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NBA 2K14 Next-Gen Review (IGN)

01:04 AM - November 12, 2013 by Steve_OS

IGN has posted the first NBA 2K14 next-gen review, giving it an 8.9 out of 10. In The Park, players can take their MyCAREER player into 2-on-2 half-court, 3-on-3 three-quarter-court, or 5-on-5 full-court games, unfortunately there is no sign of CREW or leagues within the mode.

They mention the MyCAREER voice acting is kind of cheesy, especially considering your player will have audio included, but the people you talk to mostly have subtitles.

In the video review, it looks like warm-ups are confirmed to be back in (for those of you worried about that from earlier videos), the graphics and animations are jaw-dropping, complete with native 1080p and 60 FPS.

Ronnie2K and LD2K will be streaming next-gen NBA 2K14 at 4:00 PM PST today, so we should be able to see and hear even more. For those that are curious, the OS review will be up a week or so after we receive the game. Nobody on staff will have a PlayStation 4 until the 15th.

Game: NBA 2K14Reader Score: 6.5/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PC / PS3 / PS4 / Wii U / Xbox 360 / Xbox OneVotes for game: 98 - View All

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# 161 phillydaboss404 @ 11/12/13 06:46 AM

create some gifs of the best animated moments from the review

# 162 bumpyface @ 11/12/13 06:56 AM

The game looks beautiful of course. IMO I don't think the noise (rim, crowds, etc.,) is a gamebreaker. I would like to see the audio presentation addressed in the future though, along with better gameplay and responsiveness. I also hope that 2k eventually brings lobbies back. I really miss that aspect of online gaming.

# 163 Gramps91 @ 11/12/13 08:07 AM

Kinda sad to hear the Career mode is cheesy and graphics aren't everything,I'm not sure why people are going so overboard on the graphics. Still looks like a solid title

# 164 CaCHooKa Man @ 11/12/13 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by tsbmolina


	All is not lost for those of us that view the IGN score to be to low. Metacritic accounted the IGN review of 89 towards the XBOX One console not the PS4. This game deserves a 90 or more on PS4 when you consider all the hard work that has been done in one year on the brand new Eco Motion Engine, graphics, gameplay, new game modes, and attention to detail on a new console. http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/nba-2k14

huh? its the same game for both consoles aside from the black ice jewelry and extra park court on the PS4. and the review is also on the PS4 page.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/nba-2k14

# 165 El_Poopador @ 11/12/13 08:54 AM

i cant really take them seriously after i hear/read "smart ai".

park mode sounds cool as long as the servers are decent. jittery lag kills the experience for me right now so hopefully its better ng. the few clips they showed looked pretty smooth but ill have to see for myself.

my career seems pretty lame with the cutscenes. same voice that people have been complaining about since it started and no one else has voices.

never got much into association modes in bball since live 09/2k9 but mygm sounds interesting.

# 166 El_Poopador @ 11/12/13 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by spankdatazz22


	I don't think even the most fervent supporters of 2K think the game is above criticism. For some of us it's a matter of context/perspective. Personally I take into account that 2K released a fairly substantial upgrade to the current gen game only a little more than a month ago. I think the most realistic expectation for the next gen game was for it to be more or less a graphical upgrade of the current gen game. 2K's shown they made a much larger effort; and most outlets seem to acknowledge that of all the next gen games with current gen counterparts - ALL, not just the sports games - NBA2K14 next gen looks to have taken the most substantial leap. It's attracting people to the game that aren't even basketball fans. If some saw the hype trailer then raised their expectations several notches above where it should be while losing the perspective that the next gen is releasing only a few months after the current gen game, then imo that's on them. It's the old analogy of a kid bringing home his report card and getting 5 A's and 2 B's, and the parent focuses more on the B's than the A's.

they acknowledge that theyve taken the most substantial leap graphically. this review said that gameplay is almost identical to current gen. to me thats a disappointment. i expected much improved ai at the very least. graphics will come eventually for every game eventually but it seems like they focused more on tangibles (visuals modes etc.) than the issues under the hood that could have really made the game better.

# 167 Csquared @ 11/12/13 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by TerminallyOdd


	Picture of the menu, and proof the reviewer played the Xbox One version as well;

I wonder where MYTEAM is?

# 168 babythug23 @ 11/12/13 09:13 AM

The game is the same on both consoles right?

# 169 msdm27 @ 11/12/13 09:20 AM

Whoever decided on the design theme for UI interface and layouts for the modes is craaazy... Looks straight out of of '93 super nintendo game.

