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NBA 2K12 (Covers May Vary)
Review by Aaron Mitchell "Lance" : 2K Sports Has Done It Again!

Ok, so no need for some fancy intro, lets dive right into the good stuff! Alright, so NBA 2K is always improving, and that will never change. All these new features added every year makes this franchise the greatest in sports gaming. The most improvement Ive seen was in the my player mode. It has gotten so in depth its not even funny. Now, the draft picks are more detailed in that you actually have pre draft interviews which makes this game a lot more realistic. On top of that, the dialog of your player is much more believable. What i mean is that, the voice of your player doesn't sound like some cheesy staged character who only speaks when spoken to, but rather has his own personality and style. Since we are on the topic of dialog, i will also like to mention the commentary during game play. They have definitely added some new phrases and speeches, so you won't have to hear the same "whoa!" every time you make a slam dunk. The my player or "career" mode is extremely fun and has improved very much over the past year. Take it from me, your going to enjoy this game mode 10x more. Now, If you thought playing through Michael Jordan's career was challenging and fun, wait until you get a hold of Larry Bird's, Magic Johnson's, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's, Dr. J's and more. These game modes definitely add to the overall experience of the game. I just love how you are never limited to just one thing in NBA 2K, but are exposed to many things which expands the horizons of NBA 2K12. It is an absolute guarantee that you'll never get bored playing this game. Lastly, Ill discuss aspects on the graphical scale. I remember flipping out and some times fooling my parents into thinking this was a *real* basketball game in 2k11. Now, even I think its a *real* basketball game when playing 2K12. I didn't think graphics could become this advanced. I guess I was wrong. Players on the court have their own personalities and don't act as if they are just another CPU while playing. Facial expressions are always varying and match up with every emotion during the game. Whether it be a bad call or a hard foul, the facial expressions are on point. Even the stadium has a certain realistic glow and feel to it. The atmosphere of the fans makes you feel like you are at the real game. There are not enough words to describe how amazed and impressed i am with these graphics. This is something you definitely have to see for yourself. Because this is a written review, of course, I cannot go over every last game mode and spec of NBA 2k12. Just take my word for it, You will not be disappointed. Overall, this game will blow your mind. It offers every thing you could ask for and more in a sports game. I'd definitely recommend this game to anyone looking for an awesome basketball gaming experience.Please leave a positive vote if you found this review helpful. Thanks. Also, feel free to ask questions or just share your thoughts by leaving a comment on this review.

NBA 2K12 (Covers May Vary)
Review by CL : NBA 2K12

Great Game very realistic and love the live updating and new moves. I would say this is the best Hoop game on the market

NBA 2K12 (Covers May Vary)
Review by smarkyo : Fun and Frustrating...

