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  • Summary: Enjoy competitive gameplay, online features, and a variety of game modes, including myCAREER, as you put together your dream team in this basketball video game. A WORLD OF BASKETBALL. NBA 2K22 puts the entire basketball universe in your hands. PLAY NOW in real NBA and WNBA environmentsEnjoy competitive gameplay, online features, and a variety of game modes, including myCAREER, as you put together your dream team in this basketball video game. A WORLD OF BASKETBALL. NBA 2K22 puts the entire basketball universe in your hands. PLAY NOW in real NBA and WNBA environments against authentic teams and players. Build your own dream team in MyTEAM with today’s stars and yesterday’s legends. Live out your own pro journey in MyCAREER and experience your personal rise to the NBA. Flex your management skills as a powerful Executive in MyGM and MyLEAGUE. Anyone, anywhere can hoop in NBA 2K22. Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Sep 21, 2021
    90
    NBA 2K22 is still on the right track just like its predecessor once did. The gameplay has been polished even further, especially the defense, which has been corrected in several areas providing hence a good balance. Also, there has been a full remodeling of The Neighborhood. The game shines brightly by its own right and manages to squeeze out every last bit of the new consoles, which is reflected in its magnificent visuals.
  2. Oct 2, 2021
    78
    NBA 2K22 becomes king of the court for another year in a row, raising its gameplay and playable mechanics to the Olympus of basketball. However, he is severely hampered by his decisions in other game modes and his constant monetization.
  3. Sep 20, 2021
    70
    NBA 2K22 is good, undoubtedly that is undeniable. On current-gen, the game is fine and broadly follows what the next-gen version offers, minus the power and graphics quality. The latter offers challenging gameplay for novices but so much more balanced for purists. Finally, only VCs, untimely loading times (again) and a technical quality that is not always irreproachable in certain areas (facial expressions) to cast a little shadow on this new component, which cannot end elsewhere but at home if you like basketball... No revolution this year, though.
  4. Sep 29, 2021
    69
    NBA 2K22 is a surprisingly solid perennial release, refining and improving upon troublesome and dull mechanics with a generally more fun, accessible court experience. While its RPG ambitions are admirable, its quest system pales in comparison to the next-gen version. Overall, though, this current-gen version stands firmly on its own, offering a solid suite of modes and sweet basketball simulation.
  5. Sep 29, 2021
    60
    NBA 2K22 improves several gameplay mechanics like on ball defense, shot contest, dunks and block, alongside AI defense. Despite these improvements, there are still several historic technical issues, server problems on MyTeam, huge loading times, and there is the sense that all of the game modes push users to buy VCs to be competitive.
  6. Oct 6, 2021
    60
    The current-gen version of NBA 2K22 is a disappointing mess of much of the same we've seen the last few years, with the exception of a few very welcome upgrades to the gameplay. Still it is necessary to mention that asking for a full price with the lackluster support in all other segments is atrocious and sadly probably not worth your time if you played 2K21. If you are a newcomer though, gameplay changes are pretty good, and it still is the best basketball game you can afford right now.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 34
  2. Negative: 26 out of 34
  1. Sep 17, 2021
    10
    Greatest Video Game Of All Time!!!! NBA2K is the best video game ever made only if you like Basketball or sports.
  2. Jul 24, 2022
    8
    As a kid I used to love basketball and Michael Jordan, then for like 20 years I didn't give a damn about this sport. Then after "Last Dance"As a kid I used to love basketball and Michael Jordan, then for like 20 years I didn't give a damn about this sport. Then after "Last Dance" and "Winning Time" my interest returns. I grabbed NBA 2k22 and I had awesome time. I did not know most of the modern players but I could play as a legends from the old times. MyLeague is fantastic, but it was the MyTeam that really hooked me. I used to collect player cards so it was nostalgic ride for me. I tried MyCareer but it's rubbish.
