NBA 2K20

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1.4

Overwhelming dislike- based on 1203 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 105 out of 1203
  2. Mixed: 78 out of 1203
  3. Negative: 1,020 out of 1203
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  1. JiWiK
    Nov 11, 2020
    0
    I hate when my gambling in this awesome casino is interupted with basketball game or ads added after release.
  2. Slamix123
    Sep 12, 2019
    0
    Who in their right mind thought that this game was ready to be released? So many bugs made this game unplayable. You want to progress trough the game? Well thats not going to happen. Putting the bugs aside there is the greedy predatory mechanic involving literall casino games to fool players into spending real money. What a disaster of a game.
  3. ChackoFTP
    Oct 29, 2019
    0
    Same game as the year before. Micro-transactions out the yin yang. NBA Live please come back!
  4. GhostTechGaming
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Buyer beware, lock your wallet up because this casino wants all of your money.… Expand
  5. Debris44
    Sep 30, 2019
    0
    This is a very egregious and disappointing loot box driven experience that should simply be eradicated from video gaming. This gaming practice is far too prevalent and these sports games have been drastically reduced in fun level as a result. I have gone from buying sports games yearly, to buying used physical copies of a particular sport every 3-5 years. These devs do NOT need to beThis is a very egregious and disappointing loot box driven experience that should simply be eradicated from video gaming. This gaming practice is far too prevalent and these sports games have been drastically reduced in fun level as a result. I have gone from buying sports games yearly, to buying used physical copies of a particular sport every 3-5 years. These devs do NOT need to be supported for cycling so much of the same code year to year, and piling loot boxes on top of them like they deserve a gratuity for all their hard work. STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS GAME.… Expand
  6. andy24king24
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I tend to go by critic reviews and so with no reviews in at present at all on release day sadly it’s a no from me. And it’s NBA, not a sport we Brit’s go nuts about particularly on consoles anyways.… Expand
  7. WDJ
    Sep 8, 2019
    0
    2k19 Carbon Copy! Hey and you get to start everything all over again and pay $60 plus more in game purchases!
  8. Zerblackstar
    Sep 7, 2019
    0
    Its almost so bad as to have become a parody of itself. Avoid like the plague.
  9. mdonohue
    Sep 9, 2019
    0
    A predatory half-finished cash scam. PLEASE do not buy and support this game or they will never change.
  10. TheJMan
    Sep 10, 2019
    0
    Another empty, soulless, carbon copy of an already empty, soulless sports game franchise. Nothing new here. On top of that, we have an absolutely sickening system implemented into this trash that glorifies gambling to ages 3 and above. An embarrassment to sports, the ESRB and gaming as a whole. Utterly sickening. Publishers should be ashamed, but they wont because they know many peopleAnother empty, soulless, carbon copy of an already empty, soulless sports game franchise. Nothing new here. On top of that, we have an absolutely sickening system implemented into this trash that glorifies gambling to ages 3 and above. An embarrassment to sports, the ESRB and gaming as a whole. Utterly sickening. Publishers should be ashamed, but they wont because they know many people will still buy it anyways. Weep for the culture.… Expand
  11. Pookytookybaby
    Sep 9, 2019
    0
    Game graphics are great. Wants too much money to enjoy content. This micro transaction/ loot box system is egregious.
  12. Deathbackwards
    Sep 16, 2019
    0
    This is easily the worst basketball game I have ever played. This is among the worst games in general that I have ever played. This game is borderline non functional. Everything is laggy, the animations are slow, and the game is littered with bugs. The way the game is set up forces you to either spend additional money on in game currency or spend an insane amount of time grinding. What aThis is easily the worst basketball game I have ever played. This is among the worst games in general that I have ever played. This game is borderline non functional. Everything is laggy, the animations are slow, and the game is littered with bugs. The way the game is set up forces you to either spend additional money on in game currency or spend an insane amount of time grinding. What a waste of money… Expand
  13. Raansu
    Mar 9, 2020
    0
    My Career mode.....Wide open...brick....wide open.....brick. Pick and roll? Nah the AI sticks to you like glue and your character has no passive animation to move around your teammates. No you just run in place while hitting a brick wall whether it be a teammate or opponent. Also still no rookie mode for a filthy casual like me plus literal gambling in the game. This game is trash.
  14. sketchborn
    Sep 17, 2019
    0
    this game is a gambling game for kids age three and up, 2K have become cartoon villains.
