![]() Whether we were playing a modern-day matchup of the hapless Nets against the new-look Wizards, or stepping back in time to the early ‘70s, every game offers dozens of “that’s so cool” moments. Presentation-wise, 2K12 is a stunner “slick” is a vast understatement. While we can only hope that a settlement will allow all the new rookies and updated rosters to be patched in, we can go a few months as-is without many complaints. Between the aforementioned 15-team NBA’s Greatest challenge, a nicely updated My Player mode, and the addition of Online Associations (among other items), NBA 2K12 is stocked with plenty of seriously great hoops. If it’s possible to have a “good” year for 2K to be released when the real NBA is in the midst of a lockout, this is the one. ![]() It’s a great way to emphasize one of the things that make 2K12 so special – its perpetually stupendous gameplay. J, Wilt, or Bird gets 20 points or just a bucket, a win unlocks the squad for play anytime. This season, the new historic mode is all based around team play sure, there are iconic representations of the best players on all 15 of the classic teams, but whether Dr. Yes, you had to win the games, but everything was centered on getting Jordan his numbers. While last year’s Jordan challenge was spectacular, engaging, and utterly unlike anything we’ve seen before, it also made us play one-against-five basketball. Therein lies some of the genius of NBA 2K12. Unfortunately, it’s been nothing but losses too. That’s translated into spectacular statistics for the Hall of Famer. Instead of calmly calling plays, finding the open man, defending the perimeter, and calling timeouts when Portland went on a run, we simply forced the ball to Magic and made everything go through him. It’s our fault that Magic is despondent, because we haven’t been doing all the little things that win games. This evening, though, we have tried more than a few times to replicate that defeat in NBA 2K12’s “NBA’s Greatest” mode with no success. ![]() In real life, the Lakers dispatched the Blazers in six games in the ’91 Western Conference Finals. ![]()
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