NBA 2K15

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  1. Necramonium
    Oct 30, 2014
    5
    i haven't touched a basketbal game in over 6 years, but i was in shock on how bad this game plays, the controls are slow, you really don't have the feeling you got control over your character. It's also very hard to understand anything from this game if you are not well known with anything basketball related, so if you just want to start a game and play a quick game of b-ball, forget it, ii haven't touched a basketbal game in over 6 years, but i was in shock on how bad this game plays, the controls are slow, you really don't have the feeling you got control over your character. It's also very hard to understand anything from this game if you are not well known with anything basketball related, so if you just want to start a game and play a quick game of b-ball, forget it, i have never seen a sports game with such a big learning curve, and there is a no tutorial at all, they just got some badly written tutorial videos with a voice over from a NBA player who doesn't sound like he wanted to voice them at all. To be able to do some simple defense you have to pull so many moves your sticks i am not even bothering to do it anymore.

    And than their is the My Career mode, avoid like the plague, your guy starts up as a wash up who did not even get drafted, and it shows why, he can't hit even hit the basket from 2 meters without a defender putting pressure on him. And the A.I is just terrible, i am in a perfect open position and my team just wont pass me the ball, instead the guy with the ball just stands there dribbling away until the shot timer is over. Your player also seems to be the main target to be defended while if i don't do anything, my team just rushes through their defense. And talking about teammates, even my teammates can't hit a ball, when my guy got transferred to the L.A Lakers, even Koby Bryant was missing shots that the real Bryant would be ashamed for.

    And the biggest is with My Career is that they reward you after a match with VC cash, with this you can upgrade your character. But they give you so little, you might as well not bother, the main reason why they give this cash in such little amount is because you also have the option to just buy VC with real money, so why would i bother with doing well if a can just cheap out and max my guy out with real money?

    Overall i am having just no fun with this, they made it way to realistic and the fun is far to find, this game is only worth it if you are really good with the previous versions of series and are a basketball nut. If you are a beginner, avoid this game. Oh yeah, did they also mention its a whopping 35 gig for PC? Good luck with downloading that if your ISP restricts you in the amount of GB you can download a month!    … Expand
  2. gabriot
    Oct 26, 2014
    2
    Is an upgrade form 2K14 even saying much? This game just sucks. Everytime there is an update it just exits you out of the game without warning and you lose your progress while it patches the update. The game is glitch central - you'll be hard pressed to find a game where your entire team doesn't teleport at least once or twice.

    The controls are just plain horrid. It's like I'm    Is an upgrade form 2K14 even saying much? This game just sucks. Everytime there is an update it just exits you out of the game without warning and you lose your progress while it patches the update. The game is glitch central - you'll be hard pressed to find a game where your entire team doesn't teleport at least once or twice.

    The controls are just plain horrid. It's like I'm playing in an ice rink with the way your guys just slight away from a quick flick of the control stick. My player mode is once again a joke. Try to guard someone and see just how "fun" this game is on defense. Something as simple as being able to follow someone on D is Dark Souls level hard, not because of actual good game design and challenge, but because figuring out the random ass controls is about as unintuitive as it comes. I guess it would be too much to ask for to be able to just oh I don't know.... HAVE YOUR GUY MOVE ALONG WITH WHAT YOUR CONTROL STICK IS TELLING HIM TO DO.

    But no, not in this game. In this game if you have the ball near the top of the 3 point line, and you catch a pass where your control stick was even slightly moving backward, you'll get the "pleasure" of watching your guy run all the way into the backcourt and force a turnover, the whole time your control stick will be pressed forward but it won't do a damn bit of good.

    You'll have the "pleasure" of hitting the block button when someone goes up for a shot, only to have your block register through 2 seconds later, and get minus points for bad block attempt, and letting your man score.

    You'll have the "pleasure" of performing a dribble move to juke a defender, leaving a wide open lane to the basket, only to have the **** un-cancellable animation of your ball handler take the 2 extra seconds it needs to complete, and by that time your guy will be drawn like a magnet back to his defender.

    It is the worst controls I think I've ever had the displeasure of having to deal with in a sports game. They've never been good, but this **** company seems to somehow top their awfulness with each successive release of the game.

    Nothing makes sense in the my player mode either, as per usual with this franchise. When it's time to sub-in, you have to wait to watch the next play before you get to come in, and it's always whomever get's the rebound, randomly calling a timeout. Makes total sense, right? What a great feature, having your gameplay delayed just to watch the absolutely retarded AI retardly play against each other for a possession, followed by a retardedly called timeout, just so you can get in and watch your guy retardedly try and follow what you input into the controls.

    The game fails on so many levels, but hey, they paid off the review sites so people will keep buying their awful product. Such is the modern state of gaming. Yay.    … Expand
  3. internetguy1979
    Dec 23, 2014
    0
    NBA 2K15 the worst NBA 2K in the last 5 years. fuk you 2K SPORTS, fuk your servers, your jerky gameplay and lagged fuked up game 0, thats wat you deserve for making me pay money every year without improving the game or the servers
  4. chunyu19
    Feb 16, 2015
    4
    I can't see any ways to rate this game over 5 points. Actually, its not a basketball game at all, as ALL you need is to follow the Game "Play", when you brought the ball forward, the game would call "Play"... what you have to do is to follow what the coach ordered you, if you did not follow it....you teammates will be acted like RUBBISH ....with NO deadly pass, NO 3 pts shoot, NO allyoop,I can't see any ways to rate this game over 5 points. Actually, its not a basketball game at all, as ALL you need is to follow the Game "Play", when you brought the ball forward, the game would call "Play"... what you have to do is to follow what the coach ordered you, if you did not follow it....you teammates will be acted like RUBBISH ....with NO deadly pass, NO 3 pts shoot, NO allyoop, NO pick & roll, NO spacing... they would have low (or even NO) A.I.

    If you followed the "Play", then you will feel the game playing you, but not you playing the game....When you cannot run as you like, you cannot even shoot (if you are a PF, who aimed to make screens, box-out, rebound...), you cannot do what you really want... is it still a game?

