With the Trail Blazers opening their season Tuesday, Oct. 28, on national TV against the Los Angeles Lakers, it’s time to ask: “How you think the Blazers’ll do this season?”.....
...................NBA Live 09, produced by gaming giant Electronic Arts, has long dominated the basketball-game market, despite clunky mechanics and inferior graphics. NBA 2K9, produced by struggling Take-Two Interactive, has a stronger hoops game but frustratingly uneven presentation.
While we find the games a draw overall (2K9 feels a bit more like a simulation while Live leans toward the arcade end of the spectrum), there’s a definite deal-breaker for us: Which game is better to our Blazers? We found out by checking the look, the feel and the predictions hidden within the two titles. Game on!..............
