NBA 2K22

 PlayStation 5
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3.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 166 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 166
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 166
  3. Negative: 100 out of 166
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  1. ihategeezy
    Aug 18, 2022
    0
    Micro transactions really have killed what was a great game/franchise, I hope 2K23 reverses this trend somewhat
  2. MikiMaou
    Aug 9, 2022
    3
    New city is a decent concept but getting from point a to point b is soooo slow, everything has been "nerfed" economy wise and the cancerous statue rewards are dogsh*t to say the least
  3. Mnairn4
    Jul 23, 2022
    0
    Game is no fun and absolutely crap. Seriously don't listen to the 'paid professional' reviews and look what real people are saying. The game is terrible. You will regret playing.
  4. stasweb
    Jul 17, 2022
    0
    First thing I see after launch animation is offer to buy something. No, thank you.
  5. RileyMilkman
    Jul 12, 2022
    0
    This Game Is Seriously The Worstest Game I’ve Ever Played In My Life! The Game Is So Unrealistic, So Many Microtransactions! **** YOU 2K!
  6. 2ksuckmyballs
    Jul 10, 2022
    0
    How does anyone play this game this is just awful. How does over a decade of making a basketball game result in this bad of a game and it just gets worse every year at this point I think they’re trying to make it worse
  7. BobUrell
    Jul 2, 2022
    3
    Easily the least fun 2K I’ve played since I started with this title in 2016. I play on PS5 and bought both console generation editions. There isn’t any gameplay aspect of either edition that isn’t plagued by bugs, clipping, dubious balancing, and outrageous microtransactions (worst I’ve ever seen). The MyCareer storyline in particular is so awful, it made me pine for unskippable Reese’sEasily the least fun 2K I’ve played since I started with this title in 2016. I play on PS5 and bought both console generation editions. There isn’t any gameplay aspect of either edition that isn’t plagued by bugs, clipping, dubious balancing, and outrageous microtransactions (worst I’ve ever seen). The MyCareer storyline in particular is so awful, it made me pine for unskippable Reese’s Puffs cut scenes (IYKYK). Seriously, I know 2K players always complain about the current year’s game, but this one is really awful and predatory. Skip it, if you haven’t already fallen prey.… Expand
  8. Bungyboone
    Jun 17, 2022
    0
    This game is a so called rpg but every quest is a fetch quest where you have to run slowly around a big city just to talk to someone and then they send u somewhere else too talk to someone different just to hear some of the worst dialog in video games
  9. BigMoz
    May 24, 2022
    0
    STAY AWAY FROM 2K, absolutely terrible customer service, one of the in game features was broken after I had spent over 200k vc on a player, support wouldn’t give me any time table when it would fixed, and wouldn’t transfer my vc to another character. This is over half a year since launch and the game is still broken. Absolutely awful customer service, money grubbing company, don’t careSTAY AWAY FROM 2K, absolutely terrible customer service, one of the in game features was broken after I had spent over 200k vc on a player, support wouldn’t give me any time table when it would fixed, and wouldn’t transfer my vc to another character. This is over half a year since launch and the game is still broken. Absolutely awful customer service, money grubbing company, don’t care about the product or the consumer, only how much money they can take from you.… Expand
  10. Barca1985
    May 9, 2022
    0
    I mainly play mycareer. I've had a NBA2k game a few times being the last one 2 years back. My god what did they do to mycareer. All the nonsense talk with Ricky and going into the city is so annoying. Going on a skateboard to A and then to B wasting my time. I just want to play Bball not all that stuff! I think i played my first game after 1-1,5 hrs? Besides all this cr*p you finally getI mainly play mycareer. I've had a NBA2k game a few times being the last one 2 years back. My god what did they do to mycareer. All the nonsense talk with Ricky and going into the city is so annoying. Going on a skateboard to A and then to B wasting my time. I just want to play Bball not all that stuff! I think i played my first game after 1-1,5 hrs? Besides all this cr*p you finally get to play with teammates that miss everything and your opponent hit every shot. In college i had a game where my opponent hit from every corner 8 times in a row whilst my teammates wasted my passes 8 times in a row. Oh yeah 2K that's so much fun! I have to pass anyway as my player can't hit anything. All in all super boring game and i'm glad i bought it on sale. Not worth anything more than that. Nba2k was so much fun before. They just made a microtransaction cow out of it now.… Expand
  11. redsoxaholic
    Feb 8, 2022
    0
    Absolute scam of a game. Gameplay is worst it's ever been, literally 0 redeeming qualities
  12. Dantjanal
    Apr 11, 2022
    0
    Worst 2k game ever. Studio pays a lot of attention to everything surrounding basketball but unfortunately not to gameplay itself. Waste of money.
