NBA 2K15

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5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 146 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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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Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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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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