NBA 2K18

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Overwhelming dislike- based on 742 Ratings

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  1. Kaleexto
    Oct 16, 2017
    1
    Living in Mexico, it costs 73 USD just to buy the standard game, thank God I stopped and convince myself to check out the reviews, I've had Nba 2k9, all the way to 2k16, skipped 2k17, and by 2k16 I did notice a high requirement of VC, but to be honest, it would've been ok for the game to have. micro transactions if it was free to play, or costed 20 USD (or 30 USD here in Mexico), butLiving in Mexico, it costs 73 USD just to buy the standard game, thank God I stopped and convince myself to check out the reviews, I've had Nba 2k9, all the way to 2k16, skipped 2k17, and by 2k16 I did notice a high requirement of VC, but to be honest, it would've been ok for the game to have. micro transactions if it was free to play, or costed 20 USD (or 30 USD here in Mexico), but paying 73 USD, plus paying a commission if you don't go for the extensive grind route is ridiculous, even being a Dark Souls fan i think that is unscrupulous. Actually thinking of trying NBA Live this year.… Expand
  2. gaspar
    Oct 16, 2017
    1
    Just a disaster on so many levels. The game has been a creeping cash grab for some time but took it to a whole new level this year. They destroyed single player MyCareer modes, they made playing online MyPlayer even more of a mind-numbing grind, the totally neglected MyGM/MyLeague modes are hideously buggy and never corrected because they're not the cash grab the other modes are. MyTeamJust a disaster on so many levels. The game has been a creeping cash grab for some time but took it to a whole new level this year. They destroyed single player MyCareer modes, they made playing online MyPlayer even more of a mind-numbing grind, the totally neglected MyGM/MyLeague modes are hideously buggy and never corrected because they're not the cash grab the other modes are. MyTeam is the only mode I can realistically say is better than last year, but that mode also is by definition a massive cash grab.

    The gameplay overall is slightly better than 2k17, but everything surrounding it is much, much worse. If you enjoy MyCareer/MyPark gameplay, the two most popular modes, everything about them is worse than last year. There's a lot of good, ambitious ideas in here but its clear the developers bit off more than they can chew. Particularly galling is how slow they are too fix bugs that ruin the user experience but how fast they are to crush any that might make it possible for you to progress at a reasonable rate without draining your bank account. If you're on the fence about this game, get off and get something else.    … Expand
  3. VedoB
    Nov 9, 2017
    1
    If you enjoy playing exhibition mode matches, then this game will fulfill your enjoyment. READ THIS CAREFULLY, if you intend to play MyTeam and MyPlayer let me save you a lot of time and a lot of money by urging you to not buy this game, you are forced to spend a ridiculous amount of time in order to obtain enough vc coins to make cosmetic and progression upgrades. It literally ruins theIf you enjoy playing exhibition mode matches, then this game will fulfill your enjoyment. READ THIS CAREFULLY, if you intend to play MyTeam and MyPlayer let me save you a lot of time and a lot of money by urging you to not buy this game, you are forced to spend a ridiculous amount of time in order to obtain enough vc coins to make cosmetic and progression upgrades. It literally ruins the grinding experience in this game. 1/10, the one thing that is bearable in this game is the exhibition modes, other than that stay away from this game. Also something interesting to think about, I believe to this day the platinum trophy for the ps4 version of the game has a 0.00% rating. Think about why that is!… Expand
  4. EricBell
    Nov 6, 2017
    1
    How the mighty have fallen.

    2k/Visual Concept have taken the once king of basketball games and turned it into a sad, depressing stroke inducing money grab grind that's as enjoyable as shaving your face with a cheese grater. VC is the currency in the game, need that to do anything. ANYTHING. Tattoos Gear Shoes Levelling up Skill boosts Gatorade power up Haircut Absolutely    How the mighty have fallen.

    2k/Visual Concept have taken the once king of basketball games and turned it into a sad, depressing stroke inducing money grab grind that's as enjoyable as shaving your face with a cheese grater.

    VC is the currency in the game, need that to do anything. ANYTHING.
    Tattoos
    Gear
    Shoes
    Levelling up
    Skill boosts
    Gatorade power up
    Haircut
    Absolutely everything in this game that can be customizable costs your their in game currency.
    How do you get said currency? Well buy it on the pan store for a charge of up to 100$usd or earn it by playing. But you earn so little it would take say 4 my career games to earn enough for a haircut or tattoo.

    The mycareer mode main feature is the road to 99. You have to level your player up by playing, but again your rewards are so far and few that it could easily take you 3 full seasons, playing every game, with 12 minute quarters and practicing before every game to even get close. Okay for the hardcore that's fine, but for casual players who have jobs and lives, forget it, you will never see your career player progress beyond a bench warmer.

    Most casual gamers will be turned off after their first hour anyway because of their forced story telling and opening sequence which is just asinine. Nothing is skippable. You. Must. Sit. Through. It.

    Then there's the server issues. See you bought the game right, and you wanna play your offline career right? Well too bad, it requires their servers, and if they go down, which they do, daily, you can't play anything but play now. You could be in the middle of your careers best game, and when it's over, server is offline, you lose all your earned VC. There is no fixing it, lost, bye, do it again, chump. Their forums are a joke deleting posts that are critical or call their servers out and the load times are longer than it takes a one legged no armed 10 year old to load the contents of bill gates house into a fleet of uhauls.

    But this is sports games now, buy the game, then keep buying or spend a year getting your player levelled to about 90.

    It's getting to the point where gamers need to consider lawsuits as these games are clear money hosing scams, they are literally becoming the Trump University of gaming, pay big costs with little to nothing to show for your investment.

    The staff at 2k/VC should be ashamed of themselves, once reputable honest to goodness game debs have become virtual crack dealers. The first hit, cost of the game, is tolerable, but you have to pay huge to keep getting that fix. But don't come crying to them when the needle breaks (server) before you can ascend, because they will ignore, ban or delete.

    R.i.p. 2K series. Best of luck devs, I hear walmart needs greeters.

