NBA 2K11

Due to EA Sports not releasing a title this year, I thought I'd try the 2K Sports game instead and I'm glad I did.

There are lots of game modes, from a quick exhibition match to a career mode where you begin as a rookie pre-draft and try to earn your place in the NBA or the NBA Development League. To be honest, this was the toughest and most irritating part of the game as, due to trying to earn skill points to improve your player, you could be playing for weeks on end before you're even at a level close to the others in the draft.

I've tried it twice - the first time I was drafted as 4th pick in the second round and the second time I was 17th pick in the first round but I had to do drill after drill to build up skill points so my player would improve before I completed the matches.

The season mode is brilliant, able to play as any side and trade, organise your roster and training schedule etc...It's definitely my favourite part of the game and with loads of adjustable settings, you can change things to your liking from ease of free throw to speed of game, length of quarter and even tendencies to shoot from certain positions on the court.

One great feature is the Michael Jordan link where you can complete Jordan Challenges including his Championship winning 1986 performance against the Celtics where you have to attempt to score his 63 points, 13 assists etc.

Obviously games are very opinion-based but I reckon I'll stick with 2K next year rather than going back to EA. Even if they bother releasing a game this time...