NBA 2K24
September 8, 2023
Grab your squad and experience the past, present, and future of hoops culture in NBA 2K24. Enjoy loads of pure, unadulterated action and limitless personalized MyPLAYER options in MyCAREER. Collect an impressive array of legends and build your perfect lineup in MyTEAM. Feel more responsive gameplay and polished visuals while …
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68.2
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Critic Reviews (37)
"It&s;s hard to be picky when you love basketball and the NBA, and are a regular on NBA 2K&s;s virtual floor. This new edition maintains the same rhythm as its predecessors, with a taste for the demanding and the realistic, …"
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65.0
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68.0
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30.0
"NBA 2K24 is a great game that features some of the best features the franchise has had in years. A streamlined MyCareer mode, additions to MyNBA Eras, and more should make this a classic. However, microtransactions litter nearly every meaningful …"
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75.0
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80.0
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30.0
"Regardless of what this review says, NBA 2K24 will sell millions of copies, and generate millions of dollars through VC. That is because basketball fans who want to play a basketball game have nowhere else to go. The on court …"
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85.0
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80.0
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30.0
"NBA 2K24 scores big with gameplay, but its microtransaction tactics feel like a costly turnover."
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75.0
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55.0
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80.0
"Ultimately, what makes NBA 2K24 wonderful ends up being negatively overshadowed by the level of pay-to-win that the game has. There are many cosmetic items for styling MyPlayer with fun clothing or having fancy new hoverboards and animations that all …"
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70.0
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90.0
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60.0
"There’s enough enjoyability in the gameplay department to overlook the heavy cloud of microtransactions that’s around every corner of the game"
Read original review"NBA 2K24 is fantastic to play on the court, but Virtual Currency stops your everyday player from seeing any proper progression for hours."
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58.0
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62.0
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48.0
"After the large strides last year, the minimal announcements for updates to this year&s;s game raised a red flag."
Read original review"NBA 2K24 is a shot on the board, a shot for sure that you know is going to go in, but we preferred to see a clean three-pointer from the corner. The basketball simulation returns one more year with a …"
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82.0
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84.0
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68.0
"NBA 2K24 is a good game, perhaps the boldest in recent years in some respects. For those looking to play peacefully without much online competition, it offers a solid and enjoyable experience. However, multiplayer modes are complex and bogged down …"
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82.0
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68.0
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88.0
"Under normal circumstances, it would be a game I would recommend to any basketball fan with my eyes closed, but now it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth with its monetization model that pushes the limits of tolerance. Still, …"
Read original review"Despite some issues and a weaker entry than last year, there&s;s still plenty to enjoy in NBA 2K24. The gameplay continues to be refined with smart tweaks, and the visuals are among the best in the genre. However, the continued …"
Read original review"NBA 2K24 offers an extremely polished experience, given its unrivaled on-court feel and a few welcome additions, but questionable decisions and an uncanny push toward microtransactions hurt what could otherwise be considered a natural step forward for the franchise."
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75.0
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85.0
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30.0
"NBA 2K24 is, at least on consoles, an interesting product. It is a good chapter that presents some very appreciable innovations. The gameplay system, for example, is perhaps one of the best we&s;ve seen over the years, the difficulty in …"
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70.0
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70.0
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80.0
"After Michael Jordan, the main character of the current NBA season is Kobe Bryant. But if you want more changes in game, you will be disappointed. And the fun is still spoiled by microtransactions."
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65.0
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95.0
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20.0
"NBA 2K24 delivers the most authentic on-court gameplay in the series&s; history thanks to the new ProPLAY technology. Gameplay feels less scripted, animations feel less canned, and modern players perform closer to their real counterparts than ever before. Some modes …"
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85.0
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92.0
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80.0
"NBA 2K24 is still a good option to enjoy basketball on our consoles. Fun gameplay, enough game modes to entertain you for hundreds of hours and the possibility of reliving the most iconic moments of Kobe Bryant&s;s career. As we …"
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60.0
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45.0
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30.0
"NBA 2K24 is less a continuation of what made the series good on Switch and more a downgrade of what has come before it. Even with how smoothly this one plays on the console, with some clean animations and a …"
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40.0
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45.0
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35.0
"NBA 2K24 is the most NBA 2K game you could imagine, rocking moderate improvements to gameplay without really providing offering anything exciting enough to entice lapsed fans back onto the court."
