Official Pre-Release NBA 2k7 Threads - Merged

[adamcz]

2k doses not have it and live dose!!! That is what I have seen I had both live06 and 2k6 on ps2 and the one thing I liked better about the EA one is the dynasty mode that 2k was lacking
This dude actually owned the game, but couldn't find the franchise mode... It's not like there are 100 different modes that it's buried in there with.

[ClutchCityReturns]

This dude actually owned the game, but couldn't find the franchise mode... It's not like there are 100 different modes that it's buried in there with.

2k doses not have it and live dose!!!

Get that straight, adam.

[g12affix]

(no disrespect but)

That is the one thing that I think live has on 2k.

Meaning I think live has 2k beat on the dynasty mode front.

2k doses not have it and live dose!!! That is what I have seen I had both live06 and 2k6 on ps2 and the one thing I liked better about the EA one is the dynasty mode that 2k was lacking but if 2k adds it or something comparable I will get 2k over live no question since I just got the xbox360 and the graphics are sick.


this what happens when you don't read the instruction booklet hence looking like a buffoon on forums

[Take Your Lumps]

http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1472/1156377372.jpg

:roll:

Yup! Just like Vince!!!

This game is too realistic :banana:

[Da KO King]

got a link to it please?

ive been playing nba2k6 on xbox for a year, ive downloaded latest rosters and kept upto date on most trades/signings myself.I have to search for it. You can check forums like Operationsports.com to get it.

Just found the link... http://web.tampabay.rr.com/flyingfinn/roster.htm

[insidehoops]

Bump

[konex]

Kobe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phue0suJl24

T-Mac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VehGL5oXxB0

Bron
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HuFfza3nLM

More Kobe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gD7_Kvm07Y

AI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbyzo9Or71Q

More Bron and Kobe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydvm5Dc1g0s

Bosh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1JmDWBYFYc

Ray Allen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9hzspTfJI0

More Ray
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceBwdPc4214

VC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaiI9pXXZ90

Shaq n Kobe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTyeNMCY2Sk

KG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KhJILw7dhw



Some folks have it already! Damn, I can't wait till next week :pimp:

[adamcz]

He travels just before the shot. No basket.

That being said, I think playing a game with the Lakers just might be the first thing I do.

[Ryan Bowen]

I'm getting it for the Xbox 360.

http://sportsmedia.ign.com/sports/image/article/707/707471/e3-2006-nba-2k7-first-look-20060510062033134-000.jpg

In T-Mac we trust.

:bowdown:

[konex]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VehGL5oXxB0

Here's a T-Mac clip :banana:

[incxpinoy]

Wow they have kobe down to a T

[The Mamba]

I think I'm going to copp a 360 this week in order to get 2k7. the only problem I have, is ... can you edit player gear. they gave people these wierd ass skinny wristbands, that I barely ever seen worn. Kobe has a thick one on his bicep, and the one in the game is like the size of a rubberband. A nitpick? Of course. But if this is supposed to be the GOAT of NBA bball games, and they got all the minor details that make it feel realistic on a PS2, why couldn't they on a next gen system?

[Heretik32]

I just got me a 360 only in order to be able to play 2k7. How sick is that.

[Da KO King]

You people really should do you homework before buying a system just for one game. While 360 is a great system and I'm confident the 2K7 made for it will be a great game the XBox version of the game gets more in depth support than any other version.

For about two or three years running now a internet user calling himself Flying Finn has been making a roster/franchise file editor. It allows in depth edits which not only fix certain gameplay issues but also explains other ones.

For those with the original XBox thinking of buying a 360 solely for 2K7 I'd advise you to hold off. Wait until Flying Finn announces whether or not he'll crack this year's game and make an editor.

[konex]

I think I'm going to copp a 360 this week in order to get 2k7. the only problem I have, is ... can you edit player gear. they gave people these wierd ass skinny wristbands, that I barely ever seen worn. Kobe has a thick one on his bicep, and the one in the game is like the size of a rubberband. A nitpick? Of course. But if this is supposed to be the GOAT of NBA bball games, and they got all the minor details that make it feel realistic on a PS2, why couldn't they on a next gen system?

