NBA 2K12

Moby ID: 53156

Released

October 4, 2011 on Windows

Credits

593 people

Releases by Date (by platform)

Publishers

2K Games, Inc.

Developers

Moby Score

8.6

#212 of 24.3K

Critics

90% (24)

Players

(10)

Review Ranking

#61 on Xbox 360
#89 on PlayStation 3
#247 on Windows

Collected By

38 players

Genre: Sports
Perspective: Diagonal-down
Visual: 2D scrolling
Interface: Direct control
Multiple units/characters control
Sport: Basketball
Misc: Licensed

Windows Specs

ESRB Rating: Everyone

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: Download, DVD-ROM
Input Devices Supported/Optional: Keyboard, Other Input Devices
Multiplayer Options: Internet, Same/Split-Screen
Number of Offline Players: 1-2 Players
Number of Online Players: 2-10 Players

Buy on PlayStation 2

$14.94 used, $97.88 new on eBay
$26.99 used on Amazon

Buy on PSP

$22.50 used, $59.95 new on eBay

Buy on Wii

$8.00 used, $99.96 new on eBay

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Description

NBA 2K12 took what had made NBA 2K11 successful and added some new features.

More than 1,000 new animations have been added, and more post-play moves are implemented.

New to NBA 2K fans is the NBA's Greatest mode, which let you relive some of the defining moments of 15 NBA legendary players including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird. The Create-A-Legend mode let you guide an NBA player to Hall-of-Fame success. The Association and My Player modes have been revamped.

There are 30 classic NBA teams to unlock. NBA 2K12 supports 3D display for the PlayStation 3.

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Credits (Xbox 360 version)

593 People (540 developers, 53 thanks) · View all

Lead Engineer	Andrew H. Marrinson
Studio Art Directors	Matthew Crysdale Alvin Cardona
Art Director	Lynell Jinks
AI Engineers	Shawn Lee Eddie Park Gordon Read Mark Horsley Ivan K. Myers Jr. Ben Hester
Engineers	Christopher Larson Matthew Hamre Johnnie Yang Nicholas A. Jones Mark Roberts Nathan Bamberger Evan Harsha David Copelovici Thomas Anderson Matt Townsend Matthias M. Wloka Harlan Young Steven Fuller Tim Schroeder Paul Hale
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Reviews

Critics

Average score: 90% (based on 24 ratings)

Players

Average score: 4.1 out of 5 (based on 10 ratings with 0 reviews)

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Awards

PC Games (Germany)
- Issue 01/2012 - #3 Best Sports Game in 2011 (Readers' Choice)

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Game added by Thomas T.

PSP added by Charly2.0. Wii added by Hipolito Pichardo.

Additional contributors: Patrick Bregger.

Game added October 31, 2011. Last modified March 24, 2024.