NBA 2K20

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1.8

Overwhelming dislike- based on 118 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 118
  3. Negative: 96 out of 118
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  1. Hikouma
    Sep 7, 2019
    0
    Absolutely abysmal. If I wanted the same game they released over 10 years ago, I would have bought it. At the very least, that one won't try getting me to waste my money every 5 minutes.
  2. lucassvaz
    Sep 20, 2019
    0
    Fricking exploitation of people. Fricking exploitation of people. Fricking exploitation of people.
  3. 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
  4. elterrible
    Dec 7, 2019
    0
    Complete and utter **** Timing changes from scrimmages to actual games... How are you supposed to get used to shooting like that? Why does this happen? Because you don’t earn VC in scrimmage so they don’t care how many you make there! When you’re in the game, the exact same shot will never produce the same result twice.

    Even when you have an 85 at shooting 3’s and hit 12 out of 20    Complete and utter **** Timing changes from scrimmages to actual games... How are you supposed to get used to shooting like that? Why does this happen? Because you don’t earn VC in scrimmage so they don’t care how many you make there! When you’re in the game, the exact same shot will never produce the same result twice.

    Even when you have an 85 at shooting 3’s and hit 12 out of 20 during practice you will miss 17 out of 20 wide open shots during a game. I guess this has to do with the badging system and that sucks, because it takes so long to get enough points for badges that you’re screwed for most of the season.

    I should have known this pay to win thing was only going to get worse and I really hope this company is included in the DOJ’s investigation into these garbage tactics.

    I give this game the strongest do not buy rating I could possibly give to any game! I will go as far as to say boycott 2K completely until they stop screwing over their customers!    … Expand
  5. pronex69
    Sep 21, 2019
    0
    This game is laughably piece of garbage. Dont buy it, stop beeing a npc shill!
  6. KanghC
    Mar 15, 2020
    1
    Although it's there's an upside in playing this game handheld, the on-line servers are absolutely terrible and the game-play is so inconsistent. Also, the loading time is unbearable.
  7. O_Chleirigh
    Apr 11, 2020
    5
    The game really is a mixed bag. Since they've updated the game (as they were legally required due to the level of pay to win) the game is much better. The gameplay is great as it always is but the presentation surrounding that gameplay is woefull. The pay to win variant is still very much present but no where near as bad. The cinematics on the switch version can range from looking great toThe game really is a mixed bag. Since they've updated the game (as they were legally required due to the level of pay to win) the game is much better. The gameplay is great as it always is but the presentation surrounding that gameplay is woefull. The pay to win variant is still very much present but no where near as bad. The cinematics on the switch version can range from looking great to the frame rate dropping so much it feels like I'm watching something in claymation. But my biggest gripe has been that for the career mode (which is the main reason I bought the game) you constantly have to be connected to the internet. I hate this aspect with a passion. It has happened multiple times that in the middle of a game I have lost connection to the internet and have to back out to the main menu. The only reason I'm even writing this is because I just lost the connection for the 2nd time in the same match so I decided to create an account on this site just to vent about how much I hate this feature. This is a game that if you looked at the career mode and gameplay in isolation could easily be the pinnicle of sports games (this is coming from someone who doesn't care all that much about basketball) but everything around this is so horribly mismanged. I don't own any other games where I need to (emphasis on NEED) to be connected to the internet just to play the single player campaign. Some may see this whole argument about the internet connection being redundant but I live in the **** of nowhere in Ireland and believe it or not our internet can be so tempormental in the country side. Then I am also limited by where I can play this in my own house. I genuinely can't play this game in my room because it's too far away from the internet modem and the signal from the internet on my phone is nonexistent in my house. I can understand needing internet for their neighbourhood feature but why not just have me connect to the internet when I try to access it like Pokémon does with the wild area feature. This game is so frustrating because all the parts I like about it are taken from the previous game (controls, gameplay etc), with the exception of the story during the career mode. Granted this story has been stellar so far. When I'm going through this I'm having a blast. This rant has entirely occurred because as you can guess I was abruptly diconnected from the internet and entirely wanted to let some steam out about this game. At this point I have wrote more complaining about this one feature than I have on some of my essays for college and I'm sure no one has read this far. But on the off chance you did and have enjoyed these 2765 words I hope you enjoyed my angry rant and have a nice day you legend :)
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  8. Kai999
    Dec 28, 2019
    0
    This game on SWITCH just like ****
    This game on SWITCH just like ****
    This game on SWITCH just like ****
  9. SouthBeachShake
    Sep 6, 2019
    10
    Idk what the user review bombing is about, but I really enjoyed this game. Best looking 2k on Switch yet, great soundtrack, numerous new features, My career mode has a great story. New players, teams and uniforms, it doesn't get any better than this imo
  10. Bellonintendo
    Sep 11, 2019
    10
    NBA2k 20 In my opinion is the best basketball game on Nintendo switch period.
  11. Bgomez987
    Sep 7, 2019
    8
    Great game! People usually think it’s a copy and paste, but they have upgraded visuals, and gameplay feels improved and different. It’s a great port, but of course the extra download does take some time. Must buy if you’re a basketball fan, and want a great experience on the go
  12. LetsGoBucs09
    Dec 28, 2019
    2
    Great game for the switch and it performs well outside of loading times. Avoid the micro transactions and you’ve got a solid game.
  13. FuMyNameCk
    Sep 12, 2021
    9
    Idk, just bought my first NBA 2k for 10$ and everything is ok. Good soundtrack, good graphics, many different and cool mechanic's, gamemods.
    Haven't seen a single casino so far. If u can't control yourself and your money - that's your problems
  14. gabriot
    Apr 20, 2020
    2
    I don't know why I keep getting suckered into buying these 2k nba games every few years or so. They made a great game in 2007 or 2008 whenever it was that they really hit their stride, and then literally released the same game with progressively worse controls, progressively a worse user experience, useless frustrating modes like my player or whatever where most the work went into hiringI don't know why I keep getting suckered into buying these 2k nba games every few years or so. They made a great game in 2007 or 2008 whenever it was that they really hit their stride, and then literally released the same game with progressively worse controls, progressively a worse user experience, useless frustrating modes like my player or whatever where most the work went into hiring actors and writing awful cringey cutscenes rather than actualy improving the, you know.. "fun factor" which currently is as and always probably will be a strong ZERO for that mode...

