NBA 2K9

As i mentioned, I am sort of a gamer. When it comes to NBA 2K9 I would consider myself a fanatic. This wasn't the case 3 years ago. I was more of an NBA Live fanatic. If you don't know NBA Live and NBA 2K are arch rivals in the basketball video game industry. Every since NBA Live 95 was released on the sega genesis console 13 years ago i was hooked. However, as I became older I desired a more realistic, simulation style basketball video game. That is where a parted ways with NBA Live and picked up NBA 2K. It's been 3 years and the game keeps getting better and better. It is now more realistic than ever and the game-play is incredible. I have been playin basketball my entire life, competitively at a collegiate level. I must say when I play NBA 2k9 it feels like I am in the actual game.

I had trouble finding competition in this video game, so I registered for XBox 360's online service called XBox Live. Through XBox Live, I establish an online connection with an opponent and play a game against them. It's very exciting and gets very competitive as I play people from all around the country. At my peak I was ranked in the top 2 percent of online gamers.

What adds to NBA 2k9 authenticity is their new introduction of "Living Rosters". When the Living Rosters feature is activated and a gamer signs in online, the game automatically checks for Living Roster updates in order to download the latest real-life player information in a seamless process behind the scenes. Gamers will have an option to either have Living Rosters automatically update their in-game roster information, or they can choose to download new roster data manually. Once Living Rosters has successfully completed an update, NBA 2K9 fans can then review the different player and gameplay updates from the NBA 2K Insider – a real person working behind the scenes, pouring over the stats and spreadsheets, and interacting with the community and fans for update suggestions. No longer do you have to wait for NBA 2K to update their database with this new information. The data is available for upload everyday mimicking what is happening in the actual National Basketball Association.