  13. mulkster77
    Apr 9, 2022
    0
    Gross. Every individual in the credits of this game should feel embarrassed to talk about it in public. This game scams children. A revolting display of pay to win.
  14. TRIPLED
    Apr 7, 2022
    0
    Complete garbage. They said its about defense now and they weren't kidding. I had a wide open fast break and a guard caught up from behind to barely get near me and it stopped him from laying it up. This is the worst game i have ever played and 2K as a franchise is over.
  15. Hubertfiorentin
    Mar 31, 2022
    0
    Every aspect of the game is just to make money. I miss the days when it was actually about making it fun for everyone that just buys the game. The base game should be for free at this point.
  16. wakkawakka18
    Mar 19, 2022
    3
    Same exact p2w prioritizing bull and lackluster gameplay improvements like every other sports game franchise right now. Pretty sad honestly
  17. lelli73
    Mar 12, 2022
    4
    A potentially fun game ruined by micro-transactions. Poorer people are left at a disadvantage.
  18. Haris_k
    Mar 2, 2022
    2
    As a 2k vet I'm just in pain. I just want to get back to the old days when 2k was fun.
  19. Wpaine
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    Simply **** I cannot understand how year after year it seems like these sports games just get worse. They make almost no changes year after year but the few minor changes they do make just makes the gameplay annoying. Timing a release feels impossible with a team with 5 different releases all changing drastically throughout the game due to stamina, release angle, and other varying factors.Simply **** I cannot understand how year after year it seems like these sports games just get worse. They make almost no changes year after year but the few minor changes they do make just makes the gameplay annoying. Timing a release feels impossible with a team with 5 different releases all changing drastically throughout the game due to stamina, release angle, and other varying factors. I cannot believe I wasted even 20 bucks on this garbage and 2k, a historic franchise, should be ashamed. Sold out to the micro transactions and the game has suffered ever sense.… Expand
  20. jackncj007
    Feb 3, 2022
    1
    I'm not playing GTA5 open world game 2k!! please make the useless city smaller for us to reach quests NPCs more faster....I want to play basketball in match but not walking around in the empty city with the f***king skateboard!!!
  21. Sly_Ghost
    Feb 1, 2022
    4
    As someone who plays mostly offline, I enjoy the fun of myNBA, myCareer and other modes. My main go-to is myNBA and trying to take the worst team and making them the best by building up the youth and trying to make a blockbuster trade if possible. All that to say, I enjoy playing offline and against the computer. So, a lot of my complaints are strictly gameplay issues and annoyances whichAs someone who plays mostly offline, I enjoy the fun of myNBA, myCareer and other modes. My main go-to is myNBA and trying to take the worst team and making them the best by building up the youth and trying to make a blockbuster trade if possible. All that to say, I enjoy playing offline and against the computer. So, a lot of my complaints are strictly gameplay issues and annoyances which there are plenty.

    Shooting has become incredibly difficult this year and even more when you're on the move. Close outs on open shooters have made shots even tougher if you don't have pinpoint accuracy on the new shooting system. Even then the defense can highly affect the shot meter and make shots in the past editions impossible to make this year. Don't even get me started on layups! The mechanics in general are a bit messed up especially with fast breaks, player speed and quickness when running.

