Developer : 2K Sports
Release date : September 19, 2017
Synopsis :
NBA 2K18 is a 2017 basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It is the 19th installment in the NBA 2K franchise, the successor to NBA 2K17, and the predecessor to NBA 2K19. It was released on September 19, 2017 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS and Android. Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics serves as cover athlete for the regular edition of the game, Shaquille O’Neal is the cover athlete for the special editions, and DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors is the cover athlete for the Canadian version. While a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers when selected for the cover, Irving was traded to the Boston Celtics prior to the game’s release. As a result, a new cover depicting Irving in a Celtics uniform was revealed alongside the original cover. This was the last installment in the series to be released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
NBA 2K18, like the previous games in the series, simulates the experience of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Several game modes are present, including the team-managing MyGM and MyLeague modes, which were a considerable emphasis during development, and MyCareer, in which the player creates and plays through the career of their own player. The game features a licensed soundtrack consisting of 49 songs.
NBA 2K18 is a basketball simulation game which, like the previous games in the series, strives to realistically depict the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as present improvements over the previous installments. The player mainly plays NBA games with real-life or customized players and teams; games follow the rules and objectives of NBA games. Several game modes are present and many settings can be customized. In terms of commentary, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett appear as guest commentators.
Along with the current season’s teams and players, previous games in the series have featured NBA teams from past eras, such as the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls and the 1985–86 Boston Celtics. NBA 2K18 adds seventeen more such teams, including the 2007–08 Denver Nuggets and the 1998–99 New York Knicks, as well as ‘All-Time Teams’, teams for each franchise consisting of the greatest players in the respective franchise’s history.
A staple of the series, MyCareer, returns as one of the available game modes. MyCareer is a career mode in which the player creates their own customizable basketball player and plays through their basketball career. The mode features a storyline which plays out as the player competes in games as well as off-court activities. The creation tools have been overhauled – new hairstyles and body archetypes are available for the player to make use of, among other things.
The game’s returning MyGM and MyLeague game modes, which task the player with managing all basketball operations for a specific team, were a point of emphasis during development. MyGM is more focused on realism, whereas MyLeague offers more customization options. MyGM mode attempts to introduce more cutscene-style interactions than previous games in an attempt to give the mode a storyline, which is dubbed ‘The Next Chapter’, similar to the series’ MyCareer mode. Additionally, several additions have been made to the mode which caters to the NBA’s latest Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the NBA G League, the NBA’s official minor league basketball organization, is present.
NBA 2K18 again, for the sixth time in the series, features MyTeam mode, a mode based around the idea of building the ultimate basketball team, and maintaining a virtual trading card collection. Players assemble and play with their team in basketball tournament-style competitions against other players’ teams in several different formats. Assets for a team are acquired through various means, including randomized card packs and the auction house. Virtual Currency (VC) is used extensively in the mode.
The game introduces a new feature to the series, Neighborhoods, which tie into the game’s MyCareer, MyPark, and ProAm game modes. In addition to allowing access to the aforementioned modes, Neighborhoods feature an open world design which players can explore while interacting with other players. Several activities can be completed to raise attributes and the player can purchase items.[9] The 2K Sports Pre-game show returned with hosts Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny “The Jet” Smith. While the in-game main commentators are Kevin Harlan and Greg Anthony with additional voices of Doris Burke, Clark Kellogg, Steve Smith, Chris Webber and Brent Barry. The sideline reporter is David Aldridge.
Soundtrack
Mase – Feel So Good
C + C Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
Naughty by Nature – Hip Hop Hooray
Sammy Hagar – I Can’t Drive 55
X Ambassadors – Jungle (feat. Jamie N Commons)
Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar on Me
Busta Rhymes – Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
Mobb Deep – Shook Ones (Part II)
The Alan Parsons Project – Sirius
Outkast – So Fresh, So Clean
Fitz and the Tantrums – The Walker
Scorpions – The Zoo
Pete Rock & CL Smooth – They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
Puff Daddy – Victory (feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes)
Souls of Mischief – ’93 Till Infinity
Big Gigantic – All Of Me (feat. Logic & Rozes)
Anderson Paak – Am I Wrong – (feat. Schoolboy Q)
The Shelters – Birdwatching
Pitbull – Can’t Have (feat. Steven A. Clark & Ape Drums)
Future – Comin Out Strong (feat. The Weeknd)
A Tribe Called Quest – Conrad Tokyo
THEY. – Deep End (Tarro Remix)
Lil Uzi Vert – Do What I Want
Panic! at the Disco – Don’t Threaten Me with a Good Time
Vintage Lee – HTP
Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.
Eric B. & Rakim – Know the Ledge
Johnny Stephene – Let It Fly
Cousin Stizz – Living Like Khaled
Nas – Nas Is Like
Sean Paul – No Lie (feat. Dua Lipa)
Drake – Portland (feat. Quavo & Travis Scott)
Shy Luv – Shock Horror (feat. Jones)
Onyx – Slam
PnB Rock & A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Stand Back
Joey Badass – Victory
Dame DOLLA – Wasatch Front
Nas, Dave East, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Aloe Blacc – Wrote My Way Out
Linda Lind – Hush
RL Grime – Aurora
Salmo – 1984
Take A Mike – 4 Vérités
Shakira – Chantaje (feat. Maluma)
Emis Killa – Cult
GTA & What So Not – Feel It (feat. Tunji Ige)
Roosevelt – Fever
Rag’n’Bone Man – Human (feat. Rudimental) [Rudimental Remix]
Woodie Smalls – Tokyo Drift
Double K – U Don’t
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