    Just awful on every level.    … Expand
  5. hulkgonzo
    Dec 1, 2017
    1
    The game play sucks. What is the point of having a meter if the AI will determine if you make it or not. Missing layups frequently. That is insane. I finally bought the NBA2K18 since I enjoyed the Fifa17 career mode. When I started to play career mode it was horrible. I figure it is do to rating of being 60. So i went to play franchise and vs friends and it is just frustrating how bad theThe game play sucks. What is the point of having a meter if the AI will determine if you make it or not. Missing layups frequently. That is insane. I finally bought the NBA2K18 since I enjoyed the Fifa17 career mode. When I started to play career mode it was horrible. I figure it is do to rating of being 60. So i went to play franchise and vs friends and it is just frustrating how bad the game is. I have never been upset in a game and really feel I wasted my money. Worst game of the year.… Expand
  6. carterw3
    Dec 24, 2017
    1
    One of the biggest disappointments for video games in 2017. This game largely leans on microtransactions for the majority of it's modes. MyCareer is only enjoyable if you have a good player, which costs a lot of VC. MyTeam mode, which was my personal favorite, is ruined by frustrating online modes, unfair pack odds, and the only way to get good players is through buying VC to get boxes, soOne of the biggest disappointments for video games in 2017. This game largely leans on microtransactions for the majority of it's modes. MyCareer is only enjoyable if you have a good player, which costs a lot of VC. MyTeam mode, which was my personal favorite, is ruined by frustrating online modes, unfair pack odds, and the only way to get good players is through buying VC to get boxes, so again, it is extremely pay-to-win. The new "story" for MyGM mode that was very hyped up only lasts one season. The gameplay itself is decent, when you aren't dribbling off of the opponent's feet every other possession. In addition to microtransactions, The amount of server issues this game has is unbelievable, so you can't even play the modes half of the time. And with the amount of issues and glitches that this game has, their support is completely incompetent. Just embarrassing. Definitely will have to think twice about buying another NBA 2K game.… Expand
  7. cbg45133
    Jan 30, 2018
    1
    What can I say about this game that hasn't already been said? This game is the worst 2k game I’ve ever bought and the sad part is it might be the best basketball video game I've played as far as gameplay is concerned. I bought the game on launch and quickly quit playing it after a week or two. I am a mycareer player only and after seeing all the glitches and microtransactions I decided theWhat can I say about this game that hasn't already been said? This game is the worst 2k game I’ve ever bought and the sad part is it might be the best basketball video game I've played as far as gameplay is concerned. I bought the game on launch and quickly quit playing it after a week or two. I am a mycareer player only and after seeing all the glitches and microtransactions I decided the game wasn’t worth playing or at least not in its current state. I finally decided to pick it up and start playing again Sunday night (January 28th) I had heard that 2k had fixed some of the microtransaction concerns and I know that at this point the game has been patched a few times so I figured I’d give it a shot. Using the 25 dollar PSN 25 gift card that I had since Christmas I bought some VC (stupid I know) because I honestly wanted to see how far 25 bucks (90,000 VC) would get me if I used it all on a fresh 60 overall player. In the end I got to 75 overall and since then I've played 5 games on all-star difficulty and so far I have only made about 2500 VC which was enough to upgrade my player 1 attribute point in a major skill (layup) and enough to get 4 non-generic dribble animations that actually allow me to get open for shots. Even at 75 overall, I am still missing wide open shots going 2/10 and 3/10 in back to back games. I’m not taking bad shots and I’ve been practicing my shot on my court and in the team workouts where I am being guarded so I can adjust for that. I can get green shots at least half the time in those situations which tells me that my shot timing changes in the game and that isn’t fair and it seems like another way that the game is pushing you to pay to make your shot better. I miss 2k14 so much not because it was the best 2k ever, but because in that game I could make my player better, get on court accessories, and get a bunch of different badges all without spending a dime after the original purchase. The gameplay and graphics weren't as nice as 2k18 but the game was much more fun because there wasn’t a paywall and tons of microtransactions holding you back from enjoying the core game. I wish these publishers would stop being so dang greedy. I just wanted to pay my 60 dollars and play mycareer mode I want to upgrade my player without spending any more cash and maybe get a cool story to go along with it, but that will probably never happen again. I don’t play park, or pro-am, or myleague, or myGM but still I am forced to pay money for VC just so I can have a decent player to play the games AI. I'm so sick of buying a game for 60 dollars just to be forced to pay more just so I can enjoy the core game right from the start. People will say you don’t have to pay if you don’t want to well it cost almost 190,000 VC to get to 85 compared to the 180,000 VC it took to fully upgrade a player to 95 last year and you can start to see the problem. This game basically forces you to pay to have a decent player if you have any kind of life away from your console and me for one will not be buying another 2k game until this paywall is removed. I am a diehard 2k fan I’ve been playing since 2k9 and I just won’t allow myself to be ripped off by these people anymore. I just wanted to play standard mycareer mode and upgrade my player at a decent pace based on how well I play against the AI is that too much to ask for? I give this game a 1 because the basketball simulation is good but there are just too many self-inflicted problems and pay to play systems for this game to be a good game.… Expand
  8. zabian
    Jul 28, 2018
    1
    Don't get me wrong this game is horrendously bad and full of micro-transactions , but I saw potential in the neighborhood though the cut-scenes were awful and everything was overpriced, the hood was huge and it has some good modes like king of the court or dunk off, now the gameplay, yikes it was even worse than last year, you see why are centers at the 3-point line and everyone on my teamDon't get me wrong this game is horrendously bad and full of micro-transactions , but I saw potential in the neighborhood though the cut-scenes were awful and everything was overpriced, the hood was huge and it has some good modes like king of the court or dunk off, now the gameplay, yikes it was even worse than last year, you see why are centers at the 3-point line and everyone on my team isn't reacting to the offense or even moving? it still has time to improve to a 5.7/10 generously like I'm trying to be positive but this was a waterfall of quality compared to even last year in 2K17, and honestly I expect 2K19 to be awful. Verdict: 1.4/10 or 0.7/5.0 or if your a fan of Nintendo you-tuber Arlo 1.1/7. +Smooth Graphics +The Hood has potential - horrendous game play -overpriced - disgusting soundtrack - terrible cut scenes. To make a long story short DO NOT PLAY NO MATTER HOW CRAZY YOU ARE!!!… Expand
  9. 2k18SUCKS
    Jun 25, 2019
    1
    First off I wanna say is I would rate this game a 0 but when I try it tells me to "select a rating" This game deserves a 0 nothing more!!!!! I'm basically forced to rate you a 1 when this game doesn't even deserve that. This gameplay is absolutely HORRIBLE!!!!!!!! I've played other 2ks before and I'm really good at them! but this one is plain stupid!!!! I play Mycareer a lot! And my playerFirst off I wanna say is I would rate this game a 0 but when I try it tells me to "select a rating" This game deserves a 0 nothing more!!!!! I'm basically forced to rate you a 1 when this game doesn't even deserve that. This gameplay is absolutely HORRIBLE!!!!!!!! I've played other 2ks before and I'm really good at them! but this one is plain stupid!!!! I play Mycareer a lot! And my player has an overall 84 open/contested 3pt shot! But I literally miss EVERY single shot!! 1/10 I'll make and that's if I'm lucky! Not to mention the layups! My player can't even make a layup!! This is ridiculous!!!! To whoever is thinking of getting it DONT!!!! Waste of time and money!! And on top of that all the transactions to!!!! You have to pay $60+ for the game and then even more just to make it SEMI ENJOYABLE!!!!! Worst game ever purchased. So I wanna give a BIG **** YOU to the creators of this game! You really ****ed over your fan base!!! Congrats douchebags!!… Expand
  10. jakandjoe
    Apr 19, 2021
    1
    very bad like i mean very bad NOT worth it at all the game sucks i hate it it has nothing new that's good or actually fun.
  11. WashedPotatoes
    Jul 21, 2022
    1
    worst mycareer of any game, **** gameplay, everything is either duplicated from 2k17 or worse. **** this game
  12. keroxsan
    Jul 3, 2021
    1
    The worst NBA 2k game Ive played and will ever play. The neighborhood is a horrible change that they shouldn't have made. Then everything costs WAY too much. And it takes way too long to actually "grind" out your player. This game is so bad to the point where I haven't bought a NBA 2k game since. Its the last NBA 2k that I will EVER play. All of the critics that are saying its a good gameThe worst NBA 2k game Ive played and will ever play. The neighborhood is a horrible change that they shouldn't have made. Then everything costs WAY too much. And it takes way too long to actually "grind" out your player. This game is so bad to the point where I haven't bought a NBA 2k game since. Its the last NBA 2k that I will EVER play. All of the critics that are saying its a good game have either been payed to say that or they just like to lie for fun. Because this game is absolutely garbage.… Expand
  13. AnthonyDiMattia
    Sep 11, 2021
    1
    This game ruined MyCareer, did nothing interesting with MyTeam, and ruined the gameplay with constant blowbyes. The worst 2K ever.
  14. DonTheGamer
    Jun 22, 2023
    1
    Terrible gameplay. terrible MY CAREER, terrible micro-transactions....basically, everything is terrible.
  15. PeaceWalker
    Sep 23, 2017
    0
    SCAM!! Paying $60 does nothing more than make this playable. The bulk of the content and actual progress requires more and more $. The career mode is pretty awful too compared to some of the earlier entries. AVOID!!
  16. GuyM
    Sep 25, 2017
    0
    Microtransactions don't belong in fully priced games. Virtual currency is even worse. This company has 0 respect for consumers, they treat us like ATMs. Never touch another 2K product or any other game company's product if they pull crap like this.
  17. 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 Sixth Axis to remove their low review score. Oh how low they've sunk.
  18. Ristul
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    If you want a game that screws you over and reaches out for your pocket wallet with microtransactions, this is the game for you. Not only do you pay full retail price for this, you also pay to unlock the full game. It's basically free to play without being free.
  19. TrueCouchSurfer
    Oct 17, 2017
    0
    I have played NBA2k since the beggining and the squezing out the money of fans is ridicoulous right now.
    It was happening year by year since the introduction of buyable VC. The whole progress system of my career got rigged. To top that each year the mynba companion application gives you less and less VC per day (from 5000/2500/1200 up to 600 this year). Last year after 30 games i had    I have played NBA2k since the beggining and the squezing out the money of fans is ridicoulous right now.
    It was happening year by year since the introduction of buyable VC. The whole progress system of my career got rigged. To top that each year the mynba companion application gives you less and less VC per day (from 5000/2500/1200 up to 600 this year). Last year after 30 games i had solid progress, this year the grind to achieve any playability in mycareerr is unbearable. In MyTeam they've cut the ammount of contracts for players that you earn via domination to force you to spend more virtual currency.

