The 20 Best NBA 2K Games, Ranked
screenrant.comThere's no question that the premiere basketball gaming franchise is . Appropriately debuting with, it became an instant threat to EA Sports', which was at the top of the food chain at the time. Over the years, 2K so routinely beat that EA canceled games and rebooted their series.
With more than two decades' worth of entries, it's interesting to look back at when was at its best. Using the ratings found on Metacritic, these installments scored the highest in the history of the franchise, as it's the best games, ranked.
When a gaming series has been around for so long, it is bound to run into traps of sameness and even staleness at points. That's kind of what happened with as reviews were certainly not poor but it missed the mark compared to some other recent entries.
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The game mostly nailed everything that it had in the past but by this point, it was a lot of what fans had come to expect and know. It needed something to rejuvenate things though it didn't happen. Scores got lower with 2K20, 2K21, and 2K22, so they need to right the ship with 2K23.
By this point, it was abundantly clear that the franchise was lightyears ahead of. Although the 2009 version of the EA Sports game was solid, just kept adding to an already impressive legacy. NBA Champion Kevin Garnett was on the cover of this installment.
The main reason for the positive reception was how realistic the experience was. Not only was the gameplay up to par but things like halftime shows and commentary were fantastic, while the HD visuals were easily the best to that point. The only negative was that it didn't add many new modes.
The aforementioned graphics in were a welcome boost because one of the issues that gamers had with
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