NBA 2K17

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6.3

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  1. Bambelek
    Oct 14, 2016
    1
    The Cutscenes! OMG I have never been that annoyed, bored frustrated and angry playing a video game. The aimed realism, they made the game unplayable because these scenes are impossible to skip!!
    It is a "nice to have" to play a game that looks just lie a TV broadcast, except that people want to PLAY, just play!
    Timeout: cutscene, end of quarter: cutscene, foul: cutscene, and I don't even    The Cutscenes! OMG I have never been that annoyed, bored frustrated and angry playing a video game. The aimed realism, they made the game unplayable because these scenes are impossible to skip!!
    It is a "nice to have" to play a game that looks just lie a TV broadcast, except that people want to PLAY, just play!
    Timeout: cutscene, end of quarter: cutscene, foul: cutscene, and I don't even talk about the 10 seconds when player just look at each other waiting that that the Ref decides to give the ball for an inbound pass...Or when you want to go for a fastbreak and the player takes forever to take the ball after the other team score and did not regroup in defense...
    In few words, beautiful game, realistic etc but the scenes they put in between every part of the game will make you feel that you more watch TV than plat    … Expand
  2. Gametime22
    Oct 18, 2016
    4
    HUGE step backwards from NBA 2K16. There are some nice new features in this game like league expansion in MyGM and MyLeague but the gameplay has been ruined. Fouls are completely out of control. They upped the foul sliders to the point where if someone gets the ball in the post, they will be at the line when the play is over. It has made overall game play slower and MyCareer unplayable.HUGE step backwards from NBA 2K16. There are some nice new features in this game like league expansion in MyGM and MyLeague but the gameplay has been ruined. Fouls are completely out of control. They upped the foul sliders to the point where if someone gets the ball in the post, they will be at the line when the play is over. It has made overall game play slower and MyCareer unplayable. Fastbreaks have been ruined to try to force you to play more halfcourt offense. The AI players will not run in front of you in transition and almost always stop at the three point line even if they have terrible three point shooting stats. The substitution menu is much harder to use than in previous years but once you get used to it, it isn't all that bad. Also, VC is much harder to use this year as part of EA's never ending conquest to take as much money from their fans as possible. The MyCareer storyline is kind of interesting but if your goal is to play with real NBA players then you will be disappointed because there are two made up players and one of them will follow you even if you are traded and the other will dominate the league whether you are on the same team or not. I regret purchasing this game for the opening price of $60 because it is basically a roster update with worse gameplay. Wait for a price drop if you really want it and don't waste money on the VC because EA will continue to milk this cash cow and make it even harder to earn VC next year. Until then, keep enjoying 2k16 because it is a much better game.… Expand
  3. joyosects
    Sep 27, 2016
    1
    There are too many cut-scenes, and this alone kills this game for me. The action is pretty good, I literally have to go to the kitchen and get a sandwich or use the restroom between every game, because I just want to play the game. I can't play for 2 minutes without there being a break (I guess that's realism, but it's not the kind of realism I want in a video game). There is no option toThere are too many cut-scenes, and this alone kills this game for me. The action is pretty good, I literally have to go to the kitchen and get a sandwich or use the restroom between every game, because I just want to play the game. I can't play for 2 minutes without there being a break (I guess that's realism, but it's not the kind of realism I want in a video game). There is no option to click through all of the junk. If you don't have thousands of hours free, and just want to play a game for a couple of hours here and there, this is not the game for you.… Expand
  4. Denzell
    Oct 29, 2016
    2
    The big problem with this game is AI. Teammate are very stupid. They leave large spaces in defense, even great defenders when they are on our team has an income far below. The defense of the CPU is excelent, no matter the team, no matter the players. even those with low overall are great like Leonard. This always happened since the anterios versions and is only getting worse.
  5. rthlssob
    Oct 25, 2016
    0
    Do not buy this game. They decided to spend more money on 2k tv then they did on simple quality assurance. Play 10 minutes of a myplayer game and you will realize the people that made and designed the game have never watched a basketball game except for on tv. Easy things to point out that are major flaws to me:
