From the grainy TV-style presentation of Bill Russell’s domination of the 50’s with the all conquering Boston Celtic’s, through to the classic, muted colour presentation of the great match ups between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, and the return of His Airness himself, Michael Jordan, NBA 2K12 is a game that delivers unmatched levels of presentational accuracy at every turn.Įach game and situation included in this mode is complete with the full player likenesses for the teams involved and includes authentic kits, coaches and TV presentation of the time – heck, even the animations are true to the time.

Much like last year’s Jordan mode which saw you taking on a collection of his finest moments and games – all of which were created with breathtaking accuracy and authenticity – this year sees the series expand on the historical aspect of the game by including a selection of players and challenges ranging from the sports early year’s right through to its golden era in the late 80’s. It was hard to imagine 2K Sports topping the all but perfect, Michael Jordan driven, NBA 2K11, but thanks to an array of small but effective improvements to the core gameplay and the introduction of fifteen new legends to take through their paces, NBA 2K12 once again raises the bar for anyone brave enough to contend their crown. Despite the money behind it, EA’s NBA Live simply couldn’t contend with the quality and content of 2K Sport’s franchise, and with the arrival of the truly fantastic NBA 2K12, it looks like it might be quite some time before EA dare show their face on a virtual basketball court again. By essentially perfecting the core gameplay way back in the Dreamcast days of yore, 2K has had the luxury of using the subsequent years to tweak and refine the already fantastic game underneath.

Not many games can send the mighty EA running for the hills, but 2K Sports did just that thanks to the consistently outstanding quality of the NBA 2K series.

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