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NBA 2K18

NBA 2K18

Visual Concepts·Released Sep 15, 2017·Single player

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Genres
SimulationSports
Critic82/100
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The highest rated annual sports title of this generation returns with NBA 2K18, featuring unparalleled authenticity and improvements on the court.

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8 reviews
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Critic75/100
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Despite the drop in graphical fidelity, connectivity headaches when in handheld mode, and barren online modes, you’ll have a hard time finding a better basketball sim experience.

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Kotaku
Luke Plunkett·Oct 3, 2017
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I can’t believe 2K managed to screw this up so badly. Note: As we’ve done the last few years, this is only a review of 2K18's MyCareer mode, not the

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GameSpot
Seth G. Macy·Sep 28, 2017
Critic80/100
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NBA 2K18 is the gold standard for sports simulations, but this year's entry is overloaded with microtransactions.

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IGN
Chase Becotte·Sep 20, 2017
Critic84/100
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It's at its best ever in mimicking the real NBA on the court – but there's a catch.

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Critic90/100
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With a robust offering in the franchise, single-player, multiplayer, and collectible card modes, NBA 2K18 delivers hundreds of hours of fun

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Critic80/100
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If it gets patched soon we'll happily declare this one a highly recommended game, but in its current state we simply can't recommend it at all. Fingers are firmly crossed 2K will issue a patch quickly to solve the problem, but there is of course no assurance of that at present.

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