    1. your PG will turnover the ball at least 4 times a game on fast break. (I    Do not buy this game. They decided to spend more money on 2k tv then they did on simple quality assurance. Play 10 minutes of a myplayer game and you will realize the people that made and designed the game have never watched a basketball game except for on tv. Easy things to point out that are major flaws to me:
    1. your PG will turnover the ball at least 4 times a game on fast break. (I have had my 89 ovr justice young turnover the ball 8 times before halftime on the fast break)
    2. behind the back crossover should just be taken out of the game, this has been an ongoing issue for this game for multiple iterations with no fix in sight. if you do a behind the back cross and someone is guarding you its an auto-turnover. I tend to hit that crossover on accident a lot which forced me to stop playing PG altogether on myplayer.
    3. lock stick should have never been taken out of the game, people just run around you so often its a joke.
    4. I'm not sure how anyone can say movement is fluid because its the exact opposite. plays run for you with 2 back screens to free you up for a 3 rarely ever work because I can never get the guys to run into the screens properly, or if they do they are back on me by the time I'm taking a 3. Pretty much the only times to take 3s are coming off a screen you call for yourself or on the fastbreak
    5. The worst and almost pointless card game out of all the sports games I played this year (mlb,nba,madden)    … Expand
  6. Kubanga
    Nov 22, 2016
    0
    I made a account just to review this god awful joke of a game. Once again 2K proves that they have never seen a basketball game in their life. Unrealistic animations, awful physics, horrible fouls and missing wide open dunks and layups 50% of the time is only some of the issues that plague this awful game. Last NBA2K game i ever buy. What a freakin joke.
  7. ckibunenko
    Sep 25, 2016
    0
    This game is huge step back compering to previous NBA 2K games. I really don't know where to start. Collision is awful. You will see 10+ times during games mashy, nasty collisions where one body part goes through another (yes this sounds awkward :) ), one body with 2 heads when boxing out, arms that goes through another player chest etc. This was really not the case in NBA 2K16. TheyThis game is huge step back compering to previous NBA 2K games. I really don't know where to start. Collision is awful. You will see 10+ times during games mashy, nasty collisions where one body part goes through another (yes this sounds awkward :) ), one body with 2 heads when boxing out, arms that goes through another player chest etc. This was really not the case in NBA 2K16. They totally broke shoot indicator. Now you need to fill whole circle indicator, not the half like in 2K16, and that feels laggy and unresponsive. When it comes to skin colors this is worst NBA 2K. For example look at Doug Christie and Richard Jefferson skin tones. So wrong! They did skin colors so wrong that it reminds me of NBA Live franchise. Attributes icons are totally same as in NBA 2K16. Why to add new design when you can recycle all from previous year? Also this is first time that they did not add any new Classic NBA team! So lame! Especially when you know that Webber is now in the game. Was it so difficult to add Sacramento Kings with Webber now (you all remember that Kings were in game without Webber)? I preordered game only because one thing: Dream Team. And guess what! To this day (more than a week has past) I still do not have Dream Team! So unprofessional from 2K!! All that hype and now nothing!
    But the worst thing is that gameplay, not only does not feels improved, it is IMHO the worst gameplay of the series. I have every NBA 2K game in last 8 years and this is the first time that I regretted that I purchased it.    … Expand
  8. Turdsandwhich
    Sep 20, 2016
    0
    Pre the most recent, release day, update this game was highly improved in gameplay and I really liked it. I trusted it and the gameplay didn't screw over the player on repeat anymore. I really looked forward to playing it this whole year. It only had a few problems. It played slow, the dunking animations were too slow, and the stadiums atmospheres could have used a little flare. The resultPre the most recent, release day, update this game was highly improved in gameplay and I really liked it. I trusted it and the gameplay didn't screw over the player on repeat anymore. I really looked forward to playing it this whole year. It only had a few problems. It played slow, the dunking animations were too slow, and the stadiums atmospheres could have used a little flare. The result was that the game wasn't as fun as it should have been, but the gameplay was spot on and just needed more excitement and a faster pace (they geniusly took away our ability to adjust overall gameplay speed). But post the most recent update 2K seems to have essentially taken the stadium atmosphere and absolutely horrific gameplay from 2K16 and dubbed over the original gameplay and stadium atmospheres of 2K17. I literally noticed that the entire stadium atmosphere changed and that the same glitches and terrible gameplay issues from 2K16 were all the sudden resurrected from the dead to haunt my nightmares once again, after the update was applied. It made this game essential the exact same as 2K16. Which was absolutely the worst NBA 2K ever in terms of gameplay.