  15. Ifteharuls
    Sep 19, 2019
    0
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  16. Metacrit24
    Sep 9, 2019
    0
    Admittedly I haven't played the game as of now, but after they made a trailer for it's loot boxes, are you willing to buy a game with a trailer like that?
  17. Brilpoetsdoekje
    Feb 15, 2020
    0
    Great casino simulator but the basketball mini game could use work

    Seriously thouhg, this is absolutely disgusting, if “official” reviewers want to praise this pos game, I guess the customers will have to balance out the shilling.
  18. Hansony
    Sep 11, 2019
    0
  19. smaksprove
    Sep 9, 2019
    0
    I want a Basketball simulator, not a arcade.
    I want a fast and good menu, i also dont want to waste time in a social sims area.
    I want a fair game, not a pay to win/enjoy game.
    You are the cancer in the gaming industry, microtransactions have no place in a game we pay full price for.
  20. Arbiten
    Sep 26, 2019
    0
    Has actual casinos in game that you pay real money to use. Rated E for everyone, fun for the whole family! Little Timmy can get a head start on his crippling gambling addiction. ESRB and PEGI employees are complete human trash and the developers of this piece of **** are the same.
  21. TIVIX
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    Worst attempt at the franchise yet - and that's saying a handful. 2k has made pay2play the standard for sports franchises. What a shame.
  22. Greenbunny
    Sep 9, 2019
    0
    To be honest, I never bought this game, but went to a friends house who loves these games, after he complained how bad it was to see and play myself. Do they intentionally make these games super buggy at start, so when they kind of make it better, it makes them look good?? The game is essentially designed to scam you out of money. Save your money or support games made byTo be honest, I never bought this game, but went to a friends house who loves these games, after he complained how bad it was to see and play myself. Do they intentionally make these games super buggy at start, so when they kind of make it better, it makes them look good?? The game is essentially designed to scam you out of money. Save your money or support games made by Publishers/Developers with morals.… Expand
  23. Childress7
    Sep 17, 2019
    0
    The worst NBA game ever. A lot of bugs, the game was unfinished. Don't buy this crap.
  24. CarleyBatteries
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    Ok the best sh*t in 2019 goesss toooooo NBA 2K20. That's not a game. This is just a payment method.
  25. JAMes-BroWWWn
    Sep 10, 2019
    0
    Best game of all time. Sike. It's trash. Don't buy it. Especially not for the full price. Wait until it's 3 bucks again or just steal it from Jesus. He would understand and die for your sin. Cause even Jesus hates the state that NBA2K is right now. Do what Jesus would do and steal the game even if you stole the game from Jesus himself.
  26. Steff86
    Sep 9, 2019
    0
    Not sure if this an underage casino or a basketball game?? Very odd and the fact it's a 3+ game is pretty sick! Exposing addictive behavior that's only available to 18+ everywhere else apart from the video games industry is wrong. My children won't be getting any of these games.
  27. cpierce23
    Jan 29, 2020
    0
    THEIR RATINGS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. Every year 2k outdoes itself, every year they surprise me. With a game that was already less than pathetic, they manage to release a game that’s even worse than last year’s. I am excited to play next year’s 2k, to see if I can waste $60 any easier than I did this year. This game is absolutely atrocious, but atrocious is really an understatement. ThereTHEIR RATINGS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. Every year 2k outdoes itself, every year they surprise me. With a game that was already less than pathetic, they manage to release a game that’s even worse than last year’s. I am excited to play next year’s 2k, to see if I can waste $60 any easier than I did this year. This game is absolutely atrocious, but atrocious is really an understatement. There are NO words that exist to describe how utterly horrible this game is. Do better 2k.… Expand
  28. zabian
    Jun 12, 2020
    0
    2K20 is so bad, that I genuinely am impressed. I hate 2K20's gameplay with a passion. Nothing in this game plays like basketball. Players have problems catching, players are way too slow, animations take at least a second after I tap the button, the defense has no awareness, leaving shooters wide open, or leaving centers open for an easy putback dunk. The gameplay is a far cry from even2K20 is so bad, that I genuinely am impressed. I hate 2K20's gameplay with a passion. Nothing in this game plays like basketball. Players have problems catching, players are way too slow, animations take at least a second after I tap the button, the defense has no awareness, leaving shooters wide open, or leaving centers open for an easy putback dunk. The gameplay is a far cry from even 2K17. And how they played this and thought the community was going to enjoy playing this game? I have no idea. This is the worst 2K and it's not even close.… Expand
  29. jessejojo
    Sep 19, 2019
    0
    This game has more to do with gambling, than with actual basketball. What a shame
  30. adam5599
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    Keep jamming in your **** microtransactions and casino slot machines and this is what your game deserves: A big fat 0.
