NBA 08 - hands-on with Player Progression, NBA Replay

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We look at two features unique to Sony's PS3 b-ball sim

Aug 23, 2007

So what if you never made it to the NBA? Maybe you were a phenomenal athlete whose career was derailed by injury. Hey, it happens. Then again, it's just as likely that you never made the team to begin with - the stinging result of a physique that can only be described as "hobbit-like." Well, regardless of how close you came to stardom, the ever-benevolent team behind NBA 08 would like to help you live out your dreams of former glory with a pair of promising features: one a refined version from last year's title, and the other a new take on a sports game staple.

The example we were shown had the player mimicking Mike Miller's epic - perhaps the first and last time those three words will ever be used consecutively - fourth quarter performance from week one in which he dropped 21 points in the final period against the Bobcats. This year, Sony has used game-by-game shot charts from the source material to add specific floor locations for you to shoot from during these scenarios. This helps add a whole new layer of realism to a feature that already succeeds pretty well in letting you vicariously live out the highs of NBA stardom.