NBA 2K13

So with the new NBA season kicking off this past week I've been immersing myself in NBA 2K13. Now I've played NBA 2K11 but not NBA 2K12 so to me this is a big upgrade. However, I think all the stuff that really impressed me was also in NBA 2K12. Now with this year's version, you get everything you normally get with a new version of a sports game. You get updated rosters, ratings, teams, etc. Therefore I won't award any points for any of this because this is expected of new sports games.

Now, the biggest thing I like about this is the cornucopia of moves you can perform. Almost everything that you can possibly imagine, you can do with some combination of controls. The downside of this of course is that the sheer number of moves is a little overwhelming. However, I'd rather have too many moves than not enough. Again, I'll leave this to the all-knowing internet because I'm too lazy to look this up, but I think NBA 2K12 also had an increase in the number of moves possible.



Ok, now the biggest fault in this game is still the same problem they had in NBA 2K11. Player movement is horrid. Cutting with players is not nearly as sharp as it should be and it seems like your players always move slower than the computer's. It's nearly impossible to cut through the lane because every time you get close to another player he goes into the exaggerated motion of avoiding him. There also seems to be way too many automatic motions that make a lot of motions delayed. This nearly makes the game unplayable for me, but it's basketball so I put up with it.

My overall rating for this game is a Meh and a Don't Bother. I would suggest either borrowing it or renting it if  you really want to check it out.