    I've payed 60 USD to find that the game is basically a pay to win and just asks for my money constantly. And the unskippable advertimesents in the game of JBL, Gatorade and other companies - UNSKIPPABLE FORCED ADVERTISEMENT in 60 USD GAME !!!

    THE GREED OF THE COMPANY'S MANAGMENT IS ASTONISHING.    … Expand
  20. ThroneBender
    Sep 25, 2018
    0
    Microtransactions are a farce and for a fully priced game it doesn't belong. Stop buying these games with microtransactions.
  21. KnowsHisShiet
    Sep 16, 2017
    0
    300 hundred in the trash. im not poor i have no problem playing 20 games all weekend to be able to afford a haircut ingame. 2k17 was the best game for career balancing with archtypes which gave u 5 master badges and 40 other bronze, which i spent forever to atttain all making my rebounder a lebron.now i have set my 2 archtypes, it tells me the 20 badges im allowed to get, fine. but when i300 hundred in the trash. im not poor i have no problem playing 20 games all weekend to be able to afford a haircut ingame. 2k17 was the best game for career balancing with archtypes which gave u 5 master badges and 40 other bronze, which i spent forever to atttain all making my rebounder a lebron.now i have set my 2 archtypes, it tells me the 20 badges im allowed to get, fine. but when i dont have to stats to use allyoop animations wtf is it giving me a waste of lob finisher badge.last year a rebounder was not a useless terd in the post. ntm i had to putt 200k vc just to find out how **** he was, they no longer show you the projected stats when spending points. neighborhood is cool for about 5min than you realise they found a way to add nother 20min load time between games. more loading. more money. less stats and badges. less fun. GG FAIL… Expand
  22. Vitoner
    Sep 22, 2017
    0
    **** microtransactions in AAA games in general. In particular, this ****ing "game" is full to the brim with them to the point they hugely impact the gameplay and the general experience. DO NOT BUY.
  23. Jiggawatts
    Sep 20, 2017
    0
    Unfortunately very bad ingame economy riddled with microtransactions and heavy free2play-mobile-game-like progress model. Without real cash to pay for progress the game is a very slow and tedious grind. More like pay 60 bucks upfront for a fee2play game. Sad :(

    Overall I guess probably a fun basketball video game experience if you have 150+ bucks to start with.
  24. xcoders
    Sep 20, 2017
    0
    I've seen games use micro-transactions many times but this time they went too far, this is just inexcusable for a 60 dollar game to get to a point of it being unplayable unless you pay more. I hope 2K goes bankrupt, they don't deserve to exist.
  25. frod0
    Sep 28, 2017
    0
    This is the worst basketball game to ever be released. 2k went from great, to spike leer rock bottom to the absolute definition of hell. After Lee I figured career mode and GM mode could only get better, but forget racism, this is way worse then racism, this game is ass.
  26. kstud1
    Nov 30, 2017
    0
    Worst NBA2k game to date a game where pro players miss layups constantly, no one can shoot consistently but the AI,long load times, way too many cut scenes, a definite PAY TO PLAY concept to play this game everything cost you money, if this is the future of gaming, I’m going back to playing the Nientendo games.
  27. familyguy
    Sep 23, 2017
    0
    Greedy **** 2k want to suck every single penny in our wallet . Don't buy this **** guy . stop letting those scumbag climb over your head . They ruin everything they touch
  28. kingofkoopas
    Oct 6, 2017
    0
    Start taking a stand against micro transactions. The term itself is ridiculous, there is nothing "micro" about them anymore. They cost an arm and leg now.
  29. RyanJamesSez
    Sep 22, 2017
    0
    Currency system ruins the game. Returned Immediately. Be aware of critics that rate this high. Even if the design of the game is decent, you shouldn't get a pass on an awful business practice.
  30. The_Seaman_
    Sep 23, 2017
    0
    After all the hate Microtransactions get these years. Publishers and developers clearly keep pulling this on the consumer.

    Overpriced cosmetics, a slow progression system (unless you pay), microtrasactions
  31. Iwantobetheguy
    Sep 22, 2017
    0
    This entire game is a blatant cash grab. Worst microtransactions I’ve ever personally experienced in a video game ever. Not only does every little thing cost way more VC than ever before, you don’t earn **** from Mycareer or Myleague games. Not only that there is a glitch that deletes your player, and a glitch that just straight up takes away your VC after a Mycareer game. You canThis entire game is a blatant cash grab. Worst microtransactions I’ve ever personally experienced in a video game ever. Not only does every little thing cost way more VC than ever before, you don’t earn **** from Mycareer or Myleague games. Not only that there is a glitch that deletes your player, and a glitch that just straight up takes away your VC after a Mycareer game. You can literally watch the game take way your VC. 2k is “aware” of these glitches but have and will do nothing about it like usual, their 2k “support” team is a joke. As for gameplay in Mycareer, your start off with a god-awful player as usual, and they took away Rookie difficulty and made the AI play like it’s the hardest difficulty even on Pro difficulty ( Which used to be one tier above Rookie). More incentive purchase their BS VC. Layups are completely broken, you will blow wide open layups and then watch the CPU make an and-one layup on the other end. You will throw 10 ft outlet passes out of bounds. The fouls are ridiculous in Mycareer as well, virtually every time you press the block button on a drive by the CPU a foul is called on either you or the player guarding it. The turnovers are awful, you still get phased into other players out of nowhere and lose the ball on their body parts. Keep in mind this is the same BS from 2k14-17. And to top it all off, the cringy hours upon hours of cutscenes in the story are unskippable and as annoying as ever. There are cutscenes after every game. There are cutscenes when you go to practice. And the Barber Shop. And the Tattoo shop, etc. They range from boring to just outright pissing you off with how bad they are. It’s just hard to have fun on this game. The only positive I have about this game that I didn’t about 2k17 is the All-Time rosters. But even that is hindered by 2k’s laziness while creating the actual rosters. Many stars on the team will have a reasonable attributes but 2k will not give them any badges. What is the point of playing with 2012 Melo if he doesn’t have a single badge? More proof that 2k will half-ass anything if they find another way to make more money instead. Also, the All-Star Team up mode, which I have enjoyed in the past, doesn’t even utilize the full rosters. It’s the same players as 2k17 just with the current players on their new respective teams. Overall this is a lazy, rushed , cash grab of a game with a terrible support team. I would give this a negative score if I could, and all of these weak ass review sites giving the game 9s and 10s for a check from 2k should be **** ashamed. *BONUS*: 2k has been exposed for forcing a game review site to remove a 3/10 review for this ****ty ass game. Screw 2k… Expand
  32. GamersTV_ru
    Apr 23, 2018
    0
    Baggy piece of **** adapted for retards and brainless people who can.t think. Next time i will more patient to bye this crap. Do not do preorders PLZZZ !!! Thats all
  33. Colinator
    Sep 22, 2017
    0
    Well I was having fun before I got my DAMN PLAYER DELETED. Seriously, I spent 50 dollars of VC on my player, and then it was deleted. Still waiting on a reply from 2k support after I submitted a request 4 DAYS AGO. I'm really pissed off at this company for not realizing that I spent 50 dollars only to have it go down the drain. If I don't get my player back I'm gonna be so **** pissed.
  34. Antonislak
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    This shame of a game is just a 2k17 reskin with horendous microtransactions from a company that will not see the color of my money until highlander dies.