    Don't trust the game site or what Critic Reviews, as they are not the gamer who really played the game.    … Expand
  5. tstmwku
    Oct 9, 2014
    2
    I preface this review by saying I have only played MyCareer mode, which is the mode I've most enjoyed in the past.

    This game is a cash-grab. That's it.The MyCareer mode has a great feel to it, with regard to the storyline and RPG elements it has. The story-driven career mode seems enjoyable. But there is one massive flaw with the mode: Your player is terrible. Your player is not good at    I preface this review by saying I have only played MyCareer mode, which is the mode I've most enjoyed in the past.

    This game is a cash-grab. That's it.The MyCareer mode has a great feel to it, with regard to the storyline and RPG elements it has. The story-driven career mode seems enjoyable. But there is one massive flaw with the mode: Your player is terrible. Your player is not good at anything and is terrible at everything. The story says you're undrafted, but NBA Scouts wouldn't even look at a player as bad as yours is to start MyCareer.

    To upgrade your player, you need VC, which you can earn very slowly through playing. 2 full days of playing and I got my guy from a 62 Overall to a 64 Overall. But, you can BUY VC! That's the point. They make your player suck so bad so they can sell you VC.

    The controls are horrendous, especially on defense. AI is terrible. The game is just bad. Even as bad as 2K14 was, 2K15 is worse.    … Expand
  6. Llaerrick
    Oct 8, 2014
    6
    Hugely disappointed. I wish I could say the game play is disappointing but I have not been able to even get that far yet (with the exception of about 3 mins of game time). Been a huge fan of the NBA2k series and have bought and played every one. As hyped up as this one has been, it's been one huge let down so far. When are developers going to learn that if you intend to link all your gameHugely disappointed. I wish I could say the game play is disappointing but I have not been able to even get that far yet (with the exception of about 3 mins of game time). Been a huge fan of the NBA2k series and have bought and played every one. As hyped up as this one has been, it's been one huge let down so far. When are developers going to learn that if you intend to link all your game play modes (even the single player ones) to being 'online', then you should very well make sure that your servers can handle the load.

    Putting aside the gripe of why single player modes have to have an 'online' requirement (other than the pure commercial fact that they want you to spend more money) and the 'novelty' of the face scan feature (which is apparently seriously whack), the game is pretty much unplayable at the moment due to the 2k servers being wonky and the game itself required to connect to the servers practically all the time. Every time, the game tries to connect to the server, it freezes and crashes. Running it in offline (steam) mode is stable which says a lot.

    This is pretty fundamental - if you cannot even play the game (which has 99% of the time freezed and crashed on the menu options on me), it cannot even be called a game can it?

    Some would say that this is unfair criticism and does not reflect actual game play. I disagree, if something as fundamental as navigating a menu and options causes a game freeze/crash (and yes all os/drivers are updated blah blah blah) then the game and mechanic is seriously flawed. So in short, please give me a game I can play.    … Expand
  7. jjhill001
    Oct 10, 2014
    3
    Considering that 1.5 hours of my playtime was spent attempting to play a single player portion of the game lets just say I'm not a very happy customer. 2K is one of the biggest game companies in the world and can't seem to be able to stress test their game's servers/not hide BS DRM in a game with this always online bullcrap. You know how to decrease stress on your servers, don't make theConsidering that 1.5 hours of my playtime was spent attempting to play a single player portion of the game lets just say I'm not a very happy customer. 2K is one of the biggest game companies in the world and can't seem to be able to stress test their game's servers/not hide BS DRM in a game with this always online bullcrap. You know how to decrease stress on your servers, don't make the most popular mode (myCareer) always online like ♥♥♥♥♥s. Also stop defending that it's multiplayer game, this isn't Warcraft, there are like max 10 players at a time.

    Onto the actual game:
    Only played myCareer a few hours after release the game is fun, looks good, isn't really as responsive as I'd like, players feel a little heavy (Video game me should be able to react on defense better than real me) I'm not asking to be Scotty Pippin immediately but I can't even attempt to recover to at least contest a layup that would go in but look a little more realistic having someone there. It's kind of tough to get assists as a rookie on HOF difficulty but I'll figure it out.

    I didn't read up on this game too much before I got it because I did that last year then PC got jipped on features that really sounded cool to me. So I was really surprised to find out that I'm best friends with Andre Drummond and he can talk to me, which IS awesome. It would be more awesome if the voice acting was a little better and not so stone faced like Skyrim was.

    Speaking of Skyrim! The game takes up 50GB which is like 8 Skyrims.

    Edit: This is almost worse than I thought. Instead of making the AI smarter on harder difficulties they just make your character artificially slower which is stupid.

    Steve Kerr is an announcer, Stan Van Gundy's guy looks like the penguin from batman. Passing is not working right or is just made more difficult by the previously mentioned crap with difficulty level I can't tell. Myteam still doesn't work, neither does the park, or anything else online as far as I can tell.

    Javale McGee and Dwight Howard doing turnaround fadeaway jumpshots from 13ft out? Yup! You betcha. Invisible players interviewing with Doris, yup. Also since when does EVERY player in the NBA shoot jumpshots from 5ft out instead of a wide open layup? Oh yeah even when I do get a teammate the ball around the bucket wide open, does he brick the layup 85% of the time? I don't know why this is. Probably something to do with the difficulty level forcing me to be 80pt Kobe just to win a MyCareer game. BTW all of this stuff is from myCareer because it's the only thing working so far.

    Edit 2: Add Joakim Noah to the list of bigs doing turnaround fadeaway jumpers. The game seems to just want you to score 40 pts have 15 rbs and 15 asts to get a win in my career. I'm gonna turn the difficulty down to test this theory because my guys miss WIDE open transition layups all the time. The opposing teams big no matter how bad will alway get like 7 offensive rebounds and convert them almost 100% of the time. If one of the players on myPlayer's team blocks a shot the computer gets it back no matter what. Usually with a wide open layup. My team mates will not jump to block a shot after the opposing PG flies by me. But when I beat an opposing PG literally every defender jumps on me dog pile style. myPark is fun until you run into the 99ovr guy who is 99ovr on the damned 3rd day of the game being out (and playable) So that's pay to win, pointless. The entire game is designed to make you feel like you have to spend money to get VC to play well in myCareer, get cards in myTeam, do well in myPark presumably to do well in myGM. This appears to be a pretty dead eyed version of candy crush in terms of trying to get people to spend extra money on an already 70 dollar game.

