NBA 2K17: Review of Team and Player Customization Options

There are plenty of factors to point to when explaining why NBA 2K17 is a high point in the series’ history. Chief among them may be the level of customization it affords its players.

Even with all the time and energy Visual Concepts and 2K Sports put into each team and player—including ratings, appearances, rotations, game plans, playbooks and more—the option to rework all of it is available.

And on top of that, the MyCareer mode and its accompanying facial-scan technology have been revamped for more accuracy.

The depth to which players can go to make this game their own is staggering. We’ll explain why by breaking down the customization tools available in a number of different modes throughout 2K17.

MyCareer

As it has for a few years now, 2K starts with the MyPlayer mode. Users can take control of an individual created player and walk him through an NBA career as one might take an adventurer through a role-playing game.

The big difference in this year’s iteration is the new method for scanning one’s face into the game. Players can now download the My NBA 2K17 app to their phone, which takes a series of pictures that are then uploaded to the game.

The on-screen instructions in the app are easy to follow, though sometimes difficult to execute. It took four or five attempts before a workable mock-up of my face was available for use. And even then, there were some glitches attached to my player:

I don’t recall giving my @NBA2K MyPlayer green face paint… pic.twitter.com/wAFXP8BTO3

— Andy Bailey (@AndrewDBailey) September 16, 2016

However, these issues weren’t persistent and didn’t affect the meat of the game mode.

Once you have your face uploaded to the game, you can tweak just about every contour imaginable of your player’s head and face. Height and weight are obviously adjustable, as well as position and playing style. And there are plenty of hairstyle, facial hair and accessory combinations to play around with.

In the past, one thing you didn’t have a ton of control over in MyCareer was your player’s attributes (unless you sprang for VC Points). But 2K even has that covered this year. Brian Mazique of Forbes Magazine broke down the new method for …

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