You can edit everything about each player from ratings to position to gear...

[adamcz]

Mamba, go play with barbies or something.

Hippos, the 360 has features that the regular xbox doesn't have. All the signature animations (that this thread is about) didn't make it to the last gen version. Not only that, but anybody who wants to can edit their rosters. You don't need to wait for a download.

[Carbine]

I hate the net animations on 2K7.

[Da KO King]

Mamba, go play with barbies or something.

Hippos, the 360 has features that the regular xbox doesn't have. All the signature animations (that this thread is about) didn't make it to the last gen version. Not only that, but anybody who wants to can edit their rosters. You don't need to wait for a download.You are talking in game editor which is nice but doesn't go into the depth of the roster editor.

The program has Universal Position Edit, meaning a Point Guard can be set to have a maximum strength of 65 while Centers are set to have a maximum speed of 70, etc.

It also allows the editing of the hidden ratings that Visual Concepts used: Dunk Range, Dunk Standing, Shoot vs Pass, Offensive Clutch, Defensive Clutch, and Overall Defense.

It also allows the edit of jersey numbers, spoken name, and other player information.

So for example, if like last season a major trade happens after the roster cutoff (Ed Curry) you can manually make the trade and give the player their correct jersey number. Another example, lets say Grant Hill announces his retirement but Tyrone Hill announces he's coming back. Just edit Grant's information into Tyrone's and leave the Play By Play name as Hill. You now have Tyrone Hill in the game with correct information and didn't need to use a Create a Player spot to do it.

[konex]

More clips added to the original post :D

[adamcz]

So you'd rather have Tryone Hill's name correctly spoken by the announcer than have unique animations for every other player in the game?

[Da KO King]

So you'd rather have Tryone Hill's name correctly spoken by the announcer than have unique animations for every other player in the game?
You are missing the key point but yes.

The in-depth edits allow me to create the closest simulation of on-court NBA basketball I've played since NBA Inside Drive. Plus the rosters are always up to date.

While the animations are nice after a few games you start to not care about them anymore. I'm sure the thousands of animations put in the XBox version will satisfy me just fine.

[incxpinoy]

This might be the best basketball simulation EVER. If I didnt have a 360 already I'd probably buy one just for this game. Its that serious.

[adamcz]

I can tell that both of us are interested in having the players play just like they play in real life; I just don't understand how the 360 will fail to provide that. I can edit every player's abilities and tendancies on the 360 - in the demo, all the players already play like themselves. Shaq pounds the ball inside, Dirk hovers at the top of the key, Wade does everything except shooting 3's... Plus they move like they're supposed to. You have to time your shots differently with each player, because their shot animations are different.

The xbox has inferior graphics and animations, fewer gameplay modes, less post moves, and all I've heard to offset that is that there is a hack available that allows it to say the name "Hill" for Tyrone Hill, and allow you to edit dunk distance.

What if somebody releases the "Hill" hack for the 360? Will you upgrade?

At least the xbox version is cheaper; that's got to be nice.

[konex]

What if somebody releases the "Hill" hack for the 360? Will you upgrade?

The "hack" is just using an action replay with the edited files. It'd be on 360 but there's no point since those games are still being supported with roster updates

The only game worth going to all that trouble for is NFL 2K5. And Madden 07 is pretty decent anyways...

[adamcz]

When I posterize Konex repeatedly with Ersan Ilyasova, it'll be nice to be able to send the replay to everybody else I know.

[Da KO King]

I'm sure the "star" players play like themselves. Individually.

I'm more concern with the 10 men on court as a whole playing "the right way". What good is Shaq's ability to pound the ball if the AI teammates don't move out his way? What good is Tim Duncan's post game if Tony Parker keeps shooting?

I want the most accurate depiction of NBA basketball I can get. Up to this point I've needed a roster edit program to get it.

[adamcz]

Have you played the demo? If not, ask anybody who's played it. It's the real deal. I've owned a lot of basketball games in my life, and this is simply the ****.

