<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K14	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
basketball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifteenth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
consoles	O
 '	O
respective	O
launch	O
dates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2K	O
Sports	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
that	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
for	O
pre-ordering	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
receive	O
10,000	O
VC	B-Application
,	O
bonus	O
content	O
for	O
"	O
Path	O
to	O
Greatness	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
adding	O
James	O
in	O
the	O
Blacktop	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
signature	O
skill	O
for	O
MyCareer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
2K	O
Sports	O
announced	O
that	O
Crew	O
Mode	O
would	O
return	O
to	O
this	O
year	O
's	O
installment	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K14	I-Application
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
2K13	I-Application
and	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
NBA	B-Application
2K15	I-Application
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
marks	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
EuroLeague	O
teams	O
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
series	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
EA	O
's	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
FIBA	O
teams	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
U.S.	O
national	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
found	O
in	O
2K13	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Live	B-Application
08	I-Application
and	O
ending	O
with	O
Live	B-Application
10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K14	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
McCaffrey	O
of	O
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9.3	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
just	O
enough	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
tighter-than-ever	O
gameplay	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2K14	I-Application
tops	O
its	O
predecessors	O
and	O
competitors	O
...	O
again	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Giddens	O
of	O
Push	O
Square	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
NBA	B-Application
2K14	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
stunning	O
digital	O
facsimile	O
of	O
basketball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
's	O
visually	O
jaw	O
dropping	O
,	O
technically	O
stunning	O
,	O
and	O
represents	O
a	O
whole	O
different	O
ball	O
game	O
to	O
its	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
LeBron	O
:	O
Path	O
to	O
Greatness	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
found	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
a	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
2K11s	I-Application
Jordan	O
Challenge	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
get	O
to	O
control	O
LeBron	O
James	O
 '	O
career	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	O
from	O
the	O
2013	O
–	O
14	O
to	O
the	O
2019	O
–	O
20	O
season	O
(	O
either	O
as	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Miami	O
Heat	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
time	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
more	O
complex	O
route	O
where	O
LeBron	O
plays	O
for	O
the	O
Heat	O
,	O
before	O
later	O
leaving	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Knicks	O
,	O
only	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
leave	O
again	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Cleveland	O
Cavaliers	O
,	O
before	O
making	O
one	O
last	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Heat	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
potential	O
"	O
stat	O
is	O
now	O
limited	O
and	O
restricts	O
the	O
overall	O
level	O
a	O
player	O
can	O
grow	O
to	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
increasing	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
improves	O
(	O
as	O
happened	O
in	O
previous	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
titles	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
patch	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
not	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
