HIGH The WNBA mode is inching closer to completion. (Thanks to the class of ’24!)
LOW Microtransactions still permeate the landscape.
WTF Why am I so enamored with realistic mesh fabric and beads of sweat?
Tag: 2K
WWE 2K24 Review
HIGH The controls and character models have never been more lifelike.
LOW Rope and aerial maneuvers occasionally look a little janky
WTF Bayley should sue the game designers.
NBA 2K24 Review
Macrorealism Mired In Microtransactions HIGH The on-court gameplay reaches new heights of realism LOW Microtransactions and cash grabs sink to new depths of capitalism WTF I sprained seven knuckles trying to recreate moves like Kobe. For the last few years, I’ve ended every NBA 2K review the same way — […]
WWE 2K23 Review
HIGH Wrestling controls haven’t felt this tight since Nintendo 64.
LOW Matches with more than four wrestlers can get chaotic.
WTF Wrestling will never lose collision detection glitches near the ropes, will it?
PGA Tour 2K23 Review
HIGH The refined three-click-and-stick swing controls are wonderful.
LOW The graphics are fairly flat, even on new hardware.
WTF Are we the only residents of “Golf Island?”
WWE 2K22 Review
HIGH The improved wrestling system makes every match exciting.
LOW The camera hinders the player’s depth perception.
WTF Why so much kayfabe?!
NBA 2K22 Review
Welcome To The Next level
HIGH The on-court presentation is stunning
LOW MyCareer mode is boring. The City is an interminable grind.
WTF Slowdown, clipping and crashing? On the Series X?
NBA 2K20 Review
It Might Be Time For The Next Level
HIGH The best presentation just gets better each year.
LOW Odd clipping during cutscenes takes users out of the moment.
WTF All that Hollywood talent is wasted in the too-short story mode.