NBA 2K18

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Overwhelming dislike- based on 742 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. elLewy
    Oct 14, 2017
    1
    This is the first NBA game I have played, particularly because I heard good things about the 2K NBA series. However, what a disappointment this game was. Not because the gameplay wasn't amazing, or the graphics highly detailed etc. The VC ruined the entire experience for me. Now I don't know how much NBA players earn in real life, but I'm pretty sure it's more than what they pay you onThis is the first NBA game I have played, particularly because I heard good things about the 2K NBA series. However, what a disappointment this game was. Not because the gameplay wasn't amazing, or the graphics highly detailed etc. The VC ruined the entire experience for me. Now I don't know how much NBA players earn in real life, but I'm pretty sure it's more than what they pay you on this game, even when you become a starter. Everything in this game involves VC. Everything. When you earn so little and everything is so expensive, it becomes a frustrating experience. For a nice pair of Jordan's to walk about is like 4,000VC. That's maybe 5 or 6 games to play to just afford them. Then you have to spend VC to improve your stats, it's like 2K is forcing players to spend real money on VC to gain any enjoyment out of this. The story is mediocre as well, not as good as what I had heard from people to be honest. The create-a-player system was awful, my guy looked about 12 and had an annoying voice/accent. Did not enjoy this game in the slightest. If you enjoy paying extra than the base-game then go for it. To anybody else, avoid.… Expand
  4. 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
  5. 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.

    In English:
    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.
  6. Dee_Cartier
    Oct 12, 2017
    0
    Can't believe I'm actually writing a review, but that's how angry I am over this game. This year's rendition is an absolute slap to the face to the consumer.

    Good: Nothing that stands out. Bad: -Pay to play, must spend $50 USD to upgrade ONE player. -Reward system for grinding your player is SLOW and DOES NOT REWARD MUCH VC -THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE'S accounts were deleted -UNPLAYABLE    Can't believe I'm actually writing a review, but that's how angry I am over this game. This year's rendition is an absolute slap to the face to the consumer.

    Good: Nothing that stands out.

    Bad:
    -Pay to play, must spend $50 USD to upgrade ONE player.
    -Reward system for grinding your player is SLOW and DOES NOT REWARD MUCH VC
    -THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE'S accounts were deleted
    -UNPLAYABLE Framerate Drops in Playground
    -MISSING VC rewards after playing MyCareer
    -MISSING CLOTHES/ACCESSORIES after purchase
    -CANNOT play with friends in different timezones
    -MYTEAM is more expensive than ever
    -NUMEROUS GLITCHES (joining squads, losing players celebrating, no layup meter, short players(6'3 and under) unable to dunk with 90+ dunk rating, animation glitching, etc)
    -2K Support is unresponsive, been waiting for a week for a response to my ticket.

    I've only played this game for a week so I'm sure I'd have more to say if I wrote this next week. in conclusion, we need to boycott 2K and it's parent companies. We cannot allow companies with such terrible practices take advantage of the consumer, specifically their target market which is teenagers who might not understand what this company is doing to them. PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS GAME IF YOU HAVEN'T, BUT ARE THINKING OF DOING.    … Expand
  7. miketaha
    Oct 11, 2017
    0
    This game is too dependent on micro transactions. The product is already full price and you can't exactly enjoy the game modes without purchasing Virtual Currency. They have made it much too difficult to enjoy the game on a casual basis. In order to be able to enjoy it you will need to invest a ludicrous amount of time in accumulating Virtual Currency which is no fun! They have gone overThis game is too dependent on micro transactions. The product is already full price and you can't exactly enjoy the game modes without purchasing Virtual Currency. They have made it much too difficult to enjoy the game on a casual basis. In order to be able to enjoy it you will need to invest a ludicrous amount of time in accumulating Virtual Currency which is no fun! They have gone over the top with micro transactions this time which has made the game no fun. If you are reading this review do not buy this game, it is not worth it at all!… Expand
  8. Chronos1
    Oct 10, 2017
    1
    This game got turned into a job farming VC.. not really a game if you ask me. This is just scheme for 2k to make easy money and they are counting on suckers to keep paying for VC.. yikes.
  9. Redstripe420
    Oct 10, 2017
    10
    Gotta write a review since it's not getting a fair shake, all the people giving it a zero are plain and simple bums that suck at it. These people are complaining about playing vs the CPU.... if these guys can't beat the CPU on the 2nd to easiest difficulty can you imagine how they feel when they play against good players online. These are the bums you see with 5 - 100+ records in the park.Gotta write a review since it's not getting a fair shake, all the people giving it a zero are plain and simple bums that suck at it. These people are complaining about playing vs the CPU.... if these guys can't beat the CPU on the 2nd to easiest difficulty can you imagine how they feel when they play against good players online. These are the bums you see with 5 - 100+ records in the park. I'm dead serious. The games great, my friends and I have been dominating bums like this all day on it.… Expand
  10. jimmorrison82
    Oct 10, 2017
    1
    harder than dark souls series,where is rookie dificulty?how many vc points we have to spent just to made a single shoot?is that the realism you are looking for?this game isnt for basketball fans who want just to relax and play a game.
  11. methodroam
    Oct 10, 2017
    1
    I'm giving it a 1 just because NBA Live 18 exists, and that's a 0. As mentioned by other people here, terrible pointless grind you would expect in a freemium mobile game. Mechanically not much has changed from 17.
  12. 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
  13. Spikehead
    Oct 9, 2017
    0
    pay to win! Stay away!!!!!!!!! pay to win! Stay away!!!!!!!!!pay to win! Stay away!!!!!!!!!pay to win! Stay away!!!!!!!!!pay to win! Stay away!!!!!!!!!pay to win! Stay away!!!!!!!!!pay to win! Stay away!!!!!!!!!pay to win! Stay away!!!!!!!!!pay to win! Stay away!!!!!!!!!
  14. dpaudiophile
    Oct 9, 2017
    5
    This game is buggy. Numerous people couldn't (and still can't) even play the game because of server errors which require people to open certain ports within your routers settings.