Fun and Frustrating...
This is only the 4th NBA 2K game I've played (2K, 2K1, 2K11 now 2K12). I haven't gone through everything in 2K12 but here are my impressions on what I've played so far...I play My Player mode the most so I'll start off with that...- It's a lot easier to jump into than 2K11. You play 1 pre-draft game, not the 7 or so in 2K11 that you had to grind through. - You are interviewed by three different GM's and you can "pick" what team drafts you by answering negatively or positively. The questions themselves sound pretty realistic. I made a power forward and told the Rocket's GM I wasn't happy with being Scola's backup so they didn't draft me. I also turned down the 76ers but told the Wizards I'd like to be part of their young front court and got drafted by them. The minor downside is you don't know which three teams are going to be interviewing you, but it'd be silly if you were able to choose what teams to interview with. I also made a shooting guard and it seems the interview teams range from decent core of talent (suns, sixers) to rebuilding teams (wizards, pistons). - Draft night, you watch virtual David Stern announce all draft picks. You can't skip his announcements. If you're picked #21 you have to watch him announce #1-20, which sucks. - You start the NBA season and there are a few changes. You start out at a higher player rating than last year. I started at 62 while 2K11 had me start in the low 50's I think. You upgrade offensive and defensive attributes just like last year with the skill points earned in games. This year they also added an area to upgrade abilities, these would be the special moves you can do in the game (fade away, cross over, post hook shot, etc...) but they're ridiculously expensive. It costs ~10,000 sp to do an ability upgrade. - This year you can also buy stuff with the money you earn from your contract. You can buy additional skill points, increase the cap of your offensive/defensive attributes, but it's pricey. ($50K for 50 measly sp). - Post game conferences are the same. You're still ranked in league wide popularity, team chemistry and fan support but you can track where you stand in these categories. If you need a boost in these categories there's a menu where you can spend your money to host a b-ball camp (boost fan support), give to charity (boost league popularity), or host team parties (increase chemistry). I'm not sure if any of these actually affect anything though. Like will a high team chemistry score actually get you the ball more? Will low fan support mean the GM wants to ship you out? - Game play is still frustrating (in my player mode at least. I haven't played too many regular mode games) a) The aggressive pass defense is back this year. It doesn't bug me too much cause I think I've just accepted that I need to be smarter about where I throw the ball to. Lead passing and Total control passing are back this year to help with that. But it's annoying seeing the CPU complete full court passes with no problem. b) You're team mates are still idiots. Examples are taking dumb shots (shooting when double teamed, driving into a crowded paint and throw up an off balance shot) and standing with the ball as the shot clock counts down and either pass it to you with 5 seconds left or shoot from wherever they're standing at. Basically it feels like they all must have "F" ratings by the end of the game.c) Moving around feels a bit smoother than last year. However you'll still get stuck to an opponent when you collide into them while trying to run past them and jumping to block is in slow motion (by the time I reach the peak of my jump the guy I was defending is already starting to run back on defense). d) There are a lot more bounced foot animations and they happen pretty frequently. My PG tried to drive into a crowded lane and the ball bounced off someone's foot, I threw a fast break pass up the court and my teammate dropped the ball and it rolled off his foot. e) A lot of attempted threes are made. Yes you can adjust sliders but I've always hated going through that trial and error process of finding the right settings. f) The grade penalties are the same as last year (hogging the ball, call for bad pass, allow man to score, etc...) and they're as annoying as last year. g) The typical 2K physics are still there and seem to be standard for the game. My teammate threw a bounce pass in the paint to the other big and in the replay you can see the ball actually travel through the defenders body. h) Dynamic goals are new and they're basically impromptu goals given to you during the game. Some are easy (commit zero turnovers rest of the quarter) and others feel impossible (score next 10 points for your team) since they require you to demand the ball and the teammate won't give it to you.i) I'm 11 games into the season and the past 2 or 3 games I'm starting to notice that my power forward keeps getting the ball stolen while posting up. I get the ball near the key, push Y to get to post up, as soon as I attempt to start backing down the big guarding me just swipes and picks the ball away. This has happened at least 4-5 times the last couple games, I hope this doesn't happen every game or else I'll need to start my player over with another position.Greatest Players Mode - This mode has 15 different matchups between two classic NBA teams. You unlock these teams for normal play by winning these matchups. I'm glad they included even more legends (they went way back and included Bill Russell's Celtics and Wilt's Lakers) but there's not much to accomplish in this mode. It doesn't have any objectives like last year with Jordan where you had to repeat his famous moments. All you do is win and unlock the teams. Some probably like this better because some 2K11 Jordan achievements were a pain to accomplish (like 4 steals in his last bulls game). But it just feels like a step down from 2K11. - I gotta say the attention to detail on presentation is staggering. 2K made presentation to be true to the era that you're playing in. When playing as Russell's Celtics the game is shown in black and white, there's no 3 point line and jump ball happens every quarter. It's amazing how they tried to re-create 60's basketball. - The commentary is weird. Throughout the game you'll hear the commentators call the game but switch to recalling their favorite memories of the superstar. So when playing Bulls vs Hornets from '92 you'll hear commentary about the game in progress than they suddenly start reflecting back what a great player Jordan was in his time. Online
- Haven't tried any of it because servers were down this past weekend and didn't seem like it was anything 2K announced ahead of time, if you play online a lot than you'll probably be pissed cause the servers seem to be unstable again this year.Training Camp for Controls
- The 2K controls are infamously complex and take lots of practice. 2K added this training camp mode and I think it's a god send. The computer literally shows you how to pull off all the moves contained in the game. I found this insanely helpful because I never mastered the 2K11 controls. In 2K11 you'd get instructions of how to pull off a move but kind left to yourself to decide whether you actually did it correctly. The training camp presentation is pretty nice, a CPU controlled legend will demonstrate the move and have you control a current star and try to mimic the move.Presentation
- 2K maintains their high standard here. Minor complaints would be I haven't found the classic Bulls Sirius entrance from last year (not sure if it's in 2K12 at all. The substitution windows still take up a good chunk of screen space but I haven't seen it block viewing the game after inbounding the ball. The slam cam replay comes up after a big play and I've turned off action replays in the options menu but the slam cam still pops up. The commentary is still great and sounds like a TV broadcast. You still get repeated lines but that's a minor point. One thing that I hated from 2K11 was if a ball rolled to mid-court, you had to wait for the ref to grab the ball, walk over to the end of the court and hand it to the guy inbounding the ball. You couldn't skip straight to the inbound pass. I haven't seen this yet & hoping it's not in 2K12.

