NBA 2K

NBA 2K series
Developer(s)	Visual Concepts (1999—present)
Publisher(s)	Sega Sports (1999—2005) 2K Sports (2005—present)
Platform(s)	Current: Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, iOS Notable past systems: Dreamcast, Xbox, GameCube,
Release	Annually, 1999–present
Genre(s)	Basketball simulation
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer (all versions)

The NBA 2K series is a series of basketball video games developed and released annually. Beginning in 1999, the NBA 2K series was an exclusive to the Sega Dreamcast. The series was originally published by Sega, under the label Sega Sports and developed by Visual Concepts.

History

The first four games of the series featured commentary from fictional announcers "Bob Steele" and "Rod West" (voiced by Bay Area sports radio personalities and Rod Brooks who's working at KNBR 680 San Francisco. They also host a radio show called "Fitz and Brooks"), but since NBA 2K3 the game's announcing team has been something of a revolving door, featuring commentary from the likes of Bill Walton, Tom Tolbert, Kevin Frazier, Michele Tafoya, and Bob Fitzgerald. The color and play-by-play commentary in NBA 2K6, NBA 2K7, and NBA 2K8 is provided by Kevin Harlan and Kenny Smith, with Craig Sager providing sideline reports. Peter Barto is the PA Announcer. NBA 2K9 features commentary from Kevin Harlan and Clark Kellogg, with Cheryl Miller as sideline reporter on most versions of NBA 2K9 and NBA 2K10. Starting with NBA 2K11, Doris Burke is the sideline reporter on most versions of the game. On the PlayStation 2 versions beginning with NBA 2K9, there are no sideline reports.

In 2002 Sega implemented the American television network, ESPN's brand with their Sega Sports video games. The ESPN brand was used for 3 games until ESPN signed a 15-year deal with EA Sports.

In 2005 Sega sold the NBA 2K series along with Visual Concepts to Take-Two Interactive. The series is currently published by 2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two.

The PlayStation 3 version of NBA 2K7 was the first version to support motion sensing controllers with a free throw shooting mechanic that has the player move the Sixaxis controller in a motion similar to a real free throw shot, but was discontinued for later games in the series.

The series has been present on the seventh-generation of consoles starting with the release of NBA 2K6 for the Xbox 360 in November 2005.

NBA 2K11 became the first game in the series to be presented in 3D, although this feature was only available with an update for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, and the first to include motion controls using the PlayStation Move.

Installments

Title	Publisher	Cover	Release Date – Platform	Innovation
NBA 2K	Sega Sports	Allen Iverson	Dreamcast: November 10, 1999
NBA 2K1	Sega Sports	Allen Iverson	Dreamcast: November 1, 2000	Network mode for internet play
NBA 2K2	Sega Sports	Allen Iverson	Dreamcast: October 24, 2001 PlayStation 2: January 12, 2002 Xbox: February 27, 2002 GameCube: March 20, 2002	2200 new animations, improved playcalling system, streetball
NBA 2K3	Sega Sports	Allen Iverson	GameCube: October 7, 2002 PlayStation 2: October 8, 2002 Xbox: October 9, 2002	SportsCenter, import college players, deep Franchise mode, player sweat, online play, downloadable rosters
NBA 2K4	Sega Sports	Allen Iverson	PlayStation 2: October 21, 2003 Xbox: October 22, 2003	NBA player face scans, 24/7 mode, Isomotion, ESPN Presentation
ESPN NBA 2K5	Sega Sports	Ben Wallace	Xbox: September 28, 2004 PlayStation 2: September 30, 2004	Association mode, Full Authority, Isomotion 2.0
NBA 2K6	2K Sports	Shaquille O'Neal	PlayStation 2: September 26, 2005 Xbox: September 26, 2005 Xbox 360: November 16, 2005	Shot stick controls, Next-Gen graphics engine
NBA 2K7	2K Sports	Shaquille O'Neal	PlayStation 2: September 25, 2006 Xbox: September 25, 2006 Xbox 360: September 25, 2006 PlayStation 3: November 13, 2006	Signature animations, 2K Reel Maker
NBA 2K8	2K Sports	Chris Paul	PlayStation 2: October 2, 2007 PlayStation 3: October 2, 2007 Xbox 360: October 2, 2007	Blacktop mode, Hotspots, Lock-on defense
NBA 2K9	2K Sports	Kevin Garnett	PlayStation 3: October 7, 2008 Xbox 360: October 7, 2008 PlayStation 2: October 7, 2008 PC: October 21, 2008	Association 2.0, Living rosters, 2K Insider
NBA 2K10	2K Sports	Kobe Bryant	Wii: November 9, 2009 PlayStation 3: October 6, 2009 Xbox 360: October 6, 2009 PlayStation 2: October 6, 2009 PC: October 12, 2009 PSP: October 6, 2009	My Player Mode, NBA Today
NBA 2K11	2K Sports	Michael Jordan	PC: October 5, 2010 PlayStation 3: October 5, 2010 PSP: October 5, 2010 Xbox 360: October 5, 2010 Wii: October 19, 2010 PlayStation 2: October 5, 2010	My Career, Jordan Challenges, enhanced presentation, revamped physics, smarter A.I, NBA Today 2.0
NBA 2K12	2K Sports	Larry Bird Magic Johnson Michael Jordan	PC: October 4, 2011 PlayStation 3: October 4, 2011 PSP: October 4, 2011 Xbox 360: October 4, 2011 iPhone/iPad: October 4, 2011 Wii: October 4, 2011 PlayStation 2: October 4, 2011	My Career, NBA's Greatest Mode, enhanced presentation, revamped physics, smarter A.I, NBA Today 3.0

External links

• Official website
• NBA 2K official page on Facebook