[The Mamba]

Mamba, go play with barbies or something.
Look at my man who thinks he is on his way to being a billionaire, catching feelings over a glaring flaw in the game. hahaha

They get authentic player accessories in the current gen, but can't do it on a 360? Something isn't right. It's little things like that, that set a game off, and make it even more realistic. Let's not go into how they got the body structure of NBA players on 2k7 all wrong, and how certain players don't even look like themselves (Is Gilbert Arenas, Elton Brand's long lost twin brother?)... Don't tout it as the GOAT Bball video game, when it still needs to step its game up in certain areas. For as good as the superstar specific mo-cap is. 2k has always had some awkward looking movements. They release the ball too early, and their shoulders and upperbody are always slouched down like monkeys. It looks really weird, and un-natural. Their hands at times, even in this clips are hovering with the ball, instead of actually touching it. We'll see how it is in person, and it does look good enough to get a 360 for, but it still needs work in places.

If you don't want to hear that, go trade your pretend stocks, and stack up the monopoly money you wish was real.

:applause:

[Da KO King]

Have you played the demo? If not, ask anybody who's played it. It's the real deal. I've owned a lot of basketball games in my life, and this is simply the ****.
You can not judge the overall authenticity of a sports game on its demo.

You only experiencing the game in a controlled setting. Once you get the full version the story is always different.

edited since it was not clear

[The Mamba]

Who are you addressing?

[The Mamba]

BTW, here is a video comparison of Kobe's 3 point shot, to that of real life. Pretty sick, if you ask me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noXyhz-n0l8

Anyone know if Wade dribbles, slashes, and draws fouls in 2k. If it does that, wow, ultra-realistic. lol

[konex]

Bosh, Ray and KG added..

[The Mamba]

Ray's jumper doesn't look even close to how it does in real life. VC's is almost there. They still slouch and release the ball at awkward ass times. Screws up the good animations.

[Da KO King]

Ray's jumper doesn't look even close to how it does in real life. VC's is almost there. They still slouch and release the ball at awkward ass times. Screws up the good animations.Let me venture a guess and say you plan on buying NBA Live?!?

[The Mamba]

Let me venture a guess and say you plan on buying NBA Live?!?
Did you see my first post in this thread? I plan on buying a 360 just for this game. But I'm also real, and pointing out the awkward looking movements. Just cause I see negatives doesn't mean I don't like it.

[Da KO King]

Did you see my first post in this thread? I plan on buying a 360 just for this game. But I'm also real, and pointing out the awkward looking movements. Just cause I see negatives doesn't mean I don't like it.Just checking. Cause normally in these types of threads the person that keeps harping on bad animations/graphics decided not to buy that game long before they ever looked at those bad animations.

[Heretik32]

Damn, the game won't be released around here till the end of October.

[adamcz]

The signature shots that exist in the 360 version:


Default
Abdur-Rahim
Allen
Alston
Anthony
Arenas
Artest
Atkins
Baby Twist
M Banks
Barbosa
Barry
Basic
Battier
Bell
Beluba
Bent Arm
Bibby
Big Set
Billups
Bird
Bogut
Boozer
Bosh
Bowed Arm
Bowen
Boykins
Brand
Brewer
Brown
Bryant
Butler
Camby
Carney
Carter
Cassell
Catapult
Cheaney
Childress
Clumsy
Crawford
Crossed Arms
B. Davis
R. Davis
Deng
Dixon
Duhon
Duncan
Dunleavy
Felton
Fisher
Flail
Flick
Ford
Foward Hop
Foye
Francis
Garnett
Gasol
R. Gay
Ginobili
Gooden
Gordon
A. Griffin
Hamilton
Hands up
Hands Away
Harpring
Haslem
High Flick
High Follow
High Hands
High Push
Hill
Hinrich
Horry
House
D. Howard
Josh Howard
Juwan Howard
Hughes
Iguodala
Ilgauskas
Iverson
B. Jackson
S. Jackson
L. James
M. James
Jamison
Jaric
Jasikevicius
Jefferson
Jeffreis
A. Johnson
J. Johnson
D. Jones
E. Jones
Common
Kick
Kidd
Knock Knees
Kirilenko
Knight
Korver
Krstic
Kukoc
LaFrentz
Lewis
Livingston
Lue
Lunge
Maggette
Magloire
Marbury
Marion
Marshall
Martin
Mason
McGrady
Mihm
Miles
A. Miller
M. Miller
Mobley
Morrison
Murphy
Mutumbo
Nash
Nocioni
Nowitzki
Odom
Off Balance
Okafor
Okur
J. O'Neal
Parker
Paul
Payton
M. Peterson
Pierce
Pietrus
Pike
Pollard
Prince
Quick Launch
Radmonovic
Randolph
Redd
Redick
J. Rich
Q. Richardson
Ridnour
Rose
Roy
Salute
Scissor
Shaq
Sheed
Shot Put
Side Flick
Silky
Simmons
Sling Shot
J. Smith
Smooth
Smush
Snow
Spread Legs
Stackhouse
Stojakovic
Striaght Legs
Swing Arm
Szczerbiak
Terry
Text Book
K. Thomas
Tim Thomas
Tyrus Thomas
Turkoglu
Twist
Udrih
Unorthodox
Van Horn
Vilanueva
Wade
Walker
B. Wallace
G. Wallace
Webber
Wells
Wesley
D. West
J. Williams
Yao