    Defense alone has been the major issue. I'm not sure how anyone gets past subpar defenders this year let alone some of the most elite defenders in the league. I know one of the things I thought was cool was the ability to block more shots this year. However, that quickly faded when I'm constantly getting blocked in the paint from some help side big that in reality wouldn't be able to make a play on the ball or my player decides to put themselves in a position to be blocked rather than get an easy bucket.

    Simply put the gameplay this year is pretty bad and not enjoyable after a certain point. You can sugarcoat it at times and certain elements are fun. But I believe the focus for this year's game has been defense and stopping player speed from being a serious advantage online. This resulting in the gameplay being incredibly unrealistic along with not very enjoyable most of the time.    … Expand
  22. brayton42
    Jan 26, 2022
    0
    The actuall basketball gameplay is more frustrating than it ever was in earlier editions (2k11-2k16). Very rarely feel in control in any situation other than an Iso on offense. Defense is ridiculously overpowered. Game feels very arcadey. It gets a 1 because this is a step up from last years instalment. However I have major frustrations playing it.
  23. Nba2
    Jan 20, 2022
    0
    The sink meter is an absolute travesty . Instead of actually looking at what you are doing, they make you stare at a tiny circle and the timing is harder than the shot meter. I honestly haven’t even made a single flashy dunk. I don’t even want to play a slasher type, which was my favourite thing of the game. The whole mechanic is so unnatural. And my career is unplayable if you don’t buyThe sink meter is an absolute travesty . Instead of actually looking at what you are doing, they make you stare at a tiny circle and the timing is harder than the shot meter. I honestly haven’t even made a single flashy dunk. I don’t even want to play a slasher type, which was my favourite thing of the game. The whole mechanic is so unnatural. And my career is unplayable if you don’t buy atleast 75k vc points. And now apparently you have to spend a lot of time walking through a city, to go to your agent and what not. Because, fun!? What is wrong with these people? Do they just think: how can we make this less fun and more frustrating?? I suppose having a monopoly position with the only basketball game, they can do whatever they want. Their bread and butter ofcourse is making people buy as much vc points as possible and mycareer isn’t a big money maker.… Expand
  24. Sev76
    Jan 18, 2022
    0
    These guys are so sleazy, they’d make a used car dealer blush. Everything in this game that they had the nerve to charge money for is designed to force you to spend even more money. It is not a credible basketball game. The term “simulation” is comical at best, as entire teams of paid players regularly leave The Jordan Rec center with higher (contested) 3% percentages than the highest everThese guys are so sleazy, they’d make a used car dealer blush. Everything in this game that they had the nerve to charge money for is designed to force you to spend even more money. It is not a credible basketball game. The term “simulation” is comical at best, as entire teams of paid players regularly leave The Jordan Rec center with higher (contested) 3% percentages than the highest ever shot in an NBA 3 point contest. The grind is well over 100 hours for one MyPlayer. Maybe 200; I stopped checking. If you thought last year was a money grab, this is MUCH, MUCH worse. These guys are predators. I will not buy another 2k product.… Expand
  25. Aaron303030
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    Wanted defense to be better, not just sandbagged offense. They managed to mess up offensive flow and make shooting UI worse. Almost impressive. And micro transactions are just over the top, surprise, surprise.
  26. Officialalexj
    Jan 13, 2022
    1
    I hate contracts in myteam and I hate the new dunking meter so much. I hope they never bring that back ever again. This game should not be so pay to play/dominate in game modes.
  27. bunney13
    Jan 9, 2022
    0
    My son bought this game using his Christmas gift cards.
    We have played previous titles, and his excitement to finally be able to create and play his own mycareer has been dashed by a game that is so difficult we both can’t seem to beat the first actual game which is required to progress (college).
    It’s quite obvious the brand wants you to sink more money into the game through virtual    My son bought this game using his Christmas gift cards.