  31. loopba
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    Fake micro transactions with gambling theme targeting children. Abuse of game companies. Gameplay is the same as 19, with barely any updates.
  32. Jamiejohnson121
    Sep 7, 2019
    0
    Loot Box Simulator. That's what this needs to be called. It's just absurd how despicable 2K is these days.
  33. Vango
    Sep 10, 2019
    0
    As expected from EA another horrible entry for the series. Copy and paste of 2k19 with more bugs and more Gambling.
  34. 5Drax03
    Sep 12, 2019
    0
    A shell of a game which you can barely even call a game. Never buy this, don't give the devil your money.
  35. Hirenkj
    Sep 10, 2019
    0
    woah the CRITIC REVIEWS have nothing negative to say? damn
    2k should have spend more time making a better game than paying of critics.
    This game is like a slap to every gamers face. 2k just showed us that no matter what we do, the cases we file to the government or get law involved. Greedy companies like EA, 2k are here to stay.
  36. alvinmok711
    Dec 9, 2019
    0
    I can't believe there's no negative critic review on this garbage which is averaging 0.8 user score. 2K is not respecting their customers, at all. They make myteam mode looks like a mobile pay-to-win game while we have to pay the full price of this product at first. They only know how to launch some ridiculous myteam card to earn more money. We can take a look at NBA2K19, 90+ kyle kuzma,I can't believe there's no negative critic review on this garbage which is averaging 0.8 user score. 2K is not respecting their customers, at all. They make myteam mode looks like a mobile pay-to-win game while we have to pay the full price of this product at first. They only know how to launch some ridiculous myteam card to earn more money. We can take a look at NBA2K19, 90+ kyle kuzma, 95+ JR Smith, 90+ Lonzo Ball, dude, I'm a Lakers fan, I love Kuzma and Lonzo, but dude, seriously? This is not respecting some current and historic players at all. 2K, plz just focus more on some single player feature, we pay full price to get this game, I think we deserve it. You guys did well before, I remember 'create a legend' mode back in NBA2K12, that was great and I believe many 2K fans would love to see the comeback of it, instead of the **** you guys launching.… Expand
  37. OnyxGow
    Sep 12, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Minor graphic update that still is not up to todays standards is not worth a $60 release Also not mention all the gambling going on plus all the buggs and all the false marketing and all the lies told by ronnie 2k… Expand
  38. RayRay415
    Sep 9, 2019
    0
    Just an absolute cash grab by a once loved franchise that like Madden refuses to improve the gameplay experience but instead keeps adding monitization mechanics like "a freaking casino".... Yes, you can't spend real money on that but you can spend real money on 2K's virtual currency which than allows you the ability to use that for the casino. Just a crap game!
  39. TheFirm34
    Sep 7, 2019
    0
    This is one of the worst examples of greed in the gaming industry. Do NOT buy this game, this has to stop and we stop it by showing companies we are not going to spend money on a casino game dressed up as a basketball game. The sad thing is; this used to be such a great franchise. What a shame.
  40. elitegeek79
    Sep 17, 2019
    0
    I really love how this game has finally brought much needed attention to a corrupt game industry!
  41. mi6o0o
    Sep 19, 2019
    0
    This game is an example what a AAA game looks like now a days.Broken on release,full with casino type of microtransactions,false promises,greedy bastards.I hope all the loot boxes get banned so you can go and work in a supermarket you lazy **** there they are going to kick you out.
  42. Efesys
    Sep 17, 2019
    0
    And so when the state and moralists should get excited shouting about casinos for children in the game from the TV show they are silent .... because money ...... the answer is always money.
  43. CrazySeanDX
    Sep 9, 2019
    0
    I've seen comedic let's play YouTube channels that rarely finish games screw up less than this. I'm genuinely convinced that some critics are being paid off to give good reviews. It's IGN CoD reviews all over again!!
  44. brianlingo21
    Oct 8, 2019
    0
    Worst 2k game yet...very disappointed. Microtransactions are annoying. UNPLAYABLE! I stopped playing.
