And we have reached a new release in the world of basketball games,
which is the game NBA 2K23, which simulates the atmosphere and realism
of this fun sport more than before from its previous parts.
The game reviewed on the PlayStation 5
And when you mention the PlayStation 5, you may wonder, is there support
for DualSense control features, and the answer is somewhat yes. When you use
the sprint until your character or player runs out of stamina during a basketball match,
you will notice that the R2 button has become very heavy, which alerts you that your
player is tired and needs time to recover the lost fitness.
When you start the game for the first time, you can choose the degree of difficulty
you want and of course there is an explanation next to each degree when you mark it.
It starts with Rookie, which is the easiest, and ends with Hall of Fame, which is the hardest.
You can change the degree of difficulty at any time during the game
Let us remind you of one of the most important features of the game for this version
of NBA 2K, which is the Jordan Challenge mode, which takes you back in time,
especially in the golden ages of basketball, where you live the legendary experiences
of basketball stars such as Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, the late Kobe Bryant and
other basketball stars.
And the dazzling in the gameplay, when you play one of the challenges in that phase,
you will notice the presence of old TV effects during the gameplay that make you merge
with the atmosphere of the nineties and others.
Each challenge consists of three stars that contains a task that you do, for example
the first star asks you to score sixteen points against the challenging team, the second
star you must not lose the match and so on. NBA 2K23
As for the graphics of the game, we noticed that it is very excellent during basketball
matches, as the quality of the stadiums and the players themselves is very accurate,
and in terms of the players’ movement during the match, it is closer to reality
compared to the previous parts. As you play with your character, you will feel the weight
of the player’s movement and the same for all the players in the match.
And the very beautiful thing about playing the matches, you will hear the commentators
talking about your performance and the performance of the counter team smoothly
as if you are watching a real basketball game on TV.
Despite all this, sometimes the AI of your team members or the counter team
will do strange behavior during the match, for example your team may make
a terrifying counterattack and when approaching the basket of the counter team,
suddenly you see them unable to take the next step and overwhelmed, even if You
asked to handle the ball for you they will not listen to you. I had this problem several
times during the same match.
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For NBA 2K beginners, there is a Tutorial mode that will teach you everything
you need to know while playing basketball games from mechanics. In addition
to several scenarios in which you can apply what you have learned from the basics
and others. And you will likely go back to the Education phase several times to master
the skills you need to become a better player
When you start in the MyCareer mode, the game will take you to the lists of building
your character and choosing your favorite team. As for building the shape of
the character and so on, we did not find anything special in it, you can choose
the shape of the person first and then you can modify certain parts of the person’s
face such as the nose, eyes, head and others. And then you will choose your favorite
player job during matches, such as being in the middle or attacking and others.
Knowing that each job will change the length of the player’s body and choose a name for him.
After that, the game will take you to the list of strengthening the player’s characteristics
in terms of fitness, speed, and important characteristics during playing basketball,
such as the accuracy of shooting the ball from distance or close, and other information.
This part of character building is a bit complicated and you may need to search online
for explanations of the best ways to allocate points for the skills you need.
And when you finish, you may think that you are in trouble, because the game does not
explain to you during filling in those skills that you must raise them until the OVR counter
reaches 99 in order to complete.
The development of the story in NBA 2K23 is fun, which takes you on your starting
journey with the team you chose and notice the dissatisfaction of the fans with it,
and over time and achieving your successes with the team, you will become loved by
the fans little by little. And of course you’ll have a rival person from another team and
explore that competition and hostility as you play.
Besides the main story, there are side quests that you also take in the city where
you can walk around and meet different characters. Also, you will notice that there are
other players roaming the city streets. The idea of free movement in the city is interesting,
but unfortunately the performance of the game is less than acceptable, as you will notice
slowness in it and for the current generation devices, it is more than capable of maintaining
excellent and smooth performance, and it is clear that the problem is in the game and not
in the capabilities of the devices.
And the game provides you with different modes of transportation to reach the places
you want faster, and in the beginning you will have a skateboard or Skateboard, and
the quality of its control is poor. When you reach a certain place, you can stop using
the skateboard, and it takes a few seconds for the player to stop and grab it to disappear
and walk back. It is better that the cancellation process be much faster.
As for the multiplayer mode, the game depends on who is the strongest player during
the matches, and this means strengthening your player’s skills using a currency
called VC within the game, and collecting that currency inside the game takes a long time,
and thus it is difficult for you to strengthen your character or buy clothes to distinguish
from other players in the game. The look and feel. And the game has Microtransactions,
which greatly facilitates the process of obtaining VC, and accordingly you strengthen
your character faster than others. You will notice during team play that some players
are faster than you in running, their fitness is higher, and their shooting for the basket
is very excellent, which causes imbalance in those matches and puts your team or
the opposite team in trouble.
