NBA 2K15

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5.4

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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. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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.

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87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  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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