Download NBA 2K18 for iPhone

NBA 2K18 for iPhone is, as the name indicates, a mobile basketball game for the iPhone. The game isn’t the first mobile game with “2K” in its title, but it certainly offers the ideal playing experience of them all. Needless to say, the game is one of the most realistic basketball simulator games around.

The game isn’t free, which is understandable. You must shell out $7.99 for the complete basketball gaming experience on your iPhone or iPad. Make sure your device has iOS 9.0 or later iOS versions. The game weighs 3.1GB and you shall come across in-app purchases too, which when combined would take your grand total to approximately $23.

As aforementioned, NBA 2K18 for iPhone is unlike any other mobile basketball is or was. It’s considered the ‘gold standard’ for basketball gaming on a mobile device and doesn’t suffer from the laggy gameplay and crashes early mobile versions were notorious for. The game, in fact, feels more like a console game.

NBA 2K18 is probably the most realistic game in its league. If you have played NBA 2K16 before, you would not likely notice the difference in the rendering, as 2K16 was already realistic and a great simulator. Though you could find minor faults with the players’ undershirts, finding faults with something as trivial as an undershirt in itself speaks volumes about how good the game looks.

NBA 2K18 offers the same soundtrack that comes with its console version, 2K Beats. From Take a Mic’s Four Truths to Kendrick Lamar’s Humble, the soundtrack keeps you going. If you really like the soundtrack and would like to have a standalone version of it, you can get it on Spotify.

The player creation process is easy but it isn’t the most intuitive. Some basic aspects have been overlooked. For instance, you cannot choose the player’s region, which is extremely basic. Also, you can only create male players since there is no WNBA game support.

MyCareer mode is returning with this game as campaign mode wherein you would develop and grow your character on screen. You can design the character’s appearance and indicate all of his physical traits. The mode is truly about developing the character and making him a star.

‘Expanded association’ mode allows you to take complete control of a particular team across different seasons. Though a major portion of the decision-making component can still be relegated to the computer, you have control over trades, scouting, your game strategy, who’s part of the game, etc. Long story short, you’ll definitely have a say in how the team gets built.

‘Blacktop gameplay’ mode lets you come together with NBA greats of the distant and recent past. For people who are looking forward to some dose of nostalgia or some NBA Fantasy Camp-like experience, this is the closest they would get.

NBA 2K18 presents an authentic NBA mobile gaming experience. This is the most realistic experience you would ever come across on your mobile, and the closest you would get to console or PC gaming without playing on them. In other words, the game is definitely worth the money.