NBA 2K15: New “Badges” System Replaces Signature Skills, Will Differentiate Players More Than Ever

• • Alpha Dog – Steps his game up when his teammates are performing poorly
  • Beta Dog – Steps his game up when an Alpha Dog teammate is out or is playing poorly
  • Road Dog – Elevates his play when playing in road games
  • Prime Time – Elevates his play in games of great significance
  • Closer – Steps his game up in the 4th quarter and overtime when the game is close
  • Cool & Collected – A player who remains fairly consistent throughout the course of the game
  • Spark Plug – Energizes teammates with big plays
  • Fierce Competitor – Elevates his game when being outplayed or instigated
  • Swagger – Gets himself going by making big plays
  • Mind Games – Gets his opponent out of rhythm by getting into his head while guarding him
  • Enforcer – Wreaks havoc on the floor with physical and tough play
  • Mentor – Gets younger players focused in on the game when they commit mistakes
  • Heart & Soul – Rallies team when things are getting out of hand. Helps team stay focused
  • Floor General – Makes his team better offensively just by being on the floor
  • Hardened – Plays through fatigue and injury without experiencing full negative consequences
  • On the Court Coach – MyCAREER specific. A player with this badge can get the ball, call plays and tell teammates to shoot whenever he wants
  • Defensive Anchor – Makes his team better defensively just by being on the floor

Emotional Reaction Badges (has no gameplay effect)

• • Friendly – An outgoing and typically well-liked player
  • Reserved – A quiet player that generally keeps to himself
  • High Work Ethic – Works harder than the typical NBA player
  • Legendary Work Ethic – First one to the gym, last one to leave and the hardest worker at all times
  • All-Time Great – Strives to be known as an all-time great
  • Low Ego – Values team success more than anything
  • Keep It Real – Responds best to tough love
  • Pat My Back – Responds best when coddled
  • Expressive – Has no problem expressing his feelings
  • Unpredictable – Can be erratic in his behavior
  • Laid Back – Generally pretty chill at all times

SKILL BADGES (49)

• Volume Shooter – Heats up with every shot, make or miss. However, lack of shots can make him cold
• Microwave – Only needs a limited amount of made shots to get hot
• Unfazed – Timeouts as well as quarter breaks do not cool this player down offensively
• Corner Specialist – Known for his ability to knock down threes from the corner
• Screen Outlet – Excels as the screener in the pick & roll game
• Deadeye – Not bothered as much by defenders when it comes to making contested shots
• Limitless Range – Known for knocking down three pointers well beyond the three point line
• The Bank is Open – Excels at banking in jumpers
• Fade Ace – Excels at making fadeaway jumpers
• Shot Creator – Known for making tough shots off the dribble after creating space to shoot
• Lob City Finisher – Finishes alley-oops at a high rate
• Posterizer – Known for attempting to dunk on opposing players whenever possible
• Spin Lay-in – Excels at making spin layups
• Hop-Stepper – Excels at making hop-step layups
• King of Euros – Shines in his ability to make euro step layups
• Acrobat – Can change his shot in air and attempt difficult shots with few consequences
• Tear Dropper – Excels at making floaters and runners
• Post-spin Technician – Dominates the post with his ability to beat his defender spin and drive moves
• Drop-Stepper – Adept at beating his defender in the post with dropsteps
• Post Hoperater – Excels at making hop-shots out of the post
• Post Stepback Pro – Shines in his ability to use the post stepback move to score in the post
• Dream Like Up and Under – Uses an array of up-fakes in the post to fool his defender into jumping
• Killer Crossover – A ball-handler who excels at breaking his defender down with crossovers
• Spin King Pin – A ball-handler known for breaking his defender down with spin moves
• Step Back Freeze – A ball-handler adept at freezing his defender with stepback moves
• Behind the Back Pro – A ball-handler who catches his defender off guard with behind the back moves
• Hesitation Stunner – A ball-handler adept at freezing his defender with hesitation moves
• Master of In and Out – A ball-handler known for breaking his defender down with in and out moves
• Pet Move Size-Up – A ball-handler who uses elite size-up moves to break his defender down
• One Man Fast Break – Excels at taking the ball coast to coast on a fastbreak
• Transition Finisher – Adept at running the fastbreak and finishing at a high rate
• Flashy Passer – Known for throwing accurate flashy passes
• Break Starter – Starts fastbreaks with accurate outlet passes
• Pick & Roll Maestro – Known for orchestrating the pick & roll game as the ball-handler
• Lob City Passer – Throws accurate alley-oop passes
• Dimer – An elite passer known for hitting teammates in the correct position to score, giving them a boost on their shot %
• Hustle Points – Known for immediately scoring following an offensive rebound near the basket
• Scrapper – A hustle player who wins loose ball battles
• Tenacious Rebounder – Relentless in going for rebounds
• Perimeter Lockdown Defender – A defender that automatically counters the perimeter offensive badges of opponents
• Post Lockdown Defender – A defender that automatically counters the interior scoring badges of opponents
• Charge Card – Adept at placing himself in position to win charge calls
• Pick Dodger – Doesn’t get caught up on screens very easily
• Interceptor – Adept at stealing passes
• Pick Pocket – Known for his ability to strip the ball from a ball-handler
• Eraser – Amazing shot blocker who counters inside-scoring badges of opponents
• Chasedown Artist – Chases players down on fastbreaks and effectively swats their shots from behind
• Bruiser – The physical nature of this player drains energy from his match-up
• Brick Wall – Sets extremely effective screens

• Players will have the appropriate injury accessory for when returning from injury (i.e. the player will wear a knee pad after a knee injury, etc).
• Posterizer has been toned down
• Crowds will have appropriate peaks and valleys in how they react to the action on the court