Up late last night playing it. Awesome. Bit hard to get used to at first, things like calling pick and roll etc but loving it.
Those classic teams are so cool to use, but thought Run TMC sucked, tough team to use if the opposition has a decent centre and pf.

Can't wait, will be picking up my copy after work. What covers did you guys pick up? I'm thinking i'll go with Magic if they have them available.

I bought the Larry Bird cover, but was a little tempted to get Magic. Decided to stick with the East.

I picked up my pre-ordered copy last night.
I agree with the controls, it also took for a while to adjust.

To unlock those teams. Hopefully you receive pamphlet with a code to scratch.
Enter that code and it'll unlock those 2 teams, then save the settings so you don't lose those teams.

Got the MJ cover (of course).
MJ dominates, as does Wilt. Malone is a beast inside.

Will be thrashing it a lot more after today. Got a week off : )

All other recent games have not been very enjoyable playing as the celtics as they're too slow and it was hard to adjust to Ray Allen's shooting technique. But this edition is actually fun to play as the Celtics. The Timberwolves... not so much.

Do the players seem to move slower during gameplay than the past years?

Re : players and gameplay. Yes, I thought that as well. Seemed a bit sluggish.

Picked my copy up 30 mins ago keen to get stuck into it when I'm at my ps3 tomorrow

Picked my copy up last night, and just played the my player mode all night (probably why i'm so tired at work today lol) and this mode has been improved immensely,
I have also noticed it is a bit easier to drive thru the lane than previous editions...
But overall looks better and so far playes better too.

Graphics continue to lack which is a real shame, as they should be able to take advantage of what the PS3 system can handle by now...

In game play calling and subs have changed a little which is annoying.

Games take ages to load up at times.

Gameplay is fine, but is a bit annoying when trying to do a power hop or whatever.

It's probably a solid 7-8/10

Bought the Bogut version....just when he's about to take the court cant play due to lack of insurance coverage LOL

I prefer 2k11, I love editing rosters and making the game feel as authentic as possible but on this game you can not add and release players from the classic teams. They have cut down on free agents, the game hasn't got rookies until the lockout ends so I'm going back to 2k11.

Graphics are the same, I find the create a player system hard as I tried to make several players but none of them look any good. One more note is the servers haven't worked since I bought the game so can't download a roster with the rookies in it.

I downloaded some awesome retro rosters on 11, one guy made a roster from every year from 1989 onwards i think so I'm gonna stick to those. Currently playing as 95 Lakers, even has a real faced Van Exel which is awesome as he is my favorite player and not included in 2k12.

When the lockout ends, will an official patch be released to fix up the rosters? I have no interest until the lockout is over otherwise.