Hello, my name Andrew and I purchased both PS4 and PS5 versions because I often make idiotic financial decisions. However, I make those decisions so you don't have to. I bought the PS4 version on release date in early September mainly because I wanted the Kobe Mamba edition. As a huge Kobe Bryant fan, I was ecstatic to get this version even for the somewhat overpriced tag. I wasn't get a PS5 anytime soon anyway. Lo and behold, the PS5 version was a completely different Kobe Bryant set complete with different artwork and a different Steelbook. \

2K takes a step back

NBA2K21 for the PS5 is another attempt by 2K to grab money from loyal fans. Fans of the game will find that the only new thing in this game is the removal of the pie charts from MyCareer. The gameplay in terms of dribbling and stamina seem more realistic, however it feels as though the number of features that MyCareer have taken a major step back. It’s as if 2K decides to ignore what went well with previous games and start from scratch each time.I would avoid this game as much as possible as you will ultimately be spending money on both MyTeam and MyCareer in order to enjoy the game fully and even then both modes miss the mark like Ben Simmons attempting a 3. I got bored of it after 2-3 weeks. I’ve written some issues below that might help explain the ... MoreNBA2K21 for the PS5 is another attempt by 2K to grab money from loyal fans. Fans of the game will find that the only new thing in this game is the removal of the pie charts from MyCareer. The gameplay in terms of dribbling and stamina seem more realistic, however it feels as though the number of features that MyCareer have taken a major step back. It’s as if 2K decides to ignore what went well with previous games and start from scratch each time.I would avoid this game as much as possible as you will ultimately be spending money on both MyTeam and MyCareer in order to enjoy the game fully and even then both modes miss the mark like Ben Simmons attempting a 3. I got bored of it after 2-3 weeks. I’ve written some issues below that might help explain the reasoning.Issues:MyCareer- Need to play MyPark to get to the City to just gain access to gear (several games and time)- The attributes and badges are limited and to just get extra badges you need to grind it in MyPark for hundreds of hours- The “rival” Hendrick Cobb doesn’t add anything to the story after he gets traded (has more badges then you’ll ever get, and is better then you)- The story is lazily made and don’t add anything to the game mode- The badge point system makes no sense re: Having 20 assists gets you fewer playmaking badge points then completing 8 lobs. Also after earning all your badge points you don’t feel like your playing towards something aside from getting to 99 overall.- Need to pay $$$ to make your MyPlayer playable- College decision/choice doesn’t affect draft stock, number of fans, experience gained towards anything- The builds are broken and favour the Power Forward position, for instance using the same attributes for the PF build on say a Small forward build gives you far fewer badges.MyTeam:- Pay for Play- Matchmaking is still broken as you will have teams where they have 5 pink diamonds but the rest are all bronze. Essentially your going to lose- Rewards for earning all the cards for a certain team are small and effectively pointless- Card Evolutions are limited, this should be applied to all cards so to make the grinding more fun (similar to some cards to 2K19 and 20)- Have not added anything new to this mode and really just feels like a copy paste from previous games and generationsMyGM:- Least touched upon mode in the game- New load out screen is a nice touch as it allows people to customize their GM experience- Gameplay, training, scouting, trades, etc are the exact same as in previous years- Removed the halftime show with Earnie and the gang (imagine due to covid but could have still recored their voices)

Close, but missed the game winner...

It's official: Next Gen = Great graphics...that's it. This game is absolutely beautiful (Series X graphics are nuts), however 2K has gone the EA Madden route: Too Focus on microtransactions and the park/city. The commentary on this game is off- Air balls are treated with "it looks like it was last touched by..." and the Halftime show is only there to showcase the TNT team with Kenny, Shaq and EJ.; you get commentary and the incorrect game replays on the opposite team/player. the gameplay itself hasn't changed much since 2K19. Love the addition of the WNBA, but I'd actually take the G-league as a direct play option and the Drew league option from 2K19.Kids will love this. Adults will probably realize the last great crop of games game between 2004 and 2008.

Great Baseball Game BUT complicated with little help available

I grew up listening to the World Series in School on the P.A so I have been a huge baseball fan. I used to play the baseball arcade game all the time. So, when I purchased my PS4 Pro I wanted the Baseball Game. This so so realistic in every way possible. It is easy to get started BUT after that you are lost in all the intricate details. It is driving me NUTS. I have searched online for help and it is useless. So for now I just put it away and am playing golf and pool. They need a REAL manual that will walk one through how to use it like the DUMMIES manuals. I sense that it is so complicated that only the designers really get how to use it. If you have hundreds of hours to dive into this game buy it. Otherwise forget it!

