The star, the legend… NB2K23 will honor Michael Jordan through certain game modes of this basketball legend. Here’s what to remember!
Debuting in NBA 2K11, the Jordan Challenge chronicles the basketball legend’s career highlights. After more than ten years of absence, with NBA 2K23, the NBA wanted to give him the honor of adapting to this generation of current consoles.
A game mode that also serves as a documentary in NBA 2k23
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As 2K explains, in the 2011 release, most players never got a chance to see Michael Jordan play live on TV or directly in the stands. That’s why this new generation Jordan Challenge allows sneaker fans to enjoy the story of Michael Jordan’s career through a narrative experience designed to be totally immersive (dixit 2K).
A nice list of challenges
The Jordan Challenge mode actually consists of the presence of 15 unique gaming experiences, from the player’s early days at the University of North Carolina to his heyday with the Chicago Bulls. In short, great moments in perspective. Here is the list of 15 highlights of his career to experience:
- 1982 College Championship Finals
- Team USA 1984 practice game
- Game 2 of the first round of the 1986 Eastern Conference playoffs
- NBA All Star Game 1988
- Game 5 of the first round of the 1989 Eastern Conference playoffs
- Reception of the Atlanta Hawks by the Chicago Bulls in 1990
- Reception of the Chicago Bulls by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1990
- 1990 Eastern Conference Finals Game 3
- 1991 NBA Finals Game 5
- 1992 NBA Finals Game 1
- Reception of the Chicago Bulls by the New York Knicks in 1995
- 1996 NBA Finals Game 6
- 1997 NBA Finals Game 5
- Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Lakers 1997
- 1998 NBA Finals Game 6
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Realism to the fingertips?
To get you in the mood, each of the 15 Jordan Challenge matches also includes a pre-match interview with a celebrity who may have helped make each match so special. Immersion at its peak. The vise is pushed even further because uA video filtering system was developed to reproduce the experience of watching these games on TV
Finally, authenticity can also be found in Jordan’s game with his back passes, his way of moving, his jumping shots etc. Everything is obviously done to make the movements as faithful as possible to the original.
Finally, the mode will be present in all versions of NBA 2K23. For the record, the title needs to come out on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch on September 8th. And it’s athlete Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns) who is being honored on the cover of the game this year.