    And it's not even f2p.
  35. NHL15suckss
    Oct 14, 2017
    0
    Worst 2k ever. The sad part is you can't even state everything wrong with the game in 5000 characters. Everything is broken, everything costs way too much money. 2k is flat out ignoring the consumers wants. Everyone wants to make demigods, they give us role players with predetermined badges, and we can't even pick where our stats go. A 99 overall MyCareer player is equivalent to about anWorst 2k ever. The sad part is you can't even state everything wrong with the game in 5000 characters. Everything is broken, everything costs way too much money. 2k is flat out ignoring the consumers wants. Everyone wants to make demigods, they give us role players with predetermined badges, and we can't even pick where our stats go. A 99 overall MyCareer player is equivalent to about an 80 overall in any other mode. The neighbourhood is the worst idea ever and a colossal waste of time. For those saying the gameplay is improved I don't see it. Players can't catch the ball, can't dunk as often as you want, miss wide open layups, a ton of players phasing through defenders in the paint, have to put up with completely unrealistic bump animations where the defender will literally shove you back a couple feet and it's inexplicably not a foul. Very frustrating. They are trying to toe the line between sim and arcade basketball, and failing at both in my opinion. I believe the way that 2k is trying to cater to the E-league is killing the experience for the majority of fans. We don't want 80 overalls, we don't want to pay $50 every new build. I don't want a "build" period. If 2k is gonna is gonna be so restrictive on the stats, just give us pre built players to play online with and make MyCareer fun again. If I could grind for a true 99 overall, my god that's a MyCareer worth playing. Why can't I earn every HOF badge in the game? If I grind one player for a whole year, why can't that player be a god? Why does 2k have to pick my stats and my badges for me? I understand they want a competitive balance and want stick skills to shine though, but in the process they've sucked all fun and purpose from the game. It has quite literally become a chore to play. Last year 2k never left my PS4, this year I'm already looking for something else to play.… Expand
  36. benhez
    Oct 14, 2018
    0
    Cancer on gaming pay money or you cant play or progress or do anything should be illegal
  37. Fenir8
    Sep 23, 2017
    0
    I had to return this game. It has been rendered literally unplayable due to greed. While the graphics were good, I base my score on my personal experience with the gameplay. Do not support this behavior. Developers and publishers will continue if they think they can get away with it.
  38. FactualFindings
    Nov 30, 2017
    0
    This is the worst **** **** **** ever. What a bunch of arcade **** **** **** this ****ing **** bloody joke! Hey 2K, go and die. Hey 2K go jump off a bridge.
  39. Lanceuppercut51
    Dec 15, 2017
    0
    Wow. Another money trap. Grow up everyone. STop buying this crap. They don't believe you will. STOP GIVING THEM YOUR MONEY! What the hell people?
  40. GamingNinja
    Sep 23, 2017
    0
    Greed ruins creation.
    This is what NBA 2K18 is.
    Shame on you.
    And do better.
    It would benefit all of us if you did what was right.
    You will dig your own grave 2K if you don't make games for gamers instead of money.
  41. Maikel_12
    Oct 9, 2017
    0
    Its a Pay2Win, a game for 60$ like a mobile game, that game its a joke, the game its great but
    the way they treat users is abusive, dont buy this game its a theft
  42. Naiko
    Sep 23, 2017
    0
    Absolutely disgusting f2p elements ON A 60$ GAME THAT IS PRETTY MUCH A BEST-SELLER AMONG BASKETBALL GAMES.

    DO NOT support this company, they dont deserve any money for trying to do this to consumers, at all.
  43. CosmicDream
    Jan 11, 2018
    0
    I made this account just to fu*king rant on this piece of sh*t. The VC alone is fu*kin ridiculous, but the game mechanics and the stupid fu*king a*s AI is so frustrating it makes you want to delete the god damn game. You can go 0/5 on a WIDE FU*KING OPEN 3's with GOOD release (fu*kin BS) and your brain-dead teammates would run behind the other team when you pass just to create a freakin TOI made this account just to fu*king rant on this piece of sh*t. The VC alone is fu*kin ridiculous, but the game mechanics and the stupid fu*king a*s AI is so frustrating it makes you want to delete the god damn game. You can go 0/5 on a WIDE FU*KING OPEN 3's with GOOD release (fu*kin BS) and your brain-dead teammates would run behind the other team when you pass just to create a freakin TO on you. What the Sh*t?! Do not buy this game, it's an absolute fu*king trash.… Expand
  44. downliner
    Sep 22, 2017
    0
    Metacritic has proved many times never ever listen to the critics because these days they are nothing more than paid mouthpieces for the publisher and the payment isn't money! It's the review copy of the game providing you give it a good review! Pathetic. Look at the left for the paid review then look at the right from people who are actually playing the game past the review period . BTWMetacritic has proved many times never ever listen to the critics because these days they are nothing more than paid mouthpieces for the publisher and the payment isn't money! It's the review copy of the game providing you give it a good review! Pathetic. Look at the left for the paid review then look at the right from people who are actually playing the game past the review period . BTW the game is crap and the model is now akin to every mobile game with microtransactions. Don't waste your money on this junk.… Expand
  45. Dbo
    Dec 10, 2017
    0
    Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed Greed! Has ruined what once use to be a great game. Its pay to win and its a shame.
  46. Cortelia
    Sep 21, 2017
    0
    This game is broken beyond repair. The VC is making the game pay to win. It takes forever to earn in game VC. I payed €60,- and to have fun it will cost you like a €100,- more. **** this VC **** Oh and there are a lot of bugs.
  47. koolaidman486
    Sep 24, 2017
    0
    This game is the pinnacle of what gaming is turning into these days. The graphics are sub-par at best, the career mode is bland, and most importantly, a microtransacrion system that would be bad in a free to play game, in a full $60 release. If you want a 2k Basketball game for a career mode of some sort, get an earlier title. DO NOT give this game any money. The micro transactions areThis game is the pinnacle of what gaming is turning into these days. The graphics are sub-par at best, the career mode is bland, and most importantly, a microtransacrion system that would be bad in a free to play game, in a full $60 release. If you want a 2k Basketball game for a career mode of some sort, get an earlier title. DO NOT give this game any money. The micro transactions are invasive to the point where regulations (see; bound by law) should be put in place against these invasive microtransactions.… Expand
  48. Amira2ch
    Mar 22, 2018
    0
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    His name is Yasoo
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  49. JohnRedPepper
    Sep 17, 2017
    0
    Terrible attempted money grabber, the whole design of my career is flawed so you can't succeed early in an attempt to for you to purchase coins. It's truly a painful grind, the prices of the barber and drinks etched is pathetic. The cutscenes are obviously made for and written by 10 year olds,
  50. ecko1
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    Im tired for this micro transactions system 2k adopted,what is the next in nba 2k19,we will have to pay 1000 VC for toilet paper when u got use the restroom and needed clean the butt..this game is garbage for me now...I guess we needed start supporting nba live18
  51. FearlessYxY
    Sep 28, 2017
    0
    I don't normally write reviews but I have had enough of 2k's greedy agenda in pushing microtransactions year after year. This year is the worst its ever been. If you're familiar with past MyCareers, you can change the difficulty settings from rookie to hall of fame, and at the end of the game, you can earn a VC multiplier. The higher difficulty you played on, the more VC you can earn perI don't normally write reviews but I have had enough of 2k's greedy agenda in pushing microtransactions year after year. This year is the worst its ever been. If you're familiar with past MyCareers, you can change the difficulty settings from rookie to hall of fame, and at the end of the game, you can earn a VC multiplier. The higher difficulty you played on, the more VC you can earn per game to upgrade your player. Well they actually removed the multiplier, so not only is it not rewarding to play on higher difficulty, they found another way to make it harder for your to earn VC.

    They have officially ruined MyCareer mode, which was my favorite game mode in this game. The gameplay is actually improved from last year, but the fact of this blatant push for mictrotransactions absolutely leaves a bad taste in your mouth considering you paid 60$ for a full titled game yet you feel like this is a game you downloaded for free on the App Store.    … Expand
  52. Dopesaint
    Sep 22, 2017
    0
    The worst 2k to date. Micro transactions are riddled everywhere that myplayer is unplayable. But if that wasn’t bad enough the whole game is unplayable, you’d think with this being the next installment in the 2k series it’d be better.. but that’s further from the truth.
  53. savo79
    Sep 16, 2017
    0
    - bad frame rate on ps4 (lol)
    - career minimum difficulty is pro now not amateur
    - fouls are given to MyPlayer very easily to you - you have to pay VC even to "breath"! - unnecessary running for minutes in neighborhood to purchase clothes, tattos, etc... -- very choppy gameplay in My Career, i shoot the shot meter starts to fill and stutters and when it defreezes my shot is "very    - bad frame rate on ps4 (lol)
    - career minimum difficulty is pro now not amateur
    - fouls are given to MyPlayer very easily to you
    - you have to pay VC even to "breath"!
    - unnecessary running for minutes in neighborhood to purchase clothes, tattos, etc...
    -- very choppy gameplay in My Career, i shoot the shot meter starts to fill and stutters and when it defreezes my shot is "very late" and ofc i miss it...
    -- you earn fewer vc overall
    --- legendary edition items (shaq apparel etc) only given to the FIRST player you create (in his closet), the others are getting nada :(

