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Amazon Maximum Age: 20 years Amazon Minimum Age: 60 months Binding: Video Game Brand: 2K Games EAN: 0710425392559 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Label: 2K Games Manufacturer: 2K Games Model: 39255 Platform: Xbox 360 Publisher: 2K Games Release Date: October 02, 2007 Sales Rank: 448 Studio: 2K Games
Features:
Live from Las Vegas, 2K is bringing you the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest, hosted by street legend Bobbito Garcia. Choose from hundreds of dunks and a vast array of props as you compete against the NBA's finest dunkers in this 4 player event. The Sprite Slam Dunk Contest is also playable online - prove to the world that you are the greatest dunker there is.
Customizable Free Throws, Dribble Moves, and Dunks give users total control over the way their favorite players play on the court.
Every NBA player has been completely redone to improve likenesses and overall graphical quality. Kevin Harlan and Kenny Smith now deliver emotionally charged commentary and the new Game Wrap-Up feature allows you to choose the kind of post game show you watch.
All-new defensive controls give users more control of their player than ever before!
Run your franchise by identifying player roles, balancing playing time, and keeping team morale up. The Hoopcast Simulator makes simulating games exciting while SimCentral centralizes all necessary information for real-time stats, standing, injuries, and much more.
Product Description: The king of the hard court is back and better than ever with the all-new Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. NBA 2K8 continues a five year legacy of amazing NBA simulation with in-game features that bring basketball to life like never before. 2K Online - Now with tons of new features including a news ticker that updates you with sports headlines across the country, a user customizable Front Page display, and a Co-op mode that allows 2 users to play on the same team against the AI.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - The best gets better. No competition.
NBA2K has been, is, and will be the dominant basketball video game. No question about it. it takes all the positives and adds and improves with each release. An amazing game.
It dominates two sub genres. It is, without a doubt, the best and most fun basketball game to play on any platform, ever. It is also the only true simulation that offers what really amounts to Role-Playing elements to the management of the team and franchise/career mode. You are the coach, the GM, and the owner.
Makes the EA sports game just look silly in comparison. If you are getting a basketball game, its not a decision that should take more than a millisecond. Get NBA2K.
Rating: - Revolutionary
I got an Xbox 360 for Christmas, and the only game I wanted with it was NBA 2K8. I have always enjoyed the 2K series, even back when they were partners with ESPN and had Allen Iverson on the covers. I've come to rely on 2K sports to bring me an awesome basketball game that focused more on realistic gameplay and good AI intelligence than a create-a-shoe feature. For this 2K8 game, they did it again.
I've always preferred 2K's graphics over Live's, and I still do. This year's game has some of the best graphics I've ever seen. Of course, it is the 360, and the only other game I have to compare it to is Madden 08, but still. The clarity of the game is amazing. You can see the sweat on the players when a post-play cut scene happens or when a player is at the free-throw line. You see the coaches on the sidelines and they look so real you almost believe you're watching it on TV. When a player shoots a free-throw, you can see the lines and the "Spalding" on the ball, clear as day. It looks so REAL, I can't get over it.
I've always praised 2K for it's top quality gameplay, but there are some issues to address with this year's. As mentioned in plenty of reviews, lay-ups are missed about 75% percent of the time. Even the most easies of lay-ups are bricked. How many times is Kevin Garnett gonna miss a lay-up over Nate Robinson in real basketball? And fouls are almost, ALMOST, a joke. You'll go up for a dunk against them and it's almost always a clean block. When THEY go up, forget about it. They'll get the call everytime. There are plenty of things to offset these issues though. Inside moves are as realistic as ever. Shot styles and dribble moves all belong to the actual shooter, as in Marion shooting the way he does and Eddie House shooting the way he does. Players will dive and battle for the ball just like real life.
The Association mode is the best yet. Now you have player roles and minutes you must assign, and player morale will go up or down depending on how you intend on using your players. When a player's morale reaches a certain level, their trade value is impacted and if many players morale levels are down, the whole chemistry between the team is messed up. What else is pretty cool is that when you try to propose a trade, there will be either a red or green light that will let you know if the trade is valid. It will save you alot of time and wondering and figuring about whether the cap space will work out. There are things called "Reward Points" that you can give out during the off-season that can permanently boost your players specific attributes. Again, there are practices just like the last few games, but be careful how you set those up because your players are affected by fatigue. You get development points again, but man are those hard! If you think you're gonna jump right into those and be a success, you'll have to think again.
