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Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
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Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 972
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Basketball Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 39255
Model: 39255
UPC: 710425392559
EAN: 0710425392559
ASIN: B000TGB4QO
Release Date: October 2, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 25
 Best Basketball Simulation I have Played April 10, 2008
Benjamin Owen (Grand Rapids, Mi)
NBA 2K8 is by far the best basketball simulation I have ever played. The game is very smooth with little "player jitters". It's realistic in the sense that when playing a computer opponent, the computer will actually pass the ball in after a basket to the star of the team in stead of the point guard, such as a Lebron James or Kobe Bryant, who sometimes do carry the ball up the floor instead of the point guard. The game is one of the more challenging games I have played when it comes to competing with a computer opponent. I was forced to put it to the easiest difficulty instead of the default second to easiest because I could not win. However, I liked the challenge and it's a great balanced because all of my games were still close in score. There is plenty to do in the managerial positions too such as fantasy draft, giving players rolls to play.
There is nothing to fear when buying this game, 2K7 was a great game last year and this one even one ups it. I will admit I was cautious when buying the game, but I think its simply because I'm always been an EA sports person. However 2k Games hit this one on the game.
I'd give it a 10 out of 10.
 Does not dissapoint March 11, 2008
C. Johnson (Lawrenceville, GA)
I enjoyed 2K7 very much and 2K8 was definitely on my short list of 360 games I would get. For the most part NBA 2K8 does not disappoint, but other than graphic improvements, I really don't a drastic improvement over 2K7. This is not to say 2K8 is a let down, because its not. NBA 2K7 was already a solid game, so 2K8 would be hard pressed to improve on it drastically given only a year to do so.
Graphically the game looks impressive and I do notice improvements over the 2K7 installment. I have also noticed that 2K has fixed some of the details, like the baseline of the Spurs' court now says "San Antonio Spurs Basketball" instead of "Spurs Basketball San Antonio". In addition I see that the Cavaliers' court is now has the correct colors and layout; however now the Blazers' court is wrong. I guess they will never be 100% accurate and while it doesn't affect game play I still find it annoying. I would think if a company is going to take all that time into making a game based off of real teams and players, the LEAST they could do is get the colors right. But oh well. In addition I have noticed that many player models have been redone, some for the better, others for the worse. Matt Harpring and Andre Kirelinko are two players off the top of my head that have taken a turn for the worse. Yao Ming on the other hand looks better than he did last year. There are also more alternate uniform choices this year and you don't have to enter annoying codes to get them.
The game play is still pretty solid, but you will almost immediately notice that the speed is a little toned down, and at times can feel downright sluggish until you get used to it. The dribbling moves (i.e., crossover, spin, etc) are much harder to do this time around and I think this was down purposely to prevent players from overusing it. This also takes some getting used to and you may find yourself looking in the manual to see how to do things. Other than these small complaints the game play is quite good, there are no unrealistic movements for the most part and the collision detection is pretty good. Shooting remains realistic and you can expect the SIM like shooting percentages like in 2K7. The game also won't allow you to just dunk or lay it up on every play and like the real NBA you have to work to find good looks.
A new addition to the 2K8 series is the dunk contest and 3 point shoot out. For the Dunk contest, it takes a lot of patience at work to get even the simplest dunk to go in. Basically there are lots of dunks you can perform based on how you move the thumb stick. It sounds easy but it's really not, your moves have to be surgically precise and the timing also has to be dead on. I started to get the hang of it, but honestly I haven't played the dunk contest for the past couple of months. The 3 point shoot out is very disappointing and I haven't played it at all since I first got the game. From what I remember there isn't even a crowd when you are competing and if there is, they don't see very enthusiastic about it. To be fair to both modes, I have not played these modes during an actual season (I'm not even sure if you can), so maybe the season version of the dunk contest and 3 point shoot out is more exciting. There is also still Practice mode and street mode just like 2K7, but since it's not much different this year, I won't go into it. In addition 24/7 is no longer in 2008 and it has been replaced with the "Association" which I haven't even played so I can't honestly tell you what its like.
As usual 2K drags their feet when it comes to roster updates. They claim they have downloadable updated rosters but as of the first part of February '08, the only roster update they have available for download is the first one from way back from November '07. You are better off going to a site like ESPN and manually doing all the NBA transactions from the November date yourself. It takes a while, but if you want updated rosters you have to do it yourself since you can't depend on 2K to be on top of this by any stretch of the imagination. Keep in mind however that because some players are not in the game, your rosters still won't be 100% accurate and in some instances you may have put players on a team that are really not on there just to satisfy the minimum 12 player roster restriction. This only occurs for two maybe 3 teams, so while annoying it's not that distracting. I usually just put the lowest rated player from the free agent list to take the missing player's place.
Overall I am satisfied with the game, but oddly enough I really don't find myself playing it very often. This is nothing against the game itself, its just that I have very little time to play games as much as I used to, and I must confess most of my game playing time is spent playing Guitar Hero 2 and 3. In comparing this game to 2K7, there is really not MUCH improvement other than a few graphical improvements, but still I'll say a worthwhile purchase especially if you didn't even play or own NBA2K7. Comparing to College hoops 2K8, NBA 2K8 is hands down a better game. Unlike CH2K8, you seem to be in good control of your players and game play never feels like it's scripted. Best of all you shouldn't find yourself having to adjust the sliders just to get a more realistic game. I just wish the game play in College Hoops 2K8 was as good as NBA 2K8's.
The best gets better. No competition. February 24, 2008
Roderic Rinehart (Heart of Rural Indiana)
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.
Revolutionary January 15, 2008
K-Burner
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.
 nba 2k5 is alot better... January 9, 2008
marc (New Haven, Connecticut)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
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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