I'm a huge basketball fan, so I thought this game wouldn't be as bad as everyone said it was. Unfortunately, it is. The gameplay features a tricolored shot meter to time your shot. It works alright but that's pretty much how you shoot throughout the game. The gameplay itself is unrealistic, as you'll see players make about 95% of their attempted shots before being fouled. I didn't really enjoy the unrealistic scoring, plus the shooting is just plain annoying. Visually, the game looks awful. The players don't look anything like their real life selves, and the animations are ugly. The commentary is good for the most part, but they'll keep repeating the same things over and over again. The frame rate doesn't hold up all that well and there's clipping practically everywhere you look. This game should be recommended only to die-hard NBA fans who appreciate lousy gameplay mechanics and awful visuals.
I tried all 3 NBA games for the PS3 (2k8, Live 08, and NBA 08) and I simply liked NBA 08 the best. And it didn't hurt that since I have a 1080P HDTV, which of course gave NBA 08 an additional edge over the others. Not ... Read Full Review
Where to start, alright first ill give you the very miniscule list of the things this game does right. 1. It Has all the teams in the NBA 2. Its ludicrously easy And now for whats wrong with the "game" 1: Its l... Read Full Review
