NBA 09 is a professional basketball game made by developers who have no clue how the game is played. Among the three basketball titles, the 2K series leads the pack in terms of simulation of this game with NBA Live pulling for the arcade market. The Live series has made improvements and attempts to get closer and closer to sim gameplay, but ultimately fell short thanks to unrealism and just a lack of polish all around. This game does nothing to approach simulation, but if you are looking for offense this game may be for you.
EverGeek:
"But if fast goofy fun is all you want from your basketball game, that's great. But you certainly shouldn't be expected to pay the same sixty bucks the top NBA games command."
Would Crispy Gamer play this game for more than an hour? No.
Why? They don't have the head for technically sound, five-person basketball. They would rather just push people over and put up massive dunks.
With a token nod to the role-playing as athlete mode most sports titles are including these days, The Inside's version, "The Life," is shallow and lifeless and, thus, not worth living through.
But if fast goofy fun is all you want from your basketball game, that's great. But you certainly shouldn't be expected to pay the same sixty bucks the top NBA games command.
4 out of 5 ....the biggest sony supporter me would have to give this game a 2 . ... I bought it i buy all sony exclusive ...this game sucks....go with nba2k.....spend $120 on basketballs game.