  45. gotwinner
    Sep 16, 2019
    0
    The sheer fact that the ESRB would rate this casino simulator of a basketball game an E for everyone really says everything you need to know about the state if gaming. NBA 2K20 brings little to nothing good or new to the table and quite frankly, feels like a copy and paste of last years game. I think that we as the consumer should vote with our wallets and take a stand against corruptThe sheer fact that the ESRB would rate this casino simulator of a basketball game an E for everyone really says everything you need to know about the state if gaming. NBA 2K20 brings little to nothing good or new to the table and quite frankly, feels like a copy and paste of last years game. I think that we as the consumer should vote with our wallets and take a stand against corrupt gaming publishers that consistently scam its player base with unfinished, unpolished garbage year in and year out. I will never buy another sports game until this cancer is eradicated.… Expand
  46. SonnyCheeba253
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    If I didn't know any better, I would have thought that the EA Madden team took over this game.

    Add some ish, take it away, bring it back, update some graphics, and call the game "new," or "different."

    "The park is different, I don't know what everyone else is seeing." Ronnie 2k.
  47. CrackedIce
    Oct 29, 2019
    0
    One the worst games ever, such a money grabbing, gambling game!! Wheres the basketball? This should be for kids and advertises gambling in so many levels!!!
  48. nipless
    Sep 18, 2019
    0
    PEGI: "I don't see how a giant spinning slot machine constitutes as imagery of gambling."
  49. djape
    Sep 15, 2019
    0
    This **** micro transactions and gambling for packs got to go. F**k this. We need someone else to develop real bball game. This is pathetic.
  50. Chippy87
    Sep 8, 2019
    0
    This is just another sports games with little improvements and full of loot boxes. If im paying full price for a game there's no need to hide content behind these pay walls.
  51. DansVox
    Sep 23, 2019
    0
    This game is a war crime of egregiousness. To give anything more than a zero would be morally irresponsible. I have had to disallow my 11 year old son from playing a basketball game, as addictive gambling mini games have become too intrusive... what have we come to when I have to censor my child from a game rated for 3 year old. Morally bankrupt game designers using a reskin of 2K19. IfThis game is a war crime of egregiousness. To give anything more than a zero would be morally irresponsible. I have had to disallow my 11 year old son from playing a basketball game, as addictive gambling mini games have become too intrusive... what have we come to when I have to censor my child from a game rated for 3 year old. Morally bankrupt game designers using a reskin of 2K19. If you know anything about child psychology - don't let this company railroad your kids towards gambling. .… Expand
  52. zed511x
    Sep 8, 2019
    0
    The game is practically the same thing as 2k19 is only playable if you pay for extra coins to buy skills or gamble for cards
  53. Keyto17
    Sep 10, 2019
    0
    Anyone who supports this kind of **** is actively hurting Gaming as a whole
  54. dopp
    Sep 9, 2019
    0
    A garbage in all ways possible.
    I do not recommend it to anyone. Lazy, grindy, buggy game, requires online connection and makes small kids to be addicted to gambling, this is unacceptable.
  55. arbashar
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    Terrible game, the driving layup animations look like they about to be blocked, but dont and Big men are 1 dimensional. if you are trying to get to a 99 from a 95, if you lose a game its -.1, foul out or quit, -.3, win the game with an A+ teammate grade, blow out and you can still lose a rep. Win a game in the park, no rep, same happens in Mycareer, UNLESS YOU PLAY PERRRFECT like 0Terrible game, the driving layup animations look like they about to be blocked, but dont and Big men are 1 dimensional. if you are trying to get to a 99 from a 95, if you lose a game its -.1, foul out or quit, -.3, win the game with an A+ teammate grade, blow out and you can still lose a rep. Win a game in the park, no rep, same happens in Mycareer, UNLESS YOU PLAY PERRRFECT like 0 turnovers and only allowed the comp to score on you twice IN A 4 QUARTER GAME. makes me throw my controller across the room, like how can any1 play that boring **** perfect so many times. Then if you can get to 99, lose a game with ya friends or by yourself in mycareer and you gotta go back go mycareer to get ya rep back and who knows how long it will take, and any loss or bad performance in mycareer undoes any grind you do. I won rush 1v1 competition and got 0 rep playing 4 games of it. Went back to play again, first game I lost, got -.1, but the first 6 wins gave 0 credit. THIS IS THE WORST GAME I HAVE EVER PURCHASED IN MY LIFE. WHATS THE POINT OF SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT IS RIGGED FOR YOU TO SPEND MORE MONEY. I WISH I CAN GET A REFUND ON DOWNLOADED GAMES… Expand
  56. NazgulzLegacy
    Jul 18, 2020
    0
    I dont like the controls of this game and it should always switch to the guy with the ball, this game has no tutorial teaching you how to shoot or pass before putting you in a match.
    I have never played a good sports game they always suck.