    But I digress. The Switch version gets extra bad points for having mind boggling design decisions. For instance, to update the game, you have to do it IN GAME, instead of oh I don't know.... UPDATING THE GAME VIA THE HOME SCREEN LIKE LITERALLY EVERY OTHER GAME ON THE SWITCH. And why's this annoying? Well anytime there is an update, which is like every day, an annoying popup comes up that basically prevents you from moving forward from wherever you are currently, and you have to update it in game, which over a wireless connection can take literally hours, and you can't let your switch lose connection or it has to start ALL OVER AGAIN. Yep that means you have to literally interact with your switch, which by the way you can't multitask and do anything else in the game while it updates, you have to prevent your switch from going to sleep or you literally can't play the game. And you have to do this like once a week minimum.

    Why can't they ever fix the controls for this game? Every year it feels like they put one more layer of mud and molasses between your fingers and the actual players you control on screen. You tell em to move and 2 seconds later they're kind of moving in the general direction you told them to, but if you flick the controller ever so slightly too far in one direction or another, be prepared to just run out of bounds to comical lengths. Defense is pretty hilarious too, good luck defending anyone in this game at all. I think maybe they thought this was hockey instead of basketball with how your players just slide everywhere nonsenically.

    I got this game for like 15 bucks on sale and I still regret it massively.    … Expand
  15. TrueGamer99
    Mar 19, 2020
    0
    2K SHOULD BE ASHAMED!!! This has nothing to do with providing entertainment for players anymore! This is about getting people addicted and making as much money as "humanly" possible! Although I'm not sure whether these morals can be called human anymore. Quite frankly, the entire game is an insult.
    It's not just about the microtransactions, but also about the way they try to seduce you    2K SHOULD BE ASHAMED!!! This has nothing to do with providing entertainment for players anymore! This is about getting people addicted and making as much money as "humanly" possible! Although I'm not sure whether these morals can be called human anymore. Quite frankly, the entire game is an insult.
    It's not just about the microtransactions, but also about the way they try to seduce you into spending money every single chance they get. Not even in a separate menu, but every single time you are in game, want to spend your skill points and accidentally press the button one too many times.

    THIS GAME SHOULD TRIGGER A BOYCOT FROM THE GAMING COMMUNITY! FORCE them to revert to focus on entertaining players instead of just appealing to their wallets.

