This isn’t a new revelation for the franchise as this push started a few years ago, but 2K13 continues down this higher caliber simulation brand of basketball. Over-dribbling and ball-hogging is certainly an easy way to turn the rock over, and players are forced to play a more realistic brand of basketball than in games past. The result of incorporating all of these more life-like features is a game that looks and plays more like the real thing. Click in the left trigger and you can transition from a quick dribble move to a pull-up jumper, lay-up, or dunk. Dribble moves are now performed using the right stick, giving them a more fluid feel. The changes are subtle and seem to have been tweaked more so than overhauled. A new and improved control scheme refines the “Isomotion” controls that were recently introduced to the franchise. In fact, the success of the franchise has allowed the developers to innovate even further in the gameplay department. It doesn’t necessarily bring a huge jump in quality from last year, but some noticeable additions and improved features headline the release to bring an ever better version of 2K basketball to market.ĢK hasn’t struggled with gameplay in the NBA 2K series in recent years.
NBA 2K13 recently arrived on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC and it’s safe to say that 2K hasn’t done anything to torpedo the franchise. The game has long been a polished affair from a gameplay perspective, as iteration upon iteration of the 2K basketball franchise has produced one of the most life-like sports games on the market today. EA Sports might have a monopoly on football video games created by their special licensing agreement with the NFL, but 2K Sports has a monopoly on the sport of basketball, through quality and innovation in their NBA 2K series.