![]() ![]() The trio calls the game as if it were a rebroadcast from years past, providing engaging anecdotes that even die-hard basketball fans may not have known about these legends. Steve Kerr has been added to the broadcast team with series staples Kevin Harlan and Clark Kellogg returning. Games in the '70s are shown in Technicolor and matchups in the '80s have a grainy look and period-specific graphical elements. This level of broadcast authenticity permeates throughout the mode. The stat overlays and graphics also feel like they've been pulled from the '60s. The matchup between the '64 teams is in black and white and the announcers have that muffled, antique radio quality. The developers go through the painstaking task of applying signature styles to each of these legends, recreating these players' go-to moves. Dikembe Mutombo's '94 Nuggets and even the '64 Celtics with Bill Russell against the '64 Lakers and Jerry West. Some of these matchups pit Dominique Wilkins' 1985 Hawks against Larry Bird's '85 Celtics, the '94 Rockets with Hakeem Olajuwon vs. NBA 2K12's standout new mode is NBA's Greatest, a collection of 15 games that features some of the NBA's most legendary players. ![]() But with the NBA lockout nullifying offseason roster moves and denying developer Visual Concepts the inclusion of rookies, is NBA 2K12 a must-buy after last year's blockbuster? (AP Photo/Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc./2K Sports, Adam LarsonĪ year after raising the bar to unmatched levels for a basketball game, 2K Sports set out to prove it could eclipse its own high-water mark. This photo provided by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc./2K Sports shows NBA 2K12 Basketball video game. ![]()
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