    This fixed their slow, dull, and resultantly unfun game problems. BUT it created a bigger problem. I AND EVERYONE ELSE FREAKIN HATE THIS GAME NOW because we all hated 2K16. I would rather play the slow, dull, game with great gameplay then the crap we got in 2K16 all over again. It was the worst 2K ever, and yes, I have played them all.

    2K has been so stupid, in its recent incantations of NBA2K. Whoever decided to first make the original gameplay and dunk animations of 2K17 so ungodly slow that the game literally was not fun anymore is a complete idiot and needs to be fired. This game in its current state is terrible, and I want my money back.    … Expand
  9. megabear
    Sep 20, 2016
    3
    Good game overall, but the intense grind typically required in free phone games is present in this game like its predecessors. That's a HUGE negativity going for this series.

    The game is also basically an updated 2K16 game with bad story, just like Spike Lee's. Good luck trying to play a decent game online as well. Feels more or less like grade schoolers playing basketball thanks to    Good game overall, but the intense grind typically required in free phone games is present in this game like its predecessors. That's a HUGE negativity going for this series.

    The game is also basically an updated 2K16 game with bad story, just like Spike Lee's. Good luck trying to play a decent game online as well. Feels more or less like grade schoolers playing basketball thanks to terrible connectivity. I have good connectivity in most games except for NBA 2K series.    … Expand
  10. Letterdief
    Sep 25, 2016
    0
    The game is FULL of bugs; blurry rendering, buttons that stop working (during practice), workout buddy leaving when when you want to hit the bench ... . The tutorial is very short and didn't help me at all. For people new to the series avoid this game because you will get very frustrated. It's a shallow game with no love in it and it feels unfinished. When you do career mode you getThe game is FULL of bugs; blurry rendering, buttons that stop working (during practice), workout buddy leaving when when you want to hit the bench ... . The tutorial is very short and didn't help me at all. For people new to the series avoid this game because you will get very frustrated. It's a shallow game with no love in it and it feels unfinished. When you do career mode you get spammed with unskippable cutscenes. I think the game shines for people that know a lot about basket, but for somebody who doesn't know anything about plays, techniques, ... it's a stupid game. They don't even try to explain the stuff to you!… Expand
  11. nba2k17_pro
    Sep 17, 2016
    0
    it's 2k16 version 1.1. They updated roster and did nothing. A.I. is the same, same glitches, same little tricks, plays and feels completely the same. But hey, you've got new commentary and new cut scene and other irrelevant stuff.
  12. EverydayIDecay
    Feb 9, 2017
    1
    At some point the 2K Sports team stopped listening to the fans of the game. Whether it's because they think it's to a point where they are just going to buy the game every year, because of what it is. Gameplay has now been cut and pasted three years strait. They still have not brought back the full online association. Servers are still horrendous (see 2K After Dark). Fans have been voicingAt some point the 2K Sports team stopped listening to the fans of the game. Whether it's because they think it's to a point where they are just going to buy the game every year, because of what it is. Gameplay has now been cut and pasted three years strait. They still have not brought back the full online association. Servers are still horrendous (see 2K After Dark). Fans have been voicing major issues and 2K has not listened just continue on there way. One thing that really bugs me individually and have tweeted 2K regarding issues such as online league games do not earn you VCs! This renders this mode useless. 2K has become EA Sports after getting to the top. NBA 2K no longer looks for innovation.… Expand
  13. ravenswagg14
    Apr 2, 2017
    1
    This game is sooo broken! Terrible animations, horrible graphics, cpu 3 pointer spamming bullsh*t and so many goddamn turnovers. F*ck u Ronnie2k and LD2k!
  14. Kcramsib
    Oct 27, 2016
    3
    I love playing nba2k sports series but this one is dissaponting lots of flaws coaches looks all the same, the gameplay is bad post moves sucks! player can go through another like a ghost repetitive actions during free throws and time outs most of the players are skinny, i snot playable for me nba2k16 is better i played that only online im excited to buy this but when i played it it verryI love playing nba2k sports series but this one is dissaponting lots of flaws coaches looks all the same, the gameplay is bad post moves sucks! player can go through another like a ghost repetitive actions during free throws and time outs most of the players are skinny, i snot playable for me nba2k16 is better i played that only online im excited to buy this but when i played it it verry dissapointing! i hope they improve it next year...… Expand
  15. bedroombully69
    Feb 7, 2017
    1
    This game makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. I feel like the people who made this game spent way too much time on the graphics and the story mode of MyCareer rather than working out the various glitches and the mishaps that the game has. When you play online, their is this glitch where if you are sprinting full speed and accidentally bump into the opposing player, they call an offensiveThis game makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. I feel like the people who made this game spent way too much time on the graphics and the story mode of MyCareer rather than working out the various glitches and the mishaps that the game has. When you play online, their is this glitch where if you are sprinting full speed and accidentally bump into the opposing player, they call an offensive foul on you, meanwhile you were trying to avoid contact with the opposing player. This game has been out for months, and they have yet to fix that glitch. With MyCareer, the wait times, the loading wait times, the cut scenes, and the filler are so annoying especially when you just want to play the damn game. And the worst part is, they do not allow you to skip them! Unreal! How can you release a video game without allowing the users to skip the cut scenes when they just want to play instead of having to wait through irrelevant things! Another thing is the cut scenes are not even important to the game itself or the MyCareer mode! So why can't I skip it and just move on so I can play my game? And one more last thing: MyTeam. When you play single player mode on MyTeam, and you play domination whether it is historic or regular domination, it is so hard to beat the team you are playing against (or trying to dominate) when they make the cheapest and toughest shots ever! You can be playing the most toughest defense ever on a player in domination and they would still make the shot! And it gets worse if you have bronze or silver players, because it so much more difficult to beat teams with those cards. But it still happens when you have emerald, sapphire, ruby or even amethyst players going up against simply silver and gold players when the players that you have that have a higher type card level should be able to simply dominate the silver and gold players when you would have sapphire or ruby players! I honestly believe they placed way too much focus on the graphics of this game rather than fixing the glitches, allowing us to skip through the cut scenes and made MyTeam so irritating when it does not even have to be.… Expand
  16. Yourboi
    Feb 13, 2017
    0
    Nba2k17 review and more!