# 170 TeeDogg @ 11/12/13 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 23


	If you actually listen to the guy talk instead of looking at the score he did well. Cant wait to hear about that other game

Yeah sounded like his gripes or what held the score back was my player, cheesy acting, one persone talking and the other responding in text and things of that nature. Which I do agree that's takes something away from that scene but I don't do those modes anyway.

# 171 Gramps91 @ 11/12/13 09:24 AM

I do want to say too that the game playing the same as current gen is absolutley fine with me. I've loved the gameplay for the last few years on current gen and am glad 2k didn't change it up to much in that regard.

# 172 Csquared @ 11/12/13 09:32 AM

I don't mind the gameplay being the same. It plays well and anyone who disagrees is either a casual gamer or they like dunking every possession. The only things that worry me is the bland start up menu. Where is practice, MYTEAM, the park? It's not there. I mean I know they're in the game but where is it on the screen? Was he playing an earlier version? But that can't be with the games on shelves.

# 173 babythug23 @ 11/12/13 09:34 AM

I jusr play random games and nba today the modes do nothing for me

# 174 STLRams @ 11/12/13 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Melbournelad


	2k has their player models spot on, Bosh looks like one creepy dinosaur in that picture.

Bosh looks like a creepy dinosaur in real life,lol. Kind of surprised that the game only got 8.9. Its a good score but the guy bash the ball physics, which from what he said about it maybe a good thing because that means guys won't be trying to do a bunch of And1 crazy dribbling or try to hold turbo and ram in the paint and dunk all game, it may result in them loosing the ball. He didn't have to many negatives, with that I thought the game would get a 9.3 or 9.4. What's going to be interesting if a game like Madden Next Gen scores higher......

# 175 spankdatazz22 @ 11/12/13 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by El_Poopador


	they acknowledge that theyve taken the most substantial leap graphically. this review said that gameplay is almost identical to current gen. to me thats a disappointment. i expected much improved ai at the very least. graphics will come eventually for every game eventually but it seems like they focused more on tangibles (visuals modes etc.) than the issues under the hood that could have really made the game better.

You have a right to have that expectation, but imo it's highly unrealistic. Of the next gen games that are releasing on both current gen and next gen (Call of Duty, Madden, FIFA, Battlefield 4, Assassins Creed 4, etc.), name the ones that are completely different experiences. None. I looked at the FIFA review and the reviewer repeatedly says it's not much different than the current gen game other than the newer system allows for more animations and better graphic fidelity.

Only here do you have the game being held to some ridiculously high standard (imo, by some). Most of us acknowledge the current gen game represented a huge leap from 2K13 from an AI and gameplay standpoint. The next gen game releases a little over a month later and you're expecting some huge leap beyond that? Within a month and a half's difference?

Again it's your prerogative to have whatever expectation you want to have of the next gen titles. I just think some are going into this generation with no perspective as to what normally occurs during the initial releases when new generations of consoles are released. Current gen NBA2K14 was already pretty much considered the best ever basketball game; not sure how people can be expecting some huge monumental leap beyond that, only a few months later. If anything the game looks to be a pretty substantial improvement on the current gen game, which I think is an accomplishment in itself. The IGN reviewer seemed to knock the game more for it's supplemental modes not being better than the current gen offerings than anything else

# 176 RP24 @ 11/12/13 09:45 AM

Looks great, but one disappointing thing is the fact that you still have the rookies that were drafted in your slot on your team. When his MyPlayer is on the bench you can clearly see Ben McLemore sitting next to him

# 177 El_Poopador @ 11/12/13 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by spankdatazz22


	You have a right to have that expectation, but imo it's highly unrealistic. Of the next gen games that are releasing on both current gen and next gen (Call of Duty, Madden, FIFA, Battlefield 4, Assassins Creed 4, etc.), name the ones that are completely different experiences. None. I looked at the FIFA review and the reviewer repeatedly says it's not much different than the current gen game other than the newer system allows for more animations and better graphic fidelity.

madden has shown some improvement in the gameplay where it was lacking. oline/dline play has been improved, which is a pretty major poe for a lot of people myself included.

