<s>
NBA	B-Device
2K10	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2009	O
basketball	B-Application
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
and	O
November	O
2009	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
eleventh	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
NBA	B-Device
2K9	I-Device
and	O
the	O
predecessor	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
2K11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Device
2K10	I-Device
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
since	O
NBA	B-Application
2K3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
's	O
last	O
2000s	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
strives	O
to	O
realistically	O
depict	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
and	O
more	O
specifically	O
,	O
the	O
National	O
Basketball	B-Application
Association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
mainly	O
play	O
NBA	O
basketball	B-Application
games	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
game	O
modes	O
with	O
real	O
players	O
and	O
teams	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
customizable	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
title	O
available	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
called	O
NBA	B-Device
2K10	I-Device
Draft	O
Combine	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
;	O
it	O
tied	O
into	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
's	O
MyPlayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Device
2K10	I-Device
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Device
2K10	I-Device
is	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
simulation	O
game	O
which	O
strives	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
National	O
Basketball	B-Application
Association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
mostly	O
play	O
NBA	O
basketball	B-Application
games	O
with	O
real	O
or	O
created	O
players	O
and	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
game	O
modes	O
are	O
present	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
quick	O
play	O
,	O
online	O
,	O
and	O
street	O
basketball	B-Application
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MyPlayer	O
mode	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
creates	O
their	O
own	O
basketball	B-Application
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
customizes	O
the	O
appearance	O
,	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
plays	O
through	O
their	O
basketball	B-Application
career	O
,	O
upgrading	O
their	O
attributes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Device
2K10	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
and	O
November	O
2009	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Device
2K10	I-Device
features	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
consisting	O
of	O
30	O
licensed	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
musicians	O
are	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
street	O
basketball	B-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
NBA	B-Device
2K10	I-Device
:	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
specially	O
designed	O
locker	O
,	O
configured	O
for	O
game	O
storage	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
a	O
Kobe	O
Bryant	O
figurine	O
made	O
by	O
McFarlane	O
Toys	O
,	O
a	O
poster	O
of	O
Bryant	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
commemorative	O
video	O
analyzing	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
sorts	O
was	O
released	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
:	O
NBA	B-Device
2K10	I-Device
Draft	O
Combine	O
is	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Derrick	O
Rose	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
for	O
NBA	B-Device
2K10	I-Device
Draft	O
Combine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
NBA	B-Device
2K10	I-Device
all	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.coms	O
Aaron	O
Thomas	O
called	O
NBA	B-Device
2K10	I-Device
an	O
"	O
excellent	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
"	O
that	O
is	O
"	O
full	O
of	O
nagging	O
technical	O
problems	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Bertz	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
improvements	O
made	O
over	O
NBA	B-Device
2K9	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
for	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
Martin	O
Kitts	O
commended	O
the	O
depth	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
presentation	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
NBA	B-Device
2K10	I-Device
"	O
almost	O
perfectly	O
"	O
replicates	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
a	O
televised	O
NBA	O
game	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
visuals	O
are	O
n't	O
quite	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
concluded	O
its	O
review	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
With	O
solid	O
,	O
fast	O
paced	O
gameplay	O
and	O
an	O
excellent	O
presentation	O
that	O
's	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
ever	O
had	O
,	O
NBA	B-Device
2K10	I-Device
continues	O
its	O
strong	O
pedigree	O
of	O
great	O
basketball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
slowdown	O
and	O
the	O
legacy	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
AI	O
and	O
shooting	O
are	O
dismaying	O
,	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
completely	O
destroy	O
the	O
on-court	O
experience	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
still	O
strong	O
enough	O
to	O
allow	O
2K	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
basketball	B-Application
crown	O
for	O
yet	O
another	O
year.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
2K	O
Sports	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
worldwide	O
,	O
an	O
increase	O
over	O
NBA	B-Device
2K9s	I-Device
sales	O
numbers	O
through	O
that	O
same	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
