TITLE
Death Visits The Resurrection Of NBA Elite
AUTHOR
Owen Good
PUBLICATION
Kotaku
YEAR
2010
ARTICLE TYPE
Article
FROM THE ARTICLE
The most fateful day for NBA Elite 11 was not Monday, Sept. 27, the day it was postponed indefinitely. It’s Sept. 21, the day it was crucified.As a metaphor for withering criticism, the kind hardcore gamers dispense every day, “crucified” is an especially apt word covering both the substance of and response to a fan-made video the day after the game’s demo arrived. Instead of showcasing the revolutionary, fluid movement and controls EA Sports strove for, the film devolved into blunder-filled sports vaudeville.
Boston’s computer-controlled Jermaine O’Neal, standing all alone at the high post, takes one step and clangs a back-to-the-basket finger roll, a shot completely out of place for the situation. The Lakers’ Pau Gasol then fails to inbounds the ball, to the frustrated sounds of buttons clacking – possibly because the pass command was moved to the trigger this year. It’s never been used there before. The Celtics then quickly score on the Lakers – who have only four players in this end of the court.
That’s because of The Glitch: L.A.’s Andrew Bynum at the jump circle in a T-pose, arms spread wide, standing there, says the narrator, “like Jesus in the middle of the court.”
COMPANIES MENTIONED
Electronic Arts
GAMES MENTIONED
NBA Elite 11
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Jason Argent
Peter Moore
Michael Pachter
Mike Wang
TOPICS MENTIONED
Canceled Games
ALTERNATE LINK
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