You hear this said about annualized sports games every year, but this season it has much more truth to it than usual: NBA 2K22 is more of the same. That is good in a few ways: none of all those minor alterations have done anything to... moreNBA 2K22 Review
You hear this said about annualized sports games every year, but this season it has much more truth to it than usual: NBA 2K22 is more of the same. That is good in a few ways: none of all those minor alterations have done anything to spoil the exceptional on-court encounter, which accurately emulates the play and style of NBA basketball. Of course, it reproduces the sins of its predecessor as well: Off the court, NBA 2K22 remains a disjointed mess and riddled with poisonous pay-to-win microtransactions that leave a bad taste in my mouth. The addition of shot-stick aiming along with a MyCareer reskin are fine improvements, but it is becoming more difficult to ignore the absence of upgrades to key game modes while the concentrate on monetization only intensifies.
Between the baskets, NBA 2K22 features a handful of little updates but is otherwise exceptionally familiar if you have played any of the recent-year iterations. My favorite addition is the new shot-stick planning, allowing for... less