NBA 2K17 Hands-On Review: 10 Things You Need To Know
8. Commentary And Presentation Is Very Impressive
The NBA 2K franchise has never looked or sounded better. Menus and pre-game graphics now look more like an American sports broadcast than ever before - think lots of swooshes, dynamic stat-lines, and player-specific commentary.
In order to keep things as fresh as possible, 2K have also introduced a boatload of new analysts: Clark Kellogg and Doris Burke are still there, and are joined by Chris Webber, Steve Smith, and Brent Barry. One will join Greg Anthony and Kevin Harlan for each game, an apparent random selection.
This ensures that commentary feels fresh for a lot longer this time around. Forbes' Brian Mazique has proclaimed that 2K17 could even push Madden for the best announcing of any sports gaming franchise around, the NFL sim often regarded as the gold standard in this area. It'll certainly remains lightyears ahead of FIFA, that's for sure.