  57. TiagoRn28
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    this game just have microtransactions, every year the same broken game, don't buy this game
  58. Avallach
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    I wonder how much they paid the gaming "journalists" for the positive reviews, what a joke
  59. mattarnold008
    Sep 24, 2019
    0
    How the ESRB and PEGI ratings system rates this GAMBLING SIMULATOR suitable for any one above the age of 3 is the height of corruption. if you love your games and want them to stay loot box free avoid this game. There is a severe lack of content and innovation.
  60. Beaglecruz
    Sep 27, 2019
    0
    Why is there basketball in my casino game? For being a casino game this game is great! But the basketball kinda ruins it. I mean it’s there to play like mini games but it there!
  61. Landonh12j
    Sep 9, 2019
    0
    You can’t even enjoy the game unless you pay to upgrade your myplayer and all the free modes such as myleague and my gm are intentionally bad
  62. YOUNG_BANGARANG
    Oct 3, 2019
    0
    Это худшая игра всех времен и народов, такая же как и 19, как и 18
    В ней нет ничего святого, она стоит 4к, в ней отвратительно все, если ты играешь во что то кроме майлиги. Бесконечный гринд баджей, система прокачки требует постоянных вложений. Денег постоянно не хватает. Постоянные баги и вылеты, игра выглядит на уровне гта 5 в 2019 году. Я просто хочу чтобы ты, именно ты, любитель    Это худшая игра всех времен и народов, такая же как и 19, как и 18
    В ней нет ничего святого, она стоит 4к, в ней отвратительно все, если ты играешь во что то кроме майлиги. Бесконечный гринд баджей, система прокачки требует постоянных вложений. Денег постоянно не хватает. Постоянные баги и вылеты, игра выглядит на уровне гта 5 в 2019 году. Я просто хочу чтобы ты, именно ты, любитель баскетбола из снг. Не покупай это, лучше поиграй на улице в баскет, эта игра не стоит твоих времени и денег. В парке одни багоюзеры, никого больше. Одни имбовые билды.
    Она очень неприветлива к людям с бесконечным кошельком или ноулайферов. Просто не спонсируй этот шлак, нам наобещали кучу всякого. Ничего не было выполнено, а посты на фейсбуке были вскоре удалены, когда предзаказы уже были оплачены. Отдал бы я скйчас за эту игру 4к? НЕТ, ни копейки она не стоит #FIX2K #FIRERONIE2K    … Expand
  63. Kuropatkaa
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Очень приятный симулятор гемблинга ,советую… Expand
  64. KeybladeAlex
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    another same reskined game. but with lootboxes and **** slot machines? really? in a E rated game that has major gambling mechanics. good job 2K you guys always do a great job making the gaming industry worse and worse every day
  65. Tiptopmagu
    Sep 12, 2019
    0
    I am completely convinced now that these reviewers are paid by 2k sports. Looking at these critic reviews... 90, 80,75 ...... how can you give a game a review over a 5 when even the developers are saying they are working around the clock to fix this game. This game is beyonndddd broken! The shot meter is a disaster. Micro transactions are EVERYWHERE... my opinion???? NBA live can strikeI am completely convinced now that these reviewers are paid by 2k sports. Looking at these critic reviews... 90, 80,75 ...... how can you give a game a review over a 5 when even the developers are saying they are working around the clock to fix this game. This game is beyonndddd broken! The shot meter is a disaster. Micro transactions are EVERYWHERE... my opinion???? NBA live can strike right now to make live relevant again. 2k has completely became greedy. It’s a shame cause now this is finally the end of 2k basketball.… Expand
  66. BazieW
    Sep 9, 2019
    0
    This game shows quite well all that is wrong in these days sports game. I really don't like the fact that you can't even play single player game without connection to server and that connection is so often broken, that it is just unacceptable. And all the greedy with these microtransactions make me sick. I really hope that someday some developer will go back to make sports game greatThis game shows quite well all that is wrong in these days sports game. I really don't like the fact that you can't even play single player game without connection to server and that connection is so often broken, that it is just unacceptable. And all the greedy with these microtransactions make me sick. I really hope that someday some developer will go back to make sports game great again, because 2k and EA won't do that. They just ruined them.… Expand
  67. JackFlashF
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    I always loved nba2k back in the day...
    2k takes the piss with all of us with shameless microtransactions. Don't buy this piece of crap people. They don't even care anymore.
  68. Jp117
    Jul 9, 2020
    0
    Game sucks so bad can’t even make a shot good thing this **** was free because I will not be buying anymore lol fix your game!!