    Also the sound keeps fading in and out which is really annoying.    … Expand
  8. OMM
    Oct 9, 2014
    3
    The game is a fraud for PC players. We were promised all of the features of the next gen console and we got none of them. The engine is just off, no feedback, there is really no weight to any of the players, they all feel like they are ice skating. My Player is linked to your ONLINE guy. The pre order bonus VC is not available. The game looks great but plays TERRIBLE. The issues withThe game is a fraud for PC players. We were promised all of the features of the next gen console and we got none of them. The engine is just off, no feedback, there is really no weight to any of the players, they all feel like they are ice skating. My Player is linked to your ONLINE guy. The pre order bonus VC is not available. The game looks great but plays TERRIBLE. The issues with defense are worst than last year, you cannot stay in front of your guy. The game is basically a dunkfest. My hardware is I-7 3770K@4.6GHz on H20, EVGA 780TI SuperClocked, 16GB of ram and 500GB SSD wtih 400GB free and I 250GB SSD system drive.… Expand
  9. RustyJames
    Oct 10, 2014
    1
    Don't waste your money and time for this "next-gen, rly?" game...
    First of all, i wanted to see the brand new Nba 2k, with excellent game experience, like watching basketball with ability to control all stars. BUT ! Of course, all your expectations will be ruined.
    It's the same Nba 2k14 with tons of bugs, annoying controls, terrible AI, terrible gameplay, terrible physics, pretty good    Don't waste your money and time for this "next-gen, rly?" game...
    First of all, i wanted to see the brand new Nba 2k, with excellent game experience, like watching basketball with ability to control all stars. BUT ! Of course, all your expectations will be ruined.
    It's the same Nba 2k14 with tons of bugs, annoying controls, terrible AI, terrible gameplay, terrible physics, pretty good OST and playable MyCareer mode. BUT ! With "new" graphics, which is absolutely average nowadays!
    So, next gen is just a marketing, which branding the graphics level from low (in 2k14) to middle (2k15), but the graphics engine seems non optimized at all, so you gonna enjoy freezes and lags, if you don't have high-end PC. I don't want to waste my nerves and time in this game anymore. Soccer is much better game on PC.    … Expand
  10. Osmanecek
    Oct 21, 2014
    10
    As a big fan of NHL (hockey) and Premier League (soccer), I wish there was game such a close to it´s reality as NBA 2K15 to basketball.

    I have owned game from last year and improvement is breathtaking. When I watched youtube gameplays, it looked like NBA 2K14, but once you play it, it is amazing and completely different.. MyGM and Myplayer are modes, which gives me satisfaction just by    As a big fan of NHL (hockey) and Premier League (soccer), I wish there was game such a close to it´s reality as NBA 2K15 to basketball.

    I have owned game from last year and improvement is breathtaking. When I watched youtube gameplays, it looked like NBA 2K14, but once you play it, it is amazing and completely different.. MyGM and Myplayer are modes, which gives me satisfaction just by them selves. There is still Myteam and Mypark, which are just that top of the cake.. Offline play with mates is something, which I enjoy even more (full matches with 12 minutes quarters is must). I do not experience any network difficulties out of something ordinary worth to mention. It is best team sport game on the market right now and set´s the next-gen level, which other franchises will be hopefully able to reach regarding to graphics, sound in 3-5 years. And I am not talking about absolutely brilliant gameplay and AI. Every play you make there on the court is so unique - and that is something, in which NBA 2K15 excels like no other game before. I have preoredered the game, been playing since and I recommend this game to everyone, who likes team sports in general. You will not be disappointed with this Masterpiece, you will be amazed!

    Please, read this, as it is really not fair to base user score on the things like:

    1) My computer is not fast enough for next-gen, so the game is rubbish.
    2) Problems with online on first few days, because everything is working well right now.

    And now my review:

    I have seen some people to point out the negatives in Mycareer. There has been replacement in Mycareer - First draft has dissapeared (which have to, because of the story..), and talking with GM also - yet to be perfectly honest - how many times did you speak to your coach? Once or twive in whole time? On the otherside randomised interaction with staff, coach, players, that is something much more interesting and I am always looking forward to it. In 2k14 have been stereotype patterns, after game press conferences with boring and useless dialogues. First few games it was interesting, but after while? I have enjoyed much more, when they told me that I am on a cover of 2k15 game, or they have put billboard with my player on the street and these kind of things to mix game a bit. And that is what 2K really worked hard on this year. In 2k15 everything feels unpatterned (so far), on and off-court - almost everything you say and do actually change things about your character and affecting how your player, coach, and the other staff acts in situations on and off court. Miss to many threes and coach will be upset to you, when you back to bench. Do not pass the ball around, and coach and one- most important player in your team will tell you. Do not work well as a team on rebounds, again - coach will be really ... . And that is something, which no-other team sport game came ever close to.

    On court? Everything is much more about read the situation - in 2k14 you were able to follow same path and get that way points much more easier- it didn´t really matter on what difficulty. AI have been improved so much in this way. In 2k15 you have to be much more illusive and unpredictible, with dribbling, passing, shooting, and deffense. And it is much more rewarding when everything you do works out well. Same as in a real match - sometimes everything is working so perfect, the other time no-matter what, it is so bad and your mates in mycareer doesn´t score single point either. That is something what is going on in mycareer with Orlando Magic - where we occupying last spot from whole NBA - yet, I know it is about team as whole, which is very weak and looking forward to make big line after season and move to some more competetive team. But I do really enjoy game even with Orlando - as it is very close to reality and wondering what it would be like if Howard didn´t go to Rockets and played with me in the same team.. Men, we could make Play-off like nothing.. :D And that is what I am after. I am sure, that diehard fans of the team must have difficult time to accept the reality and therfore in game also. But this is not game about make your team win Play-off after first season, to be honest it is going to be difficult with some teams to get even to Play-off, and that is what is so rewarding about it, you do not have to fight for first spots, there is plenty of challange even on the last spot.

