In the end when you can use this effectively the gameplay seems ultra realistic not allowing amazing plays every time

User Rating: 8.8 | NBA 2K7 X360
By tempest91 | Review Date:
I have been waiting for this game ever since I purchased 2k6. When I was playing last years rendition, I kept thinking that with some tweaks and additions this would be far and away the best basketball game ever made. And now, bickety bam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the best basketball game ever made. The gameplay is as smooth and inuitive as i can imagine. The controls have been tweaked and take a minute to adjust to, but once you've played 5-10 games it will feel like a dream. The signature shots, passes and moves are seriously unbelievable. Its gives the gameplay so much more depth. Teams play so much differently from one another. Players are very different as well and you must master every player's timing. Different shots have a very different variety of timing on the shot stick. The one very noticeable change to 2k7 is the game loading speed. This game loads instantly. The menu system zips from game mode to main menu in an instant. This is what i've come to expect from good hard working developers on a next generation system. The graphics and sound are very similar to 2k6 which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but next years version will probably uprgade this tremendously as well as adding even more signature shots and moves.

The AI in 2k sports games is always one of the controversial points. People complain that the game is hard and unrealistic and that the computer drops 50 points from players like Steve Nash in 5 minute quarters. This may be unrealistic and it may be true, BUT AI like this forces one thing though. It forces you to become good at the game, and this takes time and it takes a solid effort in learning the ins and outs of the fantastic gameplay. In the end when you can use this effectively the gameplay seems ultra realistic not allowing amazing plays on every outing but when everything clicks and you get a monster dunk, its much more enjoyable because just like in real life, this doesn't happen on every play. One downfall of NBA 2k7 is the soundtrack. Man if you don't like basketball related hip-hop get ready to stream a custom soundtrack like I did. There's only so much of these ridiculous lyrics I can listen to. Also in some places the graphics could have used some polish but overall the positives much outweigh the negatives and make way for hours of enjoyable gameplay.

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