09 NBA Games Offer Something For Everyone

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Good post. This easily is the best and most varied sport in gaming. Especially if you add in the arcade games like Street and Ballers.

Good post. This easily is the best and most varied sport in gaming. Especially if you add in the arcade games like Street and Ballers.

I see 2K supporters are on the defensive this year, it seems like they jump in at any chance to bash Live or bash anyone who is having fun with it. That is pretty sad, I think there is some feeling of getting defensive because Live is pretty good now. We should just be happy that there are more than one good option thats what people want right? 2K will have to improve and innovate now that Live is pushing the boundaries and winning people back. Everybody wins in this situation but you wouldnt know it the way people act. Lets celebrate that fans of basketball games are so much better off then baseball and football.

madden sucks. so does MLB. lets just try to agree to disagree disolve the MLB and NFL player licenses. EA gets to Make MVP baseball Take two gets to make NFL 2k

everyones happy more revenue. in both sports and consumers have more choices in sports games.

Having played both 2K and Live this year, I can’t agree with the “comparable” statement, Pasta. I’ll give Live the broader feature set and the prettier graphics, but the gameplay still doesn’t hold a candle to 2K in my opinion.

[quote comment="42217"]I see 2K supporters are on the defensive this year, it seems like they jump in at any chance to bash Live or bash anyone who is having fun with it. That is pretty sad, I think there is some feeling of getting defensive because Live is pretty good now. We should just be happy that there are more than one good option thats what people want right? 2K will have to improve and innovate now that Live is pushing the boundaries and winning people back. Everybody wins in this situation but you wouldnt know it the way people act. Lets celebrate that fans of basketball games are so much better off then baseball and football.[/quote]

true… i wish it was this way with football because its my favorite sports game to play but the NFL ruined it by making there license exclusive… the competition and choice was what made the football games great… now it seems like everyone just complains about EA’s lack to make a next gen football game… i bet if 2k was allowed to compete madden would be steps ahead of where its at right now

excellent thoughts, Pasta…competition in video games does not always breed excellence…they just spawn more gimicky and poorly implemented features all for the sake of claiming superiority…in the end…NHL 09 is still the best sports game to be released this year…and no game took a bigger step forward from their previous iteration than Madden 08…both games have no competition (NHL having competition in name only, NHL2K..seriously?)…

Now, Now. I have both 2k (my fav) and LIVE09 (gamefly). No Live 09 Quality is still not up to par. Still too many non-basketball issues. You can do lockdown d and force the CPU PG to do backcourt violations over and over again. I had no problem doing this to Tony Parker over and over again in LIVE09. Thats only one example. Commentary yes. OVERALL QUALITY? Nope.

Yeah. NBA Live is winning back it’s casual gamers, but how about PC?
They are loser at this part. They will lose millions of it’s PC consumers this year. Because NBA 2K9 will be the only king in this year’s PC community.

If you think the PC version will sell millions I have a bridge for you to buy.

Owning both games is tough. When I play 2K9 I miss the ease of use of Live, its graphics, and DNA. When I play Live, I miss 2K’s smoother animations, presentation, and ball physics.

are there still online issues in nba 2k9 ?

i still dnt think live is comparible the gameplay is still suspect 2 me. n the dna thing is cool, lets think bout it. If kobe/lebron or whomever favor the left side of the court more that day then live will have the comp do the same for kobe on the game. But most/all basketball players take what the defense gives them. they dnt favor ne side of the court. I agree they prolly got hot spots but thats it. I tried 2 play live but its boring and easy. Playing on the hardest level i still can shoot fade away 3′s with Kobe. I guess im one of those that prefers a challenge/strategy over features. But one thing i will say this year 2k is nice but ive alredy seen a few glitches, n ive grown bored with it cus it feels like ive been playin the same game for 2 yrs (2k8-2k9)

Also 2k has lowered the defense this yr. Seems like its goin more towards Live’s gameplay (last person 2 score wins)

WROOOO CHOOO

[quote comment="42227"]If you think the PC version will sell millions I have a bridge for you to buy.[/quote]

DUDE LAY OFF THE NEW T.I. CD! AND FOR ALL YOU 2K9 HATERZ BACKOFF! NBA LIVE IS GABAGE! I HAD EVERY NBA LIVE EXCEPT THIS YEAR( TRUTH)! SO WITH ME SWITCHING OVER TO 2K THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME MEANS ALOT! THAT GAME IS DOPE(TRUTH)! NBA LIVE IS TOO( SIKE)

[quote comment="42230"]are there still online issues in nba 2k9 ?[/quote]

Yeah online still is a complete mess.

I’ve said it all along, there is something for everyone in each of the 3 games. People tend to focus on the negatives instead of enjoying what those games bring to the table. I’m very happy to see Live and the Sony series improving. 2K is the best game for now, but I think they will have to go further in the next few years if they want to keep their spot on the top of the hill. Once upon a time, the soccer franchise Winning Eleven from Konami was untouchable. Much like the NBA 2K series, it had outstanding animations and understanding of the game it portrayed. Everybody thought it would be impossible for their rivals, the FIFA series from EA Sports, to compete with them. Konami rested on its laurels just fine tunning their game year after year without any major inovation (again, much like Visual Concepts). On the other side, FIFA kept improving its gamepaly, adding new modes, features, etc. Well, guess what, today the FIFA series is the best soccer franchise available and even the Winning Eleven die-hard fans are making the switch, admiting that their game is no longer #1. We may see history repeating itself on the NBA games helm.

Anyway, enjoy all of the 3 NBA games this year.
Peace.

when is 2k9 going to fix online? Is there any timetable? I have the ps3 version. Has anyone heard anything?

[quote comment="42243"]when is 2k9 going to fix online? Is there any timetable? I have the ps3 version. Has anyone heard anything?[/quote]

Going by 2K’s track record it won’t be fixed. They said they were working on MLB 2K8 and never made it any better and they are saying the same things now about NBA 2K9. But with the reverse fantasy league, team 2k, and advertising 5 on 5 mode I would have to think they are going to make things better. Just cant count on it so in wait and see mode now.

Lol, what?

All review gaming sites confirm Live is not up to par with 2K yet. And after playing both It’s crystal clear.

To J-Claw: I agree, they have Iggy, Nash, Garnett for the ‘other side’ online feature. Hard to imagine, that they do not fix these technical issues, they shall loose a lot of money otherwise.

To Pasta: Live is better here or there, but according to the sales (almost 3times more saled copies for 2k in the 1st week), and the gamer site reviews (2k9 is at least 10-15% better everywhere) real NBA players are focusing to realistic gameplay and smooth animations. Everything else are only ‘addition’.

To Nba Live 2010: Back to basics…again!

Hey Pasta, thanks for taking the offensive gamertag pic down(Blackface).