There's a new addition the game called "NBA Blacktop." Here you have a brand new dunk-contest, a three point shootout, and different pick-up games you can play, like 21. The dunk contest, in my opinion, is a success. You can choose from top dunkers like James and Iguadala and have a 4-player contest. Dunking seems hard at first, but after practicing you'll be a pro. You can do cartwheels and jump over props like barricades, benches, and cars, to name a few. The 3-point shootout is fun at first but as others have stated, it gets repetitive and the fun dies out.
Menus and loading screens have never been a concern of mine when it comes to video games (some people seem to hate the menus and screens, but if the game is alright, why care about the screens?), but I really like the different loading screens they have on here. There is a trivia, which is fun and it'll keep your count for you on how many you've gotten correct. It does get a bit repetitive though, as I've been asked the same question three times in a row before. Other times you may get a player bio, which is actually pretty interesting. It's a change from tedious and boring screens on new features that you see over and over again.
So if you're debating on whether to buy this game or not, I have to say it's really worth the $60 I spent for it. The game is more difficult, more entertaining, and even more realistic than it already was. If you've been a fan of 2K throughout all these years, then by all means go and pick this up because it won't dissapoint you.
Rating: - nba 2k5 is alot better...
this looks like they took nba2k5's engine and made it worse. the players are waaayyy too slim, almost anorexic looking, and they dont even look like their actual counterparts. in 2k5, EVERYONE looked EXACTLY like who they were supposed to be. the post up moves are done the same way with 2k5 as they are here, and i dont know what they did with the isomotion dribbling...but it doesnt work. i didnt know rather i was doing a crossover or a spin move when i hitt that thing. and the role player feature with the rosters is terrible...half the time, i couldnt start the guys i wanted to start because "there were too many players with this role already". if im the COACH, i need to start whoever the h3ll i want to start at any given time (i can do that in 2k5). the one thing that i DID LOVE about this game is that they had the Chrome Dreams beat by Quasimoto in the music :l but you can download that and burn it to your xbox and play it in 2k5..
overall, this is basically a bad version of nba2k5. if you have 2k5 or 2k6 for the original xbox, dont waste your time on this game...its not worth it...just rent it...or get it used at Gamestop and take it back within 7 days for a refund if your still curious.
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Rating: - NBA 2K8
Great game. Excellent gameplay and replay value. The online accessibility is pretty cool and competitive. Only problem? No Michael Jordan in the legends rosters.
Rating: - MAJOR disappointment from a long time fan
I've been an NBA 2K fan since 2K3. Up until 2K6, it was THE BEST basketball franchise out there, hands down, no doubt. I was a huuuuge fan of 2K series until 2K7. In 2K7, they had a big problem with the online play on Xbox Live (framerate issue, that 2K tried to avoid fixing even after many people complained to them) which was just a horrible disappointment to everyone. well, it's a new season now and a new game from the 2K series. So I was expecting so much from 2K8. but what do I get from 2K8? so-so graphics, horrible menu navigation (again), ugly menus/font, no detailed custom match options, and most importantly, mediocre gameplay. the gameplay has a huge flaw that every video game review site has mentioned. TOO MANY MISSED EASY LAY UPS/DUNKS. you could be almost wide open under the basket and Yao Ming would miss a point blank shot, or you could be blocked by the RIM even when you're OPEN! are you kidding me 2K? are you serious? jeez. I'm so disappointed at 2K sports, I'm even thinking about boycotting 2K games from now on. this is just a huge 'screw you' to all the loyal NBA 2K lovers. there's other glitches and flaws also. such as when you get double teamed, you ALWAYS (100%) lose the ball or have to do a jump ball. it's just seriously a joke. this is not even funny. I don't know how much I can emphasize more to tell everyone not to buy this game. and this is coming from a former HUGE NBA 2K fan. all my friends say the same thing. they are so frustrated with this game. they started hating 2K sports... i feel the same way. new players might like this game but people who have played this game for a while, I'm sure they are disappointed. I just can't describe how sad and angry I feel about this stupid game. please don't buy, rent first. trust me.
- The best gets better. No competition.
- nba 2k5 is alot better...
- MAJOR disappointment from a long time fan
