NBA 2K20

 Xbox One
User Score
1.6

Overwhelming dislike- based on 336 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 336
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 336
  3. Negative: 278 out of 336
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  1. Jhagman
    Aug 16, 2023
    6
    This game was fun. It's nothing special but I enjoyed it when I played it. I feel like there could be more to it, but it gets the job done I guess.
  2. BannerSiamang15
    Mar 10, 2022
    4
    This is just NBA Jam except you can't kill people anymore. If they wanted to innovate they should've added a gun
  3. Jackto
    Jun 18, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mycareer is terrible . The lady & the white guy was a terrible parentership and annoying. Only thing good is the 1v1. Terrible game all n all… Expand
  4. MonkiReviews
    Apr 24, 2021
    7
    A good basketball game, with problems. The game is like an update, but this is the first NBA 2K I’ve played. The gameplay is good, and season is fun to play through. Picking a favorite team is easy, and trades are easy as well. It is fun, but is repetitive to play through a long season.
  5. Faugustas
    Apr 5, 2021
    0
    I am trying to get into sport games. This was a bad start. From the gameplay to the graphics and the controls, this is bad. Maybe sport games are just not for me, but I don't think this deserves its price.
  6. 1Greenbean
    Feb 13, 2021
    1
    It's very disappointing to be playing a sports game and not have your cpu teammates or My career player make simple layups! I went 1/9 in a game with my 94 character and when I passed the ball my teammates missed shots that the other team simply made. It's overwhelmingly disappointing when I'm playing with the Hornets and they can't get better as players!!! And to top it off I've only wonIt's very disappointing to be playing a sports game and not have your cpu teammates or My career player make simple layups! I went 1/9 in a game with my 94 character and when I passed the ball my teammates missed shots that the other team simply made. It's overwhelmingly disappointing when I'm playing with the Hornets and they can't get better as players!!! And to top it off I've only won 4 games out of 20... That's retarded Ronnie 2K… Expand
  7. Blasedbest
    Dec 5, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Inconsistent and horrible lag. This is my one and only time buying any 2k game… Expand
  8. zachym11
    Oct 6, 2020
    2
    Worst 2k I've played. Gameplay is garbage and the neighborhood is literally the same as last 2 years
  9. Dcarter
    Sep 15, 2020
    0
    such a terrible game. The cpu is always faster than you. Transition defense doesn't exist on your team. Stops you in the lane to let the defense get infront of you or just stops you. Cpu blocked my team 40+ times in a game I'm pretty sure thats a record and the cpu shoots 80%.impossible to enjoy this game when you watch the cpu move fluidly and you constantly get stuck on people movingsuch a terrible game. The cpu is always faster than you. Transition defense doesn't exist on your team. Stops you in the lane to let the defense get infront of you or just stops you. Cpu blocked my team 40+ times in a game I'm pretty sure thats a record and the cpu shoots 80%.impossible to enjoy this game when you watch the cpu move fluidly and you constantly get stuck on people moving like a robot that refuses to dunk or make a lay up. I only paid 5 dollars for it and its still not worth it.… Expand
  10. kingjappyjoe
    Sep 6, 2020
    0
    Please save your money and wait for next years next gen version for an upgrade. Nba 2K20 was the last realistic upgrade to current gen and The first next gen will be bare.
  11. IliyaKiller
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Sh*t copy paste, re used assets, trash, boring, 100% do NOT recommend
    PLEASE
  12. Roolen
    Sep 3, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. People say “it’s a casino for kids” when really it’s the parents fault for letting their kids buy stuff and not monitoring. Anyways i’ll get on with it,


    The gameplay is unmatched. You will never find better gameplay. MyLeague:
    It’s always fun to try to rebuild your favorite team and take them to the finals, making blockbuster trades, rebuilding a team from the ground by trading all your superstar / good players for draft picks, signing free agents to play a bench role or to lead your team, and the Summer League, 2K Summit (pretty much an all star game for the rookies coming into the draft.) and Training camps; Improving your players skills OR increasing their potential. I’m not a WNBA Fan, but it does suck that you can only do 1 season with a WNBA team, and then restarting directly after the playoffs. I hope a myleague for the WNBA is in the works for those want it.