    21.10.2014 Update: Ok, after pain in the Orlando - I have moved to Bulls and that is what I am talking about baby, Noah is perfect on Rebounds - in 2k14 I didn´t thing he is any special - but now? I am really glad he is waiting as a shark under basket with very high numbers in rebounds - this was really weak point in Orlando. Same goes with the Layups - Chicago looks really strong side to me. Rose is amazing player. With 12 minutes quarters, whole season in front of me (usualy it takes me 82 day´s to get to Play Off ) and Bulls I am really looking forward to play-offs!    … Expand
  11. rakdek
    Oct 20, 2014
    0
    **** game. Feels really sluggish to controller maybe its better on keyboard. Guys on defense have feet stuck in quicksand on hall of fame difficulty. Cannot perform hustle plays even with highest attribute being athletic. I feel lied to because this was supposed to be an improvement from 2k14. But in fact takes a huge step back by requiring constant online play as well as a blantantly**** game. Feels really sluggish to controller maybe its better on keyboard. Guys on defense have feet stuck in quicksand on hall of fame difficulty. Cannot perform hustle plays even with highest attribute being athletic. I feel lied to because this was supposed to be an improvement from 2k14. But in fact takes a huge step back by requiring constant online play as well as a blantantly obvious attempt to be a cash grab with microtransactions a part of the mycareer menu without even including a menu to talk to the GM as in previous iterations of the game. Why would you remove previous features of the game and then make it abundantly clear that you can purchase points.… Expand
  12. iblastoff
    Oct 15, 2014
    8
    On launch day(night), the servers were unreachable. Now they seem to be fine. One negative is 2k Sports seemed to have removed training camp for some bizarre reason, making you play your initial story mode without any clue on how to actually play the game. Theres not even a way to practice free throws. Theres also no face scanning for PCs which is sort of understandable. The menu UI isOn launch day(night), the servers were unreachable. Now they seem to be fine. One negative is 2k Sports seemed to have removed training camp for some bizarre reason, making you play your initial story mode without any clue on how to actually play the game. Theres not even a way to practice free throws. Theres also no face scanning for PCs which is sort of understandable. The menu UI is still horrible (as they've always been in 2k games) but so far its definitely been super fun. I don't know why people are complaining about the needed specs because my low to mid-tier machine runs it perfectly all on the highest settings at 1080p (i3-4150, nvidia 750ti, 8 gb ram). I also got all of my pre-order bonuses (VC, KD sleeves) just fine. The story mode is great now that they have voices for a specific player to talk to you every now and then (terrence ross from the raptors whaaat up)… Expand
  13. igor02
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    The game is completely bugged. Gameplay isn't as reality. You can't play normal.Graphic maybe looks is better, but not it's too bugged. I don't recommend it anyone. And optimisation is on low level.
  14. salutis
    Oct 15, 2014
    5
    As a NBA 2K fan, I've played this series since NBA 2K3, I had huge expectation coming into this game but was thoroughly disappointed. Sure the graphics on PC this year is much better, the core game-play is still good, and MT and MC modes are fun. But there are just too many problems:

    1. The launch was horrible, till this day I still didn't get my pre-order throwback Durant and two    As a NBA 2K fan, I've played this series since NBA 2K3, I had huge expectation coming into this game but was thoroughly disappointed. Sure the graphics on PC this year is much better, the core game-play is still good, and MT and MC modes are fun. But there are just too many problems:

    1. The launch was horrible, till this day I still didn't get my pre-order throwback Durant and two packs, I sent an email to 2K support and hasn't heard back from them in a week and half.

    2. The animation "cheese" in the game is worse than any other 2K game I've played, this time the point guard/shooting guard animations are too powerful, CPU players are consistently shooting above 60% on Superstar and HOF difficulties because their point guard can hit almost all mid-range/inside fadeaways and jumpers with a hand in their face. It gets frustrating especially in MC code where if you try to attack the rim, often your player will get bumped into an animation and will miss layups. Even with a lot of contact you will rarely get free throws, it's about the same in simulation mode.

    3. The online features are suppose to be good, but again the 2K server has made the multi-player barely playable, at least for the first two weeks, I got disconnected many times and lost my character and save once.

    I still love NBA 2K series, I just hope there will soon be a patch to address some of theses issues especially regarding the animation and game-play.    … Expand
  15. Apolsc
    Oct 18, 2014
    8
    It has many flaws, but NBA 2K is still the best sports franchise of the last years. This time shots and defense are harder to master in "hall of fame" difficulty, and the broadcast experience is better than ever.

    Con sus defectos NBA 2k sigue siendo la mejor franquicia de juegos deportivos de los ultimos tiempos. Los tiros y la defensa es más difícil de controlar, y la atmósfera de una    It has many flaws, but NBA 2K is still the best sports franchise of the last years. This time shots and defense are harder to master in "hall of fame" difficulty, and the broadcast experience is better than ever.

    Con sus defectos NBA 2k sigue siendo la mejor franquicia de juegos deportivos de los ultimos tiempos. Los tiros y la defensa es más difícil de controlar, y la atmósfera de una verdadera transmisión de TV está muy bien lograda.    … Expand
  16. JM_
    Oct 20, 2014
    6
    Pros
    - new story with cutscenes, interviews, meetings etc.
    - more difficult start as an undrafted player, with more freedom in picking a team - new animations in the match and more detailed crowd Cons - simplified upgrades for player skills (most annoying), now you can't upgrade a single skill but only a group of them, and no signature skills anymore - you must use both sticks on    Pros
    - new story with cutscenes, interviews, meetings etc.
    - more difficult start as an undrafted player, with more freedom in picking a team
    - new animations in the match and more detailed crowd

