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NBA 2K15 cover

2014 · Visual Concepts · Basketball · Simulation

NBA 2K15

NBA 2K15 features approximately 5,000 new animations, new defensive AI, shooting systems, new team-specific play sets, and more control over rebounding, steals, and blocks. New game broadcast presentation hosted by Ernie Johnson and Shaq O'Neal delivers commentary and analysis to the action.

Released
7 October 2014
Platforms
AndroidPlayStation 3PlayStation 4WindowsXbox 360Xbox One
Genres
BasketballSimulationSports
Developers
Visual Concepts
Publishers
2K Sports
Series
NBA 2K
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Non-fiction
Country
United States
Age ratings
CLASS_IND LCERO AESRB E
Languages
English
Copies sold
5.5 million as of 2015-02-03

About

NBA 2K15 is a 2014 basketball video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K. It is the sixteenth installment in the NBA 2K franchise and the successor to NBA 2K14. It was released in October 2014 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, one of the three cover athletes of NBA 2K13, is the solo cover athlete of NBA 2K15. NBA 2K15 was succeeded by NBA 2K16.

Starting from NBA 2K15, keyboard button configurations on the PC version are fixed to a specific layout and cannot be changed which new players will need to adapt to. It is recommended to play all future installments on a game controller.

Keywords

  • basketball
  • steam
  • online
  • voice acting
  • polygonal 3d
  • licensed soundtrack
  • full motion video
  • year in the title
  • national basketball association
  • character creation
  • gamescom 2014
  • video game characters that play video games

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Development

The game included a pre-order bonus pack which includes 5,000 Virtual Currency (VC), 2 MyTEAM card packs, a choice of an International MyTEAM card or rookie Kevin Durant, and MyPLAYER jerseys inspired by Durant. On August 6, 2014, it was announced that Crew will be back in the game for current-gen consoles, then on August 7, 2014, it was announced that the game would have a new mode called MyLeague, which is similar to NBA 2K14's GM mode, but with added customization and improvements. New RPG elements have also been introduced to the game, such as the conversation system and press conferences. On September 17, 2014, it was announced a face scanning system would be introduced into the game, allowing players to add their own likeness into the game.

There is a MyNBA2K15 mobile app that came out along with the game. It was also announced in August 2014 that the PC version would essentially be the same as the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions, making use of graphical enhancements first introduced in the eighth-generation versions of NBA 2K14.

Reception

NBA 2K15 received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

Josiah Renaudin of GameSpot gave the game a 9/10, praising the control scheme, realistic presentation and animations, unparalleled level of customization and the helpful shot meter, but stated that the visual update is not as drastic as NBA 2K14.

Awards

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows7 October 2014North America · Worldwide 7 October 2014
Xbox One7 October 2014Worldwide
Xbox 3607 October 2014Worldwide
PlayStation 37 October 2014Worldwide · North America 7 October 2014 · Europe 10 October 2014
PlayStation 47 October 2014North America · Worldwide 7 October 2014 · Europe 10 October 2014

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