    + very nice animations
    + double archetype combos give many many variatons to choose from

    needs many patches to address the launch issues.. so far crappiest nba 2k in years

    P.S. for fanboys and staged positive critic have a look at the "superb" game graphics:
    https://scontent.fskg1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/21729063_10155039265993284_5459461226298270327_o.jpg?oh=091adcdc7763adb7049c385b570ae053&oe=5A4F1064    … Expand
  54. Jarrod2017
    Oct 2, 2017
    0
    They shove VC down your throat! It's a great game that was simply ruined with a pay to win method! They ruined a pretty much great game otherwise...
  55. MetaShawn
    Sep 19, 2017
    0
    MONEY 2K18 is HERE! You can buy MONEY 2K18 only with money, also in MONEY 2K18 with money you can buy more money! ALL HAIL TO THE BEST MONEY SIMULATOR EVER (and i hope all the people who made MONEY 2K18 such it is will DIE!)
  56. LegitGamer1995
    Sep 22, 2017
    0
    I was gonna buy this game because I love basketball, but as soon as I heard 2K forced someone to revise there score from a 3/10 to something positive, I said **** it." There is no way they are getting my money now. Charging for haircuts, seriously? 2K must be out of their damn minds to practice something so despicable it makes Jesus weep. This microtransaction **** needs to stop, NOW. VCI was gonna buy this game because I love basketball, but as soon as I heard 2K forced someone to revise there score from a 3/10 to something positive, I said **** it." There is no way they are getting my money now. Charging for haircuts, seriously? 2K must be out of their damn minds to practice something so despicable it makes Jesus weep. This microtransaction **** needs to stop, NOW. VC is getting out of hand and 2K should be ashamed of themselves for ever implementing such a dog turd of a system into their game.… Expand
  57. Teela
    Sep 26, 2017
    0
    This Deserves nothing more than 0 because of outrageous use of Cancer of the gaming industry: micro-transactions.
    Do not buy this game! Do not support this kind of BS greedy money collection!
  58. seenrac
    Sep 21, 2017
    0
    This game is a joke. What a poor gameplay. Game has slightly better textures, faces and animations are improved, but gameplay is a joke. I dont like PRO reviewers who gave 75 or more points for this. This is a 70 or less, higher scores are total unfair.
  59. DevinStrat
    Sep 16, 2017
    0
    The worst 2k ive played in a long time, maybe even all time. The gameplay was awful, the my career mode was the worst its ever been. VC has become a joke, and you cant even play mycareer offline.
  60. Vstyle
    Sep 15, 2017
    0
    The currency system in this game is a joke. 2k has cut down the amount of VC (in game currency) you can earn considerably, and has started charging for ridiculous things like haircuts. They've implemented a free-to-play model in a $60 video game. It's unbelievably greedy and dishonest.
  61. LTT
    Sep 16, 2017
    0
    This game is an absolute money grab, the the microtransactions you would expect from a free game. MyCareer, is broken and is riddled with unskippable loading screens and long loading times. The gameplay doesn't make too much innovation either, but it can be fun once you are actually able to get to it. Unless you're a hard core NBA fan, there would be no reason to buy 2K18 instead of 2k17 or 2k16.
  62. infiniteaverage
    Sep 16, 2017
    0
    This seemed like it could be the greatest NBA 2k of all time. Open world, new netcode, new park, etc. I was excited to see all these new things until my game crashed and wiped my character that i just bought VC for and upgraded. This is a game-breaking bug that has affected thousands of paying customers. 2k support hasn’t helped anyone yet, and I personally have been waiting 40 hours justThis seemed like it could be the greatest NBA 2k of all time. Open world, new netcode, new park, etc. I was excited to see all these new things until my game crashed and wiped my character that i just bought VC for and upgraded. This is a game-breaking bug that has affected thousands of paying customers. 2k support hasn’t helped anyone yet, and I personally have been waiting 40 hours just for a response. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME UNTIL IT IS FIXED!!… Expand
  63. BowmanJ30
    Sep 16, 2017
    0
    Awful in so many ways, enough ways to bore a person in to falling asleep, much like the cut scenes in this game.

    So here is a little list for easy reading. -No difficulty changing below Pro in MyCareer as player rating is all linked to online and as a result they want you to struggle as much as possible to earn VC. -Yeah VC thats something you'll be using a lot of, well not really    Awful in so many ways, enough ways to bore a person in to falling asleep, much like the cut scenes in this game.

    So here is a little list for easy reading.

    -No difficulty changing below Pro in MyCareer as player rating is all linked to online and as a result they want you to struggle as much as possible to earn VC.

    -Yeah VC thats something you'll be using a lot of, well not really since you don't earn any at all through playing the game. Feel free to buy the lovely VC packages that 2k so kindly added.

    -Who approved these cut scenes, they literally had Michael B Jordan in the previous game who could actually pull of some believable dialogue. Now you just have this mess of a "story", I mean really why bother at all.

    -I have already gotten bored of writing out my problems with this game, its bad. Very bad, anyone defending 2k and their business practices are straight up part of the problem with modern video game developers/publishers.

    Stop buying damn VC for god sake this is a never ending cycle and it looks as though it may never stop.    … Expand
  64. KarelessMFah
    Sep 21, 2017
    0
    I'm going to make it sweet and simple and to the point. 2k is the pimp and the consumer is the trick period! that explains this game perfectly. $150 won't be enough to enjoy your MyCareer
  65. ilBonez
    Sep 17, 2017
    0
    vc,vc,vc for everything!! i play most in my career mode and my player is a total noob, i max all the stats and he can't score a single shot! garbage! cut scene not skippable and servers problem....
  66. xmicta
    Sep 18, 2017
    0
    The career mode is virtually unplayable if you don't purchase extra VC. Your player is unrealistically bad. You either have to spent lots of extra money or suffer through hours of comically poor gameplay, in what they call the road to 99. This is not the road to 99, this is the road to hell.
  67. zizhazhu
    Sep 18, 2017
    0
    MyTeam is a joke. MyGm is the worst manager mode experience I have ever experienced. MyPlayer and everything that goes into it is worse than ever, besides the above mentioned VC related stuff, it is made in a way to lengthen the time spent in the game.
  68. VincentWarte
    Sep 22, 2017
    0
    Holy balls, wtf is this shiat!? You're kidding me? Are you expecting me to pay 80$ more on your shiat just to have fun, with a game I already paid a small fortune for? 2K, bijatsh, please!
    Don't buy this game, you want have fun with it. Unless you're ready to spend another fortune.
  69. iStanley
    Oct 5, 2017
    0
    I'm so frustrated with this game that it actually made me make a Metacritic account and write this review. I'll go ahead and get the good aspects out of the way - since it's such a small list compared to the bad. The facescans for your myPlayer have been the best this year (I no longer resemble meatball and spaghetti) and gameplay feels more fluid than previous years. Still, this game isI'm so frustrated with this game that it actually made me make a Metacritic account and write this review. I'll go ahead and get the good aspects out of the way - since it's such a small list compared to the bad. The facescans for your myPlayer have been the best this year (I no longer resemble meatball and spaghetti) and gameplay feels more fluid than previous years. Still, this game is like an extremely nice house you've already paid off, but you still have to pay more **** even though you own it. You enter your home, and every other step you take, there's feces on the floor, every door you open, there's feces on the handle, and when you sit on the toilet seat, you guessed it, feces on the toilet seat.

    Alright, let's get down to the nitty, gritty, bull**** that is surrounding this once-loved basketball video game. I've played NBA 2K since 2K11, so when I say I can smell the bull**** increasing, it's **** increasing, and it's finally hit the limit. Starting with 2K16, I saw glimpses that this game would be a "pay-to-play" video game, but never to this extent. The fact that this game is so blatantly greedy is absolutely astounding. Items that were free in the past (haircuts, dribble moves, etc) costs VC now. And if it wasn't free and was cheap before, the price has been inflated. I'm an NBA superstar with a highrise in the middle of the city and I can't afford a **** haircut? I really liked how after the backlash, Ronnie2k, their media coordinator, said that they lowered the price of the haircuts to 100 vc to make it more "realistic." I understand, it's his job to spew bull**** to make 2K look better than it is, but this was clearly a cash grab by the company and they are testing the limits of how much they can squeeze out of their customers. People who have not played the game will not understand a lot of these points, but I'm still going to make a **** list because it's so preposterous

    The early release, half my friends lost their myPlayers along with all their VC they invested in it - only to have some of them returned to them FIVE days later AFTER they already created a new player and invested a ton of VC and time into grinding the badges.

