NBA 2K9 Gameplay Footage

by pastapadre
Posted September 18th, 2008 at 6:46 pm

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.

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  • panda
    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
  • B-ball knicks fan
    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
  • WTF is dis dude a B****


    NEW NEW datz laura london name U betta B GURL or ur a H0M0sapien
  • newnew
    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...
  • ReignMan
    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.
  • David
    [quote comment="37181"]there is some gameplay on gametrailers.com
    http://www.gametrailers.com/player/40262.html[/...
    EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW NOT BUY SORRY
  • Andres
  • root
    [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
  • pastapadre
    [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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • JR
    @root - They've already said that there will be no importing of NCAA rosters into NBA Live this go-around. Once again, another wish list item

    @ everybody. Each game has their pro's and con's. Both games are better than what they were last year.

    There's nothing wrong with being a 2K loyalist if the game has been delivering

    There's nothing wrong with appreciating Live's innovation.

    But there is no need to get childish on here. When I look at both games, I try to look at the positives and negatives. If you can over look it, then thats you, but by defending a game's faults or relying on the competitions faults to justify it is just stupid.

    Now which type of fan boy am I going to be called today? 2K or Live, how about a new one? NBA 09?
  • root
    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
  • lonnie
    [quote comment="37061"]@ lonnie I can DEF RESPECT dat but when U say it doesn't look FUN what is ur definition of FUN ????

    cuz I watched that 1st OFFICIAL TRAILER (NOT the TEASERS) @ 2KSPORTS.COM & that ISH looks like CRAZY FUN 2 me so wut do U consider FUN

    did U watch the trailer yet if U didn't than that would explain ur comment[/quote]

    yes i did watch the trailer and i have played 2k the past four years, to me the live 09 demo is more fun than what i have been playing, all i am saying is it's more fun for me,that does not mean it will be more fun for you and everyone else,by all means if you get more fun playing 2k great,thats your choice and i respect it. i was just trying to say we all play games for a reason right? and that reason is because their fun to play,so everyone should play what they think is most fun for them,there's no right or wrong here,that was my point.
  • 9
    nba 2k8.5-graphic enhancements
  • JLowe
    NBA 2k8.5..That didnt add crap to the game this year..I cant wait too see Live's ratings over 2k..All you fan boys are giving Live09 a chance..Its your own fault..
  • David
    NBA2K YOU SUCK
  • PUT UP or..... U KNO

    when sumbody
    N e BODY

    putz out a VID of LIVE 09 datz equal or betta dan NBA 2K9 OFFICIAL TRAILER VID (NOT those TEASERS)

    den I will believe Live is BACK point blank
  • Dr Logic
  • nba2k
    [quote comment="37066"]Pasta..U have the best blog available. U are very timely and extremely accurate. I hope you get payed a lot of money cuz u do a great job. Thanks for everything.

    YO[/quote]

    This is his site he doesnt get paid to run his "own" site. He is only as accurate as EA tells him whats going on.
  • YO
    Pasta..U have the best blog available. U are very timely and extremely accurate. I hope you get payed a lot of money cuz u do a great job. Thanks for everything.

    YO
  • nba2k
    EA sports is quickly becoming a monopoly and its funny how all u EA Sports guys think its fine that soon us other peeps wont have a choice when picking a game.
  • see NOW Y is it dis dude gotta alwayz start wit da personal attacks

    I try 2 keep it 2 da TOPIC but H0M0's luv 2 try & get me 2 give dem sum attention

    @ MACHINES cut it out U comin off real GAY right now


    NEW EDITION sed it BEST

    " COOL IT NOW "
  • nba2k
    [quote comment="37050"][quote comment="37044"][quote comment="37035"]@josh that could be true mayB they haven't I think though if d's games were developed on the PS3 instead of being ported over to PS3 that they would have the socks on bench players

    Blu ray just has SO much more space than those regular disc I think maybe (emphasis on the word MAYBE) to much that they are already trying to fit on the disk that adding might be problematic which is why they leave it out

    sorta like last yr how Live locked the edit player accessories option cuz they said it was causing the game to malfunction[/quote]

    yea a great example of this is MGS4 which would have took numerous disks to fit on the 360... it kind of makes me wonder how great madden could be on the ps3 if they exclusively worked on it for the ps3 and 360 alone instead of porting the 360 version over :-/, but that would cost to much for EA because GOD FORBID they sacrafice some money to make an amazing game[/quote]