    MyCareer is filled with bugs/glitches, some of which have been patched, but just for an example, your agent Bryan's text messages can be inaccessible for some, and when you try to open them, the game will    This game is buggy. Numerous people couldn't (and still can't) even play the game because of server errors which require people to open certain ports within your routers settings.

    MyCareer is filled with bugs/glitches, some of which have been patched, but just for an example, your agent Bryan's text messages can be inaccessible for some, and when you try to open them, the game will freeze. This means that endorsements cannot be applied to your MyPlayer.

    The Neighborhood is a dumb novelty that I feel subtracts to the park experience. You have to travel if you want to buy or equip something instead of going into a menu to access it quickly. The court view, which in the last 2 years was able to be accessed by holding a trigger button; and then you would see your actual player on the same court just top down and zoomed much father out, now has to be pressed with the right shoulder button, but you can't see your player anymore! now you get a green dot, and moving to the next available court by just watching this screen is way too hard to maneuver around because the directions are different! completely retarded choice there 2k.

    Alley-oops to teammates are absolutely broken in online/offline modes, but mostly for online. They changed the setup so that you have to start throwing an alley a lot sooner than you did last year. Good luck if you want to thrown an alley to a teammate who's in the middle of the key, or directly under the basket.

    The actual "story" (I use that term very loosely) in MyCareer is amazingly weak. It's filled with annoying characters who contribute to the most self-indulgent and pointless story I've ever seen in MyCareer; and guess what? you can't skip any cutscenes, even if you're playing with a 2nd MyPlayer and you've already seen all of the same cutscenes with your first MyPlayer.

    MyLeague/GM adds different coaching system, and with that, players proficiency within whatever system; but you can't change a players system proficiency, or even see which player fits with your system unless you are signing someone from the free agency pool. This is extremely frustrating when scouting/drafting or trading for players because you can't see if they would fit the system that you like to run.

    Gameplay is good. It's not great in any one area, but overall it's pretty good. The passing is improved, and I love the hold pass button to throw passes to teammates who are farther away. CPU AI defense is more difficult than last year, but it doesn't bother me as some have said. Contact dunks are much better and feel painful when you get someone or get got yourself. I like the changes to the shot meter, which is now to the left of the players head, and has customisable colors.

    Content creation is the same as last year, the only addition is that you can make custom shirts that can be voted on in MyCareer to be added to the store to buy with VC... VC... oh yeah... VC...

    They added dual archetypes to MyPlayer's and it definitely adds for a more customisable experience, but good luck leveling up. This year the grind is absurd.

    Do you like to spend a bunch of money to upgrade your MyPlayer, MyTeam, MyLeague/GM? if you do, this game was made for you. The cost of everything in this game is ludicrous. Myteam packs go for anywhere between 4,000 VC to 12,500 VC (higher than last year) attribute points in MyCareer are about 5x more expensive than last year, and the accessories?!!? boy you better be rich, much more expensive than last year. A pair of plain shorts can cost you upwards of 5,000 VC. On top of all of that, the game is amazingly stingy with the amount of VC you can earn from park games and career games, so it really makes you want to go into that store and dish out $100 for some extra VC.