[incxpinoy]

Another Take from Jon Robinson
One of the best basketball games ever made, NBA 2K7 captures the sport and its stars in a way that hasn’t been achieved in past attempts. You’ve heard about the signature shots, but it’s not just the way they captured King James and Melo, it’s how they captured guys like Sarunas Jasikevicius that amazes me. I think the bigger fan you are of the NBA and its players, the more you’ll appreciate the fine touches like the way the teams rotate for help defense or how your star might flop while trying to draw a foul, even grabbing his face when it looks like he got swiped across the eyes. Association, 24/7, streetball, V.I.P., team-based tendencies, there is just so much to this game that is not only done right, but done above and beyond what any other sports game is offering right now, this is my early pick for Sports Game of the Year."


I cant wait!

[albertpujols]

I am getting it for PS2. It's unfortunate though, I heard they toned it down alot from the 360 version---

[West-Side]

It only got a 8.3 in IGN.com!!
They gave Madden 2007 8.5 and that game blows...I thought 2K7 was suppose to be the best basketball game ever?

The reader reviews however are all positive, 4 reviews all of them above 9.5

[bigkingsfan]

It's the 360 version, that's why. All the 360 ports of sports game have been receiving lower than their xbox/ps2 counterparts.

[Younggrease]

the review was stupid imo. The other reviewer loved the game though

[adamcz]

Here are a few already existing 2k7 threads that you could have used to ask this question.

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10997
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11727
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11506
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11138
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11150
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11114
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11054
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11034
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10291
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10663

[geeWiz15]

Ive decided that I hate 2k6. I think it straight up sucks. the game is retarded. all you do is pick and roll EVERY SINGLE POSSESSION. unless youre picking and rolling, you're either turning it over or missing. wide open jumpers are missed and its impossible to set up a jumper game because closing speeds are ridiculous, you're never open. post game is effective but dumb, you just give it to your guy and force yourself toward the hoop and hit shot button. the shotstick is the most retarded thing in world history. it sounded like such a great idea but it has no practical application; it just makes jumpshooting harder and X gives you the same layup/dunk that it will. the free throw shooting is inferior to Live. you have to figure out what your players shooting form is like because unless you have it memorized you're going to miss. jumpshooting forms are horribly awkward. basically every single point you score is going to be 8 feet from the basket or less. and EVERY PASS is a turnover unless its a lead pass on a pick and roll.

I hope 2k7 is a lot different from college hoops 2k6. either that or college hoops plays pretty differently from NBA 2k6. because its a totally stupid game. both it and Live are extremely easy to abuse, but at least in Live you can choose to play a certain way and have a fair game. I dont know of any sliders that can change the fact that its impossible to win without using the pick and roll and impossible to lose if you do.

