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NBA 2K19 My Career Gameplay Playthrough – Created by JessertheLazer – Part 1
It’s the 20th anniversary of 2K Sports’ long-running basketball franchise with NBA 2K19. The 2K series has earned its place among the best sports games thanks to its tight controls and advanced ball-handling mechanics, as well as robust modes for a story-driven career, a card-based fantasy team, and leading an entire franchise to legendary stardom. NBA 2K has weathered early complaints about its over-focus on ubiquitous virtual currency microtransactions, which continue to mar an otherwise solid basketball game.
Getting things ready is just a matter of popping the disk in and waiting for the updates to install or doing a digital download, that's all there is to it.
Basketball is a relatively simple sport to understand, and the same goes for its video game adaptation. Shooting is done by holding down a button or the right stick while a shot meter starts to fill. The goal is to let go once the meter is full, which is surprisingly challenging. The speed of the bar can change depending on where on the court you're shooting and how good your shooting stats are.