NBA 2K14 PS4 SERIES

I have a fellow PlayStation 4 owning friend I have played NBA games with for years, so we were pretty excited to give this a go online only to discover.

This sounded like an interesting diversion, but not a mode I would likely have spent a great deal of time in.Д«y far the more notable of the omissions is the lack of an online association/ franchise mode. The first is the Path to Greatness mode that saw players taking Lebron James down a couple of very different career paths, allowing you to decide how NBA 2K14's cover athlete will complete his career over several seasons. On the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 there were two modes in particular that this PlayStation 4 version is lacking.

There are a handful of modes to be found here, and a couple of missed ones as well. There is a great deal more dialogue recorded than what I heard in titles like Madden or FIFA, and while it is inevitable you will hear repeats with enough games played, it all looks and sounds enough like the real thing that my wife stopped a few times and said at a glance she thought it could be an actual game. The audio commentary is also among the best I have played in a sports title over the last few years. The new hardware's processing power isn't really put to the test visually, but it looks amazing nonetheless. NBA players are very well recreated on the PlayStation 4 hardware, with outstanding reflective and lighting effects on the floor, recognisable facial models and movement of body and clothing that generally feels authentic. An alley-oop on the fast break, a precision pick and roll for a layup or nailing that game winning last second buzzer beater all lead to highlights and a solid sense of satisfaction ( just you wait to see how technical I'm going to be with the cricket game reviews just to confuse you Americans :-P - ed). When a play works the way you want it to, NBA 2K14 really delivers. That is not to say that NBA 2K14 fails to bring the action, but rather that action is refined, with clogged passing, defenders capable of taking charges and shot precision that keeps you from simply launching at will.

If you would like to see what our thoughts were on NBA 2K14 on the PlayStation 3 from earlier this year, go ahead and follow this link. This can certainly serve to frustrate or disappoint newcomers who lack experience with the series. There are lots of little tips that come up during gameplay to help coach you into making informed decisions and improving the timing of your shot, but the focus here is more on strategy and simulating an NBA season than an arcade experience. Some titles like NBA Jam take a ridiculous, arcade approach to things and in the process make themselves very accessible.

NBA 2K14 PS4 SERIES

Of course, everyone's mileage with sports titles generally boils down to what they think of the sport in question, and while 2K has a great engine in place here, they did miss a handful of marks when advancing its series to the next generation consoles as well.Д«asketball can be a very complex sport, and if you are unfamiliar with it, some of the rules and strategies at play can create a steep learning curve to newcomers of the sport. Without a doubt in my mind, NBA 2K14 is the best sports game I have played this year.

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