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NBA 2K18
Port of NBA 2K18 for PS3 and Xbox 360.
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Every year 2K brings us a very high quality game and this year is no exception! Every time a new 2K is released, it brings the challenge of getting used to
Now, if you don’t care about playing online, don’t care about optional microtransactions, and can stand the ups and downs of bugs that will be patched, NBA 2K18 is the best basketball game of the year and probably of the past decade. It’s a shame that some polish and poor business choices weigh it down.
Nintendo console owners who enjoy sports sims have rarely had the chance to scratch that itch on the company’s recent platforms. Outside of some first-party arcade sports games, options on the Wii and Wii U ranged between subpar to nonexistent. Prospects are looking up for the fledgling Switch judging by what Visual Concepts pulled off with NBA 2K18.
Note: Keep an eye out for future patches/updates that could address MyCareer and save issues.
A good entry in the series for those who skipped a year. Virtual currency is pushed everywhere. The Neighborhood is OK. Basketball action is fun and exciting.
If you're looking to pick up a basketball simulator to play with your friends, online or offline, then this is the game for you. NBA 2K18 is an excellent basketball game that simulates the sport in a wonderful way, but it's the MyCareer mode and all the tasteless microtransactions that come with it that that sour the experience, ruining what should have been the centrepiece of this otherwise excellent digital interpretation of the sport.
2K, the publishers of NBA 2K18, have left me and their die-hard fan base absolutely disappointed. How did they get it so wrong when NBA 2K18 was lined up to be bigger and better than all its predecessors?