The Official NBA 2K11 Thread

[Wall2Wall]

Too bad the EA NHL series developers don't make all sports games. If they did.....damn! Every game would be sick!

Agreed. NHL 11 will be the greatest sports game ever made.

 

As for 2K11, I could care less about the dumb Jordan Challenge, My Player mode, and other useless crap like that. I want good gameplay. I was leaning towards Elite 11 for the first time in 6 years, but this preview of 2K11 made me stick with 2K because it sounds like they FINALLY tweaked the gameplay to be more authentic.

[JWaLL]

As players progress through The Jordan Challenge, they'll see Jordan himself change, in both face and physical characteristics. His (and all players') uniforms will be period-specific - not just in design but in cut and style. Presentation also will change to reflect the era; graphics and audio will resemble games in the 1980s, early 1990s, or late 1990s.

 

We went out and got the rights to the actual players from each era and spent a ton of time capturing their signature shots, moves, and tendencies.

 

They went into painstaking detail to include the old-school arena floors and in some instances the actual arenas

 

Though you can only play as the Bulls in "The Jordan Challenge" all of the teams it features, like current teams, will be playable in the game's Quick Game, Association, Playoffs, and Season mode.

 

1985-86 Chicago Bulls

 

20 Gene Banks

Ron Brewer

Tony Brown

40 Dave Corzine

44 Quintin Dailey

8 George Gervin

21 Sidney Green

Rod Higgins

10-32 Mike Holton

23 Michael Jordan

24 Kyle Macy

Billy McKinney

34 Charles Oakley

33 Jawann Oldham

15 John Paxson

Mike Smrek

0 Orlando Woolridge

 

 

1985-86 Boston Celtics

 

44 Danny Ainge

33 Larry Bird

34 Rick Carlisle

3 Dennis Johnson

50 Greg Kite

32 Kevin McHale

00 Robert Parish

12 Jerry Sichting

45 David Thirdkill

11 Sam Vincent

5 Bill Walton

8 Scott Wedman

35 Sly Williams

 

1989-90 Chicago Bulls

 

24 Bill Cartwright

40 Dave Corzine

22 Charles Davis

54 Horace Grant

15 Jack Haley

14 Craig Hodges

22 Anthony Jones

23 Michael Jordan

45 Ed Nealy

4 John Paxson

32 Will Perdue

33 Scottie Pippen

12 Dominic Pressley

6 Brad Sellers

11 Sam Vincent

34 David Wood

 

1989-90 Atlanta Hawks

 

10 John Battle

35 Antoine Carr

33 Duane Ferrell

32 Jon Koncak

53 Cliff Levingston

34 John Long

2 Moses Malone

22 Roy Marble

1 Wes Matthews

25 Doc Rivers

31 Kenny Smith

11 Sedric Toney

8 Alexander Volkov

4 Spud Webb

21 Dominique Wilkins

35 Mike Williams

42 Kevin Willis

14 Haywoode Workman

 

1989-90 Cleveland Cavaliers

 

20 Winston Bennett

52 Chucky Brown

33 Derrick Chievous

43 Brad Daugherty

24 Chris Dudley

3 Craig Ehlo

4 Ron Harper

5 Steve Kerr

31 Randolph Keys

44 Paul Mokeski

23 John Morton

22 Larry Nance

25 Mark Price

30 Tree Rollins

54 Gary Voce

18 Hot Rod Williams

2 Reggie Williams

 

1989-90 Detroit Pistons

 

23 Mark Aguirre

20 William Bedford

4 Joe Dumars

53 James Edwards

33 Dave Greenwood

35 Scott Hastings

12 Gerald Henderson

15 Vinnie Johnson

3 Stan Kimbrough

40 Bill Laimbeer

35 Ralph Lewis

10 Dennis Rodman

22 John Salley

11 Isiah Thomas

 

1990-91 Chicago Bulls

 

10 B.J. Armstrong

24 Bill Cartwright

54 Horace Grant

14 Craig Hodges

2 Dennis Hopson

23 Michael Jordan

34 Stacey King

53 Cliff Levingston

5 John Paxson

32 Will Perdue

33 Scottie Pippen

42 Scott Williams

 

1990-91 Los Angeles Lakers

 

35 Tony Brown

41 Elden Campbell

12 Vlade Divac

10 Larry Drew

45 A.C. Green

32 Magic Johnson

14 Sam Perkins

4 Byron Scott

34 Tony Smith

20 Terry Teagle

30 Irving Thomas

43 Mychal Thompson

42 James Worthy

 

1991-92 Chicago Bulls

 

