| 17 October 2009
You've probably heard this already, but NBA 2K10 is as realistic a basketball video game as there's ever been. While that is a positive for most people, it turns out to be a negative for me. My created player gets blown by on defense, gets cut from teams and generally struggles to make positive contributions on the court. Far too similar to my own basketball career.
All kidding aside, all the hype leading up to (and since) the release of this game was well deserved. It truly is a fun, realistic and exciting basketball game. The graphics are stunningly authentic, from the player's facial features to the way they move on the court. This is due to the Signature Play feature, which combines a player's Signature Style, Signature Tendencies and facial expressions to make it like you are watching a real game on TV. The gameplay is easy to get a grasp off, with the controls both on defense and offense feeling very natural. All the gameplay modes you'd expect are in the game (franchise mode, quick games, situations, etc.) with the added bonus of every mode being available to play online also (if you feel the need to get beat down by some 10-year-old from North Dakota). And the online feature helps keep your game up-to-date, with updated rosters, stats and player ratings streamed into your game to make it even more realistic than before. Another new feature in the game is the Crews one, which allows you to get a bunch of friends, create a team together and go online to duke it out versus other Crews. Unfortunately, due to my social ineptness and subsequent lack of friends, I wasn't able to try this feature out myself. But anyone who isn't a quiet loner like myself should enjoy this aspect of the game.
It is probably a waste of time mentioning all of the different play modes of the game considering once you've tried out the My Player Mode you won't want to play anything else - it's that addictive. The premise is very simple - build a player and try to guide him to the NBA, through the summer league, training camp and D-League. And if you played NBA 2K10: Draft Combine a few months back, you can upload your created player from that game into this one. So my 6'6" power forward from Canada is alive and well in the D-League as we speak (he's just grown a red Afro and beard, in case you're wondering).
The most difficult thing about NBA 2K10 is trying to come up with some negatives about it. I'm not a fan of the various camera angle options for the My Player Mode nor a huge fan of the soundtrack (probably because I'm an old man now and not part of the game's key demographic). And having my favourite player of all-time, Kobe Bryant, on the cover kind of makes me feel ill. Other than that, no complaints.
Since the game is cheaper at Amazon ($52.99), and I'm always looking out for my beloved readers, here's a link:
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