NBA 2K14 on PS4 and Xbox One practically sells itself. I mean, look at it. Look. At. It. Here is a game whose visuals are so beautifully realistic that you almost have to stop and try it, regardless of how much you like basketball.

Wow-worthy visual fidelity; Attention to detail; Deep MyGM mode; Fun 100-player Park mode

Cheesy MyCareer mode

The nascent stages of the 2013-2014 NBA season coincide with the inevitable video game tie-in: of 2K Sports' NBA 2K14 . Featuring outstanding ball-handling and shooting controls, excellent TV-quality presentation, Euroleague teams, and tons of modes, NBA 2K14 continues its reign as the premier...

True-to-life gameplay; Excellent court graphics.Solid multi-person commentator team; Euroleague players.

Cold, lifeless player faces; Funky-looking crowds.

At the moment, the title has no competition, after EA Sports has canceled the last few installments of its own NBA series, and that seems to have given the development team a chance to abandon the quest for major innovations.

+ Path to Greatness mode; + More dribbling options; + Improved AI

- Loss of some modes; - Right stick dribbling takes time to adjust

No sports franchise has come close to matching the consistency of NBA 2K this generation, with the last three years proving particularly spectacular via well-executed flashback features.

+ Excellent sim made better with new right stick controls; + Presentation still sharp; with the best commentary around

? How slick does the Xbox One version look? (Super slick.

Ken gets back on the court with the latest in the NBA 2K series.

+ The presentation; + Shot Stick; + Intuitive controls; + Visuals

Menus are clunky; Lack of Dream Team mode

NBA 2K games have fast become the staple diet of all basketball fans over the past couple of years. With their battle against EA Sports' offering put on hold whilst EA lick their wounds and recoup 2K Sports could be forgiven for letting up a little on moving the franchise forward but luckily for us,...

It comes as no surprise that at the tail-end of 2013, 2K Sports has released its latest (and possibly greatest) edition of the highly successful NBA 2K series, developed yet again by Visual Concepts.

" NBA 2K14 " is an incredible recreation of basketball, both as a sport and a spectacle. It certainly isn't for the causal fan, but it is hard to imagine a better experience for the devoted.

Writing an NBA 2K14 review is a lot like writing a review of NBA basketball. That's a good thing and a bad thing. It's good because it shows just how far the game has come in terms of overall quality, presentation and controls.

For the first time in quite a while, 2K Sports' NBA 2K franchise will have some competition -- not that the publisher needed any, as the series has shown steady improvement with each installment.