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Published by: 2K Sports
Developed by: Visual Concepts
Release Date: October 7, 2008
 Genre: Sports (basketball)
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    About This Game

    It's once again time to drive the lane with this 2008 edition of 2K Sports' b-ball game. NBA 2K9 is the premier basketball game for serious players, delivering a realistic, stylistic, and feature-rich simulation basketball experience. This year's edition features Association 2.0, a robust franchise mode giving you access to all the latest rumors, trades, scores news stories and more.

    Genre: Sports
    Local Play: 4 Versus
    Online Play: 2 Versus
    Also Available On: Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PC
    Release Date: October 7, 2008
    MSRP: $59.99
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    General Features
    • 2K HD – Breathtaking action in full HD resolution brings you radically improved facial textures and eye movement, true-to-life crowd reactions and celebration sequences, and much more.
    • Styles Upon Styles – New Signature Defensive Styles and more Signature Shots, dunks and free throws give you EVEN MORE distinctive player styles.
    • Adaptive AI – Now your teammates and your opponents read,react, and adjust in real time to match your gameplay strategies.
    • The Association 2.0 - All-new NBA.com interface, Player Ambitions, Player Scouting, and more options for the casual player make this the most robust Franchise mode ever
    Multiplayer Functions
    • Offline Versus Multiplayer (4 players)
    • Online Versus Multiplayer (2 players)
    • Supports Online Leaderboards
    Support Functions
    • 16:9 Support
    • 480p Support
    • 720p Support
    • 1080i Support
    • Dolby Digital
    • Downloadable Content
    • DualShock Support
    • Mic/Headset Voice Support

    For more info on these technical requirements and features, please view IGN's Videogame Specs FAQ.

    ESRBNBA 2K9
    Publisher: 2K Sports
    Platform: PlayStation 3
    Release Date: October 7, 2008
    Release Region: United States

    NBA 2K9
    Publisher: 2K Sports
    Platform: PlayStation 3
    Release Date: October 10, 2008
    Release Region: United Kingdom

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    Publisher: 2K Sports
    Platform: PlayStation 3
    Release Date: October 10, 2008
    Release Region: Australia

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