I have 2k11 and played it to death, best 2k I ever played... but 2k12 was too hard so I ended up selling it after a few hours... I hear 2k13 is terrible with the complicated shooting and lack of defense is 2k11 really the best recently????
Personal preference. I loved 2k11, loved 2k12 even more. 2k13 is amazing once you get past the slight learning curve. Walmart is selling it for $25 on brown thursday (pre black friday) to each their own though
I really enjoy 2k13. The shooting is different, but once you get used to it, I find it much better. The defense in 2k13 is better than the last 2 in that you can actually stay in front of the offensive player. And there aren't ridiculous blocks where Javale McGee jumps 25 feet to get to the ball. However, 2k13 game is much more enjoyable with the shooting and offensive rebounding sliders turn down a bit. If they are on normal sliders, everyone makes everything (I'm talking like 65% shooting in a game) and the CPU gets off. rebs like crazy.
If I remember correctly, the one offensive move you needed in 2k11 was the pump fake. Lead passes also led to a basket nearly 100% of the time (although maybe this was 2K12). I played the hell out of all 3. I don't know if I really prefer any one over the others. I have no patience so I just made the controls go back to how they usually are, and I enjoyed it immediately.
In 2k11 the Euro and the hopstep were the undefendable moves. I mean I liked 2k11 because of the online leagues but in terms of gameplay 2k13 is the best.
Where did you see this? And is this online or in stores? Ive been wanting to get this game for a while. $25 is a definite sign.
http://slickdeals.net/blackfriday/deal/walmart/439# click on the 7th pdf image file to show the game deals. Fifa 13 madden 13 and MW3 as well for $25
NBA 2K13 > NBA 2K11 > NBA 2K12 2K13 is monumentally better than any recent 2K game. Anybody who's saying it's terrible, clearly is struggling with the slight learning curve and simply can't play the game. It's really just a great game. 2K11 was the best in terms of game mode options, but if we're talking gameplay....look no further than 2K13