NBA 2K8

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NBA 2K8
Game Type ........ : Basketball Sim
Origin ........... : NTSC         
Release Date ..... : Oct 2, 2007    
Platform ......... : PS2   
Media  ........... : DVD  
Filename ......... : NBA 2k8**
RARs ............. : Rar`s: 1x2.15MB, 1DVD: 2.15GB   
Developer......... : 2K Sports, Visual Concepts
Also on .......... : PS2 | X360 
Oficial Preview and Screens Presentet By GameSpot:
http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/nba2k8.../index.html
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Despite a few nagging issues, 
NBA 2K8 is a fantastic basketball 
game packed to the brim with features 
and game modes. 
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The Good   
New signature style moves look amazing   
CPU plays smart and is challenging but fair   
Slam dunk contest is a fun addition   
Lots of online options   
Tons of ways to stay busy.

The Bad
Too many missed layups   
Awful instructions make it tough to learn new moves   
Menus are still a chore to navigate. 
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Developers are often criticized for seemingly doing as little as possible from one 
year to the next with their sports games. That is not the case with NBA 2K8. 
It's superior to last year's game in almost every way; there's loads of new content 
and the gameplay is better than ever. Issues, such as missed shots close to the 
basket and atrocious documentation, hurt the overall package. But this is still a 
game that's sure to please both casual and hardcore hoops fans. 

There's no shortage of ways to stay busy in 2K8. The series has had a street ball 
component to it for a number of years and it's back again. It's called NBA Blacktop 
here, but it has been revamped and improved upon in a number of ways. You can 
participate in a three-point shootout or play street ball using real NBA players. 
The goofy story from last year is gone--you just play ball. The big addition to the 
mode is the dunk contest. Up to four players can choose from current stars 
and legends, such as Clyde Drexler, Dr. J, or Dominique Wilkins, for a three-round 
dunk contest that takes place in the streets of Las Vegas. 

There are three parts to each dunk: the gather, in-air style, and the finish. 
A gather is how you start the dunk. You can bounce the ball to yourself, hop off 
of one foot, toss the ball in the air, and more depending on what direction you 
move or rotate the right analog stick. In-air style is determined the same way. 
Here, you can pump fake, spin, windmill, spread your legs a la the Jordan logo, 
and a host of other actions. To finish the dunk, you press R2 or the right trigger 
in the highlighted area of the meter. The closer you are to the center, the better 
your finish. You can also place props, such as ball racks and benches, to add a bit 
of flair to your dunks. It takes a little bit of practice and the game does a poor 
job of letting you know what you need to do (though it does tell you what you did 
wrong after the fact), but once you've spent some time experimenting, you can pull 
off some amazing-looking dunks. Because the judges are all over the place with 
their scoring, this mode is best played against friends offline or online when you 
can trash-talk your opponent and argue over scores. Losing to computer-controlled 
opponents on a weak dunk is no fun at all. 

NBA Blacktop is nice, but it's more of a bonus--the association is the bread and 
butter of the series. It's still the deepest basketball sim out there, but not a 
whole lot has changed and it's starting to feel a bit stale. The menus have been 
redone, but they are still a chore to navigate. A lot of the tasks aren't much fun 
either, like scheduling practices and scouting future draft picks. The way you 
negotiate contacts is more realistic than ever and you now have the ability to 
include no-trade clauses. Hooray! Now you can be saddled with a bunch of horrible 
contracts--just like Isiah Thomas! You'll also need to assign roles (starter, star, 
sixth man) to your players in an effort to keep their morale up--unlike Isiah. 
All of these options may make it seem like going through a season of the association 
is a lot of work, but the effect they have on your team is minimal. It's possible 
to use the default roles, never schedule any practices, and scout very little yet 
still do just fine. But you get what you put into the mode. If you really immerse 
yourself in the life of an NBA GM and coach, there's a lot to enjoy here. Should you 
want to only worry about the rigors of a single season, you can do that in the aptly 
named season mode. 

Once again, the NBA 2K series sets the standard for online play. There's something 
for everyone to enjoy here. Hardcore fans can participate in an entire season, 
complete with online draft. You can create tournaments, as well as play ranked and 
unranked matches. The game never really bothers to explain how to do it, but if you 
go to the online lobby page and scroll down, you'll find that you can participate in 
all of the NBA Blacktop modes too. Up to eight players can play together on the 
Xbox 360 and up to 10 players can team up on the PlayStation 3. All of your stats 
and progress are tracked on your player card, making it easy for you to scout 
prospective opponents. 2K8 takes a proactive approach to getting player feedback, 
not only asking you if you want to give Xbox Live feedback on a player after a game, 
but also giving you its own series of questions to help ensure people know what kind 
of player they're going up against in the future. None of this would mean a thing if 
the game didn't run well. Outside of free throws being a little more difficult and 
the referee sometimes not wanting to put the ball in play, our online experience was 
quite good. 

2K8 boasts some impressive options, but how the game plays is most impressive. 
The signature jump shots in last year's game were nice, but this year, Visual 
Concepts has raised the bar with signature style animations. There are countless 
new layups, dribble moves, passes, and dunks. These new animations complement the 
already great-looking jump shots. You'll be amazed at how realistically the game 
plays and moves. The CPU does a great job of taking advantage of all these signature 
moves by making the players play just as they would in real life. Even though we 
were on the wrong end of the beating, we were dazzled as Steve Nash threw no-look 
passes, squeezed bounce passes through tiny openings, and drove the lane with 
reckless abandon. Other players are just as lethal in the game as they are in real 
life. Shaq's an absolute terror near the basket, throwing down vicious dunks over 
anyone who stands between him and the hoop; Kobe will take over a game, owning 
entire quarters at a time; while LeBron will beat you with his passing and scoring. 
It's one of those things you've got to see in action to truly appreciate how 
everything comes together. 
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