    We have played previous titles, and his excitement to finally be able to create and play his own mycareer has been dashed by a game that is so difficult we both can’t seem to beat the first actual game which is required to progress (college).
    It’s quite obvious the brand wants you to sink more money into the game through virtual currency which is disgusting. 2k and EA are making games based purely to leach the most amount of $$ possible from their consumer base. This will be the last nab game we purchase in this franchise along with FIFA.    … Expand
  28. NBA2KISGARBAGE7
    Dec 19, 2021
    0
    I made this account just to write a review, this is one of the worst games I've ever played in my life, an unbelievable amount of bugs and pay to win. This game was designed for people who have suffered severe head trauma. If you actually enjoy this game you are a mouth breathing inbred.
  29. Jeebster
    Dec 6, 2021
    3
    This years 2k brought in some new concepts which are interesting like the seasons. However, park is filled with cheese builds and gives no room for the casual player to have fun. Even the rec does not have a skill based match making. Everyone is 99OVR and every build can green threes and dunk and play defense. Also, there is no need for the map to be as big as it is! Having to run aroundThis years 2k brought in some new concepts which are interesting like the seasons. However, park is filled with cheese builds and gives no room for the casual player to have fun. Even the rec does not have a skill based match making. Everyone is 99OVR and every build can green threes and dunk and play defense. Also, there is no need for the map to be as big as it is! Having to run around and do busy work takes away from the point of the game which is to play basketball!… Expand
  30. Atirus_Gaming
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    If you are just playing My Career...don't bother with NBA 2K22. My Career next gen have added so many RPG elements (and it is still awful) to try and distract you from the actual game. Which is joyless. Repetitive. Frustrating. And not to mention predatory! Everything you do in the game is to get you, the player, to buy VC! Every element in the game leads up to try to get you to spend moreIf you are just playing My Career...don't bother with NBA 2K22. My Career next gen have added so many RPG elements (and it is still awful) to try and distract you from the actual game. Which is joyless. Repetitive. Frustrating. And not to mention predatory! Everything you do in the game is to get you, the player, to buy VC! Every element in the game leads up to try to get you to spend more on the game. Even the difficulty settings are still garbage like they are every year! No defense. A.I teammates are still morons. Just everything that you do turns into frustration. Even the RPG tasks they give you don't even feel worth doing with the lousy items they give you and the cheap as hell VC payouts. This game will suck the fun out your life, and make you want to rage. It's not worth this aggravation every year! I thought by moving to next gen would make NBA 2K better. It has not. It's still the most annoying, frustrating game that it has always been! It's trash. DO NOT PLAY MY CAREER! In fact, just skip this piece of flotsam! Not sorry 2K...but you lost a fan forever! Good riddance!
    Play with friends in park is the only joy in this game because any game with friends online is fun.    … Expand
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#58 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021
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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 42
  3. Negative: 1 out of 42
  1. CD-Action
    Jan 19, 2022
    60
    NBA 2K22 offers very good gameplay mechanics, but the series’ focus on simply playing basketball is fading. In the story mode, the developers experiment with open world and put too much emphasis on side activities related to sponsors. As a result, the city in NBA 2K22 is a one big advertising billboard. Willingness to try new things is generally commendable, but this is not the way to do it. [12/2021, p.63]
  2. Gamersky
    Dec 2, 2021
    72
    NBA 2K22 maintains the consistent quality of the series, but some of the old problems of the previous game and the unchanging game mode also makes the game experience lack of surprise.
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  3. JeuxActu
    Nov 4, 2021
    80
    2K Games and Visual Concepts can finally breathe : NBA 2K22 is the episode of reconciliation. With a Career mode which has been enriched and is gradually transformed into a Second Life game with sport (be careful with off-topic anyway), the MyTeam mode which includes the Seasons system and gameplay which tends even more towards simulation, NBA 2K22 is clearly a really good game.
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