    You people swear swear you no everything that run behind close doors in EA, last I check 2k stop making college hoops cause it wasnt making money but no there angels cause they only good game they no how to make is a basketball game.[/quote]

    Shows how much u kno.. 2k cancelled after negotiations soured between 2K Sports and The Collegiate Licensing Company, the company who owns the license to NCAA basketball and other sports. EA now has Exclusive rights, They just keep buying away the competition. EA now has Exclusive rights to NCAA Football, as well as the NFL, FIFA, PGA TOUR, NASCAR and Arena Football League. So I guess last time I checked ur wrong. I guess I kno more than u.
  • @ lonnie I can DEF RESPECT dat but when U say it doesn't look FUN what is ur definition of FUN ????


    cuz I watched that 1st OFFICIAL TRAILER (NOT the TEASERS) @ 2KSPORTS.COM & that ISH looks like CRAZY FUN 2 me so wut do U consider FUN

    did U watch the trailer yet if U didn't than that would explain ur comment
  • Machines
    @sdot: What is there to read? I watched a video, holmes. I'm not basing my opinion off of what some dude at Sportsgamer says. I'm basing my opinion off of what I see with my own two eyes. My own two eyes saw a boatload of skating, warping and disjointed animations. Might be time to take those rose-colored, 2K glasses off, man. This game looks just like last year, which is still worse than 2K7.

    But that's cool. You take your ebonics and have a good time. I can't be bothered to read the comments here anymore because all you do is spam it with your horrible grammar, appalling English and 'roid rod picture. You sure are all kinds of short bus special.
  • @ infamous wut exactly R you arguing about

    push the on-star button cuz YOU LOST me SERIOUSLY

    I don't know wut YOU mean when U said we swear we know everything where did dat ISH come from

    we wuz talkin bout SOX wut R YOU talkin bout????
  • lonnie
    i prefer EA games over 2k,i like the football better,i like sonys the show better than 2k baseball and EA hockey blows 2k off the ice but when it comes to basketball i have always liked 2k much better but i have gotten so bored with it,it seems to be the same thing every year with a new paint job and updated rosters and the one thing that it lacks the most for me is the fun factor,it just doesn't seem as fun as nba livve 09s demo,so this is the year for me to switch.i'm not saying i'm right and your wrong,i feel we should all play whats the most fun for us,to each his own,if you still enjoy 2k,great have fun.
  • infamous85
    [quote comment="37044"][quote comment="37035"]@josh that could be true mayB they haven't I think though if d's games were developed on the PS3 instead of being ported over to PS3 that they would have the socks on bench players

    Blu ray just has SO much more space than those regular disc I think maybe (emphasis on the word MAYBE) to much that they are already trying to fit on the disk that adding might be problematic which is why they leave it out

    sorta like last yr how Live locked the edit player accessories option cuz they said it was causing the game to malfunction[/quote]

    yea a great example of this is MGS4 which would have took numerous disks to fit on the 360... it kind of makes me wonder how great madden could be on the ps3 if they exclusively worked on it for the ps3 and 360 alone instead of porting the 360 version over :-/, but that would cost to much for EA because GOD FORBID they sacrafice some money to make an amazing game[/quote]

    You people swear swear you no everything that run behind close doors in EA, last I check 2k stop making college hoops cause it wasnt making money but no there angels cause they only good game they no how to make is a basketball game.
  • James
    [quote comment="37035"]@josh that could be true mayB they haven't I think though if d's games were developed on the PS3 instead of being ported over to PS3 that they would have the socks on bench players

    Blu ray just has SO much more space than those regular disc I think maybe (emphasis on the word MAYBE) to much that they are already trying to fit on the disk that adding might be problematic which is why they leave it out

    sorta like last yr how Live locked the edit player accessories option cuz they said it was causing the game to malfunction[/quote]

    yea a great example of this is MGS4 which would have took numerous disks to fit on the 360... it kind of makes me wonder how great madden could be on the ps3 if they exclusively worked on it for the ps3 and 360 alone instead of porting the 360 version over :-/, but that would cost to much for EA because GOD FORBID they sacrafice some money to make an amazing game
  • Sn i'm NOT defending it on sum fan boyish i'm GIVEN U direct quotes from sum1 who has all 3 games @ his disposal there is a DIFF


    me sayin LIVE sux is w/o playin 2k9 just going off of speculation is sum fan boy ish

    now me showing a QUOTE from a guy who played all 3 games for extended periods of time & then him saying that

