I go 2k ever year and this year its great as well, although they had to patch it which made it much better. Must admit that Live is much better than previous years though. I just don't really like the "feel" of live but that may be just that i'm used to 2k. Just rent both and make your own mind up. Don't think you can really go too wrong this year.

I'm loyal to the Live brand (only strayed in 08 when 2K was MUCH better), so I've been playing Live 10.

At the moment there is one major issue - I'm playing on 360 and have downloaded the available patches so far. The last patch was quite buggy, in that I can barely play a quarter of a game without the whole thing freezing up. It is pissing me off in a big way, and I'm hoping the next patch they bring out soon fixes it.

That said, the gameplay is decent enough. I think it is drmatically different to Live 09, which is a bit of a shame, but whatever.

My favourite thing about this year's release is the Dynamic Season option - just awesome.

Haven't played 2K10 so can't comment.

I got 2k10 and it's dope as

The screenshots of both look good from what I saw @ JB Hi-Fi last night. Because I study on the side, I'm not bothering with the updated video games yet.

anon "2k10 controls are a little unresponsive" serious?!

Was a live man until 07 (terrible)
2k8 was my first installment, the controls and gameplay are quite different take a while to get used to but once you get the hang of it I feel it is alot better than Live, not as easy to NBA Jam it up but there are other games for that.

2k10 my player mode will have you addicted from day one and you may forget about playing association, season etc.

2k10 runs living rosters that evolve as the season runs with player ratings and injuries etc.

The opening menu gives you the option of playing todays real nba matchups and viewing y'days real nba scores.


Only played the demo of live 10 but found it a bit too cartoonish for my liking.

Live 06 was great. I've been 2K since then.

Though 2K10 still hasn't fixed the bloody goaltending issue. I pull my hair out every time a legit offensive rebound is called goaltending.

Agree with you X.

06' was the pinnacle of the Live series for me, been on the 2K train since.

2K10 is awesome. The Create-a-player feature is quite good; and is very useful for getting a grip of the new mechanics of the game.

The worse a player is in a certain ability, the more awkward it is to do in game. I've found I use role players alot more in Association/Season games rather than doing the usual "2 players do everything" scenario.

Defense is alot better too. Taking shots and shot blocking are alot more to do with timing rather than stat value.

Shooting is quite good too. Got to get used to releasing the R-Stick at different times for different players. Probably not everyones cup of tea, but I like that.

Goaltending is definately a problem. Tap the rebound button too early and you catch it round the RIM. Bloody annoying when your trying to create a hybrid "Wilt Abdul-Olajuwan" in Create Mode.

Got 2K and loving it. I think I need to turn down the difficulty setting on season mode before my TV wears a size 12 boot through it though.

+1 for liking R thumb stick release shooting.

Downloading Live atm. Bless you, modded Xbox, bless you. In the meantime, I'll have to bust out my Live catridge for the N64 - ol' skool styles.

Just got Live on a trial (you can return it for any reason within a week) and it's really wierd.

What the hell is with the new player ratings? All the important categories are gone! There's no 3pt of mid-range shooting ability, just 'likelihood' WTF?

Many other important categories are gone too. Hmm...

I haven't actually played a game yet but in practice the new controls seem pretty annoying, and the shot button is pretty unresponsive, it's pretty much impossible to throw a quick pump-fake and then shoot straight after now.

Think I'll be swapping...

lol calling 2k arcade, 2k has lead the way in REAL bball simulation for years, i was a mad Live fan til about 2k3, an i've never turned back to the Live series since. 2k10 is pretty damn good, as said before you'll get soo involved in the 'my player' mode ya forget to play normal season or association. Live is alot better this year than last years game but only cos it got ex-employees from 2k sports to help them. 2K10 owns Live anyone who says different has mental problems lol

Whoa! This is terrible!

2k10 time! How could I resist Kobe on the cover?

2K10 arcade????????????? WTF?????????