NBA 2K Playgrounds 2

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User Score
5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 32
  3. Negative: 15 out of 32
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  1. Serekh
    Oct 16, 2018
    10
    Amazing game, all of the content could be unlock without need of payment and in a short time.
    The championship mode is very addictive.
  2. Leo13
    Nov 27, 2018
    9
    I picked this up right before heading off for Thanksgiving with all the family. That evening, after all the kids were in bed, we pulled this out. We had a big group of us rotating through with 2 v 2 (4 player) games. We literally played for hours and had a great time. Feels like a blend between NBA Jam and NBA Street. Every single one of us thoroughly enjoyed the game.

    The only    I picked this up right before heading off for Thanksgiving with all the family. That evening, after all the kids were in bed, we pulled this out. We had a big group of us rotating through with 2 v 2 (4 player) games. We literally played for hours and had a great time. Feels like a blend between NBA Jam and NBA Street. Every single one of us thoroughly enjoyed the game.

    The only down side, for the way we were playing, was the there are only a few characters unlocked from the start. However, as we played we quickly earned enough points to get a bunch of characters unlocked. We weren't at all bothered with the speed of the unlock and none of us felt obligated to pay the money to instantly unlock all the characters.

    Very fun for everyone. Easy to pick up and start playing. Everyone struggled for their 1st game and many struggled during their 2nd game, but everyone had gotten the hang of it by their 3rd game.    … Expand
  3. JJTX
    Mar 23, 2019
    8
    It's not quite NBA Jam, but NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 is still a solid arcade-style two-on-two basketball title. There are plenty of options on hand and an almost RPG-like leveling up mechanic for all players. You'll have to spend some time playing through season mode or a lot of online play to unlock the entire roster, but since this is a 2K-published game, you can pay extra to do soIt's not quite NBA Jam, but NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 is still a solid arcade-style two-on-two basketball title. There are plenty of options on hand and an almost RPG-like leveling up mechanic for all players. You'll have to spend some time playing through season mode or a lot of online play to unlock the entire roster, but since this is a 2K-published game, you can pay extra to do so instantly. (I recommend grinding it out, unless you intend to play online only.)… Expand
  4. GILBAR
    Jul 15, 2020
    10
    Cool game. If you liked NBA Jam, you would love this game for sure! Co-op multiplayer is easily one of the best multiplayer experiences out there - especially on Switch.
  5. Platypat
    Aug 2, 2020
    9
    I am addicted! I’ve been playing this game non stop on the Switch. It has flaws but there’s nothing quite like setting a big head Michael Jordan flipping through the air for a dunk, complete with fire animation. It’s the NBA JAM on the Switch!

    Gameplay is very fun, and deep enough to me wanna practice and perfect my timing for steals, blocks, and rebounds. It’s still the best sport game    I am addicted! I’ve been playing this game non stop on the Switch. It has flaws but there’s nothing quite like setting a big head Michael Jordan flipping through the air for a dunk, complete with fire animation. It’s the NBA JAM on the Switch!

    Gameplay is very fun, and deep enough to me wanna practice and perfect my timing for steals, blocks, and rebounds. It’s still the best sport game I’ve played on Switch. Gacha is quite annoying at first but after you started to unlock some players, it actually becomes a great reward system. I have not spent any money and just continuously grind the season mode through increasing difficulty level to “git gut”. Now I am at a stage where every pack gives me all dupes so I just have to unlock individual players. Performance can be quite bad at times. Online is not an amazing experience. Due to lack of players, it can take a long time to find a match. I’ve had match with the same guy 3x. Does it mean that there’s only the 2 of us playing this game in the entire world? Sometimes also it lags quite bad during online play and people just kinda stand around doing nothing. I’ve also experienced getting ball stolen from me during a lag, which is very annoying. Even during normal gameplay, I’ve noticed that sometimes i experience input lag. This can really break the game as it heavily rely on perfect timing to steal, shoot, and block. On 3pt competition, you can see the meter sometimes stutter, which can throw your aim. Note that I play mainly docked, using either the joycons or Nyko wireless core controller. But despite these problems, I still give it a 9 because it gives me the best fun I’ve had since Splatoon 2 and Pokémon Sword. Like I said, I’m completely addicted to this game and wished there are more people playing this game. It’s an amazing game!

    I hope that Saber makes Playground 3!!!    … Expand

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69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Vooks
    Nov 26, 2018
    70
    NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 is a reasonably fun revisitation of the first game, carrying over the strong improvements its predecessor gained from patches, including a better shooting system. However, there’s not much in the way of deeply engaging content to keep you playing more than a couple of pickup games with your friends.
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  2. Cubed3
    Nov 26, 2018
    50
    Overall, Playgrounds 2 is lacklustre and feels too much like a mobile game franchise. It takes advantage of its audience and never offers enough satisfaction in return for the money, or the grind sessions. Ultimately, NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 is a bad game, and certainly no spiritual successor. Stick with NBA 2K19 or NBA Jam itself.
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  3. Nintenderos
    Nov 9, 2018
    60
    The game is not up to its predecessor. It's still a great arcade title for NBA fans, and there is a clear graphic improvement but there are bad gameplay design decisions, such as forcing you to play for hours with each player until you get their attributes.
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