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NBA 2K22

Visual Concepts · Sep 10, 2021

PC · PS5 · Series X|S · PS4 · Xbox One · Switch

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NBA 2K22 puts the entire basketball universe in your hands. PLAY NOW in real NBA and WNBA environments against authentic teams and players. Build your own dream team in MyTEAM with today’s stars and yesterday’s legends. Live out your own pro journey in MyCAREER and experience your personal rise to the NBA. Flex your management skills as a powerful Executive in MyGM and MyLEAGUE. Anyone, anywhere can hoop in NBA 2K22.

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Scores by platform

PC

No critic reviews yet · Gamer 6.4

PlayStation 5

Critic 7.6 (35 critics) · Gamer 9.2

8.2

Xbox Series X|S

Critic 7.8 (19 critics) · Gamer 4.4

6.6

PlayStation 4

Critic 7.9 (9 critics) · Gamer 8.8

8.1

Xbox One

Critic 8.0 (3 critics) · Gamer 6.4

7.2

Nintendo Switch

No critic reviews yet · Gamer 9.2

Critic reviews

  • 3rd-strike.com

    Nickskuh · Oct 18, 2021

    8.0
    NBA 2K22 is once again a crowdpleaser and fans of the series will find a lot of content at their disposal. Even though in many countries in Europa basketball is not getting the same attention as football, we very much enjoyed the experience and love that this game is so polished. Each match looks very lifelike and the game offers a good story mode and a lot of things to do in the various game modes.
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  • Softpedia

    Bogdan Popa · Oct 16, 2021

    8.0
    Overall, it feels like 2K is looking into ways to convince people to spend real money in the game, and this is something that many players might not be willing to do, especially after spending dollars on purchasing the game itself in the first place.
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  • Pure Nintendo

    Jesse Taylor · Oct 07, 2021

    7.5
    NBA 2K22 is another good entry in the fantastic NBA 2K series. Its reworked shooting mechanics, impressive visuals on Switch, and loads of NBA content will keep any basketball fan’s attention for hours on end. While many modes received no noticeable additions, and there’s a heavy desire for spending money on microtransactions, NBA 2K22 is still a must-play for Switch basketball fans.
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  • HookedGamers

    Howie Howard · Oct 07, 2021

    8.5
    NBA 2K22 definitely hasn't earned a foul of any type, but may not quite win a championship either. Let's say that NBA 2K22 won its conference title and might have made it to the finals, but not an NBA Championship this year. There's always something else to improve before championship status can be awarded. NBA 2K22 is much improved over the NBA 2K21 edition. As with most all yearly serial sports franchise computer games developing a completely new game engine takes a lot of work and time, work that probably couldn't be completed with the years.
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  • ZTGD

    Ken McKown · Oct 05, 2021

    7.5
    NBA 2K22 has a few things that make this upgrade feel worthy. The new play mechanics are excellent, and it continues to excel on the presentation front. The microtransactions are still super gross and I wish some of the other modes such as Blacktop would get a proper overhaul as they are starting to feel dated.
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  • WorthPlaying

    Redmond Carolipio · Sep 30, 2021

    6.8
    NBA 2K22 is generally a beautiful representation of next-generation console hoops, but it's a little disturbing that many of the newest things I noticed didn't have a whole lot to do with basketball. The on-court product is good, but it's not perfect. Basketball is still my favorite sport to watch, and I love the game, so I'll keep playing, but I can probably put the music and fashion career on hold — and I don't need to spend any more money.
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Gamer reviews

  • Jezreel Ian Manuel

    Aug 25, 2022 · PS5

    6.0

    Same old 2K

    Nothing new to be honest. Specially if you are an NBA 2K player ever since. Well, I've got to play this on PS5 and was able to rack up several hours on it. Just like the other 2K games, It took me more than 50 hours on it. Mostly spent my time playing on MyTeam this time instead of playing MyCareer. Lastly, GSW wins last season so this game actually gave me that kind of value. **VISUALS** _Artistry: 12/12_ _Technical Merit: 5/8_ **SOUND DESIGN** _Music: 7/12_ _Sound Effects & Vocals: 6/8_ **INTERACTION** _Control & Interface: 7/8_ _Player Agency:5/8_ _Accessibility: 2/4_ **MECHANICS** _Feedback & Fun: 7/10_ _Depth: 2/5_ _Variety: 2/5_ **CHARACTER** _Narrative: 4/8_ _Heart: 3/6_ _Originality: 1/6_

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  • lnx

    Jul 21, 2022 · PS4

    9.0

    ye ye

    one of the best yet

  • CQC

    Jul 6, 2022 · PC

    8.0

    REPETITIVE

    it's all cool and all but it's kinda repetitive gameplay, had its fun times also especially with a friend so i wouldn't complain much so I'll give it a 8

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  • redalouziri

    Jan 17, 2022 · PS5

    7.0

    Less satisfied compared to 2K21

    CPU defense is too difficult and unrealistic. They should review it. The shoots taken by CPU in Rookie level are easily scored. And in a hall of fame level they are more difficult to score for CPU. It must be the opposite

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  • Justin Fonseca

    Oct 10, 2021 · Series X|S

    6.0

    Online crashes

    El juego tiene unas gráficas muy buenas y durante los juegos corre muy bien, en cambio en ocasiones se puede apreciar que los FPS bajan significativamente al caminar por la ciudad en el modo MyCarrer. Han mejorado muchísimo el gameplay , la defensa es mucho más poderosa que antes por lo que crear jugadas y mover el balón es muy importante. El único problema con el juego es que siempre que juego online en Xbox Serie X el Xbox se apaga. Este problema pasa en todos los modos online aveces pasa rápido y aveces luego de dos o tres juegos. Esto afecta mucho ya que si quieres desbloquear los premios de cada season no podrás hacerlo ya que para eso tienes que jugar online obligatoriamente. Yo me he mantenido jugando el modo myCarrer debido a este problema , por esto le doy un 6 de 10. Ya ha pasado suficiente tiempo como para seguir lidiando con este problema.

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