Great seller, Great game

It is as advertised, Works and has manual but I thought i was getting Larry Bird on my cover but MJ is fine. The Case itself inside is clean like it's really clean as of gameplay don't say it's bad it was made 2011 so for that time it's pretty good. There's a mode called "NBA's Greatest" it's like the Jordan Challenge prior excluding your stats you just have to win the game (there's also more players/teams to use) and in those challenges you can unlock classic teams to use in "Playnow" also there's a filter in some challenges for example Bill Russell would be in black and white. So overall 10/10 great game just be aware Bird might not be on your cover.

Not Impressed

Having played NBA2K21 on the PS5 for about a week an half I think I can say without a doubt…Im not impressed. I should preface in saying I've purchased every 2K game since 2K14 (except 16) and I can say this is one of, if not the worst instalments in 2K history.MyTeam looks essentially the same and as with previous instalments and is a pay-for-play, unless you find yourself being one of those who don’t mind putting in the hours.GM/Franchise mode have not been touched in years and it is essentially the same minus some aesthetic changes (menu got changed around in the mode but thats about it).Now my real gripe is with the MyCareer mode. To sum up what I’ve written below, The only change is with the Pie charts no longer existing, yet it still feels as though they ... MoreHaving played NBA2K21 on the PS5 for about a week an half I think I can say without a doubt…Im not impressed. I should preface in saying I've purchased every 2K game since 2K14 (except 16) and I can say this is one of, if not the worst instalments in 2K history.MyTeam looks essentially the same and as with previous instalments and is a pay-for-play, unless you find yourself being one of those who don’t mind putting in the hours.GM/Franchise mode have not been touched in years and it is essentially the same minus some aesthetic changes (menu got changed around in the mode but thats about it).Now my real gripe is with the MyCareer mode. To sum up what I’ve written below, The only change is with the Pie charts no longer existing, yet it still feels as though they exist and that the game has taken a step back in quality. Now for the specifics see below:- The build: I found that the amount of badges you can get this year compared to last year is greatly reduced in the initial build. For instance I built a James Harden/Kobe Bryant Shooting guard in 2k20 and had 14 finishing badges, 22 shooting, 15 playmaking and 3 defending and had pretty decent attributes/ratings. I tried to build the same player this time around and only had 8 finishing, 17 shooting, 10 playmaking and 4 defending.- The Build Again: If you want to create a decent Small forward you’ll need to actually create a PowerFoward (more badges and better attributes in the PowerForward build). Also what was strange was I built a 6’8 powerforward that had my secondary position being a center. In reality it should be a small forward since MyPlayer is about 3-4 inches shorter than most centers.- Ratings/VC: You start off again in the 60’s and more than likely you’ll need to shell out at least $60 to make your MyPlayer decent enough to play with- High School: You can’t equip gear like Arm sleeves, compression pants, knee pads, etc for some reason. Guess in real life HS players like Bronny James don’t wear arm sleeves or anything like that (wait a second…..yes he does).- City/Park: For some reason you can’t get into the city until you played multiple games in the Park (You can’t get on-court gear or anything else until you get past it, and even if you do you wont be able to equip any gear until you again get into the NBA). Depending on your skill level it will take a while to get going and even then how you perform here for some reason affects your ability in the NBA (if you have cold zones in my park congrats you have those same cold zones in the NBA).- College/University: There’s a weird relationship storyline put in that doesn’t really affect the game at all, (did I mention you cant equip gear yet?)- NBA: congrats you can now equip gear, but only if you get into the City- Jumpshots: This will make or break your ability to consistently knock down jumpers (was able to find some decent combinations online), also the shooting is a lot harder then in previous years and even more frustrating re: You’re able to hit a fade away 3 point shot thats slightly late and 58% covered, but brick 5 3 pointers in a row that are all slightly early and only 2-10% covered at most.- Badges: Be prepared to grind these out, and they matter more than you may think. I’ve played 26 games in the NBA so far and have hit 118/239 3 pointers, 84/120 FT, and have hit maybe 50/120 Mid-range shots, but only have 9 shooting badges. Now in order to hit certain shots (say 3 pointers) I’ve had to put all of my badge points towards gold corner specialist, hot zone hunter and catch and shoot just to be able to not brick my shots.- Badges again: Also in order to get 10 additional badge points for each area you’ll need to hit superstar on MyPark/City which frankly will be next to impossible to do (unless you have no other responsibilities).- Story: The story is essentially a repeat of past versions: Dad or someone important died before you made the NBA/HS, have to fill someones shoes, have some rival you meet in HS or college/university, have to choose between either a close friend or professional to become your agent, etc etc etcFrankly I could keep going but there so simple to fix that Im surprised 2K hasn’t addressed them… Wait it’s 2K Im actually not surprised at all.Should 2K ever look at this review do the following, allow more freedom with ratings, more badge points, (refer to NBA2K15 for guidance). Also not everyone wants to play in The Park and therefore should be allowed top play exclusively in the NBA and not be limited in terms of build

Ohhh boy.

