NBA 2K18

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87

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1.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 201 Ratings

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  • Summary: The future of sports career modes has arrived, allowing you to play the game the way you like. Build your career in NBA games, hit the courts in The Playground Park, join the Pro-Am circuit, or explore the shops and venues in an all-new open neighborhood setting. Featuring new MyPLAYERThe future of sports career modes has arrived, allowing you to play the game the way you like. Build your career in NBA games, hit the courts in The Playground Park, join the Pro-Am circuit, or explore the shops and venues in an all-new open neighborhood setting. Featuring new MyPLAYER upgrade and endorsement systems, our biggest cast of characters to date including NBA players, and so much more.… Expand

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. PC Games
    Oct 6, 2017
    90
    Silly microtransactions, but fantastic gameplay - a must-have for every NBA-fan.
  2. Game Informer
    Sep 20, 2017
    90
    Not all the shots NBA 2K18 takes are swishes, but its shooting percentage is high enough to once again recommend you step on the hardcourt. The deep MyGM, MyCareer, and MyTeam modes offer hundreds of hours of compelling play, and the on-court action is once again stellar. Once the servers stabilize and Visual Concepts patches in some easily correctible fixes, NBA 2K18 should once again be in pole position for sports game of the year.
  3. GameStar
    Oct 8, 2017
    86
    NBA 2K18 is currently the best sports simulation. However, the weak technology and the omnipresent virtual currency are very disturbing.
  4. Games Master UK
    Nov 2, 2017
    86
    Another annual masterclass in sports games, but the VC grind is edging close to breaking point. [Nov 2017, p.71]
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  5. Ragequit.gr
    Sep 26, 2017
    85
    The very good did not get even better this year. The NBA 2K18 is a real jewel that was not wrapped so well as it should be.
  6. GameSpace
    Oct 1, 2017
    85
    If you don’t care about playing online, don’t care about optional microtransactions, and can stand the ups and downs of bugs that will be patched, NBA 2K18 is the best basketball game of the year and probably of the past decade. It’s a shame that some polish and poor business choices weigh it down.
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  1. Kotaku
    Sep 25, 2017
    2K’s MyCareer modes have always been far from perfect. My old reviews are testament to that: they’ve been things I’ve loved in spite of their glaring problems, as much for their effort as their execution. In 2K18, though, there’s so little to love that all we’re left with is the basketball (which you can enjoy in other modes), Brands™ and a mountain of problems. [MyCareer Mode Only]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 40
  3. Negative: 37 out of 40
  1. aecsuter
    Aug 24, 2022
    8
    I loved this game. but i was very surprise when many things in this game is disabled after the server shut down. Like the my career story.I loved this game. but i was very surprise when many things in this game is disabled after the server shut down. Like the my career story. this is absurd.… Expand
  2. Pistique
    Nov 12, 2017
    3
    This is a review for MyCareer of NBA2k18.

    I've been gaming since about 1995. I saw many different approaches how gaming companies fought    This is a review for MyCareer of NBA2k18.

    I've been gaming since about 1995. I saw many different approaches how gaming companies fought pirating their games. And after 20 years I see that some couldn't win the fight and some decided to join their enemy. And these are now pirates themselves (2K, Warner).

    They are deceiving their fan base and they are making gamers the gameblers (pun intended). Mostly young ones.

    I am old enough not to give in to urge to try to be virtually the best by buying it. In reals sports, doping is gaining unfair advantage over your rivals and it is forbidden. But it is now acceptable in virtual sports.

    I didn't mind paying Blizzard monthly for the best mmorpg of all times for many years and they kept gaming fair.

    I didn't mind buying NBA 2K every year ... until 2K18 ... when their greed reached the treshold of my wallet. I am not buying next year release. 2K can not keep gaming fair. 2K18 without the possibility to pay for raising your player's attributes may have been the best ever. It could have been hard and so players would feel their achievements. Now when you can buy your progress it feels shallow.

    When it comes to gameplay, 2K18 is the best on the market now (with some flaws - NBA players missing 50% of their standing layups).

    Story is awful, supporting characters are stupid. Cinematics are cringeworthy. I refuse to believe such idiots could achieve anything meaningful like it is presented in this game.

    And something personal from me: I love basketball and I love rock. I couldn't give a flying intercourse about hiphop.

    +8 for gameplay
    -5 for story and VC

    Verdict da bum tss ... is 3.    … Expand
  4. chootomy
    Sep 16, 2017
    1
    This game is even more greedy than 2k17, everything in mycareer needs VC. You literally start at 60 ovr with no chance of doing well unlessThis game is even more greedy than 2k17, everything in mycareer needs VC. You literally start at 60 ovr with no chance of doing well unless you use VC. It doesn't matter if you're wide-open or not, you miss 80% of any shot you take. Layups this year got even worse, you miss 90% of those(unless you have a wide-open aisle to the basket, which never happens). The same issue happens in myteam, wide-open or not does not matter, you miss the same amount of shots. Grinding schedules takes too long, and gives practically no rewards. Challenges requires a good team, which is impossible without VC or MT which cannot be acquired without having a decent team. The only thing worth doing is Domination, and even that takes 30 min each game, around 1000 MT each game(One league pack costs 3500 MT lol). Overall, all these implementations take away from the fun of the basketball SIM(it's not supposed to be completely realistic), and just bait people into paying to advance in the game.… Expand
  5. Kristoff_PL
    Sep 17, 2019
    0
    F...k aggresive monetization!!!!!!
    EA equales EVIL atm..... ....................
  6. Crackfarmer
    Oct 24, 2017
    0
    Pay 2 win microtransaction simulator. 2k games are greedy money apes. Typical 2k game.

    Please do not buy this Game, and prevent everyone    Pay 2 win microtransaction simulator. 2k games are greedy money apes. Typical 2k game.

    Please do not buy this Game, and prevent everyone you know from getting it. Thanks.    … Expand
  7. ff7rule
    Sep 23, 2017
    0
    Pay 2 win microtransaction simulator. 2k games are greedy money whores. Worst NBA 2kXX game ever?

    Also the devs tried to influence The    Pay 2 win microtransaction simulator. 2k games are greedy money whores. Worst NBA 2kXX game ever?

    Also the devs tried to influence The Sixth Axis to remove their low review score. Oh how low they've sunk.    … Expand
  8. Dunadan70
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    Just registered to confirm this ****

    Smooth playground, but unskippable cutscenes and vc grinding/mysterious disappearance make me just    Just registered to confirm this ****

    Smooth playground, but unskippable cutscenes and vc grinding/mysterious disappearance make me just registered to vote negative. Hope next game get best.    … Expand

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