  69. Cyniclese
    Sep 17, 2019
    0
    Gambling Simulator 2020. I cannot believe this is rated Pegi 3 and E for Everyone.

    Slot machines, roulette, ball drop, card packs, and this is something kids (and adults) can unfortunately spend large sums of money on. 2K and Take Two don’t have a moral compass. They don’t care whose lives get destroyed if it makes their company even more money. That’s the tragedy here: Not that this is    Gambling Simulator 2020. I cannot believe this is rated Pegi 3 and E for Everyone.

    Slot machines, roulette, ball drop, card packs, and this is something kids (and adults) can unfortunately spend large sums of money on.

    2K and Take Two don’t have a moral compass. They don’t care whose lives get destroyed if it makes their company even more money. That’s the tragedy here: Not that this is a bad game (which it is), but more that this game is a vehicle to financially crush addicts, that it takes advantage of individuals and families, including children who get access to their parents bank accounts.

    And the ESRB rates this E for Everyone? That’s a lie and they know it.    … Expand
  70. Jay_Maple_Leafs
    Sep 10, 2019
    0
    Micro transactions are the reason why I am going to rate it 0 out of 10. Basically all sports games nowadays have them, which sucks for gamers.
  71. Emaculate
    Sep 7, 2019
    0
    Sad to see this game turn into madden. Very little effort and greed. Wont buy another one untill they start trying again
  72. Angelhood
    Sep 9, 2019
    0
    This casino game is soo full of **** that 2k even reskinned that into the basketball game. And the critics didnt see the bs and gave this junk postive scores ?
  73. Andresl
    Sep 18, 2019
    0
    Micropagos por todos lados, bugs por doquier y publicidad dentro de el juego. Una completa basura
  74. FilmsGamer
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    2k has made a casino with slots, roulette, miro transactions with pegi 3...unfortunately the game every year is worse. The worst sport game ever
  75. yungbronze
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    2K20, the next in the saga of blatant hubris from the typical scumbag AAA developer 2k. Not only did the community manager come out and damage control the terrible demo, but in doing so created one of the worst entries in the series yet. 2k19.5 with same pie charts and same bugs and exploits packed into a game where i don’t know if we’re supposed to be mad at the developers or ourselves2K20, the next in the saga of blatant hubris from the typical scumbag AAA developer 2k. Not only did the community manager come out and damage control the terrible demo, but in doing so created one of the worst entries in the series yet. 2k19.5 with same pie charts and same bugs and exploits packed into a game where i don’t know if we’re supposed to be mad at the developers or ourselves for continuing to believe the game will turn out otherwise.… Expand
  76. AeonQuasar
    Sep 11, 2019
    0
    The developer have spent more time getting the lootbox system working then make a new game. Copy/paste.
  77. Dunkindonutz10
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Same game as 2k19 dont bother. If you like giving your money away please spend it somewhere else.… Expand
  78. SlumpMh
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    A gambling piece of **** that is just the same game every year. If you pay money for these casino sport games, you are part of the problem.
  79. Adler89
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    This is too much... you buy a game and it is only playable if you pay for extra coins to buy skills or gamble for cards.. this must end! If I pay for AAA title I want full experience! Not only a demo! Disgraceful
  80. bigelowjames
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    Enough is enough. NBA 2K20 suffers from the worst case of roster update-itis in series history. Shove the loot boxes. Shove Idris Elba. I don't know how it can look worse than 2k19, but it does. I don't know how it can play worse than 2k19, but it does. And worst, these **** water down myPlayer more and more every year. Why can't I play like an RPG max my guy out offline? Because theyEnough is enough. NBA 2K20 suffers from the worst case of roster update-itis in series history. Shove the loot boxes. Shove Idris Elba. I don't know how it can look worse than 2k19, but it does. I don't know how it can play worse than 2k19, but it does. And worst, these **** water down myPlayer more and more every year. Why can't I play like an RPG max my guy out offline? Because they don't want me to play offline. They want me to play on their **** playground, get stomped, then buy VC to compete. It's a **** scam.… Expand
  81. Bhampton7
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    This game is complete garbage do not waste 60 beans on this game.You are buying the same game game every year,wake up people play actual good games.Thank you and have a good day!
  82. 50ShadesOfWells
    Sep 10, 2019
    0
    This game is full of micro transactions, I had the occasion to test it for a few hours, how painful was that experience!

