Kirk Morrison

Really disappointed in this one seeing that it is year number 23 GOAT YEAR....that is hardly the case. Speaking of that, the presentation of the Jordan Challenges were fun to experience and are my favorite parts of the game. The actual gameplay mechanics that involve passing, shooting and playing defense are really out of place and do not sync well with the buttons that are pressed. I don't think players are supposed to gallop everywhere on defense....that isn't realistic. While the animations look life-like, they aren't fluid with the in-game controls as much as previous games. The shooting, while people are able to learn to shoot well in this game, I do not think it feels natural enough. The shot meters are pretty horrendous this year and unforgiving. I don't know if that is a glitch in itself but there are times and sequences that make no sense while playing, even when you set your defense and plays up. For the first time in this series, I have the urge to stop playing the game and tune into an actual basketball game on tv. And sure we can chalk it up and dismiss it all by saying I suck or whatever, but no... I'm decent and a life long NBA fan and there are some serious problems with the movements and the AI within the game. I still love basketball but I do not love this particular game in the series. Hopefully future patches will relieve some of this. It is pretty sad this year.