Video Game Vintage Title: NBA 2K10

NBA 2K10

NBA 2K10 is a basketball video game based on the National Basketball Association developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It was released on October 6, 2009 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PSP and on October 12, 2009 on PC. It was released on Wii on November 9, 2009 in North America. It was released in Europe on November 27. Kobe Bryant is the cover athlete of the game. The game is the first PSP and Wii release of the NBA 2K series, and the first on a Nintendo system since NBA 2K3 for the GameCube. The Wii version, while containing version-specific controls and nuances, is a general port of the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions - including all the modes of the current-gen iterations. The PSP release is essentially a port of the PS2 version, though lacking online play.

Reception
NBA 2K10 has been met with generally favorable reviews, including a Metacritic score of 82 out of 100 for the Xbox 360 edition and an 83 out of 100 for PlayStation 3 edition. GamePro scored it with a 4.5 out of 5, citing strong visuals and presentation in addition to an in depth "Association mode". G4TV awarded it a 4 out of 5.

A common source of complaints among reviewers, however, are apparent performance problems with the game. Several reviewers have cited frame rate drops of varying frequency among all versions of the game, however on November 6, 2009 a patch was released on the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions in an attempt to fix various problems in the game including the frame rate problem. According to IGN, the Xbox 360 seems to be affected more than other platforms while the PC seems to be the least affected. 1UP awarded NBA 2K10 a B- citing this and other flaws including online mode issues, cumbersome/difficult menus - a change which IGN praised NBA 2K10 for - and a lackluster A.I. The Wii version of the game was heavily criticized for its poor graphics and broken motion controls. IGN gave the Wii version 6.5 out of 10 saying "it looks bad, but it controls worse with the Wiimote." Cheat Code Central also criticized the Wii motion controls saying "even simple tasks like shooting are a total mirage."