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Apr 13, 2023 · It is the thirteenth installment in the NBA 2K series, the first game in the series to have "built-in" support of 3D for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, and the first to include motion controls using the PlayStation Move. It is the last game in the series to be released for the PlayStation 2.
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- Back to back victories for the NBA 2K series.
- Verdict
By Jack DeVries
Updated: Jan 18, 2012 9:35 pm
Posted: Sep 30, 2011 4:27 pm
Up until last week I was still playing NBA 2K11. No other sports game has lasted me as long, and I was contemplating skipping this year's version because, hey, 2K11 is still fun and I like to take breaks between my sports games. That would have been a colossally stupid move. NBA 2K12 takes everything I love about last year and makes it better. Then it takes nearly all the parts I didn't like and turns them awesome. Hey, other sports games, you just got schooled. Again.
NBA 2K12 has three different covers highlighting the athletes that define basketball (though most gamers will see the Michael Jordan cover, marking the second year in a row his Airness takes the spot). But it's about a lot more than MJ this year. Last year's Jordan Challenges were the highlight of the game, but 2K12's NBA's Greatest mode trumps it. Michael Jordan is back, and along with him come Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Hakeem Olajuwon, Scottie Pippen, and 10 other basketball greats. They're matched up in games against other basketball legends such as the '93 Hornets, Dikembe Mutombo and Shaq with the Orlando Magic. Every team you play as and against is unlockable, letting you pit the greatest players of the last 40-plus years against the stars of today. Want to see Dwight Howard go head to head against Shaq in his prime? Of course you do because that's awesome.
Each game gets the full presentational treatment. (You're going to hear a lot about presentation in this review, because NBA 2K12's is astounding.) The games are treated like television broadcasts from the era, so Bill Russel's mid-'60s Celtics game is in black and white. The announcers treat the games like playbacks, talking about your performance as if it already happened and sharing trivia about the players.
No sports game has ever made me this excited to play. Seriously it's all I've been able to think about for the last week. The realistic, challenging, gorgeously animated gameplay carries across a cornucopia of modes. Playing legends of the past, the stars of today, and my own personal NBA rookie are all different flavors of f#$%ing rad. Any one of ...
Oct 8, 2011 · NBA 2K12 retains its crown as the best basketball franchise by offering a number of worthwhile improvements across the board.
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- Tom Mc Shea
Oct 4, 2011 · Eschewing the focus on individual play by emphasizing team fundamentals, NBA 2K12 is a crowning achievement. Between the compelling historic modes to a vastly improved My Player and an Online...
- Richard Grisham
Oct 4, 2011 · For NBA 2K12 on the PC, GameFAQs has 2 guides and walkthroughs.
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But that’s the mystery of NBA 2K12, a game which either lacks AI adjustments or hides them incredibly well—what exactly is the learning curve? Do my outlet passes move with the velocity and flight arc of a punctured air balloon because of a mechanical flaw, or because I need to get better?
