Becoming what most players left, NBA Live.

User Rating: 7 | NBA 2K9 X360
By omnifas | Review Date:
NBA 2K series has always been known as the more Simulated Basketball game in the market but recently they have been adding features/tweaking setting that takes the Simulation aspect away. Ridiculous Shot Percentages, Cheap AI, Lock on Defense only to name a few. Though I like the changes to the Lock on Defense done in this version, makes it a little more Manual. Shots that usually miss in NBA Situations are going in at high percentages, shots like Leaning 3s, 3 defender 3s, Dunks in Traffic. This is the first of the 2K series that I've had to tweak sliders so neither team scores 70% FG%. Stats are Funky as well, though these change over the season, but for now Jason Kidd is not known as a good 3 point shooter, hes a 75 at best, but hes been making 100% of them.

2K view is full of slow downs, overall the camera system is funky, Views that I like to use like High are now unable to Auto Flip...

Overall NBA 2k9 is a great basketball game but in order for me to enjoy it, its not on default Settings.

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