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	Only here do you have the game being held to some ridiculously high standard (imo, by some). Most of us acknowledge the current gen game represented a huge leap from 2K13 from an AI and gameplay standpoint. The next gen game releases a little over a month later and you're expecting some huge leap beyond that? Within a month and a half's difference?

tbh i didnt notice much if any improvement in the ai from 2k13 to 2k14. ive said before my biggest issues with the game is the ai, specifically the user's teammates not showing any awareness of whats going on around them and lack of ball awareness when going for steals rebounds and loose balls. cg 2k14 plays like fifa during loose ball situations because everyone just kicks the ball around.

and 2k has stated that the game isnt a port that they had different teams working on ng etc. you make it sound like they only worked on the game for a month and a half, just starting after cg released. what im saying is that i wish they had put more resources into better ai and fixing under the hood issues than prettying up the graphics. im not saying its a bad game but a lot of people are giving them more credit than they deserve based solely on things like putting facial expressions in the game.

# 178 JayAtkHar @ 11/12/13 10:01 AM

My opinion , my thoughts , my life :

-a lot of footage I've seen had me puzzled (could've sworn I saw some sliding but maybe it must've been the phone camera ruining the footage)

-definitely witnessed some arm flipping (not saying games shouldn't have glitches but on the catch and shoot from lull deng had me saying some things never change lol

-graphics look sick. Hands down. These kind of graphics has always been around it was just a matter of time we were going to bring it home.

-ppl complaining about the rim noises I understand why now but real dunks in real life don't sound exciting. But really and truly there's really a 3 types of rim noises that's quiet (a rare dunk from say a Chris Paul) medium (anything between Roy Hibbert putting a quick one down or Carmelo Anthony in the lane) and loud a hard, accelerated dunk from LeBron, Dwight, Gerald green's windmill.) the only thing that's needed is sound duration ranging from a quick squeeze to hanging on the rim.

-I've never given a game back for a refund faster than cg 2k14. Too many key things for me were downgraded. It was a slap to my face after spending 70 dollars. 2k14 has the worst overall controls for all of the 2k games I've played since 2k7. I never owned 2k7 or 2k8 but from 2k9-2k13 I saw the improvements. Adding blocking was great more fluid animations to look more realistic for the gameplay was great but they took out the ability to command reverse dunks, baseline reverse dunks, and 360s. Smh The spin dunks were there but it's way less of a canned animation. The freestyle pass was an idea from live 10 mike wang experimented with. Worked way better on live, I can tell u that cuz freestyle passing has no sense of direction what so ever. Doesn't need a modifier. Like chrissmoove said all it needed was the icon button. 2k13 controls were perfect, the game was damn near perfect. It just needed a few tweaks but nope. all the improvements are meant for and I hope for NG.

-I'm glad the ball is way more tangible. That means all those ppl who think this is nba street is going to get humiliated by enticing defence while trying to b-line to the key with LeBron. Not on NG (I hope).
- I pray that I will never see a hand or arm going through my players body or face or leg without the ref blowing the whistle. I pray 2k made at least some physical contact for reaching in or unsuccessfully swatting the ball leading to a slap to an offensive player.

-I don't know why the menu looked so short but I'm sure there's a practice mode and everything else were used to on the NG in the "features" section ... Right?

-I'm not a fool. 2k14 is not a port over in terms of graphics. But the mechanics of the gameplay look very similar to cg. It might feel at home when I first play it. I don't think this is a complete port over but it doesn't look like anything I couldn't imagine tbh. Not downplaying improvements but It looks like cg with EXTRA butter. All they used is the cg base and added things that could never work On cg. I'm not convinced this a brand new game. they keep trying impede into my brain.

I can't wait to get my ps4. I'm excited for my new console I hope I don't have to return a game on a next gen. I'm getting live 14 also so I can constructively criticize both.

# 179 barimanlhs @ 11/12/13 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by yungflo


	because nba 2k14 had so much potential and had so much hype, it failed to live up to it, and played like CG is the assumption I gather from this review. But that's ok, there's room for improvement which is a good thing. Considering I got this game for free, I can't really complain

What do you mean, "failed to live up to it?" Are we forgetting that an 8.9 is a fantastic score for a game? Reviews are on a scale of 9 to 10....Obviously it will get better but its not like they put out a dud for a game.

# 180 RaychelSnr @ 11/12/13 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by tsbmolina


	How can this score lower then current gen. Makes absolutely no sense what so ever!!! To top it off they score FIFA higher after not sounding nearing as enthused when it come to advancements to next gen. Screw IGN! I hate when these web sites have no logic to there reviews.

It's a new platform with new expectations. We're going to have some of the same issues at OS in a couple of weeks.

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