10 B.J. Armstrong

24 Bill Cartwright

54 Horace Grant

20 Bob Hansen

14 Craig Hodges

2 Dennis Hopson

23 Michael Jordan

21 Stacey King

53 Cliff Levingston

25 Chuck Nevitt

5 John Paxson

32 Will Perdue

33 Scottie Pippen

Mark Randall

2 Rory Sparrow

42 Scott Williams

 

1991-92 Portland Trailblazers

 

31 Alaa Abdelnaby

9 Danny Ainge

2 Mark Bryant

42 Wayne Cooper

22 Clyde Drexler

00 Kevin Duckworth

25 Jerome Kersey

14 Robert Pack

30 Terry Porter

3 Clifford Robinson

12 Lamont Strothers

8 Ennis Whatley

52 Buck Williams

21 Danny Young

 

1994-95 Chicago Bulls

 

10 B.J. Armstrong

44 Corie Blount

30 Jud Buechler

3 Jo Jo English

35 Greg Foster

9 Ron Harper

45 Michael Jordan

25 Steve Kerr

42 Larry Krystkowiak

7 Toni Kukoc

13 Luc Longley

20 Pete Myers

32 Will Perdue

33 Scottie Pippen

8 Dickey Simpkins

34 Bill Wennington

 

1994-95 New York Knicks

 

50 Greg Anthony

4 Anthony Bonner

7 Doug Christie

44 Hubert Davis

33 Patrick Ewing

35 Ron Grandison

11 Derek Harper

40 Greg Kite

14 Anthony Mason

34 Charles Oakley

25 Doc Rivers

54 Charles Smith

3 John Starks

21 Charlie Ward

32 Herb Williams

2 Monty Williams

 

1995-96 Chicago Bulls

 

0 Randy Brown

30 Jud Buechler

35 Jason Caffey

53 James Edwards

54 Jack Haley

9 Ron Harper

23 Michael Jordan

25 Steve Kerr

7 Toni Kukoc

13 Luc Longley

33 Scottie Pippen

91 Dennis Rodman

22 John Salley

8 Dickey Simpkins

34 Bill Wennington

 

1995-96 Seattle Supersonics

 

2 Vincent Askew

34 Frank Brickowski

1 Sherell Ford

33 Hersey Hawkins

50 Ervin Johnson

40 Shawn Kemp

10 Nate McMillan

20 Gary Payton

14 Sam Perkins

55 Steve Scheffler

11 Detlef Schrempf

3 Eric Snow

25 David Wingate

 

1996-97 Chicago Bulls

 

1 Randy Brown

30 Jud Buechler

35 Jason Caffey

18 Bison Dele

9 Ron Harper

23 Michael Jordan

25 Steve Kerr

7 Toni Kukoc

13 Luc Longley

00 Robert Parish

33 Scottie Pippen

91 Dennis Rodman

8 Dickey Simpkins

6 Matt Steigenga

34 Bill Wennington

 

1996-97 Utah Jazz

 

40 Shandon Anderson

55 Antoine Carr

10 Howard Eisley

44 Greg Foster

14 Jeff Hornacek

43 Stephen Howard

31 Adam Keefe

32 Karl Malone

34 Chris Morris

30 Ruben Nembhard

00 Greg Ostertag

3 Bryon Russell

12 John Stockton

22 Brooks Thompson

15 Jamie Watson

 

1997-98 Chicago Bulls

 

22 Keith Booth

0 Randy Brown

30 Jud Buechler

24 Scott Burrell

35 Jason Caffey

9 Ron Harper

23 Michael Jordan

25 Steve Kerr

53 Joe Kleine

7 Toni Kukoc

5 Rusty LaRue

13 Luc Longley

33 Scottie Pippen

91 Dennis Rodman

8 Dickey Simpkins

David Vaughn

34 Bill Wennington

 

1997-98 Utah Jazz

 

40 Shandon Anderson

55 Antoine Carr

45 William Cunningham

10 Howard Eisley

44 Greg Foster

14 Jeff Hornacek

25 Troy Hudson

31 Adam Keefe

32 Karl Malone

34 Chris Morris

00 Greg Ostertag

3 Bryon Russell

12 John Stockton

11 Jacque Vaughn

 

Wow, now that is awesome. I love how much effort they put into getting the detail as precise as possible.

[Newman]

NBA Elite 11 Preview just came out as well: Link

 

The screenshots don't thrill me and apparently it needs a bit work before it gets released.

[JWaLL]

Elite looks way too complex with the new complete control system and the difficult targeting of jumpshots. 2k is upping the way their game is played but it doesn't sound anywhere near as difficult as Elite, but still manages to sound way better.

 

I'm assuming all of our OTR members will be getting 2k over Elite.

