The Top 5 Basketball Video Games of All Time

5. NBA Live 04

Live 04 was a great addition to the NBA Live series. The dribbling in this game is just a blast, you have complete control over the crossover moves and spin moves easily with the freestyle control scheme. This was also the first in the series to introduce the dynasty mode. The dynasty mode was great to it had cut scenes and even kept track of all your records. One more thing that was pretty cool is that it was one of the first games to feature Lebron James.

4. NBA 2K5

NBA 2K5 was a great game and it was released for only 20 bucks, a definite steal. The game had a nice ESPN presentation and the gameplay was really solid. The isomotion controls were ahead of their time. The game allowed for you to import your players from college hoops 2K5into the association mode. But the real gem of this game is the 24/7 mode which was one of the closest things we had to a basketball simulation that was like a RPG mixed together. This game was a classic.

3. College Hoops 2K8

Out of all the college basketball games I've never played a game as deep as College Hoops 2k8. It featured an intricate legacy mode which allowed players to recruit players from high school, junior colleges, and even international players. The game even allowed you to import whole draft classes to that years iteration of NBA 2k. The gameplay was fluid in typical 2K fashion. College Hoops 2K8 has a realism that has yet to be repeated by another college game as this was the last version. Hopefully 2K could get the license back and bless us with College Hoops 2k13.

2. NBA Street Vol 2

Easily the best streetball video game of all time. This game is nothing but fun straight smash mouth basketball. Gamebreakers make a return but this game also allowed for players to pocket their gamebreakers for the craziest basketball cut scenes with gamebreaker 2's.

1. NBA 2K12

Not only is this the newest basketball game out it is also the greatest. 2k sports delivered the goods on this one as they improved on the already stellar gameplay. They also pulled out a new and improved my player mode with press conferences and endorsements. The defense is stifling the computer is no pushover on hall of fame anymore. This game will most definitely be a iteration remembered for years. That is until 2K13 raises the bar again.

Need For Speed - Rivals

We are here talking about a franchise that has been around for more than 2 decades; and within these 2 decades, it has witnessed development at a light year's speed. Back in 1994, Need for Speed surprised computer users with one of the first racing arcade. Since then, the game has seen rapid developments and improvements, enabling its latest edition, Need for Speed Rivals, to be nothing less of a surprise.

Supported by two leading developers - Ghost Games and Criterion, the NFS franchise took many elements from its previous titles, mixed in a few new features and thereby produced a Gen X styled game play.

Not for the first time, the game offers dual career modes - one as a racer, and the other as a cop, each creating a distinct gaming experience. With swapping career modes having become as simple as triggering a button from the safe house, players can progress through the dual career modes, unlocking one level at a time.

What differs in this edition is the method of earning an income. While racers earn Speed-Points by jumping, drifting, near misses, etc., cops pocket the Speed-Points which were accumulated by the racers by busting them. The game play is intense and hence, it is suggested to complete the tutorial from both sides before giving your skills a try.

Completing objectives provide new cars. For completing an objective, a player must complete a set of challenges, known as the "Speed-List", allowing them to purchase cars and goodies which are unlocked. With the government funding Cop Equipment, cop cars are available for usage as they are unlocked, however the racers, as usual, have to earn additional Speed-Points to be able to purchase the unlocked cars.

Earlier editions of the NFS franchise could be classified as Racing Arcades; however, the NFS Rivals breaks all previous records. Realistic designs and near to life detailing makes it safe to classify this one as a simulation as well. Developed to imitate the real life rules of physics and other sciences, all cars; be it a Bugatti, an Aston Martin, or even the now-returned Ferrari, give the players a life-like driving experience.

However it must be noticed that though in real life, the chances of a BMW M3 STS out running a Buggati Veyron cruiser are dependent on the driver's luck and experience, in the game, they are dependent on the type of "Pursuit-Tech" equipped by the speed monsters. A variety of these "Techs" are available to the players, ranging from EMPs to Shock Rams to Spike Strips to even calling out a helicopter to help take down a racer.

These "Weapons" however, are not free of cost. They must be purchased prior to equipping by spending the Speed-Points which one has accumulated. The "Speed-Points" are harder for racers to accumulate as in the event of them getting wrecked or busted, all these points will be taken back by the Red Wood County Police.

Introduction to Gaming Computers

Do you know what a gaming computer is? It is a personal computer that has been created in order to process high amounts of data which are requested when playing multiplayer online games (role-playing) or online shooter games.

Since lots of computer games have become more and more complex, the graphics that are included here need more memory in order to be processed faster. All computers have a card with high-end graphics and with a fast central processing unit that is available commercially. When the processing unit and graphics card are fast, the time between the input of the gamer and the time of action that is put upon the weapon or the character is reduced. As you probably know, even a second can make the difference between losing or winning a game of this type.

Usually, gaming computers include a bigger RAM than what one might need for simple home apps. If a computer has a big RAM, then the CPU can access the information which is held in storage more frequently. This is a vital element for those who want to have a great gaming experience. This sort of computer is equipped with lots of USB ports, where the user can attach peripheral elements (steering wheels, aircraft yokes, game controllers, joysticks, etc.). The ports are placed on the front part of the computer in order to allow the peripheral elements to have faster access.

Clear audio and video are extremely important when it comes to gaming, and the computers built for this are normally excellent in terms of sound cards or graphics. Lately, technology has evolved impressively, and gaming graphics have started to look more alive than ever. Not to mention that the imaging system needs to have state-of-the art cards that can offer the graphics that one might need in this competitive world. It doesn't matter if we are talking about stationary units or portable laptops. A computer that is utilized for gaming must have a better quality of the monitor screen and excellent stereo speakers.

The peripheral devices are highly specialized and they include input devices which are taken for granted most of the times. An example in this case is the keyboard. Lots of gamers would rather play their games in rooms that are low lighted or even without any light at all. This fact lead to the development of the back-lit gaming keyboard.

This is a keyboard that is projected especially for gaming and which has a certain type of keys that are meant to consolidate the commands that normally go into keystrokes. The keyboard emits a sort of blue light that is meant to highlight the keys when it's dark. This was created for those who want to experience an effective gaming process and develop better reflexes.