Demo pits the Miami Heat against the Dallas Mavericks in a rematch of the 2011 NBA Finals
SYDNEY, Australia – September 21st , 2011 – 2K Sports today announced that a free demo of NBA® 2K12 is now available on the Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®Network for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The demo allows players to relive this past season’s exciting NBA Finals and play one quarter as the Miami Heat or Dallas Mavericks. The demo showcases many of this year’s improvements, including an all-new post play system for full 360-degree player movement to dominate the paint, total shot stick control for more intuitive offensive moves, and updated visuals complete with dynamic broadcast-style pre-game highlight reels.
This year’s edition of NBA 2K, the top-selling and top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise*, will allow players to take control of some of the most iconic names and teams in NBA history, such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Julius Irving, and put them head-to-head against other classic and modern-day teams to create NBA dream matchups and end the debate over the “NBA’s Greatest” once and for all.
The soundtrack on this year’s NBA2K features a cross-genre of tracks highlighting both popular megastars and up-and-coming bands, including Australia’s own Kid Mac & Matt McHugh’s hit,
‘Hear you calling’.
NBA 2K12 is rated G by the OFLC and will be available October 7th 2011.
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*According to 2008 – 2011 Gamerankings.com and The NPD Group estimates of U.S. retail video game sales through August 2011.
NBA 2K12 can now be pre-ordered from leading video game retailers nationwide, and will be available October 7, 2011, for the PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™ system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system and Windows PC.