Archive for October, 2007

 

The pre-season has begun.  Players battle it out for roster spots and starting positions.  And this time of year, for every true NBA fan, the 6 year reigning champ of basketball simulations is back… NBA 2k8!

Some cool new features this year are:

1) new signature-style moves

2) slam dunk contest

3) kevint durant and the 2008 rookies!

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I’ve been playing basketball videogames as far back as with 4-bit personal computers.  I remember playing on this ancient machine, where you can’t even recognize which jersey numbers is which, and the only identifiable player on the court was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, because of his bald head and pixels that resembles his goggles. 

Oh, and for videogame vets, in the old Family Computer, there was a basketball game where when you try to dunk, the screen shifts into a corny slow motion, black-and-white animation of a dunk… everytime.

But now, games have evolved, you even have animations for the crowd.  The mascots, the cheerleaders.  From single game options to a more complex, “career” type handling of an NBA team.

So, just like in NBA team huddles… what time is it? 

It’s game time!