NBA 2K21
The hands down worst game series is back with another carbon copy of its predecessor. I could just copy-paste my NBA 2k20 review, but that would be hypocritical.
I remember listing the recurring bugs and the most glaring defects in my early reviews. Perhaps the most annoying, recurring, bug is the automatic playcalling bug: There’s a switch in the options to toggle the playcalling from automatic to manual. The switch doesn’t work, still. An ongoing bug for some five years now. I’ve personally reported this bug for countless of times directly to the 2k “support”, with the same answer: It will be repaired in the next “version” of the “game”. If these are just yearly versions of the game, why do we pay 60 € for it? The number one disgusting “feature” of the game is the so-called personal power field: The basketball players on the court cannot really collide with their bodies, ever. There’s an invisible power field surrounding every player, which prevents collisions. And it prevents the realism of physics happening, unfortunately as well. Some old basketball computer games around 15 years ago displayed this horrendous feature. It was quickly removed. Until 2k games wanted to ruin the only NBA game franchise for PC for several years with that retarded feature. These are just examples, to give you an idea how low the standards are in every step of the production chain. Just to add a few…the pick’n’roll ball defender still tries to go under the screen, all these years after Steph Curry changed the league; You, or any of your teammates, are unable to tip the ball to the hoop off a rebound, only CPU’s team can; The animation gaps between you actually being able to control your player are so long. The list goes on and on. I don’t think one, single, area of this game is well, or even fairly produced. Every facet of the game is a fail.
– Real player with 1108.9 hrs in game
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It would honestly be fair to call 2K an evil company at this point. There are only two options; either the company is staffed solely by incompetent developers who are incapable of creating a functioning game OR, much more likely, they knowingly, annually, decide to tighten the screws of their monopoly around the heads of literally millions of kids who shell out billions of dollars in revenue to this company every year.
We can talk about rampant cheating, abysmal AI, or the horrific optimization that is sure to make even a beginer-level programmer cry himself to sleep. I, however, think it is much more interesting to talk about the scam itself: to purposefully make the game unbearable throughout every facet of its gameplay. The sheer malignance of such behavor is difficult to understand for normal people, but here it is important to understand how financial incentives choke the life out of every argument for game improvements that is not bounded in optimizing the “revenue stream.”
– Real player with 278.2 hrs in game
BeerLeague Superstar
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Play 21 games through the 2020-2021 BeerLeague Season.
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Customize your Appearance, Jersey, and Shoes with over 40+ Items.
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Go Head-2-Head against 9 Unique Teams from the BeerLeague Universe.
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Choose from 14 moves to learn and perfect.
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Use your moves to earn Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, and Blocks Statistics.
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Become an All-Star, Win the BeerLeague Championship, and prove you are a Superstar!
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Grapple Hoops
This game is pretty cool.
Grappling Hoops plays like a Spider-Man NBA Jam, where you swing around with a grappling hook and use a basketball to score hoops / dunks and take out enemies.
This gameplay feels very fun and energetic and really emphasizes speed and precision.
Unfortunately a good number of levels are rather boxed-in to really grapple around quickly, that’s doesn’t make them bad levels, but they don’t play to the main mechanic of the game making them a bit out of place.
That said, I believe there will be enough levels with variety to satisfy all the game-play styles that the game offers.
– Real player with 15.6 hrs in game
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I love this game. There are a few bugs and problems, which is to be expected with a game that has released today. Andrew nailed the combat and mechanics down, all though some of the story mode levels don’t fit the game(Their very small and cluttered, allows them to be prettier but you get stuck on small little props) I think with levels more like the floor is lava, and the original demo ones the game will be perfect. Bosses are really cool, all though I expected that I would have to perfectly dodge the hammer, and then dunk on it, instead of throwing a basket ball at it which can hit it anywhere. The mech enemy I was able to cheese by constantly grapple kicking, and tossing the basket ball. The droid boss however was really fun. It allowed me to pick up great speeds, and it was super fun dodging the bullets. Going to graphics this game is beautiful. I love the cartoon/toon shader. It looks great. I will end my review here, and my rating is 8/10.
– Real player with 10.4 hrs in game
NBA 2K20
This is not a gameplay review. I’m gonna try to be as brief as possible.I am a LONG time basketball game player, actually since these things exist. I’ve seen everything. Yet, i’ve never seen anything like Nba 2k. On one hand you’ve got a solid base game with an enormous amount of content and potential. The gameplay is actually the most solid it’s been in years, even the story in my career is by far the least cringey i’ve ever seen. The graphics could though really use a new engine, as this one’s been showing signs of old age for quite some time. But on the other hand, you’ve got a publisher who literally doesn’t give a single f$%### about the users. The game is riddled with bugs that have been there for years and haven’t gotten addressed, they’re still the single most greedy gaming publisher in the world with the pay to play mechanics of the Virtual currency, but THE ABSOLUTELY WORST part of it all….
– Real player with 1083.7 hrs in game
Fuck this game. Don’t give 2K your money until they learn to respect their customers.