    Walking everywhere - This wouldn't be horrible if it was just you, but if you want to play with your friends on walk on ProAm, you have to invite every single one of them to your neighborhood, invite everyone of them to your squad twice (theres a bug where first invite doesn't work first time), walk all the way there, and hope you all get in, it doesn't lag out, you don't get a cutscene, and doesn't crash, because if it does, you gotta do everything over again. If you lose, you have to do it all over again because apparently it places you into a different neighborhood.

    I cannot continue because it's still making me angry and I now need to make an appointment with my anger management coach and therapist. 2/10 - Stop bull****ting me 2k.

    Edit: Changed score to 0 since it's pulling the score right now, 1.8, higher than it should be    … Expand
  70. Seporith
    Sep 22, 2017
    0
    The graphics and animations are good. In myTeam they added a lot of challenges to do.
    But if you play MyPlayer, then you have to pay for every little thing. And VC is hard to get by. They have a companion app, where you could get a decent amount of VC daily. In 2K16 it was up to 3500 a day, in 2K17 up to 2000 a day and now in 2K18 it is up to 600 a day. I'm disgusted with 2K.
    But since    The graphics and animations are good. In myTeam they added a lot of challenges to do.
    But if you play MyPlayer, then you have to pay for every little thing. And VC is hard to get by. They have a companion app, where you could get a decent amount of VC daily. In 2K16 it was up to 3500 a day, in 2K17 up to 2000 a day and now in 2K18 it is up to 600 a day. I'm disgusted with 2K.

    But since this game is pay to win, it should also be free to play. If it was a free game, it would get a 8 or 9 rating, but since it's not, 0 point. 2K's greed has no limit.    … Expand
  71. balldontlie
    Sep 22, 2017
    0
    Personally, I like the graphics more, but I don't know how to feel about the new animation system. Body parts are clipping everywhere. NBA players have butter fingers, and always scramble for the ball like they can't even make it in a high school basketball team.

    However, I need to give props to the massive offline content in MyTeam, that's what was really lacking from last year. But    Personally, I like the graphics more, but I don't know how to feel about the new animation system. Body parts are clipping everywhere. NBA players have butter fingers, and always scramble for the ball like they can't even make it in a high school basketball team.

    However, I need to give props to the massive offline content in MyTeam, that's what was really lacking from last year. But all of 2K flaws outweighs that little improvement for me.

    The "neighborhood", open world aspect, of the game is just another way to give gamers more cringe-worthy cut scenes and advertisements. I initially liked the idea, but seeing how it was implemented, really turned me off. There's a lot of unnecessary cutscenes just to play a single MyCareer game. It would have been fun if there's an actual story but it has none of that. The mode has no depth at all.

    Don't even get me started by how 2K bombarded this game with micro-transactions. 2K has been cutting down rewards, while increasing costs of items that were used to be free. Not to mention them selling a $150 version of this game to get digital "freebies" that will be obsolete in a year. It's all greed right now in NBA 2K. I thought it was bad in 2K17, but money grab in 2K18 has gone to another level.

    Overall, 2K's "improvements" are severely outweighed by the flaws of the game, and the greed of the company,    … Expand
  72. Kronka
    Sep 22, 2017
    0
    Seriously, Im Canadian, i paid 79.99 + tax for a game that I am basically forced to spend another $60 to be playable. Fans are waking up, the greed is unreal, im glad nba live is stepping up, this is blatantly disrespectful for 2k to do this to it's loyal fanbase
  73. jaymrockman
    Sep 22, 2017
    0
    I'd honestly be able to put up with the microtransactions if the rest of the game wasn't trash. From inconsistent controls, players not understanding spacing, defense leaving players open, players bodies moving independent of their legs, pointless story modes in my gm to the uninteresting mycareer story, and so much more, this game isn't worth the money or grind. Then when you add to itI'd honestly be able to put up with the microtransactions if the rest of the game wasn't trash. From inconsistent controls, players not understanding spacing, defense leaving players open, players bodies moving independent of their legs, pointless story modes in my gm to the uninteresting mycareer story, and so much more, this game isn't worth the money or grind. Then when you add to it the face that they decided that money was so much a part of the game that if you play offline you are given a total different experience, this game has made me create a medacritic account just to help bring this score down to where it should be.… Expand
  74. fadetobolivia
    Sep 22, 2017
    0
    First off: Look at user score, and look at the "critic" reviews. If that discrepancy doesn't tell you anything, then I don't know what does. Either the "critics" are out of touch, or they are bought and paid for. You be the judge. And let's not forget 2K asking TheSixthAxis to adjust their score... On to the game...

    NBA2KVC is what this game should be called. Because that's what you'll    First off: Look at user score, and look at the "critic" reviews. If that discrepancy doesn't tell you anything, then I don't know what does. Either the "critics" are out of touch, or they are bought and paid for. You be the judge. And let's not forget 2K asking TheSixthAxis to adjust their score... On to the game...

    NBA2KVC is what this game should be called. Because that's what you'll be spending. Haircuts, hair color, attributes, shoes, pants, shirts, animations, boosts, etc. All available for 500+ VC.

    How much do they want to you to buy VC from them ON TOP OF BUYING THE GAME FOR $60? Let me count the ways: 1) This year you start off with a garbage character who wouldn't cut it in a middle school B-team. The solution? Spend VC to upgrade the attributes. 2) The removed the lowest difficulty level in the game to make it harder to perform and advance through the season. The solution? Spend VC to upgrade your player. 3) They reduced the VC awarded for each game completed. 4) They removed player customization, leaving hair and clothes as the primary way of customizing. Hair styles and color? Monetized this year. Clothes and shoes? Prices jacked up. I want to give this game a 1 because of the hard work that I'm sure a lot of people put into the game. But I can't... the slime that this game feels like won't let me. I hope Ronnie2K enjoys the roasting this year is getting here and on steam.

    SECONDARY COMPLAINT: Stop with the constant unskippable cutscenes! I dont want to waste 5 mins watching some unfunny Asian YouTube chick do her shtick. I WANT TO SKIP IT AND PLAY BASKETBALL. ALLOW US TO SKIP THE CUTSCENES.    … Expand
  75. ujmki10
    Sep 23, 2017
    0
    This game is an absolute **** joke. You can be winning 15 online and your opponent will call a timeout and ruin the game and its just a luck fest of horrible bump steals (seriously way too many) and who can make more contested makes. BUT GUESS WHAT IF YOU THREW 150 DOLLARS AT THE GAME YOU'LL WIN THAT COIN FLIP CAUSE SHAQ IS AMAZING AT MAKING CONTESTED SHOTS. No point guard that can play aThis game is an absolute **** joke. You can be winning 15 online and your opponent will call a timeout and ruin the game and its just a luck fest of horrible bump steals (seriously way too many) and who can make more contested makes. BUT GUESS WHAT IF YOU THREW 150 DOLLARS AT THE GAME YOU'LL WIN THAT COIN FLIP CAUSE SHAQ IS AMAZING AT MAKING CONTESTED SHOTS. No point guard that can play a bit of offence will be able to guard a 93 ball control 96 speed with ball kyrie no matter how hard they try. The gameplay itself isn't bad but they released an unfinished game, i've only played myteam and everyones complaining about mycareer as well so there really isn't one good part about this game and unless they drop patches you already know that no one is gonna even consider buying 2k19… Expand
  76. Viper1025
    Sep 24, 2017
    0
    The critics (who clearly have been paid or played very little of the game) have given this a high 80+ score which is crazy. The game is a complete grind or pay a ton of money in micro transactions to upgrade ur toon. If u are a casual gamer dont even bother with myplayer. u constantly miss shots at low level. Worst money grab of all time! Screw 2k u should be ashamed!
  77. AnisBigBoss
    Oct 20, 2017
    0
    if it wasn't for microtransactions i would give it like 9 or 8 other than that its a piece of **** the developers are greedy and man we paid more than 60 dollars and you ask for more money ?
  78. Escobius
    Sep 24, 2017
    0
    Micro transactions micro transactions micro transactions micro transactions micro transactions micro transactions micro transactions micro transactions micro transactions micro transactions
  79. AimenB
    Sep 24, 2017
    0
    if you can't afford to pay for Virtual Currency and don't have time to grind then this game is not for you, I've been playing NBA2K for years and never felt cheated like this.
  80. Mr_OneTwo1104
    Sep 25, 2017
    0
    This game is a well crafted game. Beautiful graphics, fantastic gameplay, great animations. The problem lies in the Virtual Currency. This kind of thing is unacceptable. Literally.
  81. tomtom2312
    Sep 25, 2017
    0
    nba 2k 18 reach a new level of micro-transaction, the problem is you have to buy with 70€ for play f2p, p2w my carrier mode disgusting, im out i dont buy anything from 2k never again
  82. cle0009
    Sep 28, 2017
    0
    I never write reviews. In fact, I just created this account just to post my review.
    I know microtransactions (unfortunately) are becoming more and more the norm in the video game industry. However, not until I got this game did I feel like a company (2k) is intentionally trying to scam me. Everything about this game is (real) money driven. This game has been created, not for the loyal fan    I never write reviews. In fact, I just created this account just to post my review.
    I know microtransactions (unfortunately) are becoming more and more the norm in the video game industry. However, not until I got this game did I feel like a company (2k) is intentionally trying to scam me. Everything about this game is (real) money driven. This game has been created, not for the loyal fan base, but for the greedy 2K company.

