We’ve all done our fair share of abusing referees right? Whether it be watching the footy or playing some in the weekend. Just another touch that brings the realism a little closer. The beauty of the Shot Stick is that you can adjust the flight of the ball on the fly if a defender suddenly puts up a block.
Once you have the feel and the timing sorted then hitting three pointers is a regular occurrence. If you’re anything like me in sports games then you’ll find about three plays that tend to work and repeat them over and over – but in NBA 2K9 the AI will soon pick up on this and you’ll find that all of a sudden there’ll be an intercept or your preferred shooter will be double-teamed.Īlthough it takes some practice to master, the Shot Stick system of shooting baskets is a pleasure to use. The Adaptive AI is one of the best I’ve seen in any sports game. The gameplay too is polarised by brilliance and frustration. That said, some of the movements taken by the user-controlled players are a little jerky and occasionally you can spot some jaggies around players – not enough to ruin the game though. From the seemingly endless amount of player animations to the texture and reflections on the floor and the crowds who react to the on-court action in a relevant manner, waving towels and big foam fingers – the detail is top rate. Here, 2K have exceeded themselves and have pulled all the stops out, not skimping on the finest details. On the other side of the coin though are the in-game graphics. 2K games need to take a leaf out of EA Sports’ book when it comes to slick menu presentation. Left stick or D-pad, X and O work just fine thanks – as proven by every other PlayStation game ever made. Somebody at 2K Games (who, if there is an ounce of justice in this world, is currently looking for a new job) decided it would be an excellent idea to use the right stick and shoulder buttons to navigate around the menus. Drab, sterile menus are complimented by an ill thought-out navigation method. The presentation of the menu system is downright horrible. Visually, NBA 2K9 is the clichéd game of two halves.
This is not a game that will baby the newbies – you need to be on your game from the get-go.
Having said that, if you have no interest in basketball then you’re probably not going to buy the game or even read this review for that matter – so I guess it’s a moot point. It should be noted that to get any enjoyment out of NBA 2K9, you need to have a reasonable knowledge of the game of basketball itself.
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