Clearly, Jordan has had countless fantastic performances

Clearly, Jordan has had countless fantastic performances that could be re-lived in a video game, which one against the Warriors is one of NBA 2K21 MT these. However, it's a strange choice for a couple reasons. Jordan terrorized the Warriors that year from both regular-season meetings the teams had on the way to what is the Chicago Bulls' third tournament in an eight-year span. At another regular-season match against Golden State, Jordan hung 49 points onto his helpless opponents en route to a 101-92 victory in November 1992.

NBA 2K21 still manages to catch the art of basketball, but it's largely the same dance as years past.

With NBA 2K21, you just know what you're getting into--a basketball simulation with the demonstration chops, star power, and gameplay mechanics to embody the game on a skilled and cultural level. You know you will build a customized player to go through a narrative that contributes to a full career and take to the roads and rec centre for pickup games. You know you can play a management sim via MyGM or build a playable fantasy team via card packs in MyTeam. And you also understand all too well about the scheme of VC that looms over all of it, which remains one of those leading offenders of intrusive microtransactions.

At this point, NBA 2K21 implies that the franchise is out of surprises. It has a robust suite of modes, but despite minor remixing year in, year out, the yearly releases are starting to blend together (when they have not already). Mechanics get minor tweaks or additions, but mostly stay untouched. So, for all those embedded in the 2K cycle, you know what the deal is, but since this season's game changes things mostly on Buy 2K21 MT a surface level, it's difficult to be excited about still another entry.