[adamcz]

GeeWiz, didn't you buy an xbox 360? You can download the 2k7 demo for free and find out yourself what it's like. Good jump shooters will knock down open shots all day long. In the 4 minute demo, I can get 10 points with Dirk, Terry, or Williams on command (if that's what I focus on doing). Do yourself a favor and try it out.

[AppleNader]

Ive decided that I hate 2k6. I think it straight up sucks. the game is retarded. all you do is pick and roll EVERY SINGLE POSSESSION. unless youre picking and rolling, you're either turning it over or missing. wide open jumpers are missed and its impossible to set up a jumper game because closing speeds are ridiculous, you're never open. post game is effective but dumb, you just give it to your guy and force yourself toward the hoop and hit shot button. the shotstick is the most retarded thing in world history. it sounded like such a great idea but it has no practical application; it just makes jumpshooting harder and X gives you the same layup/dunk that it will. the free throw shooting is inferior to Live. you have to figure out what your players shooting form is like because unless you have it memorized you're going to miss. jumpshooting forms are horribly awkward. basically every single point you score is going to be 8 feet from the basket or less. and EVERY PASS is a turnover unless its a lead pass on a pick and roll.

Wow you must suck at actual basketball games.

You seriously think the shotstick is stupid? I guess your one little button for shoot in NBA Live that yields a crappy canned animation is better? Wow:roll:

Your passes get picked off because you are too impatient to wait until the recipient is in position, compared to NBA live when balls can magically go through and around opponents hands and then get sucked into the hands of your teammate? Yea:roll:

The highly creative and realistic post game in 2k6 is somehow inferior to the one in Live, oh wait...live doesn't even have a post game :banghead: :roll:

[XxNeXuSxX]

Ive decided that I hate 2k6. I think it straight up sucks. the game is retarded. all you do is pick and roll EVERY SINGLE POSSESSION. unless youre picking and rolling, you're either turning it over or missing. wide open jumpers are missed and its impossible to set up a jumper game because closing speeds are ridiculous, you're never open. post game is effective but dumb, you just give it to your guy and force yourself toward the hoop and hit shot button. the shotstick is the most retarded thing in world history. it sounded like such a great idea but it has no practical application; it just makes jumpshooting harder and X gives you the same layup/dunk that it will. the free throw shooting is inferior to Live. you have to figure out what your players shooting form is like because unless you have it memorized you're going to miss. jumpshooting forms are horribly awkward. basically every single point you score is going to be 8 feet from the basket or less. and EVERY PASS is a turnover unless its a lead pass on a pick and roll.

I hope 2k7 is a lot different from college hoops 2k6. either that or college hoops plays pretty differently from NBA 2k6. because its a totally stupid game. both it and Live are extremely easy to abuse, but at least in Live you can choose to play a certain way and have a fair game. I dont know of any sliders that can change the fact that its impossible to win without using the pick and roll and impossible to lose if you do.

That's a horribly different opinion then last week when you asked me "WHAT IS BAD IN 2K6? Nothing! Seriously, tell me one thing that is bad in it or that live is Superior in."

Funny, but you have the correct analysis now.

[adamcz]

I never played 2k6, but I have read a couple times that the jumpshots were underpowered, forcing users to rely too much on penetrators or pick&rollers. 2k7 seems very well balanced to me, so I guess they fixed it.

[Twiens]

When exactly does this come out? Ive been buying Live for like the last 5 years, but I think Im finally going to switch this year.

[adamcz]

Officially on Tuesday, though a couple stores here and there will start selling tomorrow. Which system do you have? If it's 360, you should join our league.

[incxpinoy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7RYNu6yTB8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfGEUxbv2PA

Iverson tauntin the crowd and kobe with the 4 point play. Look at the contact on the foul. Looks amazing. 2 more days...

[Twiens]

Officially on Tuesday, though a couple stores here and there will start selling tomorrow. Which system do you have? If it's 360, you should join our league.

Nah, just ps2 for me. :(

[Sunsfan77]

Where is steve nash on your point guard list?:confusedshrug:

[knickballer]

OH BOY! I can't wait for 2k7, Man I'm so pumped for it!