    Cons
    - simplified upgrades for player skills (most annoying), now you can't upgrade a single skill but only a group of them, and no signature skills anymore
    - you must use both sticks on gamepad in defense, without it your defense is ineffective, Intense-D is no help anymore
    - graphics seems to lost its depth and contrast comparing with NBA2k14, the light and AA makes a freak show of some cutscenes
    - many small bugs: wrong comments from narrators about a match events, corrupted saves, graphic glitches etc.
    - offline mode and online mode are two different games, go offline on Steam, don't verify your online account in 3 days - and you cannot continue your "online" game. This is a strange way to tell "don't be such a loser, don't buy our games, pirates has no problems with it"    … Expand
  17. pazmacats
    Oct 8, 2014
    9
    I played offline mode, so maybe that's why I like this game. Last year's nba has been nothing short of a black (time) hole, and I suspect this will be the same with this year's nba.
    10/10
    -1 for loading times though :( What I like: - The game works (well, at least offline). - The story mode made me laugh a couple of times. Last year's interviews were a pain and I hated every boring    I played offline mode, so maybe that's why I like this game. Last year's nba has been nothing short of a black (time) hole, and I suspect this will be the same with this year's nba.
    10/10
    -1 for loading times though :(

    What I like:
    - The game works (well, at least offline).
    - The story mode made me laugh a couple of times. Last year's interviews were a pain and I hated every boring pixel of my player. Now I just lean back, watch cutscenes and enjoy the cheese.
    - Music has improved.
    - Graphics are nice
    - Players have 0-20+ special abilities which is always nice if I need to come up with an explanation about why somebody hit or missed a shot.
    - Nowitzki is still a beast.
    - I can shootaround without having to maneuver through a labyrinth of menu screens.
    - Gameplay hasn't got worse.

    Best game of 2014 for me so far.    … Expand
  18. Sawt00th
    Oct 9, 2014
    6
    Very good looking game, the venues feel alive and the on-court player chatter sounds great. However everyone looks so damn pissed off all of the time. The fans sit slumped as do the players on the bench. Each team’s cheerleaders are exactly the same minus the colour ways. The game play feels more solid, screens work better. But there is still real issue with jumping to block and stealingVery good looking game, the venues feel alive and the on-court player chatter sounds great. However everyone looks so damn pissed off all of the time. The fans sit slumped as do the players on the bench. Each team’s cheerleaders are exactly the same minus the colour ways. The game play feels more solid, screens work better. But there is still real issue with jumping to block and stealing the ball, very stiff and un-fluid. Defensive players remain rooted to the spot which results in you dancing in front of them with no way to get passed large majority of the time. Story mode for MyPlayer is a decent addition as the old draft was likely starting to wear thin for some. Although I personally found it much more appealing than the super cheesy story. Not including the B-Leagues seems like a very strange oversight. GM mode is a lot deeper, although seems very vintage in the menus and navigation and methods of making changes. Seems really sterile. Not bad for a pick up and play with friends. The features that are removed when not online are minimal and people are just crying to make noise.… Expand
  19. FreeS0uL
    Oct 21, 2014
    8
    This game is as good as last year, frustrated kids blame the game because their PC is crap and ISP is worse and can't handle this game therefore they can't connect to a game (I play offline so I don't care) or because they play with a CONTROLLER on PC which is absurd and not very intelligent, I play with a keyboard and I enjoyed it as much as 2k14.

    If you're a fan of basketball games    This game is as good as last year, frustrated kids blame the game because their PC is crap and ISP is worse and can't handle this game therefore they can't connect to a game (I play offline so I don't care) or because they play with a CONTROLLER on PC which is absurd and not very intelligent, I play with a keyboard and I enjoyed it as much as 2k14.

    If you're a fan of basketball games with a career mode (which again is very interesting in this game) then you should get it.    … Expand
  20. kozzy420
    Oct 8, 2014
    10
    Great basketball game, the improved animations, improved gameplay and better graphics are very nice improvements. The only issue so far is some server problems, which all systems have been having the first few days as many people try to hop on and play. Everything else is top notch and overall makes this the best basketball game in years. Also you can't score 100+ points anymore in myGreat basketball game, the improved animations, improved gameplay and better graphics are very nice improvements. The only issue so far is some server problems, which all systems have been having the first few days as many people try to hop on and play. Everything else is top notch and overall makes this the best basketball game in years. Also you can't score 100+ points anymore in my player games like you could in past years. The scores are more realistic, the stats are more realistic and the gameplay is more realistic.

    Once the servers tighten up a bit this will be even better and there will be nothing else bad to say. BUY NOW.    … Expand
  21. Cannily
    Mar 11, 2015
    1
    I am not a Basketball fan, but I love this game.
    MyCareer is the only mode I play, because, like I said, I have no interest in the NBA whatsoever, but this mode is the best way I have ever played a Career Mode in any game before.
    I really love the RPG aspect. And the game itself is never boring and countless times I was under adrenalin like it was a real match and not "just" a game.    I am not a Basketball fan, but I love this game.
    MyCareer is the only mode I play, because, like I said, I have no interest in the NBA whatsoever, but this mode is the best way I have ever played a Career Mode in any game before.
    I really love the RPG aspect. And the game itself is never boring and countless times I was under adrenalin like it was a real match and not "just" a game.
    But, and this one is a big but, you have to be always online to have a full game here. Without a connection to the 2k Servers you can only play something like a demo. It is no fun at all.
    Yes we have 2015 and I myself are always on anyway, but I hate to be forced to be online to play a purchased game, only that they can sell there stupid ingame currency (virtual coins).
    Like I said, I am always on anyway and it is a sad trend in recent years so I wouldn't mind it that much.
    The big issue here is, that the 2K Servers are really bad. Like now, there is no connection to them since 3 days (!) which is unacceptable for a game which forces you to always be online. Since 3 days I can't play more than a demo and with me countless players worldwide.
    Besides that, if you use Win 10 you have no way to connect to the Servers all the time!
    I read today, that at the end of this month the Servers for the predecessor 2k14 will be shut down. Which means, that the game 2k15, which I bought last month, will be more than a demo only for a year.
    Because of that and the Server connection fail, I give this great game, which deserves otherwise a 9/10 or even 10/10, a 1/10 rating! And I feel generous for this 1 point.    … Expand
  22. topotamolder
    Dec 23, 2014
    0
    Game feels outdated compared to other sports games. They have been using the same engine since the dreamcast-ps2 era. There are no physics on this game, just canned animations.