    Don't even get me started about 50% of the gameplay not being available anymore after only 2 years due to VC points being rendered unusable! There is NO reason for this except for MAKING MONEY!    … Expand
  16. genericuser11
    Apr 6, 2020
    7
    I like the game, but MyTeam just sucks. MyLeauge is good but glitchy. MyCarrer is cool, but a grind.
    Overall Not that bad.
  17. Tenpiecenugget
    Apr 7, 2020
    3
    “Hey, let’s require online connection for 80% of the game!” Said no intelligent person ever. Seriously tired of game makers doing stuff like this.
  18. Bungybooneyt
    May 10, 2020
    1
    Its very delayed the frams drop at least one time per game the passing doesn't work and its glitchy
  19. Drspudulator
    May 29, 2020
    1
    As someone who's never played a basketball game before, the £2.50 sale price was enough to draw me in to give it a go. Once I managed to find the tutorial I figured out how to play with the ball. The tutorial however does a horrible job of explaining the defending mechanics as it tells you the controls but never puts you in a situation to put those controls into practise as you are againstAs someone who's never played a basketball game before, the £2.50 sale price was enough to draw me in to give it a go. Once I managed to find the tutorial I figured out how to play with the ball. The tutorial however does a horrible job of explaining the defending mechanics as it tells you the controls but never puts you in a situation to put those controls into practise as you are against an A. I opponent that seemingly does its own thing while you try and follow what the tutorial prompt says. The real thing that has led me to this one star rating, is the simple fact that you have to ALWAYS be online to play the "my career" mode. I was in the middle of a game and was doing well when my front door bell rang so naturally I put the switch into sleep mode to answer and upon returning saw that the game had kicked me out of my single player game. Yes single player game, because I'd lost connection to the WiFi in sleep mode. This game just completely goes against the amazing part of the switch, it's portability, by forcing you to be connected to online to play its key single player game mode.… Expand
  20. Uncas
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    Honestly, I bought this game for £2.50 but I can't even recommend it at that price. Stay away from this game, it's not worth your time or effort.

    If you want to play MyCareer, a single-player mode, you have to be connected to the internet. It doesn't sound that much of a problem, however if the internet or the servers crashes in the middle of a game, you have to start that one game over    Honestly, I bought this game for £2.50 but I can't even recommend it at that price. Stay away from this game, it's not worth your time or effort.

    If you want to play MyCareer, a single-player mode, you have to be connected to the internet. It doesn't sound that much of a problem, however if the internet or the servers crashes in the middle of a game, you have to start that one game over again... so if you were playing a 30min game and you scored 40 points vs the Lakers, tough luck mate, you have to start over!
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    it happened to me 4 times, that's when I decided to uninstall and move on with 2k games.    … Expand
  21. b4rtiga
    Jul 12, 2020
    0
    Whoever certified this port for Nintendo Switch should 'burn in hell' ;) Do not touch it!
  22. TheMythkiller
    Sep 6, 2020
    0
    o jogo éra mais ou menos no 2k19 e então pegaram tudo que era mais ou menos e pioraram no 2k20 os dribles defesa o jogador é lerdo vc não pode fazer um jogador de 2,10 builds piores que a do 2k19 me arrependi de ter comprado este lixo de jogo não recomendo continue jogando 2k19 nunca mais compro um jogo da franquia nba 2k
  23. terpfanatic279
    Jun 9, 2022
    9
    First, let me say I've had this game for two years now. I've also owned NBA 2K21 and NBA 2K22. I've waited for the prices to come down. I got NBA 2K20 for $5.99 on the e-store, and wow--I was not expecting the production value that would've come with even 59.99. I'm not into collecting currency and playing marathon seasons, but the strange this is, for me, NBA 2K20 is WAYYYYY betterFirst, let me say I've had this game for two years now. I've also owned NBA 2K21 and NBA 2K22. I've waited for the prices to come down. I got NBA 2K20 for $5.99 on the e-store, and wow--I was not expecting the production value that would've come with even 59.99. I'm not into collecting currency and playing marathon seasons, but the strange this is, for me, NBA 2K20 is WAYYYYY better than the next two releases that came out. The handling and controls are, for whatever reason, easy and intuitive in NBA2K20. It may be, along with MLB The Show (22) and PGA Tour 2K21, the best non Mario sports titles out there for the Switch.… Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Vooks
    Jan 7, 2020
    70
    While it’s impossible to separate NBA 2K20 from its questionable monetisation techniques, there’s no disputing that it’s a fantastic basketball game. Best of all, there are next to no concessions made for the Nintendo Switch version - it feels great to play and runs excellently.
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  2. TheSixthAxis
    Nov 13, 2019
    80
    For Switch-owning sports fans there’s nothing that comes close to NBA 2K20. Boasting great visuals, stellar gameplay and a feature-rich range of play types, there’s something for everyone, and while VC is still a ‘feature’ that we’d rather didn’t have a place in modern sports titles, it’s been balanced back in the favour of actual gameplay.
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  3. FNintendo
    Oct 5, 2019
    80
    NBA 2K on the Nintendo Switch brings a lot of welcome elements, from the variety of game modes to the presence of the WNBA as well as its expected fluid gameplay, fans of basketball games have plenty to look forward here. The microtransactions in this game, though, will give the impression that they are not much more than gambling and that sticks out like a sore thumb. Were it not for that, NBA 2K is plentiful in content that will leave basketball fans very satisfied with this new contribution for the Nintendo Switch catalogue.
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