71/100
Players9 ratings: 83/100
Critics5 reviews

Where to get it

2008 · Visual Concepts · Basketball · Simulation

NBA 2K9

Improved facial and skin textures, better uniforms, improved eye movement and more realistic crowd reactions bring the game alive like never before. Analyst Clark Kellogg and sideline reporter Cheryl Miller join color commentator Kevin Harlan to create one of the most knowledgeable broadcast teams in the game. End each quarter with enhanced, multiple angle replay highlights, and be rewarded like never before with all-new, true-to-life celebration sequences after you capture the NBA championship.

Released: 10 October 2008
Platforms: PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Windows Xbox 360
Genres: Basketball Simulation Sports
Developers: Visual Concepts
Publishers: 2K Sports
Series: NBA 2K
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Non-fiction
Country: United States
Age ratings: CERO A PEGI 3 ESRB E GRAC ALL
Languages: English

About

NBA 2K9 is a 2008 basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K. It is the tenth installment in the NBA 2K franchise and the successor to NBA 2K8. It was released in 2008 for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows. Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics is the cover athlete of the game. NBA 2K9 is the predecessor to NBA 2K10 in the NBA 2K series.

Like the past games in the series, NBA 2K9 simulates the experience of the sport of basketball, and more specifically, the National Basketball Association. Players play NBA games with any team of their choosing, and may customize many different aspects to alter the play style and overall presentation. Several single- and multiplayer game modes are present, including season, online, and quick play, as well as the ability to create new teams and players.

Keywords

basketball
gravity
minigames
achievements
online
artificial intelligence
high score
instant replay
xbox controller support for pc
polygonal 3d
licensed soundtrack
non-player character

Media

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Gameplay

NBA 2K9 is a basketball simulation video game based on the National Basketball Association. Like past games in the series, NBA 2K9 simulates the experience of the sport of basketball, and more specifically, the NBA. Players play NBA games with any real life or custom team, and can customize many aspects, such as camera angles, the presentation of players, the sound levels, and the level of realism. 0 (a season mode), 5-on-5 online multiplayer, mini games, and quick games of varying levels of competition.

Like other NBA 2K games, NBA 2K9 is marketed as being as realistic as the actual NBA, with all the things featured in NBA games, such as commentary, halftime shows, replays, crowds, and real player movement, among many other things. Another feature heavily touted before release was the game's HD visuals, which was said to have been "drastically improved". Kevin Harlan and Clark Kellogg are the commentators with Cheryl Miller being a sideline reporter.

Development

Kevin Garnett is the cover athlete of the game. NBA 2K9's soundtrack consists of 24 licensed songs as well as one original song.

The game was released worldwide in 2008 for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows. NBA 2K9 is the first game in the NBA 2K series to be released on PC.

Reception

NBA 2K9 received "favorable" reviews on all platforms except the PlayStation 2 version, which received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of three sevens and one six for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions; and two sixes, one seven, and one five for the PlayStation 2 version.

com particularly praised the customization aspects of the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions and the levels of realism, but disliked the unnecessarily complicated control scheme. Ellis also spoke positively of the online modes and the Living Rosters feature. Ellis summed up his review by stating: "The NBA 2K9 team has refined last year's game and added several new features that change the way videogame basketball is played. While it's not perfect, 2K9's certainly headed toward another title run."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Windows	7 October 2008	North America
PlayStation 3	7 October 2008	North America · Europe 10 October 2008 · Japan 26 March 2009
Xbox 360	7 October 2008	North America