    It's the last 2k game I buy until they finally decide to work on improving the game and implement some kind of realistic physics engine, like NHL or Fifa do
  23. JJ-CZ
    Dec 12, 2014
    9
    No way this game should be getting such low scores. Maybe by the time of the release, it had many flaws, but now after the third major patch it's an excellent game. First the shuttering was really bad, but that was already fixed in the first patch, now, after in the third patch the gameplay and most importantly the responsiveness and reactions of the players was improved, so now it's funNo way this game should be getting such low scores. Maybe by the time of the release, it had many flaws, but now after the third major patch it's an excellent game. First the shuttering was really bad, but that was already fixed in the first patch, now, after in the third patch the gameplay and most importantly the responsiveness and reactions of the players was improved, so now it's fun to play again. If you want to have realistic scores and stats during the NBA today or quick matches, you should adjust the sliders, but that was always the case since I can remember the old NBA Live games. But hey, we PC players now have full next-gen NBA game with great modes such as MyCareer (with working multiplayer in MyPark), my GM better than ever (former dynasty/franchise], so really many small add-on within the game that make it complex basketball entertainment.
    Nevertheless, there are 2 things missing in the game which I am dissapointed about; first, there is no option the save the replay and I have no idea why.... Secondly, there is no more the option to create your own team. I was always creating my own decade teams (like the best players from the 70s, 80s, 90s and so on...), but this is no more possible, unfortunately.
    To make a conclusion, NBA 2K11 was the best BBall game ever made but this 15 version is (now after the patches) a superb game too. If you do not have it don't be discouraged by the negative reviews here and get it!    … Expand
  24. aj587
    Nov 11, 2014
    6
    Offline: Realistic scores and no getting stuck in animations. The best gameplay in any basketball game's history. Much improved over the embarrassment of 2k14 on PC. Good graphics. Just tone down CPU offensive rebounding and blocking ability, should be set. MyCareer CPU seemingly always hit mid range jump shots (not my matchup, my teammates matchups). Also, YOU CAN'T SIMULATE INTO THEOffline: Realistic scores and no getting stuck in animations. The best gameplay in any basketball game's history. Much improved over the embarrassment of 2k14 on PC. Good graphics. Just tone down CPU offensive rebounding and blocking ability, should be set. MyCareer CPU seemingly always hit mid range jump shots (not my matchup, my teammates matchups). Also, YOU CAN'T SIMULATE INTO THE CURRENT NBA SCHEDULE 4 ASSOCIATION (myLeague or GM) anymore. Stat overlays are missing when the commentators talk about who or which team led the NBA in PPG, RPG, etc.

    Online: Terrible. I can't ever find anybody in team-up after waiting for 5 minutes each time. Online quick match is the same person 70% of the time. Never more than 4 occupied courts at once in myPark. 2k servers at fault again separating people for no reason, server browser would've solved this. Rec Center and Stage is seemingly always empty. IF YOU WANT TO PLAY mYPARK, add people to your friends list and join their games. Most of the time for me, my friends' servers always have more people than my "natural" servers when I play by myself.    … Expand
  25. boddhisativa
    Dec 9, 2014
    6
    Glad I still have a copy of (CH)2K8. Last time 2K had great gameplay. This.....................I appreciate the My Career and MyTeam modes. Its just to bad the gameplay is so ................mediocre. It seems that 2K is far more interested in 'authentic' player animations at the expensive of responsive controls. I can't score it lower, as it does have its redeeming qualities, but I can'tGlad I still have a copy of (CH)2K8. Last time 2K had great gameplay. This.....................I appreciate the My Career and MyTeam modes. Its just to bad the gameplay is so ................mediocre. It seems that 2K is far more interested in 'authentic' player animations at the expensive of responsive controls. I can't score it lower, as it does have its redeeming qualities, but I can't score it higher either.… Expand
  26. V3XUS
    Nov 8, 2014
    1
    This game brings a lot to the table, but doesn't deliver. Almost half of the features are either horrid or broken to the extent that they're unplayable. The grading system is broken, the mechanics are broken, and most importantly, your player is broken.

    If you want to play real basketball, play it on the console.
  27. predator92
    Nov 10, 2014
    9
    I really dont belive how much the user score is low. I have been a vivid fan of the 2k series for a long time, and this is probably the best 2k game ever, and here is why:

    First of all, the graphics are great, even though some player models are too skinny. The crowd animation is fantastic, player faces are realistic. Some of the coaches faces are not really good but thats not the main    I really dont belive how much the user score is low. I have been a vivid fan of the 2k series for a long time, and this is probably the best 2k game ever, and here is why:

    First of all, the graphics are great, even though some player models are too skinny. The crowd animation is fantastic, player faces are realistic. Some of the coaches faces are not really good but thats not the main thing. The gameplay is good but the default simulation sliders are cheesy. The computer attacks the paint too much, grabs too many offensive rebounds, AI is too fast and hits too many contested jumpers and layups, but once i found a realistic slider set on a NBA 2k forum it fixed all of these issues, including the way too fast AI that was unguardable(and i really like the new defence, people there are really bad defenders in the NBA and not everyone plays elite defence, plus you have to be smart about how you guard some players, and the elite superstars...well just like in real life its unrealistic to lock them down but you can contain them with good defensive players), the only thing we are awaiting for is a realistic roster which will fix the too many drives to the basket and not enough mid range and 3p shots by editing the coaching sliders. But overall the AI is improved, they play better defence, they rotate well, they ICE the pick and roll and its easy to turn the ball over if you are not smart, and on offence the new freelance offences improve the gameplay. The Spurs play their motion offence, the Knicks run the triangle, etc...so basically get yourself equipped with a good slider and roster set (i do this every year for 2k) and the gameplay will be much better. I like the new contact system but i dont like the fact there are few fouls called in game.

