Game Reviews7.7/10
WWE 2K22 Rebuilt the Series by Cutting What Wasn’t Working
WWE 2K22 review: Rey Mysterio's Showcase, MyRISE, MyFACTION and a series recovery year from Visual Concepts and 2K, scored 7.7 of 10.
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Game Reviews7.3/10
NBA 2K22 Still Plays Well, but Its Servers Are Already Shutting Out the People Who Bought It
NBA 2K22 review: MyCareer, MyTeam and MyGM shine, but online servers shut down December 31, 2023. A 7.3/10 basketball sim with an expiry date.
Game Reviews7.7/10
WNBA Players Are Fully Playable in NBA 2K20, but Their Season Isn’t
NBA 2K20 review: Anthony Davis and Dwyane Wade covers, classic teams, WNBA debut with locked rosters, and MyCareer — a great sim with a split personality.
Game Reviews8.3/10
NBA 2K10’s career mode was the real addition, not the roster update
NBA 2K10 review: Kobe Bryant's cover year, MyPlayer's Summer League grind, the Wii and PSP ports, and the 30,000-copy Anniversary Edition.
Game Reviews8.3/10
NBA 2K9’s season mode does the heavy lifting while the on-court play lags behind
NBA 2K9 review: Kevin Garnett's cover year, Association 2.0, the Harlan-Kellogg-Miller booth, and why the PS2 build lagged behind PS3 and Xbox 360.
Game Reviews8.4/10
NBA 2K12: Three Covers, One Debate, and the Deepest Roster of Legends the Series Had Seen
NBA 2K12 review: three covers with Jordan, Magic and Bird, the NBA's Greatest mode, Association, MyPlayer, and a deep presentation package. 8.4/10.
Game Reviews8.2/10
2K19’s anniversary edition was a franchise celebrating itself
NBA 2K19 review: Giannis, LeBron and Ben Simmons cover the 20th edition, with The Neighborhood, The Way Back and a MyTeam economy that asks for your wallet.
Game Reviews7.2/10
WWE 2K19 Is the Last Yuke’s Wrestling Game, and the One That Changed How It Played
WWE 2K19 ditched simulation for faster, fluid wrestling and became the last WWE game Yuke's ever made before Visual Concepts took over.
Game Reviews6.1/10
WWE 2K17 Reworks an Old Engine and Bets Everything on Its Roster
WWE 2K17 review: Brock Lesnar covers a roster-rich wrestling game that shipped two different builds under one name and scored just 6.1/10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
NBA 2K18: The Last Dance for Old Consoles, and a Roster History Worth the Upgrade
NBA 2K18 shipped with a Kyrie Irving cover problem, added 17 classic teams and All-Time rosters, and ended the Xbox 360 era for the series.
Game Reviews7.7/10
NBA 2K21 Settles for Minor Tweaks While Its Rivals Keep Moving
NBA 2K21 shipped two builds in one fall, a Zion Williamson cover and a 7.7 critic score. A roster update with microtransactions and bugs.
Game Reviews9/10
Why NBA 2K16 Still Holds Up as the High-Water Mark for Basketball Sims
NBA 2K16 review: three covers with Davis, Curry and Harden, a real broadcast team, 1,500-plus tattoos and deep MyCareer. Scored 9.0 of 10.