    You can't see the ratings of your myplayer when spending VC to level up. It almost like they expect people to put in the time, and more importantly money, just to see if the myplayer architect you created is the one you really want. And when you realize that it is not, it's too late, you have already spent a bunch of real money on a player you don't want to run with. So you start over (or 2K hopes you do) and spend more money! You can't even preview the hairstyle for the same reason I'm sure. And once you've changed your hairstyle, you can't change it back without paying more VC! Again, this is 2K hoping you don't like your first (or second) option so you have to keep spending money. This game should not be able to be sold to children, you have to be 18 years old to gamble!! And that is what this game is!

    And when you have spent more money to start another myplayer, you can't even skip these garbage cutscenes! Something that 2K refuses to learn year after year! Give people to the option to skip cutscenes. Especially ones that you have already seen.

    Camera. Why is it so hard to just choose the camera view from settings you want and have to game use that view for all game modes?? Why does it have to be different when doing shootarounds during the pre-game and again when at practice, and yet again when in the game (when it finally uses the camera view you actually selected)? Because as everyone knows, you practice as you play and vice versa. Why would 2K want you to be skilled at the game? That may stop you from throwing money at it.

    I went to 2K because they seemed a better choice then EA so many years ago (remember NBA 2K 11?) but now they are on par with the company that I always believed was only in it for the money and not the love of the game or their fan base. Congrats 2K, this is one guy that will not be pre-ordering in more games from you and will wait to hear reviews before giving you any more of my money. So next year, if I see the reviews that show you're only in it for the money, then you would have lost a customer. But I won't be worried. I'll still be grinding on 2K18, because it will take least a year it seems to get enough VC for myplayer to even be able to dunk (which I can't seem to do as shot-creator/playmaker)!

    Update: Patch 1.03 now allows you to see ratings when updating player. However, you still can't see rating when picking a build at the start of the game nor can you see all of the possible badges. You still have to get through 20 mins of cutscenes (that you can't cut) just to see your new build's potential.    … Expand
  83. Blueeon
    Sep 25, 2017
    0
    Between the unskippable cutscenes, having to buy everything with virtual currency, getting less currency than before while everything costs more than before, numerous bugs and glitches, and brain-dead gameplay design decisions, this year's 2K is by far the worst in a long, long time. You can't even use a custom roster for MyCareer. I personally haven't run into a lot of the issues withBetween the unskippable cutscenes, having to buy everything with virtual currency, getting less currency than before while everything costs more than before, numerous bugs and glitches, and brain-dead gameplay design decisions, this year's 2K is by far the worst in a long, long time. You can't even use a custom roster for MyCareer. I personally haven't run into a lot of the issues with crashes or losing VC after games but given the sheer number of people complaining, it's astounding they let this release in this state. Guess that's what happens when you have virtually no competition. Sadly, none of these issues will likely be addressed considering some of them seem to be conscious decisions on the publisher's part. Even sadder is the fact that 2k won't learn from this because they have our money and that's all they seem to care about now. RIP in pieces, NBA 2K.… Expand
  84. Nihelus
    Sep 26, 2017
    0
    Microtransactions ruin the career mode. The predatory way they were implemented is disgusting. Look up the review on Kotaku for a fairly complete list of how they try to force you to give them more money. Do not buy this game. 2K has lost my faith completely and unless they change I will not be giving this company another cent.
  85. Reza19
    Oct 30, 2017
    0
    Same gameplay from last year, very bad story. Most of all 2K is very greed, everything need to buy VC. U can get VC but it take forever. 1 hair cut u need +/- 1000 VC and that hair cut u can't preview before you buy it, so if u don't like it u need to buy another hair cut. I already spend $60 to buy this game & 2K want us to spend more to do almost everything in this game. Don't buy thisSame gameplay from last year, very bad story. Most of all 2K is very greed, everything need to buy VC. U can get VC but it take forever. 1 hair cut u need +/- 1000 VC and that hair cut u can't preview before you buy it, so if u don't like it u need to buy another hair cut. I already spend $60 to buy this game & 2K want us to spend more to do almost everything in this game. Don't buy this game unless you want to waste your money.… Expand
  86. Tenacidad963
    Oct 12, 2017
    0
    Es un abuso de las empresas poner micropagos para todo. Se fijan en los usuarios que no se informan por x motivos que aun son miles. El próximo juego vendrá con otra aberración más.

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    It is an abuse of companies to put micropayments for everything. They focus on users who are not informed by x reasons that are still thousands. The next game will come with another aberration.
  87. xtrmlylwky
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    It is so effing sleazy what 2k did to this game. As someone who thought I'd be buying NBA 2k every year($60 / year no big deal) count me out. No more 2k games ever.
  88. ruri
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    You're paying $60 for a ad-filled game with unskippable cutscenes loading with microtransactions reminiscent of a f2p mobile game. I'm sorry 2K but YOU DONE **** IT UP. Totally regret buying from this **** dev, do the right thing and dunk your game into the trashbin, I would give this game negative score if I could.
  89. Valcyrion
    Sep 29, 2017
    0
    This is one of the best sportsimulation games out there. but wf...
    MT for a CHF 80.00 game, seriously ? pay2win is an absolute insolence. its not a free2play game. it is a pay (more)to play game

    Think about your business practices and your fans
  90. eqsharp
    Sep 30, 2017
    0
    I've bought this game every year for the past 7 years, and here I am a couple weeks after the release of this game and I don't want to play it. 2K forgot that people pay $60 for a game in order to have FUN. I didn't buy the game to work a job, or 'grind'. I have a job already that paid for the game which is supposed to be FUN. Remember?

    What did I get for my $60? Nothing but frustration    I've bought this game every year for the past 7 years, and here I am a couple weeks after the release of this game and I don't want to play it. 2K forgot that people pay $60 for a game in order to have FUN. I didn't buy the game to work a job, or 'grind'. I have a job already that paid for the game which is supposed to be FUN. Remember?

    What did I get for my $60? Nothing but frustration at every turn. Definitely, not FUN. 2K purposefully took every aspect of the game that remotely made it FUN and put it behind ANOTHER pay wall.

    Want to create the next Jordan or Shaq? Nope, not gonna happen unless you pay more $$$. You could play 300+ games at 20 minutes each to get your player to the level of a 6th man off the bench. Follow that up with another couple hundred games and you might be close to being the next GOAT. But seriously, who's going to slog thru all those games just to get to the point of where the FUN happens? I mean, I could be wrong, but didn't I just pay $60 to have FUN from day 1?

