GamePro Goes One On One With The NBA (Page 4 of 7)

The Minnesota Timberwolves' Randy Foye was third up and talked to us about the motion capture experience and Madden football games.

GP: How long have you been playing videogames?

RF: I've been playing videogames forever...every type of racing game, sports game--every time they come out I'm always playing it. I'm competitive, so my friends and I always play each other every day for at least five to six hours a day when a new game comes out to try to beat each other.

GP: What games did you like playing?

RF: Need for Speed...when that game first came out I was in love with that game, [and] Madden 95 when they put the capture of the guy running up the sideline.

GP: What do you play now?

RF: Even though I'm an NBA player, Madden is my favorite sports game. When I play a football game, I usually use all of the teams but when I play a basketball game I only use the Timberwolves because I'm in it.

GP: What's it like knowing your real moves are going to be in NBA Live 09?

RF: I know they'll probably use me and my moves for other NBA guards that are similar to me for motion in the game. I might use another guy in the NBA game and he's going to be walking like me or shooting like me. Just to be able to come here and put these suits on and get our actual moves and jump shots into the game is crazy.

GP: What was the mo-cap session like?

RF: It's all computerized. They take a couple of guys and put the suits on them and it's real human beings, until you look at the screens they have set up. When you see the screens it's all motion and those suits capture every little movement we make. I'm probably still moving now if you look at the screen.

GP: Has being involved in this mo-cap impacted your respect for the guys who make this game?

RF: I give the guys who make these games a lot of respect because I know it's a lot of long hours and a lot of work to get the game out by a certain time. It's kind of like being an athlete; they have to work as hard as they can to get the job done.

GP: Do you game on the road?

RF: We travel with an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Some guys will be playing cards and other guys will be playing videogames. We play everything from FIFA 07 to SOCOM. We play on the plane and in the hotel. Some guys don't go out when we're in another city, we just play videogames in the room; I'm one of those guys.

GP: Where do you rank on your team in terms of gamers?

RF: If there's 10 of us playing, I'd probably be in the top five.

GP: Do you have a favorite team in Madden NFL 08?

RF: I love playing with Peyton Manning. He throws to Marvin Harrison or Reggie Wayne and they always catch it. Sometimes it's a crazy pass and you don't think they're going to catch it, but they're All-Star receivers so they pull it in.

GP: What consoles do you own?

RF: I have a PS3, Wii and 360.

GP: What do you think of the Wii?

RF: I like the Wii. I play Wii Tennis a lot. The Wii reminds me a little bit of the motion sensor suits we have on here.

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