<s>
NBA	B-Device
2K8	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2007	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
and	O
Spike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
2K7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Device
2K8	I-Device
is	O
the	O
predecessor	O
to	O
NBA	B-Device
2K9	I-Device
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Device
2K8	I-Device
was	O
well	O
received	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Device
2K8	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
and	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
basketball	B-Application
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
mostly	O
play	O
NBA	O
basketball	B-Application
games	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
with	O
real	O
teams	O
and	O
players	O
or	O
created	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
games	O
,	O
Kevin	O
Harlan	O
is	O
the	O
play-by-play	O
commentator	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
series	O
to	O
have	O
Kenny	O
Smith	O
as	O
the	O
color	O
commentator	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
make	O
a	O
return	O
in	O
the	O
pre-game	O
and	O
halftime	O
shows	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
2K16	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Craig	O
Sager	O
as	O
the	O
sideline	O
reporter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Paul	O
is	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
of	O
NBA	B-Device
2K8	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Device
2K8	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
NBA	B-Device
2K8	I-Device
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
five	O
,	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
one	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
seven	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
24	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Hilary	O
Goldstein	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
versions	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
many	O
ways	O
,	O
NBA	B-Device
2K8	I-Device
is	O
an	O
improved	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
court	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
any	O
hoops	O
fan	O
should	O
give	O
NBA	B-Device
2K8	I-Device
a	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
certainly	O
the	O
best	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
on	O
any	O
system	O
this	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Todd	O
Zuniga	O
commended	O
the	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
depth	O
,	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
online	O
features	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
but	O
disliked	O
certain	O
gameplay	O
imperfections	O
that	O
he	O
deemed	O
small	O
and	O
annoying	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
unrealistic	O
defensive	O
abilities	O
of	O
big	O
men	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
defending	O
quick	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
for	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
,	O
Chris	O
Andrien	O
wrote	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
versions	O
:	O
"	O
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
NBA	B-Device
2K8	I-Device
is	O
a	O
pretty	O
fun	O
jaunt.	O
"	O
</s>