[moeroadkill]

Elite looks way too complex with the new complete control system and the difficult targeting of jumpshots. 2k is upping the way their game is played but it doesn't sound anywhere near as difficult as Elite, but still manages to sound way better.

 

I'm assuming all of our OTR members will be getting 2k over Elite.

 

mebe not me

i still dont know

ill wait a few weeks and check both forums and read about all the complaints then make my decision. it will be like the lebron thing

[JWaLL]

mebe not me

i still dont know

ill wait a few weeks and check both forums and read about all the complaints then make my decision. it will be like the lebron thing

Definitely play the demos first too. I just have a feeling the learning curve is going to be way to long for Elite where people who play the demo will be like "wow this is way too complicated, I'm going with 2k."

 

Plus I'd go with 2k regardless just because I'm used to it. From the way the association mode is set up, to the overall base of the gameplay. It's just comfortable to me so I doubt I'll be switching. Plus, the Jordan Challenge sounds like a lot of fun.

[Guest STL10]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdGxBdxV9Yg

 

Best sports game ever anyone?

[kingfish]

Best sports game ever anyone?

Yeah until I start droppin buckets in the paint at will and people start [expletive]ing at me and complaining about how the game developers effed up.

[Guest STL10]

Yeah until I start droppin buckets in the paint at will and people start [expletive]ing at me and complaining about how the game developers effed up.

 

2k10 was bad like that until the 3rd patch fixed the game.

[Lkr]

best sports game ever?

Has a long way to go to top the best, the trailer doesn't even really show anything.

[Universe]

Looks pretty good but only played 2k10 for alittle bit and it looks similar so definately not best sports game eva.

[fish7718]

lol @ the Jwall

lmao @ 'best sports game ever'

[Real Deal]

Looks like 2k10.

 

Glad they have Jordan's signature dunk in there, though. That's sick.

[EastCoastNiner]

There is no way it's the best sports game ever. .

 

The NBA series is the 2nd worst out of sports games.

 

 

NHL and Fifa lead the way, with Madden in the next slot.

[Lkr]

There is no way it's the best sports game ever. .

 

The NBA series is the 2nd worst out of sports games.

 

 

NHL and Fifa lead the way, with Madden in the next slot.

MLB the show comes before NHL

[Dash]

2k10 was bad like that until the 3rd patch fixed the game.

 

Patches actually made the game worse. Before I never had to worry about my big men camping at the 3.

 

As for the trailer it looks pretty good. People said that 2k10 was the same thing as 2k9 during its first trailer but when we got more information it started to look much, much better.

[Sun Tzu]

lol @ the Jwall

lmao @ 'best sports game ever'

 

Yeah I was laughing when John Wall actually didnt the John Wall

[Nitro]

From the reviews I have read about people who have actually played the rough-draft version of the game, they seemed to have made a lot of improvements from a gameplay standpoint. That's what makes the NBA2K series so great. The graphics also supposedly are better in-game, but some of the improvements to the gameplay are very promising.

[Cleveland's Finest]

I hope they don't focus on all these MJ modes so much that they don't have time for association improvements, sort of like how Madden completely ignored franchise mode this year.

Edited August 14, 2010 by The New Beginning

[EastCoastNiner]

MLB the show comes before NHL

 

MLB the show is up there, but baseball games are not as fine-tuned in general, and MLB the show is the same in that sense. It's not on the same level as NHL and Fifa.

[Wall2Wall]

JOHN WALL! He barely moved his body when he did the dance and he wasn't smiling. The graphics don't look any better than 2k10. They're focusing too hard on stupid old school players when we're in the year 2010 rather than making the game better. Still looks good, just saying.

 

And NHL 11 is gonna be the best sports game ever, without a doubt.

[EastCoastNiner]

I play a bunch of 2k tournaments at school throughout the year, but it's annoying when you can dunk from the three point line and get stupid [expletive] like that...

[AllenIverson#1fan]

JOHN WALL! He barely moved his body when he did the dance and he wasn't smiling. The graphics don't look any better than 2k10. They're focusing too hard on stupid old school players when we're in the year 2010 rather than making the game better. Still looks good, just saying.

 

And NHL 11 is gonna be the best sports game ever, without a doubt.

I agree, Except the last sentence. He barely moves his head AT all.

[JWaLL]

Not sure if anyone has seen these, but a few videos were leaked from a German video game convention. Looks very fluid considering it's an early stage demo. Here's a few random one's I decided to post:

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2pT4Wtx11w&feature=player_embedded

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZZ866bw-Is&feature=related

[fish7718]

lol looks and sounds exactly like 2k10

Edited August 23, 2010 by Fish7718