Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2021
- November 19, 2020
- Wolverine Studios
- 80h median play time
"Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2021" is a career-based simulation that puts you in the role of a general manager for a professional basketball team. With a focus on drafting, trading, and signing free agents, you'll make strategic decisions to build your team into a dynasty. The game features detailed simulated gameplay, an immersive draft experience, and a rich almanac filled with archived stats and records. Experience the excitement of being a basketball GM with this realistic and engaging simulation.
Reviews
- The game offers a deep and realistic basketball management experience, with player stats dating back decades.
- It's enjoyable and addictive, especially for fans of GM games, providing hours of fun with the right strategies.
- The integration of college and pro basketball adds a unique and engaging layer to the gameplay.
- The user interface is clunky and amateurish, making navigation and accessing information frustrating.
- The game suffers from random bugs and crashes, particularly during simulations, which disrupts the experience.
- Quality of life features are lacking, such as difficulty in editing players and navigating trade offers.
- gameplay8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The gameplay offers an engaging experience for basketball enthusiasts, particularly in team-building mechanics and player progression, making it enjoyable over extended playtime. However, the user interface is currently described as clunky, which can detract from the overall experience.
“This updated review is after over 80 hours of gameplay.”
“The game-to-game gameplay is fun, seeing players get better, drafting well, and seeing returns, but the UI at the moment is very clunky.”
“Gameplay is opaque, and it took me some time to realize that was on purpose.”