The NBA 2k20 ratings dropped today, which was making me think about how I am excited for NBA 2k20 to come. NBA 2k is one of my favorite games to play either on Xbox or Playstation 4. I’m not a huge video game nerd, but when I get some free time I like to enjoy playing NBA 2k or MLB the Show. Normally I will play Fortnite if I was invited in a group party, but I’m not that crazy about Fortnite. Also because I’m not very good at lol. Anyway NBA 2k20 is going to be released on September 6th, 2019, and Anthony Davis is on the cover once again like he was on NBA 2k16, and Dwayne Wade will be on the Legends Edition. The Legends Edition is basically for the crazies that want to spend a bunch of money just to get a lot of VC for their MyPlayer. I think those guys are crazy to do that, but it’s whatever works for them.
I’m hoping that NBA 2k20 turns out to be such a good game, but could it possibly be one of my top five favorite 2k games? I have played NBA 2k all the way back from I would say NBA 2k6 or 2k7, but this is what I would say is my top 5 All-Time NBA 2K video game.
1.NBA 2K11
NBA 2k11 I think was the best video NBA 2k has ever made. I remember when I was 11 years old playing this on the Xbox 360. I use to play NBA Live, and when I heard that they were no longer making NBA Live, I was really bummed because I like playing NBA Live better than NBA 2k. NBA 2k wasn’t very fun for me as it seemed very boring for me, but when I started to play NBA 2k11, things changed very fast. The graphics were so much better than the previous years. The MyPlayer was one of my favorites because you would start out on as an undrafted player and you would have to work your way up in the NBA Combine scrimmages to get drafted at a very high seeding. Then after you get drafted you could play in the NBA Summer League before playing in the NBA. The music for NBA 2k11 was the best and if you played one of the songs on the aux cord in the car, I would definitely remember it from NBA 2k11. NBA 2k11 will always be my favorite NBA 2k games as the game play for it was unforgettable and it always brought back so many memories in middle school.
2. NBA 2K19
This game is second on my top five NBA 2k games, NBA 2K18 was really bad and I remember I just was really anxious for NBA 2k19 to come out because NBA 2k18 was so boring. NBA 2k19 really stepped up their game after a not so great game in NBA 2k18. The graphics were really good in this game, the game play was much better as you couldn’t get such an easy basket, and the new “Neighborhood” made the game very fun for me to compete with other online players. This game has not once made me tired playing it. If I was bored playing the MyLeague, I could play the Neighborhood to play a 3v3 game, or if I got bored of that I could go to the Jordan Rec Center and play a full game playing a 5v5 game. NBA 2k19 has became one of my favorite games and I personally think that this game has made this game one of the most popular video games in the world.
3. NBA 2k14
NBA 2K14 is third on my top 5 All-Time NBA 2k games. When this game came out, it was right around the time when the Xbox One and the Playstation 4 came out. The graphics changed so much from NBA 2k13 to NBA 2k14 I mean just take a look at this.
They made the game so much more realistic, Xbox One and the Playstation 4 really made people want to buy a console and play this game. Because if you bought this game for the Playstation 4 or Xbox One, then you would get the NBA 2k with better graphics. If you got it for the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3, you would get the graphics on the left. This game was helping the new consoles so much and really put the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 to the shelves. This game was a really fun game to play and the MyCareer was pretty fun. NBA Live also made a return to the video game world that year, but it wouldn’t really make much noise as NBA 2k continued to be a top game in the world.
4. NBA 2k13
Ok I know the NBA 2k13 graphics were pretty bad compared to the NBA 2K14 graphics, but this was still in my top five favorite NBA 2k games. This game would bring back a lot of memories back in middle school. This was a game I played a lot in the summer online with my friends. This was the first time you could buy VC on the game, I remember you could finally be able to dunk on your defender, and this game was the year when the Celtics were starting to rebuild and I didn’t want to choose the Celtics at all because they weren’t very good 😦 lol. But this game brought back a lot of memories in the summer time as I would sit in black recliner in my room and play this game all day. They also put the 2012 USA’s Men’s National team on this game while also putting in 1992 USA Men’s National team so you could play against each to debate to see who was better.
5. NBA 2K16
NBA 2k16 made the Top 5 cut for my favorite NBA 2k games. This game was a pretty fun game to play, NBA 2k15 wasn’t as great of a game, but this game made this game a little bit better from going down hill at the time. This game decided to bring in some more Classic Teams such as 1999-2000 Toronto Raptors, the 2002-2003 Dallas Mavericks, and the 2007-2008 Boston Celtics. I bet you could possibly guess the team that I used the most in NBA 2k, (Hint: The 2007-2008 Boston Celtics 😉 ). I also liked the MyCareer in NBA 2k as you could go from High School, College, and then the NBA. I wish that I could go to Duke or North Carolina for college, but it only gave me a very few options to choose from. Besides that the game was still pretty cool and you could choose between the three players up above for the cover.
So that is my all time favorite NBA 2k video games. I know that some of you may have different opinion, or might not even care, but I think that these games have been really fun for me and why I think NBA 2k is one of the top video games.
Before I leave I am going to leave you with the Top Ten hIghest overall’s for NBA 2K20 this year.
- Lebron James-97 overall
- Kawhi Leonard- 97 overall
- Giannis Antetokounmpo- 96 overall
- Kevin Durant- 96 overall
- James Harden- 96 overall
- Stephen Curry- 95 overall
- Anthony Davis- 94 overall
- Paul George- 93 overall
- Damien Lillard- 92 overall
- Joel Embiid- 91 overall
Let me know your thoughts on these guys overalls. Kyrie was actually a 91 overall, but as a Celtic fan, I no longer like to talk about Kyrie considering he did the Celtics dirty and ruined their season, so that’s why I put Embiid’s name instead of Kyrie’s ;). Let me know your thoughts on these 2k ratings.
Celtics news, no news on who will get the 15th roster spot, but I hope it is Tacko Falls or a good decent player. I was disappointed to see the Celtics lose in the first round of the NBA Summer League considering they were going in number one, but at least it wasn’t the real NBA season.
Go Celtics
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