    This game basically is a casino
  83. Jamesssssss333
    Oct 30, 2020
    0
    I’m glad this site allows you to rank games a 0 unlike others because this steaming pile of goat feces deserves it
  84. NICGER
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    I’d skip this one, if you played 2k19,2k18 you aren’t missing very much, updated mechanics and upgraded animations, but not much else. I’d say wait till the price drops don’t drop the $60 on this game.
  85. AngellPickles
    Sep 7, 2019
    0
    NBA 2k20 is a major bust. This game is a recycled version of last year with a few feature not exciting or worth playing.
  86. RyanGray
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    The only reason I play this game is MyGM - I loved the fully sandbox elements of previous installnents. However, in this game they gutted all the customisation sliders and sandbox elements completely in favour of an action points system that severely limits your ability to do, well, anything! Oh they also force you to play on 6 minute quarters so say goodbye to realism. I’ll be taking myThe only reason I play this game is MyGM - I loved the fully sandbox elements of previous installnents. However, in this game they gutted all the customisation sliders and sandbox elements completely in favour of an action points system that severely limits your ability to do, well, anything! Oh they also force you to play on 6 minute quarters so say goodbye to realism. I’ll be taking my copy back to the store for a refund tomorrow. GG 2K. I’m going back to 2K19.… Expand
  87. michaelmanyak
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    Same copy and paste trash with the same micro-transactions every single damn year
  88. Drtre89
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    i want to go into Take Two and take a massive dump on their desk like they have mine.
  89. Calvinlovesnba
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    Worst 2K that ever dropped and I've been loyal since 2k6 , Mike Wang has lost all credibility and respect
  90. ezeev
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    I see what you're doing 2k. Keep repackaging the same product every year, but just put different make up on it each time. I get it. The profit margins must be insane and your shareholders must love it - especially when the micro-transaction revenue kicks in. Ronnie2k probably must have 10 Ferrari's by now. But the community is waking up to it. There's a huge divergence between the amountI see what you're doing 2k. Keep repackaging the same product every year, but just put different make up on it each time. I get it. The profit margins must be insane and your shareholders must love it - especially when the micro-transaction revenue kicks in. Ronnie2k probably must have 10 Ferrari's by now. But the community is waking up to it. There's a huge divergence between the amount of money you take from consumers every year and the value you provide. We all see it now. At this point keeping micro-transactions in the game is almost criminal. I believe this a prime example of unethical capitalism. The publishers of NBA 2k have become rent-seeking elites.… Expand
  91. JBLAZE
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    Trash excuse for a game . Dont even know how they actually expected people to like this.
  92. SP1REX
    Sep 7, 2019
    0
    A casino for three years old children? You have surpassed the entire gaming industry
  93. Thatboytyy
    Sep 7, 2019
    0
    Ronnie 2k and the devs blatantly lied about most of the features in the game. Disappointing.
  94. Robballin
    Sep 7, 2019
    0
    Just from watching videos everywhere, EVERYTHING looks the same. Different HUD here and there, different layout and STILL THE SAME SINCE 2K18. Not wasting my money on a 2GB LOOKING UPDATE PUT ON A DISK PERIOD.
  95. Mahdikbeeg22
    Sep 7, 2019
    0
    2k20 is a bust. After countless empty promises, the player is left with the exact same game from a year ago, except worse. It feels like all the players are moving through quicksand and the dribbling has been botched. No new attribute charts added and the game almost feels unfinished. True 2k fans remain disappointed for the third year in a row with 2ks newest attempt to make as much money2k20 is a bust. After countless empty promises, the player is left with the exact same game from a year ago, except worse. It feels like all the players are moving through quicksand and the dribbling has been botched. No new attribute charts added and the game almost feels unfinished. True 2k fans remain disappointed for the third year in a row with 2ks newest attempt to make as much money as possible without putting in any effort.… Expand
  96. Kapitowan
    Sep 7, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They destroyed the Mygm experience. No customization at all. They skiped mygm story. Everything. Seriously they need to fix that.… Expand
  97. Hikouma
    Sep 7, 2019
    0
    I'm just going to go back to playing NBA games released before the time of Microtransactions. Not like this game has much else to offer over them.
  98. xdarknemesis
    Sep 19, 2019
    0
    Loot Box Simulator. That's what this needs to be called. It's just absurd how despicable 2K is these days.
