until da a-holes at EA got da nfl license taken away every game has its flaws peace
September 21, 2008 at 4:35 pm
man… 2k looks really good this year
i hate 2k and by seeing this video and screen shots i think
imma get 2k
ive always played live but the demo was really bad