    MyCareer has a good storyline, I can’t say much about MyTeam though.    … Expand
  13. robarino
    Sep 1, 2020
    0
    An absolutely painful experience. Impossible to score more than a few points a game. It trivializes video gameplay and offers the user an impossible grind. Hands own the worst game I have ever played. Don't get me started on the pay to play....
  14. Dubbie13
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Don’t buy this game it’s keep kicking me out saying I need WiFi connection when my Xbox has WiFi
  15. LegionCadet
    Aug 22, 2020
    0
    Although an entertaining, realistic basketball experience, this game is all but a good one. There are MICRO-TRANSACTIONS that you can use to progress and upgrade your online multiplayer character. This is PAY-TO-WIN and is unacceptable for any and all multiplayer games. If you like fair and balanced gameplay PLEASE AVOID this game.
  16. TelamonJackson
    Aug 13, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This **** terrible DO NOT PURCHASE never missed so many shots against non-defensive players how the **** does a center keep up with a PG/SG/SF?! Fix this **** stop letting dumb ****s create bull**** like this! 2K19 has me excited for 2K20 now I’m scared how 2K21 is gonna be what the **** happened 2K? I want my ****ing money back … Expand
  17. lianamac
    Aug 6, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game sucks ass all my bf does is play it and ignore me and i’m not here for it what’s the point of playing basketball on a screen when you can play it in person this game deserves to be gone in trash and never come back i would like my boyfriend back pls and thanks. honestly i just hate this game… Expand
  18. MinePlay512
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    2k Continues to be the best sports game out there, while people won't agree, the series is still going to the at the top.
  19. Guo56
    Jul 5, 2020
    0
    Clearly the worst sports game ever created. 1. AI is way too good at the game

    2. Controls are really difficult to get used to

    3. TOO REALISTIC
  20. Serdar_captain
    Jul 3, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. NBA 2K20 is the worst NBA game series ever. It has too many problems wtih shoots, fundamental moves, fade away, off dribble shots and so on. All are terrible. I have been playing this 2K series since 2006 (NBA2K6) and i played all series on each year but believe me guys 2K20 is the worst. I’ve been still playing 2K19 which is the best ever.… Expand
  21. pepenavaja
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Juego plagado de bugs en el tema conexion con los servidores de 2K, da pena que de el mismo error desde el 17
  22. Kaneseck
    Jun 6, 2020
    0
    Easily and by far the absolute worst 2k game of all time. Maybe worst game of all time because it’s business model is to make you worse at basketball in their video game than in real life until you spend at least $30 on micro transactions to make the game playable. The game itself is a sad joke that someone made this on purpose. Blatantly broke shot making for the user because that leadsEasily and by far the absolute worst 2k game of all time. Maybe worst game of all time because it’s business model is to make you worse at basketball in their video game than in real life until you spend at least $30 on micro transactions to make the game playable. The game itself is a sad joke that someone made this on purpose. Blatantly broke shot making for the user because that leads to more micro transactions. This game is so bad and so predatory in its business model it should be illegals. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. It’s made to steal money from you g basketball fans and THATS IT. Worst 2k game by so far it’s comical. I’m disgusted with this game studio and the game itself. Easily worst game I’ve ever had the misfortune of installing.… Expand
  23. 2ktrashaf
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    Game is **** trash. Especially MyPlayer. 2k should be ashamed of themselves for putting out such a god awful game. I don’t even write reviews but I had to tell everyone how trash it was. Worst 2k of the last decade. Only thing good about it is that the graphics are ok. B+ at best graphics. Everything else **** sucks. **** NBA2K20 AND RONNIE 2K
  24. antoniomit
    Sep 15, 2019
    10
    Es muy adictivo, muy recomendable si te gusta la nba, y lo aue dicen que es un casino no tiene jafa que ver, no hace falta pagar para progresar
  25. Review1000
    May 28, 2020
    0
    My 2K account was hacked and Microsoft did NOTHING!! I lost everything on this stupid game. Be careful if u get hacked no one will help you.
  26. metacriticiclel
    May 23, 2020
    0
    Look, metacritic is a joke. By now, we all realize this. However, I have to say a rating of above 70 for this game is an absolute travesty by the critics. Everyone must be bought and paid for to even post a review here under the guise of "videogame critic." Bulletstorm is an 80.... this game is a 30, 40 at best. The players move like they are trapped in quicksand, open layups missLook, metacritic is a joke. By now, we all realize this. However, I have to say a rating of above 70 for this game is an absolute travesty by the critics. Everyone must be bought and paid for to even post a review here under the guise of "videogame critic." Bulletstorm is an 80.... this game is a 30, 40 at best. The players move like they are trapped in quicksand, open layups miss consistently, jumpshots are basically worthless. This is not a videogame, this is paid torture with a built in gambling simulator, featuring real money and your actual disappointment. Sure, the animations look half decent... even though they ruin the gameplay entirely. This is nothing like actual basketball, and it isn't fun like a videogame should be.

    I'll be honest, I got this game on sale (deluxe edition) for $25 and I still feel ripped off. TakeTwo interactive is cancerous, and so is this game. They won't refund me because they suck and everyone knows they suck; might as well be EA themselves. Do yourself a favor and buy literally anything else.    … Expand
  27. NeedleBanger
    May 22, 2020
    0
    I don't think I've ever been so frustrated & repulsed by a video game, at least not since the last Take-Two Interactive game anyway...

    This trash purposely smites you at every corner. Everything you attempt - DENIED! I only paid $1 for this through the Xbox Game Pass and all I can say is THANK GOD I DIDN'T PAY FULL PRICE!!!!!!!!! Playing through this game was easily the worst 2 weeks    I don't think I've ever been so frustrated & repulsed by a video game, at least not since the last Take-Two Interactive game anyway...

