The use of the right analogue stick in combination with the improvements to fidelity combine to create a basketball simulation that not only looks, but feels closer to the real thing than ever before. Not only are player likenesses improved greatly, but animations and fluidity have also seen a marked improvement over last year’s release. Of course, NBA Live did return this year, but given the utter disappointment of that release and the assured, unwavering quality of NBA 2K14, I for one wouldn’t be all surprised to find NBA Live on another enforced hiatus this time next year.ĭespite NBA 2K14 delivering more of an iteration than an overhaul to last year’s already fantastic on court action, thanks to Visual Concepts’ Eco-Motion Engine, those actions look more realistic than ever before.
In fact, it’s a series that has been so good, so fantastically consistent that even the mighty EA had to retreat from its wake. Of course, as we all know, visuals aren’t everything, but for anyone who has played 2K Sport’s peerless basketball sim over the past few years, you’ll already know that this is a series famous for more than just its pretty face. It’s doesn’t deliver the kind of mind blowing leap that Fight Night: Round 3 did on 360, but nonetheless stands as a major step-up from its already very attractive last-gen offering. It might fall just short of the first party likes of Ryse and Killzone (only just mind), but can almost unquestionably go down as the most visually impressive of the multi-format offerings. NBA 2K14 ReviewAmidst the array of great looking launch titles on Xbox One and PS4, 2K Sport’s outrageously gorgeous basketball sim makes a very solid claim to be the best looking of the bunch.