Xbox 360 - NBA 2K8

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NBA 2K8 (Xbox 360)

The latest game in the NBA 2K series will feature NBA Rookie of the Year Chris Paul on the cover.The

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NBA 2K franchise enters its ninth year coming off its most successful game yet. NBA 2K7 was last year?s top selling basketball game on Xbox 360, and the NBA 2K series has been the #1 rated NBA simulation for five years running. With that momentum and all of the new in-game features, NBA 2K8 is positioned as the category leader in next-gen sports gaming. Features Include: Sprite Dunk Contest: Rock the house with gravity-defying jams as you move from city to city completing the Dunk Contest challenges. Unlock new dunks, props, and players to use in multiplayer and online modes. 3-Point Challenge: Up to 6 players can choose their favorite NBA sharp shooter and compete in the NBA 3-Point Shootout. More Signature Style: Users now have total control over the way their favorite players play on the court with the addition of custom moves and dunk packages. All-New Post Play: Take advantage of advanced post moves including positioning and exploding out of the triple threat. Off-Ball Control: The player isn?t just controlling the ball handler anymore. Now on offense, users can switch off to other players where you can call for alley-oops, jostle for post-position, set screens, and more. New Defensive Controls: All-new defensive controls give users more control of their player than ever before! You can now play tighter defense on the ball handler, body up on the ball handler, and run advanced defensive sets. The NBA 2K franchise enters its ninth year coming off its most successful game yet. NBA 2K7 was last year?s top selling basketball game on Xbox 360, and the NBA 2K series has been the #1 rated NBA simulation for five years running. With that momentum and all of the new in-game features, NBA 2K8 is positioned as the category leader in next-gen sports gaming. Features Include: Sprite Dunk Contest: Rock the house with gravity-defying jams as you move from city to city completing the Dunk Contest challenges. Unlock new dunks, props, and players to use in multiplayer and online modes. 3-Point Challenge: Up to 6 players can choose their favorite NBA sharp shooter and compete in the NBA 3-Point Shootout. More Signature Style: Users now have total control over the way their favorite players play on the court with the addition of custom moves and dunk packages. All-New Post Play: Take advantage of advanced post moves including positioning and exploding out of the triple threat. Off-Ball Control: The player isn?t just controlling the ball handler anymore. Now on offense, users can switch off to other players where you can call for alley-oops, jostle for post-position, set screens, and more. New Defensive Controls: All-new defensive controls give users more control of their player than ever before! You can now play tighter defense on the ball handler, body up on the ball handler, and run advanced defensive sets.

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I got an Xbox 360 for Christmas, and the only game I wanted with it was NBA 2K8. I have always enjoyed the 2K series, even back when they were partners with ESPN and had Allen Iverson on the covers. I've come to rely on 2K sports to bring me an awesome basketball game that focused more on realistic gameplay and good AI intelligence than a create-a-shoe feature. For this 2K8 game, they did it again.

I've always preferred 2K's graphics over Live's, and I still do. This year's game has some of the best graphics I've ever seen. Of course, it is the 360, and the only other game I have to compare it to is Madden 08, but still. The clarity of the game is amazing. You can see the sweat on the players when a post-play cut scene happens or when a player is at the free-throw line. You see the coaches on the sidelines and they look so real you almost believe you're watching it on TV. When a player shoots a free-throw, you can see the lines and the "Spalding" on the ball, clear as day. It looks so

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REAL, I can't get over it.

I've always praised 2K for it's top quality gameplay, but there are some issues to address with this year's. As mentioned in plenty of reviews, lay-ups are missed about 75% percent of the time. Even the most easies of lay-ups are bricked. How many times is Kevin Garnett gonna miss a lay-up over Nate Robinson in real basketball? And fouls are almost, ALMOST, a joke. You'll go up for a dunk against them and it's almost always a clean block. When THEY go up, forget about it. They'll get the call everytime. There are plenty of things to offset these issues though. Inside moves are as realistic as ever. Shot styles and dribble moves all belong to the actual shooter, as in Marion shooting the way he does and Eddie House shooting the way he does. Players will dive and battle for the ball just like real life.

The Association mode is the best yet. Now you have player roles and minutes you must assign, and player morale will go up or down depending on how you intend on using your players. When a player's morale reaches a certain level, their trade value is impacted and if many players morale levels are down, the whole chemistry between the team is messed up. What else is pretty cool is that when you try to propose a trade, there will be either a red or green light that will let you know if the trade is valid. It will save you alot of time and wondering and figuring about whether the cap space will work out. There are things called "Reward Points" that you can give out during the off-season that can permanently boost your players specific attributes. Again, there are practices just like the last few games, but be careful how you set those up because your players are affected by fatigue. You get development points again, but man are those hard! If you think you're gonna jump right into those and be a success, you'll have to think again.

There's a new addition the game called "NBA Blacktop." Here you have a brand new dunk-contest, a three point shootout, and different pick-up games you can play, like 21. The dunk contest, in my opinion, is a success. You can choose from top dunkers like James and Iguadala and have a 4-player contest. Dunking seems hard at first, but after practicing you'll be a pro. You can do cartwheels and jump over props like barricades, benches, and cars, to name a few. The 3-point shootout is fun at first but as others have stated, it gets repetitive and the fun dies out.

Menus and loading screens have never been a concern of mine when it comes to video games (some people seem to hate the menus and screens, but if the game is alright, why care about the screens?), but I really like the different loading screens they have on here. There is a trivia, which is fun and it'll keep your count for you on how many you've gotten correct. It does get a bit repetitive though, as I've been asked the same question three times in a row before. Other times you may get a player bio, which is actually pretty interesting. It's a change from tedious and boring screens on new features that you see over and over again.

So if you're debating on whether to buy this game or not, I have to say it's really worth the $60 I spent for it. The game is more difficult, more entertaining, and even more realistic than it already was. If you've been a fan of 2K throughout all these years, then by all means go and pick this up because it won't dissapoint you.

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13 price(s) | 324 days ago at

MAJOR disappointment from a long time fan

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I've been an NBA 2K fan since 2K3. Up until 2K6, it was THE BEST basketball franchise out there, hands down, no doubt. I was a huuuuge fan of 2K series until 2K7. In 2K7, they had a big problem with the online play on Xbox Live (framerate issue, that 2K tried to avoid fixing even after many people complained to them) which was just a horrible disappointment to everyone. well, it's a new season now and a new game from the 2K series. So I was expecting so much from 2K8. but what do I get from 2K8? so-so graphics, horrible menu navigation (again), ugly menus/font, no detailed custom match options, and most importantly, mediocre gameplay. the gameplay has a huge flaw that every video game review site has mentioned. TOO MANY MISSED EASY LAY UPS/DUNKS. you could be almost wide open under the basket and Yao Ming would miss a point blank shot, or you could be blocked by the RIM even when you're OPEN! are you kidding me 2K? are you serious? jeez. I'm so disappointed at 2K sports, I'm

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13 price(s) | 361 days ago at

Live 08 graphics and new game play makes this game look old school.

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I bought NBA Live 08 and NBA 2K8 to do a real comparison with the full game and not just a demo. NBA Live graphics are the best I've seen, and the game play has improved alot. KG can't be stopped on Live, he's a beast..NBA 2K8 graphics looks like 2-D and Live 08 looks like 3-D HD..I wish I wouldn't of bought NBA 2K8 for the first time. I guess you can't be the champ forever NBA 2K8..

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