They didn't ought tochange some thing. And yet, they changed just about everything.

Visual Concepts entered this coming year using a tried-and-true formula for any basketball gaming. For some time, the NBA 2K series has become built on a few pillars — a deliberate on-court pace, an immersive RPG element, and also a realistic dynasty piece — and the pieces have routinely led to success. Why mess with it, right?

Wrong, decided Visual Concepts. And also the output is NBA 2K13, one of the most immersive sports game this holiday season. Through the on-court experience for the off-court life on the recent integration of hip-hop to the NBA culture, farmville wishes to draw you in. As well as if Jay-Z hadn't lent his production skills towards presentation (and done a very overrated job, mind you), NBA 2K13 is a rousing success.


A lot of bingo gets powerfully remade, and about every adjustment can be an improvement. The series receives its strongest facelift at basketball, where the controls are already greatly simplified.