pretty garbage, but better than live if you are thinking about buying this game, think again.
1. rebounding. when you try to go for a rebound, the player likes to charge up then jump. by the time that happens, the other team is already going for a fastbreak. plus, you never get offensive rebounds.
2. rotation. when does michael redd ever play center? the AI likes to put players in the wrong position and switch out players when they still have about 93 stamina left.
3. passing. it's impossible to get the ball in the paint without a 60% chance of a turnover. also, there are the most crappiest passes when all the player needs to do it bounce pass it.
4. shooting. it's all about timing. which is true about shooting, but when ray allen behind the arc A LOT or kobe misses a layup, you know there is something wrong with the game. also, instead of going for the dunk, according to the game, kobe likes to gets scared when there is a defender and do a crazy layup that is not stylish, looks like a noob basketball player, and doesn't even hit rim. So, when does KG miss wide open free throws? hardly ever misses them, but NBA 2k8 likes to say he is pretty garbage from there.
5. association. pretty much the same as the previous games. boring and dull.
6. gameplay. the players are so stiff. it's hard to juke the defender or block a shot.
i can't say i'm disappointed because i knew the game was going to be bad. the nba 2k whatever with ben wallace was by far the funniest one i've played. after that it become one of the worst games. it seems like ea sports and 2k sports like to mess up the games so people won't buy it anymore. i can't see how it got an 8.5 from gamespot.
other than the whole game being worthless, the dunk contest is pretty fun. it's unique and fun to play with other people. other than that, it's still a bad game, but it's better than live.