A must for every NBA fan.

As a fan of the series and based on the online reviews and terrific reviews I bought this game on release day and was not disappointed. The improvements are enormous, enormously increase the realism and the new game modes give a great depth of play.

Let's start with the My Player mode:

The press was there before, the difference is that it no longer 4 "total" answers (sorted by mentality) are but 4 individual. There is no summer league more, instead only one Rookie Showdown game (This is 8min / quarters, dependent on this is the approximate Draft position determined (depending on Stats and note). After the showdown you will be interviewed by the three teams, which in the area of ​​the picks are (assuming # 10: Interviews by GMs of Utah, Milwaukee, Houston). These three questions regarding the mentality of the player, such as whether a center in Utah would be happy behind Al Jefferson and Favors (rough answers:. 1 Yes, we could be a dangerous trio 2. Do you trade Favors 3. No, I want to be Star) and if he wants to play in a small town like Salt Lake City (answers would be roughly: 1.Egal what city, the main thing NBA 2. city is too small 3. If we play Championships, my city does not matter 4. I will by no means play here). Depending on the answers weigh the team from then, if she pod judge your players or not. Negative Replies decreases the draft value. The Draft is represented this year by David Stern, this reads each pick with names individually before.
Now, the player gets a contract measured the Draft position, in my case, for example, $ 100,000 / 14days. After some time you can negotiate a new, better-paid contract. From this money you can buy skill points, new moves get (Moves will be released not by a certain number of points in an attribute), these go up in the millions $ areas (eg 5mil for Air Jordan Dunk Package). In addition, you can take part with the money on events, such as $ 100,000 for a bowling night with the team, which increases the team chemistry to 5. The My Player mode is full of details and improved start almost in all areas. This way you can adjust manually if his team Plays running or not.

Regarding the general modes:
In Blacktop now the famous Rucker Park will be used instead of the dark backyard in 2K11. However there are no Dunk Contest and 3 competition.

Instead of Jordan mode there is now a "NBA Greatest" mode with the 15 best players of all time (eg Jordan, Bird, Magic, Stockton, Maravich, Erving, Russell, Hakeem, ...). With these you are playing for a legendary game in history, for example, 97/98 Jazz 97/98 against Lakers. The whole is also presented to date, the Bill Russell game is played in black and white and the sound is tinny. Games of the 70s / 80s have a milkier color and act "grieslig". The legends were reproduced faithfully tremendously, also the Court is each faithfully displayed (60s: no 3pkt-line, old shot clock, other jerseys).

One of the biggest innovations is the online Association, this is, as the name suggests, an association in which each friend controls a team (you can set the number of CPU teams), it corresponds to the off-line Association (free agents, trades , Draft ...) and running for several years (adjustable).

Warning: There is no crew mode, since the complaints of hacks were too big. But an upcoming DLC ​​promises an eventual retrofitting. In this it will be possible to play with the legends teams online.

All menus have been completely revised and are generally clear / modern.

Steve Kerr has been added to Team commentators and gives much freshness. The number of sets has increased, also commented on individual games. Commentators often begin to talk about specific events, interrupt the conversation in a particular action and the call then back on. No other sport game achieved this realism and such a variety.

One of the most important new features is the new Post-Move system. With the Y button, the post-control is activated, the player posting on against the defender. The triggers and sticks can now be used for a variety of feints, shoulder movements, throws, layups, and step sequences. Even professionals learn new moves every day, the number of moves is huge and the execution succeeds fluently and looks realistic.

The PlayBook was retreaded, each play has countless variations in which one decides which way you want to go skiing or to which player you fits. This variability makes the Play Calling this year more intuitive and less ausrechenbar. In addition, you can assign each player 5 special Plays. In QuickPlay Calling (Digital right) appears on the first page a turn per player, also can be a "best move" run, the generated AI based on the match-ups.

There are also a large number of new attributes, which give each player individuality.
The game is really an enormous step towards reality, the ball now has its own physics and there are no "two-man animation" which suck in an a specific animation, from which one can no longer break. The number of new animations is really huge, never was a sports game (up to FIFA) so detailed and realistic.

Negatives: At present there are still problems with the liquid / connection for online games, but they are solved, as every year in some time. In addition, the 3-ratio seems too high. The negative aspects are so bearable and no reason not to buy the game. The difference compared to 2K11 is really enormous.
Note: At the time of My Player speaks in interviews Post-Game not, this can only be resolved at the time, by Providing the language of the console in English. I have 2k emailed and will post the solution here.

Caution: The Trade Logic is currently completely unbalanced. So a "search trades" in the Association at the point in some cases extremely senseless trades offered. For example, I offered Blake Griffin to the Trade and Charlotte offered me in return only DJ Augustin, another offer was Patrick Patterson for Griffin + Gordon or Ortis + Nelson for Blake Griffin +. This is far removed from reality, other teams have offered similarly illogical trades. In My Player mode it sometimes happens that a team during the season almost all the players are trading, partly in very questionable barter. In various forums I read part of trades as "Mo Williams for Ginobili."

In the Association this is still to get over, because you can disable the CPU trades.

Conclusion: Overall, the game is highly recommended to any fan of the series and of basketball warmly, the work has the 2k plugged in 2K12, has completely paid off. As a fan you can not go with this purchase absolutely wrong.