NBA 2K10

"...NBA 2K10 wins at the buzzer.  Robert Workman, GameDaily.com
"NBA 2K10 continues its legacy of dominance!  Scott Pytlik, GamePro.com
"...maintains its dominance of basketball video games once again...  GamerVision.com

IGN.com 9 of 10
With solid, fast paced gameplay and an excellent presentation that's easily the best the series has ever had, NBA 2K10 continues its strong pedigree of great basketball. While the presentation holds down the fort, the inclusion of the NBA Today and My Player modes, as well as the addition of the developmental leagues make an already good title even better. While the technical issues, such as the slowdown and the legacy problems with the AI and shooting are dismaying, they don't completely destroy the on-court experience, which is still strong enough to allow 2K to hold the basketball crown for yet another year...In many ways, players might have been given a sneak peek at what this feature is like because of the Draft Combine demo that was released to XBLA and the PSN a few weeks ago. However, if you haven't already purchased this demo, allow me to save you some money, because the Draft Combine doesn't provide you with any significant bonuses that you wouldn't have the possibility to gain by simply purchasing 2K10. In fact, after you get drafted, you'll still have to go through summer games and will more than likely be sent to the developmental leagues regardless of your play, meaning that you're not really gaining any serious advantages by going through this...With solid, fast paced gameplay and an excellent presentation that's easily the best the series has ever had, NBA 2K10 continues its strong pedigree of great basketball. While the presentation holds down the fort, the inclusion of the NBA Today and My Player modes, as well as the addition of the developmental leagues make an already good title even better. While the technical issues, such as the slowdown and the legacy problems with the AI and shooting are dismaying, they don't completely destroy the on-court experience, which is still strong enough to allow 2K to hold the basketball crown for yet another year. - Jeff Haynes

ImpulseGamer.com 9 of 10
EA's attempt to monopolize the sporting games industry has mostly been met with white flags from other developers. While sports games were once everywhere from numerous developers, EA's money, power and better games have wiped them off the landscape. There are a few proud hold outs though, Virtual Tennis is one, but mainly because EA hasn't sunk their Scrooge McDuck worthy amounts of cash into developing a tennis game. Pro Evolution Soccer is another, the game that many football purists once used to vouch for, but FIFA far outsells it and is now gaining the upper hand with the critics too. This leaves us with the NBA 2K series, which has held firm for ten years now. The reasons for this are apparent as soon as the game loads. As NBA 2K10 plays a damn good game of basketball...Choosing to dig into the other modes also shows some other fun things. NBA Blacktop is its own little version of NBA Street, where the chance to play 1 on 1 ball, or even 5 on 5 is allowed. There is also the option to take part in a Dunk Contest, where the player completes with three others for the flashiest dunk. These modes are fun little diversions from the depth of the game, and are great for multiplayer fooling around. Speaking of multiplayer the game has its own online options which are also implemented well. There can be as many as ten players at once all taking control of their own player, to try topple their opponents. This means that users must play well as a team to defeat the other...So with an incredibly polished game like this, it is no wonder that NBA 2K10 still holds its own against EA's juggernaut. It wholly deserves a look, as it provides a rendition of basketball that is faithful, slick, fun and altogether well developed. Every department, from the presentation to the game play shines and it would be a shame to see this one fall off the face of the planet in the face of EA Sports pure fiscal muscle. Fortunately for ballers, it doesn't look like it will, as NBA 2K10 is the definitive basketball experience this year. - Jamie Kirk