    As for the game mods, my favorite one is the My GM. I loved the assosiation on earlier 2k even though it was broken in some aspect and it was too easy to build a contender. Here you have owners who are realistic counterparts of real life owners, you have goals you have to meet otherwise you are out. Training has been completly changed and is now realistic, you have to be careful how you are developing a player, injuries are so realistic, for example you have to watch Derrick Rose and his knees, and if you dont he will get injured often and there is a chance his knees will break down later in his career. Drafting is revamped, you have to be careful who you draft, you could get a steal of a player if you scout well, and if you dont, you may get a bust out of a player so you have to scout carefully, watch the mock drafts, big boards, and the social media. It is such a fantastic mod, even though the AI trade logic is still a little broken but overall probably the best mod ingame. My League is similar do My GM but i havent tried it. My Team is awesome, i love collecting cards and players, and the My Careear i really dont like, the story is a bit cheesy, i do like how you start undrafted and have to fight for a contract, and then you get to go to free agency which is fun, but you player starts very raw, and the new atrribute system doesnt let you create the player you want.

    Overall, the game is great, i really dont understand the criticism.    … Expand
  28. Atirus_Gaming
    Nov 30, 2021
    2
    I gave this **** a 5 and i'm gonna tell you why. The higher difficulty modes make your teammates retarded schoolyard players and the opposing team players ALL MICHAEL JORDAN skilled players. Forget playing Hall of Fame mode, unless you like being frustrated beyond anything that has ever pissed you off before in a game! Your teammates will suck and you will lose...A LOT! If the opposingI gave this **** a 5 and i'm gonna tell you why. The higher difficulty modes make your teammates retarded schoolyard players and the opposing team players ALL MICHAEL JORDAN skilled players. Forget playing Hall of Fame mode, unless you like being frustrated beyond anything that has ever pissed you off before in a game! Your teammates will suck and you will lose...A LOT! If the opposing team is shooting over 50% throughout the game forget about a win. Also if you are winning going into the 4th quarter, beware AI CHEESE!!! For instance one game I was up 9 points with 8 minutes left in the 4th quarter...all of sudden the basket had a top on it for every one of my teammates. We couldn't score if our life depended on it. But the opposing team scored 17 straight points!!! 17!!!! For 4 and a half minutes we didn't score a damn point. In fact to make it worse my teammates were making bad passes. Turned over the ball 3 times on bull**** passes and they were shooting some of the worse shots I had ever seen in my life! And get this...NEVER PASSING THE BALL TO ME...even when I called for it.
    Also prepared to be double teamed if you are playing awesome. And it doesn't matter if the opposing team is winning or not. They will still double team your ass no matter what. When in the **** do you see that happening in a NBA game?!?!? When in the 1st quarter does a team who is winning, starts double teaming an opposing player just cause he made 3 of his first 4 shots?!?! I'll tell you when...****ING NEVER!!!!!
    Lets talk about defense. Doesn't exist! In Hall of Fame mode your teammates will let guys just walk on right pass them to the hoop! Forget about boxing out! The AI doesn't even know what the **** that is! In fact you will get out-rebounded on offensive rebounds almost 2 to 1 in almost every...****ing...game!
    Oh you might get on a winning streak, 2 or 3 games...but on a tear of like 8 or 10 games? Never gonna happen. Think you might win that championship in your first season? You might. Maybe 1 out of like 100 tries! Hall of Fame mode is complete BULL****! AI in that mode is complete BULL****!
    Why make difficulty modes? Why not make a basketball that is challenging but also not complete bull**** that still follows the fundamentals of NBA basketball? If you go to a lower difficulty level within a 10 games you will find the game TOO EASY. Go to Hall of Fame mode...you will instantly hate this game. Not because its a terribly game but because of the drastic changes in AI behavior. Its garbage. The game is fun to play and has its moments. But if you are looking for a challenge...look somewhere else. Unless of course you like getting frustrated with your NBA games.    … Expand
  29. NiandraLaDes
    Jun 5, 2015
    9
    Take NBA 2k14.... then add like 30 GB to the download, and some cut scenes.
    Its a great game , better than 2k14 in most of the smallest ways, and cut scenes . Definetly the best NBA game out atm. Even though i rate this game high, i downloaded it played it for a few days then realized this is actually just 2k14 with more cut scenes! then i deleted it to save 30 gb and re downloaded 2k14.    Take NBA 2k14.... then add like 30 GB to the download, and some cut scenes.
    Its a great game , better than 2k14 in most of the smallest ways, and cut scenes . Definetly the best NBA game out atm. Even though i rate this game high, i downloaded it played it for a few days then realized this is actually just 2k14 with more cut scenes! then i deleted it to save 30 gb and re downloaded 2k14. Its not enough of a noticeable improvement to be worth anything special but you can lliterally never go wrong with buying the latest NBA game.    … Expand
  30. WaruMonzae
    Dec 25, 2014
    0
    Just another game of the series with a update sports roster like usual, nothing special. 59.99 for updated roster, just stick with whatever NBA game you currently have.
  31. youarefat
    Jan 9, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The player you control ALWAYS has exaggerated physics things happened. (like skating when running on-ball defense) CPU players don't know what is physics. They may move toward basket, then next moment just jump high toward 3-point line and almost block my shot...
    7" run as fast as a speed and quickness fully upgraded PG?
    And the most stupid thing is that WHO WILL EVER RUN A TRANSITION DEFENSE LIKE THAT?

    Graphics are good and story is interesting, but the rest is garbage.    … Expand
  32. duckronald21
    Jan 19, 2015
    10
    NBA 2K15 PC game is going to be or even win the best sports game of year award, the graphics are really realistic, there lots of features and options like game mode where you can play a whole NBA season and compete for a playoff spot, playoffs where you can compete for a place in the conference finals or even win the NBA finals really good game wroth the price.
  33. Notbad
    Jun 26, 2015
    3
    I love nba 2k series. But why i can't connect server! I saw many same problems, but i doesn't see any other fix. Well, they are always caught fish do not care, i know it. I found this problem two month ago, and I'm still not solve this problem.
  34. Wilcoo
    Jul 8, 2015
    8
    I dont believe people.They say 2k15 is a bad game.Yes there are a lot of connection problems but these days it was solved by 2k workers.
    -My GM is a perfect mode.
    -My career is better than old series.
    -Graphics are perfect.
    -I love it and ı recommend.
  35. aghajavad
    Apr 14, 2016
    4
    It seems like every year, 2K sports finds a way to make the series worse. Now I don't play online, so this review is purely regarding offline gameplay and features.

