The deep and challenging gameplay this series is known for is still front and center, but NBA 2K15's myriad technical problems put a damper on the experience.
NBA 2K152014
NBA 2K15
2014 2K Sports81Great
Playtime
MarathonIt typically takes about 200 hours to finish the game.
Playable on
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- October 7, 2014
- Developer
- Visual Concepts
- Publisher
- 2K Sports
- Themes
Overview
NBA 2K15 features approximately 5,000 new animations, new defensive AI, shooting systems, new team-specific play sets, and more control over rebounding, steals, and blocks. New game broadcast presentation hosted by Ernie Johnson and Shaq O'Neal delivers commentary and analysis to the action.
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Reception
Press82
Great- Metacritic83from 50 reviews
- OpenCritic80from 44 reviews
A stunning and packed basketball sim, with a PC version finally on a par with consoles.
'NBA 2K15' takes center court to deliver much of what fans love about the series but is held down by a lack of polish and continuous server issues.
Overall, NBA 2K15 has come on leaps and bounds from the previous year's game, really fleshing out all the game modes. The MyCareer mode is the best "be a pro" style mode of any sports title, with the voices of NBA stars added for authenticity. The gameplay is much smoother too, and the game just looks great. The loading times do still need work, and...
If the guts of the game are available, NBA 2K15 is the best sports title of the year, by a New York mile. The design choices at its edges — either needlessly making offline features dependent on online access, or insufficiently supporting the dedicated online modes — stain what is otherwise a role model for all sports video games.