The episodes are done on a weekly basis and has interviews with various players and retired legends of the NBA. As I’ve said, I’ve not had this game in 6 years).
NBA 2K18 has come a long way with developing the full package.įinally, there is a video episode series called 2KTV hosted by Rachel DeMita (apparently she has done this in previous games and must be popular. Shouting and clapping ‘DEFENSE’ when the opposing team has the ball and standing up and cheering when there is a turnover or defensive rebound. They even appear to get in to game more when the game is really close and the intensity is high. Although you could make out repeating generic heads/faces, they wore a different variety of clothing that made no two fans the same. I noticed that even the crowd was almost unique in their own way. I am still trying to check for those repeating generic statements.Īnother observation are the arena crowds. The commentary during the game is very good. And there are even cheerleader and mascot interactions during the timeouts. There is game time analysis during timeouts and roster changes. Player and coach interviews are handled quite nicely. I am impressed with how much closer this has come to watching an actual game on the TV! Everything from a shortened national anthem song up to the pre-game team/player introductions was great. I have to admit that the commentary and presentation has come a long way. Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett are also guest commentators that may show up during Laker and/or Celtic hosted games.Īs stated before, I have not purchased an NBA 2K game since 2012. David Aldridge handles the sideline interviews during the game. The color commentary is done by the crew of Kevin Harlan, Brent Barry, Chris Webber, Greg Anthony, Dorris Burke and Clark Kellogg. There is a brief analysis and comparison of the two teams and then it takes you directly to the game itself. Once you choose your team in any mode and begin playing you are treated to an ‘NBA on 2KSports’ pre game show with Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith.
I have not played MyTEAM during the writing of this review. In short, a quick play mode, a franchise mode from the perspective of the player or GM, a fantasy league type mode that is online. There are 4 modes: PlayNOW, M圜AREER, MyGM/MyLEAGUE and MyTEAM. I will rate this game for its own merits on the Nintendo Switch and leave the graphic and fps comparisons to others who want to debate on this.** There are enough YouTube video comparisons out that cover this and add to the debate(s). **This review will not make any comparisons to other console versions of this game. The most obvious choice was to get it on the Nintendo Switch. As a result, I want to be able to have the option of taking it with me wherever I go. I realized that I will not have much time to play this game on the console. My family goes out and runs errands on the weekend. Even though we have a Playstation 4 and the gameplay would be at 1080p, 60 fps, I based my decision not on the performance standards, but on my style of gameplay. Before that, it was on the Sega Genesis (Lakers vs Bulls). The last purchase was NBA 2K12 for the Xbox 360. I have not purchased a basketball game in a while. NBA 2K18 was released in September, 2017 for the PC, Playstation 4, Playstation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Switch. It is the 19th installment in the NBA 2K franchise and the successor to NBA 2K17. NBA 2K18 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. By yienwae | Review Date: September 26, 2017