    I'm not playing pvp and I do not spend any additional money. Monetization is irritating but the fantastic gameplay is more than enough to keep me hooked.
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  3. Jul 21, 2022
    4
    ps4 still hasnt gotten the city... gameplay feels the same as always and since there is no city, the ps4 mycareer is rushed and awful
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    ps4 still hasnt gotten the city... gameplay feels the same as always and since there is no city, the ps4 mycareer is rushed and awful
    this was the first 2k title i didnt buy since 2k13, only played it because i got it for free and even then i regret downloading it
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  4. Jul 21, 2022
    1
    For a first time player of any NBA game, this game is too hard to the point that it's not enjoyable. While downloading the rest, I was ableFor a first time player of any NBA game, this game is too hard to the point that it's not enjoyable. While downloading the rest, I was able to play the tutorial and while playing it I really enjoyed it. Then I started playing actual matches where if I try to defend it's too hard, they pass the ball really fast, too fast for me to catch up and see that I actually need to change the players and my team was never defending anything. Expand
  5. Dec 22, 2021
    0
    Still the casino we love to hate but someone still dumps money into this...
    Avoid...
    Wanna play slot machines? Go to a real casino
  6. Jan 19, 2022
    0
    One of the most overhyped and overrated games I have ever played. Favours shooters over anything, back and forth behind a screen or 2 everyOne of the most overhyped and overrated games I have ever played. Favours shooters over anything, back and forth behind a screen or 2 every play. Absolutely boring trying to play a proper game just to watch this happen on both sides. Badges are pointless never work, pure slasher but somehow the points with no defence at all somehow out jump and/or block you? But yet a play shot can dunk on 3 people or layup right under the rim with 2 or more people defending and still gets a wide open shot?? Haha yeah ok makes sense for the most "realistic NBA game made" im a pure red and cant get half the steal/block animations non defenders can.Ever disconnect? Don't blame 2k their servers are always perfect even if you have amazing internet, somehow its always your end thats **** The amount of cons and just unrealistic momemts in this game is unbelievable and yet still so many people talk this up like its the greatest game ever...makes me laugh honestly. Unless you talk it up and overhype this game they favour you, as soon as i started voicing up at how bad this game is and has gotten my gameplay went downhill bigtine. Ball goes through me, hardly dunks anymore always layups even wide open lanes, slashing take and full sprint layups. And that one time i do get a dunk animation happening i either get blocked or miss. Absolute trash that im a pure slasher 95 deiving HOF badges yet i get blocked or stopped by non defenders and people with barely any def badges. Again overrated game, overhyped and absolute trash. Even the rewards are a low blow compared to others. 2k really have gone down hill big time. There's honestly not enough space here for me to say and explain at just how horrible and pathetic this game is. People may see me as coming across as i cant play or im not good. But if you saw what happens when i play you'd completely understand how biased and plain trash this game is. Shooter, slasher, defender doesnt matter ehat build i use i get bent over and screwed. Miss so many open 3's its ridiculous yet bigs with a 60 three point green everything...ok that sounds aboit right. Doeant mattwr what i do, what badges i have on, shooting, driving, rebounding i get screwed over by players that dont even get the badges to defend it and i miss everything. Slashing, i either get blocked or miss the dunk completely dont matter the badges or even my 95 driving. Shooting 88 3pt HOF badges wide open...miss...miss...miss. defending is attrocious, almost all def stats maxed i cant do anything, yet here are players with no def, a couple def badges and they defend like kawhi and block like Gobert even for a pg...again absolute trash and pathetic this game is. There's so much more i could go on about this overrated game. Unless you spend loads of money, talk favourably of this game expect to play low level/mediocre. Expand
  7. Jun 23, 2022
    0
    this game just proves what big companies do to force us to switch to the new generation, this game is rubbish, the developers made this gamethis game just proves what big companies do to force us to switch to the new generation, this game is rubbish, the developers made this game with their ass. Expand

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