The Ultimate-Team-style MyTeam mostly from Devon's blog

Moving away from MyCareer, the MyNBA management mode introduces Eras this year, allowing you to lead your team through specific time periods NBA 2K24 MT, like the Magic vs. Bird 80s, The Jordan 90s, or, of course, the modern day. While I still miss some of the more in-depth roleplaying from past NBA 2K GM modes, I have to admit Eras are a great way to spice things up. For those who don’t want to just fiddle with trades and coaching staff, games are given full era-accurate makeovers, with old-school graphics and filters that make the action look like it’s being viewed on an old 20-inch CRT screen.

The Ultimate-Team-style MyTeam mostly stays the course again this year. There are some new ways to play, including an online co-op version of Triple Threat, but none of it will change your mind if you’re not into this kind of mode. The W, which focuses on WNBA, adds a few new features like Community Goals, but for the most part, it remains a barebones experience compared to the rest of the game.

Of course, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the Jordan Challenge, which returns after more than a decade. The Challenge lets you relive a variety of landmarks from His Airness’ career, ranging from full games to shorter, more cinematic highlights. The mode uses the Eras visual filters to recreate historic moments in impressive detail and serves as a great casual starting point that I’d like to see more of in the future. Give us the Kobe Challenge or LeBron Challenge next year.

The Jordan Challenge also exemplifies something surprising about NBA 2k24 – it’s a great piece of new content that isn’t trying to extract anything extra from your wallet. Granted, leveling up your MyPlayer can be a bit grindier than in the past, but most of the major additions to NBA 2k24 aren’t designed to push microtransactions. In the case of MyCareer Leadership Skills, you actually have a system that mitigates the need to spend (again, as long as you’re playing solo). This is a welcome change of attitude for a series that’s seemed borderline obsessed with nickel-and-diming players at times Cheap 2K24 MT. The makers of NBA 2k24 have added a lot of new ways to have fun, and for once, they’re not restricting access to the court.