    Pros on the game. Graphics are amazing Story mode is spot on Bunch of game modes Shoes are wonderful Cons to the game. Servers are terrible A lot of glitches Update take forever to upload Nba 2K is 60 dollars in some cases is quite pricey, but is worth the wait! Your can buy it at most gaming stores or online. Nba is the perfect game to play if    Nba2k17 review and more!

    Pros on the game.

    Graphics are amazing
    Story mode is spot on
    Bunch of game modes
    Shoes are wonderful

    Cons to the game.
    Servers are terrible
    A lot of glitches
    Update take forever to upload

    Nba 2K is 60 dollars in some cases is quite pricey, but is worth the wait! Your can buy it at most gaming stores or online. Nba is the perfect game to play if you are a basketball fan and just love basketball. You can play online in myPark and play against other people and make new friends. There are also other game modes too for example there is blacktop and myLeague or myGm or myCareer. MyCareer is the way you level up your player to go online. So if you want to have fun and play basketball Nba2k17 is for you.

    Nba focuses on one category for the game modes and that is myCareer. In my opinion they did a amazing job with myCareer, you get to experience what it like to be a true nba prospect, like going through college and getting scouted and even getting drafted! There are cutscenes that let your interact through the whole story mode. You even have a girlfriend and you have to choose whether to pick the nba or her. You can customize your character too, Like you can choose what he wears and your can even customize his personal look.

    Nba Has some cons though too. Some of the bad things is the servers to play online modes are super slow and very choppy. In Mypark You lag out of the parks and your end up playing the best people on your consoles . I wish there were levels and each level brought different people. Nba has a lot of glitches too, like when you're dribbling the ball might go through your defender and the same thing might happen on the other end to you too.

