Download-only 'NBA 2K10: Draft Combine' coming to XBLA, PSN

By Hector Cortez Jul 28, 2009, 13:26 GMT

NBA 2K10: Draft Combine is planned for release this September on Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network.

2K Sports today announced NBA 2K10: Draft Combine, a download-only title leading up to the fall launch of NBA 2K10. Planned for release this September on Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network, NBA 2K10: Draft Combine will allow fans to create their own custom player and, for the first time in the NBA 2K series, go through the NBA Draft Combine at the ATTACK Athletics gym in Chicago.

According to Greg Thomas of 2K Sports, “Gamers will have exclusive access to online content and get to test drive NBA 2K10’s new gameplay features, advanced player progression system and the all-new My Player career mode before the game launches this fall.”

Features of NBA 2K10: Draft Combine include:

• Building custom players by working with a mentor, the 2K Insider, and increasing their NBA stock through a variety of challenging basketball drills and 5-on-5 games.

• Over 300 different signature customizations, including player-specific shooting animations, dunk and dribble packages and more to allow each created player to have his own unique personal style.

• Ability to strengthen all parts of the created player’s game with a variety of drills, such as shooting, post offense and defense, attacking the basket, dribbling, challenging shots, boxing out for rebounds and more to progress through the NBA Draft Combine.

• Organized games that will allow players to gain valuable skill points and offer a variety of specific in-game objectives that will need to be accomplished in order to gain them. At the end of each game, a full analysis will be available for gamers to review their player’s performance and strategize their further improvement.

• All players created in NBA 2K10: Draft Combine will wear a special patch on their uniform throughout the rest of that player’s career to denote that they have completed the NBA Draft Combine.

• Online leaderboards to track the highest ranking custom built players, and where a player stacks up against the competition.

• Opportunity to unlock special achievements on Xbox 360 and trophies for PLAYSTATION 3.

• Fans can take their custom built players from NBA 2K10: Draft Combine and use them in the all-new My Player career mode in NBA 2K10 launching this fall.

NBA 2K10: Draft Combine is planned for release in North America, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and India this September on Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 (400 Microsoft Points) and PlayStation Network for PLAYSTATION 3 ($4.99).