NBA 2K15 Reviews

NBA 2K15 is ranked in the 83rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
5 / 5.0
Oct 9, 2014

In all honesty, you'll have to look very hard for something to hate about NBA 2K15. The developers over at Visual Concepts know how to keep raising the bar and like Kevin Durant on the cover, use each offseason to come back better than the last year.

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Dec 8, 2014

NBA 2K15 makes significant strides over its predecessor in terms of graphics and animation, but an inconsistent online multiplayer mode mars the experience a bit. Still, it's the best b-ball game around.

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7.2 / 10.0
Nov 3, 2014

Online issues and forced connectivity for single player modes keep NBA2K15 from being the year's best sports game. Impressive visuals and rock-solid core mechanics however, make it a necessary addition to any NBA fan's library.

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4.3 / 5.0
Oct 20, 2014

As far as basketball games go, however, NBA 2K15 easily remains the best option out there.

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8.5 / 10.0
Oct 15, 2014

For someone who never had a chance to live the basketball life and never will, NBA 2K15 is a very welcome addition to my shelf.

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GameCrate
Top Critic
8.3 / 10.0
Oct 23, 2014

NBA 2K15 continues the franchise's run as the best sports game on the market, and there's a lot to love in its MyCareer mode even for people who aren't basketball fans.

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8.5 / 10.0
Nov 6, 2014

NBA 2K15 is an astounding title full of modes that should see hoop heads playing compulsively until the next one in a year's time.

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Oct 9, 2014

It's not perfect as a complete package, but in terms of gameplay and visuals, as well as its assortment of modes, "NBA 2K15" is easily the best basketball game on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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Oct 11, 2014

If you can stomach the irritating server issues, there's a wealth of top-tier hardwood content in NBA 2K15 that no baller should miss.

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90 / 100
Oct 20, 2014

Despite the disappointing online issues and insane load times, NBA 2K15 is still a very impressive video game. It does so many things correctly and builds upon pre-existing features in all the right ways. Visual Concepts has managed to make the standard MyPlayer and Association modes into something brand new, which is a task no other sports game has achieved. Because of that, the impressive visuals, and the same enjoyable gameplay, it is easy to imagine NBA 2K15 taking the Best Sports Game award at the end of the year.

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80%
Oct 19, 2014

2K Sports and Visual Concepts takes NBA 2K15 to the next level for another year, but stops short of introducing any sweeping changes. The on-court action has been refined and MyCareer is arguably better than ever, making NBA 2K15 another fine basketball game. It's just a shame that the online facet of the game is so poor. Despite this, NBA 2K15 is still well worth checking out.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 6, 2014

2K Sports shoots and scores with another excellent basketball offering.

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Luke Lawrie
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Oct 20, 2014

It’s disappointing that NBA 2K15 isn’t currently up to the standard we’re used to. As the modes have started to come back to life it has definitely smoothed out, but there is still a little way to go. Hopefully this is a lesson learned by Visual Concepts and next year’s launch doesn’t have so many headaches. The core game is amazing, but with so many of the modes relying heavily with online connectivity, which hasn’t worked, it’s just dragged the experience down a notch for me.

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7 / 10.0
Oct 13, 2014

NBA 2K15 offers a rich, rewarding on-court experience that is wholly enjoyable when you can take the court - which is sometimes.

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EGM
Top Critic
6 / 10.0
Oct 9, 2014

NBA 2K15 delivers a solid core basketball experience, particularly with MyCareer mode, which features real-life NBA player voices. But the game ties too much of the experience to its shoddy online component, which sabotages the experience—and even makes the game literally unplayable at times.

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4.5 / 5.0
Oct 22, 2014

Overall NBA 2K15 is an excellent game packed with a variety of features that will easily keep you busy up until the inevitable 2K16 release next year. Where the game shines the most is undoubtedly its presentation and gameplay physics. The career mode alone has enough drama to keep you entertained and coming back for more, but most importantly the entire game is fun to play and never ceases to impress you even after long periods of play. Fans of the NBA should be rather satisfied with the latest offering from 2K, and even if you are not a fan of Basketball, I'd still recommend checking the game out.

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3.9 / 5.0
Oct 7, 2014

Overall NBA 2K15 is a fun game. In fact, all of the NBA 2k series manage to be fun games. It's just a question of whether or not you want to purchase this one, if you purchased the last one, and that's hard to say. I enjoyed the revamped MyCareer and MyGM modes, but in the end I really just wanted to spend more time online. The online suite is nice, of course, but the gameplay simply hasn't changed much. Basically NBA 2K15 is an expansion pack for NBA 2K14, and it's a good one! But don't expect to be blown away by something entirely new and different. You are getting the same game again, just with a few extras, and it's up to you whether or not that's worth a full price purchase.

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NZGamer
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
Oct 27, 2014

I finally got to live out my dream of being very tall.

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gameranx
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
Oct 10, 2014

Between MyLeague, MyGM, MyCareer and multiplayer modes like MyPark and the more tradition types — all of which have functioned admirably online, I should note, though MyPark has been less busy than I would prefer, in my experience — NBA 2K15 is as fleshed out as a sports game gets these days.

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Unscored
Nov 17, 2014

Overall 2K have done it once again, I really wish other sports games were even close to being this great, and I am sure even non fans of the sport with a little patience would get an awful lot of enjoyment, and would soon lose whole weekends, just like I often have, playing a video game that is not only realistic but full of long term depth and quite frankly is a joy to play.

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