Game modes in NBA 2K13 are limited to Quick Game, Multiseason, Multiplayer, and Greatest Games. Overall, the control system is mostly adequate for arcade basketball, but it's not as realistic as the console versions and quite a bit more frustrating. In my testing in the Quick Game mode, shots seemed to go down pretty consistently (for both teams) as long as the player created a little space between him and the defender. Shooting only requires touching and holding the shoot button, then letting go at the top of your player's jump. The problem is that the juke move is not as responsive as I would like, so I often got frustrated trying to spin around another player. There's no juke button, either, but the game will let you do crossover moves with a quick back-and-forth on the control stick. Unfortunately, with this setup you'll end up passing to the wrong player frequently, which gets frustrating. To pass, you need to point toward another player on your team with the control stick, then hit the pass button. As a longtime fan of the series on consoles, I chose the more classic approach. The game also comes with single-finger touch controls, but it's mostly a passive playing experience where you set loose strategies while controlling little actual movement. You get a control stick on the left for moving your players, and pass and shoot buttons on the right. PS Move support made its debut in NBA 2K12, unveiled by none other than Kobe Bryant during an E3 2011 presentation.The control system is not very complex although that's a good thing for a touch screen, it's not as good for playing a 5-on-5 basketball game. In local multiplayer, there'd be no way to determine who is who using Kinect voice commands online would bog down the experience in needless lag.Īs for PS Move support on the PS3, 2K Games reps told me that feature would not make a return this year. 2K Games reps said that it didn't make sense from both a technological and gameplay standpoint.

The Kinect features will only be available when playing against the AI in NBA 2K13 – no Kinect voice commands in online and local multiplayer. Cursing at Kinect is a feature, but it'll net you a foul in-game. These commands can be used for simple things like telling a player to move to the post, as well as more advanced commands like calling isolation plays for specific ballers. During a demo of NBA 2K13 yesterday, 2K Sports representatives showed off a new feature exclusive to the Xbox 360 version of NBA 2K13: Kinect voice commands.

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