Well, I think we all want
*A possibility to save in-game. For some people, 12 minute games are the only ones that bring real satisfaction, but that would mean 1.5 h for one 2k9 game and that's too much.. A chance to save the game between quarters would be a thing to consider.
*Creation mode. Upgrade the Create-a-player (add sliders for transparency and more hair/facial hair etc.) and create-a-team (create a brand new logo with some presets, new jerseys and new courts - edit the paint, seat colours etc.) and of course, create-a-play. You could have 5 circles on the court (PG, SG etc.) and then tell them what to do, like, press the button "cut" and then draw a line from one circle (eg. the circle "PG") to a place on the court. The same with picks, passes and so on.
*Fix the goaltending glitch. God, it's annoying.
*The All-Star Weekend. With everything - Dunks, 3's, All-Star game, Skills competition, Shooting Stars, maybe even H-O-R-S-E (imagine that!)
*Crowd upgrade. 1) When a team gets blown out, the crowd gradually leaves. 2) Different fans, not like 6 people all around the arena. 3) Different crowd for the Playoffs. 4) If a game-winner is buried, make it a real celebration. You know, the explosion from the seats, the hands in the air...
*Emotion. That's what basketball games lack right now. We need players celebrating after a facial slam or a clutch shot. With their body and ESPECIALLY their face. They gotta be really hyped and pumped after great plays. Another category are game-winners. When we score the game winner, we're happy right? But the feeling is cooled off by the simple walking away to the locker room by the players. We need the whole bench running on the court and celebrating together, holding the hero in their hands. Show us emotion.
*Commentary. A simple way to get around the monotone comments is talking more about the teams situation in the game/season. Like - the C's/Cavs/Lakers are really hot this season, but comparing to the whole season, this game is not the best in this and that category. They should try doing this or that because that has brought W's all season long. (Especially if we talk about the C's D
)
They could talk about the hot players, about cold players and maybe upcoming games and stuff.
*Player announcements. Y'know, the lights, the fireworks, the music, everything - to get us excited too! Like - the away team is announced and then the announcer goes "The moment you've all been waiting for. Stand up, because here come your BOSTOOOOOOOOON CELTIIIIIICS!! (Don't ask, that's my fav team
)" and then BOOM go the lights, the players do what they do before games, and after that they huddle up and do their dance.
*Flagrant fouls and technicals. That's for when the game get's tight. This kinda even falls in the emotion category. There should be a chance to argue with the refs - sometimes you're gonna get the tech, sometimes the call might be reversed.
And the last but not least
*Tv-like stuff. Interviews before the game, at halftime (with the most succesful player so far), postgame interviews. And please, make someone sit at the desk when it's halftime! They should talk about thegame, who's hot and who's not, what's the key to win etc.
It's been tiring to write this
A lot of stuff to improve, but this would be the perfect basketball game and I would give a lot to get one.
A career mode would be OK, but I don't need it that much. All I REALLY want for 2k10 is EMOTION. (Player emotion, crowd emotion and before-the-game player announcment emotion), the rest can wait. I even wanna send this all to 2k now