<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K19	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	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
based	O
on	O
the	O
National	O
Basketball	B-Application
Association	O
(	O
NBA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
20th	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
2K18	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
predecessor	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
2K20	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giannis	O
Antetokounmpo	O
of	O
the	O
Milwaukee	O
Bucks	O
is	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
for	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
,	O
while	O
LeBron	O
James	O
(	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
2K14	I-Application
)	O
of	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Lakers	O
is	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
for	O
the	O
20th	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K19	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K19	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
seventh	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>
New	O
to	O
MyTeam	O
in	O
NBA	B-Application
2K19	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Unlimited	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
compete	O
for	O
rewards	O
and	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
$	O
250,000	O
tournament	O
for	O
the	O
said	O
cash	O
prize	O
and	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
the	O
2019	O
NBA	O
All-Star	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K19	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2018	O
;	O
players	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
20th	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
it	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
NBA	B-Application
2K6	I-Application
(	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
NBA	B-Application
2K7	I-Application
(	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
)	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
either	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
was	O
previously	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
2K14	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Standard	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K19s	I-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
curated	O
by	O
rapper	O
Travis	O
Scott	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
five	O
songs	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K19	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
7/10	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
NBA	B-Application
2K19	I-Application
had	O
a	O
real	O
opportunity	O
to	O
learn	O
from	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
mistakes	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
ways	O
it	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
to	O
be	O
had	O
in	O
NBA	B-Application
2K19	I-Application
despite	O
its	O
flaws	O
,	O
especially	O
if	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
strong	O
love	O
for	O
the	O
sport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
8.5/10	O
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
NBA	B-Application
2K19	I-Application
rock-solid	O
gameplay	O
and	O
strong	O
sense	O
of	O
style	O
make	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
style	O
is	O
slightly	O
cramped	O
by	O
microtransactions.	O
"	O
</s>
