Pro Basketball Manager 2024
- November 21, 2023
- Umix Studios
Get on Steam"Pro Basketball Manager 2024" puts you in charge of over 2000 professional teams from 60 countries, as coach and general manager, with the goal of meeting board and fan expectations. Create your own playing style, design basketball plays, and lead your team to glory in 90 domestic leagues, including 16 women's leagues. Additionally, strive to coach a national team and bring them to the top of international basketball.
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Reviews
- The game has improved significantly over the years, with a faster simulation speed and a more streamlined user interface.
- It offers a deep and engaging basketball management experience, appealing to both novice and hardcore fans of the sport.
- The community support is strong, with mods available that enhance the game, such as real name mods and various customization options.
- The game is plagued with numerous bugs and glitches that can disrupt gameplay, including issues with player statistics and game simulations.
- The financial management system is unrealistic and poorly implemented, leading to frustrating experiences with player contracts and team budgets.
- The tactical options and overall gameplay mechanics are clunky and need significant improvement to enhance the user experience.
- graphics4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are generally considered outdated and lacking polish, with users noting a need for improvement in this area. While some appreciate the nostalgic feel, many feel that the visuals detract from the overall gameplay experience, especially when compared to more recent titles in the genre. Additionally, the user interface has been criticized for being cumbersome, further impacting the visual experience.
“The lack of budget shows, especially in the less-than-stellar graphics compared to the more recent football manager renditions of their simulation engine.”
“The graphics in the gameplay look old school, but that's not the point.”
“I guess it's like NBA 2K, but with these poor graphics and unlimited seasons, along with way more stats, it would be a dream game.”
“It needs more attention to basic gameplay and less to graphics and adding a billion leagues.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability has been criticized for having a buggy user interface, which detracts from the overall experience. While some players are willing to overlook these issues as long as they can continue playing, the presence of bugs is still a notable concern.
“The UI is buggy.”
“I don't normally do reviews, even when the game is buggy as long as I can continue to play.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
Gameplay reviews highlight that while the game offers engaging mechanics, certain aspects, such as financial management and youth development, require improvement for a more polished experience.
“There are some in-game mechanics that need improvement, such as managing finances and youth development.”
“The gameplay feels unpolished and lacks depth, making it less engaging over time.”
“Certain mechanics are frustrating and hinder the overall experience, leading to a lack of enjoyment.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game frustrating due to the clunky and tedious management of recruitment, tactics, substitutions, and timeouts, which detracts from the overall experience.
“What I can't forgive or accept is that recruitment, tactics, substitutions, and timeouts are clunky and tedious to manage.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, with frequent crashes during matches and a lackluster menu experience that detracts from overall enjoyment. Players express frustration, leading to a loss of interest in future titles from the developers.
“The game is very poorly optimized. I played some matches and the game crashes at timeout or at the start of the next quarter. The menu is also very lacking (no press conference, no transfer news, no social news, etc.). I will not buy their next title again; I've lost all my enjoyment of this game.”
“The optimization is terrible. Frequent crashes and lag make it nearly unplayable, especially during crucial moments in matches.”
“I was really disappointed with the optimization. The game runs poorly on my system, and I experience constant frame drops and stuttering, which ruins the overall experience.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players appreciate the game's significant replayability, noting that it offers several hours of enjoyable content that encourages multiple playthroughs.
“It's several hours' worth of fun with plenty of replayability.”
“The game offers a variety of choices that make each playthrough feel unique.”
“With multiple endings and different character paths, you'll want to dive back in for more.”
