I don't know about you guys out there, but I've been a huge 2K fan ever since the "ESPN 2K5" version was released way back when, and I eagerly waited for this year's version as them seems like the most NBA action your going to get this year. First off this year's game comes in three different covers, that feature either Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, or Michael Jordan, with the Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird version being limited, I believe. Aside from the covers all the games are identical to one another. When the game first starts you're treated to a pretty cool intro with a mixture of past NBA Legends, and the current generation stars, and the first thing you notice is the graphical improvements over the previous game, 2K11. It's not a huge improvement but it's there you and can you really see it. Also the player's shot animations have also improved, giving it a more natural and fluid motion. The first thing you're going to have to do is create an account for the new 2K sports website. The next thing you notice is the new improved and simplified home screen. It's in a panel design where every panel represents, "My Player" "Association" "Online Association" etc. where one click on the panel will instantly load up that game mode. You can also access more options with the flick of the right thumbstick. I've only played the game a handful of times, where I've joined an online association, played a team up game, and started toward my hall of fame run in my player and all in all I'm pretty satisfied with this year's game. I have yet to try out the new Legendary Challenges-where you take control of some legendary players trying to recreate great movements in NBA history-or the Legends mode-where it's like the My Player mode, but instead of a creating your player from scratch you can control one of the legends or current player and take them through their career. All the other game modes work as they should have worked in earlier iterations of the game, but My Player has really changed this year. In previous games you had to go through the whole combine, which included playing several games before even being drafted. In 2K12 you play one game before the draft, so you gotta make it count. This is a big plus to, as playing game after game in the combine, and when trying out for teams got old, fast. After you complete your tryout game as you will you are interviewed by teams that are interested in you based on your performance, and their interest in you can either increase or decrease based on your answers. All in all I don't have too many complaints, and I see why IGN and other review websites gave it such high marks. My only real complaint so far is that this game is much harder then any of the other games before it. There have been times where I've gotten really frustrated and quit the game and had to leave the room, and I'm not just some newb that doesn't know how to play either, I'm pretty good. This in a way is more of a challenge than it is a complaint. It's just something that myself and other players are going to have to get use to. I'll probably write a short review or something later on as I get a chance to play more of this game, until then, cheers!
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