
The port here is tremendous, with graphics looking great off the TV and totally fine in HD on the TV. The only things that take this down a notch on Switch aren’t really even a Switch-created problem. Part of me longs for a more arcade basketball experience, but even that can be found in smaller forms in the Blacktop modes that allow for street games lesser than traditional five-on-five. Thankfully, easier difficulty levels and a functional tutorial system made it simpler to learn the sport, how to execute plays, and how to make use of the variety of control options and inputs. My background in the genre is in NBA Jam/Street and ‘90s NBA Live, so a lot of the complexities took a while for me to grasp. After finding my footing amongst the sea of modes and options, I found an excellent basketball game that runs very well on Nintendo’s hybrid system and is only held back by some bloat and gross microtransactions.įor starters, the basketball gameplay is versatile and deep. Booting it up for the first time as someone lapsed to the franchise was positively overwhelming.

NBA 2K19, the second entry in the respected basketball franchise on Switch, is huge.