    Pros: 1. MyGM feature has been very entertaining. Not considering the gameplay, managing a team is fun. Hiring and firing coaches and staff, telling players "you're your boy, blue", scouting, trading, relocating, all-star    It seems like every year, 2K sports finds a way to make the series worse. Now I don't play online, so this review is purely regarding offline gameplay and features.

    Pros:
    1. MyGM feature has been very entertaining. Not considering the gameplay, managing a team is fun. Hiring and firing coaches and staff, telling players "you're your boy, blue", scouting, trading, relocating, all-star weekend, summer league, free agency, budget allocation, ticket prices, jersey sells, they are all there.
    2. Including high school and college has been an excellent addition to the myCareer. Actually, it was the only positive thing about myCareer.
    Cons:
    1. The my player feature was one feature that kept getting better each year, but every since 2K14 and introduction of Virtual Currency, they ruined the game. This year, they made it even worse by taking away the experience of being a pro in an NBA. Spike turned my career into one of his crappy movies, filled with stereotypes and soap opera chaos on the screen. It looked like a reality show and opposite of what you would expect as a virtual player representing you.
    2. Game play got worse in many aspects. Defenders gain ability to run faster than the ball, quickly close down on any open player, and rotate while being able to guard two players. Um... have you guys seen an actual NBA game? If defenders in real life were able to do those, Warriors and Spurs wouldn't dominate the league right now.
    3. Real life Curry is more video game like than 2k15. In this game, he misses open shots. Even if the defender is slightly close to him, he fades and throws an airball. While real life Curry drills threes with even slightest of separations from defenders.
    4. Why can't we use legends in Blacktop? the whole point of Blacktop is to play Lebron, Kobe and Curry against Jordan, Magic and Bird.
    5. Seriously, remove screw the VC crap, player progression cap, and include all the cool customization features that are in online mycareer but are completely absent in offline mode.
    6. Pick and roll defense is terrible. The bigs have absolutely no idea what to do when doing pick and rolls. they need some artificial intelligence to know when to switch and when to stay with their man based on the players involved in pick and roll.
    7. We see players like Harden and Otto Porter fall sleep in defense in shaqtin a fool, but based on 2k15 standards, falling sleep in defense in a norm.    … Expand
  36. AkumaJack
    Oct 18, 2018
    5
    Having played mostly Mycareer i'd like to point out how sloppy it was. Cutscenes are cringy and sometimes there's no lipsinc at all. Sometimes there's no audio, and you can only read subtitles.
    the my GM is a mess too, and feel too packed with stuff with no way to understand what's going on. Also if you simulate for X days and something happens in those days you can't pause the simulation    Having played mostly Mycareer i'd like to point out how sloppy it was. Cutscenes are cringy and sometimes there's no lipsinc at all. Sometimes there's no audio, and you can only read subtitles.
    the my GM is a mess too, and feel too packed with stuff with no way to understand what's going on. Also if you simulate for X days and something happens in those days you can't pause the simulation to read notifications and stuff. So you have to simulate every single day just to be sure your players don't get pissed because you left them on the bench for too long. Kinda a lazy game.

    (Also loading times and saving times are ATROCIOUS)    … Expand
  37. zachskrts
    Oct 18, 2018
    5
    This is a review of the game in 2018. Even though it doesn't directly say it, the servers have been shut down. If you try to play multiplayer or my player, the game crashes. The offline game modes work well though.
  38. CountDarkness
    Feb 7, 2019
    3
    Recently i update my Desktop computer so i decided to try a new nba2k game series...i've been playing 2k12 for 5 years now... so time to move on... so i played 2k15... i got exited by the graphics and all the "real-life" things the agent,the locker room chats with other player,so on and on.... but then it came the game playing it self... and all the good impression came down like anRecently i update my Desktop computer so i decided to try a new nba2k game series...i've been playing 2k12 for 5 years now... so time to move on... so i played 2k15... i got exited by the graphics and all the "real-life" things the agent,the locker room chats with other player,so on and on.... but then it came the game playing it self... and all the good impression came down like an avalanche... it's horrible in every way... defending it's impossible...i can't try to make steals.. 2 on 3 is foul! the time reaction of the movement of the play is completely of timing! the "sprinting" has no diference what so ever! on the ofense.. i dont know when the want us to make a scree.. cause either you stand 5 seconds waiting for anyone to go throught the screen or if you make a quick screen you get called ofensive foul... shooting is pretty horrendus.. no logic whatsoever.. i know i can't it all the shoots but.. ending games with 25% in shootin it's a bit ridiculous.. sprinting it also unexisting ! and what about fast breaks? you get open floor to run you ask for the ball.... and nothing!!
    When you cannot run as you like, you cannot even shoot or pass, you cannot do what you really want... is it still a game?
    and then you think: ahhhhhh maybe it's because you have to improve your player! i have points lets go improve it! But then you see...wtf! i only get point's if i play EVERY SINGLE GAME!! then you make an effort to play bunch of games in a row...go sleep later and dont do anything else.. and after couple days you see ALMOST ZERO improvement! decision? sorry mates time to uninstall the game...
    I don't understand this "new" paradigm of gaming.. GAMES ARE MEANT TO DISTRACT! AMUSE! RELAX! NOT TO BE LIFE DRAINING AND STRESS BOOSTING TO PEOPLE!
    There's more in life then playing games.. so please make them amusing and fun to play again! PLEASSSSSSSSSSSE!!!!    … Expand
  39. aecsuter
    Aug 24, 2022
    9
    I love this game!! i spent 150 hours playing my career and enjoyed every minute.
    Never played it in multiplayer so i cannot say anything.

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  1. PC Gamer
    Oct 28, 2014
    88
    Allow yourself to get pulled into the show, and it’s hard to see where real life finishes and NBA 2K starts. It's the best sports series on earth. By a distance.
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  2. Ragequit.gr
    Oct 26, 2014
    85
    Considering that NBA 2K14 was the best basketball simulator ever made, NBA 2K15 has even better animation, graphics and A.I. For basketball fans there is no other choice.
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  3. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Oct 17, 2014
    90
    NBA 2K15 is most amazing NBA game ever. MyPARK mode, realistic graphics, animations and customization options are waiting for you. There is no need to say more, you should play this game.
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