

MyPlayer mode is one of the modes in it, players create their own player and play through their career in the NBA. Players mainly play NBA basketball games in a variety of game modes with real and customizable players and teams. NBA 2K12, like the other games in the series, strives to emulate the experience of the National Basketball Association. This was the last installment in the series to be released for the PlayStation 2. For the first time in the series, three different covers are available the three cover athletes are Michael Jordan (who was also the cover athlete for the previous game) for the Chicago Bulls, Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers, and Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics.

As the thirteenth installment in the NBA 2K series, it is the successor to NBA 2K11 and the predecessor to NBA 2K13.

NBA 2K12 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports.