    Overall Nba2k17 is an awesome game. I recommend this game to all ages and hope that your have fun playing this game and hope this review helped you. (:    … Expand
  17. mike21
    Nov 16, 2016
    2
    The gameplay as always is great, but overall the game is boring and frustrating. In My Career mode I spend way more time in practice, and watching loading screens before and after each practice (sometimes there are 4 practises in a single off day), than actually playing the game. Then there is the attribute hard cap. I have a 6"7 shooting guard (also gets played at small forward) that isThe gameplay as always is great, but overall the game is boring and frustrating. In My Career mode I spend way more time in practice, and watching loading screens before and after each practice (sometimes there are 4 practises in a single off day), than actually playing the game. Then there is the attribute hard cap. I have a 6"7 shooting guard (also gets played at small forward) that is capper at 11 out of 30 for layups and dunks. So if you are hoping to build a played in the mould of Lebron, Kobe or Curry (I won't even mention MJ)... forget it. Overall the game has gone backwards.… Expand
  18. sunnier
    Oct 26, 2016
    1
    Most of this game is unplayable if you do not sign in to PSN.
    Excessive unskippable cutscenes and poor story in MyCareer mode.
    Game play is fine and similar to previous iterations.
  19. Reapermagician
    Dec 30, 2016
    2
    They need to get rid of college games. For some reason the AI in it is like the special squad. They pass when there's a defender in front of them, they take shots even Curry wouldn't make. Either that or make it so when the bar fills up, it actually increases the chance of you making the shot. My character can't make a shot when it's nearly filled, but he'll make it when it's not asThey need to get rid of college games. For some reason the AI in it is like the special squad. They pass when there's a defender in front of them, they take shots even Curry wouldn't make. Either that or make it so when the bar fills up, it actually increases the chance of you making the shot. My character can't make a shot when it's nearly filled, but he'll make it when it's not as filled. So they basically lie when they say " fill it up to increase your chances of making a shot " is just BS.… Expand
  20. deceptron
    Apr 12, 2017
    1
    The server is a holocaust of game play. Just absolute garbage. Government computers work better! I don't know who the hell is working there, if anyone, but I have to update and clear cache EVERY SINGLE TIME! The game gets a 1 because you can rarely ever get a chance to play it with all the constant updates that take an eternity.

    Actually game play is bad at best too. Free throw shooting    The server is a holocaust of game play. Just absolute garbage. Government computers work better! I don't know who the hell is working there, if anyone, but I have to update and clear cache EVERY SINGLE TIME! The game gets a 1 because you can rarely ever get a chance to play it with all the constant updates that take an eternity.

    Actually game play is bad at best too. Free throw shooting is extremely difficult and guys never miss as badly as the game makes it out to be. Too many errand passes and just way too much control button stuffing carpel tunnel action to do anything cool. Also, how Steph Curry is rated 93 and LBJ 97+ is ridiculous. LeBron isn't even a top 5 player anymore and Steph may very well be the greatest player ever. Too much LeBron love like Kobe had and neither player is at the top of the NBA.

    Playing someone living somewhere else you'll need a top of the line internet connection otherwise just throw the game in the garbage. You can't make subs before the game and the auto function always has to be engaged during game play. Sad! Also making subs without pushing pause is like solving calculus.

    F this game, it's awful.    … Expand
  21. Xcero
    May 4, 2018
    0
    Stop monetize career mode. Monetize multiplayer not carrer mode. Too greedy, own nba2k18 3 day return for 2k17 plan on selling this for 2k16 or 2k15, this is what happen when there are no contest in one franchise. Greed took charge
  22. CJL14
    Aug 29, 2019
    0
    This game is awful in the career their is no controls on how the players pass to you but I like the graphics and the game play

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 47 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 47
  3. Negative: 0 out of 47
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 12, 2016
    80
    A complete sports game package tailored to any kind of player, if they’re at least casually interested in basketball. [12/2016, p.75]
  2. Games Master UK
    Dec 4, 2016
    89
    A triumph of style, simulation, and originality that stays true to the culture of basketball. [Dec 2016, p.76]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 21, 2016
    90
    Hoops: they did it again. [Dec 2016, p.73]
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