NBA 2K23's Jordan Challenge revival is all about authenticity
more details about the game mode, which features 15 key moments from Michael Jordan’s career. It includes the 1982 NCAA National Championship, the"Flu Game" and Jordan's game-winning shot at the 1998 NBA Finals.
Developer Visual Concepts seems to have gone all out to make the mode as authentic as possible. “Our team took everything into consideration when constructing this game mode; the arenas, the players, the uniforms, the broadcast, and the play style of the era have been accounted for in an effort to give fans a truly authentic and unique playable Jordan experience,” Visual Concepts VP of NBA development Erick Boenisch said in a statement.
That goes right down to making sure the on-screen graphics were accurate to the era and including filters that try to replicate what it was like to watch these moments on TV in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Each of the challenges has a pre-game interview with someone who was part of that moment, such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dennis Rodman and Phil Jackson. In addition, 2K brought in analyst Mike Fratello to join the commentary team and former Chicago Bulls announcer Ray Clay to make the introductions.