If you don’t move much, the AI will sometimes get the hint and try to get open, but not always. In NBA 2K9, your teammates are content with standing around on offense and watching while your chosen player does all the work. The playability also earns its keep, as the controls are sleek and easy to master, but the AI - no, not “Allen Iverson” - leaves something to be desired.
This also allows for roster updates, and the announcers’ dialogue matches all the intense action. With the new addition of live roster, players update to match how well they are currently playing, too, a nod to the “shakeup” that EA made with its Dynamic DNA feature. Players react angrily to fouls, display shame after missing their tenth straight free throw, celebrate comebacks and get incredibly antsy when forced to ride the bench. The intense work done to achieve realism stretches to every aspect of the game, especially the players, whose likenesses are spot-on, even after bringing in the bench. Everything from the crowd to the lighting to the huge arenas looks fantastic, and it’s easy to get lost in the beauty and realism. In fact, NBA 2K9 is ruling the kingdom with an iron fist.
NBA 2K9 isn’t going to lose its throne of high-quality graphics and playability anytime soon. Yet while NBA 2K9 is easy to recommend over EA’s outing this year, it’s hard to recommend NBA 2K9 over NBA 2K8.
2K Sports brings out the freshest paint and shiniest textures every year, and seemingly every 12 months, the newest NBA new basketball game from 2K Sports outdoes the competition. The NBA 2K series of video games has always been MVP when it comes to overall digital hoops enjoyment.
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