NBA 2K9

NBA 2K9 Features One of the strongest aspects of NBA 2K9 is that the game will track how you are as a teammate—not only your key offensive stats, but also how you help the other players on your team. All that will add to a “team rating” that you have, and having a good ranking will make you more desirable to other players. Conversely, if you’re a selfish player or make bad decisions, you aren’t going to help how you look to others, which may mean you’re going to have to spend some time building your stats back up to a more respectable level.

NBA 2K9 is being designed for faster-paced action, but there’s also more risk in a crowd—it’s tougher to connect with a pass into the key to a teammate and, when you’re playing against the computer, the AI has been tuned to give you a tougher time. October 7, 2008 is the date that 2K Sports has set for NBA 2K9’s release. It’ll be interesting to see where it stands in the competition against EA’s NBA Live 09, which releases on the same day. We’ll keep you updated on how the face-off goes, with TeamXbox offering final assessments of both titles around their releases. Stick close to the sidelines.