1. The servers suck. Not only is it hard to sometimes find other players, but even when you do connect the delay is very noticeable, and in a game where timing is key, it makes it unplayable at times.
2. Matchmaking is bad. You either play against someone who’ll mercilessly crush you, or someone who just booted up the game for the first time. It’s rare when you’ll actually compete with someone at your level.
– Real player with 739.6 hrs in game
NBA 2K22
I have failed and once again contributed to the annual money bucket scrap pile that is the NBA 2K series. The last 2K I purchased was 2K19, and for years I purchased the brand new 2K. I purchased every new 2K from 2K14 through 2K19 and did have plentiful fun with friends. However, with my friends having moved away from this game like so many others, I find it more infuriating than normal. It is the same game it was in 2K15 as not much has changed…
Here I will lay out a few things which are IDENTICAL to previous 2K titles, or essentially the things that matter…
– Real player with 346.8 hrs in game
1. Not next gen, even though pc graphics way better then console
2. Same game as last year, literally, same game
3. Poorest flow of movement in sports game today
4.Fouls are worse this year then any previous year, funny that NBA changed the ruling on fouls but 2k22 must not have gotten the memo
5.They said they improved defense, false, they made offense actually worse
6.Still have done nothing about the cheaters in the game, seriously someone made it to level 40 in a hour that a new season has been released?
– Real player with 340.3 hrs in game
Pickup Basketball VR
I normally don’t post reviews, and even though this game feels unfinished, this is THE ABSOLUTE BEST VR GAME IN ITS CLASS!!!!! I’ve been faithful to VR for 3 year. I’ve owned gear VR, rift cv1, s, quest, and now ordering a pimax 8k+. I just want to say to you…
IF YOU ARE INTO BASKETBALL, PLEASE GET THIS GAME, SO THAT WE CAN PLAY TOGETHER!!!!
thank you
– Real player with 49.5 hrs in game
This game is the best basketball game in VR BY MILES. Yes, it is early access so it will be not super polished at times but its still a very enjoyable experience, the devs are very open to the community, this game is worth the $10 for sure and im very happy to see where it goes in the future.
– Real player with 10.6 hrs in game
3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound
Dead game like Freestyle 2: Street Basketball
After a certain level like F2:SB you play with all the higher level players that have all the unlock of most of them. Better abilities skills etc. It is at level 10.
After level 15, you get matched up with max level players, with no near any missed shots
Pay-to-win game, can’t win if you miss events, etc. you will be too far behind.
Too low population will match with higher levels that can always win against you.
Dead game about 100 ish players on steam population.
– Real player with 50.4 hrs in game
What a real pity. I had read the reviews before trying the game and I hesitated to try it for quite a while fearing it truly was Pay to Win. But in the end due to a serious lack of street basketball games I surrendered and played the game for about 2 weeks, every day.
Now I know all those reviews were right. The game is ok for the first 10 levels or so. It looks fine despite there’s no full support to controllers. At first, despite the messy UI and bugs the game itself is fun enough for you to start considering investing some money.
– Real player with 40.4 hrs in game
Asterism Basketball
Dunks in deep space! Asterism Basketball is a dynamic arcade game for up to four players, with many balls and stages to unlock! It’s easy to understand, but very hard to master!
Game features:
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Dynamic basketball action for up to 4 players!
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Fun mini-games!
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Ball customization!
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Unlockable balls, levels and achievements!
Warning: multiplayer play requires gamepads!
RoboDunk
ROBODUNK is Nba Jam meets Rogue Legacy, with robots.
A combat dunkball game with sky-high dunks, satisfying tackles and explosive weapons.
A roguelite campaign where every match is different, and you can buy the next permanent upgrade even if you die.
JUST…ONE…MORE…DUNK!
ROGUELITE CAMPAIGN:
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EVERY MATCH IS DIFFERENT: Choose your path among randomized matches with unique rewards, rules, traps and opponents.
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TONS TO UNLOCK: Massive skill tree, robots to discover with their own upgrade tree, and lore to collect.
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GROW YOUR TEAM: Your bots level up, gain new skills and stat boosts after every victory.
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COLLECT THE LORE: Piece together info on the Gods and why DUNK is the meaning of life.
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SINGLE PLAYER AND FULL COOP: A friend can drop in/out whenever you want.
SATISFYING ROBOSPORT:
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MASSIVE DUNKS: Charge a max power jump, leap from mid-field and press just at the right time to explode the hoop.
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POWERFUL WEAPONS: Ram the enemy or shoot them with unique weapons, from classic lasers to falling pans and shock rings.
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NEW MODS EACH ROUND: Choose temporary skills and upgrades that change the game at every round: double jumps, shocking passes, ammo multipliers and more.
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STAGE HAZARDS: Avoid or exploit stage dangers like spiky rollers, tornados, jump pads and meteors.
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LOCAL MULTIPLAYER for 1-4 people.
Snowboard
This game sucks so much. I got diarrhea all night long after playin' this.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
It feel like I got rape and didn’t realized it until the game is over.
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game