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Nba 2k
This 2k is the very first NBA 2k to come out in 1999 this was the start of the video game and was published by Sega. It was created for the dreamcast.
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Nba 2k 2 and 3
Nba 2k 2 and 3 were very similar and nothing had changed the cover athlete was Allen Iverson for both of them. You could play this on the original xbox and ps2.
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NBA 2k 4
NBA 2k 4 was the first 2k with signature moves for some of the star players in the league. It was only out for xbox and ps2.
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NBA 2k 5
This was the first 2k without Allen Iverson being the cover athlete. The cover athlete was Ben Wallace. This is also the last year of ESPN having rights to 2k and 2k taking it over Completely. https://thetornadotimes.net/10395/entertainment/nba-2k-throughout-the-years/ -
NBA 2k 6
NBA 2k 6 was the first 2k to be released on the xbox 360. The cover athlete was Shaquille O'Neal.
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Nba 2k 7
Nba 2k 7 had the cover athlete of Shaquille O'Neal as he went and helped his team to win the NBA championship. This was the first 2k made for the Ps3. There is also a game mode called 24/7 that lets you play online.
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Nba 2k 8
The cover athlete of Nba 2k 8 was Chris Paul which he is still in the NBA to this day. They made a new game mode called the King of the hard court.
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Nba 2k 9
The cover athlete is Kevin Garnett. This is the first Nba 2k that is opened to Microsoft Windows.
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Nba 2k 10
Nba 2k 10 took a massive jump this year and a well known NBA player named Kobe Bryant was the cover athlete. 2k my career came out which is still one of today's biggest game modes.
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Nba 2k 11
In Nba 2k 11 the cover athlete was Michael Jordan and a new game mode was made called the Michael Jordan Mode. It was a storyline game mode.
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2k12
The cover athlete is back to back Michael Jordan. One thing that has dramatically changed from last 2k is the defense. The Ai's try a lot harder in 2k 12 than they did in other 2ks.
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Nba 2k 13
Nba 2k 13 cover athlete is a trio in this one and it's Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant, and Blake griffin. They made it tell certain players get better ability's called Badges. The badges go to players who are really good at certain skills and give them a boost when you have that player do that skill.
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Nba 2k 14
The cover athlete is LeBron James. In this 2k they tried to make it look more appealing with animations in game. They made it tell you can make style passes and even no look passes with certain players.
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Nba 2k 15
The cover athlete is Kevin Durant. In this 2k they created the pick and roll ability. They also added plays you can do and also added the shot meter which is now used by everyone in every 2k.
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Nba 2k 16
The cover athlete in this 2k is again a trio. The trio being James Harden, Stephen Curry and Anthony Davis. They have made it till it is more to real life gameplay and less like a video game. They did this tell it wasn't as easy to play the Ai and it made it more fun.
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Nba 2k 18
This was the next big jump for 2k. This 2k was the first 2k they made a competitive league for being the nab 2k E-league.
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Nba 2k 20
This 2k is one of the hardest 2ks to learn. It is so difficult because they changed the shot meter.
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Nba 2k 22
One big change of Nba 2k 22 is the fatigue. If you take any bad shots it will fatigue you more and making it harder for you to shoot next time.
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Nba 2k 24
2k 24 is the newest 2k to be released. This 2k spent a lot of time on the park or called my Career. They made it tell you can join an affiliation called Rise or Elite. This makes it tell you play people from the opposite affiliation and compete for rewards.
https://www.ign.com/articles/nba-2k24-review