Sponsored Feature: Ogmento on how NBA: King of the Court 2 brings virtual basketball to real-world courts

It's not easy being King of the Court.

You'll need to be incredibly tall, powerful, and athletic before you can even consider earning that particular accolade.

In NBA: King of the Court 2 - for Android and iOS - Ogmento gives you the chance to prove precisely why you should be considered the best baller in the business.

How? By demonstrating you're the best at shooting hoops from the comfort of your smartphone, natch.

Tim Hernandez, VP of production over at Ogmento, tells us why he believes the use of gyroscope aiming and location-based court competitions in NBA: King of the Court 2 makes this the freshest approach to mobile basketball yet. Trust.

"NBA: King of the Court 2 literally takes virtual basketball to the real world. Players compete on virtual courts at their actual location and compete with players around the globe for the bragging rights to be the King of the World," Hernandez says.

As well as with this location-based twist, NBA: King of the Court 2 differs from the original with its new shooting mechanic. As mentioned earlier, yep, you use your mobile device's gyroscope for aiming and passing.

"Players aim with their devices: up to shoot and down to pass. But, they can also making adjustments to account for distance from the basket and the arc of the ball," Hernandez states.

"It's a natural way to interact not just with the game, but also physically with the device. This type of gyroscopic control hasn't been used before in a basketball game."

Utilising these controls, you journey through 30 NBA cities, each with its own different interactive targets and challenges.

"We've also taken the courts to the next level," Hernandez says.

"By adding interactive team mates, defenders, extra time, and city landmarks (that reward you with bonus points), we've made every shooting round a unique experience."

Ogmento also plans to expand the NBA: King of the Court 2 experience beyond the US by adding new city courts around the world.

You earn the in-game currency, appropriately known as Coin, by completing challenges. You can then spend said Coin on power-ups or on unlocking the ability to play at a city in multiplayer mode.

In addition, five Training Camp levels allow you to improve your balling skills. You can then work your way up the ranks from simple backyard courts all the way up to the pros.

And if you want the challenge of playing on even more courts, multiplayer is the key. Wherever you start up the game in the real world, you see, a court will be established. This means thousands of unique court locations across the planet. All waiting for you.

Whoever does best in his location instantly becomes "King of the Court". Oh, and the victor can pick the design of his court.

NBA: King of the Court 2 blurs the line between virtual and reality in other ways, too.

For example, you can earn real-world prizes (like discount coupons on NBA merchandise) by playing on special "Super Courts". To collect the real-world booty, you might have to become King of a Court or just reach a certain score or meet a certain challenge.

Ogmento claims to be in this for the long run, by the way. The team will add Super Courts, power-ups, Goofballs, and other fun surprises to NBA: King of the Court 2 on a regular basis.

"We have even bigger updates in store over the next few months. Players should expect to see cheerleaders, NBA team mascots, taunts, and more social features soon. Communicating and competing with friends will be even easier," Hernandez says.

You can download NBA: King of the Court 2 on your iPhone or iPad as a Universal app for free [iTunes link]. It's also free to download on Android [Google Play link].

You can check out the trailer for the game below.

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