<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
basketball	B-Application
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
18th	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
2K16	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
NBA	B-Application
2K18	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
simulates	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
National	O
Basketball	B-Application
Association	O
(	O
NBA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
is	O
highly	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
within	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
is	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
simulation	O
game	O
which	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
strives	O
to	O
realistically	O
depict	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
National	O
Basketball	B-Application
Association	O
(	O
NBA	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
present	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
mainly	O
plays	O
NBA	O
basketball	B-Application
games	O
with	O
real-life	O
or	O
customized	O
players	O
and	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
games	O
follow	O
the	O
rules	O
and	O
objectives	O
of	O
NBA	O
basketball	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
playing	O
games	O
with	O
current	O
NBA	O
teams	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Philadelphia	O
76ers	O
and	O
Toronto	O
Raptors	O
,	O
other	O
teams	O
are	O
featured	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
2016	O
United	O
States	O
men	O
's	O
Olympic	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
,	O
the	O
2016	O
Australia	O
men	O
's	O
Olympic	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
1992	O
United	O
States	O
men	O
's	O
Olympic	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
modes	O
have	O
the	O
player	O
acting	O
as	O
the	O
ruling	O
force	O
of	O
all	O
basketball	B-Application
operations	O
for	O
a	O
specific	O
team	O
and	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
customize	O
many	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
again	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
fifth	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
features	O
MyTeam	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
mode	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
building	O
the	O
ultimate	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
,	O
and	O
maintaining	O
a	O
virtual	O
trading	O
card	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
custom	O
team	O
,	O
selecting	O
the	O
players	O
,	O
jerseys	O
,	O
logos	O
,	O
coach	O
,	O
court	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
basketball	B-Application
related	O
things	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
with	O
their	O
team	O
in	O
basketball	B-Application
tournament-style	O
competitions	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
 '	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
creates	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
player	O
and	O
plays	O
through	O
their	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
plays	O
basketball	B-Application
games	O
and	O
participates	O
in	O
off-court	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
trailer	O
was	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
18th	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
2K16	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2015	O
–	O
16	O
NBA	O
season	O
was	O
Bryant	O
's	O
final	O
season	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	O
so	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
featuring	O
Bryant	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
paying	O
tribute	O
to	O
what	O
many	O
consider	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
basketball	B-Application
players	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
and	O
its	O
'	O
Legend	O
Edition	O
 '	O
were	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
Bryant	O
played	O
his	O
final	O
NBA	O
game	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bryant	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
of	O
NBA	B-Device
2K10	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
George	O
was	O
chosen	O
to	O
be	O
cover	O
athlete	O
because	O
he	O
is	O
an	O
avid	O
player	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
focus	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
has	O
for	O
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
is	O
the	O
balancing	O
of	O
NBA	O
players	O
who	O
"	O
break	O
the	O
rules	O
"	O
with	O
their	O
unique	O
styles	O
of	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Curry	O
of	O
the	O
Golden	O
State	O
Warriors	O
in	O
particular	O
is	O
a	O
player	O
that	O
gameplay	O
director	O
Mike	O
Wang	O
said	O
was	O
problematic	O
to	O
balance	O
in	O
NBA	B-Application
2K16	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wang	O
says	O
that	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
series	O
,	O
taking	O
these	O
sorts	O
of	O
shots	O
has	O
been	O
penalized	O
because	O
this	O
makes	O
sense	O
for	O
"	O
99.9	O
%	O
of	O
the	O
league	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Experimentations	O
with	O
such	O
a	O
system	O
were	O
made	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
via	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
NBA	B-Application
2K16	I-Application
,	O
which	O
modified	O
Curry	O
's	O
shooting	O
ability	O
for	O
a	O
thirty-hour	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
in	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
series	O
was	O
something	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
and	O
2K	O
Sports	O
were	O
"	O
simply	O
not	O
satisfied	O
with	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K17s	I-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
curated	O
by	O
Michael	O
B	O
.	O
Jordan	O
,	O
Grimes	O
,	O
Imagine	O
Dragons	O
,	O
and	O
Noah	O
Shebib	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
50	O
licensed	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
companion	O
app	O
,	O
titled	O
MyNBA2K17	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
is	O
available	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
it	O
features	O
Karl-Anthony	O
Towns	O
as	O
its	O
cover	O
athlete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
called	O
The	O
Prelude	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
;	O
in	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
create	O
their	O
MyPlayer	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
's	O
MyCareer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
trailer	O
showcasing	O
both	O
the	O
1992	O
and	O
2016	O
United	O
States	O
men	O
's	O
Olympic	O
basketball	B-Application
teams	O
was	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
to	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bertz	O
concluded	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
is	O
a	O
"	O
must-play	O
for	O
all	O
sports	O
fans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
criticizing	O
the	O
tutorials	O
and	O
commending	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
MyCareer	O
mode	O
,	O
GameSpots	O
Mat	O
Paget	O
summarized	O
his	O
review	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
After	O
finally	O
devoting	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
,	O
I	O
now	O
see	O
why	O
it	O
's	O
such	O
a	O
well-regarded	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
makes	O
me	O
wish	O
that	O
every	O
sport	O
got	O
the	O
same	O
treatment	O
that	O
basketball	B-Application
does	O
in	O
NBA	O
2K17.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadars	O
Richard	O
Grisham	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
is	O
once	O
again	O
a	O
strong	O
,	O
diverse	O
title	O
that	O
beautifully	O
represents	O
the	O
style	O
and	O
culture	O
of	O
professional	O
basketball.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chase	O
Becotte	O
for	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
summarizing	O
his	O
review	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
is	O
another	O
rock-solid	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
in	O
all	O
,	O
I	O
know	O
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
will	O
be	O
in	O
my	O
gaming	O
rotation	O
for	O
many	O
months	O
to	O
come.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Paprocki	O
summarized	O
his	O
review	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
Taken	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
is	O
a	O
worthy	O
if	O
subtle	O
upgrade	O
to	O
an	O
already	O
extensive	O
,	O
even	O
exhaustive	O
,	O
sports	O
sim.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Whittaker	O
from	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Calling	O
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
the	O
greatest	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
ever	O
made	O
almost	O
feels	O
redundant	O
,	O
since	O
2K	O
and	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
puts	O
out	O
a	O
wonderfully	O
polished	O
product	O
year	O
after	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
what	O
’s	O
actually	O
in	O
the	O
package	O
,	O
the	O
greatest	O
thing	O
about	O
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
is	O
that	O
it	O
proves	O
that	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
and	O
2K	O
have	O
no	O
intention	O
to	O
grow	O
complacent	O
in	O
their	O
quest	O
for	O
the	O
perfect	O
basketball	B-Application
video	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2K17	I-Application
had	O
shipped	O
approximately	O
7	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