    HE FEELS LIVE SUX

    is just the TRUTH U DEAL WIT DAT
  • any where near 2K9
  • @ JR GO watch the 1st OFFICIAL 2K9 TRAILER then retract ur previous POST & all will B4given


    I dare YOU come back & say "HONESTLY" say Live is any near 2K
  • JR
    LOL. I was talking about what I saw in the 2K video. 2K fan boys are quick to defend themselves talking about Live's short comings, hence strengthens my previous arguements that 2K depended on Live's failures to be considered a successful game. Nonetheless, I'm comparing 2K9 to 2K8 and you guys are pretty sensitive. Sliding and warping is an issue when its being displayed on a demo for the game that hasn't released much information in the last few months. I'm sorry sdot, just take it like a man. I am just as harsh with 2K as I was with Live. When I play with 2K I'll point out the good. Funny how you didn't get on me for the positives, but you get on me for the negatives? Every game has its pros and cons. The game is far from perfect. Sorry sdot, I don't live in a biased world. I play all bball games, and I don't fall in line with one or the other. I play both. Sorry troll, try again. Type some more ghetto ebonics and type in CAPS so it makes you look and feel important. I'm done. Time to play (as in real life). Peace
  • @josh that could be true mayB they haven't I think though if d's games were developed on the PS3 instead of being ported over to PS3 that they would have the socks on bench players

    Blu ray just has SO much more space than those regular disc I think maybe (emphasis on the word MAYBE) to much that they are already trying to fit on the disk that adding might be problematic which is why they leave it out

    sorta like last yr how Live locked the edit player accessories option cuz they said it was causing the game to malfunction
  • pat
    [quote comment="36947"][quote comment="36930"][quote comment="36890"]Dude Fuck All This NCAA And NBA News Who Cares...When Is The 2nd Madden Update Coming Out Pasta??? Thanks[/quote]

    omg shut up madden is the worst game ever[/quote]

    Wow If You Really Think That Ur A Moron[/quote]

    hey ass hole i can think what i want..... i hate when kids come onto nba related posts and talk about the most over-rated game ever
  • Josh
    [quote comment="36991"]@ Jr did U READ da ? n A YOU OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T as SHANK already stated SLIDING / WARPING / CLIPPING ISN'T an ISSUE

    Y don't ya'll READ B4 ya'll type out ya'll opinions SERIOUSLY ???

    @JOSH DON'T EVER compare MADDEN sidelines 2 NBA 2K9 datz da DUMBEST thing I 've seen U type

    Sdot, I wasn't comparin 2K's bench to Madden's sh*tty sidelines. 2K looks way better than Madden. My point was that I don't understand how a game can be so detailed but yet not fix an obvious issue like socks disappearing? How is Madden supposed to be EA's best sports game but the sideline graphics look like Nintendo 64 graphics? I understand what you're sayin about they have to sacrifice some things because of all the other stuff they have in the game but my question is why? Isn't this supposed to be Next Gen? They didn't have to sacrifice in last gen. So what that's telling me is that they haven't fully figured out these Next Gen systems yet.
  • nba2k
    [quote comment="37023"]PLEASE 2 any & ALL B-BALL fans please watch da official trailer NY FINEST said it's at the Hone page of 2k sports

    also I recommend watching the VIDEO to the SONG SWAGGER LIKE US it REALLY is SO FITTING NO 1 has a SWAGGER LIKE the NEW 2K9

    SN they got Jamal Crawford new sig in the game U kno the 1 he UNLEASHED on Kirk, Deron & MO[/quote]

    That Jamal Crawford move is sick.
  • PLEASE 2 any & ALL B-BALL fans please watch da official trailer NY FINEST said it's at the Hone page of 2k sports

    also I recommend watching the VIDEO to the SONG SWAGGER LIKE US it REALLY is SO FITTING NO 1 has a SWAGGER LIKE the NEW 2K9

    SN they got Jamal Crawford new sig in the game U kno the 1 he UNLEASHED on Kirk, Deron & MO
  • NY 's Finest
    This game looks amazinnn best sports game I ever seen games gona be a 9 out of 10 guarantee check it 2ksports.com for the first official trailor of nba 2k9 if you haven't seen it yet
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