    To summerize, basically it's the same game as last year with a few cosmetic changes; the new passing (which is good), a dumb MyCareer story that can't be skipped, and a MyPark that is all flash but actually very annoying for a variety of reasons. VC is astoundingly front and center, hard to come by without spending actual money, and overall is vastly overpriced. Dual archetypes is nice for MyPlayer, but the grind is a bit too much for someone who doesn't buy VC.

    Overall a pretty weak entry into the NBA2k lineup, and considering everything that I mentioned up above, I'm going to grade it a [light to decent 5/10] [C-]    … Expand
  15. 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
  16. NichRigga
    Oct 7, 2017
    1
    Everything is wrong with this trash ass game. It's boring asf and not fun to play and everything is so **** expensive. Dribbling is stiff, shooting is ass, missing open layups, game freezes, lagouts. Server's are the **** worst. Most money hungry **** game and worst than nba2k17.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
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    Oct 6, 2017
    0
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  20. 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!
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. FrenchGuy91
    Oct 5, 2017
    1
    Pros :
    - Good simulation
    - Good IA - Good gameplay overall - Good sports commentary CONS : - ABUSIVE Microtransaction system - Buggy (clipping, lags, crash, connection loss) - MyGM mode scenario useless and frustrating - MyGM IA bugged (K.Durant not prolonged at GW because salary cap full -> WTF??) - Neighborhood useless and laggy (no shortcut menu to the different shops) -    Pros :
    - Good simulation
    - Good IA
    - Good gameplay overall
    - Good sports commentary

    CONS :
    - ABUSIVE Microtransaction system
    - Buggy (clipping, lags, crash, connection loss)
    - MyGM mode scenario useless and frustrating
    - MyGM IA bugged (K.Durant not prolonged at GW because salary cap full -> WTF??)
    - Neighborhood useless and laggy (no shortcut menu to the different shops)
    - Cutscene in MyCarreer not skippable and awfully written

    At the moment, it wiil be my last NBA 2K game I purchase. Hope last year NBA LIVE step up and deliver a better game.    … Expand
  24. 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
  25. 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.
  26. 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
  27. Csuh94
    Oct 3, 2017
    5
    The game is fun. I love the neighborhood concept and am enjoying MyCareer.

    That being said, this is the last time I pre order 2k. I'm only having fun because I caved in and bought $60 worth of VC to get ahead in MyCareer. Everyone's criticism on the VC situation is true, the game is a total grind fest. I could do the math if I wanted to, but let's just say it would take a REALLY LONG    The game is fun. I love the neighborhood concept and am enjoying MyCareer.

    That being said, this is the last time I pre order 2k. I'm only having fun because I caved in and bought $60 worth of VC to get ahead in MyCareer. Everyone's criticism on the VC situation is true, the game is a total grind fest. I could do the math if I wanted to, but let's just say it would take a REALLY LONG TIME to upgrade your player to a decent rating WITHOUT buying VC.

    The business model is ridiculous, everyone enjoys a little challenge but upgrading your player without buying VC is basically impossible.

    A friggin haircut that you can't even preview on your self costs 100 VC.

    2k I believe is a company that listens to its fans and can redeem themselves, but I don't think the VC model will change until 2k19. So for now, we are stuck with this impossible grind fest of a game. But if 2k releases another money grabbing game next year, I'm going to pass. No longer going to support a company that has succumbed to its greed.    … Expand
  28. 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...
  29. Private_Gump98
    Oct 2, 2017
    1
    I'm gonna start by saying this is the first 2K I have enjoyed to play since 2K13. The game play feels tight, the shot timing feels good, and 2K cheese seems somewhat minimized. I have had a lot of fun playing offline matches with friends locally. BUT, the micro-transactions have gone too far. It is too much of a cash grab, bordering on mobile game levels. They've RUINED MyPlayer withI'm gonna start by saying this is the first 2K I have enjoyed to play since 2K13. The game play feels tight, the shot timing feels good, and 2K cheese seems somewhat minimized. I have had a lot of fun playing offline matches with friends locally. BUT, the micro-transactions have gone too far. It is too much of a cash grab, bordering on mobile game levels. They've RUINED MyPlayer with micro-transactions, cut-scenes, and the worst most cringe inducing "story" I have ever seen. Not to mention there is no offline "Association" mode ( It was removed years ago but still ) and in its place instead is MyGM, just another game mode you can dump VC into. 2K has taken advantage of their relative monopoly the last couple years and instead of perfecting their game and adding stuff people actually want they spend their time getting every last dollar out of their fan-base, shame.… Expand
  30. 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
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Awards & Rankings

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#58 Best PS4 Game of 2017
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#25 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017
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#32 Most Shared 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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