NBA 2K18
The highest rated annual sports title of this generation returns with NBA 2K18, featuring unparalleled authenticity and improvements on the court.
NBA 2K18 is a simulator developed by Visual Concepts, released 15 September 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Android.
What NBA 2K18 is
NBA 2K18 is a simulator game developed by Visual Concepts and released in 2017. It was published by 2K Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
NBA 2K18 is a 2017 basketball video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K. It is the 19th installment in the NBA 2K franchise, the successor to NBA 2K17, and the predecessor to NBA 2K19. It was released on September 19, 2017, for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS and Android. Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics serves as cover athlete for the regular edition of the game, Shaquille O'Neal is the cover athlete for the special editions, DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors is the cover athlete for the Canadian version, and Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors is the cover athlete for NIKE Connect Special Edition. While a member…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and non-fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 10 players online. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 50 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the NBA series
NBA 2K18 is the 142nd of 187 entries we hold in the NBA series. The next entry was NBA Live 18 in 2017. Its critic score of 74 is almost exactly the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is NBA 2K11 at 92.
How it was received
NBA 2K18 holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 3 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 70, across 58 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel® Core™ i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD Phenom™ II X4 805 @ 2.50 GHz or better, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 450 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 7770 1GB or better. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 70GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
NBA 2K18 launched on 15 September 2017, within three weeks of Destiny 2, Cuphead, Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Divinity: Original Sin II. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Destiny 2, Cuphead, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Divinity: Original Sin II.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for NBA 2K18 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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