So to sum up 2K21 MT this section, I do not really have a fancy rear of the box marketing name for the work that went into gameplay balance and"fun-ifying" the on-court experience, but I'm pretty confident that longtime lovers of 2K basketball will observe the improvements and appreciate what the team managed to accomplish.

The Pro Stick was a staple of 2K basketball for years now, and for the most part, has mostly gone awry. For NBA 2K21, we watched this to freshen up the game on the offensive end. In games, the Guru Stick could be held by you in any way. So this season, we're making a significant change to the Guru Stick works. With this shift, we have been able to greatly expand the dribble movement arsenal and give you access to more moves in a more intuitive control strategy.

After a game or two, it will feel instant nature and will have you busting ankles very quickly! Along with the remap, the moves themselves have been overhauled to be much more responsive and chain-able. Street moves have been moved to a tap of the left trigger as well, so you won't be shooting them off by accident when you're breaking down defenders in the Park. And for its NBA size-ups, we've added several new signatures like Harden's around the leg dribble, a new variant of Kobe's dance, and Durant's patented hesi cross.

Still another NBA legend, Nate Robinson, arrived for movement capture this year and gave us some very exceptional moves that I will leave that you find as well. You might also perform size-up dribbles on the movement by holding the Pro Stick Up and using the left stick to move your player in almost any direction. And when you factor in all the 1-to-1 size-up packages and fresh customizable escape dribbles, there is really no limit to the types of combos you can pull away in NBA 2K21.

Moves were not the one thing that profited from the Guru Stick update. Jump shooting and finishing at the rim have been points of emphasis. We wanted to create scoring the basketball an art both from the perimeter and in the bottom, so we brainstormed and prototyped a number of different shooting mechanics for this year's game. What we settled on was a notion conceptually much like something we attempted in NBA 2K17... Shot Stick Aiming. Aiming didn't really work that well in NBA 2K17 because it was a bit buried, didn't have much skill built into it, and didn't give the user any feedback.

For NBA 2K21, when you shoot with the Guru Stick, the shot meter changes from a timing bar to a grid. So instead of trying to stop the shot meter when you reach the ideal release window, you adjust the Guru Stick in real time to reach the ideal center aim point. The goal window resizes dynamically based on player skill, shooting selection, and just how well the shot is contested and may also shift into the left or right depending on the shot's degree of difficulty. Should you miss the target too far to the left or right, your shot will overlook in that way. And as I mentioned above with the new slider places, even the slightest degree might be the difference between a make and an airball on Hall of Fame, while it's quite a bit more forgiving on the easier difficulties.

You also won't be penalized for using the whole shooting movement to get the sweet spot. In other words, when you are shooting with the Guru Stick, you don't need to time your launch. But if you would like to take it to another level and understand that your release, you can lock on your time and aim by centering the Pro Stick or simply by tapping one of the triggers when you reach the apex of the shooter. The lock in will be indicated by a brief flash on the shot meter. If you are able to Buy NBA 2K21 MT aim and time well, you'll give yourself the best chances at making the injection.