NBA 2K24 Reviews

NBA 2K24 is ranked in the 37th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
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Amin Bala Zadeh
Top Critic
9 / 10
Sep 25, 2023

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.

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8.5 / 10.0
Sep 11, 2023

Never resting on its laurels, it’s clear that the series has the Mamba mentality to succeed.

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85 / 100
Sep 16, 2023

Although NBA 2K24 may be a slam dunk in many respects, it is not a radical departure from its predecessor, NBA 2K23, in terms of the overall gameplay experience. The same NBA teams will be featured in the game, and the gameplay will not undergo any significant changes. It is safe to assume that if you are a fan of the franchise, you will find a lot to appreciate here. There is a lot to love about this installment. The inclusion of Pro Play Mamba moments, along with the ongoing development of my career, contribute to the fascinating nature of the title.

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8.5 / 10.0
Nov 2, 2023

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.

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4.2 / 5.0
Sep 19, 2023

NBA 2K24’s introduction of the ProPLAY and Crossplay systems are simply the future of the NBA 2K series. Along with the abundance of enhancements and improvements to furnish the most authentic basketball experience ever. On the other hand, microtransactions have become increasingly problematic, and one would wonder how much damage they could have on the franchise. It’s like one step forward and two steps backward. NBA 2K24 ultimately became a promising young NBA talent that never reached its full potential.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 19, 2023

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 requested ways, but it could have aimed for something more.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 19, 2023

NBA 2K24 delivers the most authentic on-court gameplay in the series' 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 and features still feel largely untouched from years past, while MyCAREER caters to veteran and pay-to-win players, but I guess we can't have it all.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 20, 2023

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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Gameblog
Top Critic
8 / 10
Oct 16, 2023

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.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 17, 2023

There’s enough enjoyability in the gameplay department to overlook the heavy cloud of microtransactions that’s around every corner of the game

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8 / 10.0
Sep 21, 2023

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.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 29, 2023

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.

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77 / 100
Sep 18, 2023

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 career. As we said, NBA 2K24 seeks to play simple. Pick and Roll and tray to board, we do not need more.

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GAMES.CH
Top Critic
77%
Sep 15, 2023

NBA 2K24 is a superb sports-gameplay. It delivers high-level basketball on the court and also presents the action like a modern TV-broadcast. Along with a lot of basketball-nostalgia and tons of game-modes, "NBA 2K24" is an overall better package than its predecessor. However, microtransactions and the pay-to-win-mentality seriously hurt two of its two main game moves and leave a bad taste in everyone's mouth.

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75 / 100
Sep 13, 2023

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 lukewarm tribute to the Mamba, without too much ambition and seasoned with micropayments, but with a playable invoice and brilliant technique.

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7.5 / 10.0
Sep 19, 2023

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 life by innovative ProPlay animation tech, is more accomplished than ever and MyCareer actually makes some welcome changes amid all the microtransactions. NBA 2K24 delivers plenty of polished roundball fun, but some of the choices the game’s developers made following last year’s excellent entry make me question their coaching.

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75 / 100
Sep 14, 2023

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 experiences, their success for the player depends heavily on your tolerance for someone trying to sell you something all the time.

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7.5 / 10.0
Sep 20, 2023

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 basically the same game as previous year, with some small additions like Mamba Moments. If you're a die hard fan of basketball, you'll have a blast playing NBA 2K24, but you'll be hardly surprised

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7.5 / 10.0
Sep 21, 2023

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.

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7.5 / 10.0
Sep 17, 2023

NBA 2K24 brings back the excellent on-court experience the series has accustomed us to, with major improvements in player animations thanks to the new ProPLAY technology. There is, however, a need for stronger new features and, above all, it is plagued by obnoxious microtransactions even in modes that shouldn't have them, such as MyCareer.

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