After all, it led to head-scratching comparisons to Tracy McGrady, rated 87 Overall despite coming off a much better season than any of those other players, and still deserving of good ratings across the board. It just doesn’t look right to peruse the rosters and see Greg Oden with a rating of 82, Thaddeus Young with a rating of 83, or O.J. At the same time, the inflation made the ratings feel off, both in terms of optics, and the role that the Overall plays in trade logic in The Association. With a number of players being comfortably over 90 Overall, a rating of 82-84 was more representative of being a valuable role player than a borderline star. It was also relative when it came to the Overall Ratings in NBA 2K9. As I’ve often discussed, Overall Ratings aren’t as important as they seem, as it’s the individual ratings that ultimately govern how players perform. This may not seem like a huge problem in and of itself. Scrolling through the rosters in NBA 2K9, you’ll notice how many players were rated 80+ Overall. With so many questionably inflated Overall Ratings in NBA 2K9, it’s worth taking a look back…way back… Now that I’ve gone through the rosters, I would agree that there are some weirdly overrated players, considering their performance during the 2009 season, and the way that Overall Ratings above 90 are usually treated (or at least were, several years ago). Once it was brought up, however, I figured I had to check it out and perhaps discuss it further in Wayback Wednesday. NBA 2K9 isn’t a game that I’ve spent too much time with over the years, and when I have fired it up, I haven’t paid too much attention to the Overall Ratings. Derek brought up the Overall Ratings in NBA 2K9, which is an example I wasn’t too familiar with. There are plenty of examples, from odd ratings in NBA Jam Tournament Edition, to the new ratings scale in NBA Live 2004 producing some weird results. In the mailbag segment of Episode #354 of the NLSC Podcast, Dee4Three and I talked about bad ratings in basketball video games throughout the years. This week, I’m taking a look back at some of the unusual Overall Ratings in NBA 2K9. You’ll also find old NLSC editorials re-published with added commentary, and other flashback content. Check in every Wednesday for retrospectives and other features on older versions of NBA Live, NBA 2K, and old school basketball video games in general. This is Wayback Wednesday, your midweek blast from the past! In this feature, we dig into the archives, look back at the history of basketball gaming, and indulge in some nostalgia.
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