Community Q&A: NBA 2K9

[Ruff Ryder]

Oh yea, one more thing, are hot zones done any differently this year?

[ChaseB]

Quote: Originally Posted by kenzil

when you say 'live footage of players being discussed during pregame'...is it real life NBA player highlights of player or NBA 2k8 player footage of the player (deron williams and Chauncey Billups were the ones you said you saw)?

Like the game is loading, and it shows real-life NBA highlights of Deron Williams while some guy talks about either him or the Jazz, couldn't really tell since sound was down.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ruff Ryder

Oh yea, one more thing, are hot zones done any differently this year?

Wasn't really checking honestly. The meters/bars under the players were slightly different now though.

[fileman3]

did you see the staples center in the game if so does
the lighting look more like real life?

are there more retro jersetys?

[IVODEM25]

Thanks for answering my question about the Mid-Range that was one of the only beefs I had with 2k8...

[DC]

Quote: Originally Posted by ChaseB

The meters/bars under the players were slightly different now though.

Can you elaborate?

[KING2672]

Can u still score 100pts in 5 min qtrs? Do they have the steal when u go around the ballhandler's back? When will the preview be coming out and are the any new isomotion moves?

[DC]

Also an issue in 2K8 is reaching fouls. I have my reaching foul slider cranked up to 100, BUT if I am playing a human and I have them engaged in the post (me on offense); the defensive player is ALLOWED to reach 500 times while I am backing him up and I NEVER ONCE witnessed a reach in foul called in this situation.

Has this been addressed?

[lathrowback]

In terms of graphic leaps, is this MLB 2k6 graphic jump to MLB 2k7?

[Shakedowncapo]

Splitting the D with a guard? Wow, I hope we can get confirmation on that. Would be incredible to have.

[ChaseB]

Quote: Originally Posted by fileman3

did you see the staples center in the game if so does the lighting look more like real life? are there more retro jersetys?

Nope I didn't.

No clue.

Quote: Originally Posted by DCAllAmerican

Can you elaborate?

I don't think they do anything different, just the meters were re-done visually. The lock-on D one is a bit different now that lock-on is tiered.

Quote: Originally Posted by KING2672

Can u still score 100pts in 5 min qtrs? Do they have the steal when u go around the ballhandler's back? When will the preview be coming out and are the any new isomotion moves?

That's not a question I can answer.

Didn't see it, but I hope they didn't take it out completely since it has its place, just since it was the only animation it seemed overused.

By preview you mean demo?

Didn't see any new ones, but my guess is there will be some new ones since they wanted to add more sig animations and so forth.

Quote: Originally Posted by DCAllAmerican

Also an issue in 2K8 is reaching fouls. I have my reaching foul slider cranked up to 100, BUT if I am playing a human and I have them engaged in the post (me on offense); the defensive player is ALLOWED to reach 500 times while I am backing him up and I NEVER ONCE witnessed a reach in foul called in this situation. Has this been addressed?

I wasn't hacking much so couldn't really say at this point.

Quote: Originally Posted by lathrowback

In terms of graphic leaps, is this MLB 2k6 graphic jump to MLB 2k7?

I wouldn't go quite that far, but it's a nice leap.