<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K12	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2011	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
2011	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
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
thirteenth	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-Application
2K11	I-Application
and	O
the	O
predecessor	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
2K13	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
three	O
different	O
covers	O
are	O
available	O
;	O
the	O
three	O
cover	O
athletes	O
are	O
Michael	B-Application
Jordan	I-Application
(	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Chicago	O
Bulls	O
,	O
Magic	O
Johnson	O
of	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Lakers	O
,	O
and	O
Larry	O
Bird	O
of	O
the	O
Boston	O
Celtics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K12	I-Application
,	O
like	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
strives	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
experience	O
of	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
and	O
customizable	O
players	O
and	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K12	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
wealth	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K12	I-Application
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>
MyPlayer	O
mode	O
returns	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
their	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>
The	O
mode	O
features	O
such	O
teams	O
as	O
the	O
1986	O
–	O
87	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Lakers	O
,	O
with	O
Magic	O
Johnson	O
,	O
Kareem	O
Abdul-Jabbar	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
,	O
the	O
1995	O
–	O
96	O
Chicago	O
Bulls	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Michael	B-Application
Jordan	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
1984	O
–	O
85	O
Philadelphia	O
76ers	O
,	O
featuring	O
Julius	O
Erving	O
and	O
Moses	O
Malone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K12	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
for	O
the	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
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
three	O
cover	O
athletes	O
are	O
Michael	B-Application
Jordan	I-Application
,	O
Magic	O
Johnson	O
,	O
and	O
Larry	O
Bird	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K12	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
with	O
Kobe	O
Bryant	O
making	O
an	O
appearance	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
version	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
2K12	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
,	O
by	O
contrast	O
,	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
do	O
not	O
hold	O
an	O
aggregated	O
score	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Bertz	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
called	O
NBA	B-Application
2K12	I-Application
the	O
"	O
best	O
basketball	B-Application
sim	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Grisham	O
from	O
GamesRadar	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Suffice	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
few	O
quirks	O
that	O
mean	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
'	O
perfect	O
 '	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
painfully	O
long	O
load	O
times	O
,	O
repetitive	O
commentary	O
when	O
you	O
get	O
further	O
into	O
My	O
Player	O
or	O
have	O
to	O
repeat	O
historic	O
matchups	O
[...],	O
or	O
questionable	O
decisions	O
around	O
DLC	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
Crew	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
so	O
,	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
sublime	O
gameplay	O
,	O
unprecedented	O
level	O
of	O
compelling	O
historic	O
team	O
matchups	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
excellent	O
update	O
to	O
My	O
Player	O
puts	O
NBA	B-Application
2K12	I-Application
at	O
a	O
level	O
no	O
hoops	O
game	O
has	O
ever	O
been	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
modes	O
would	O
be	O
reason	O
enough	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
together	O
make	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
any	O
basketball	B-Application
fan	O
has	O
to	O
pick	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
