NBA 2K24 Reviews
NBA 2K24 offers an exceptional basketball gaming experience. It's great to see improved animations and gameplay, but the overall experience is hampered by tedious microtransactions that can hinder player progression and enjoyment. If you're not heavily invested in online play or MyTeam mode, you can easily stick with last year's edition. However, if you're willing to dive into the realm of microtransactions and intense online matches, don't hesitate to give NBA 2K24 a shot.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
NBA 2K24 continues to do what it has done best in recent years – throwing in monetization elements everywhere. Even though it is an excellent basketball simulation, the need to spend extra money for smooth gameplay makes the game hard to recommend. The multiplayer game is just a big pay-to-win.
Review in Czech | Read full review
It's hard to be picky when you love basketball and the NBA, and are a regular on NBA 2K's virtual floor. This new edition maintains the same rhythm as its predecessors, with a taste for the demanding and the realistic, reinforced by a few good new features, such as the simplified mode for My NBA, the arrival of the salary cap in MyTeam and significant gameplay improvements.
Review in French | Read full 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.
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.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
NBA 2K24 is the same game more or less than its many predecessors, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The gameplay remains solid with an emphasis on shooting, so it may take a bit to get used to the more delicate mechanics. The City is full of activities that you should not overlook and can be quick and easy ways to improve your player. MyNBA allows you to take control of a franchise in five different eras and new RPG elements add a layer to the general manager component. While NBA 2K24 does have a “pay to win” aspect to it, the upgraded Season Pass isn’t that important to where a casual player should feel pressured to purchase. If anything, NBA 2K24 is for die-hard NBA fans and gamers who plan on grinding the game well into the NBA season.
The first few hours of play on NBA 2K24 are very promising, especially with the changes to the gameplay, which offer a real sense of freshness and increased realism. The career mode is simpler, allowing players to focus on specific objectives without having to watch hours of cinematics. Even so, it's hard for me to rate it higher than the previous opus, with the additional addition of microtransactions and the lack of love for the mode featuring Kobe Bryant's career. It's a shame to almost have to pay again to play online. And let's not forget that, according to several comments, the PC version, which we weren't able to test, doesn't deliver the desired performance at all.
Review in French | Read full review
In the quest for gameplay excellence and the celebration of basketball history, NBA 2K24 teeters on the edge of brilliance. Yet, it's disheartening to see this potential masterpiece obscured by the dark cloud of microtransactions. As players, we must hope that future iterations of the game find a balance that preserves the joy of basketball gaming without placing an unfair financial burden on its fans.
Review in Persian | Read full review
NBA 2K24 could be the best basket simulator on the market, were it not for all that mentioned in the last few paragraphs. The game boasts stunning visuals, fluid gameplay, and an extensive list of game modes to keep players entertained for hours on end. If I enjoyed it, not being the biggest basketball fan in the world, I believe aficionados will delight.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
No two basketball games play out the same, and the same can be said for NBA 2K24's variety of modes and features. ProPlay was a welcome addition to the overall feel of the gameplay, adding an extra level of realism. Some modes work extremely well, like The W, and others like the career mode fizzle out, but overall the gameplay itself is great. Unfortunately, having microtransactions at what feels like every corner is a real letdown for something that otherwise has real potential.
It’s a real shame that the reputation of this franchise has evolved over the last 5 years from the standard of the best of what sports games can offer to a shining example of its worst excesses. Comparing this game to MLB The Show, another game that offers microtransactions, only increases how egregiously 2K exploits players through rigging everything from the on-court gameplay to traversal from quest to quest to encourage additional spending despite already having collected the cost of a full priced game up front (plus that sweet State Farm money). While several of the changes present in this years game are disappointing (including the inexplicable decision to dumb down MyCareer) there are some good things here. Unfortunately (to paraphrase Ralph Waldo Emerson, a first I believe for this site) the ever-present feeling that I’m being milked for every dime I can spare speaks so loudly, I cannot hear what any of the improvements say.
NBA 2K24 is a solid Basketball sim that offers tons of content, and the new ProPlay animation technology takes the gameplay to a whole new level, making it one of the most complete NBA games we've seen in recent memory.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Unfortunately, the NBA 2K series has long been on a path that no matter how great things it accomplishes on its virtual court, it's hard to celebrate. Every year the situation with microtransactions and its commercial identity either remains the same or worsens. And every year we say how bad it is that these tactics overshadow a truly remarkable basketball game. The same, Unfortunately, we will also say this year. NBA 2K24 is better than ever in terms of gameplay, full of options, can provide truly endless hours of fun, and is a well-crafted tribute to the great Kobe Bryant. And all these not insignificant achievements, he has managed, to take second place. Pity.
Review in Greek | Read full review
NBA 2k24 provides a stellar game of on-the-court basketball. Its main issues haven’t changed in years: clumsy storytelling and some of the worst microtransactions in the business. At this point, everybody knows about them, and you have to make your peace with them or not. If you can look past that, NBA 2K24 is a slam dunk of an experience, even if the rest of the game does its best to keep it on the bench.
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 gutting of MyCAREER and increased incorporation of virtual currency does leave a bad taste at times.
It's not the best entry into the franchise, but most certainly not the worst, but NBA 2K24 may be reaching far beyond downtown, and undoubtedly missing after the final buzzer.
Despite some issues and a weaker entry than last year, there'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 push of microtransactions continues to leave a sour taste, and MyCareer is a disappointment this time out.
For better or worse, NBA 2K continues to get its way and this year'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 should know that the full enjoyment of everything that NBA 2K24 offers is limited by its already traditional, and not at all pleasant, transactions.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
NBA 2K24 may still look gorgeous and play amazing but everything else feels like a step back and is flat out exploitative at points, becoming a poster-child for microtransactions ruining games.
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, it's clearly the best basketball game to play right now.
Review in Turkish | Read full review