    I gave them my money on the release date, but I'm not allowed to have FUN until later (unless I give them more money for the privilege of course). Who agreed to that deal? I didn't. This game has gone from a must buy every year to a don't bother. If you're interested in FUN then please keep your $60 and spend it on something else. You won't get any fun out of this game at that price.    … Expand
  91. lonewolfshinobi
    Oct 1, 2017
    0
    i don't usually write reviews but 2k games need to be taken down and be humbled since they have been ruling the basketball scene for years they got lazy and greedy. they push microtransactions to the max everything in the game you have to buy day one you to pay for 3k for a haircut. my player keeps missing open shots jump shots and lay ups. and the games feel rigged the game does its besti don't usually write reviews but 2k games need to be taken down and be humbled since they have been ruling the basketball scene for years they got lazy and greedy. they push microtransactions to the max everything in the game you have to buy day one you to pay for 3k for a haircut. my player keeps missing open shots jump shots and lay ups. and the games feel rigged the game does its best to make you loose the game we are up by 25 they sub my and when i get back in the we are suddenly loosing by 20 and they expect me to win it in 2 minutes. stealing is impossible in this game if you so much as attempt they call foul on you. if you do not have a ps4 pro certain modes in game such as am pro or park there is so much lag it's not even enjoyable to play this game. most of the bugs i encounter are inside the gym so far like when i talk to my trainer he shrinks and turns in to a koopa from the the super mario movie. and after the drills sometimes the game will bug and the effort i put in the game is for nothing. this years nba 2k game is nothing but a cash grab playing off fan loyalty. please stay away and save your money.… Expand
  92. chocobananas
    Oct 1, 2017
    0
    This game should stand as an example of what we may be facing in a few years if we don't stop the growing microtransactions in games. NBA 2k18 is actually a well made polished RPG that provides a much more robust experience than any other sports game on the market. That being said, the developers intentionally keep all of the content behind a massive paywall. The grind to get from 60-75This game should stand as an example of what we may be facing in a few years if we don't stop the growing microtransactions in games. NBA 2k18 is actually a well made polished RPG that provides a much more robust experience than any other sports game on the market. That being said, the developers intentionally keep all of the content behind a massive paywall. The grind to get from 60-75 (the lowest overall you can have while still maintaining a semblance of entertainment ) is absolutely staggering. At this low overall your character is basically worthless and you are forced to spend your entire time playing trying to get assists or set screens to get points to upgrade your character. To make matters even worse the developer has chosen to remove the lowest difficulty setting from the game in MyCareer. This makes the 60-75 grind much more miserable than in years past. Nobody wants to spend 100+ hours shooting… Expand
  93. jarrodpercival
    Oct 4, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 2k read this. As to my career and playground/park mode. VC is the main focus in these modes and paying for it is nearly a must. You have to play heaps!!!!! of hrs once you get to 87 to upgrade your player caps it's a lot harder than last year, my career games are not enjoyable or fun at all!!!! as difficulty setting of AI is way to hard there is no rookie mode anymore just to have fun!
    Park mode has gone and been replaced with the one playground for all, definitely looks good but it stops there. There is no rep mode at all!! Gone! This is a huge NONO.
    Park mode was my most favorite mode and for that to be scrapped was a BIG DEAL for me.
    A big thing is that this game has had so many problems as it has NOT BEEN TESTED BEFORE RELEASE to fix the issues. it already has had 3 full game updates and a lot more mini updates and its only 2 weeks old and still has lots of issues.
    A couple of gameplay issues, to steal the ball all you need to do is to run into the person if you ever press the steal button you will nearly every time get a foul and usually a sec after it has been pressed and a lot of times when not near the ball.
    A playmakers constantly loses the ball, players can't catch a ball, players can't shoot the ball. Animations are very slow, did I mention that you are forced to go and workout at a gym to keep your energy at 100 percent after every single game. This takes 5-10 mins extra each time.
    In my career you have to watch hrs of cutscenes literally that you cannot skip, would be ok if you just wanted to watch a movie of it and I could see the appeal if I was just in to that kind of thing, but I just want to play basketball like so many others.
    You are also pretty much forced and pressured into getting tattoos as part of my career, bit of a moral dilemma. 2k15 and 2k16 were fun to play, 2k17 started to change abit for the worse but was still ok.
    I think as 2k has become more and more as a online game a lot of these changes have also happened.
    There is also quite a few good things with this game but they are absolutely drowned by the bad things sad to say.
    These are just a couple of the issues I have, there are still many more.
    If you want to play a easy, fun and stress free game then this is not the game for you.    … Expand
  94. Teeps
    Oct 3, 2017
    0
    I have played this game every year for 19 years. Since MT entered a few years back, they have gotten more intrusive each year. Last year was pretty bad, but it was still playable. This year, MT have officially made NBA 2k18 unenjoyable.

    It's clear that the core gameplay takes a major step back. Also, my dad can't play My Career on rookie anymore, so this game isn't a viable option.    I have played this game every year for 19 years. Since MT entered a few years back, they have gotten more intrusive each year. Last year was pretty bad, but it was still playable. This year, MT have officially made NBA 2k18 unenjoyable.

    It's clear that the core gameplay takes a major step back. Also, my dad can't play My Career on rookie anymore, so this game isn't a viable option. Sickening.    … Expand
  95. strongmanjeff
    Oct 3, 2017
    0
    This game is trash. Too much of a grind unless you buy micro transactions for VC. Too many terribly written, cheesy cut scenes which you can't skip. Advertisement everywhere. gameplay hasn't improved much, still a lot of the same issues. This franchise gets worse and worse every year since 2k14 and 2k18 is pretty much rock bottom. Everything that has been hyped about this game is a scam.
  96. Ddrop
    Oct 6, 2017
    0
    I'm 36 years old and this is by far the worst sports game i've ever bought in my life. Never bought a game so full of bugs, glitches, problems.
    Getting "db18fc2c" error code in Ps4 nowadays and i can't access myteam for almost 10 days. 2k support doesnt seem to exist. You see the user score here, it perfectly reflects how bad this game is.
  97. LuTzz
    Oct 6, 2017
    0
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  98. Hien_le272
    Oct 5, 2017
    0
    The grind for the game is purposefully intended to be painstakingly long and boring. They do it so they can push you to pay for VC, without VC you cannot be good at the game. This game is paid to win and the game company has a scam mindset.
  99. Tjames23x
    Oct 5, 2017
    0
    Just terrible. The need to spend money to play is at an all time high. 2k has found a way to make MyTeam even worse this year then the last two installments! Pack and Playoffs are terrible. Not to mention plenty of glitches to go with it. Save yourself the $60 you'd have to pay to play this and want to rip your hair out after. Terrible product 2k, listen to your COMMUNITY!
  100. kriserich97
    Oct 8, 2017
    0
    Ultimately, this game was built to suck as much money out of your wallet as possible. You need VC to be able to do almost everything in this game, and you can't upgrade your player consistently because you can't get much VC by grinding each game (about 500 per game). You need way more than that to be able to upgrade your attributes. You start off with a 60 overall and no matter whatUltimately, this game was built to suck as much money out of your wallet as possible. You need VC to be able to do almost everything in this game, and you can't upgrade your player consistently because you can't get much VC by grinding each game (about 500 per game). You need way more than that to be able to upgrade your attributes. You start off with a 60 overall and no matter what archetype you choose, you can't shoot, pass, handle the ball, get open, make open layups and jumpshots, defend without fouling, or drive because you don't have good attributes, and you can't play okay without even half-decent attributes. You have to earn VC to play well, and you can't play well without decent attributes. you have to open your wallet to even be able to play decently. You still can't preview haircuts before you buy them(Why do we even have to buy them?!). They're trying their hardest to get rid of sniping in myteam so you can't earn MT consistently, so you have to buy VC to open packs to get good cards. Don't give this greedy company a cent of your hard-earned money, and if you do buy the game do not spend a cent on micro-transactions under any circumstances.… Expand
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#58 Best PS4 Game of 2017
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 54
  3. Negative: 4 out of 54
  1. Riot Pixels
    Jan 28, 2018
    83
    Basketball fans, NBA 2K18 is your new best friend… until the next fall.
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  2. Cubed3
    Nov 26, 2017
    60
    In no way is NBA 2K18 a bad game, but it's certainly not worth its current price-tag, as the few improvements it offers are simply not enough, and, secondly, its sub-par single-player portion relies too much on micro-transactions.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 20, 2017
    80
    A beautiful, exciting representation of the sport. You'd be hard pushed to find a better, more accurate simulation of basketball on a modern console. [December 2017, p.82]
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