NBA 2K14

2K / October 1, 2013 / Rated Everyone

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Released

2013

Publisher

2K Games

Time to beat

~7 hrs

Community

1,031

NBA 2K14 is the ninth installment in the 2K series of basketball simulators. This game is centered around LeBron James, the famous player from the Miami Heat club.

Modes

The game has a traditional MyCareer mode as well as an arcade mode. It also features a variety of online multiplayer modes.

There are two new modes introduced in NBA 2K14. The story mode, called "LeBron: Path to Greatness," was inspired by Jordan Challenge mode from the NBA 2K11. It follows an imaginary version of LeBron's career, in which the players control LeBron in a sequence of matches. The other mode, Training Camp, is a tutorial mode that allows the players to get used to controls

Changes from previous games

NBA 2K14 didn't change much since the previous parts of the series. Besides the aforementioned new modes, there are a few slight additions. The AI was improved to become less predictable, especially while defending. The controls now include a pass assist option that allows the players with the perfect timing to perform precision passes. The game introduces European league teams, although they do not have a separate mode.

Soundtrack

LeBron James has personally selected the playlist for the game. It includes mostly hip-hop music by artists such as Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, and Eminem, but also a few pop-rock songs by Imagine Dragons, Coldplay, and Phil Collins.

NBA 2K14 is a 2013 basketball video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K. The fifteenth installment in the series, it was released on October 1, 2013, for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, and the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One versions were released on the consoles' respective launch dates. LeBron James of the Miami Heat became the cover athlete, and also served as the music curator for the game. 2K Sports also released the DLC pack that as a bonus for pre-ordering the game, they would receive 10,000 VC, bonus content for "Path to Greatness" mode, adding James in the Blacktop mode and a signature skill for MyCareer mode. On August 14, 2013, 2K Sports announced that Crew Mode would return to this year's installment of NBA 2K. NBA 2K14 is the successor to NBA 2K13 and was succeeded by NBA 2K15 in the NBA 2K series.