97-98 jazz in 2k11

[Slappfisk]

- I will be buying this game reguardless, because I'm hooked on whatever crap 2K gives us.

Crap? You have got to be kidding me. Go read the IGN review. Their verdict is not just the best basketball game ever but the finest sports game of this generation period.

So far there is nothing but universal acclaim for the game. What 2K has been able to achieve in twelve months is incredible.

 

[JJ Rage]

Got my copy of the game today. Those generic players aren't placeholder. Stockton, Malone, Hornacek, Russell, and Keefe are the only Jazz men from those classic teams in the game. They actually have listings for the 96-97 and 97-98 teams, but the rosters are identical.

Most of the classic teams in the game are like that, actually. Even the most complete classic teams in the game (the 91-92 Bulls and 94-95 Bulls) still have two placeholders. The bigger disappointment for me is that you can only use these teams in exhibition play. They have a whole mode called "Jordan Challenge", where you're tasked to recreate a historic moment from Jordan's career. Two of these challenges feature the classic Jazz squads, but there's no option to change history.

But for me, that's just a minor gripe. I always get a ton of replay value out of 2K's online modes, and with all the work they've done to the My Player and Online Team-Up stuff this year, I'll probably be putting in a lot of time with it this year as well.

The game is super polished, and nothing like the turbo-charged dunkfest that EA's basketball offerings have been the past 7 or 8 years.

 

[Deleted member 365]

EA is horrible. If I were to buy one it would be 2K

However, I have been very disappointed in sports games the last few years. They're not making the improvements that I would like (but maybe a lot of other people prefer).

I could care less about allstar games, dunks, erin andrews, and the rest of the nonsense that EA and 2K are doing.

give me more in-depth playbooks, better graphics, realistic looking players (malone looks horrible. Stockton wears long shorts), real gestures and postures of the players, authentic looking stadiums and arenas, and better more realistic player movement. Give me the entire Jazz roster of 97-98 over some stupid "Jordan Challenge."

To me, it seems like these companies are targeting the audience of the age of 12-15. Which might be a great business decision. But for me, I prefer more substance over "coolness."

 

[Urzajazz]

I agree. what I really want out of a basketball game is to be more of the "head coach" rather than to control players.

I also believe that every team from 1980 forward should be in the game. They can afford to pay the licensing fees. I really want to see some historical games. Can this Miami team beat the 86 Celtics? Can Stockton in his prime (88-92) beat Nash in his MVP years?

At the very least, we should have every team every year since they started doing sports games yearly.. meaning we'd have at least back to like '90.

 

[Jazz Punk Rocker]

im going to get the game soon...just bought a PS3 recently, is there anyway to find people's online names or should we start a new thread?

 

[JJ Rage]

Quick update:

Jeff Hornacek's free throw routine is in the game, face wipe and all. You can give it to created players, too.

 

[JJ Rage]

Also that two-toned Jazz home court that showed up in screenshots is still in the game.

 

[Revolution 9]

2k8-2k10 were the same game for me. only minor adjustments.

the 2k11 demo looks better, and feels different enough to warrant me getting a little excited.

The crowd, players faces, realism, are still along way from being a sim game imo.

 

[prodigy]

I just got the game, can't wait to play it, i've been following this game for a while and they really improved a lot over 2k10. it sucks the court is wrong but oh well, we'll have to live with it until a update is released.

 

[BabyPeterzz]

Got my copy of the game today. Those generic players aren't placeholder. Stockton, Malone, Hornacek, Russell, and Keefe are the only Jazz men from those classic teams in the game. They actually have listings for the 96-97 and 97-98 teams, but the rosters are identical.

Most of the classic teams in the game are like that, actually. Even the most complete classic teams in the game (the 91-92 Bulls and 94-95 Bulls) still have two placeholders. The bigger disappointment for me is that you can only use these teams in exhibition play. They have a whole mode called "Jordan Challenge", where you're tasked to recreate a historic moment from Jordan's career. Two of these challenges feature the classic Jazz squads, but there's no option to change history.

But for me, that's just a minor gripe. I always get a ton of replay value out of 2K's online modes, and with all the work they've done to the My Player and Online Team-Up stuff this year, I'll probably be putting in a lot of time with it this year as well.

The game is super polished, and nothing like the turbo-charged dunkfest that EA's basketball offerings have been the past 7 or 8 years.

* fiddling with the controller *

So how do you push off of Bryon Russell?

 

[prodigy]

Just started it up for the first time, at the beginning there's a Jordan intro and you start off as Jordan's Bulls vs. Magic's Lakers. The player models on some of these retro players are impressive. I'd love to play against this Lakers team as Jazz, Stockton vs. Magic. The generic players hurt the experience a little bit but not as much as you'd think. They got Jordan down perfectly in this game and it's hard to use anyone but Michael when you are using the Bulls.

 

[Sean]

You can't fool me! The Delta Center never had that LCD strip above the luxury boxes during the 1997 season!