#6 of 2008: NBA 2K9

agreed but nba 2k8 was actually more sim then 2k9 and had less problems. its still a fun game tho

I think this should have been the best sports game this year.

This was my favorite game of the year. The best graphics, most realistic, and most fun.

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But Pasta, how can you choose NBA Live 09 over 2K9 just because of the DNA feature. NBA 2K9 feels more like a true basketball game.

How is Living Roster not innovative?
How was Re-doing the whole Association mode not an exciting feature?
How was TEAM-UP mode not an exciting feature?
Did you forget about Shot Stick 2.0
Are you kidding me Pasta? IF ANYONE thinks Pasta is not an EA Fanboy after this line "What NBA 2K9 didn’t do is innovate. There really weren’t any new and exciting modes or features this year. " then you are on drugs.

I love this game. It's a little low IMO, but this is a great sim game. I don't play basketball games online (only football and shooting), so the online problems don't bother me.

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theres actually lots of people not happy with the game this year just check out the 2k forum. i like it but it has lots of issues

No matter who you ask, whenever NBA 2K9 and NBA Live is mentioned, it's going to start World War III. It's not enough for people to just be thankful that both Take-Two and EA really stepped it up this year and pushed each other to make their respective games the best they can be. I have both and I think that each has its own unique strengths and weaknesses. Anyone who wants to blindly bash either game should take a step back and spend time playing each of them and then make up one's mind. At least then, the person can have an opinion that can be backed up by experience instead of just random bashing or conjecture.

can't wait for nba live to be number 1

fuck this list

I agree that all 3 major basketball titles brought something different to the table, but only 2 of them offered any longetivity. I'm suprised a war hasn't broke out here yet. I'm sure as you were writing this blog entry Pasta that you were chucklin "watch this sh*t*" You were spot on with 2K9, it was a solid game; however their online features were a bit dissapointing, and shocking coming from 2K as they were the innovators of online sports gaming.

My guess for the remaining top 5:

1: NHL 09
2. FIFA 09
3. MLB the Show 08
4. NBA Live 09
5. NCAA Football 09

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It is his ipinion but if anybody thinks that Pasta is not an EA fanboy then they are just nuts. Live improved and if this is a list of improved games then he can rank it higher. But even with the improvements then game cant touch 2k9 for overall sim experience. Maybe Pasta is more into online play where defense is not heard of and the stiff animations from the player models that look like gumby. The reason Pasta needs to not do this list is because if he wants to have a website that is his own with his data then he needs to call it for what it is and not worry that ea wont invite him to the events or send him a game a couple of days early. NBA Live is not better then 2k9 but pasta saying it is because online play is not broken means he used one thing that failed in the great overall package of 2k against it vs one great thing that live did which should not be broken but he dont speak of the broken free throw system and the fact that the broken franchise mode in live is horrible along with the horrible animations and stiff gumby looking models… Lets get real here.

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I think Live and 2k could learn alot from eachother… every year for live its about features, and 2k is about improving gameplay… I would like to see one year where that is turned around and live focuses on gameplay and 2k focuses on features… IMO 2k was still the better game (mainly because i just play association and dont go online much) but I'd like to see both games work on there weaknesses. What I'd like to see is a new innovative offline feature, it seems that with this new "online gaming" phase every feature that is put out is online which doesnt have the "wow" factor to me like the team up mode (only played like 10 games then went straight back to association mode)

man my list is so different, but hey i can't argue someone's opinion

wow you can have your crappy player models and constipated faces in live. i usually can see both sides to an argument. I see why some people voted for mccain and some for obama but live sucks in every possible way in comparison to 2k. You can have your fiba because it is closer to the special olympics than anything else

i agree this is an appropriate place to rank the game. The online is broken. There is no other way to say it. It's not going to be fixed this year. I traded y copy in and picked up NCAA Basketball 09. 2k in my opinion places he best game of offline basketball this year hands down. But when pasta is ranking these, I am assuming he is taking in the online to consideration as well. Since it is part of the package. So for you people who are ranting about you don't care about online or don't care about offline. Rank the game on the whole package that it offers. Don't complain where he puts the game in the list, its all subjective. If we all rated our top 10, the majority would be slightly different. I myself would not include Blitz or Nfl tour in my list.
My list:
1. NHL 09 didnt not expect to like be a pro as much as i do. It's the only way I want to play.
2. Fifa 09 10 vs 10 online, is sweet, and quite an accomplishment. Gameplay finally beats pro evo.
3. Ncaa football 09 online dynasty is the bread and butter. Next year high hopes for 2010. Revamped physics.
4. MLB 08 the Show I dont like baseball games, but this was great. Second best to mvp 2005. Fix the online!
5. NBA Live 09 total package is much improved, and online is good, 365 is worth the hype. Second most improved game on my list.
6. NBA 2k9 best gameplay this year, but broken non playable online. (Dont hype it if you can't deliver) Could have been a contender.
7. Tiger Woods 09 finally TW is fun to play again. Finally you are penalized for playing a bad round. Quicker online w/ buddies!!!
8. NCAA Basketball 09 most improved sports game of the year. Well done EA. Online dynasty next year. I was disappointed when I saw sales total for this game, very low. EA add be a pro, play up to 4 seasons, try to go pro.
9. Nascar 09 still needs tons and tons of work, especially on ps3. But making progress slowly. Maybe 2010 will be fun for more than a month. EA put the same amount of effort into this you did into your other sports game this year and 2010 should be alright.
10. Madden 2009 — first off, I like ncaa football better than madden yearly anyway. But this year despite the awesome graphics on madden, it seems ncaa overtook madden in terms of features and overall fun.
I owned or own the ps3 versions of these games. Biggest bust of the year mlb 2k8, shaun white snowboarding.

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6??? and 2k9>live wow pasta has seen the light?

what!!! thats ridiculous!!! 2k9 should be a top 3 atleast!!!! does this mean that NBA LIVE 09 will be higher?? that makes no sense!! change this now!!