<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K13	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
basketball	B-Application
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
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
December	O
for	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K13	I-Application
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
2K12	I-Application
,	O
succeeded	O
by	O
NBA	B-Application
2K14	I-Application
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
series	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
fourteenth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
2K	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
last	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
only	O
installment	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
pure	O
handheld	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2K	O
also	O
announced	O
NBA	B-Application
2K13s	I-Application
compatibility	O
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
the	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
360	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
legends	O
from	O
NBA	B-Application
2K12	I-Application
have	O
been	O
removed	O
:	O
Julius	O
Erving	O
and	O
Kareem	O
Abdul-Jabbar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
been	O
credited	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
having	O
both	O
the	O
1992	O
and	O
2012	O
United	O
States	O
men	O
's	O
national	O
basketball	B-Application
teams	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
including	O
songs	O
from	O
Jay-Z	O
and	O
artists	O
like	O
Nas	B-Application
,	O
Kanye	O
West	O
,	O
and	O
U2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
2K	O
added	O
NBA	B-Application
2K13	I-Application
Lite	O
(	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
previously	O
release	O
NBA	B-Application
2K13	I-Application
)	O
to	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
is	O
free	O
,	O
and	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
cut	O
down/demonstration	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
NBA	B-Application
2K13	I-Application
iOS	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Release	O
updated	O
the	O
2K13	O
and	O
2K14	O
versions	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
October	O
2nd	O
release	O
,	O
2K	O
Sports	O
announced	O
via	O
a	O
reply	O
to	O
a	O
fan	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
the	O
downloadable	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
October	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
date	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
was	O
subsequently	O
changed	O
to	O
October	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K13	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
88	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9	O
of	O
10	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Enhanced	O
realism	O
and	O
a	O
great	O
new	O
control	O
setup	O
make	O
NBA	B-Application
2K13	I-Application
a	O
fantastic	O
recreation	O
of	O
pro	O
hoops.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
is	O
no	O
doubt	O
that	O
NBA	B-Application
2K13	I-Application
is	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
ages	O
.	O
</s>