I could write an essay on how poorly composed of a game this is, NBA 2k21 is the poster child for a gambling game, that has basketball side content. The company literally puts more time and effort into their monetary benefit than sound gameplay. You can see that through their pre-order bonus structure that was implemented this year's game cycle.They have in-game currency, and to them, there is no way they were going to give customers even an inch when it comes to free VC that is given in the pre-order bonus purchase, repeat purchase! The structuring is placed out so that no matter what you can't overlap and potentially get more VC without shelling out more money. You'd think if they were this money hungry the basic foundations of a game would be met, lol you'd be ... MoreI could write an essay on how poorly composed of a game this is, NBA 2k21 is the poster child for a gambling game, that has basketball side content. The company literally puts more time and effort into their monetary benefit than sound gameplay. You can see that through their pre-order bonus structure that was implemented this year's game cycle.They have in-game currency, and to them, there is no way they were going to give customers even an inch when it comes to free VC that is given in the pre-order bonus purchase, repeat purchase! The structuring is placed out so that no matter what you can't overlap and potentially get more VC without shelling out more money. You'd think if they were this money hungry the basic foundations of a game would be met, lol you'd be sadly mistaken. Their servers are still poor it's been literally a decade and there has been no improvement in their servers, and why is it we're in 2020-21 and for the last couple years NBA 2k can't manage to save my in game settings on a consistent basis lool, but I think one of the many problems with NBA 2k that needs to be spoken about is how hypocritical they are when it comes to earning VC in game, whenever the community finds a VC exploit ( which is basically farming, most rpg games have that kind of structure to gain experience) when 2k sees you earning more VC than 2K wants you to without paying them more money they are very quick to ban and terminate your player files, and the game subsequently gets a nearly instant patch to fix said exploits, but when I, for instance, play on the blacktop mode to try and "farm" VC because they make it feel like when you're playing this game you're actually supposed to be mining cryptocurrency bacause it feels like a job when its supposed to be, this'll shock you, FuN. It's almost like they're trying to twist your arm into buying VC, but they wouldn't do that. Anyways, I'd play the mode and you're suppose to earn VC per match but you end up only getting VC when the game decides it ok to give it to you, with no fixes in site.To me the proof is in the pudding because out of all the PS5 launch games and be a 2k21 is among the few that is no longer $89.99. Rightfully so though.

We playing Basket-Ball...

GReatest game of all time.. I really love 2k21. Its been MY favorite even though I have the 2k22. The graphics is amazing. the disc to me is the best version outher besides digitalm content. I prefer the disc. especially, if a friend doesn't have the game. More importantly, they have the gaming console. In my opinion you cant go wrong with 2k21. If you don't have it you need to have it.

Will be good eventually

Every year 2K releases with countless bugs and issues that drastically impact gameplay and this year is no different. The mode I play mainly, MyTeam, but I believe affects all other modes has a major shooting issue where they have created a far too large "skill gap" making it so ridiculously hard to make shots with the shot meter outside the paint and even in it. There have been people that have attempted upwards of 50 three pointers in a game and made 2 or 3 if any.They have tried to fix this by changing the shot make sliders on some difficulties but this has actually made it far too easy to make shots while still on the harder difficulties (most of the singleplayer MyTeam modes) the shooting is still ridiculously hard.Apparently they will be patching the game ... MoreEvery year 2K releases with countless bugs and issues that drastically impact gameplay and this year is no different. The mode I play mainly, MyTeam, but I believe affects all other modes has a major shooting issue where they have created a far too large "skill gap" making it so ridiculously hard to make shots with the shot meter outside the paint and even in it. There have been people that have attempted upwards of 50 three pointers in a game and made 2 or 3 if any.They have tried to fix this by changing the shot make sliders on some difficulties but this has actually made it far too easy to make shots while still on the harder difficulties (most of the singleplayer MyTeam modes) the shooting is still ridiculously hard.Apparently they will be patching the game soon so I do recommend it if the issue is fixed but at the moment I would say no to buying it just yet. Just wait until the game is enjoyable to play.

You know exactly what to expect if you have played the previous versions

A really good game with lots of depth on its mechanics and many different modes to pass the time. The issue comes from it being nothing revolutionary. Yes, some things in the modes are slightly different, yes you have WNBA (which you can only use in some modes) and you have also more items to collect. The core gameplay is the same. In this edition, you are reviewing the PS4 version. The graphics on the PS4 seem grainy and the quality is not good. Also, the loading times are not good at all on the PS4 ( I am not comparing the PS5 to the PS4 version, I am just discussing the PS4 version as an individual game).