    This trash purposely smites you at every corner. Everything you attempt - DENIED!
    I only paid $1 for this through the Xbox Game Pass and all I can say is THANK GOD I DIDN'T PAY FULL PRICE!!!!!!!!! Playing through this game was easily the worst 2 weeks of my life.

    - The MyPlayer career is completely rigged from beginning to end. Your moronic player refuses to sink the simplest wide-open baskets from 3ft away from the net and I'm talking shots that a grade 6 girls basketball team could hit repeatedly. Winning the Championship is basically pointless, I don't even remember earning an achievement for it. I sure as hell didn't get any extra VC for it!
    - Any & all online play (excluding "Play Now - Online") is bar far the most laggy glitchy idiot-infested GARBAGE I've seen since dialup internet, you simply cannot enjoy a moment of it. The only reason "Play Now - Online" works is because it's usually only 2-4 players in a private match, instead of the 40+ players that idiotic 2K jams into each lobby on their pathetically worthless servers.
    - I thought MyLeague could be the saving grace after all the previous torture I had endured, but holy crap was I ever wrong! A 100% customizable team/arena/roster/player/etc. should be a dream come true, however after I spent 5.5 hours well into the early morning customizing literally everything suddenly the game said "error: connection interrupted" and returned me to the opening screen without saving any of my settings/stadium/uniforms/etc. At this point I lost my mind and went to bed. I woke up the next day and recreated everything with ferocious rage in my eyes . When I went to save my newly completed arena it gave me a repeating message: "THERE WAS A PROBLEM SAVING THE ARENA. PLEASE TRY AGAIN." Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha oh wow.

    Uninstalled. Never ever again.
    I already knew full-well these games are sh*t. Been 5 years since I tried the last one and they still suck sooooooooooooo bad. Burn in hell Take-Two, you scum sucking death of life & light.    … Expand
  28. cxlvin
    May 12, 2020
    0
    You can disregard any of these so-called critics' reviews, this game is terrible. Like it is the definition of lack of effort, awareness, and quality. The system is terrible, the gameplay AI is mediocre at best, the shot contest meter, as well as the probability statistics, are laughable. This shows 2k's lack of communication between the community and their developers as there is a gapingYou can disregard any of these so-called critics' reviews, this game is terrible. Like it is the definition of lack of effort, awareness, and quality. The system is terrible, the gameplay AI is mediocre at best, the shot contest meter, as well as the probability statistics, are laughable. This shows 2k's lack of communication between the community and their developers as there is a gaping difference between the expectations and the product. Great job 2k, you gave us another reason to want NBA Live back.… Expand
  29. DudeGames
    May 10, 2020
    1
    Gave it a 0 for one reason. The MyPlayer is the worst of all the 2ks. The story line give you no choices that really matter and it’s written awfully. When you actually play, the game obviously decides certain games you will lose no matter what. It makes sense that you can’t win them all, but come on with an A+ rating dropping a 40 pt triple double and you lose by 15 because the other teamGave it a 0 for one reason. The MyPlayer is the worst of all the 2ks. The story line give you no choices that really matter and it’s written awfully. When you actually play, the game obviously decides certain games you will lose no matter what. It makes sense that you can’t win them all, but come on with an A+ rating dropping a 40 pt triple double and you lose by 15 because the other team out rebounds you by 25???? Make it less obvious when the game is going to require you to lose.… Expand
  30. BigDogBJ
    May 6, 2020
    0
    This games eats arse. none of my friends like it, the game play and dribbling is **** i made a slasher with a **** 95 driving dunk and i couldn't even dunk on my friends smurf that had a 50 block and 60 contest. DO NOT BUY. Shooting is very flawed because a someone with a 45 three can pull up in your eyes and drain it. **** me i want to kill whoever coded and let this game pass.
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. GameCrate
    Oct 1, 2019
    88
    Overall, NBA 2K20 is still the best basketball game on the planet and that doesn’t look to be changing any time soon. While some fans may be upset about microtransactions, it’s not a requirement to play the game. At this point, however, it seems like as long as NBA 2K is the best game out there, microtransactions will be here to stay.
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  2. Xbox Tavern
    Oct 1, 2019
    80
    The shame of all this is that without these practices, NBA 2K20 can stand tall as the best basketball sim available. Even running unopposed with the retirement of the NBA Live franchise, it continues to get better and better on the court, but serious issues surrounding that experience leave it feeling less and less impressive year on year. Here’s hoping 2K can end that trend.
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  3. GameCritics
    Sep 23, 2019
    85
    With new console hardware expected to arrive by late 2020, there’s a good chance much of 2K Sports’ design and programming teams are hard at work making the most of new technology. However, that doesn’t excuse the visual and gameplay gaps that shouldn’t be here. That said, NBA 2K20 is still a fantastic basketball sim with enough modes and features to keep fans busy until those revolutionary next steps start to come in over the next few years.
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