  99. Wolfbridge
    Sep 8, 2019
    0
    *Predatory Gambling Warning for NBA 2k20* My rating is a message to the developers and publishers at 2k. Never before have I truly boycotted a game on principal, especially a sports franchise I enjoy on a yearly basis. This year is a different matter. My main concern is the age rating given to the game; an E for everyone. This however is in spite of the ESRB guidelines that state that*Predatory Gambling Warning for NBA 2k20* My rating is a message to the developers and publishers at 2k. Never before have I truly boycotted a game on principal, especially a sports franchise I enjoy on a yearly basis. This year is a different matter. My main concern is the age rating given to the game; an E for everyone. This however is in spite of the ESRB guidelines that state that simulated gambling should be rated teen and gambling with real money should be rated adults only. Gamers have unfortunately grown use to loot boxes and other similar concepts in recent years and are in themselves an introduction to gambling but along with these loot boxes comes the far more malicious traditional gambling devices which need I remind you is in a game accessible to 3 year olds. These mechanisms include; slot machines, prize wheels and pachinko. All of which are staples of casinos and other gambling establishments. 2K games released a trailer showing these mechanics and it received universal criticism by the community for creating a thinly veiled ground for exploitation of children, a problem that has grown in recent years along with many news reports of children spending money, unaware of its worth and not aware of the dangers associated with gambling. The trailer shows jubilant players presented in a similar way to YouTube videos popular with children, winning multiple prizes, however gambling in games are not properly regulated so the chances of winning are not available to player, leading the more impressionable to be given a false representation of success. Particularly in relation to other incidents where marketing and promotion is done in association with “influencers” (a fancy word for popular Internet personalities) who have their odds of success altered by the developers to provide an incredibly misleading likelihood of success to children whom do not have the ability to doubt or question what they see from their favourite internet celebrity. This by itself is a gross abuse of trust and is in my opinion tantamount to a kind of fraud. Whether this has been done in the NBA 2K series is unclear but there is certainly precedent for the tactic being used, particularly in association with children most notably; loot boxes in games and packs of Pokemon cards or similar card games including stickers.

    I must remind anyone who is looking to purchase this game which is rated as E for everyone has real gambling in which real money is used to buy a virtual currency which is then spent on the gambling. This is nothing more than a loophole to avoid the adult rating which is reserved for games which have “Prolonged scenes of intense violence, graphic sexual content and gambling with real money.” This loophole is also used in pachinko (ironically in NBA 2K20) in Japan where gambling is illegal. You buy little balls from a counter and if you win you get more balls, however they cannot be exchanged within the establishment otherwise it would be considered gambling, machines are instead placed outside like vending machines where the gamblers can then exchange the balls for money. This is a similar exploitation of the system used in this game to circumvent the age rating and thereby deceive parents or guardians into buying a game which they expect to be suitable for a child. This I remind you is a game meant for 3+ age demographic. The trailer showing these gambling mechanics was taken down after backlash but upon release of the game, nothing has been changed regarding the gambling. What makes this worse is the blatant disregard for the age ratings and integrity of the publishers as it just so happens that the CEO of Take two interactive aka 2K is the chairman of the ESRB, the group who has failed to identify this game for what it is, a cash grab added on top of an otherwise good sports game with the explicit aim to exploit those who have gambling addictions and those who do not know any better. The lack of awareness from the publisher and developers has not been addressed despite protests regarding the company’s less egregious in comparison forms of gambling in the past few years. So to up the ante to the current level seen in 2K20 at best blindly misguided and at worst malicious exploitation. I think you know which it truly is. It is solely up to the player base alone to manage, what I feel to be a gross abuse of the consumers and a level of tone deafness that can only be rectified by impacting their bottom line, that being how much money they can squeeze from their fan base. Do not buy this game, even if you love sports games as I do, the idea parents will unknowingly allow their children will be freely able to gamble. All the child has to do to achieve the results they see in the internet and the marketing is spin the wheel or just pull another slot machine lever. I’m sure my parents won’t mind if I buy some more coins they say as the vicious cycle starts anew. Disgusting.    … Expand
  100. Heeheeayuwoki
    Sep 8, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is practically the same thing as 2k19,the park is the same and pretty much the whole thing, lame… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 42
  3. Negative: 0 out of 42
  1. JeuxActu
    Dec 9, 2019
    85
    NBA 2K20 isn't the most groundbreaking opus in the IP, but it's still a must-have for all the basketball fans out there.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Oct 22, 2019
    80
    Visual Concepts’ tireless scouting for new stuff hasn’t affected its immaculate eye for detail. [Issue#168, p.78]
  3. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 16, 2019
    75
    NBA 2K20 includes fewer innovations than a "copy/paste club", yet manages to still play and feel pretty great. Gambling and microtransactions involved are becoming more and more toxic with each year tho.
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