To get the game or not, it depends on what you're looking for. Personally I was hoping for an improved My Player mode experience. I love the GM interviews, it's great you get drafted right away but the annoying game play quirks are still there. In the end I still like the game because of my player and I found 2K11 my player a lot more tolerable once you're player actually develops and starts putting up all star numbers.But if you love playing online a lot you might want to wait a while `till the servers become more stable. If you're a casual sports gaming fan and didn't like 2K11 last year you'd probably give this a rental at best. If you're a hardcore NBA fan it's probably worth getting the game as there's no other option this year other than NBA Jam OFE. There so many modes to play that you'll probably be able to invest a lot of time into the game and get enjoyment out of it somewhere.

NBA 2K12 (Covers May Vary)
Review by The Reviewer : The Reviewer

My experience so far for NBA has been awesome. The player mode is by far the best feature is the game. Come on who does not want to make there own player, and strive to become the best Nba player ever. This year is better because your player does not start out that bad. They also have David Stern doing the Draft this year. This mode makes you really fill the intensity of the game, and makes you really want to win.The regular games also really great. The releases for each player is accurate, and graphics are great.
The online is pretty fun too, you and a group of friends can play together, and vs other players. The only problem is the lag, but when there is none its really fun.Presentation: 10
The presentation is outstanding, the announces are better then any other game on the market. There also commercials in the game, at the end of each quarter. At the beginning of each game, seems like a real NBA game.Gameplay 9.5
The gameplay is great, they are a lot of different game modes. So this game would make you keep coming back for more. The players have realistic releases. The only concern with the gameplay, it something the game lags. But this can be patch up.Total 9.6
if you liked NBA buy this game it is fun. If you are a beginner, make the computer on easy to allow you to get use to it. If you played the other years and like them, you will like this one..

NBA 2K12 (Covers May Vary)
Review by E. Kounz "Gamer" : Best basketball game ever made!

This is the best sports game I have ever seen/played. Believe me...I've played them all. All the Maddens, all basketball games going back to Lakers vs Bulls, and this game is AMAZING. I have never seen anything like it, and the complete package by far. I wish these people would make an NFL football game is all! That will be the day. You get a lot of bang for your buck here, NBA season or not.

NBA 2K12 (Covers May Vary)
Review by SnSSirenLips : Too Much Fun....

Purchased this for my Freshman 9th grader who plays basketball himself... He has been playing nonstop with friends and online with them via Xbox since we received it..., a good escape after homework and or for some downtime not to mention who knows what will become of the NBA Season this year... graphics are great.., and music choices as well... Only issue was shipping, which took over a week instead of two days which it should have with Amazon Prime...(of course this was purchased right when it came out so could have been a stocking issue)

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Review by Ricanlegend : Best Basketball game ever

2k sports does it again an amazing basketball game no wonder ea sports left the NBA video games, If you a basketball fan you will love this game

NBA 2K12 (Covers May Vary)
Review by JP all day long : AMAZING!!!

This game is so realistic i have never played a game where the way you look at the game its broadcast differs to stadium. Its incredible. The MyPlayer modes is so fun. Wayyyy better than NBA 2K11. The Legend mode is soooo intense. Everyone looks like them self. And finally they changed Melos Dirks and LeBrons shot now. Especially Dirk Nowitzki tho hes shot is so pretty and realistic and so easy to get down pack and the dunks are crazy good. Every dunk pretty much tells a tale about the persons athleticism and how he plays. Overall i give this 5 stars. Great game and i got the Jordan Cover also. But buy this game!!!!!

NBA 2K12 (Covers May Vary)
Review by Nasahr : Nba 2k12 for xbox 360

If ur an attention to detail kind of person then this game will definitively be worth it over 2k11. The graphics, physics, and some how even the game play are just very much improved over 2k11. Before I considered buying this game my self i was very skeptical as to whether or not the game would be worth it. But after having it and having played for the past two weeks now I'm glad i bought the game and will never play that crapy old 2k11 ever again(for god sakes Kobe Bryant looks like an alien in that game!) Every player in 2k12 looks EXACTLY like the real players. That includes Kobe, Lebron, Javale mcgee, John Wall, D Rose, Chauncy billups, Amar'e stoudamier and Carmelo Anthony, Michael beasley, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Rudy Gay, Manu ginobli(He looked creepy in 2k11), Brook Lopez(Hideous in 2k11 really cool looking in 2k12)Even Danillo Gallinari looks like the real guy. The players look simply AMAZING! The only one thing that kept me from giving this game a full 5 star rating is the really anoying sighn up process. Since when do you have to sighn up to play a game??? The first time u start it up you have to sighn for a "my 2k" account.....