NBA 2K14 (PS4)

First off im not a huge basketball fan, i usually watch some playoff matches a year and thats it, i've been buying the nba 2k games on and off for the past 10 years, and have to say this game really is top quality in every way, the game feels like its got attitude, gameplay and graphics are amazing, the presentation and commentary as always are very good, with even a quick half time and full time interview with coaches and players, the soundtrack to the game is also impressive, i downloaded the demo for nba live, and its not even a competition, nba 2k14 is the best basketball game ever made in my opinion and one of the best sports games ever made.

Title says it. The myGM mode is great fun, online [after the patch] works flawlessly and myPlayer sucks you in for many many hours. I have played all NBA games (Since Live 2000) and I can safely say that this one is by far the best.Offtopic: Feel free to add me on psn since PS4 allows 1000 friends (just write Amazon or something along those lines in request) ID: Tii__ (double underscore)Also let me clarify as to why it's 4* rather than 5 - MICROTRANSACTIONS. VC (Virtual Currency) is no secret within the 2k franchise but they are, obviously, optional. To max out your player's stats and myGM level you would need no less than 250,000 VC, on top of that a trophy for the online mod is present where you have to obtain the full collection of the '13-'14 players. That is A LOT of cards. To do that you'd have to spend [my guess] no less than another 500,000-750,000 VC. In short - you have to spend over £400 if you want to "complete" everything or you can just spend 1,000 hours (I'm confident with my estimate) grinding the coins, your call.All in all - the game is good just the VC payouts could be better.

For someone who just pops the game in every now and then I was happy with this. Some of the best graphics going, great presentation, it has classic teams without having to unlock them. About 4 different versions of classic Bulls with Jordan. Easily accessed from the main menu, just keep flicking to the left for all classic teams. This also has an nba street version in a street court setting. As with most EA sports games they change very little through the years so happy to use NBA 2K14 for a while. Still find the defending quite tough, it's very easy to foul.

NBA 2K14 is one of the few sports games that actually tells a story. Create a character, prove your worth and try to get signed by your favourite team. Live out your career aiming for the top or remain a loyalist to your favourite team, just make sure you know how to play.I would have scored 2K14 much higher if not for one thing - the scoring. You will be given goals and a rating during each game, achieving your goals will increase your rating and commiting fouls or making "bad choices" will lower them. The biggest problem this system has is that it has many more instances to score you down than it does to score you up. Most instances that score you up involve entrusting the AI to the ball - which inevitably means they're going to miss the shot.Despite its issues, it's still fun and the fact the game is wrapped in a story just makes it even better.

The game is pretty useless without an online constant connection. Not very user friendly as it takes a while to get used to the gameplay.

Its a great game. Gameplay is spot on and works well with the sticks..Gfx and animations etc also top notch. Whats selling me is the career mode when you go one player, i love the cut scenes and developing your players story of the court as well as on it..Im only 10-15 games into it so dont know what happens over the whole career but really enjoying it so far, this mode is superb. Not really even touched the other modes so could be even more magic to be had.

So, without talking about anything else at the moment, I just have to mention the graphics. They are Incredible. It is the only game i have played on the PS4 which has demonstrated this 'next-gen' level of graphics detail.I was a little bit worried after seeing how good the graphics were that the gameplay might have been compromised. Not at all. It is very crisp and animations are very realistic.Even if you're not a basketball fan, this game is just wonderful to play. Give it a go!

Changed my review for this game basically because I've actually learnt how to play it to A degree,yes it is annoying at times, and very difficult to learn but underneath all this there's a great basketball game,the worst part is the dense AI, sometimes loose balls will bounce in front of your teammates and they won't pick it up, instead a supercharged opposition computer controlled player zooms in and picks it up, I turned down the AI sliders a bit for things like turnovers /rebounds to make the game more playable as rebounds would 80% of the time fall to the offense AI if CPU team or the defence AI if CPU is protecting the basket.