The mode was initially titled 24/7, before being changed to MyPlayer, and settling on M圜areer. ESPN NBA Basketball was the first game in the series to feature such a mode, but it wasn't until NBA 2K10 and its successors that the mode became a more integral part of the series. Ī staple of the series is its career mode, which has been described as a sports-themed role-playing video game. Fictional players and teams can also be created and compiled.

Each game features the teams and players from the current NBA season historic NBA teams and players have also been featured, as have EuroLeague teams and (starting with NBA 2K20) WNBA teams. Numerous elements of the games feature customizable options. Various game modes have been featured in the series, allowing for gameplay variety. As such, gameplay simulates a typical game of basketball, with the player controlling an entire team or a select player objectives coincide with the rules of basketball and presentation resembles actual televised NBA games.

Until 2018, the series' primary rival was EA Sports' NBA Live series.Įach installment in the NBA 2K series emulates the National Basketball Association, and present slight improvements over the previous installments. An official eSports league, the NBA 2K League, launched in 2018. As of 2022, the series consists of twenty-four main installments and several spinoff titles across eighteen different platforms. Beginning with 2005's NBA 2K6, the series is currently published by 2K (previously under the 2K Sports sub-label). The series was originally published by Sega. The premise of the series is to emulate the sport of basketball, and more specifically, the National Basketball Association. NBA 2K is a series of basketball sports simulation video games developed by Visual Concepts and released annually since 1999. Cat Daddy Games ( MyNBA2K companion app, Mobile and SuperCard)

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