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30.0
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35.0
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25.0
"NBA 2K24 shows that there is a bigger problem with gaming today. While you can get a good game out there if you decide to make it into a “games as a service” model with the main goal being purchased …"
Read original review"Visual Concepts continues to provide the most authentic simulation in sports gaming, but the in-game economy is on a fast break to the bottom."
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45.0
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65.0
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30.0
"NBA 2K24&s;s lack of meaningful updates and continued overwhelming presence of microtransactions make it feel like it&s;s going through the motions and doesn&s;t have anything to say."
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48.0
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57.0
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28.0
"NBA 2K24 has made several noteworthy improvements, like its addition of ProPLAY, which amps up the realism, and a modern approach to the game&s;s presentation that makes it feel fresh. However, it&s;s disappointing that the otherwise fantastic simulation experience is …"
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68.0
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72.0
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30.0
"Stepping back into NBA 2K24 was like riding a bike with one new trick up my sleeve. While the game modes were fun and plentiful, microtransactions are too prevalent in the game to get any meaningful progression completed by normal …"
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60.0
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70.0
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25.0
"NBA 2K24 continues to dominate the paint when it comes to mainstream success. It also looks to dominate the wallets of fans each year. The game is undoubtedly fun to play along with its great gameplay and graphics, but the …"
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60.0
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68.0
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35.0
"Pay-to-win mechanics aside, NBA 2K24 is a solid basketball sim with unrivalled authenticity; just don&s;t expect a huge leap forward from last year&s;s title."
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85.0
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90.0
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30.0
"despite delivering a acceptable experience, NBA 2K24 focuses too much on microtransactions and leaves little space for normal progression. and on top of that, it&s;s basically the same game as previous year, with some small additions like Mamba Moments. If …"
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80.0
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65.0
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40.0
"NBA 2K24 doesn’t feel like the work of a team that’s hungry as a majority of the game’s modes and features aren’t much of a step up over last year. It’s a shame, because the on-court action, brought to new …"
Read original review"NBA 2K24 is a video game that convinces but falls short on microtransactions in the career mode, improving little, offering an interesting city to explore and in which to make choices. The progress made is notable, especially in the most …"
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58.0
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42.0
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53.0
"Following the innovative and pleasantly surprising NBA 2K23, I expected Visual Concepts to build upon its success and introduce even more improvements with its latest entry in the long-running basketball series. But instead of mirroring the Black Mamba&s;s gradual rise …"
Read original review"NBA 2K24 is one of those titles difficult to judge and above all to which to attribute a numerical value that can balance its great playful goals and disappointing greed."
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58.0
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72.0
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54.0
"There&s;s no doubt NBA 2K24 is the best presented sports game on the market, and it&s;s also arguably the most complete, with a dizzying selection of modes and features to accommodate all playstyles and tastes. But an insidious overreliance on …"
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85.0
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75.0
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62.0
"No two basketball games play out the same, and the same can be said for NBA 2K24&s;s variety of modes and features. ProPlay was a welcome addition to the overall feel of the gameplay, adding an extra level of realism. …"
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80.0
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75.0
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"Impressively well produced and extremely playable, but there are few changes from last year and the microtransactions are still obnoxious."
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68.0
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72.0
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35.0
"NBA 2K24 is both an incredible basketball simulator at its best on the court and a game tainted by the glut of microtransactions it tries to sell to players. While all modes deliver plenty of content and are long, long-lasting …"
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60.0
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85.0
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20.0
"In NBA 2K24, some thoughtful additions to gameplay visuals and mechanics get deeply overshadowed by some minute growing pains with ProPlay, some major hurtles dodging gacha pop-ups, and plenty presentation hindrances that keep you from playing the actual game. Behind …"
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92.0
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68.0
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73.0
"For better or worse, NBA 2K continues to get its way and this year&s;s installment is no exception. If you are an NBA fan looking for a traditional gaming experience to take your favorite team to the top. However, you …"
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