Visual (Including the cinematic scenes): 8
Sound: 8
Game Mechanics: 8
Controls: 8


Total: 8

Pros:

* Fluid game play

* Announcing team does accurate and pin point calls on most of the plays.

* Focused alot on in-air moves. (Double edge sword)

* Many depths to the game. (Equals to many hours of playing)

Cons:

* Although game play is fluid, there are cons to it, such as controls going hey wire when you are running with turbo and near side lines or end lines. Jerky and not so smooth... me no like..

* Graphics look phenomenal exception of player facial details. I mean Kobe is the mascot this year and he looks like a homeless black guy... not very amusing. 

* Game menu is irritating.

* Too many air moves. (alley ops) Reminds of me of NBA jam instead of traditional 2K series.

* Guys with great hops like Kobe and LeBron does crappy dunks instead of their trade-mark rim shattering dunks in fast break. (with no one guarding them AND running in full speed turbo)

I was lucky to receive a copy more then a week and thought would write a review for you guys to see how it is. Overall, it's a great game and 2K series doesn't disappoint even with it's flaws and many game options will keep you glued to the tv for a LONG time.